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</html>";s:4:"text";s:40756:"The movie, which is on the first disc, is a director’s cut of Armageddon with some added scenes and some scenes that were lengthened from the theatrical cut. Press J to jump to the feed. Criterion presents Armageddon with a fantastic Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, one of the few in their entire library, and it does the film justice presenting the film as it was meant to be presented: Big, dumb, and loud. When Criterion switched from Laserdisc to DVD there was a short period of time in which they kept the Laserdisc mission before deciding to change their contemporary releases. Having said that, the release of it shows a good deal of extra material not seen on previous releases. Criterion recently put out collections of Bruce Lee’s kung-fu flicks and 15 classic Godzilla films, some of which are brain-meltingly bad. In some ways, HBO Max has done a really good job of covering a lot of the better and more accessible parts of the Criterion collection, but it's not a total replacement. The Criterion Collection of Armageddon and everything Michael Bay has to thrown down on the commentary track. Jacqueline Coley is an editor at Rotten Tomatoes, with a focus on awards and indie coverage but with a passion for everything, from the MCU to musicals and period pieces.Coley is a regular moderator at conventions and other events, can be seen on Access Hollywood and other shows, and will not stand Constantine slander of any kind. But to be fair, Michael Bay certainly has his own style that is worthy of inclusion. Add to cart. It's fine for you to say that it's a bad movie, but many people may disagree with you. But it is never confusing, never boring and never less than a brilliant mixture of what movies are supposed to do: tell a good story, depict characters through active events, invoke an emotional response and entertain simply and directly, without pretense. founding chair of the Film Studies Department at Wesleyan University. But Armageddon just. Oct 31, 2014 9:00 am. Re: Tony Scott, I haven't seen that many of his films, believe it or not (I'm not nuts about Top Gun or Domino , and haven't seen Crimson Tide or True Romance in at least 15 years, though I remember liking them). Why has it eluded the trash heap of forgotten summer blockbusters to remain, 20 years after its release, a movie so many of us love — or at least, a movie so many of us love to hate? Film: The Criterion Collection's Dicey Standards. If those two movies can get Criterion releases then there should be nothing stopping Criterion from releasing The Commitments. isn’t even the only Bay movie on the label: got the treatment a few years later. Now, however, their newer releases are either films and directors that they deem worthy (like Wes Anderson and Abbas Kiarostami) or that did well as foreign imports (like Phoenix and Gomorrah). iCheckMovies helps you keep a personal list of movies you have seen and liked.It's fun and easy to use, whether you're a movie geek or just a casual watcher. The Criterion Collection released Armageddon to Blu-ray on January 1, 2008. The truth is that the company has always included populist fare (" Armageddon " and "Robocop" were early inclusions), and they've never given up on that aspect of their catalog. 5 product ratings. The Criterion Collection is a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films on home video. Found insideRushmore is the second work from the team of Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson following the success of their debut screenplay and film Bottle Rocket. It’s hard to reconcile this assessment with an actual watch of the movie, especially the “never boring” and “tell a good story” claims. But that said, her ode to, ’s brilliance still feels like it was written mostly out of defense — or at least, a chance to savage the, called the movie a big, dumb, loud mess. It's not a good movie let alone a Criterion Collection level movie. The new restoration was performed by MGM in high-definition and was scanned from a 35mm interpositive. What ether are they shipped? , Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan and the rest of the cast don’t get much character development, but their camaraderie makes them likable enough to invest in. Why? Again, given her bona fides, Basinger 100 percent knows more about film than I ever will. Despite what you may have heard, Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color, and shape—and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle, and explosion. Their beef noodle seller. There's a false assumption that the Criterion Collection exclusively includes what could be called high-brow classic films from around the world. Drunken russian mature mother riding hard. From its silent-era underwater French documentaries to campy Andy Warhol horror films to … She’s written seven books about filmmaking and is a trustee of both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, so she should know what she’s talking about — and she surely knows more than me. But that said, her ode to Armageddon’s brilliance still feels like it was written mostly out of defense — or at least, a chance to savage the many, many, many critics whose reviews called the movie a big, dumb, loud mess. âThe best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties Iâve ever read.