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* DontTryThisAtHome: On the DVD commentary, Neveldine and Taylor revealed that Terry Crews performed several of his own stunts, including the scene where Kable "scrapes" Hackman off his truck by side-swiping a concrete pole. The directors then hastened to tell the audience not to try it themselves, because none of them is Terry Crews.

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* DontTryThisAtHome: On the DVD commentary, Neveldine and Taylor revealed that Terry Crews Creator/TerryCrews performed several of his own stunts, including the scene where Kable "scrapes" Hackman off his truck by side-swiping a concrete pole. The directors then hastened to tell the audience not to try it themselves, because none of them is Terry Crews.
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* DontTryThisAtHome: On the DVD commentary, Neveldine and Taylor revealed that Terry Crews performed several of his own stunts, including the scene where Kable "scrapes" Hackman off his truck by side-swiping a concrete pole. The directors then hastened to tell the audience not to try it themselves, because none of them is Terry Crews.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Costing $50 million to make, it could only make $40,828,540 due to poor reviews citing its TooBleakStoppedCaring, [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing glorification of the violence it's supposed to satire]] and [[ThisLoserIsYou several mean-spirited potshots at its prospective audience]].

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Costing $50 million to make, it could only make $40,828,540 due to poor reviews citing its TooBleakStoppedCaring, [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing glorification of the violence it's supposed to satire]] satirize]] and [[ThisLoserIsYou several mean-spirited potshots at its prospective audience]].
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* ThrowItIn: According to the DVDCommentary, footage of Creator/LoganLerman warming up before a take was added into the movie as Simon warming up before a ''Slayers'' gaming session.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Costing $50 million to make, it could only make $40,828,540 due to poor reviews citing its DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing glorification of the violence it's supposed to satire]] and [[ThisLoserIsYou several mean-spirited potshots at its prospective audience]].

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Costing $50 million to make, it could only make $40,828,540 due to poor reviews citing its DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, TooBleakStoppedCaring, [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing glorification of the violence it's supposed to satire]] and [[ThisLoserIsYou several mean-spirited potshots at its prospective audience]].
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The movie glorifies and fetishizes that which it rails against. The ostensible message may be that violent media takes away our basic humanity, but it spends an uncomfortable amount of time making violence look ''cool.''
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/TerryCrews, mostly known for playing good-natured or comedic characters, plays Hackman, a chilling psychopath that borders on {{laughably evil}}.

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* TheDanza - Creator/KeithDavid playing Agent Keith.

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* TheDanza - BoxOfficeBomb: Costing $50 million to make, it could only make $40,828,540 due to poor reviews citing its DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing glorification of the violence it's supposed to satire]] and [[ThisLoserIsYou several mean-spirited potshots at its prospective audience]].
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Creator/KeithDavid playing Agent Keith.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Hackman is a psychopathic killing machine. His actor, Terry Crews is a GentleGiant who, while having his LargeHam moments, bonded with his son by building a gaming computer with him.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Hackman is a psychopathic killing machine. His actor, Terry Crews is a GentleGiant who, while having his LargeHam moments, bonded with his son by building a gaming computer with him.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Series/{{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, [=Ludacris=] is the leader of the resistance, Creator/ZoeBell is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.
** Jules and Shawn from ''Series/{{Psych}}'' are news anchors, Jane's dad from ''Series/BreakingBad'' makes an appearance...
** SamWitwer from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' is a snotty social worker.
** [[Film/{{Idiocracy}} President Camacho]] must have ended up in prison after he left office.
** And [[Film/ThreeHundred King Leonidas]] is still kicking plenty of ass...
** [[Series/{{Heroes}} Peter Petrelli]] has a all-rubber suit and a new alliterative [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast name to run away from really fast]].
** [[Film/LandOfTheDead Cholo]] is a crazed prison inmate.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Series/{{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, [=Ludacris=] is the leader of the resistance, Creator/ZoeBell is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.
** Jules and Shawn from ''Series/{{Psych}}'' are news anchors, Jane's dad from ''Series/BreakingBad'' makes an appearance...
** SamWitwer from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' is a snotty social worker.
** [[Film/{{Idiocracy}} President Camacho]] must have ended up in prison after he left office.
** And [[Film/ThreeHundred King Leonidas]] is still kicking plenty of ass...
** [[Series/{{Heroes}} Peter Petrelli]] has a all-rubber suit and a new alliterative [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast name to run away from really fast]].
** [[Film/LandOfTheDead Cholo]] is a crazed prison inmate.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The movie glorifies and fetishizes that which it rails against. The ostensible message may be that violent media takes away our basic humanity, but it spends an uncomfortable amount of time making violence look ''cool.''
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* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, [=Ludacris=] is the leader of the resistance, Creator/ZoeBell is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Dexter}} Series/{{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, [=Ludacris=] is the leader of the resistance, Creator/ZoeBell is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.
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* TheDanza - KeithDavid playing Agent Keith.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, {{Ludacris}} is the leader of the resistance, [[{{Grindhouse}} Zoe Bell]] is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.
** Jules and Shawn from {{Psych}} are news anchors, Jane's dad from ''Series/BreakingBad'' makes an appearance...
** SamWitwer from ''{{Smallville}}'' and ''TheForceUnleashed'' is a snotty social worker.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, {{Ludacris}} [=Ludacris=] is the leader of the resistance, [[{{Grindhouse}} Zoe Bell]] Creator/ZoeBell is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.
** Jules and Shawn from {{Psych}} ''Series/{{Psych}}'' are news anchors, Jane's dad from ''Series/BreakingBad'' makes an appearance...
** SamWitwer from ''{{Smallville}}'' ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''TheForceUnleashed'' ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' is a snotty social worker.



** And [[ThreeHundred King Leonidas]] is still kicking plenty of ass...

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** And [[ThreeHundred [[Film/ThreeHundred King Leonidas]] is still kicking plenty of ass...



** [[LandOfTheDead Cholo]] is a crazed prison inmate.

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** [[LandOfTheDead [[Film/LandOfTheDead Cholo]] is a crazed prison inmate.
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** Jules and Shawn from {{Psych}} are news anchors, Jane's dad from BreakingBad makes an appearance...

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** Jules and Shawn from {{Psych}} are news anchors, Jane's dad from BreakingBad ''Series/BreakingBad'' makes an appearance...
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** [[{{Idiocracy}} President Camacho]] must have ended up in prison after he left office.

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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Surrogates}}''.
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** [[LandOfTheDead Cholo]] is a crazed prison inmate.
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* TheDanza - KeithDavid playing Agent Keith.


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* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[{{ptitlezcbnnfc7}} Dan Evan's]] son, {{Ludacris}} is the leader of the resistance, [[{{Grindhouse}} Zoe Bell]] is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Dexter}} has invented a new kind of online game, Kable's player is [[{{ptitlezcbnnfc7}} [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Dan Evan's]] son, {{Ludacris}} is the leader of the resistance, [[{{Grindhouse}} Zoe Bell]] is a [[spoiler:short-lived]] player avatar.



** [[{{Series.Heroes}} Peter Petrelli]] has a all-rubber suit and a new alliterative [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast name to run away from really fast]].

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** [[{{Series.Heroes}} [[Series/{{Heroes}} Peter Petrelli]] has a all-rubber suit and a new alliterative [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast name to run away from really fast]].fast]].
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