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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 1st Wk of April: Timecrimes, Ip Man, Slumdog, MGM Musicals and much more!!!
Hey folks, Harry here with the latest DVD Picks & Peeks. It’s a pretty strong week for wonderful releases! So let’s hop to it. As usual all the titles and box art is linked to Amazon where you can learn more – or purchase if you’re feeling the need. That’d be appreciated as every little bit helps the column to keep kicking. Thanks a lot and enjoy…
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
TIMECRIMES
A truly great Time Travel film. A brilliantly written tale of just how complicated Time Travel can get – and why you should never ever sit in your backyard with binoculars and then obsess over a pretty lady. If you didn’t learn enough from your nights watching BODY DOUBLE – this film will also cut down on the peeping! This is an amazing independent film. With minimal budget, tiny resources and a perfect understanding of how to use what he had, Nacho Vigalondo created a TIME TRAVEL story without any time lapse photography, no computer effects and fancy smancy gadgetry. This is a film that is all about understanding the physics of Time Travel and the danger inherent to it. A beloved FANTASTIC FEST film!
IP MAN (Blu Ray)
Ever wonder who taught Bruce Lee kung fu? Well, now you can know! IP MAN is the martial arts film out of Hong Kong this year thus far! Starring Donnie Yen and Simon Yam – this film is tremendous. The Blu Ray is playable throughout the North, Central and South America areas – also in Korea, Japan and South East Asia. The language is Mandarin and Cantonese with subtitles which include thankfully, English! You also get non-English friendly extras out the wazoo. If you love martial arts films – this is one of THE buys of the year!
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
The Best Picture of 2008 according to the Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. And it is on most people’s top ten lists, if not their top pick. Danny Boyle and his team knocked this movie out of the park – creating a suspense filled romance quiz show bit of mild brutality that is absolutely riveting. This was not an 800 LB Gorilla, but a Praying Mantis that knocked out the competition. If you didn’t see the film, don’t you’re your chance now. This is an outstanding film!
MARLEY AND ME
Not the film that the DVD box conjured in my head! This film isn’t a cute, stupid shit and piss puppy flick that leaves you aching for your missing life back. Instead, this is a film about a couple’s life over the life of their dog Marley. The result is honest and not the hack work I was expecting. Aniston and Owen Wilson deliver wonderful performances – and some of the Dog work is absolutely amazing. This film really did surprise me. NOT a family film really – I’d say this is a little adult for the young ones.
THE MATRIX 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray Book
If you have that big MATRIX Blu Ray Box set – weigh buying this carefully. I’ve got the extras listed below – but if you didn’t want the 2nd and 3rd films because you hate them – then this is absolutely the way to enjoy the original MATRIX. Me – I’ll stick to the Box Set!
Bonus Features:_In Movie Experience_Commentaries_Written Introduction by The Wachowski brothers (20 cnt.)_Philosophers Commentary by Dr. Cornel West, Ken Wilber_Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers, David Thomson_Cast and Crew Commentary by Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta_Composer Commentary by Don Davis with Music Only Track_The Matrix Revisited_Behind The Matrix_Making The Matrix_The Dance of the Master: Yuen Wo Ping's Blocking Tapes_The Bathroom Fight and Wet Wall_The Code of the Red Dress_The Old Exit: Wabash and Lake_Agent Down_But Wait- There's More_Take the Red Pills [2 selections]_Follow the White Rabbit [9 selections_Audio_The Music Revisited [41 audio tracks]_Marilyn Manson Music Video Rock is Dead_Trailers_The Matrix Teaser_The Matrix Trailer_The Matrix TV Spots
THE FUGITIVE: Season 2, Vol 2.
For everyone that hated the replacement music on the VOL 1 of this set goto FugitiveDVDReplacement.Com to get your discs replaced with the correct awesome music – which is correct on this outing! This is a brilliant series, one of the best we’ve ever had, if you’re a fan – this is for you!
PITCH BLACK / CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK Blu Ray 2 pack
I vastly prefer the original, smaller PITCH BLACK to CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, but I do enjoy them both and hope to see Twohy and Diesel to finish out the Trilogy in style! I’ve only watched the PITCH BLACK disc, as it is my preferred film – and it was outstanding. I just wish we had video appearance of Vin from BNAT 1 to stick on this disc. At that point, the film wasn’t even set for theatrical release. It was a helluva Q&A! Alas… Lost to the ravages of memory. Amazon has this packaged at $36 for the pair btw!
