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Offline ygsmilo

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« on: March 24, 2005, 10:00:24 AM »
Finally watched this movie last nite,  funny as heck.

Gotta watch it again becasue I had a hard time understanding some of that there English speak :)
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 10:09:06 AM »
hehe  Great film. Agreed.
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 10:13:15 AM »
Eh, it was amusing but not as good as the hype.
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Offline Swoop

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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 10:37:26 AM »
"D'ya want anything from the shop?"

"Cornetto"



You've really gotta be British to get that one......

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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2005, 10:44:35 AM »
Bah, i taught it was extremely boring. Didnt understand what it tried to be, parody or comedy?
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2005, 11:32:49 AM »
Yep, it sucked.
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Offline Wolf14

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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2005, 11:35:40 AM »
I liked it. Hard to understand the accent at times but it was enjoyable.
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2005, 11:46:16 AM »
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Originally posted by Swoop
"D'ya want anything from the shop?"

"Cornetto"



You've really gotta be British to get that one......





And cornetto is????
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« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2005, 11:50:44 AM »
the bimbo zombie in the back yard, with the hole in her stomach - pure genius...

the last scenes, the way the guy kept his buddy-turned-zombie chained up and fed - kind of like a pet - that was strangely poignant but ethically confusing ... sort of like the headlines of today. This kind of thing is the essence of a good zombie movie....:D
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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2005, 11:51:45 AM »
Most of the jokes in the film you have to be British to get.  Including the cornetto joke. Which explains why people from Finland find it boring.

A cornetto is an ice cream, they've been available in this country since the 60s and pretty much every big shop/small shop/petrol station/etc sells them.  The joke is that he was a big fat git who automatically answered "cornetto" to the question when half asleep first thing in the morning.


There are a great many subtle jokes like that one in the film that refer to something wholly British that no-one but a Brit would understand.

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« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2005, 11:55:44 AM »
So what you are saying is, unless your a brit, the movie sucks donkey nuts?
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« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2005, 12:07:56 PM »
Thanks Swoop.
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« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2005, 12:27:39 PM »
The movie is great...the first time that winchester went off...was classic. That and when he was driving the jag....ahh man I got to get that movie today...to friggin funny.
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« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2005, 12:43:23 PM »
It was a hilarious movie.
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« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2005, 01:47:40 PM »
An awesome tribute to a classic.
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