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I got 80 seats for a private screening of SOLOMON KANE tomorrow, Friday @ 3pm in Beverly Hills!
Hey folks, Harry here again - here's the 80. There were 650 total submissions at the time I came back from supper - and here are the winners. Get there about 30 minutes early - and enjoy. It's very different from the summer films you'll be seeing otherwise. It's something special.
Solomon Kane AICN Guest List
1. Miles Pieri
2. Wendy Haber
3. Xander Assaad
4. Lee Israel
5. Floyd Gomez
6. Gloria Gomez
7. Matt Hillseth
8. Chris Wheeler
9. Michael Andrews
10. Janeta Holzer
11. Zak Kauffman
12. Alli Hartley
13. Chris Cartagena
14. Taylor Moll
15. Patrick Walsh
16. Sarah Lackie
17. James Logan
18. Jane Connelly
19. Matt Loman
20. Joey Reinisch
21. Ismael Zendejas
22. Michael Figge
23. Kijana Asika
24. Richard White
25. Christopher Lockey
26. Geoffrey Davey
27. Stephen Christy
28. Mel Caylo
29. KJ Downes
30. Nishan Paparian
31. Matt Bell
32. Justin Bloomer
33. Torane Phelps
34. Akil Z Thornton
35. Tom Goodwin
36. Owen Jones
37. Jeremy Smith
38. Damon Houx
39. Brian Duffield
40. Adam Lemnah
41. Amy Lemnah
42. Frank Moran
43. Walter M Reynolds
44. Brett Carlson
45. Brynn Titone
46. Jay K Raja
47. Joshua Wolk
48. Bernard Brown
49. Tanner Thomason
50. Aaron Schurman
51. Brian McQuery
52. Josh Eggebeen
53. Scott Poythress
54. Jacob Gentry
55. Michael Kenney + 1
57. Patrick Covarrubias
58. Stephanie Hernandez
59. Barton Kimball
60. Jake Semaan
61. Michael Reese
62. Brad Holloway
63. Chris Campbell
64. Amy Campbell
65. Bob Joyce
66. Scott B Ayers
67. Lilly Ayers
68. Brett A Dishman
69. Andres Rascon
70. Danny Gonzalez
71. Duncan Crawford
72. Akiko Crawford
73. Duke Cullen
74. Kerry Conran
75. Bob Gordon
76. Solomon Lee
77. Michael Kelly
78. Scott Woodard
79. Aram Sarhadian
80. Paul Neuhaus
Hey folks, Harry here... I know this is short notice, but I only just got the opportunity to share this movie with some of you lucky Los Angeles readers! I've got 80 tickets for those of you that have a Robert E Howard craving you're wanting sated!
That's right - SOLOMON KANE - a film that most of the world won't see for months - you can see in less than 24 hours. Here's the details:
Friday, May 15th at 3:00pm
Clarity Theater
100 North Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills
To get in - I need you to email me at HK at AintItCool.Com with the following exact email subject line:
I want to see SOLOMON KANE kick evil's ass!
Then - each submission must have the full name of you and your guest (singular) - and a sentence or two about why you want to see this movie.
As soon as I have this screening full, I'll publish the winners names here! So God Speed!
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May 14, 2009 7:45:44 PM CDT
keep shoving this down our throats!
by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell
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what the hell is solomon kane anyway. oh by the way i didnt call out first.
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...want to see this film. Love Howard's stuff. Request for seats sent, fingers crossed.
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For this movie do you have to read a prequel comic for the plot to make sense?
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Be sure to check out tomorrow's AICN Anime column for a review of the fifth and final translated Guin Saga novel. The author started off as a critic before publishing fiction and its evident that she knows her Howardian heroes. I'd describe this novel as Conan and the Wookies meets the war in Afghanistan, w/ the luchador headed hero on the side of the natives. Vicious stuff.
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What's the problem? Free movies? Ridiculously advanced screenings? What a fucking turd you are. I can't believe the fucking malcontent shitbirds that post in these talkbacks. Grow up.
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If it's possible to go without a +1
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...so that's what? 63 for your fat arse,and 17 spare?Roll up, roll up, you lucky 17! Cobra__Kai,I'm lookin' at your fat ass!
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they gave you 80 seats, fantastic, this movie will probably get a fantastic review now
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does anybody know?
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If I were rich and lived in Beverly Hills. I do want to see this flick though. The earlier write up about it made it sound terrific.
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It's when there's all this talk of a movie and there's no NEWS on the release date. Please Harry, help me out here.
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intriguing, Can you get us a trailer? I loves me some Robert E. Howard.
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May 14, 2009 11:23:14 PM CDT
hope I get in, and if I love it I'll pimp the HELL out of it
by billboefett
movie sounds KILLER INSANE!
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despite how great the source material might be, who can muster any enthusiasm? Trailer now.
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It doesn't have a domestic distributor yet
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That's something we'll get once it has a distributor.