BEDTIME STORIES
I expected to absolutely despise this film. But as I watched it, it really is the title. It’s a Bedtime Story. It is meant for young elementary school ages. And as an adult that has a host of fun little kid movies that I still love, I can see this work on that level. This is MASS MARKET Adam Sandler – not the Adam Sandler that we’ll see in FUNNY PEOPLE later this year. This is Adam in his Mrs Doubtfire mode. Safe funny – with a bit of aping the ol CROSBY & HOPE type of thing. Not quite that good mind you. And if you have kids, know kids or you’re a munchkin your own self… you could very well like this. HOWEVER, if you hate pandering soft ball kid entertainment…. Hold out for WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!
TELL NO ONE
Now there’s a whole host of people that feel this is the little film that was actually preferred to all the Best Picture nominees and DARK KNIGHT to boot. I love it, but not that much. But of films in 2008 – it was one of the very very best. This is a thriller, mystery, romance, suspense film that is just curious as hell. It is amazingingly involving. If you haven’t seen it – just trust me. See it and you’ll tell everyone!
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SOUTH PACIFIC (Blu Ray)
Unbelievably beautiful film – a Blu Ray show off. The film had its 65mm negative completely restored and it is stunning scope Technicolor of Hawaii staring at you. And it is just perfect. This has never been one of my favorite musicals – but I’m very glad to have this film. This is a disc I’ll put on a lot. The music is fine and the visuals are stunning. Filled with extras including a nearly 100 minute documentary that’s fantastic!
GIGI (Blu Ray)
Arguably the best Vincente Minnelli Musical ever. Also the most innocently filthy film made. But dear lord is Leslie Caron just not amazing! And Maurice Chevalier is captivating throughout. Watching this is such a treat – musicals are all about being able to read the details and this is so much sharper than I’ve ever seen before. Again they’ve loaded on the extras. Love these vintage releases!
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Blu Ray)
WOW! Just WOW! This is BEAUTIFUL! It goes without saying that the extras on this are legion. Warners respects this title greatly. But more than that – you buy this to have the most amazing print of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS that I can imagine seeing. Another great High Def release this week. Can’t wait to re-watch this disc with Yoko – she loves her Gene Kelly and he’s never looked better.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK: EARTH
It’s sad that this was kinda halfassed. They still have it – but they really cheaped out on the animation – giving it a really shitty look that just pales badly in comparison to the classically animated toons. This is a very important subject – and one that’s great to tackle in this manner. I just wish they had budgeted a better animation process & animators. Especially with the amount of classic animators that Disney put out of work when they dropped 2D animation. Any 3 of those animators could have knocked this out wonderfully. Get it for the songs and the message – and just realize that aesthetically speaking… it is lacking.
DANTON – Criterion Collection
Fantastic film about key figures instrumental to the French Revolution – brought to life by Andrzej Wajda and starring Gerard Depardieu and Wojciech Pszoniak. Really great film done right by Criterion! Here’s what you get…
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New high-definition digital transfer
Video interviews with director Andrzej Wajda, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, and Polish film critic Jerzy Plazewski
Wajda s Danton, a 42-minute behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Leonard Quart
ICHI THE KILLER (Blu Ray)
The Shit You Need In 1080p! ICHI THE KILLER at max resolution is hypnotic. This film is about as bizarre and fucked up in a wonderful way as the most fucked up shit that one could think up – and it does it naturally and at the service of the story that is being told. GREAT MOVIE!
GENERALE DELLA ROVERE – Criterion
Roberto Rossellini directs Vittorio De Sica to greatness as a right awesome scoundrel in this fantastic film. Criterion again does the right thing in finding, restoring and releasing this wonderful film. This is what comes on this release. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with Isabella, Renzo, and Ingrid Rossellini, as well as film scholar Adriano Aprà
New visual essay by Tag Gallagher, author of The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic James Monaco and an excerpt from a 2000 interview with Indro Montanelli, author of the story that inspired the film
GHOSTS OF MARS (Blu Ray)
One of the toughest to spot Harry cameos in the history of Harry cameos. This film was meant to be so much better than it wound up being. Financing fell through, casting pressures were made and the final film shows a bit of its cheapness. I don’t hate the film, but I’m not a big fan. I loved the script and what I had heard of production prior to this film losing a great deal of its budget for no sensible reason at all.
