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This film does everything to draw in audiences

posted 9 years ago by zeekmati
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Soccer?(the most popular sport on the planet) Check!
Black chick with sass and an attitude? Check!
Honorable Asian? Check!
Hot blonde? Check!
Black veteran with a disability? Check, Check and Check!
Scene featuring China? Check!
Australians saving the day?Check!
Scandinavian actor?Check!
Kiwi actor? Check!
Irish actor? Check!
Japanese actor? Check!
Canadian actor? Check!

[–] graham-167 9 years ago

They forgot to check the "Written by somebody with an IQ over 40" box, though.

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Christianity : A god who loves you so much that he'll set fire to you if you don't love him back

[–] Three_Cats_Movies 9 years ago

You forgot underdog Americans fighting big bad guys - check

[–] drunkbear 9 years ago

And don't forget '40,000-ton warship doing a handbrake turn.'

"You may have come on no bicycle, but that does not say that you know everything."

[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

And don't forget '40,000-ton warship doing a handbrake turn.'

Inspired by The Art of War no less. 🐭

[–] Gourry Gabriev 8 years ago

Not to mention a very cool use of AC/DC's Thunderstruck when they were getting the Big Mo ready to go into battle.

[–] cureyosity 8 years ago

Squeezing in the board game - Check.
Big budget - Check.
Get someone as popular as pop itself - Check.
Easter egg - Check.
Ripping off a successful movie/franchise - Check.

And it still failed. Snap.

"I've come to bargain!"