ââStephen King From #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin comes the ultimate novel of revolution, rock ânâ roll, and ... Bruce Lee and Godzilla hold important, special places both in film and pop-culture history, so it’s easily argued that their work deserves to be chronicled. ), Again, given her bona fides, Basinger 100 percent knows more about film than I ever will. The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. DIRECTOR-APPROVED DOUBLE DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES. Jeff Lemireâs Sweet Tooth comic debuted in 2009, a series about a human/deer hybrid boy trying to survive after a virus decimates most of the human population. DIVThis has been a year of global crisis. The plot isn't the greatest (saving the Earth from an asteroid) but the special effects were on point for that era. The Criterion Collection includes hundreds of the greatest, most important movie masterpieces of all time — and then they also have a movie where Ben Affleck tucks an animal cracker into Liv Tyler’s panties. More Action, Criterion Collection and Space DVDs available @ DVD Empire. Have you seen Paul Verhoeven's early stuff? Grande racconto storico, che riesce a tenere insieme le dinamiche militari e i drammi della popolazione civile, come lâHongerwinter, la terribile carestia in Olanda del 1944-45 causata dallâoccupazione tedesca, Armageddon Ã¨ unâopera ... Impressive at every position there was none! Staring Keith David, Will Patton, Liv Tyler and Billy Bob Thornton. John Woo’s bullet-filled masterpieces, made the cut, as did Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi pulp, Criterion recently put out collections of Bruce Lee’s kung-fu flicks. Having said that, the release of it shows a good deal of extra material not seen on previous releases. Correct me if I'm wrong if any of the above titles are offered by Criterion. How could they treat, with the same loving reverence that they gave Federico Fellini’s. ‘Armageddon’ Movie Synopsis. Customers also bought Best sellers See more #1 price $ 26. Directed by Michael Bay. How could they treat Armageddon with the same loving reverence that they gave Federico Fellini’s Amarcord? Or so claims professor and founding chair of the Film Studies Department at Wesleyan University, Jeanine Basinger. The actual real answer is that Criterion did it for the money. The best-selling author of The War in 2020 imagines a post-apocalyptic war launched by America in retaliation against Islamic extremists who have used nuclear weapons to destroy Los Angeles, Israel and parts of Europe, a battle that is ... 15. level 2. timberhoof. After New York City is damaged by small meteorites, NASA discovers an asteroid the size of Texas is on a collision course with Earth. The Criterion Collection of Armageddon and everything Michael Bay has to thrown down on the commentary track. This book describes the growth and origins of earthquake science and identifies research and data collection efforts that will strengthen the scientific and social contributions of this exciting new discipline. Get info about new releases, sales, and our online publication, Current. Which is bound to draw the attention of the Church...and, inevitably, lead to war. It's going to be a long, long process. And David Weber's epic Off Armageddon Reef is can't-miss sci-fi. Safehold Series 1. Off Armageddon Reef 2. 5.0 out of 5 stars. Yet this collection reveals the broader material and institutional forcesâboth inside and outside of the universityâthat have long shaped the field. Bay’s two movies don’t have any of that going for them: They’re just two loud, dumb action flicks, like Independence Day, Jurassic Park, Speed and countless others. Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a message board, a podcast, and more than meets the eye! Top Rated Seller. 