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The Fake BNAT 9 Line-up!
Hey folks, Harry here... this is the first time in the history of doing these pre-lists that I've been drunk... but I just came in from the BNAT 9 pre-party where I discovered folks that flew from Poland, St. Louis and Los Angeles - all for a chance at the STAND BY LINE. Holy fuck... There were attempted bribes with booze and alcohol - which I drank and then gave them a "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU" in return... But they are in a Beagle and a Lil Heb's hands. Not mine.
So - now it is time to give you hints via an alternative list of titles that may - in some drunken delusional manner - relate to the films that may or may not be playing. Realize... I could just be fucking with you. So here we go...
1. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)
2. DUNE (1984)
3. KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
4. WAR AND PEACE (1956)
5. THE STORY DR. WASSELL (1944)
6. DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972)
7. RAMBO (2008)
8. M (1931)
9. THE PHANTOM CREEPS (1939)
10. DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND (1964)
11. LE FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE (197?)
12. FREEWAY (1996)
So there ya go... There's little treats inbetween and tons of fun spread throughout. This will be a very very fun BNAT - So sit back and enjoy the brain teaser that is this list. Remember - it probably only makes sense in my mind... but then, it's my party, my celebration of film - btw - there's one of the films in that list above - that I don't even know what is in the line-up. The first time I've had a legitimate surprise in the last 7 years of BNAT.
For you going for STAND BY. I wish you the very best of luck... remember - it's on you to get your ticket for the drawing... and there's no need to get there before 11am, but don't be late. And everybody else - 10am - we're going to try to get everyone in before 11am, so we can get all the standby seats filled before 11:30, because - the show this year kinda kicks into gear with stuff on screen at approximately 11:40. SO - LET IT BEGIN!!!
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Stallone's history with th site makes it a given
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just taking stabs in the dark here. and only at upcoming releases, as there are far too many older movies to make guesses.
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Wouldn't that be awesome as hell?
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1st through 4th?
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Sweeney Todd is pretty much a given - probably #10. Cloverfield, maybe. Rambo is probably... Rambo. And they'll probably get the Joker intro, in some form.
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They've tried so hard to keep everything hush hush, no WAY they're screening it to the internet's biggest spoilerfiends a month early.
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I'm lost on most of these, but I agree about Rambo and Cloverfield.
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Wouldn't surprise me in the least if they get Cloverfield. Didn't BNAT get 300 a few months early and this is only a month away?
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#4 = Charlie Wilson's War? And I wouldn't be shocked to see Harold and Kumar 2 on there.
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Iron Man? Indy 4? Speed Racer? Unlikely. Not so long shots = Forgetting Sarah Marshall/Pineapple Express.
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Easy. I Am Legend. Also, I wonder if he'll pull a repeat and do There Will Be Blood again.
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drunk. ;)
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Do I win anything? I'll even take a back rub.
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...is Cloverfield. Could Freeway be Pineapple Express? Coup of the century would be the Spurlock movie as All The President's Men, but that would never happen.
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...about the screening of the "restored" version of Poltergeist looking like ass, could it be that #9 is a proper print of Poltergeist? And, my lord, if Freeway is Speed Racer that would be nuts.
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but not the first time doing it naked, right? not sure I want the answer though. One guess - The Phantom Creeps is Fanboys. Wasn't it rumoured here that ep3 was titled The Creeping Fear? A bit off they were, eh?
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Glad you enjoyed the beer Harry. Hope to see you tomorrow, the force is strong with this one!!
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Why haven't I heard of this? Is someone making a Lita Ford Biopic!
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Or maybe that's Le Fin Absolue du Monde = Southland Tales. What I can't figure out though is which one is Killshot.
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Look at me, taking everyone's charity and shitting on their collective chins. Wow, I just got back from the PREPARTY!!!!! and I am SOOOOO DRUNK!!!!!! ZOMG!!!!!! I need to make at least three more posts about BNAT before the only one that actually counts...and that will be moot because someone there will post the lineup hours before I get off my ass to do so.
I hate myself. Love me.
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I wanna see "All the President's Men" on the big screen. It's a favorite and I've never seen it other than on video. Please, Harry.
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jealousy will get you nowhere
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= American Ninja One through Five. Wow! Givin' some love to Golan-Globus. Nice!
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DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN will be Re-Animator, DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND will be Sweeny Todd, RAMBO will be..um..um.. Rambo? M will be the new M Night Shamalamading dong flick, and THE PHANTOM CREEPS will be Night of the Creeps
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Stupidity, unfortunately, will get you everywhere.
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This could also be Hellboy 2...considering Del Toro's relationship with Harry. I don't think Rambo is really Rambo...he's never listed a real movie in the list. If Freeway does turn out to be Speed Racer...I will plotz.
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Yes? No? War and Peace = Vantage Point.
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you guys are dorks.
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...cos sly wants as much publicity/early buzz as poss! something tells me that guy doesn't deal in cloak and dagger shenanigans :-)
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Could it be ZODIAC: DIRECTOR'S CUT?
