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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks 3rd wk of Oct: Transformers, Peanuts, Plastic Man, Blood, William Castle, Easy Rider & much more!
Hey folks, Harry here with this third installment of my DVD Picks & Peeks for October 2009! We start the list off with the title that will dominate the talkback and end with a great documentary that sadly, too few have seen. As usual the titles and the Images are linkable to Amazon, where you can learn more on the title in question, or go ahead and purchase it and a small portion of the price goes to continue to sponsor this column! Without further babble, let’s get on with it!
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Ok, here’s someone’s homework assignment. See, if by selectively removing the most offensively awful scenes from TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN – if you can conjure a somewhat cool Action/Sci-Fi Adventure film for the whole family. Because I’m pretty certain that there is easily 45 minutes of this film that could go the way of the DoDo, but I also hold that like PEARL HARBOR, once that unnecessary BS is removed, that there could possibly be a solidly entertaining film left behind. OF COURSE – this all begs the question of why anyone would want to spend any time, much less any money upon this work of plastic cinema? I haven’t yet summoned the answer.
Peanuts: 1970’s Collection Vol. 1 ( IT’S A MYSTERY CHARLIE BROWN / PLAY IT AGAIN / A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING / IT’S THE EASTER BEAGLE / THERE’S NO TIME FOR LOVE / YOU’RE NOT ELECTED )
If you’re planning on having kids, if you have kids or if you are still a kid at some level, the Bill Melendez/Charles Schultz Animated TV Specials are gold. They must be seen by every generation. Children must fear running to kick a football, to be afraid of kite eating trees, to await the Easter Beagle and so much more. At some point, I believe these will appear on Blu Ray. At least that’s the hope I have, but till that far off day, these will do just fine. Besides, there’s two of these that have never been seen on DVD! So, there ya go… Quick, before Lucy snatches your copy away!
WATERWORLD (Blu Ray)
There’s several things I find funny about WATERWORLD today. First off is that my wife’s generation seems to like the movie and have none of the bias that those of us that were in College had for this film. Second, it’s the production design. I was watching STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT last night – and as Diana & her Sis Daisy watched, I commented upon the LOOK of this future Earth. In the 90’s. It seems the future contemporary structures would be built out of Aluminum, Plexi and repurposed existing materials. This was very much THE LOOK of the future then. Be it this, FIRST CONTACT, BATTLEFIELD EARTH… and on and on and on. And then we realized… Well, it is “Green” – and the horrifying thought became… EWWWWW – THAT IS THE FUTURE! The trasfer is just as sharp as the HD DVD that came out and there doesn’t seem to be any real jewels of extras. Hey? Am I the only one that remembers that incredibly eloquent and pro-environmentalist scoring stage piece that Matt Drudge wrote back in 1995 talking about how after he returned to his place, he looked out at the ocean and wondered about the future of mankind and could we perservere when the Ice Caps melted. Before it was politicized into a Conservative vs Liberal debate? I miss that Matt Drudge.
CHERI
I love Stephen Frears’ work and God knows I’ve adored Michelle Pfeffier for decades. And their last work together, DANGEROUS LIAISONS is a classic. Besides, a film about an aging mistress of the night in Paris of long long ago… well, I was very curious – especially when you add the always wonderful Kathy Bates to the mix. The film is heartbreakingly erotic, hot & funny. It was excellent. Michelle is still one of the most beautiful women on the planet. Anyone that would pick Megan Fox over her would be an imbecile in my opinion. Michelle oozes sensuality without an ounce of sluttery. The story of her December/May romance with the Son of a “lady” is completely captivating from beginning to end. Highly recommended.
BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE
I haven’t seen this yet. It actually angers me that I haven’t seen this yet, as it’s one of those types of films that usually I see exceptionally early. I’ve loved the trailers and previews for this – and I’m going to see if I can find a copy of it tomorrow, if not, I’ll be clicking this link like many of you to order it. It was handsomely produced and does have moderately good word about it.