TWO EVIL EYES (Blu Ray)
Beautiful transfer, two great directors – George Romero and Dario Argento – and a films with the likes of Adrienne Barbeau and Harvey Keitel. This is a wonderful release on Blu Ray. These are two wonderful horror tales atmospherically and creatively told by these two filmmakers at their peak of powers. If I had to pick a favorite sequence, it’s the Adrienne Barbeau /Argento story. Its just very creepy. Very! Blue Underground does a great job with this release and all I can say is KEEP EM COMING!
THE SINFUL DWARF
In the film THE SINFUL DWARF, he isn’t obsessed with TEEN WOLF, but many of us in the know are working on a remake of this with… well, I’m so nervous about jinxing it all – so I can only give you his initials… J.M. He’s even scarier than Torben Bille – and instead of being obsessed with the weird toys you see him playing with… it is his obsession with Teen Wolf and Michael J Fox – that causes him to go crazy. Suddenly consuming mass amounts of Pop Tarts, Iced Coffees and going to the little people gym. But his seemingly innocent exterior hides a secret horror that . well you can only be hinted at by watching this harrowingly bizarre, terrible, funny and awesome movie. Watch the SINFUL DWARF and beware… his progeny!!!
AFTER DARK HORRORFEST, VOL 3
Personally I’d avoid this particular set like the plague. There’s nothing here that I found even mildly amusing, scary or interesting. A large waste of time.
BOLLYWOOD Horror Collection Vol 2
Freaky weird bizarre unsettlingly unintentionally funny at times – and a never-ending source of “What the fucks!?” Instead of the After Dark set – if you want something terrifying, disturbing and weird… watch this and THE SINFUL DWARF. If you’re not disturbed, your name is probably Kevin.
That’s it for this week, I’ll see you next week with DOUBT, THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STALE, 2010 (Blu), Pre-Code Hollywood Collection, AMERICAN HISTORY X (Blu), YES MAN (Blu), A SONG IS BORN, Doris Day Collection, WEDDING SINGER (Blu), Mickey and the Beanstalk, Fleischer SUPERMAN set, TANGO & CASH, 3 Little Pigs, ABOVE THE LAW (Blu), CLEOPATRA 75th Anniversary, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Blu), IT’S A PLEASURE, THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES, DONKEY PUNCH, SHAW BROTHERS Collection, BOYS FROM BRAZIL, FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS, EROTIC DIARY OF A LUMBERJACK & likely more!
Bonus Features:_In Movie Experience_Commentaries_Written Introduction by The Wachowski brothers (20 cnt.)_Philosophers Commentary by Dr. Cornel West, Ken Wilber_Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers, David Thomson_Cast and Crew Commentary by Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta_Composer Commentary by Don Davis with Music Only Track_The Matrix Revisited_Behind The Matrix_Making The Matrix_The Dance of the Master: Yuen Wo Ping's Blocking Tapes_The Bathroom Fight and Wet Wall_The Code of the Red Dress_The Old Exit: Wabash and Lake_Agent Down_But Wait- There's More_Take the Red Pills [2 selections]_Follow the White Rabbit [9 selections_Audio_The Music Revisited [41 audio tracks]_Marilyn Manson Music Video Rock is Dead_Trailers_The Matrix Teaser_The Matrix Trailer_The Matrix TV Spots
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New high-definition digital transfer
Video interviews with director Andrzej Wajda, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, and Polish film critic Jerzy Plazewski
Wajda s Danton, a 42-minute behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Leonard Quart
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with Isabella, Renzo, and Ingrid Rossellini, as well as film scholar Adriano Aprà
New visual essay by Tag Gallagher, author of The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic James Monaco and an excerpt from a 2000 interview with Indro Montanelli, author of the story that inspired the film
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was a tad confusing. God the US takes ages to show good films. The rest of the world would have found this a very amusing nomination for this year. So - is that why the appalling omission of I've Loved You So Long? Scott Thomas might finally get her acting nomination some time 2012?
Timecrimes is the equivalent of a very good Outer Limits epi or equivalent, that is a bit obvious for the first couple of trips then improves. Very watchable, though. If you want a better time travel one, try Primer. -
Reads a bit squiffy.