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Dec 08, 2007 2:02:34 AM CST
WAY too early for Valkyrie, Hellboy 2, Speed Racer, etc.
by shiftyeyeddog2
you guys are thinking way too big way too far off. scenes or clips, maybe, but not whole things
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I heard frankenfickle has a cameo as one of Arthur Leigh Allen's dildos in the Director's Cut.
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1. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976) = THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006)
2. DUNE (1984) = BEOWULF
3. KISS ME DEADLY (1955) = ATONEMENT
4. WAR AND PEACE (1956) = WATERLOO
5. THE STORY DR. WASSELL (1944) = SCHINDLERS LIST
6. DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972) = REANIMATOR
7. RAMBO (2008) = ROCKY
8. M (1931) = ZWARTBOEK
9. THE PHANTOM CREEPS (1939) = CREEPSHOW
10. DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND (1964) = SWEENEY TODD
11. LE FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE (197?)
= CIGARETTE BURNS
12. FREEWAY (1996)= The brothers GrimmProbably way off, but its fun to guess. -
that makes it worth it. Speculation is for jealous girlfriends. As for people that flew in for a chance at standby? Get a life...seriously.
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Frost/Nixon?
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RAMBO (2008)
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Pineapple Express is possible...
other new releases- Sweeney, there will be blood, I am legend
Mother of Tears
Dark knight? At least the Joker intro.
Cloverfield for the The Grand Finale after everyone has been up for 20+ hours.
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Demon was filmed in part in the Bradbury Building in LA, as was BLADE RUNNER. Perhaps?
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KISS ME DEADLY is a Mickey Spillane film. I think it was in 3D.
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yep. bet it is. Especially if its supposed to be before cloverfield in a few weeks.
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"Rambo" is actually code for "Rambo: First Blood Part II".
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The whole point of the fake lineup is to watch those movies instead. Well, how the hell can anyone watch Rambo (2008) or Spider-Man 3 (2007) (last year's bad entry). Fuckin Harry.
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Dec 08, 2007 10:56:13 AM CST
I have the original Demon with a Glass Hand OUter Limits ep
by stormwatcher
And it could be expanded into a great movie. Harlan Ellison rocks
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This has been going on for years...Harry holds his BNAT, and posts a list of movies that supposedly give those of us who can't attend a flavor of what they're seeing. Fair enough. Somehow, the list above leaves a sour taste because he says he COULD be fucking with us (okay - if he WANTS to, I guess he can)but drunk or not - he's coming over as gloatier than usual - which is strange considering he has the bare faced cheek to actually ASK for gifts, tributes, offerings...and "pwesents". Beggars normally tend to be a little more humble and a lot less elitist.
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...and maybe I don't grasp the delicate nature of the film community...or the quasi-religious pilgrimage nature of BNAT...buuuuutttt...well...who the hell cares? It's a film festival that almost none of us are going to. Huzzah and Merry Christmas to those who got in, but...seriously...for those who didn't, who gives a rat's ass?
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Every year BNAT comes and goes, and every year I'm in the middle of finals at the University of Texas. Perhaps that's a good thing, as there's no event that can't be ruined by a huge influx of stupid Longhorns.
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That would cause the movie place to look like the famous scene from stand by me with everyone puking all over the place.
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I would rather be out there meeting some hotties than sitting in Buttnumb.
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Harry always manages to throw in a musical. I`d be on the lobby drinking beers, cause this movie will suck ass
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posting multiple comments on a talkback speculating on the details of an event you *obviously* have no interest in attending?
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I'd bet Freeway is Pineapple Express
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so its confirmed then. you are a dick.
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That was the secret film for the Ritz's opening night. No way they'd show it at BNAT. Pineapple Express though...they did do Knocked Up, it makes sense.
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The irony of your post is fucking killing me. How about you do your own research before you look like a complete moron? They couldn't call it LE FIN because that title is for an actual movie and they would have had to pay some ridiculous amount of money to buy the rights to use it. Therefore they went with the grammatically incorrect version, which was available for free.
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I wish I was there. I don't care what the naysayers think, there is nothing like sitting in a theater full of movie fans, each one hyped to the edge of their seats. Hell, I wish all of us could be there together
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You don't have to believe me but my friend is hanging outside the theater and they've played two classic films so far, one by Preston Sturges, and Charlie Wilsons War so far.
He also said that every goodie bag has an HD DVD player in it BSG Razor and 300 HD just to start. -
Zodiac: Director's Cut
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Alot of people think that Sweeney Todd was at the Ritz opening night, but it wasn't. Instead, it was "War of the Gargantuas"
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Thanks for the update, my sister is in there and that's awesome. Keep on doing what you're doing.
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HD DVD players...anyone surprised?
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i thought they handed out the goodie bag at the end?
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Could freeway be the movie Penelope.....they are both modern fairly tales that have reece witherspoon in them.....and who doesn;t love a pig nosed christina ricci
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Dec 08, 2007 6:33:42 PM CST
I agree that the fake list serves no purpose whatsoever....
by kirbymanly
And Harry... stop acting like the "Drunk Girl" character from SNL.