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http://tinyurl.com/o3ongm
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On the list, that is. Thanks in advance Harry, really looking forward to seeing this tomorrow.
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i was joking you fucking stupid bitch
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Looks like this will get a UK release towards the end of 09.
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Good one. Well worth the effort. You were only pretending to be a twat. Now that I understand your dry wit -- your deadpan delivery -- I realize how sad we'd all be without such clever repartee garnishing these otherwise lackluster talkbacks. I am indeed, as you so deftly phrased it, a "fucking stupid bitch".
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Must read some of Howard's stories now.
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please, guys let us know if the movies great or not. I can't wait.
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cant wait to see this in the uk..hopefully it doesnt play in just 5 cinemas
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cant wait to see this in the uk..hopefully it doesnt play in just 5 cinemas
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for your dinosaur talkback facilities
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and they have ilke 3 differnet burgers.
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If this is five fucking screens in the arse end of nowhere, I'm taking up my flintlocks, donning my wide brim and going after some distributors. We are NOT having a fucking OUTLANDER situation AGAIN!
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TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE! WONT YOU PACK YOUR BACKS AND LEAVE TONIGHT!?
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Harry, can you get an Austin screening of this? I so badly want to see this...or at least give us a hint as to whether or not it will be at Fantastic Fest so I have something to look forward to?
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you lucky, lucky, bastards
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Thats down the street from me. NOOOOOOO!!!!!
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I hate you!
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Cheers Harry. Film was huge fun, almost despite itself in some ways. James Purefoy was totally kickass as Solomon Kane. File this one under: Peter Jackson's Witchfinder General.
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hmmm?
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Overall, it was really good, though there were a few annoying Hollywood cliches in the plot that the film could have done without. That said, it is dark, grim, dirty and vicious and considering what it could have been, I'd call it a success. Thanks for arranging the screening, Harry!
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was there CGI or old school make and aniatronics?
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Lots of practical effects. The action was nice and gritty and there were some original make up designs, especially the main villain. There's some CGI including a really needless cameo from a certain Lord Of The Rings creature at the end....I'm not even talking a similar creature either, it's a direct lift.
The best special effect in the film is the stunning English and Czech scenery though, it's really used well. It's a decent film, better than most summer crap, but it suggests further adventures would be even better, if they tidied up the scripts a bit. This one is distinctly so-so. That said, it's the weakest link in a movie that is strong in most other areas. -
Saying a movie had a weak script but was strong in other areas is like saying the bodybuilder was scrawny, but he wore really snazzy trunks and picked some catchy posing music.
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Solomon Kane surpassed my high expectations. Beautifully shot and truly a world of Robert E Howard where evil and sorcery exist.
Purefoy was excellent and his journey from swashbuckling murderer to man of peace to slayer of evil was a blast to watch.
Loved it, Thank you Harry. -
"I shall not."
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Just read a whole bunch of Sol Kane stories by Howard earlier this year. Badass.
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in preparation for the movie's release. Can't wait.
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Come now nerds, this movie was terribly mediocre. The effects were cheap and there was nothing original about any of the make-up, costumes or set pieces. The CGI was bad. There are long stretches were nothing happens. Purefoy looks like a poor man’s Hugh Jackman, and yes I know Van Helsing ripped off the characters “look” but that doesn’t change the fact that Van Helsing sucked and now you’re making a shitty/cheaper version of it.
Is it gritty? Well there’s certainly a lot of mud and dirt and grime, but just because there’s some blood and mud that don’t make it “gritty”. The fight choreography was boring. It was not beautifully shot; the visuals were as bland and lifeless as action. The story was clichéd and full of holes and pay-offs for things that had no set-up and in the end not very interesting.
If you thought this was great, good for you. Everyone’s entitled to an opinion. I thought it was sad. If SciFi channel movies are your thing, than this is the movie for you. And to say it’s better than most summer crap is ridiculous, seeing as how we’re 2 films into the summer. I guarantee you were first in line to see Wolverine and Star Trek and you already have your tickets to see Terminator. Make that claim at the end of August. There’s a reason Solomon Kane can’t find a distributor, it’s a bad movie, but don’t worry, I’m sure it’ll be on DVD very soon.
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Solomon Kane is not for everyone, like Monkey up there. But this nerd will take this dark, grim film over the glossy sheen of any summer blockbuster. This was my kind of movie so I'm biased, but I enjoyed it more than both Wolverine and Star Trek. "not beautifully shot"? I'm not sure we saw the same film. The locations were gorgeous and the sets very well done and shot right. "There are long stretches where nothing happens." True, this wasn't made for ADD teenagers who need the camera to sway and twitch when characters are simply talking. I found the character develpment essential to the story of how Solomon became that man he is by the end of the movie.
The production values here are way beyond anything you'll see on TV or direct to DVD and you can bet your ass this will be shown on the big screen.
Sorry you didn't like it, but this is the movie I've been waiting for and can't wait to see it again.
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