The William Castle Film Collection (13 FRIGHTENED GIRLS / 13 GHOSTS / HOMICIDAL / STRAIT-JACKET / THE TINGLER / THE OLD DARK HOUSE / MR SARDONICUS / ZOTZ! )
OK – I out and out love MR. SARDONICUS, THE TINGLER, STRAIT-JACKET and 13 GHOSTS… I’m not a fan of the remake of THE OLD DARK HOUSE, but I’m curious to see 13 FIGHTENED GIRLS and ZOTZ! Now if you saw the Joe Dante movie, MATINEE you’d be right in the mood for this set of films. William Castle was a great showman who made movies that were meant to inspire hijinks and fun for your local theater. At the Drafthouse – we’ve had great TINGLER screenings, but we haven’t yet done a proper screening of 13 GHOSTS – we need to do it. Must have ghosts fly over the audiences heads at key points! MUST HAPPEN! It will one day! That said – I think the issue price on this set is a bit outrageous. $80.95? Even with the Amazon discount, that takes it to $59.99. My instincts tell me that you should hold out for a bit. Unless, like me, you’re a William Castle freak.
On 13 FRIGHTENED GIRLS you get the trailer, the original British trailer intro, the Candy Web trailer and the original Candy Web theatrical opening and closing message from William Castle himself – along with 4 alternate openings! It’s pretty damn sweet.
On 13 GHOSTS there’s a special feature called THE MAGIC OF ILLUSION-O and a trailer.
On HOMICIDAL there’s a featurette titled Psychette: William Castle & Homicidal. There’s premiere footage from the Youngstown, Ohio premiere and a trailer.
On STRAIT-JACKET there’s a Making of, Joan Crawford’s Wardrobe Tests, an Axe Test, the TV spots, a How To Plan A Movie Murder Featurette and the Trailer.
THE OLD DARK HOUSE & ZOTZ just have a trailer.
On MR SARDONICUS you get to take THE PUNISHMENT POLL, the GHOST STORY Pilot and the original trailer.
On THE TINGLER you get “SCREAM FOR YOUR LIVES: WILLIAM CASTLE AND THE TINGLER, an alternate Drive In Sequence, there’s the CIRCLE OF FEAR graveyard shift and the Trailer! If you love this, you should check out Mark Miller’s comic (Not Included)!
SUMMER STORM
Starring my not-so-distant Cousin, Linda Darnell and the awesome George Sanders… and directed by the great Douglas Sirk! If you end up loving this Gold Digger story by that “hack” Anton Chekhov (giggle), and the Oscar nominated score by Karl Hajos – who is criminally underrated – but was the composer that created all that wonderful Serial stock music for everything from Buck Rogers to Zorro’s Fighting Legion, Flash Gordon to feature work like WEREWOLF OF LONDON and much more! Anyway, this is a great film, you definitely owe it to yourself to check it out!
MONSOON WEDDING Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray)
A brilliant film from director Mira Nair. It is beautifully transferred, as you’d expect, by Criterion – and the world just looks so damn beautiful on this Blu Ray. But the extras that Criterion put together is what really puts this one over the top. Here… check it out.
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Mira Nair and director of photography Declan Quinn with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack • Audio commentary featuring Nair • Nair’s short documentaries So Far from India (1983), India Cabaret (1985), and The Laughing Club of India (2001), featuring video introductions by the director • Nair’s short fiction films The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993), 11'09'01—September 11 (Segment: India) (2002), Migration (2007), and How Can It Be? (2008), featuring video introductions by the director • New video interview with actor Naseeruddin Shah, conducted by Nair • New video interviews with Quinn and production designer Stephanie Carroll • Theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitle translation • PLUS: An essay by critic and travel writer Pico Iyer
All of that is wonderfully put together. And if you happen to have never seen MONSOON WEDDING, you’re in for a treat!
PLASTIC MAN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
That we haven’t seen a Wachowski written and directed PLASTIC MAN feature yet is a crime! All we have is this rather awesomely fun show from the late 70’s – early 80’s. I loved PLASTIC MAN. I was actually introduced to the character by my father via a large collection of Golden Age comics he let me read, so when the cartoon hit TV, my fevered pulp loving brain was ready, willing and able to bounce along on every adventure. Once I saw the Batman Animated Series – I longed to see PLASTIC MAN handled in a cartoon 40’s – with that darker edge. We still haven’t seen it. One day I hope to.
HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET – The Complete Series
This is just a repackage job, figured I’d warn y’all that there isn’t any new material on here. But if you haven’t picked it up yet… you’re missing out. It is a really damn fine show.
EASY RIDER (Blu Ray)
Beyond the cultural iconography of the film, it is a great film to boot. Rewatching this last week was wonderful. The transfer was beautiful – completely capturing the gorgeous grain this film had. The music? Oh god, it has never sounded so fucking good! From the first time you see the “Captain America” bike and Fonda’s Jacket – you’ll know just how beautiful this print is. Then for the acid drop in the New Orleans cemetery. WONDERFUL! Hard to believe this is 40 years old, must mean I’m getting close. What a frightening concept! Really great!
SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Archive Collection
Ok – I have no bones about admitting this… but I’m a Sherlock Holmes and mystery junkie. I literally can not get enough. Earlier this year I read the Nicholas Meyer edited edition of John H Watson’s memoir that was published after his death… called THE WEST END HORROR and I was drunk in love… all over again with Holmes. I love Sherlock Holmes – and I’m giddy that Guy Ritchie has a new take for us – and I loved the script. SO – when I was told… there’s new to Home Video Sherlock Holmes stuff… OH MAN! Sign me up. Here’s what you get:
First time ever on home video! DeLuxe EDITION, 3-Disc Set, Sherlock Holmes: The Archive Collection:
Disc 1 includes The Sleeping Cardinal (a/k/a Sherlock Holmes Fatal Hour, 1931) with Arthur Wontner, Lost in Limehouse (a 2-reel burlesque, 1933), and The Limejuice Mystery (a British 1-reel comedy, 1930).
Disc 2 has The Sting of Death (1955), an episode of the TV series The Elgin Hour starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Mycroft ; The Man Who Disappeared (1951), a British TV episode with John Longden as Holmes; and the comedy shorts A Case of Hypnosis (1952) and The Strange Case of Hennessy (1933).
Disc 3, The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949, with Alan Napier as Holmes); The Copper Beeches (1912 French film with Georges Treville as Holmes); The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921, with Eille Norwood as Holmes), The Case of the Screaming Bishop (1944 Columbia cartoon), and a bonus episode of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars called The General s Boots (1954, with Basil Rathbone). The Titles on this DVD set have all been copied from original archival film elements, chosen for their quality and rarity.
This is a real treat!
TRANSFORMERS: 25th ANNIVERSARY MATRIX OF LEADERSHIP EDITION
The Complete Series. Can anyone actually march all the way through it all? That’s 37 hours of TRANSFORMERS! 37 HOURS! Ya know… there’s a part of me that wonders – what it would be like to hop up on the right cocktail of substances that would allow one’s consciousness to actually absorb 37 HOURS of Transformers consecutively. It’d be fun if somebody did a Time Lapse Camera of watching it all in a sitting. Heh. This is it, TRANSFORMERS done right. With low grade animation, but awesomely fun sound effects, ambitious storylines and all the right voices and designs. An absolutely great set!
In addition – there’s the extras:
* Five retrospective featurettes including brand-new, in-depth interviews with those most responsible for the success of The Transformers franchise. Two of these featurettes are exclusive to this set including a conversation with comic writer Bob Budiansky and a voice cast reunion. The reunion features Jack Angel (Ramjet), Michael Bell (Prowl), Gregg Berger (Grimlock), Arthur Burghardt (Devastator), Corey Burton (Spike Witwicky), Richard Gautier (Rodimus Prime), Neil Ross (Slag), Frank Welker (Megatron).
* Two concept art galleries
* Archival Hasbro toy commercials.
* All 98 episodes of dialogue scripts. Three full scripts, with original handwritten notes, include Transport To Oblivion, Starscreams Brigade and The Revenge of Bruticus.
* All 5 rare PSAs.
* From the files of Teletraan-2.
* A fan art gallery.
* An animated fan film entitled Transformers: Generation One featuring an optional audio commentary by the filmmakers.
• Housed in a deluxe Matrix of Leadership multi-paneled box
Is there any reason to not leap if you love your TRANSFORMERS?
THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY
One of the most captivating and dramatic Documentaries that I’ve ever seen. At SXSW it won not only the Grand Jury Prize, but the Audience Award as well. It has been heralded at many film festivals and premiered on HBO, but were you watching? This is a documentary about a murder trial regarding the death of a 73 year old Nun, who had a gun emptied into her at point blank range. It is like an Amazonian CHINA TOWN in some ways and is narrated by the great Martin Sheen. If you like documentaries – you don’t want to miss this! It is outstanding!
Next week we’ll finish up October with BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE PLAN, ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS, TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE, The Complete PRISONER on Blu Ray! NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (Blu), Monty Python: Almost The Truth, STARGATE (Blu), Luis Bunuel’s DEATH IN THE GARDEN, Z (Criterion), Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s & 1970s Vol 2s, 2nd Season of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, The Sam Fuller Film Collection, WHATEVER WORKS, THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE (Blu), Monty Python: The Other British Invasion, LOVECRAFT: FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN, BLACK DEVIL DOLL, BLOOD NIGHT: THE LEGEND OF MARY HATCHET, FEAR(S) OF THE DARK, THE ASPHYX, Jin Won Kim’s THE BUTCHER, NIGHT OF DEATH!, THE PLEASURE SHOP ON 7TH AVENUE, EVIL FACE, GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE and much more! See you next week!