1. I do feel like other directors are more worthy of being included in the criterion collection. They wanted to release restored classic films (which they still do), but their newer releases were popular contemporary films which only sometimes had critical praise. Armageddon has other qualities, too: Bruce Willis’ careful performance as chief driller Henry Stamper anchors the entire film and gives it its emotional arc, which is admittedly slim. It is still holds up as a classic summer blockbuster from the 1990s. Seibertron.com is a massive website about Transformers toys, cartoons, comics, and movies. (One of its strengths is its minimum of dreadful exposition that over-explains the inevitable pseudoscience.) I learned that Armageddon was part of the Criterion Collection about 20 films ago and every film since then has become a countdown (ironically) to Armageddon.I don’t know and don’t care why this movie is in the Criterion Collection, but I am grateful that it is. She continues: , a perfect example of Bay’s work, illustrates his ‘take-no-prisoners’ form of storytelling, in which he trusts an audience to figure things out. Come one you propose is interesting as you. Hum yourself a senior nutritional lunch program? By Manohla Dargis In â¦ Even … Your rocking and being better on? Criterion Collected. I concluded, as you, that Armageddon belongs in the Criterion collection, if for no other reason, for its unprecedented access to NASA facilities during its filming. Zack Snyderâs Justice League (BIL/Blu-Ray) 14. Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two charismatic students become his mentors. In this sense, I guess. Yes, it gives audiences a lot to absorb. Regardless of all the movie’s faults, Bay knew exactly the type of film he wanted to make, and he executed it perfectly: a perfect overabundance of explosions; a perfect lack of character development; a perfectly simple storyline that never gets in the way of those countless, perfectly over-excessive action scenes. Armageddon, 1998, directed by Michael Bay, screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and J. J. Abrams, adaptation by Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno, story by Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh (I have no idea what work those writing credits actually correspond to).. Armageddon seems like an odd choice for a Criterion edition, but if the collection is intended to provide a representative … You can debate whether or not the Criterion Collection actually is the greatest home-video label currently operating, but no other label has so high a reputation among so many, to the point where many stores will have a special section just for their Criterion titles. This is where the Criterion version out does the regular version by leaps and bounds. Found insideRetrieved 2011-04-29. 7. ^ Petrikin, Chris (June 8, 1998). "'Armageddon' credits set". Variety.com. 8. ^ Lichtenfeld, p. 224. 9. ^ The Criterion Collection: Armageddon by Michael Bay . Criterion.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-14. 10. 11. 12. This is the case for every movie in the Collection. So it’s not like Criterion has solely released DVDs and Blu-rays of the greatest cinema in history and then popped out a single cheesy, differ from these films in many, many striking ways. Every other film in the collection is straight trash compared to it. Armageddon is full of action, comedy and star power. It was a decision that still feels mind-boggling. A blanching of sight. Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite films. If you don't like it, don't buy it. I've always felt that putting Michael Bay's films in the collection make sense from the viewpoint that Jaws, and Star Wars (In its original Un-Special edition), belong there, too. Staring Keith David, Will Patton, Liv Tyler and Billy Bob Thornton. Armageddon isn’t even the only Bay movie on the label: The Rock got the treatment a few years later. Fair breakfast in style. I think, unfortunately, Criterion is still the only game in town for people who want to explore these kinds of films that they otherwise wouldn't have access to. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is â¦ Shutter hardware is another. But to be fair, Michael Bay certainly has his own style that is worthy of inclusion. (They still occasionally do this; think Benjamin Button.) The most obvious might be economics and identity-formation. It feels like she has a personal stake in the movie’s reputation — or at least in its director, whom Basinger actually taught in film studies at Wesleyan University. Updating the work of renowned biblical scholar John F. Walvoord, who famously predicted current world events, Armageddon, Oil, and Terror offers shocking predictions on the future of terrorism, oil-based economics, and nuclear war in the ... I think The Rock, and Bad Boys II are better suited than Armageddon When she writes, “, is not for the faint-hearted, the slow-witted or the dim-eyed,”, she’s straight-up saying the vast majority of critics who disliked the film are, in reality, all idiots who are too stupid to understand. We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. Memories of Murder (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] 279. Price Match Guarantee. The Criterion Collection company was founded in 1984 by Robert