I always thought that about Forrest Gump...

Good to see them doing something on par with Cracked TV. Agents of Cracked was a disappointment, and Does Not Compute is a bit too fast and overproduced. But this series has promise.

Also, I have to point out that Forrest Gump was not a retard. He had an IQ of 75, 5 points above retardation. All perfectly kosher.

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And it happened in Alabama. Didn't see that coming. Take that, Forrest Gump's magic legs!

>> ^thepinky:
... Some of the most popular and internationally highest-grossing American movies of all time are not only very American (Gone with the Wind, Titanic, Forrest Gump) but pretty ethnocentric. Independence Day, Transformers, The Matrix, and Armageddon are all enormously popular movies overseas. And guess what? They're all about American heroes defeating international threats! What is UP with that?

I think Transformers was about space robots defeating other space robots. As for the other movies, they're all pre-Bush. The international perception of american patriotism has taken a turn for the worse thanks to Dubya.

Also, while some movies might seem very american to you, they sell well abroad because they have an easily relateable theme. Matrix told the story of man vs. machine, Independence Day man vs. aliens, Armageddon man vs. giant rock etc...

Yeah, Earth! I like Earth. I got these boots on Earth.

When I say that it is ridiculous to completely alter G.I. Joe, I'm not saying, "AMERICA ROOLZ!" I'm not suggesting that this is evidence of a dark plot or frightening trend. You're right, Chilaxe. This was a business decision. But I think that it is a misguided business decision based on the assumption that in order for G.I. Joe to be more acceptable to global culture, it must be altered beyond recognition. This isn't true. Some of the most popular and internationally highest-grossing American movies of all time are not only very American (Gone with the Wind, Titanic, Forrest Gump) but pretty ethnocentric. Independence Day, Transformers, The Matrix, and Armageddon are all enormously popular movies overseas. And guess what? They're all about American heroes defeating international threats! What is UP with that?

I have no problem with filmmakers making our movies less ethnocentric. I welcome it. But G.I. JOE?!? Come on! I think that their marketing decision not only killed this movie in the states, but internationally. Domestic G.I. Joe fans hated this movie because of the alteration. It was a bad business decision that might possibly stem from a misguided "I hate America and so does everyone else" attitude. If they had just made a movie about G.I. Joe, people might have liked it.

I'd like to say that Ms. Palin has no real chance in 2012, but then we just had Forrest Gump leave the White House in January, so anything's possible, I suppose.

See, here's the problem with your idea: There's nowhere to run. She's stupid enough to wreck the entire planet in a week. Even Antarctica's not safe. She'll nuke it just to cover all the bases. Then again, the balmy shores of the Ross Sea might be nice afterwards.

Should have happened 15 minutes into this film...I love Tom Hanks, but my vitriol for Forrest Gump is beyond measure.

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This is good stuff. Funny tho... there's a 2-disc edition being advertised at Best Buy for 10 bucks. I may actually pick it up to see if it's in it.

I watched this movie a few times. And it's still amazing. I'm kinda sad that it didn't get any Oscars (or did it?). Then again, it was competing with Forrest Gump. Ah such a good time back then...

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I may be wrong because Forrest Gump has confused my idea of Watergate a little but isn't this hmmmm a fukTON WORSE than Watergate?

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Some of the replies here are just retarded. Totally and utterly we-todd-did.

If you think the father should have acted with restraint, then you seem to be missing the point of instinctual actions. Bears are gentle, loving creatures, until they think you're attacking their young. Then they swipe their paw at you and leave you in a heap of skin and hanging flesh from bone.

I am a pacifist, but if I perceived someone was hurting my child, I'd probably knock them out, too.

Oh, and I posted this because I thought it was absolutely HILARIOUS to see Forrest Gump get knocked out. So sue me.

TIMMY!

You know you're a good egg, right? And you're a smart egg too, because you know I've been drinking. Again.

But you're still one of the best chicks out there. Not just in cyberspace, but the whole fucking universe. And when I wake up sober (and hung over) tomorrow morning, I'll write it again.

If nothing else, take the compliment. Why not? Do you think you don't deserve it? I may be inebriated right now, but just like Forrest Gump, I know what love is.

Stun.

(No silly asterisk. I also know what the real world is.)

You don't need to respond in kind. I'm not looking for reciprocity. Not an itinerary confirmation number from Expedia. Not a commitment of any kind. Just honesty.

Sorry if I've embarrassed you already, but that's how I roll. Words first, recriminations later. Thankfully I subscribe to Word of the Day. And that I've met you.

John

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God, I fucking love it when you get drunk

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LOL! You just figured that out!?

Okay, okay; I'm done laughing at you. You are one of my favorite chicks. Period. Not just online, but offline too. Not just in Britain, but the whole fucking planet. I love your direct, honest style. You don't pull any punches; you just tell it like it is. (Quite surprising for someone of British ancestry. Most Brits rely on sarcasm and dry humor to effetely express their opinions, but not you. In other words, you're a Brit with a dick. (Wait, that's not good for a chick, is it?))

Okay, if you've had enough of my American wiseass, I'll understand. Lord knows my ex-wife and numerous ex-girlfriends already have. But if you can read between the lines then you should already know that I think you're someone special. If I were ever to purchase a plane ticket to fly across the pond, it would be solely to meet you. Fuck the tour of Winchester Cathedral; fuck Buckingham Palace. I wouldn't care if you lived in a refrigerator box in the London Underground. Just give me the stop, because I'd be there.

Hopefully this unabashed declaration of love will be the new talk of the town, therefore drowning out all the negativity from the recent banishments. The internet is big, but VideoSift is a Peyton Place.

Like I said, you're the bees knees. And bees are the shit.

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*afterthought* ...I'm the only British chick