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The gay undertones were ridiculous


The fear of a big fleshy thing coming out of the water was obviously a metaphor for coming out of the closet.

The Indianapolis Speech plays out like some drunk sailer’s homoerotic fantasy, Richard Dreyfus has that gay hazy look in his eyes, I’m surprised the 3 men didn’t start blowing each other right then and there.

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And this is what happens folks when your parents feed you a steady diet of paint chips

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Agreed. You have to see Planet of the Sharks. Its the best shark movie ever

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....okay...

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Someone else pointed out that after the shark kills a woman in the beginning, it only seems interested in males after that. Clearly, a gay shark.

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Blasphemer!!!!!!!!!!

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This would pass for advanced film theory in most universities of “higher education”.

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