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Xen said:
Netflix, eh?
Is it anywhere else? I don't have Netflix here.


Just found a site that might have it.  Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiPK-GQfrvU&feature=related  then under the video they have a link to a site that has it.  Not sure about legitimacy of the site so I would have your pc protection on full blast while visiting that.



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baggy said:
sethnintendo said:
baggy said:

Which site can I illegally download this from??


Not sure but I know where you can get the game for free.  Well the game was always free but here is the site.

http://www.columbinegame.com/


I thought it was a movie and it would be hard to find thats why I asked... whoooops -.- 

Thank for sharing though I'll check it out

I possibly found a link from a youtube link.  Just look one post up and go to that youtube link then they will tell you to go to the link under the video for the movie.



--So far, nothing that I wasn't already aware of. I liked the quote that people who like music aren't called "listeners" and that people who watch TV aren't called "watchers" but people who play video games are called "gamers".

And now, Jack Fucking Thompson (his real name, btw) is on screen dealing out misinformation. Business has just picked up.



d21lewis said:
--So far, nothing that I wasn't already aware of. I liked the quote that people who like music aren't called "listeners" and that people who watch TV aren't called "watchers" but people who play video games are called "gamers".

And now, Jack Fucking Thompson (his real name, btw) is on screen dealing out misinformation. Business has just picked up.


He is up to his usual propaganda spewing.  I like how it still says lawyer under his name in the film.  I believe he lost his ability to practice law after the film was made.  The film gets better mid way in when it starts dwelling on more topics related to video games.  Also, the whole incident where the game gets pulled from the Slamdance is pretty interesting.



I'm at the Slamdance part right now, as a matter of fact. You win. I'm sucked in.
I still think this doc would probably be better geared towards educating non-gamers or garnering respect for the medium but I'm enjoying it.

Also, the guy that made the Virginia Tech game--what a douche!



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I like one of the quotes near the end.. "Those games that are rated mature are usually because of graphic violence but not mature content really."



d21lewis said:
I'm at the Slamdance part right now, as a matter of fact. You win. I'm sucked in.
I still think this doc would probably be better geared towards educating non-gamers or garnering respect for the medium but I'm enjoying it.

Also, the guy that made the Virginia Tech game--what a douche!


Yea, that guy that made the VT game was a douche.  He did it solely on controversy and for maybe a quick buck (I highly doubt he made any money).  He didn't include any critical thinking of why the horrible tragedy happened.  However, the Super Columbine Massacre RPG! game was first put on the internet anonymously and has always been free to download and play (it also included thinking on why this happened).  Two different very different spectrum of addressing real life tragedies through video games.



I actually just watched one of the columbine documentaries a couple of weeks ago. I will check this out.

Edit: Ugh Jack Thompson is an idiot.. And I loved the John Stewart piece, lol!



AdventWolf said:

I actually just watched one of the columbine documentaries a couple of weeks ago. I will check this out.

Edit: Ugh Jack Thompson is an idiot.. And I loved the John Stewart piece, lol!


Yea, John Stewart has a lot of classic clips.  He always knows how to make me laugh, and if he somehow doesn't then I let him slide.  You gotta admit Jack Thompson doesn't give up easily.  He believes that God put him on this Earth to protect everyone from the evil called video games.



And done. Good documentary but it was pretty much preaching to the choir with me. I already had my side picked and it just gave me more fuel for the inevitable "Video Games Cause Violence" debates of the future. One thing I didn't expect: Full frontal nudity! Thanks for the recommendation. I"m always game for a good documentary. I just don't know if there's much to discuss since I believe everybody will pretty much take the side of the filmaker.

It has prompted me to seek information on the Columbine/VA Tech school shootings (as well as a few others). It's easy to forget these tragedies when the media moves on to its next big story.

My favorite quote (that I'm likely to f**k up): "You have movies, television, books, and video games. You're telling me that video games are the media that needs to be censored because you don't trust the authors?"