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| Sludge |
Posted - 09/18/2009 : 01:04:15
MHC #172
American History X
Ranking at #38 in IMDB's top 250, this disturbing film explores racism and redemption as seen through the eyes of two Ed's.
Here are the rules.
Have entries done before voting and of course, feel free to lurk as well. Votes to me at 9pm FWFR time on Wednesday, 23 Sept 2009. After voting, additional haiku entries are welcome. |
| 11 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| MguyX |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 00:00:49
Yow! |
| Sludge |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 21:11:57
We have two ties. As there was only a point separating the last three contestants, I'm going to cut to the chase and just announce our winners (and hopefully avoid another prison riot).
There is a - TIE - for votes with 11 votes each
MGUYX (3 3 3 1 1) and CLAY (3 3 2 2 1)
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Thumbing through the haiku game rule book, I hereby declare the winner to be...
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MGUYX (for three 3 point votes)!
MguyX, step right up and give us a good one for Movie Haiku Contest #173!
Lurker and secondary haikus for American History X welcome below.
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| Montgomery |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 20:03:03
Voted.
Now, going to try hard to forget that scene again.
EM :) |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 11:20:44
Day release spent voting.
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| MguyX |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 08:40:44
Placed my X in the boxes |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 05:57:57
Lurker vote sent in. |
| clay |
Posted - 09/19/2009 : 18:33:40
Aryan grievances:
Diss to carjack to curbside . . .
Celled; raped; sprung, changed. Woe. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 09/18/2009 : 19:46:21
Derek paid a price.
Vinyards produce light-skinned fruit.
Danny likes the dark.
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| Montgomery |
Posted - 09/18/2009 : 15:18:47
I know he's reformed
by the end. But that curb scene
still haunts me. (*SHUDDER*)
EM :)
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| MguyX |
Posted - 09/18/2009 : 05:15:06
(With apologies to Blacks, Jews, and Hispanics ...)
"White Power! Niggers,
Kikes and Spics: they don't mean shit!"
Til he gets ass-raped.
(I know this is offensive, but that's part of the method of the film. I apologize, again, to all of my Jewish and Hispanic friends. Fellow Blacks, well, hey -- you know ...) |
| Sludge |
Posted - 09/18/2009 : 01:06:41
Ed goes to prison
for a murderous hate crime
and learns to launder |
