Poll: Sassafrass Presents: A PSA about SK3.

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3 years.
3 god-damned years I?ve been here.
Watching you, getting involved in discussions, watching various people come and go. Friends who have since been banned, left or simply exist in the mythical land that is ?Forum Games?, a wretched hive of scum and gifs. So many gifs?

Anyway, while it is indeed 3 years to the day since I joined up, I am not here to talk about my past experiences here, nor regale you with my opinions on various site related things.[footnote]The new community page is freaking awesome though.[/footnote] I?d only bore you to death. I?m probably about to do that anyway but whatever, I promised Marter I?d do this so take it up with him. I am here to talk to you about one of the best films ever made. A film that, when watched, will blow your mind and make nearly every other film out there seem like a shitty B-Movie when compared. I am, of course, talking about the criminally over-looked Twlight: New Moon.

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Nah, I?m talking about The Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption.

Now, I?ll be honest here, I didn?t even know this film existed until my good friend and fellow reviewer Marter did a live-tweeting[footnote]Imagine live streaming, just with 140 characters instead of text.[/footnote] session when he first watched The Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption., which I?ll now call SK3 from now on. I remember how he went from being baffled about it to raving about it to anyone who would listen. Naturally, I had to find the film and see what the fuss was about. And as usual, Marter did not steer me wrong with his recommendation of SK3. SK3 blew me away on all levels. It was an entertaining, mesmerising film, one filled with ninjas, tigers and some ninja tigers. Oh, and Billy Zane. Lots and lots of Billy Zane.


How can you not love Billy Zane with faces like this?

Now, SK3 is the victim of being a sequel to a reasonably subpar film, SK2: Some subtitle here. Which I?ve never watched. Heard it sucked the proverbial Johnson though. And as such, SK3 never got the advertisement it so desperately needs and deserves. This is why I?m here tonight, to right this almost criminal over-sight on behalf of the makers of SK3. If you look at the IMDb score for SK3, you?ll see that it?s rated 3.5 out of 10. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781896/] It doesn?t even have a score yet on Rotten Tomatoes, for crying out loud! [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_scorpion_king_3_battle_for_redemption_2011/] And as for the Metacritic score, well fuck them, they don?t even have it on the database so they?re not relevant in anything ever any more. ?Not that it was to begin with but this is not the topic to discuss that, go make your own if you wish to discuss how incompetent Metacrtic is because they don?t have any ratings for SK3. Now, I?ve skipped telling you about the plot of SK3 for a very good reason and that is that words simply cannot do it justice. You can try and describe the plot and SK3 as a whole but doing so would actually do SK3 a massive disservice. To truly grasp the magic that SK3 has, you have to experience it first hand for yourself.


It even has Ron Pearlman in it. Ron. Mother. Fucking. Pearlman.

Now, why should you get up, go outside to your nearest shop/online retailer of choice and purchase SK3? Well, apart from it being quite simply the greatest movie ever made, it?s?actually, that?s good enough, it?s quite simply the best film ever made. But if that?s not enough to persuade you, allow me to quote myself and Marter on this matter, as well as a film major who knows his shit about films. And we all know film majors never ever lie.
Marter on SK3

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption is about as much fun as you can have watching a motion picture. It suffers from a multitude of confusing plotting points, but apart from that, everything works perfectly. It's lighthearted enough to not take seriously, but competently put together and stylishly crafted as well, leading you to believe that there's some skill behind the camera. And it's super fun. Now if only we can get this crew a slightly larger budget and filming schedule, we'll have a true masterpiece with Scorpion King 4.
My fine self on SK3

The Scorpion King 3 is a strange movie to try and sum up, really. It?s a unique film, one I have never experienced the likes of before. It suffers for the slow, meandering start but when it gets past that, it really gets into its stride and never really stops until the credits. I?d definitely recommend you watch The Scorpion King 3, however. It?s a masterpiece in how cheesy action films should be done and you will enjoy what you see. One of the best films I have ever watched and one that warrants multiple views, either on DVD, online or however you can find it. It is truly a classic film and has entered my top ten favourite films of all time.
Some guy from IMDb with a film major on SK3

Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption is an excellent follow up to Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior and bests its predecessor in every conceivable way.
See? How can you disagree with such strong recommendations? Even a guy with a film major loves it and those guys are really picky about what they like.

So, with all that said, I ask you all to go out, find a copy of SK3 and buy it. In fact, go out and buy it right now. Amazin may have a couple of copies online if they haven?t already been snatched up. Um?eBay might have some, as well as any online retailer who is actually worth a damn. Go out, buy it and become a Scorpibro, up-vote SK3 on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes and spread the word about SK3, possibly one of the most under-rated films of this year. Thank you for reading.


