<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Aliens vs. Nazis and the NBA&nbsp;Playoffs]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Over at the <a href="http://www.awardspicks.com" target="_blank">Awards Picks</a> <a href="http://www.awardspicks.com/blog/" target="_blank">Red Carpet Blog</a> I contributed a piece <a href="http://www.awardspicks.com/blog/2009/11/alien-vs-hitler-two-action-flicks-fight-for-an-oscar/" target="_blank">comparing <em>Inglourious Basterds </em>and <em>District 9</em></a>, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that Tarantino&#8217;s revenge fantasy is the superior film, and is more deserving of a possible <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTR6fk8frs" target="_blank">Oscar</a> nomination.</p>
<p>Also, why did I ever get excited about a video game like this:</p>
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<p>Really was the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4g1-LV85vo" target="_blank">slowest, most boring</a> product in the entirety of the EA Sports catalog.  The complete opposite of its <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYikQxz1s_Q" target="_blank">hockey</a> brother.</p>
<p>I want my scalps!  Or at least a bloody Wayne Gretzky.</p>
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