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# 1 02-04-2012 , 12:32 AM

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I have been watching the trailers and it looks really good. It's the only movie on my must see list so far for the summer. Does anyone have any background on it. Is it a prequel to the original?

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# 2 02-04-2012 , 03:26 AM

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I belive it is Rick but totally seperate from the AVP franchise. This looks shit hot to me...I just hope they can pull it off. I THINK its the back story to the actual origins of the Xenomorphs...Im waiting in aticipation....if the reviews are good I might even end up in the cinema to see it instead of the usual wait for DVD....

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# 3 02-04-2012 , 04:03 AM

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Hell Bullet Iheard the lotto here was over 400 million dollars! I might even break down and buy a ticket. When I win, I'll fly down there and and catch it in the theatre and then spend the next year puttin shrimps on the barbie!

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# 4 02-04-2012 , 04:38 AM

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... $640 million actually O.o

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And three lucky people won it

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# 6 02-04-2012 , 10:54 AM

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LOL no probs there Rick....sadly though unlike here I think its taxed? and also unlike here they give it out in instalments...stll if ND is right...20 years/640 000 000 is still a damn good wad. Lucky Pixal?? hmmm I have seen a few programs where it has acyually destroyed families etc...and the lucky bunch are brok...still...nice thought.

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# 7 02-04-2012 , 12:13 PM

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Yeah it is a prequel/Origin story. Theres a good interview with Ridley Scott over at You tube about it.

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# 8 02-04-2012 , 04:29 PM

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damn I missed out on the lotto Bullet. I forgot to buy a ticket! I would have surely been one of the winners too! Oh well no year on the beach putting shrimps on the barbie I guess.

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# 9 02-04-2012 , 06:10 PM

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it was 3 i thought i saw a list of 15 winners.

But yea Prometheus is also on my must see list. been following it since i hear an announcement about it 6 or so months ago. then i saw the movie poster about 2 months and was like *SQUEE!*

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# 10 02-04-2012 , 06:55 PM

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yeah me too, looking forward to this. user added image

It was one of two projects i was quite jealous of and really wanted to work on. It looks good from what i've seen.

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# 11 02-04-2012 , 11:37 PM

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I love that little promo they did with guy piece in it giving a speech - it was really just great.

Also the Total Recall trailer has dropped - looks really cool, but looks like they not taking their "Ass to Mars"

And has anyone seen the redband "Ted" trailer - The funniest thing I have seen in a long time - I`ll now forgive him for not doing the "American Dad" movie now hehehe

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# 12 03-04-2012 , 12:51 AM

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LOL tweety......no worries Rick...if my game takes off I will fly you down....or buy the US economy bahahahaha. I take it dom you are quite annoyed? that would be a great film to work on...like I said as long as they dont stuff it up. If it has the same atmosphere as the original it will scare the crap out of a new generation...

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