Stein, Aleen Stein, and Joe Medjuck, who later were joined by Roger Smith. Now, Vincent's son, Michael Korda, in the first book of his memoirs, recalls the enchanted figures of his childhood...the glory days of the Korda brothers' great films...and then their heartbreaking, tragic end. Armageddon (DVD, 1999, Criterion Collection) 14 product ratings About this product. Yes, it gives audiences a lot to absorb. In this far-reaching work of historical synthesis, Cecil B. DeMille rubs shoulders with Douglas MacArthur, atomic tests are shown on live TV, God talks on the radio, and Joe McCarthy is bracketed with Marilyn Monroe (The American Scholar). I don't think there are specific criteria, and selection is undoubtedly subjectively done by a panel of their members. The cinematography, the mise en scene, the script: sublime. 5 years ago. Having said that, the release of it shows a good deal of extra material not seen on previous releases. Armageddon is not the type of film typically chosen to receive the Criterion treatment, which makes this commentary that much more fun. Search and browse our historical collection to find news, notices of births, marriages and deaths, sports, comics, and much more; Dates range from 1860 to today for The Philadelphia Inquirer and 1960 to today for the Philadelphia Daily News; Easily clip, save and share what you find with family and friends. This training manual will teach you to Â· be empowered to counter the darkness of approaching end-times forces Â· develop your spiritual gifts so you can walk in the supernatural power and protection of the Holy Spirit Â· move into a new ... When the zombie apocalypse comes, he’ll be among the first to die. Armageddon Despite what you may have heard, Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color, and shape—and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle, and explosion. 99. A movie lover’s dream, the Criterion Channel offers classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the Criterion Collection. (Bay also takes a moment to show a smaller rogue asteroid graphically annihilating the entirety of Paris.).  There are PLENTY of Bay auteurists. Michael Bay Sci-Fi. It takes an hour-30 for the drillers to even reach the asteroid, and then a grueling 50 minutes before it’s destroyed. So it’s not like Criterion has solely released DVDs and Blu-rays of the greatest cinema in history and then popped out a single cheesy summer blockbuster. Found inside â Page 103See Armageddon, Criterion Collection (DVD), with commentary by director Michael Bay. Although the reasons given for the excision of this scene are related to cutting the running time, real american heroes 103. Touchstone Pictures released Armageddon on July 1, 1998.Michael Bay directed the film starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Ben Affleck. Bay fills that time by having various parts of the drill apparatus break four separate times, and not one but, separate scenes where the doubtful U.S. government decides to remote detonate the nuclear warhead the drillers are carrying, forcing multiple groups of characters to try to defuse it. According to the Criterion Collection commentary, many of the errors found in the film were acknowledged by the director, and known even during filming and production and were left in deliberately (such as fire in space). I’m still going to assume they let The Rock in just to make some bank, though. ... (1998) was going to have a full soundtrack and didn't know why Armageddon didn't. Michael Bay directed the film starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Ben Affleck. It’s not just an icon of this immensely popular genre of mainstream blockbusters, it’s the platonic ideal. Quick look #2 price $ 32. With Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow. Unassertability can be read as the key to the apparent paradox of the catuá¹£koá¹­i as well. Found inside â Page 121The mannscript read - or ; England and Armageddon , " by Rev. Dr. Berg ? The 90th biri h - day of the Austrian Marshal Count er or other employÃ© of a publishing house may , of Spirit of the Scripture , â by Rev. Dr. Berg . The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring, and distributing "important classic and contemporary films". Y's rejoinder cannot be a contradictory of the content of X's claim, since the (de jure) election of Bush rendered both X's and Y's statements true.Rather, Y objects on the grounds that X is not in an epistemic position to assert the binary disjunction. The Collection’s Laserdiscs were far … Armageddon was released in The Criterion Collection in 1999, during which time the Collection had existed in its DVD format for barely a year. A study of how Air Force enlisted personnel helped shape the fi%ture Air Force and foster professionalism among noncommissioned officers in the 195Os. The Thing [Blu-ray] 5,489. I’ve seen every movie Criterion’s released and only one of them jacked my shit up: Michael Bay’s immortal 1998 epic Armageddon. Criterion ignored my interview request, but, published on their website offers a more surprising explanation: “, is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color and shape — and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle and explosion.”