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Revenge of the Sequels

Hollywood serves up the same ol', same ol'

A A A Comments Wednesday, Jun 13 2007

You can always count on Hollywood to fill the summer with re-heated leftovers. So pull that fork out of your eyeball (the one you stuck in there after watching last summer's sequel orgy) and dig in! Mmmmm, no nutritional value, but so comforting.

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