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As a simul-BNAT. But Harry has gotten infatuated with the 'guessing what each item means', so it's no longer about watching the movies, it's about figuring out what movies they represent. Which makes the list useless.
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give it some luvin'
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Red and the big bad wolf
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Get to see Speed Racer then I am gonna rape you! M = Untraceable, I wonder if Harry'll show some Teeth! That movie looks good.
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Get to see Speed Racer before my birthday then I am gonna rape you! M = Untraceable, I wonder if Harry'll show some Teeth! That movie looks good.
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no edit function. One of those movies is Be King Rewind = ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour is = THE STORY DR. WASSELL, Jumper = Dune. THE PHANTOM CREEPS = Postal.
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I haven't read all the comments here but Big Trouble in Little China is one of the films for BNAT9. Tyler Stout did a poster for it that can be seen at www.omgposters.com
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Not the movie, the poster who apparently does not recognize Lo Pan or "Big Trouble at BNAT" as a hint about the theme of the fest this year.
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Trailer
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M rules, Pough Sux!
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I was gonna list a bunch of wiseass guesses like WITLESS PROTECTION starring Larry the ex-health inspector and THE PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING - A VEGGIETALES MOVIE, but actually I think I decoded a couple of them. I bet that THE STORY OF DR. WASSEL's slot will be RAMBO, and RAMBO will be SON OF RAMBOW. LE FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE or whatever will be a Uwe Bolle movie, most likely POSTAL. And then M will be CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE.
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nice call on that one vern, you're probably right. and i'll also say that yeah, freeway is probably pineapple express.
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there Vern. I had a feeling "Rambo" was referring to something else. OMG I hope the Boll movie is 'In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale'!
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1. All the President's Men - Nat'l Treasure 2
2. Dune - Boat
3. Kiss Me Deadly - I Am Legend
4. War and Peace - Ironman
5. The Story of Dr. Wassell - The Orphanage
6. Dr. Phibes Rises Again - Youth Without Youth
7. Rambo - Be Kind Rewind
8. M - Sweeney Todd
9. The Phantom Creeps - Diary of the Dead
10. Demon with a Glass Hand - Cloverfield
11. La Fin Absolue Du Monde - Cigarette Burns
12. Freeway - Speedracer
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BNAT is mostly older films...it's just the newer ones that get the cred.
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Dec 09, 2007 3:12:09 AM CST
Forgetting Sarah Marshall or Pineapple Express has to be on ther
by smackvein
With all the Apatow coverage here, I'd think he'd have another BNAT year
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is awesome. "Shai-Hulud!!!!!!!"
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get it? cause of oil?
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The Party at Kitty and Studs. Or at least it should be.
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He told me the smell in there is becoming unbearable.
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That very little word is coming from the inside. Think of it. A spy site that has a festival where no spies are allowed...organised by....spies.
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Didn't someone have an ongoing blog updating the actual movies as they were being shown last year?
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My friend who gave the Charlie Wilson's War and goodie bag info finally got in around 2am last night, after hanging outside for half the day. He said they saw Sweeney Todd and I haven't heard from him since 2am. So we can confirm several old films, CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR and SWEENEY TODD on my end.
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There's not a live blog anywhere, or shouldnt be, because they don't even let you bring you cell phones in there. No electronics. That's how it was when I went in 2003. My friend must have went out for a smoke break when he updated me at 2am last night
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I guess I'll have to ask the obvious question: WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK IS A FUCKING JULIA ROBERTS MOVIE DOING AT BUTT NUMB-A-THON??!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?
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Booze IS alcohol, just like FAT REDHEAD is OBESE GINGERMOP
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in slang terms that booze was beer and alcohol was liquor.
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Julia Roberts in a bikini is always welcome, especially in the BNAT. That's part of the movie "CHarlie Wilson's War", by the way. I may see that eventually, but Sweeney Todd, Juno and There Will Be Blood are on the top of my immediate list in the next two weeks.
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I dunno. Great lips to be sure but those teeth? Yikes!!!
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while I was downtown I went over to the Ritz and asked Lars and co. who were outside what they'd shown already. Charlie Wilsons War, Sweeney Todd, and some old stuff at that point. They sounded like it was a weak year.
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Sweeney Todd, Charlie Wilson, Trick-or-Treat were the only new movies, Theey got clips from Rambo, Wall-E, and Fanboys.
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If that was the lineup, then I am glad I didn't go (not that I had the option). I didn't expect Cloverfield, but I thought that Rambo (complete film) and Be Kind Rewind would have been available. Or maybe Aliens v. Predator.
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I mean, Trick-or-Treat's really the only stand out. ST and CW both come out in two weeks (and I've already seen ST). I'm sure it was a lot of fun, but that's definitely a weak line-up compared to the last two years. I was sure they'd get Pineapple Express, Be Kind Rewind, or at least Cloverfield. Not gonna lie, I would still go in a heartbeat, but it kind of takes away the sting of not getting in.
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I can confirm this was the closing tilm of BNAT9.
