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    <summary><![CDATA[Last week, Geek To Me contributor Marissa Meli gave us her list of the Top Must-See Movies for Geeks.&nbsp; Geek Nation must have been reading it because her #1 pick, "2012", ended up raking in over $60 million in box...]]></summary>
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      Last week, Geek To Me contributor Marissa Meli gave us her list of the <a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2009/11/top-geek-films-of-the-holiday-season.html">Top Must-See Movies for Geeks</a>.&nbsp; Geek Nation must have been reading it because her #1 pick, "2012", ended up raking in over $60 million in <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=2012.htm">box office</a> over the weekend.<br /><br />She also mentioned the film 'Ninja Assassin" starring Korean music sensation "Rain."&nbsp; You may remember him from his stint in <i>Speed Racer</i>, but this is his first lead role in an American film production.<br /><br /><object height="315" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdZa8E7pQAQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdZa8E7pQAQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="500"></object><br /><br />Another way many nerds will know of the Asian superstar is by his 'fued' with the King of All Nerds, Stephen Colbert:<br /><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xV_vpkT_41I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xV_vpkT_41I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="500"></object><br /><br />There's no discounting the fact that the guy has talent.  Will "Rain" be the next Asian sensation to make it in the States?<br /><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O5B0XItDpSM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O5B0XItDpSM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="500"></object><br /><br /> It took Jackie Chan <b>years</b> to gain acceptance here (can anyone say Cannonball Run?) and only now, as his career reaches it's twilight, are we finally appreciating his ability and charisma.<br /><br /><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hiqEZg3jQJo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hiqEZg3jQJo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="500"></object><br /><br />Here's hoping that American audiences discover "Rain" much sooner.




      
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    <title>Comment from Steph Yiu on 2009-11-16</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>How do Americans not know about 'Rain'? He is a super-mega-superstar</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-16T18:26:06Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from GeekToMe on 2009-11-16</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Hey, just doing my part to get the word out.  Do me a favor and ask around the RedEye office how many folks have heard of him.  I'm curious to hear the number.  :)</p>]]>
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