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Dealzmodo: Hitman on iTunes Unintentionally Free

jackfrost132 — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:25:21 EDT

@iamshimone: Well you know, other than pirating it from a torrent site or a direct download site. for you know.. Free. sure it's illegal, but you mention nothing of legalities, just freeness. I am pirate, her me ARRR.

jackfrost132

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Rika Aiuchi is SeXXXy — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:29:56 EDT

:( Dangit!!!

Rika Aiuchi is SeXXXy

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iamshimone — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:40:39 EDT

I managed to get the free download yesterday and finished watching the movie on the train today. It was a very entertaining flick and well worth the time. Get it on Netflix then rip it using HandBrake (osx) or AutoGTK (win) that's about as close to free as u can get.

iamshimone

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avantreese — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:53:12 EDT

$14.99

avantreese

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iomatic — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:54:55 EDT

I guess when it comes to taste, there are no grounds for argument.

iomatic

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MasterYong — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:17:49 EDT

Doesn't work anymore... and what's with the hate on Hitman? Anyone actually SEE the movie? I myself was very apprehensive about paying $.99 to my local video store to rent it, seeing how video game movies are always terrible- but I loved this flick! It doesn't have a lot to do with any of the games, but as an action movie it's awesome. I have shown it to 6 or 7 friends and every one of them has gone out and bought it. Personally, I think it was very well done. Oh, yeah. And it has boobies. Nice boobies.

MasterYong

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corporateking — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:21:18 EDT

the movie kinda sucked and one of the nude part is that girl that is sticking up the finger and it wasn't even that limg

corporateking

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Y2KGTP — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:19:32 EDT

Showed as 14.95 in my cart....

Y2KGTP

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dubsar — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:18:57 EDT

I was one of those 10 people who saw this in the theatre... Putting it on the iPhone small screen isn't going to make it better - even at free...

dubsar

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scarbrtj — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:25:26 EDT

@myotheralt:
Love it. "Mailing dicks" could be the newest & hottest Internet catchphrase if you play it right. Where would those dicks go? In a box!

scarbrtj

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DW — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:07:42 EDT

Free or not, this movie still isn't worth 2 hours of my life.

Thanks, tho!

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glass — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:17:16 EDT

liek omg its free if you go here!

[thepiratebay.org]

glass

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Saeid — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:49:04 EDT

It was a HORRIBLE film.
And it has been fixed.

Saeid

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mjmahon — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:46:36 EDT

free no longer - says item is no longer available

mjmahon

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krom — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:33:51 EDT

Not sure whether it is something new or a bug of iTunes.
<- so why it's "Unintentionally Free"?
Probably it's intentionally

krom

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mhlaxp — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:03:59 EDT

I just jumped through like 30 hoops so that I could create an account without surrendering to those demons my credit card info and now that I've finally done it they tell me I have to install a newer version of their awful software.

At this point it would be less of a hassle to grab a torrent that I know has malware. Not interested in seeing the movie anyway.

mhlaxp

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radikaled — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:37:01 EDT

You know it's a bad movie if people don't even want to pirate the damn thing, let alone download it for free legitimately!

radikaled

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mdamianc — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:46:35 EDT

Not to worry - Good old Miss Valencourt got home safe and sound thanks to my ex's close watch, but she called herself "Khaaa" the whole time we were with her. Not as much of a buzz kill as you'd expect (her health monitored, aside)... I LOVED the Craft and she was on my "list" when I met my ex. I think equally worried about the object of my affection as she was her well-being...
(Refused medical care, btw, and the captain of the boat just barely kept from turning us all back around to dump her off... Sxxxxx assured him that she would look after our "friend"...)

mdamianc

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Iggy — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:44:57 EDT

@goaliegeek: Same here.

