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Berserk007
Title: Freelance Skull Grinder
Joined: Aug 21 2009
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I love the whole thing put inferno is my favorite part
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 For my confession they burned me with fire and found I was for endurance made. - The Arabian Nights |
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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| I love the whole thing put inferno is my favorite part |
That is the correct answer  .
No, seriously, that's awesome. How are you feeling about the Inferno game that's coming out? Part of me is super-excited that they'd even attempt something like that, and then I kind of realize that there's a 90% chance most of the source material will get thrown out, and its going to be a GoW clone... 
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Berserk007
Title: Freelance Skull Grinder
Joined: Aug 21 2009
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I really want to play it, but no matter what it will not be able to capture the hell-scape that is in my imagination. Yeah it will really break down to a GoW clone, your are right there, I just hope they can make the environments, music and overall feeling do the source some justice, even with what you can get away with today as far as graphic content, I do not think they will be able to portray the nightmarish layers of hell to my satisfaction. Still going to play it but I don't think it will ever be a top shelf game.
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
Joined: Feb 01 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
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I just finished reading Hannibal yesterday, add that to my list. The ending is a total mindfuck. 
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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speaking of the inferno, anyone see that puppet movie 'dantes inferno?'
i have it tivo'd but i havent had a chance to catch it yet.
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Berserk007
Title: Freelance Skull Grinder
Joined: Aug 21 2009
Posts: 293
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I saw part of it, It has gotten a lot of praise but the format just isn't my type of thing. Check it out though you may really like it.
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PJX
Joined: Jun 20 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 408
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The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
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Neutral-Bob
Title: Zarkin Frood
Joined: Aug 17 2006
Location: Casa Del Guapo
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I don't really have a definite favorite but if I had to choose one I'd say Confederacy of Dunces. The way the story is told from the different viewpoints of the people all around the French Quarter is really well done and the comedy holds up really well. I haven't genuinely laughed that much in a long time.
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Arlock41
Title: Naunie
Joined: Dec 07 2008
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
Posts: 5316
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Of Mice and Men
Although Chika Chika Boom Boom is a very close second
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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Of Mice and Men
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God I love that book. It STILL makes me get all teary-eyed even though I know how its going to turn out.
Did you ever see the Gary Sinese/John Malcovich move version? Excellent adaptation imho.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. would argue against that Hawk, and so would I!
Nah, but seriously it was an OK adaption but not good enough to trump out the 1939 version.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
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Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. would argue against that Hawk, and so would I!
Nah, but seriously it was an OK adaption but not good enough to trump out the 1939 version. |
I liked that version a lot. It captured the feel of the era very, very well. But I still maintain the newer version captured the emotion and spirit of the story and characters better.
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nowayguy
Joined: Dec 03 2007
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A Bear Called Paddington
It makes me smile uncontrollably
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Hacker
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Joined: Sep 13 2008
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Enders game
God I love this book
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Captain_Pollution
Title: Hugh
Joined: Sep 23 2007
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| Mine would be enders game. |
You already said that.
Also, I'd like to add Leo Tolstoy's Family Happiness as my favorite shorter work... it's a novel, but it's only like, eighty pages, so yeah.
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<Drew_Linky> Well, I've eaten vegetables all of once in my life.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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i never read enders game, but i understand its supposed to be the ultimate nerd book. i might have to pick it up sometime
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Eithelen
Joined: Oct 07 2009
Location: Canada
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I read a teen novel in middle school called Shoulder the Sky by Lesley Choyce which has stuck with me ever since. Its the kind of book you should actually read as a teenager.
Tim O'Brien's work is some of my favorite reading, especially The Things They Carried, I've been trying to read If I Die In a Combat Zone but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
In fantasy, I love the Otherland series by Tad Williams, but to read them you have to be prepared to read them all at once, since they aren't four different books, but one long book in four parts. Totally worth the read though.
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NERO
Title: Mark Hamill
Joined: Apr 28 2008
Location: Chilliwack
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Enders game
God I love this book |
This, its counterparts, or possibly something from A Song of Fire and Ice.
Or Neuromancer.
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It's not rape if you rape everyone who accuses you.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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It's a tie between Rant by Palahniuk and Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. When I was younger I was a huge fan of the Shannara series by Terry Brooks and I still love the books, but my tastes have matured a little bit. In some respects, at least.
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
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| joshwoodzell wrote: |
Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. would argue against that Hawk, and so would I!
Nah, but seriously it was an OK adaption but not good enough to trump out the 1939 version. |
Completely agreed. Lou Chaney Jr. was Oscar worthy.
I also liked the guy who played Candy.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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^ You won't often find me arguing in favor of a remake, but I still maintain that Sinese and Malcovitch captured the spirit of the characters better than any actors have before or since.
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