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I'm disappointed. Unless it has something to do with that angry dwarf or whatever it was.
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Really looking forward to that one. Another one of those 'indie' films that never seem to get a decent run in the cinema.
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This film needs a great high-definition transfer. Please don't ruin this like the crappy Suspiria transfer
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I didn´t understand a thing. Is Harry planning a remake of "The SInful Dwarf"? That sounds kinda sleazy...
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The trailer alone kinda made me barf a little.
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All the critics were 'now THIS is a thriller'. If it had been filmed in the US it would have been recognised for what it was - a bit weak. I mean, god, the 'ghetto' characters. So lame. So very, very lame.
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listen, the end gets a little convoluted but i was one of those critics who thought tell no one was easily one of the 10 best films of last year. better than best pic nominees milk and the reader. a must-see.
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bang bang bang bang!
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get the fuck out..where does he appear?i think i might have to buy it just to check out the big guys cameo
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Mar 31, 2009 7:47:26 AM CDT
Isn't it supposed to be Butterfly Effect 3?
by spifftacular squirrel girl
The horror after dark boxset lists The Butterfly Effect 2 but I could have sworn that was released a couple of years ago.
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It's a remarkable, profoundly violently samurai anime concerning the back story behind a duel between a blind swordsman who can barely walk and one armed swordsman. It's a lot more deliberate and concern aesthetics than something like Ninja Scroll. You'll either be fascinated by it, or want to turn it off quickly. There's a trailer at http://tinyurl.com/ckwd5c A piece on Shigurui will be in the anime column that'll be online Friday.
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But he made long strides toward redemption by including Ip Man on the list. Not only is it one of the best martial arts movies of last year, it's one of the best movies of the year period.
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tell no one is completely over-rated to the point where i'd actually call it a shite movie...slap some subtitles on a flick and critics will fall over it...its film snobbery... -
next week too
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I saw all 8 of the afterdark horrorfest and i would recommend 3 of them. From Within, Autopsy and Butterfly Effect 3.
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Only once in awhile he will hate a movie and that's usually when he isn't allowed on a film set or doesn't get a chance to talk to the actors or director.
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Magnet didn't also fuck up subtitles for TIMECRIMES as they did LET THE RIGHT ONE IN did they?
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since those assholes "upgraded" their viewer to MS Silverlight, TOTAL SUCK! And you can't go back to the old viewer either! with the old viewer, movies were almost DVD quality with seldom a stutter or audio synch problem. With Silverlight, the movies look worse than a multi-generational VHS transfer. BAD MOVE Netflix!
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regards harrys appreciation of movies why begrudge the man his joy?...i'm sure cynical weary moviegoers would secretly wish that they could see films through his eyes...
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Mar 31, 2009 9:20:24 AM CDT
Squirrel Girl is right! It's Butterfly Effect 3!
by the_man_behind_the_curtain
NOT the inferior Butterfly Effect 2 which was utter shit. Butterfly Effect 3 is actually a pretty good movie which manages to combine the premise of the first with an effective slasher/murder mystery story.
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A bunch of middle-aged or older men nailing as much 16-21 year old poontang as they possibly can.
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Ok, maybe not 16, but 19-21 is good work, if you can get it. Certainly commendable for those older gentlemen.
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Didn't that come out today?
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Do you compare everything to The Outer Limits? Just saw your comments on Empire re Timecrimes....
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Harry, man, you missed Seven Pounds which was pretty good, but more importantly, Bedtime Stories isn't released until next week.
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Adrienne Barbeau is in the Romero half, not Argentos superior "Black Cat" adaptations. C'mon Harry, could have also used some more details on "Veerana" set...what else is on there and some details. Those are the movies of importance...along with the 70's porn of course.
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It's one of Donnie Yen's best films and one of the better martial arts films to be released in awhile. I look forward to the sequel.
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That said, I did watch 2 Spanish SF's fairly close together (this and The Dark Hour) and, although Time Crimes was the superior, they did both have that episodic TV quality and could easily have been improved by reducing them to an hour.
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Mar 31, 2009 10:47:26 AM CDT
IndyAbbyJones: Harry's "Ghost of Mars" cameo
by the reluctant austinite
Actually, only Harry's head makes a cameo in the movie; his bloody, severed head on a pole. However, the reason it's so hard to spot is because when the producers saw the head shot in the dailys they deemed it "too recognizable" and thought it detracted attention from the movie. So what's left in the final cut is just the head seen from behind. Look for the long red hair. Moriarity (I think) made a great short film with the prop severed head as a birthday message to Harry at BNAT. Maybe we can get Harry to post that for your viewing pleasure.