Iggy

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mdamianc — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:42:08 EDT

Hahahaha - Fairuza Balk comment...
My ex and I went on a sunset party boat cruise out of the sea lion dock in SF with her. It went around Alcatraz and under the Golden Gate with lasers in the water and on the prison/bridge, but she was the funniest. She was so freaking cracked out of her head that she couldn't even talk and was slumped next to one of the DJ stations drooling on herself. My ex was a doctor and looked after her all night (rolling her mind out herself), and all I could do was think about this kooky Vicki Valencourt situation unfolding in front of my eyes...

mdamianc

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GhostofCharlesBronson — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:39:16 EDT

Can I make the obvious joke here?

Shouldn't they be paying me to watch this crap fest of a film?

HIYO!

GhostofCharlesBronson

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snitch29 — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:18:30 EDT

LOL it still is free, just started downloading my copy, lol thanx itunes

snitch29

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goaliegeek — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:15:25 EDT

its on there but when I press get movie it says its no longer available

goaliegeek

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DanyBrancho — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:15:07 EDT

Daaaangit... just missed it...

DanyBrancho

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Pixelologist — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:44 EDT

@DeadWriter: God, I love that movie.

Pixelologist

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MastaFalse — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:46:06 EDT

DAMN!

MastaFalse

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DeadWriter — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:30:17 EDT

Apes don't read philosophy. - but they rent movies.

Perhaps a bit of salvation for this thread, this weeks 99 cent iTunes movie rental is A Fish Called Wanda. Found at [www.99rental.com] .

It's n-n-not f-f-fr-eee b-b-bu-but it's ch-ch-cheep.

DeadWriter

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Blinklink11 — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:25:06 EDT

@Delaportas:

Someone did. :(

Blinklink11

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athingunique — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:30 EDT

Way to go Giz! You drew to much attention to it, and iTunes ppl noticed and fixed it. Thnx.

athingunique

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SupLegolas — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:21:52 EDT

Darn!

The item "Changed While in store..." Well, it would've been cool if I'd read this in time... Good Post.... As Always, Giz

SupLegolas

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Tony C — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:37 EDT

Glitch!

"The item you tried to buy is no longer available.

The availability of the item changed while you were using the store. The same item may be available with a different price or elsewhere on the store."

Tony C

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loudambiance — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:16:04 EDT

@DeadWriter: ditto

loudambiance

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GC736 — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:06:27 EDT

@dysh:

Just what I want - more crapware with a computer purchase. If I wanted that, I would buy an HP. That's why I prefer to build my own (not an option w/Apple.

And no, I don't want to shell out more for hardware than what it's worth, only to have to run Boot Camp to use 90+ percent of the software/games I use on a daily basis.

GC736

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CODIFEROUS — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:06:06 EDT

ah, too late

CODIFEROUS

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chaos421 — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:33 EDT

i'm guessing someone figured it out... why is this lame movie flying up the charts today... i picture a security guard asleep behind 400 monitors. " (wakes up) what's going on ?!?"

chaos421

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BMErdin — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:04:54 EDT

That looks like Fairuza Balk. Is it?

BMErdin

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DeadWriter — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:00:50 EDT

@stlblufan: And Redtube.com is NSFW.

DeadWriter

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DeadWriter — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:58:22 EDT

Lame. Added film. Purchased ($0.00) and no download.
Recheck the cart- "the following item has been removed."

DeadWriter

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stlblufan — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:52:08 EDT

well, there's always redtube.com

stlblufan

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mno.net — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:00 EDT

I guess I'll be marked as mentally insane, but I actually think the movie is alright.

I mean if you just want to see some shooting/action going on and not really care too much about the story, then it's ok. It's neither Jason Bourne nor Ronin or anything, but I've seen worse... a lot worse.

Besides, a hitman in a nice suit with a shaved head is cool no matter what.

mno.net

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jackfrost132 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:43:14 EDT

Not only does the movie have boobies, but the movie poster has a clear camel toe.
[www.toxicshock.tv]

jackfrost132

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JAG — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:42:56 EDT

it doesnt work anymore =( god stevo is quick

JAG

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schrosa — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:40:51 EDT

All gone now. Bummer.

schrosa

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MacAddict21 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:39:28 EDT

i noticed it made me agree to some sort of itunes movie agreement, but neverthless it is still free here's a screen shot [www.grabup.com]

MacAddict21

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ebeckert11 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:32:55 EDT

I agree with sangarts2.