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Because of Anna Paquin's Little Red Riding Hood costume, right? Tenuous, man. Real fuckin' tenuous. Still, I'm sure it's less about the movies and more about the atmosphere. Unless the atmosphere was humming bad because the only three news flicks were a Tom Hanks comedy, a musical and an oft-postponed horror flick. Who's to say?
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Man, I can't wait to see it; bring on the reviews PLEASE
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That was a good time. I have no regrets on alot of the films that were "expected" by many including myself but did not show. Bottom line - it's a party guys. They put alot of work into making cool opportunities like this and deserve all the credit in the world. Don't be so quick to judge the lineup - we were supposed to be enjoying the company of movie lovers. And I had a great time at it.
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Yeah, the exclusives were all kind of weak, especially since Sweeny Todd is almost out and probably four people in the audience had heard of Trick R' Treat. (I think they were hoping it was the 1986 version). Some of the older movies played well, but it was a pretty disappointing year consider what's on the horizon this Spring/Summer (Iron Man, Hellboy 2, Indiana Jones, Speed Racer, etc). Apparently the coolest part of this year's BNAT was that everyone got free HD DVD players. Holy shit. That's nice.
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It ended with Trick-or-treat, which is the only of the 'major' 'hollywood' non released films that isn't coming out in the VERY near future.
After talking with some (a lot of) people, it really comes down to this: There isn't anything good coming out anytime soon.
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BOTH Charlie Wilson's War and Sweeney Todd come out 12/21. I was pretty sure the exclusives would be Be Kind Rewind, Cloverfield, and Iron Man with Rambo a strong possibility. Wow, 0 for 3 this year!
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Year 10, go old school. Let Hollywood beg. Your worth it Harry. Take this shit back to it's roots. We can wait for those films you guys, let's just have a good time together before it loses it's true spirit.
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That's pretty sweet!
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Don't they have like, a secret movie or something that they can't talk about? Maybe the mega budget soon to be released flicks like Todd and War were allowed to be publicised since they are pretty much out and about. They might have shown something interesting and just not covered it.
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when your wife comes with you and you get TWO HD DVD players! At least, that's what happened with me.
I've updated the lineup of films on Wikipedia. I also tried to add the names of trailers and exclusive clips we saw, but I couldn't remember all of them.
http:///wikipedia.org/Butt-numb-a-thon
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNAT
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So what is the bonus movie that was supposed to be announced at the end of BNAT, showing later at Alamo Lamar?
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Son of Rambow, Monday 7 pm South Lamar, i think
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"Son of Rambow", showing tomorrow at the Alamo South Lamar at 7:30 p.m.
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How was Mongol?
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brilliant. Absolutely fantastic, IMO. I highly recommend seeing it. Very engaging and even funny at times. The battles scenes were very cool.
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Exactly what he said. In my opinion, best film of the night and worth every dime I spent on the whole event.
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I heard that people who liked 300 liked Mongol.
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a total trip. And then some. I think most people either slept through it (being that it was the penultimate movie screened) or just sat there, jaws dropped in disbelief. We were given ample warning that it is possibly the most racist film ever made. Were it not for BNAT, I'm not sure I'd ever have gotten to see that.
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if you liked 300... it'd be hard NOT to enjoy Mongol. Perhaps not as much, depending on your tastes in setting and history. But, the two are comparable in tone and feel.
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Maybe not the best endorsement then, at least for my purposes. I really did not like 300 very much. That said, I have a lot in common movie-taste-wise with a lot of people who loved 300. I've still been waiting to check this one out, so we'll see.
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I wouldn't compare Mongol to 300 other than the cg blood. To me it felt like a Braveheart meets Dances with Wolves meets Clan of the Cave Bear. It's going to be compared to alot of movies which I hope doesn't hurt everyones anticipation. I've never been so captivated with my ass past the point of numb. I share my naughty girl side with you - it hurt so good.
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Hahahahaha, I don't like "Wolves" and I really don't like Braveheart.
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Don't watch those other films for sure, and see Mongol. It may be better than the others (to you anyway). There weren't any Mongol haters from what I heard from the crowd.
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True. It's not 300 redux... but, they both have epic battle scenes and a side love story. Basically, I think someone who enjoyed 300 would like Mongol.
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where he goes apeshit in the mall with the baseball bat, I'm cool. WYLD STALLYNS RULES!
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This film is going to be DOA. We saw clips *last* year because it wasn't ready to go. Who spends two+ years making a comedy?
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wasnt that supposed to be released halloween of this year?
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Warner Bros pushed it back to March, because they mistakenly thought a Halloween movie would do better in the spring than against the latest SAW installment.
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They said that movies not coming out until next Halloween, not March. I think that guy's going to be a fine director, not bad at all for his first film.
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I was forwarded an e-mail from WB this past October insisting March was a better release date. So if they've woken up and are going to release it next Halloween, that's fantastic. Warner Bros still pulled a boneheaded move not releasing it as advertised, but maybe it has a chance now.
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it was tipped to be one of the best of the year. instead people are just saying "yeah, Charlie Wilson's War was screened...", as if they forgot to tack on a "meh".
