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The Biggest Star Wars Plot Hole, Explained By Science
Fans jokingly refer to it as 'Stormtrooper aim.' But it's not lazy film-making (or at least, not just that): There's actually a perfectly logical, scientific reason behind this behavior. Soldiers in real wars behave in exactly the same way.
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- By Karl Smallwood
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1047 4 Reasons Terminators Suck At Their Jobs
Terminators were the worst idea in history. Here are all the reasons they suck.
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- By Jeff Bennion
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The 6 Most Inexplicable Skills Displayed in Action Movies
But sometimes action movies take annoying liberties, showing everyday dudes doing things that, in the real world, take weeks or months to learn. And damn it, we're not just going to let them get away with it.
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- By David Christopher Bell
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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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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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5 Reasons 'Red Dawn' Is Secretly a Subversive Anti-War Film
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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- By Christina H
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Perspective Man: The Hero America Deserves [COMIC]
In terms of social benefit, Batman's got nothing on this guy.
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- By Winston Rowntree
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6 Romantic Movie Gestures That Can Get You Prison Time
When done in real life, many of the tricks used by onscreen singletons to successfully woo potential lovers can get you put away for a long time.
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- By C. Coville
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5 Absurd (But Mind-Blowing) Pop Culture Conspiracy Theories
It's hard enough to make a good movie or TV show, but apparently some of the stuff you watch or listen to also contains secret hidden messages that only close examination will reveal. Or, at least, that's what countless conspiracy theorists around the internet would have us believe.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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