Welcome to Screen Rant's "Geek Picks," where we collect the finest movie-related geekery from around the Web. Today you'll find a Killer Instinct fan film; the 50 most frustrating moments in video games; everything wrong with The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug; the houses of Westeros singing their hearts out in a Game of Thrones music video parody; and the 12 most awesome 1980s action figure toy lines. All that and more on this edition of SR's Geek Picks!
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The 50 Most Frustrating Moments In Video Games
Remind me again why we love video games.
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Everything Wrong With The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Ah, The Hobbit 2. The almost-3-hour sequel to the almost-3-hour first film from last year. It's pretty much more of the same, so if you liked the first one, you will... not enjoy this video.
Helpful reminders: We have read the books, they still don't matter, & yes, we're still angry about some of the sins from the last movie, like the eagles.
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Game Of Thrones Pop Medley
The Houses of Westeros sing their hearts out in this Game of Thrones music video parody!
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12 Most Awesome 1980s Action Figure Toy Lines
geektyrant has a mix of '80s badassery.
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PREDATOR - Original Suit with Jean-Claude Van Damme
Makeup FX innovator, Steve Johnson (GHOSTBUSTERS, SPECIES, BLADE 2) shares the inside story on what went wrong with the original Boss Films PREDATOR suit, worn by martial artist and aspiring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme.
FULL STORY here.
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Killer Instinct Fan Film
Jago, Sabrewulf, and Orchid fight to the death!
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GRUMPY CAT & Pete Holmes on the Red Carpet - MTV Movie Awards
Nerdist.com's Clarke Wolfe hit the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards and caught up with Pete Holmes, Grumpy Cat, and more!
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Back to the Future with Pugs
It's time to go back to the future.
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Anna from Frozen meets Walter White from Breaking Bad
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Time Machine
Brandon asks Mike that burning question we must all answer at some point in our lives.
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Last Couple on Earth Vlog 4 "Stress Eating"
Alien apocalypse, acid rain, and nuclear fall out are nothing compared to being roommates with Tina. She's a stress eater.
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That's all for today, folks! Be sure to check back tomorrow for more movie-related geekery.
Today's picks have been brought to you by: The Nether Region, Pregnantville, Roman Maspóns, The Pet Collective, Nerdist, ReallyCleverAndroids, Stan Winston School, John Campea, geektyrant, The Warp Zone, CinemaSins and BuzzFeedPop.