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Dec 09, 2007 5:39:11 PM CST
Is anyone going to post the full lineup or all we care about is
by nate champion
Seriously. Fuck the shitty new shit. I want to hear about what Harry dug up in the vaults.
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IRON MAN. CLOVERFIELD. DARK KNIGHT. SPEED RACER.You gotta be kidding me. there was NO chance of those major titles showing here. you guys are delusional!
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No way would Nolan screen Dark Knight anywhere at this point given how secretive they've been up to this point. Speed Racer and Iron Man probably aren't even close to being finished. I'd place a bet that Cloverfield was shown though given that it's coming out in a month or so and test screenings have been reported. Go dig up some of the old reports from previous BNATs and you'll see that they've gotten some pretty impressive premieres for this thing.
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is already up at Wikipedia.
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Weird, despite all the tough talk from RodHolt, Eli Roth's "Jew ass" made it through the show entirely unkicked. I am shocked that someone on the internet would claim to be a tough guy and then not follow through. Poor form, kid. Other than that little "disappointment" the show was awesome. It was really a fun line-up. The new flicks were all pretty good, with "Charlie Wilson's War," "Mongol" and "Trick R Treat" (Go NYU) being my favorites. Very surprised at the amount of arterial spray from on-screen wounds in "Sweeney Todd." The Rambo clip featured top-notch mayhem. Was very pleased to see "Goodbye Uncle Tom" on the big-screen - what an ending! (that theme really does sound like the title sequence music from Commando) The only stinker was Teen Lust, but that did have some jiggly blondes in it, plus a George "Buck" Flower role, so it wasn't all bad. Also, I never before noticed that the trailer for "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" uses the MediaBreak music from Robocop. Thanks, Toshiba, for the free player. Will send in a proper write up when I get home.
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Everything was great up to "The Poughkeepsie Tapes", which was pretty meh. Then Tim League's pick, "Teen Lust", which had some pretty old teens and not nearly enough lust. "Trick 'R Treat was damn good. "Sweeney Todd" was also good, and "Charlie Wilson's War was excellent. Add that to "Pickup on South Street", plus some Preston Sturges and some Kirk Douglas made it a really fun time. Not as strong as the near-perfect last two years, but I'm always very happy to attend. It was a blast.
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that I didnt get in. This is the first lineup Ive seen where I wasnt bummed to not be there. Its ridiculous that SO many people try to get in to this and fly from all over. Unless youre really a friend of Harry's it just seems like a waste. Regardless, Happy Birthday sir!
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At least a few of the standby people from far away got in after hanging out in the lobby for 12 hours
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they were high energy the entire time. Speaking of, I still haven't gotten to sleep yet!
The pre- year 2000 movies were the champions for me.
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One of the lucky five. I think you'll hear a recurring theme of the night. The first two-thirds of the lineup was AMAZING. Every movie was good and had something to say. Definitely the tone was more somber, but It was just great movie to great movie to great movie and then...The Poughkeepsie Tapes sucked all the positive energy out of the room and the sado-masochistic march to the end began. By the time Trick R Treat came around, the movie would've had to suck absolute and utter ass to end the fest on a negative note. It didn't and was pretty much the perfect end note for the brutal second half of that lineup.
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They havent even filmed it yet...thats how tight Harry has his connections.
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They've had big premieres: Kong, Dreamgirls, LOTR, etc... but those were all December releases. These people are talking about major tentpole pictures for SUMMER release. no way theyre being shown. and Cloverfield - no way they show it to the biggest spoiler site's festival when theyve worked so hard to keep everything so secret.
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What does it matter? Do we win something if we guess the right films? I mean, most of us probably weren't even selected to go to the damn thing. It's a small wonder that we even give enough of a shit to post a guess in the first place. All fun and games, matey.
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Just got word from Harry. Cloverfield was lost in a shipping snafu and Rambo was missing a few effects and Stallone really wanted it to be screened complete. Too bad, but it was still a fun time.
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2003 is still the best one yet. Followed VERY closely by 2006.
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1. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976) - Avenging Disco Godfather (1979)
2. DUNE (1984) - How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
3. KISS ME DEADLY (1955) - KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
4. WAR AND PEACE (1956) - Anna Karenina (1997)
5. THE STORY DR. WASSELL (1944) - For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
6. DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972) - Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
7. RAMBO (2008) - A Man Called... Rainbo (1990)
8. M (1931) - SSSSSSS (1973)
9. THE PHANTOM CREEPS (1939) - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
10. DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND (1964) - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
11. LE FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE (197?) - Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
12. FREEWAY (1996) - Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997) -
How you think Harry is some kind of magician when it comes to this shit. He's not.
He's cozy with a couple of studios, really just one, but I'll give hime some credit.
And if you look at a lot of the sneak flicks from Fantastic Fest, BNATs and Alamo screenings,you can figure out which one real easy.
I was angry I didn't get in for a second year, but how mad can you get? It's the dude's birthday. He can do what he wants.
I just can't believe he used Carpenter and Kurt Russell but apparently didn't screen anything from either. Lame!
