7pm in Tokyo - 3 Heroes

Sun 2009/02/22 02:13 JST
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Taken an hour after 7 actually while having a walk down our local shopping mall.
Came across this poster plugging 3強ヒーロー [さんきょうひーろー] or "3 strong heroes."
I enjoyed all movies including Hancock which many folks seemed to dislike. Looking forward to follow up sequels from all three.

My fave of the bunch - Iron man

Hulk trailer below. Loadsa action.

Hancock trailer. More human story than action but like it a lot.

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  • Starコドモ
    Starコドモ in Michigan (Registered on 2008/12/28)
    Banking...

    I never actually saw the Hulk movie, I was too scarred by the first one. Is it worth seeing? But I did enjoy both Hancock and Iron Man quite a bit and can't wait for the sequels to both. ^-^

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:01:06 JST (ID #497973)
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    • Nathan
      Nathan in Atlanta, GA, USA (Registered on 2007/08/22)
      student

      I never saw that one either... Supposedly this was to replace the Hulk movie that came out several years back because the old one was so crummy, but then I head that the new one wasn't much better ^^;

      Sun 2009/02/22 02:07:42 JST (ID #497978)
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      • Heigen
        Heigen in Finland (Registered on 2007/11/12)
        Student

        This one was much better, but not so good either. :D

        Sun 2009/02/22 02:58:40 JST (ID #498023)
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        • Foxtail Dreamer
          Foxtail Dreamer in NJ, USA (Registered on 2007/09/05)
          Freelance Artist
          http://edcomics.deviantart.com

          The "Incredible Hulk," which is the newer film, is far superior to the previous Ang Lee "Hulk" film. I enjoyed this new one quite a bit. It's not perfect, but neither was Iron Man. The odd thing about the Incredible Hulk is that the second half of the movie almost seems to have been written and directed by a different team. The tone is lighter and more comedic, and doesn't match with the serious and realistic tone of the first half. CGI effects continue to be a bit hard to follow, as are the computer-"enhanced" voices. I find a lot of dialogue is just impossible to decipher amongst the loud music and sound effects.

          Iron Man was the better film, compared to Incredible Hulk, in my opinion. The only problem is that we were subjected to TWO "waiting for computer data to upload/download at crucial moment" scenes. That type of scene is played out and really saps the excitement out of a film for me. Too bad the same actor won't be portraying Rhodey in the Iron Man sequel.

          Hancock wasn't bad overall, but my introduction to it was on the *Unrated* DVD rented from Blockbuster. I didn't realize it was unrated at the time, but there were some additional off-color scenes in the beginning of the film that really could have been left out and kind of damaged the movie in my opinion.

          Mon 2009/02/23 05:31:17 JST (ID #499187)
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      • サメル
        サメル in Seattle, WA, USA (Registered on 2008/02/04)
        Student

        I liked the old hulk movie

        Sun 2009/02/22 11:58:52 JST (ID #498482)
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    • InkMaster
      InkMaster in Nagoya, Japan (Registered on 2008/12/31)
      Metrosexual Narcissist
      http://www.michaelflux.com

      It wasn't horrible, but it was no masterpiece either. I'd watch it if you were bored and had nothing better to do...

      Sun 2009/02/22 02:10:36 JST (ID #497980)
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    • tenrou
      tenrou in Honolulu, HI (Registered on 2008/04/16)
      流浪人

      I loved the new Hulk movie, but a lot of it had to do with being a fan of the old TV series. There's a lot of references back to the TV show (they even lift the music from it). The acting was good, too. I recommend it. ^_^

      Sun 2009/02/22 04:27:53 JST (ID #498098)
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    • mavadotar
      mavadotar in Peterborough, Canada (Registered on 2007/12/11)
      Otaku Student

      Sooo much better than the first one, perfect replacement!

      Sun 2009/02/22 07:07:48 JST (ID #498271)
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    • lightningsabre
      lightningsabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
      Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
      http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/

      More action and definitely better than the first one. Quite a good pace.

