Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

The 5 Most Wildly Illegal Court Rulings in Movie History

We love when justice is served in movies. Unfortunately, much of the time it's only because a screenwriter twisted the law beyond recognition.

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By Diana McCallum
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November 05, 2010

Why Spider-Man Is a Dick

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I think about Spider-man more than the average person. When I was 19, I wrote a thesis about why comics-readers will never truly find love as long as Mary Jane, (posited in the thesis as the ideal woman), exists in their consciousness.

By Daniel O'Brien
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November 05, 2010

The 5 Most Baffling Horror Movies From Around the World

Chances are the horror movies you've seen are actually fairly normal when compared to these.

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By C. Coville
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October 27, 2010

Red Dawn might be the most anti-American movie made outside of the Middle East.

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By Philip Moon
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October 23, 2010

The 7 Most Offensive Adaptations of Classic Comic Books

Think about everything you love about cartoons and comics, then take a hammer to those thoughts. That's what these are.

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By Anthony Scibelli
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October 22, 2010

How 7 Iconic Movie Characters Would Do In a Zombie Attack

There's not a movie on Earth that wouldn't be drastically improved by the addition of zombies.

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By Chris Bucholz
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October 21, 2010

5 Reasons Hollywood Needs to Stop Making Prequels

Let's face it: Prequels are just there to ruin a good thing.

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By Greggory Basore
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October 16, 2010

6 Hilarious Special Effects From Turkish Cinema

The Turkish are cinematic geniuses, able to recreate any Hollywood special effect for less than zero dollars.

By Seanbaby
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October 14, 2010

5 Reasons 'Big' Had The Most Depressing Happy Ending Ever

If they made a sequel it would be a precautionary tale.

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By Brendan Bourque-Sheil
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October 14, 2010

Umbrella: The Most Wasteful Movie Corporation Ever

In every movie they manage to develop the most advanced technology on Earth, only to use it for the most helmet-wearingly dumbass purposes.

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By Luke McKinney
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October 10, 2010

If Other Cable Networks Had Picked Up Dexter

We were still pretty close to getting a very different Dexter this season...

By Daniel O'Brien
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October 01, 2010

If Movie Characters Didn't Make Horrible Decisions

People in movies are bored to tears by the daily monster attacks and underdog miracles and high speed chases (though on the plus side, Social Security and pension funds wouldn't be in crisis because nobody ever reaches retirement). This begs the question: What crazy stories would boggle the minds of characters in movies?

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