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2007: (December 8, 2007 through December 9, 2007) BNAT 9 /Big Trouble at Butt-Numb-A-Thon 9
"The Great McGinty"
"Charlie Wilson's War"
"Pickup on South Street"
"Mongol"
"The Abominable Dr. Phibes"
"Sweeney Todd"
"Lonely are the Brave"
"The Poughkeepsie Tapes"
"Teen Lust"
"The City on The Edge of Forever" episode of Star Trek, broadcast in HD.
" Farewell Uncle Tom"
"Trick 'r Treat"* with Q&A with director/writer Michael Dougherty.
EXCLUSIVE CLIPS
"Rambo" with on-screen text intro from Sylvester Stallone.
"WALL-E" with intros and Q&A with producers.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"
TRAILERS
"Hobo with a Shotgun"
"Stunt Rock"
"Black Samurai"
"Stop or My Mom Will Shoot"
"Mr. No Legs"
"Sorceress"
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...it looks kind of drab compared to other years. That's not AICN's fault, but more the movie studios I'd have to say.
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And it was awesome!
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I am VERY glad I was not chosen to attend this year's BNAT. If that was the real lineup, I would have been disappointed to spend close to a grand in airfare, hotel and such to see it. The HD-DVD player would have been a sweet grab but prob not worth the expense of the trip. But, here's hoping that some year in the future I'll be able to go. But, the odds are never in our favor.
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Great night all around so back off haters. Not too keen on Charlie Wilson's War but did enjoy Sweeney more than I thought I would. The Poughkeepsie Tapes got under my skin and Trick 'R Treat was the perfect closer.
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Give us some feedback, essentially you have just said "I have seen BNAT 9, it was AWESOME!" can we get a little more? Be the first to break the silence and give us some more specifics.
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The presentation on HD DVD was fun. They showed off some of the special features on the discs, so now I know that if I want to know what type of plane is best for running drugs, and which route is best to get back from Columbia to Miami, I'll need to pick up Miami Vice on HD DVD and all that info will be there.
The Great McGinty was very funny, and seemed to play well to the crowd at large. That one was about a corrupt guy who becomes a politician and tries to do something right for a change. That sequed well into Charlie Wilson's war, a film that was completely off my radar, but was my favorite film of the night. It was another one that seemed well received. Philip Seymore Hoffman was so perfect in that role (no surprise).
The message I got from Pick Up on South St was that you have to beat someone into loving you. It was pretty good, but far from my favorite of the night.
Mongol was excellent. Amazing battle scense and some truly interesting characters. It ran a bit long, but that is a minor quibble.
The abominable Dr Phibes was another of my favorites of the film. Not many people around me seemed to like it, but I'll probably be running out to pick up the DVD.
Sweeney Todd was everything I'd hoped it would be. Fan-fucking-tastic!
Lonely are the Brave was a good movie that was a little too slow for watching at 1:00 AM after all the other films.
Then came the dreadful Poughkeepsie Tapes. This might have gotten a worse reaction than Farewell Uncle Tom. Before the movie we were told the filmaker's were there for a Q&A after the film, but afterwards Tim League came up to announce that there had been a mix-up and they had to leave early (no one was buying this). "Let's all try to put that behind us and move forward."
Teen Lust was a really bad teen sex comedy that had me giggling constantly. Horrible, horrible movie, but it was welcome after the painful poughkeepsie tapes.
The episode of Star Trek is definitely a classic, but I'd seen it a bunch before this.
Right around breakfast we were given a medical surgery video to watch. Nice shot of them cutting around the anus, pulling up on the penis, and pulling out the urethra with plenty o' blood and flesh, all the while playing some kind of crazy music over the top. Mmmm, those eggs were yummy.
Farewell Uncle Tom was completely unbearable. By this time I'd lost all hope in humanity, so Trick R' Treat was a welcome end to the festivities. I enjoyed the hell out of that movie, and it's probably one I'll be seeing again in the theater come next October.
As weak as the schedule might seem compared to past BNATs, it was clearly in the spirit of what BNAT is supposed to be, and I'll be just as happy next year if the night is anywhere near as good as this one. -
I don't post often, and I thought I had that thing seperated into paragraphs. Clearly I was mistaken.
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remove the spaces
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First, thanks for the tip George.
Second, film geek does not mean the only thing you like are unreleased genre pictures. This fest not only gives us the opportunity to see films before the general public, but it gives us the opportunity to see older films that are worth seeing. Until things turned ugly with the Poughkeepsie Tapes every single thing was well worth the price of admission. Trick R' Treat was a great end, and there were other moments in between that added to the night. Certainly Farewell Uncle Tom was an experience that I'll never forget.
I see the overall festival as a 24 hour cram session on film. We get an opportunity to see many of the high points through the history of cinema, and a few of the low points. If that doesn't float your boat then we'll have one less person competing for the prized slots in next year. -
...it would have changed the entire dynamic of the event. Any attendees agree with that?
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First, you lied about getting a ticket. Second, you claimed you could and would kick Eli's ass. Now you claim you you are glad you didn't go. Oh, so sitting through this allegedly shitty line-up isn't worth a $400 plus HD player? Right. Go fuck yourself.
