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Decarceration's avatar

The thrill of gymnastics.

The kill of karate.

Nicely done.

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Michael Zakes's avatar

sheepskin was better known as "chicken Parmistan"

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B-Movie Tea's avatar

This is amazing! You make me wish Parmistan was a real place!

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Thanks! Although personally I think I'd vote for the fake country from What's Up, Tiger Lily:

HIGH MACHA: I am the Grand Exalted High Macha of Raspur, a nonexistent but real-sounding country...We're on a waiting list. As soon as there's an opening on the map, we're next.

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B-Movie Tea's avatar

If there's an opening I would love to be on Raspur's Supreme Court!

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John  Noble's avatar

One of my favorites! (reviews, not movies). Honest Trailers actually did this movies about 6 months ago, so i got to put some actual visuals to your prose, which, well I have mixed feelings.

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Thanks, John. And "mixed feelings" is probably the best review this film ever received.

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W. Michael Johnson's avatar

All martial-arts movies are like this, even the good ones, by which I mean the ones I like. You should take a crack at "Wicked" and "Funny Girl." Bad movies offer more than just punches and kicks.

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Oh I agree. There're a number of different film genres and styles represented in our back issues. Feel free to poke around.

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

So it was...lunchy? (These German compound nouns are so confusing)

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

I spend WAY more time correcting autocorrect than the other way around. Seems like a design flaw.

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