What worked for me is if you quit iTunes and then reopen it, and then do the instructions given. That's how I got it to start downloading.

ebeckert11

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kylo4 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:32:03 EDT

It's still free, however since I'm in Canada I can't get it. Any workaround?

kylo4

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DeadWriter — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:29:30 EDT

There is no such thing as free. Everybody that downloads it must agree to the new iTunes Movie agreement.

Fooled you!
Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

DeadWriter

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xshortx — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:23:04 EDT

Now all I need is for the UK store to catch up with the US and start selling movies and iPhone ringtones and i can download free terrible movies as well!! Seriously why is UK iTunes so far behind?

xshortx

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switchxfactor — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:20:45 EDT

Worked for me as of 8:20cst

switchxfactor

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deadphotomac — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:14:15 EDT

Well I see a price now

deadphotomac

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switchxfactor — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:13:20 EDT

Mine says 1.07gb :P

switchxfactor

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sangarts2 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:11:58 EDT

I closed iTunes, reopened and now am downloading for free at 8:10 pm central time- good luck to you.

sangarts2

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Mike918 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:46 EDT

Downloading it right now, no credit card on my account just itunes gift cards and i don't have any more money on my account...and i live in Mexico also.

Mike918

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ratattak — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:19 EDT

nope. the link no longer works:

"The item you tried to buy is no longer available.

The availability of the item changed while you were using the store. The same item may be available wit a different price or elsewhere on the store."

ratattak

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dannydutton — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:58:01 EDT

Ha ha. stupid itunes.

Wait a second, maybe they want us to download and watch it. Maybe there is some sort of subliminal messege behind it all. Maybe it is a computer virus masked as a movie that someone posted. Or maybe itunes is stupid?

dannydutton

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Brian Sexton — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:52:23 EDT

@Kaiser-Machead: I'm sure you can get either or both without relying upon inebriation or meal-bartering; you might just need to look around a bit. Like Tina Turner and Creedence Clearwater Revival say: you don't have to worry 'cause you have no money; the people on the river are happy to give.

Brian Sexton

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genius74 — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:47:48 EDT

@myotheralt:

That was funny as hell...

genius74

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ChiboFR — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:46:05 EDT

use the unknown one then you can get it for free

its the unrated version also

ChiboFR

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Carbonfly — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:45:00 EDT

I had to restart my iTunes before it let me download the movie.

Thanks gizmodo!

Carbonfly

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dysh — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:43:29 EDT

@GC736: get a real computer first and you wouldn't have to download iTunes, it's already installed

dysh

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GC736 — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:40:17 EDT

Free, if you don't count the fact that I would have to actually install iTunes on my system. Not gonna happen for any free movie.

GC736

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frndlybnny — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:40:05 EDT

I'm downloading it for free right now... but not for the boobies: I can see those if I look down.

frndlybnny

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KenjiFinster — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:36:24 EDT

@Brian Sexton: Switching from Shopping Cart to one-click seems to do the trick, indeed.

KenjiFinster

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dagamer34 — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:34:55 EDT

POOF. NOOOOO

dagamer34

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dysh — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:34:33 EDT

um? 8:34 and i'm downloading it now... not sure how it's no longer available

dysh

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KenjiFinster — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:32:14 EDT

Yep, not available anymore. Maybe it was a Fox Digital Copy glitch or something.

KenjiFinster

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Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:31:19 EDT

@Brian Sexton: It's only free if you find a drunk slut at a party. If not, you have to at least buy some McD's before the horizontal polka.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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Brian Sexton — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:30:58 EDT

OK, just out of curiosity, I switched iTunes from shopping cart mode to one-click mode and now it is downloading the free version of the movie. Weird!

Brian Sexton

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bdk184 — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:27:23 EDT

DANM!! NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!! DANM YOU APPLE!!! DANM YOU!!!!

bdk184

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Hirobomb — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:26:32 EDT

still free for me

Hirobomb

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Brian Sexton — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:25:32 EDT

@Kaiser-Machead: Herpes is free too. So is AIDS. It isn't the up-front cost that gets you, though; it's the total cost of ownership.