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pathetic. we already knew they bought off Paramount and Dreamworks, we knew Harry was their shill, and now they give out hundreds of free players in exchange for getting to do a whole sales pitch to a captive audience. Pathetic. I guess it was only a matter of time until BNAT became outright corporate sponsored, as opposed to them donating "promotional gifts" for the goodie bags
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That is, people who enjoy celebrating the perceived failings of others. OK, so this wasn't the best BNAT lineup ever. Does that somehow make you feel better about spending your own Saturday night feverishly masturbating to Reba reruns?
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was bestowed???
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Hopefully it was funner in person.
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Just curious - did any of the out-of-towners on standby get in as part of the first five, or were they the folks let in after 12 hours of hanging out in the lobby? And did the "late entrants" get swag-bags and such?
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But you know how I know this year was a bit dissapointing? Because it's already late Monday, and there has been silence from everyone at the site. In years past, the writers couldn't wait to comment on what they saw, like the year they had Return of the King and Passion, the site was a buzz with positive feedback and stories of a mindblowing event. But give Harry credit, a lesser mortal would have said "Damn! Can't top that, guess I should just roll out on a high note and stop doing these." But at least he tries.
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Wow...just admit you got totally owned. I went and I'm not a 45 year old fat balding man. I'm a 21 year old gal. Good try.
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The line-up did need a little more action or comedy, and a lot less misogyny. It was obvious something was wrong since the BNAT lineup is always like a carefully planned mix-tape. When a studio pulls a film at the last minute there's not much that can be done. I still enjoyed the whole experience as usual and I know that no one can understand that but my fellow BNATers.
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two of the 5 I talked to were from Austin, and they got everything. The two guys who waited in the lobby for 12 hours were from LA and had to sit on the stairs the whole time (and did so happily). They got a gift bag, but no HD-DVD player
my bag has a lot of stuff I could really live without (books and blah looking DVDs). The few movie things I got were a I AM LEGEND medical bracelet, a key for THE ORPHANAGE, and a kite for some kite movie. I also got some pliable cuffs for Grand Theft Auto. The guy next to me got a hat. The food tie-ins were my favorite. During Sweeny Todd they brought out lil' meat pies and during trick 'r treat sack o' candy! -
and THEN spent 12 hours waiting in the lobby to get in you seriously need to get a life. There are plenty of other great weekend adventures you can go on. Its a birthday party not the end all be all of film events in the US. So who brought presents for Harry?
I dont mean to be negative but its how I fell. By the way, I respect all of you. Well, except for those I mentioned above. Sad, really. -
You're entitled to your opinion, but what self respecting film geek wouldn't want to see Sturges, Fuller and Vincent on the big screen; Goodbye Uncle Tom is pretty legendary among the "so-bad-it's-good" crowd; and the new movies (minus Poughkeepsie Tapes which was awful) were all home runs. Really, when full reviews start coming in, you will read the same thing over and over, "great lineup until Poughkeepsie Tapes".
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RodHolt, it must be really sad that you didn't get into BNAT. I would be bummed out too, but nothing screams immature asshole like coming in here and trying to piss all over everyone else's parade because you're so obviously bitter. And you really can't speak about BNAT because, oh that's right, you weren't there. And thank fucking god. Better luck next year, buddy, because we all know you're gonna try for it again.
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..I think it looks like a pretty interesting lineup. I've never been to one of these BNAT things (mainly because I live across the ocean) but, if I lived in the area, I would SO go. It must be fun to be in the presence of loads of others who appreciate movies as much as you do. Plus I'd get to meet Vern and ask him whether Prison Break was in any way realistic.
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...This years guests were owned by the drop out/non inclusion of cloverfield and Rambo. The sort of exclusives which make the idea of BNAT so cool. Have to agree with the above poster though who said people who fly in, sit around for half a day, then get step seats and no free HD player are mega tards.
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That Cloverfield was going to show? Or are we just assuming, and the same with Rambo, what happened. This site is saying nothing officially so how are people, besides those who were there, getting their info?
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It's better than 2004's lineup, at least. The last couple years have had amazing schedules, I don't know how you can expect it to always live up to that. Those expecting Iron Man or Indiana Jones to screen there are loopy. Indiana Jones just finished shooting for fucks sake.
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All I can say is, this little commenting from this site on BNAT 9 does not a good sign make.
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'Bye PinkKirk! ☺☺☺
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It's one thing when they leave the story, but remove the pic, but they pulled the whole goddam article! JJ not only pulled Cloverfield, but also got them to yank the story... HEYYYY, Waddya want to bet that after BNAT JJ agreed to show Cloverfield to a select group of Harry's closest lovers..er...friends. That's why this site ain't saying anything, that's why no one is posting about BNAT. They are all bending over for their friend JJ so he will show them his cool new treat, but he asked them to yank the story. Damn IT!
