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georgec

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#587647
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London 2012, Olympics
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I'm not as interested in the Olympics this year, but I'll try to catch some events online or something. I've always enjoyed gymnastics - incredible feats of strength. And as boring as it may sound, the long distance races are my favorites because of my own running history.

Tennis, also. I always love tennis. Watching Federer play tennis is one of the amazing things in this world. And not to rehash the earlier discussion, but I'm less interested in rooting for countries and more in just seeing great performances and competition.

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#587512
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Retro Gaming - a general discussion thread
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^ How about the Sierra adventure games? Those were great, too.

I miss the 90s dearly. Best time to be a kid. Great cartoons and great games. Watching PC gaming (as well as console gaming) grow from the early to late 90s was incredible. However, the rise of 3D gaming on PC did also lead to an oversaturation of shooters and action games (something we still have today), and the relegation of adventure games to a niche following.

I digress.

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#587351
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Last movie seen
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Battle Royale - 8/10

This is one of those movies I should have seen a long time ago. It starts a bit silly, and the overacting of the school children is laughable in early parts, but it's an exciting movie. I was always hesitant to watch because of the nature of the violence, but it wasn't as graphic as its reputation suggests (though still quite graphic). Maybe I need to rewatch certain parts of the movie, but one thing that stands out is the teacher, Kitano, basically instrumenting the whole affair because he was tired of snotty kids mistreating him.

Anyway, good movie overall.