On 13 FRIGHTENED GIRLS you get the trailer, the original British trailer intro, the Candy Web trailer and the original Candy Web theatrical opening and closing message from William Castle himself – along with 4 alternate openings! It’s pretty damn sweet.
On 13 GHOSTS there’s a special feature called THE MAGIC OF ILLUSION-O and a trailer.
On HOMICIDAL there’s a featurette titled Psychette: William Castle & Homicidal. There’s premiere footage from the Youngstown, Ohio premiere and a trailer.
On STRAIT-JACKET there’s a Making of, Joan Crawford’s Wardrobe Tests, an Axe Test, the TV spots, a How To Plan A Movie Murder Featurette and the Trailer.
THE OLD DARK HOUSE & ZOTZ just have a trailer.
On MR SARDONICUS you get to take THE PUNISHMENT POLL, the GHOST STORY Pilot and the original trailer.
On THE TINGLER you get “SCREAM FOR YOUR LIVES: WILLIAM CASTLE AND THE TINGLER, an alternate Drive In Sequence, there’s the CIRCLE OF FEAR graveyard shift and the Trailer! If you love this, you should check out Mark Miller’s comic (Not Included)!
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Mira Nair and director of photography Declan Quinn with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack • Audio commentary featuring Nair • Nair’s short documentaries So Far from India (1983), India Cabaret (1985), and The Laughing Club of India (2001), featuring video introductions by the director • Nair’s short fiction films The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993), 11'09'01—September 11 (Segment: India) (2002), Migration (2007), and How Can It Be? (2008), featuring video introductions by the director • New video interview with actor Naseeruddin Shah, conducted by Nair • New video interviews with Quinn and production designer Stephanie Carroll • Theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitle translation • PLUS: An essay by critic and travel writer Pico Iyer
All of that is wonderfully put together. And if you happen to have never seen MONSOON WEDDING, you’re in for a treat!
First time ever on home video! DeLuxe EDITION, 3-Disc Set, Sherlock Holmes: The Archive Collection:
Disc 1 includes The Sleeping Cardinal (a/k/a Sherlock Holmes Fatal Hour, 1931) with Arthur Wontner, Lost in Limehouse (a 2-reel burlesque, 1933), and The Limejuice Mystery (a British 1-reel comedy, 1930).
Disc 2 has The Sting of Death (1955), an episode of the TV series The Elgin Hour starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Mycroft ; The Man Who Disappeared (1951), a British TV episode with John Longden as Holmes; and the comedy shorts A Case of Hypnosis (1952) and The Strange Case of Hennessy (1933).
Disc 3, The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949, with Alan Napier as Holmes); The Copper Beeches (1912 French film with Georges Treville as Holmes); The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921, with Eille Norwood as Holmes), The Case of the Screaming Bishop (1944 Columbia cartoon), and a bonus episode of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars called The General s Boots (1954, with Basil Rathbone). The Titles on this DVD set have all been copied from original archival film elements, chosen for their quality and rarity.
This is a real treat!
In addition – there’s the extras:
* Five retrospective featurettes including brand-new, in-depth interviews with those most responsible for the success of The Transformers franchise. Two of these featurettes are exclusive to this set including a conversation with comic writer Bob Budiansky and a voice cast reunion. The reunion features Jack Angel (Ramjet), Michael Bell (Prowl), Gregg Berger (Grimlock), Arthur Burghardt (Devastator), Corey Burton (Spike Witwicky), Richard Gautier (Rodimus Prime), Neil Ross (Slag), Frank Welker (Megatron).
* Two concept art galleries
* Archival Hasbro toy commercials.
* All 98 episodes of dialogue scripts. Three full scripts, with original handwritten notes, include Transport To Oblivion, Starscreams Brigade and The Revenge of Bruticus.
* All 5 rare PSAs.
* From the files of Teletraan-2.
* A fan art gallery.
* An animated fan film entitled Transformers: Generation One featuring an optional audio commentary by the filmmakers.
• Housed in a deluxe Matrix of Leadership multi-paneled box
Is there any reason to not leap if you love your TRANSFORMERS?
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I am the first! Nothing important to see but bow to me!
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Like a few weeks ago? It seems odd they'd release the entire series on Dvd before they finish releasing the individual seasons.