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just can't spell PineKirk. ;)
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i wish i could go to some of these screenings. there's a lots on that list I'm interested in seeing and i can't wait to see how the Poughkeepsie Tapes does after all the good buzz at tribeca
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It's Monday night folks, and still no report back from BNAT 9? Hmmmm? What could be the reason? Could it be dissapointment, frustration, the AICN team heading out on a peyote fueled road trip to escape what they just had to experience? No, I am sure it wasn't really like that. But I do wonder if there is just a legitimate feeling of 'sigh' not quite good enough, to make the writers feel like posting right now just isn't worth it. I'll tell you one thing, if the first thing we here from Harry is some apoligist bullshit like "You know for me, this BNAT in many ways was my favorite, for blah...blah...blah" then you will know this site has gone into full on coverup mode.
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smaointe76, seriously. You don't want to see it. Poughkeepsie Tapes was absolutely horrible. Some awkward humor, torture porn without the gore, huge filming flubs. And whoever made that movie clearly hates women in a deep and disturbing way. It was just awful.
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that last post about harry was beyond the pale. Im not a violent person but its obvious that youd really benefit from a good kick in the face. I hope I find out who you are sometime soon and maybe we'll have a nice chat in front of the Ritz before Weird Wednesday someday soon. Youre a punk and you deserve to be treated like one.
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I sent Harry my review, so I won't say much here in hopes that he'll post it. But I'll say that I wasn't disappointed (it was my first). I was not expecting Trick R Treat at all, and it kicked all kinds of ass.
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Just got back from the post-BNAT SoR screener at the Alamo South Lamar. Great film with lots of hilarious moments and loads to love for fellow geeks who grew up in the 80s.
As for someone who asked about Portland, I believe my wife and I were the only ones from Oregon... but we were on the list. Still, I feel for those who did come standby... I think they had a great time, as did pretty much everyone.
Sure, it would've been cool to see some more exclusive, unreleased stuff, but it hardly made a difference. The atmosphere, the people, the food, the caffeine, the vintage trailers, the awesome new films (Sweeney Todd, Mongol, Charlie Wilson's War), the crazy classics (The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Great McGinty, etc.) and the downright weird (Teen Lust and Farewell, Uncle Tom) made the event for me. I'm definitely hoping for a return trip soon.
Even the worst film -- The Poughkeepsie Tapes -- was interesting enough, if only to see how people react to a move that seems to have zero value (and by seems, I mean, "doesn't have").
Tonite, Harry said Rambo was supposed to close out BNAT, but Sly said the Romanian effects company hadn't turned in more than 100 effects. So, a no go. It would have been cool to follow the new Rambo with Son of Rambow. Oh well.
Cheers to all those who made it in and came... and enjoyed. I hope those of you who would have loved it get the chance to go sometime soon.
Those of you who badmouth or throw insults at those who came -- especially the guys who came in hopes of snagging a standby seat -- probably aren't the right crowd for BNAT anyway. It's a helluva fun, albeit crazy, weird party, through and through... and I loved every minute of it. -
*heh* Do folks really reload the site all day looking for BNAT9 stuff to update on the main page so they can start blathering in each one of those posts too? With every refresh is disappointment, so they're keeping this open in the background and posting here instead. I guess it's a way to kill time or something.
Every year since BNAT5, basically, a few kids that have discovered the site waste their time wailing about the "weak lineup" compared to "last year".
BNAT9 was great. Many of us who go mostly look forward to the old stuff anyway, so this year was particularly good for us with the inclusion of a Kirk Douglas classic with b&w widescreen and Dr. Phibes with a new print. Of course, we also paid dearly when Farewell Uncle Tom hit the screen.
Trick r' Treat was a big surprise because I'd never really heard of it, and it turned out to be a fun little love letter to the holiday of Halloween, in they way that a love letter to that particular holiday should be written.
Charlie Wilson's War was definitely one I was dreading but ending up being pleasantly surprised by in some ways and unhappy about the heavy handedness of it in many other ways.
Teen Lust - a.k.a. as "Rapetown, USA - THE COMEDY!" Man. What was wrong with people in the 70s? Ditto for Farewell Uncle Tom.
So, premiers were fun and fine, but the old stuff was really the fun stuff this year for me, as it often is in the years I get to come. I probably would have never heard of The Mutations (a.k.a. The Freakmaker) without BNAT6. -
Maybe next year I'll be able to hit BNAT for myself. Always sounds like a great mix of old and new films. Looking forward to hearing some actual reviews... What's taking so ling, ladies and gents???
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All I know is I keep applying and not being invited, its starting to feel like the lil boy in hogfather who has his face frozen to the toy shore window. Maybe I'll just have to risk stand-by next year.
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BTW, there were many attractive men and women at the show. Don't forget, Harry asked for pictures. He's no dummy.
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yeah, it gets frustrating applying every year and not making it, then i read posts like "smallerdemon"'s up above wehre he says "as it often is the years i get to come." Years? I think people who make it in a given year should be ineligible for a few years and let others go, instead of the same people getting in again and again.
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Yeah there are so many things where if you go one year your ineligible for the next year or two. Would be nice if this too worked that way, but hey C'est La Vie as the French say.
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Being called a cunt by an asshole really doesn't bother me.
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Anyone? Bueller?
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I mean really... how self indulgent!
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