      Sun 2009/02/22 10:23:04 JST (ID #498419)
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  • Kyone
    Kyone in Boston, MA (Registered on 2009/01/02)
    College student, Mech programmer and striving photographer.
    http://moeforme.blogspot.com

    I enjoyed Hancock. It was definitely different to see a hero who wasn't so hero-like ^^
    Iron man is my fave out of the 3 just cause I love technology.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:04:18 JST (ID #497975)
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  • thebarrett
    thebarrett in California 死の金魚 (Registered on 2008/12/03)
    Gundam Pilot (in training)
    http://www.youtube.com/user/Thebarrett

    i watched all 3 and they are really good, lol at Hancock throwing the whale.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:05:53 JST (ID #497976)
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  • MARl0
    MARl0 in United States (Registered on 2007/11/16)
    Graphic Designer

    Iron Man is the only one I've seen. Thought it was alright, but nothing too spectacular. I still think the Spiderman movies are the best super hero movies out there.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:07:49 JST (ID #497979)
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    • Mzkn
      Mzkn in Austin, Texas (Registered on 2009/01/30)
      UT Student - Linguistics

      I love spider-man, but I though 3 sucked when compared to the other two.

      Sun 2009/02/22 04:07:56 JST (ID #498082)
      reply to Mzkn's comment
      • Starコドモ
        Starコドモ in Michigan (Registered on 2008/12/28)
        Banking...

        Agreed on both accounts. Ah...The money spent seeing those movies in the theater...

        Sun 2009/02/22 04:31:48 JST (ID #498102)
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  • InkMaster
    InkMaster in Nagoya, Japan (Registered on 2008/12/31)
    Metrosexual Narcissist
    http://www.michaelflux.com

    My personal fav was definitely Iron Man. Hancock wasn't bad either... Hulk... well, it just seemed like they were just trying to squeeze a few more bucks out of the brand.. the CG wasn't bad, but the story was almost nonexistent...

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:13:48 JST (ID #497985)
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  • Syaoran
    Syaoran in Io, Jupiter (Registered on 2009/01/31)
    Otaku, US Army, Student (Political Science)
    http://figure.tsuki-board.net/profile/Syaoran

    I liked Hancock but I have to say Iron Man was definitely better overall. Downey Jr. played it perfectly.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:24:09 JST (ID #497991)
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  • Hidden Oasis
    Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
    College Freshmen

    The only one that was good was Iron Man. The rest were just average.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:32:08 JST (ID #498000)
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  • Cyberchaos
    Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
    NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
    http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

    Hancock was....okay i guess. Alot of people i know didn't like Hancock either

    Loved Iron Man but haven't watched Hulk yet

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:34:22 JST (ID #498002)
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  • Guet
    Guet in Sparta, Illinois (Registered on 2008/11/17)
    Manufacturing

    Iron Man was a suprise, I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. Robert Downey Jr. really did do a great job. The other two films were just not that good. I'm looking forward to the Wolverine movie coming soon. Deadpool + Gambit + Wolverine should make for a very good movie if it's done well.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:40:35 JST (ID #498005)
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  • Optimus Skiver
    Optimus Skiver in my pants, unless I'm not. >.> ;; (Registered on 2008/07/17)
    Close-protection officer/Martial artist

    I still don't see how iron man can break the sound barrier in that position. His blood would be pooled at his feet. O.o Even if they gave him pressure pants in his suit, I'm not sure it'd do much good. I could be wrong though, and that's why I totally loved the movie... <.<

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:45:47 JST (ID #498011)
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    • Riktasi
      Riktasi in Texas, US (Registered on 2008/09/16)
      student, part-time NEET

      I think his repulsors isolate him from gravity, so he's taking far less G's than he physically should.

      I loved the movie for his ridiculous tech, too, even though I'm usually more into arcane/magick-type stuff.