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"If you didn’t see the film, don’t you’re your chance now." COME ON.
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Back in 99 this was the shit of course and everyone was blown away by it. In hindsight though i must say i pretty much learned to hate this movie as it single handedly hollywood action movies for years (maybe even to this day).
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destroyed hollywood action etc
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Criterion needs to hook us up with refurbished versions of the Man of.. series.
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On cable, and it plays much better on TV. Yeah, the story is still stupid as hell, and the Western allusions are way too obvious,but the cheap sets and effects don't seem as egregious on the small screen, and Ice Cube and Natasha Henstridge have a better than expected chemistry. It's not a "good" film in any sense, but genre fans will probably see it as a good 90 minute time killer.
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very similar to Let The Right One In.."Best time travel movies of all time.."Looks interesting though. After a time twisting season of Lost so far, are there any suprises in time travel stories that haven't been done?
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I am suprised.
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Man, I haven't thought about that film in a million years. It sat at the video rental place in one of those huge, old school clamshell boxes. My buddy always wanted to rent it, but we always said no because it looked like it would be bad. Finally, we threw him a bone and we rented it. I don't remember much of the film (which is not a stirring review, I know) but I do seem to recall there was some light S&M involving the dwarf whipping half-naked girls. Really, the best part of that movie was the title.
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Mar 31, 2009 12:57:16 PM CDT
At least i can get Matrix without the two shitty sequels now
by bmacsmith
otherwise slow week.
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An OK-ish potboiler book with a final secret that isn't nearly as interesting as it ought to be. Unless the movie took huge liberties with the plot and invented entire scenes and characters, I don't see how it could be all that compelling. But I'll be damned, there it is winning the French best pic or whatever and now certain critics over here are drooling over it...I may have to give it a look now.
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Good looking out there. YesAsia has it for $35.99.
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An OK-ish potboiler book with a final secret that isn't nearly as interesting as it ought to be. Unless the movie took huge liberties with the plot and invented entire scenes and characters, I don't see how it could be all that compelling. But I'll be damned, there it is winning the French best pic or whatever and now certain critics over here are drooling over it...I may have to give it a look now.
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I haven't read the book, but I've heard that they did make major changes (including the actual "culprit") and that the author of the book actually liked the movie's whodunit better. I thought the movie was fantastic. And there's a great chase sequence in the film that I doubt would have been anything more than a footnote in the book, so I'd say there are some aspects that make the movie worth checking out even if you thought the book wasn't anything special. Guillaume Canet is definitely a filmmaker I'll be looking out for in the future, as this was easily in my top 5 of last year.
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and slumdog will be my pick for the week
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Next month, prepare yourselves and have your necks and limbs in snapping order for The Ponytailed One.
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Suicide by jellyfish. All you need to know.
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The only thing releasing on DVD this week that I intend on buying is The Real Ghostbusters set. All of this other stuff falls under the categories of "curiosity" or "I'll get to it later".
I got Slumdog, Marley & Me, and Timecrimes in the mail from Netflix today. I saved a bunch of money.
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Over at The Digital Bits, the news is that a release of Let The Right One In with the correct theatrical subtitles will be forthcoming. Luckily for me, I hadn't picked the Blu-Ray up yet so I'll be able to get the correct one the first time.
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that one magnet films fucked me harder than that faggot pimp in irrevisible fucked monica belluci but that Harry or anyone at AICN hasn't called this POS distributor out on their BS and their insane fuck you the fans of a no exchange policy.
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what? Can't wait to watch IP Man, Timecrimes, Marley and Me and Special a movie Harry missed this week, even though they used AICN quotes in the trailer.
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On amazon says if you like this film you will like Let the Right One in and Timecrimes.
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Weren't the best DTV movies I'd ever seen, only lackluster event movies. I don't think they will be the movie to convert everyone to Blu Ray like Matrix did for DVD.
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That is a movie? I thought it was like some short film/trailer thing. I mean we got the whole film for the trailer? I mean there is no way we are going to get any more laughs out of elongated version of that trailer. Well I think I heard Patton has a cameo, that could be worth some chuckles, but they'll probably give that away in a later trailer.