And for discussion, I guess?discuss SK3 and similar movies that are critically under-rated?
Yeah, that works, do that.

Also, sign this petition [http://t.co/Gbsj1UP5] to bring SK3 to Netflix.
 

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The best movie ever, hands down.

I'm glad you brought this to everyone's attention.

Also, some facts for some of you who are curious:
1) For some time, SK3 was rated 3.6/10 on IMDb.
2) While it has no Rotten Tomatoes score, it does have two positive reviews (one of which gets the lead actor's name wrong, but that's not the point).
3) It is the greatest movie ever.
 

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Matthew94 said:
If this isn't an abuse of power I don't know what is. :p
How so? It's not like I stickied it. Yet.

Sassafrass! This gives me an idea....
 

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Matthew94 said:
1) I did not hit him. I did not! Oh hi, Mark.
2) I was sent a message on Twitter when it was posted.
3) False. Lots more people saw and loved it.
 

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Marter said:
I dont...understand...YOUR AVATAR!

OT: I'm going to look this up purely of that fact that I've watched every other one so I might as well not stop now.
 

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Matthew94 said:
I LOVE DRIVE!

Yes more people need to experience it.

On Topic: SK3 was just meh. It entertained me but it was pretty forgettable.

Off-Topic: I have been going through a bit of film slog lately. Every new film I watch has just been meh. Moonrise Kingdom, The Dark Knight Rises, and Prometheus were all just okay. Nothing wowed me. Maybe I should watch a truly unironically terrible movie to lower my standards.
 

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Well I will check it out, I have been read all the times Marter has said it was good, and I trust his judgement on films. I shall watch it when I can! But first, now I have the urge to watch Drive. I have netflix free for a couple of weeks, and it is on there. To netflix! *throws down a deku nut and backflips away*
 

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Padwolf said:
Well I will check it out, I have been read all the times Marter has said it was good, and I trust his judgement on films. I shall watch it when I can! But first, now I have the urge to watch Drive. I have netflix free for a couple of weeks, and it is on there. To netflix! *throws down a deku nut and backflips away*
It is unfortunately not on Netflix, which is why <url=http://t.co/Gbsj1UP5>this petition was posted in the OP. Hopefully we can get Netflix to start hosting it.

But yes, you will watch it and love it.
 

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Marter said:
Padwolf said:
Well I will check it out, I have been read all the times Marter has said it was good, and I trust his judgement on films. I shall watch it when I can! But first, now I have the urge to watch Drive. I have netflix free for a couple of weeks, and it is on there. To netflix! *throws down a deku nut and backflips away*
It is unfortunately not on Netflix, which is why <url=http://t.co/Gbsj1UP5>this petition was posted in the OP. Hopefully we can get Netflix to start hosting it.

But yes, you will watch it and love it.
I signed the petition, hopefully it will host it one day in the near future. You guys have put me in the mood for it! I may get a cheap copy off amazon if I can.
 

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Shadowstar38 said:
Marter said:
I dont...understand...YOUR AVATAR!

OT: I'm going to look this up purely of that fact that I've watched every other one so I might as well not stop now.
Have you looked it up yet?
Has your face been melted by its awesomeness?
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<spoiler=My Score for This Movie>Ppft I kid! Lol actually looks very promising, awesome, and the scenes made me want to know what was happening since they were all eye catching. I'll definitely have to go to a rental store and rent the movie. Sadly Netflix doesn't have it I already checked.. Great review Sassafrass- since you and Marter both have good taste for movies and are honest since you both aren't bribed to make overly hyped reviews, I can look into this with excitement!
Bribe me enough, I'll do the same thing with Dead Space 3. I'll make people think it's the greatest game in the history of the universe. Why?

Because I'm just that damn good at reviewing.
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Matthew94 said:
If this isn't an abuse of power I don't know what is. :p
How so? It's not like I stickied it. Yet.

Sassafrass! This gives me an idea....
What is your idea, O Wise One?
 

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I did actually watch this after hearing Marter rave about it, and it caused me actual physical pain to my eyes. I think it gave me a brain haemorrhage. It was one of the most traumatic experiences of my entire life, and I may need therapy.
 

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What is your idea, O Wise One?
Sticky it because I feel like it and because it's important that everyone sees it.

Now that would be an abuse of power.
 

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Marter said:
Sassafrass said:
What is your idea, O Wise One?
Sticky it because I feel like it and because it's important that everyone sees it.

Now that would be an abuse of power.
Well, SK3 is quite possibly the most important matter this site has ever discussed, so I think a sticky wouldn't be a bad idea.