      Sun 2009/02/22 03:35:42 JST (ID #498056)
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      • tenrou
        tenrou in Honolulu, HI (Registered on 2008/04/16)
        流浪人

        Then, hopefully the Thor movie will be good... ^^

        Sun 2009/02/22 04:29:56 JST (ID #498100)
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  • azn-n3ss-__-
    azn-n3ss-__- in Brisbane (Registered on 2008/07/28)
    大学生
    http://justaskeikaku.net23.net

    I only watched Hancock so I would say that has to be my favourite DX

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:49:11 JST (ID #498013)
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  • RaitoSaito
    RaitoSaito in Not America (Registered on 2009/02/16)
    SNSD Lover
    http://realtaku.wordpress.com/

    Hancock was probably one of the worst movies I have ever decided to see in my entire life. That is how under produce, and underdeveloped the movie was. The premise was something they could of took and make it way more engaging. Iron man , and HULK both needs a sequel though.

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:49:38 JST (ID #498014)
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  • Tubbygaijin
    Tubbygaijin in Leeds, UK (Registered on 2008/03/14)
    Web Designer & Game Developer
    http://www.naffworld.co.uk/blog/

    Iron Man's my fave, always has been, felt like forever waiting for that film to get made! Was well worth the wait though!

    And Hulk was awesome for the Captain America teases!

    Sun 2009/02/22 02:58:28 JST (ID #498022)
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  • Cedric Nocon
    Cedric Nocon in West Covina, California (Registered on 2009/01/07)
    Comic Book Creator and Artist
    http://cedricnocon.com

    Sweet poster! I wouldn't mind having that up on my studio wall.

    Sun 2009/02/22 03:13:17 JST (ID #498034)
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  • TAAUBlaster
    TAAUBlaster in The Land Down Under (Registered on 2008/12/31)
    Office admin/Sales Rep

    I wasn't a fan of Hancock - but I think that might have been because I watched it twice while on a 8hr plane flight where I was cramped and unable to get any sleep... :p

    I thought Ironman was a great movie, and Robert Downey Jr played a great role. Haven't seen Hulk yet, like a lot of people I was put off by the first one. Maybe I'll get it when it hits the $13 trolley ^_^

    Sun 2009/02/22 03:31:07 JST (ID #498045)
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  • XSportSeeker
    XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
    http://xspblog.com

    Hancock surprized me as I wasn't expecting too much, Iron Man was completely awesome... blew me away. As for Hulk... well, I didn't even watch it yet. xD

    Sun 2009/02/22 03:33:11 JST (ID #498049)
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  • silent1134
    silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    ???Confused???

    Iron Man tops the three, but I'm wondering why they don't have the Dark Knight up there...

    Sun 2009/02/22 03:34:31 JST (ID #498053)
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  • bis2501
    bis2501 in England (Registered on 2007/08/25)
    Engineer / Student
    http://www.takotech.net/mshp/

    I enjoyed the Iron Man movie most out of the 3...
    The Hot Toys Mark III 1/6 is awesome too! ^^;; Waiting for Mark II to add to my collection...

    Sun 2009/02/22 03:35:15 JST (ID #498055)
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  • vamr
    vamr in Mexico (Registered on 2009/02/09)
    Programmer
    http://vamr.wordpress.com

    Iron Man and Hulk were very exciting and seeing Hulk like he truly is was better. I hate Tony Stark, that's why a didn't choose that movie.

    Sun 2009/02/22 03:38:01 JST (ID #498059)
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  • Mzkn
    Mzkn in Austin, Texas (Registered on 2009/01/30)
    UT Student - Linguistics

    I AM IRON MAN! Coolest looking super hero to hit the big screen so far. Second being Venom Spider-man.

    Sun 2009/02/22 04:12:59 JST (ID #498084)
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  • WiseFreeman
    WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
    Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
    http://dannychoo.com.my

    Ironman!!!!!!!!