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Does have some bad ass buckethead soundtrack. What was the deal with the Casting Pressures?
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They all suck? I had heard good things from The Broken. Its too bad the whole this is marketed so shitily. They should run it as like a nationwide movie marathon, rather then having to pay for each shitty movie separately. I will avoid, even since Horrorfest 1 where I rented one of them (the one with Dominic Purcell) and it was god awful.
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so, i bought Slumdog on DVD today. the back of the case promises 12 deleted scenes, a making of featurette, commentary with Danny Boyle and Dev Patel, " And More". but, when i load the disc and click on Special Features at the menu, it only pulls up a list of trailers for other movies. none of the promised features seem to be on the disc anywhere. has anyone else had this problem? is there some trick i don't know to accessing the special features that the case says are there?
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I can't even begin to think what Happy meant to say when he wrote that. Huh?
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That's the only explanation.
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all have the same box cover art. Who came up with the red x in a box art? It's kinda genius and intriguing.
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Sage advice from a gingerheaded Yoda.
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Just this year's attempt to show that Hollywood is sensitive.
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because everytime I think of a Bollywood style musical number I think of that Fandango commercial with the apparently Indian paper bag couple where the apparently female paper bag asks "Honey did you buy the movie tickets" in what I can only imagine is a Bollywood type singsong voice.
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Do not buy Let the Right One In. The subtitles have been screwed up big time. Harry doesn't seem to care about this. I sent him information on it and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has. Here's the link if you want to know exactly how fucked up the subtitles are:
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How bloated and self-important can a derivative bastard hackwork get ?!? The Invisibles graphic novel ( it ripped off from ) DIDN'T exactly have interviews with occult people PRAISING it.Hollywood is full of shit.
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Because I'm curious to know how long it takes, before --as a professional writer-- you just don't give a fuck anymore. When in regard to your lack of proofing, how long it takes before you just don't care how badly you present yourself?
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if some of you are somehow displeased at my lack of proper grammar and/or coherence, I strongly suggest you eat my shit.
Just like Yoko did when, in the throes of her wondrous blowjob, my bowels suddenly churned and violently expulsed 3 day old constipated diarrhea. -
Correctamundo !
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Mar 31, 2009 7:35:40 PM CDT
Ghosts of Mars!!! I've been waiting for that Blu-Ray!!!
by spectrebeeyatch
That movie made me laugh. Looks like I won't need to spend much money on DVD's soon.
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It's a clever movie but you gotta take it with a grain of salt. Obviously if a timecrime was really going on then a timecop would've gotten involved. Pretty silly when you stop to think about it.
As for SEVEN POUNDS, I gotta admit, I watched it thinking it sounded hilarious and I was gonna laugh at it but I ended up genuinely liking it. So it may or may not have been the same reaction that Harry had after he almost had a baby and then watched MARLEY AND ME at the Star Trek convention or whatever he was saying in that poem the other day. Sure, it's a preposterous plot but I think it really works as a crazy tragic love story and I respect Will Smith for having the balls to do a movie like that. It takes its sweet, sweet time explaining what the hell is going on and must've been a struggle for, say, HITCH fans. Also the last scene (not the jellyfish) is the weirdest combination of sad, beautiful and disgusting I can think of. That really brings it home.
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Means "You are your chance now" perhaps this is a warning that you are the last hope for the rebellion methinks.
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that cartoon where the animator just stops caring at all and the animated universe he creates slowly collapses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeBxmoJ73UI&feature=related
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HAHAHAHAHAH That timecop joke made me stand up and laugh out loud. RIP Ron Silver, may you forever be known as Mr. Blobby.
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So it looks like you can only purchase Timecrimes online. I went to 7 different stores today, and all of them said they didn't have it or I could get it from their online sites (Best Buy, Target, Barnes and Noble). Borders website says the same thing. I wonder what made Magnet/Magnolia decide to make it only available to purchase online?
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This is not for ANYONE much less someone who has a kid inside them or little kids -- if your little ones like this then you are to blame for letting them watch the absolutely lamest crap you can get for them in a world where everything we grew up with is available and ready for viewing at any time of the day. If your children like this then you are not the kind of parent who watches movies with your kids and you should be ashamed about that. BURN THIS MOVIE.
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Just error after error after error.