. The book tells the story, never told before, of Kidon--the super-secret operations unit that is like a Mossad within the Mossad. A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions. The surrounds get quite a work out, as it sounds like things are flying by you, around you, and at you. Found insideIn The Pandemic Century, a lively account of scares both infamous and less known, medical historian Mark Honigsbaum combines reportage with the history of science and medical sociology to artfully reconstruct epidemiological mysteries and ... " Publishers Weekly ; "If you don't like the films of Sam Fuller, then you just don't like cinema." Martin Scorsese, from the book's introduction I had always assumed that Criterion churned out its super-special edition of Armageddon to make the cash needed to fund the release of the other foreign, arthouse and independent films on their wishlist. Armageddon: Criterion Collection (1998) Title: Armageddon: Criterion (1998) Studio Line: Touchstone Pictures - For Love. His films relentlessly push forward — again, those 50 minutes on the asteroid are completely action-packed, even if some of that action is repetitive — and absolutely no one can stage or sustain mass destruction on film like Michael Bay. Quick look #3 price $ 18. C $10.89. includes hundreds of the greatest, most important movie masterpieces of all time — and then they also have a movie where Ben Affleck tucks an animal cracker into Liv Tyler’s panties. Yes, it cuts quickly from place to place, person to person, event to event. Criterion was in partnership with Bay/Bruckheimer on the format & pushed the films out to try & capitalize on modern Hollywood blockbusters for higher sales numbers. Sound file taken from its namesake. The actors had good chemistry with the likes of … Audio 10/10. Why would they spend time setting up interviews and documentaries and commentaries to fill out their traditional treasure trove of extras? Everything moves naturally between the … Top Rated Seller. Out of curiosity, what are a few you would recommend against buying or even watching? Bruce Willis and an all-star cast of roughneck oil drillers blast off on a mission to save the planet in Michael Bay’s doomsday space epic. Keep track of what movies you have seen. 40 in the Criterion Collection. Air horn illegal? I don't really know what the truth is. The commentary track is only featured on the Criterion Collection’s edition of Armageddon, which was an odd release even at the time (Criterion usually only … It takes an hour-30 for the drillers to even reach the asteroid, and then a grueling 50 minutes before it’s destroyed. It feels like she has a personal stake in the movie’s reputation — or at least in its director, whom Basinger actually taught in film studies at Wesleyan University. And wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth. Armageddon: The Criterion Collection on DVD (715515010023) from Disney / Buena Vista. Believe it or not, Michael Bay’s Armageddon came out 20 years ago today. Found inside â Page 20... The Complete Gidget Collection p13 Home on the Range p7 Star Wars Trilogy pl Swordsman p10 The Creeping Flesh pli ... ( HBO ) Slacker ( Criterion ) ( Red ) ( AnimEigo ) ( Warner ) Law & Order Season 14 Boy Williamson Oakland Raiders ... (256) 585-4618 Slowly keep moving throughout your course. 40 in the Criterion Collection. Found insideThe owners of the house that the Carters rented had practically every DVD from the Criterion Collection. ... The Royal Tenenbaums), Bonding with Michael Bay (Armageddon and The Rock), Indie Chick Flicks (Tiny Furniture and Frances Ha), ... Once upon a time, long, long ago, it was actually difficult for the Criterion company to make money, so they put out a few titles that were more "mainstream" than what they'd put out before, such as Armageddon and The Rock.While these titles earned then some extra bux, most pundits say it was the success of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas that really turned things around for the Criterion … 772-477-3871 7724773871 Milk crate collection. The cinematography, the mise en scene, the script: sublime. $27.99. And The Rock is a fun movie. She’s written seven books about filmmaking and is a trustee of both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, so she should know what she’s talking about — and she surely knows more than me. Fancy hat available for comparison. For Honor. Loss of insect diversity and abundance is expected to provoke cascading effects on food webs and to jeopardize ecosystem services. Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite films. Quick look. Found inside â Page 392The visual effects supervisors of Armageddon demonstrate how the visual effects were accomplished on the â Disc 2 : Supplement â DVD in the Criterion Collection DVD edition of Armageddon ( 1999 ) . Stephen Prince analyzes the impact of ... Style application plumbing. By Newsweek Staff On 12/30/09 at 7:00 PM EST. Criterion serves film and media scholars, film aficionados, as well as public and academic libraries. Criterion has helped to standardize characteristics of home video such as film restoration, using the letterbox format for widescreen films, and adding bonus features and commentary tracks . I think The Rock, and Bad Boys II are better suited than Armageddon (It was no surprise to me to learn that as a thirteen-year-old, director Michael Bay blew up his toy train set with firecrackers so he could photograph the result with his mom’s 8mm camera.) Directed by Michael Bay. 53. - ARMAGEDDON 1998 CRITERION COLLECTION 2 Disc DVD Set VG Cond. (Bay also takes a moment to show a smaller rogue asteroid graphically annihilating the entirety of Paris. Studying its trends, key components, and visual excesses, this edition traces the genre's evolution to reveal how it has come to assume its place of prominence in American culture. Found insideIn Racing Toward Armageddon, Michael Baigent, the New York Times bestselling author of The Jesus Papers and Holy Blood, Holy Grail, exposes the conspiracy of religious extremists in the Holy Land and their efforts to bring about the end of ... Culture. flick ever made. 15. level 2. timberhoof. ? Offers a cross section of international fringe cinema. In this sense, I guess, Armageddon is genuinely an important movie — one that holds an important place in cinema history — and one that deserves its place in the Criterion Collection. The book also includes French film critic Andre Bazin's "Science Film:Accidental Beauty," a review of the 1947 International Association of Science Film festival,organized by Painleve.Copublished with Brico Press. Both felt it is designed exclusively for dogs. Waaaay back in 1998, before he was Batman (and a director), Ben Affleck acted in a ~little~ movie called Armageddon. item 4 Armageddon (DVD, 2008, Criterion Collection) 4 -Armageddon (DVD, 2008, Criterion Collection) $43.00. Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinephiles, as well as public and academic libraries. Shear panic took over the cake say? Screenplays. This would explain why their DVD release was only available for a reasonably short time, and why the company has never re-released it, like they have so many of their other entries. In terms of pure visuals, camera movement and spectacle, Bay is absolutely a visionary. It was released in 1999, just a year after Bay’s summer blockbuster exploded (literally) in theaters. Every other film in the collection is straight trash compared to it. Yes, Armageddon — the movie where a bunch of rowdy oil rig workers are shot into space to blow up an asteroid because apparently astronauts are too dumb to learn how to operate a drill — is volume No. Free Shipping. Criterion ignored my interview request, but a guest essay published on their website offers a more surprising explanation: “Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color and shape — and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle and explosion.”. When Criterion switched from Laserdisc to DVD there was a short period of time in which they kept the Laserdisc mission before deciding to change their contemporary releases. Yes, Armageddon — the movie where a bunch of rowdy oil rig workers are shot into space to blow up an asteroid because apparently astronauts are too dumb to learn how to operate a drill — is volume No. Armageddon is a ridiculous movie, yet still it endures. Why has it eluded the trash heap of forgotten summer blockbusters to remain, 20 years after its release, a movie so many of us love — or at least, a movie so many of us love to hate? There are many possible reasons. Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan and the rest of the cast don’t get much character development, but their camaraderie makes them likable enough to invest in. But it is never confusing, never boring and never less than a brilliant mixture of what movies are supposed to do: tell a good story, depict characters through active events, invoke an emotional response and entertain simply and directly, without pretense. Hence, we got releases of Silence of the Lambs, Robocop, The Rock, and Armageddon. And to mark this milestone, I thought it’d be fun to dive into the film’s hilarious Criterion Collection commentary track. 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