    Sun 2009/02/22 04:22:38 JST (ID #498093)
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  • YuH
    YuH in my sight (Registered on 2009/02/21)
    Student

    The armor, the actors, the story... Iron Man is the best!

    Sun 2009/02/22 04:25:55 JST (ID #498097)
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  • Riz
    Riz in インデアナポリス, インデアナ (Registered on 2009/01/02)
    三年せいとオタク

    Iron Man was is the only one I've seen of those 3 and it was an amazing moive. I don't really like the Hulk so I never felt like watching it as for Hancock I still need to watch that.

    Sun 2009/02/22 05:39:06 JST (ID #498180)
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  • darktek13
    darktek13 in Utah, USA (Registered on 2008/02/03)
    Looking for work again
    http://flickr.com/photos/darktek13/

    I have not seen any of them... but that is fairly normal for me.

    Sun 2009/02/22 06:00:28 JST (ID #498212)
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  • NPC
    NPC in Rocklin, CA (Registered on 2007/12/06)
    JR. College Student
    http://npc.talkingincircles.net/

    I haven't seen any of them... I'm not really a movie person. Though I did see coraline (3D) yesterday and thought it was great.

    Sun 2009/02/22 06:26:54 JST (ID #498241)
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  • kokost
    kokost in Canada (Registered on 2008/09/20)
    Student
    http://kokost.deviantart.com/

    I was never too big on superheroes. Hollywood kind of sparked my interest in Batman and it definitely got my attention with Ironman. I can't say the same with the Hulk though. I did see that in theaters... and actually laughed out loud at some scenes. Just the concepts blew something in my brain. Thats Hollywood I guess...

    Sun 2009/02/22 07:52:47 JST (ID #498309)
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  • Saphirus
    Saphirus in Connecticut (Registered on 2009/01/14)
    Student

    Never saw Hulk, never really cared much for him. But then again, I was never really into Ironman either. I did see Ironman and Hancock. They were both great but I didn't like how Ironman ended, I was expecting more. Voted for Hancock. Hancock was pretty good overall, not sure what people have against it.

    Sun 2009/02/22 08:19:09 JST (ID #498334)
    reply to Saphirus's comment
  • Kesenaitsumi
    Kesenaitsumi in Sengoku, Tokyo (Registered on 2009/02/06)
    Student, Performer
    http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/

    LOL...Seemed like I had outdated from real action movies...

    Sun 2009/02/22 08:30:29 JST (ID #498340)
    reply to Kesenaitsumi's comment
  • Abi-kun
    Abi-kun in Poland (Registered on 2008/01/06)
    a guy who cares (sort of...)

    I'm not a big fan of Hulk, the first movie was a piece of poo IMO so I didn't even bother with the second one. I watched Hancock mostly for lulz cause like somebody mentioned before, the story in this movie is nonexistent. There will be no surprise that IronMan is my fave but only because of SFX and and great cars, it's nice to be rich and have a huge garage ^^.

    Sun 2009/02/22 09:36:05 JST (ID #498366)
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  • blauereiter
    blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan (Registered on 2007/07/07)
    CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
    http://halcyonrealms.com

    Unfortunately Hancock was a big anti-climax for me, Iron Man was very entertaining, and still waiting for Hulk to hit Tsutaya here. 25th huh, 3 more days !

    Sun 2009/02/22 09:54:43 JST (ID #498388)
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    • Karasu-kun
      Karasu-kun in オタキュブ (Registered on 2007/07/27)
      大学生徒
      http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/

      Yeah, the last... 1/4 of Hancock it got sorta convoluted, imo. That and the story didn't stay super-cohesive to itself and semi petered out at the end.

      Sun 2009/02/22 12:50:38 JST (ID #498521)
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  • lightningsabre
    lightningsabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
    Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
    http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/

    Iron Man was the best movie out of the three, I think the best movie of 2008! I have yet to see Hancock, but I'd like to watch it one day.

