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A question from the first POTC movie: Why did Jack appear to be normal flesh and blood when he was in the Port Royal jail, grabbed around the throat by the skeletal cursed pirate in the moonlight, but was later revealed to be cursed and skeletal himself...
Started by Elendil's Heir on
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He didn't become cursed until he was on the island and grabbed some cursed gold out of the chest Yeah, Barbossa took the Pearl from him before they found the Isla de la Morte, thus Jack never set eyes on the treasure until the events of the movie, let... .
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Man murdered in the beginning of the movie gets to avenge it at the end. The action is linear, no flashbacks or tricks.
Started by Stoid on
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The protagonist doesn't die in the beginning of the....
DOA
That was a remake of an earlier film also called DOA .
RoboCop
The Crow
Ghost I think the Crow fits the best of x-ray's answers .
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You know... The one the satellite phone rings with while it's in the dinosaur's belly ?
When I first saw the movie in the theater, the melody seemed familiar but it was really the timbre of the phone ringing that established it as a typical cell phone...
Started by robardin on
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This is right up his.
I don't know but hopefully PSXer will be by shortly with an answer for you.
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I do an annual Jeopardy!-style game at the big mapmakers conference, and this year I want to have a category about maps shown in movies. These can be scene-setters, such as at the beginning of Casablanca, explainers like the air journeys shown in The ...
Started by Mr Downtown on
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And, of course, Time Bandits story revolves around a map showing the location... .
There's also the map room scene, where he finds the location of the ark on a scale model of the old city .
There's the famous Traveling Red Line maps from the Indiana Jones movies .
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As a counterpoint to the other thread about fictional works where revealing the mystery ruins things, are there any where the revealing turns out to be awesome instead? I'm thinking of mystery in the broader sense, like Lost rather than just whodunnits...
Started by jackdavinci on
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Memento? The Sixth Sense (I'll admit I may the only one who truly did not see it coming and thoroughly enjoyed the twist)? Planet of the Apes?
Or are you looking for more grandiose mysteries? We just watched this amateurish (in the best possible way) ... .
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And I have these observations:
Not sure I get, or care for, the premise of the show, but it really doesn't matter that much.
The Barney character is preposterous. It makes me want to change the channel any time he is on screen. If I met anyone that acted...
Started by Oslo Ostragoth on
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Yeah, he's completely over-the-top, but he's also secretly a decent (although deeply-flawed) guy... .
Sitcom characters don't act like real life people? Did they really think anyone would accept such absurdity? Barney has many layers (surprisingly enough) .
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This weekend I was at a get-together and someone said "Mr. Rogers always wears long sleeves because he was a sniper in the military and his arms are covered in tattoos."
I said "That is absolute bullshit. I've never even heard that. I've read a lot about...
Started by ZipperJJ on
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Another vote for "first heard of it when I read on Snopes that it wasn't true." I know that anecdotes aren'... .
I've heard that he was a sniper and know that it's fake
never heard of tattoos I "heard it" but "heard it" via clicking random myths on Snopes .
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Usually, I'm very much in the camp of different strokes for different strokes. Lots of media and entertainment I despise but don't care if somebody else is into. However, certain things just give me the willies when someone else is a big fan of them, ...
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But anyone who self-identifies as a Juggalo loses about 50% of their... .
It's one thing if you like them in a guilty pleasure sort of way .
Insane Clown Posse.
I'm kinda judgmental about a few of my facebook friends who post frequently about reality shows .
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You have to bend your knees. Straighten your legs, and now your shoulders and chest are out of the water. Why is that? Anti-drowning safety feature? Water-conservation feature? Or what?
Started by BrainGlutton on
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I'll let one of our math geniuses....
It would require extra framing and maybe even a support post or wall to carry it .
Water is incredibly heavy and a tub 6.5 feet long would require a lot of gallons .
Baths are for kids Weight on the floor could be a big issue .
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Yes, the Evil Empire<tm>, but what were they rebelling against specifically? Higher taxes? Unpaid overtime? What? Ok, the Empire killed a planet or two, but that was AFTER the rebels rebelled IIRC.
I have to add that I am not a huge SW nerd and ...
Started by Apocalypso on
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They were fighting to overthrow it and reinstate a democratic republic, which had been the galactic form of government before the Emperor took over... .
They disagreed with the totalitarian nature of the Empire and the violent way in which it took control .
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