"IP MAN is the martial arts film out of Hong Kong this year thus far!" Huh?
" But dear lord is Leslie Caron just not amazing!" Is Leslie Caron amazing, or not amazing? It seems as though she's just not very amazing from this sentence.
" If you didn’t see the film, don’t you’re your chance now." Uhhh...
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That's what I got out of this mess
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Could someone explain, or link me to an article that explains, the ending of Ichi the Killer? Anybody?
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Is anyone else sick of all this "Yoko" shit? Did this woman break up the Beatles. No, she's called Yoko because she's Asian. Bleech.
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Is by far the worst movie I've seen in like forever. And I own two dogs. Fucking douchebag gets millions for being lazy and not training his dog. Movie has and undeserved ending.
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this years Horrorfest was outstanding! not a weak film in the bunch. From Within is what The Happening should have been (HOLY FUCK)! actually i thought every movie was riveting, with Autopsy being the cheesiest... it still had its moments.... the artistic use of entrails was jaw dropping. never. before. seen. the korean VOICES was a trip.... fucking burned up/bloody guy popping out of nowhere??? what the fuck!
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There were kids crying in the audience. Honestly, who wants to see their kids upset like that? Bethoven this is not!
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Yes, I had heard about the subtitle issue, and I still bought it on DVD. I figured I could just return it (or sell it back) for the version with the original subs, if it ever came out. I gotta say, they're not all bad, but the subtleties of the original subs really helped the movie. Still, I wish a certain Head Geek at the AICN had informed me of the subtitle fuck back when he discussed it on DVD column.As a funny side note, while I was pondering this sitting on the couch, a trailer for what else but Time Crimes came on, with who else, but Harry's name up on the TV screen. I laughed out loud.Why the hell didn't Magnet just get a print with the subtitles? Does that really cost more than creating new subs?
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Your comparison of this site to Ron Hertzfeldt's little animated movie "Rejected" is so spot on, it's almost mean. When's the end gonna come and the paper starts crumpling up and then everything goes blank?
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Isn't that the same guy who fought the giant frog dude on "Lost In Space"? The one Penny had wet panties for?
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Are you goign to chime in on this subtitle controversey for LTROI or what? I'm a bit worried about seeing a version of the film that is not intended by the filmmaker.
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Not to add more fuel to the fire, but Romero directed the segment with Adrienne Barbeau. Argento directed the BLACK CAT segment with Keitel.
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but i expect Harry's writing to devolve into random letters and the other reviewers start beating on the screen to escape before it all goes blank.
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But the main dude is a fucking idiot...Jesus I just wanted to kick him in his head...but still...the movie is an awesome twisty turny little thriller.
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It's a kinda good movie that will be forgotten in a couple years. It'll sit nicely next to other forgotten Best Picture winners like Crash, Million Dollar Baby, and Shakespeare in Love.
I still can't believe it won with that silly as fuck Bollywood dance number over the end credits.
Anyone else feel it was a makeup award (in spirit only) for not giving the far more devastating and brutal City of God an Oscar? Because that's what Slumdog felt like, a watered down, conventionally friendly version of City of God.
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I'll be buying that movie. Eventually. When I feel like it.
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Apr 04, 2009 11:31:27 PM CDT
if a timecrime was really going on then a timecop would've gotte
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fn aye!
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So what if Harry made a few errors in this weeks collumn. I still understood each point he made, mistakes aside. Now go change your diapers and start your own site you fucking cry babies.
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waste of WAYNE BARLOWE'S talent. a disgrace, really
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I Saw GHOST OF MARS On TV. It STUNK UP my living room. No amount of budget or casting changes could save that piece of CRAP movie. And I come from JOHN CARPENTER'S hometown and college (BG Ky and WKU) Go WKU Hilltoppers! They beat Illinois in the NCAA basketball tourney before falling to Gonzaga by 2 points.
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1.look at the way the hand holding his head underwater is facing. Makes no sense.....
2. how does a leg fly down through the boy holding him down?..
3. She would have attacked the boy holding him under 1st. She attacks the others 1st. So, the boy holding him under just watches her kill them and waits for her to kill him instead of letting go and running away???
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GHOSTS OF MARS is fucking awful on every level...it looks like it was make for $413.64. It's a piece of shit and everyone knows it ("great script"???)...but of course you can't just say that can you?
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