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10 Post author: PuyaSharif 10 October 2011 10:26PM

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Comment author: pedanterrific 11 October 2011 09:15:32PM 0 points [-]

Warning: not for the faint of heart, overly empathetic, pregnant, those who may become pregnant, or anyone with phobias, anxiety disorders or stress disorders of any kind.

That said, I thought it was pretty good. (The first one, anyway- the sequels devolved into gorn.) In case it hasn't become clear from context, the connection is that the movies are famous for portraying very similar situations to what you describe - the key that unlocks the bomb collar is hidden somewhere in a pit filled with hypodermic needles, for instance.