    Sun 2009/02/22 10:28:42 JST (ID #498426)
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  • Harts
    Harts in Estonia (Registered on 2008/06/02)
    Student

    Actually I haven't seen any of these movies:(

    Sun 2009/02/22 11:29:59 JST (ID #498462)
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  • Pyoro
    Pyoro in Singapore (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Student
    http://anime.tedfox.com/

    nothing beats hot rod red in my opinion.

    Sun 2009/02/22 12:39:38 JST (ID #498512)
    reply to Pyoro's comment
  • Karasu-kun
    Karasu-kun in オタキュブ (Registered on 2007/07/27)
    大学生徒
    http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/

    I kinda liked Hancock, but I got extremely motion sick because we were meeting 3 friends and they were late so we had to sit in the front row, and I was pretty thankful when it was over because I was about to pass the hell out, lulz.

    Sun 2009/02/22 12:44:25 JST (ID #498518)
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    • Karasu-kun
      Karasu-kun in オタキュブ (Registered on 2007/07/27)
      大学生徒
      http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/

      Oh and Iron Man was okay, a tad jingoistic in spots for my tastes. That and the friend I was watching it with (and this was really odd because his girlfriend was there, too) has a heavy nonsexual crush on Robert Downey Jr. and wouldn't shut up about him the whole movie, blah.

      Sun 2009/02/22 12:46:50 JST (ID #498519)
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  • Shockerz
    Shockerz in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/10/12)
    Student
    http://shockerz.wordpress.com/

    of course Iron man

    Sun 2009/02/22 13:07:31 JST (ID #498534)
    reply to Shockerz's comment
  • DirectXDevCL
    DirectXDevCL in Chile / チリ (Registered on 2008/09/15)
    IT Developer / Technology Evangelist
    http://blog.visualguytystudio.com

    ironman is the best ^^
    the ending of hulk is impresive. The movie is better than the first version

    "It's all yours!" ^^

    Sun 2009/02/22 15:59:08 JST (ID #498633)
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  • silentkey
    silentkey in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/24)
    Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..

    Iron man was my favorite....The GUI was too cool...

    Sun 2009/02/22 16:20:01 JST (ID #498655)
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  • pipopaz
    pipopaz in US (Registered on 2008/08/26)
    thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
    http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/

    what about the Dark Night? >o<

    Sun 2009/02/22 16:20:18 JST (ID #498656)
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  • Mirabem
    Mirabem in Philadelphia, US (Registered on 2008/11/06)
    FREETER

    Ironman was soooo good, although, like all origin sories, the titular suit of armor got very little face-time *cries*

    The Dark Knight was pretty faboo, too. But what really geats me excited is that Watchmen comes out in like a week & a half.

    Dear god, yesssss!

    Sun 2009/02/22 19:01:28 JST (ID #498775)
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  • lolyukiuk
    lolyukiuk in UK (Registered on 2009/02/08)
    failing student
    http://ukyuki.blogspot.com/

    hulk sucked havent seen hancock but IRON MAN was kick ass!

    Mon 2009/02/23 00:31:49 JST (ID #498958)
    reply to lolyukiuk's comment
  • desangel
    desangel in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/03/30)
    Student
    http://www.desangel.blogspot.com

    Ironman was the best when compared to the other 2(IMO)

    Mon 2009/02/23 00:40:25 JST (ID #498961)
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  • mrcliff
    mrcliff in Texas (Registered on 2008/11/07)

    They were about the same to me, I like them all.

    Mon 2009/02/23 20:15:39 JST (ID #499896)
    reply to mrcliff's comment
  • MAsia
    MAsia in NERV HQ, Tokyo-3 (Registered on 2007/01/14)
    Supreme Commander of NERV Co.

    Really liked the Iron man movie the most (because I like mecha ^^)

    Tue 2009/02/24 05:02:42 JST (ID #500301)
    reply to MAsia's comment

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