Brian Sexton

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Brian Sexton — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:24:01 EDT

How strange; it looks like the movie is listed twice:

Hitman with "Unknown" Listed as the Artist

Hitman with "Xavier Gens" Listed as the Artist

Sometimes the iTunes Store has problems with its weekly freebies (e.g., not actually free or not actually available), but it does offer free music regularly and free television shows frequently. Perhaps Apple is starting a similar promotion for movies and the double-listing and missing artist name are errors in that process.

I tried to get the free download (not because I think it looks like a good movie, but because I am curious about the quality and experience of movies obtained via iTunes), but it didn't actually work; the checkout process failed:

"Some items in your shopping cart are no longer available.
The unavailable items have been removed from your shopping cart. Please review your shopping cart and click Buy Now."

Brian Sexton

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OtioseScandal — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:23:35 EDT

@myotheralt:

Mailing dicks? Hmm... Apple is constantly innovating and breaking new grounds, starting new markets...but dicks?

OtioseScandal

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myotheralt — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:21:47 EDT

@myotheralt: *disk!! i meant disk! omg wow, i guess i was thinking they were going to mail that out and tell me where it goes...

myotheralt

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TBCC — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:21:17 EDT

It still shows up as free for me and I just started the download five minutes ago... here's to hoping they don't charge me >.>

TBCC

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myotheralt — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:20:04 EDT

Yea, it says $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy. wth?! $14.99? are they going to mail a dick out to me too so I wont be screwed when they switch to MLB codecs?

myotheralt

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BarkoNorwang — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:10:52 EDT

hmm looks like its gone now

BarkoNorwang

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OtioseScandal — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:10:50 EDT

*coughs* I saw it in theaters on opening night. *coughs*

No joke...

OtioseScandal

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Rundemc — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:09:39 EDT

@futonhead: uuuuummmmm downloadin right now just started... 39 min till completed idk if im gunna be able to bare to watch this somebody wanna save us the trouble and post the exact times of the boobages so our eyes dont bleed later?

Rundemc

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ab3 — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:04:34 EDT

What? I just started downloading mine, the movie was still there.

ab3

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Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:04:06 EDT

Hitman. Free. The free part should actually make the first part more desireable, but then it occurs to me.

The gunk at the bottom of the dumpster on the side of my building is free as well.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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OtioseScandal — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:03:23 EDT

I think this is another Apple attempt of sneaking something you don't want, on to your computer. Last time it was a bundled app, this time it's marking something as "free"

Oh Apple, what next?

OtioseScandal

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XanderCrews — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:02:21 EDT

Got in before it was caught and my download is still going. Thank you RSS feed.

XanderCrews

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SwapMeet — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:01:07 EDT

Yah, unfortunately, they have my credit card on file. I'm not going to risk a a charge and time spent fighting the charge just so I can watch a crappy movie I can download on bittorrent.

SwapMeet

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XanderCrews — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:00:49 EDT

If this is how Apple plans to repay me for having to endure 10,000 "I'm a Mac" ads, they had better offer something worth the bandwidth.

XanderCrews

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futonhead — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:59:16 EDT

removed as of 8 pm. boo!

futonhead

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Delaportas — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:58:07 EDT

Soooo is anyone going to report this to Apple? ;)

Delaportas

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jimmyJAKE! — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:37 EDT

but it would still cost time... :( ... and that sad sad movie isn't worth that

jimmyJAKE!

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Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:56:40 EDT

Free is still too much for this pile. However... The afformentioned boobies might make it worth your time.

Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege

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warknight10 — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:55:38 EDT

hmm...downloading it right now, and hopefully iTunes doesn't pull a "haha just kidding" and charges me...

warknight10

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EL_RIEL — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:55:27 EDT

w00t! slick deal

EL_RIEL

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foureight84 — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:54:10 EDT

ah this makes the movie a bit more bearable. but then again you have to waste all that time downloading it and finally watch it. all this and you find out it still sucks.

foureight84