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it has jason x, jason goes to hell, and freddy vs. jason. I like jason goes to hell, its gotta be the goriest of the whole series, and some of the characters are actually likeable
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And at the price they're selling for almost a steal. Hell, Target has It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown for $15 or the 1960's Peanuts set (which includes the Great Pumpkin) for $22. Doesn't make any sense to buy it alone.
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It's like the moron litmus test. If you like Transformers 2 you're a moron, if you find fault with it you at least have some reasoning skills. If you dismiss it as utter garbage and a travesty of so called "film" you are a high thinking individual with class, style, and substance.
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I know it's tv, but it was awesome tv...
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And yet Race for your life Charlie Brown never does?
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I love Wrong Turn and Wrong Turn 2 is a flat out DTV/sequel masterpiece.
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Well fuck you too, I enjoyed Transformers 2 buddy :).
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and, forgetting the day, almost jumped up in a rushed to take out the trash.
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it's like a christmas in november!
also, blood is lame, has poor cgi and THE. WORST. attempt at english language in it's last 10ish minutes.
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I don't know if you're a 'moron' per se, but your taste is suspect.
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Those of you interested in the further adventures of THE TINGLER should look for VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS THE TINGLER #1 from bluewater Comics hitting the stands just in time for Halloween next Wednesday (that's the 28th of Oct)!
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You seem to be new around here, so I won't be able to trust anything you say for awhile. So the feeling is mutual.
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skipped it in the thearter and i'll skip it on dvd too. someday i will accidently stumble across it on cable and i'll cahnge the channel then as well. i'm a genius.
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you know this to be true
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Wrong Turn 3 is well worth the look. I too really liked part 2 as a DTV splatter fun-fest. Wrong Turn 3 is all that and a lot more, I thought. It has it's cheesy moments, but generally the kills are good and brutal - plus the dynamic (because it's prisoners) between the characters leads to a great time overall. Worth a look.
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Unless it's the *gulp*... g-g-g-ghost of Vincent Price!
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but Ive heard the blu ray sets a new standard for the format..care to comment?
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Also, I am intrigued about this Wrong Turn 3 business.
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THE POWER OF BAY COMPELS YOU!THE POWER OF BAY COMPELS YOU!THE POWER OF BAY COMPELS YOU!
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if you can honestly get offended over a movie, you're a moron. and a movie about robots? well gee. of course its pretty much a fact if anyone but Bay woulda made this and it was the same exact movie, nobody would get their panties all tightened over it. and as for Wrong Turn, there's a nice blu-ray 3 pack coming out as well so fans should just buy that. even if 3 sucks, least you get 2 outta 3 good movies.
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Give Mikey some credit. When some suits throw $200 million in his general direction and say "Go make us a kickass, FX-laden no-brainer movie"... he delivers. The only time he tried to incorporate those basic elements into a movie *intended* to be serious was the ungodly mess of "Pearl Harbor", and I guarantee you he will never aspire to that again. But the man can handle a massive budget and make an entertaining movie. Try giving Richard Kelly or Darren Aronofsky a $200 million budget, and tell them they have to use every cent of it. They'd both start whimpering like little boys who fell off their bikes on the way to school.As for you elitist poo-butts who seem to have forsaken event movies for all time... kindly put your vitriol on the backburner for the next 3 weeks or so. When "2012" begins its own box office juggernaut, you can feel smug and self-righteous anew. Roland Emmerich is gonna bitchslap your misplaced sensibilities in a way Michael Bay can only dream of.
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"Well slap me around and call me Suzie." "Okay Suzie." *SLAP* Hobos reflecting on a bad guy's failure to shoot through Blankman's bulletproof costume: "Why don't you shoot him in the face?" "Yeah... Shoot him in the face!" Oh I love rose-colored glasses. Let's not forget j5, the robot made from a washing machine.
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Blankman is the only movie I have ever walked out of.. I think I was 19 or so at the time. I couldn't believe I was actually watching a movie that bad..
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the Joan Rivers story.
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Now I can FF through the shit parts, and get to battle scenes.
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Never saw Blankman in the theater, but it came on HBO a lot during the summer when I was 13-14, and my younger brother loved it and quoted it a lot (particularly the above quotes I mentioned). We were big big fans of In Living Color so we enjoyed the movie too. Not a great movie, but a lot of fun for us kids who wanted to makeout own ghetto versions of superhero gagets.
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Watched it on a plane. That's the first and only time I've ever turned off a movie and never saw the ending, it was that poorly written and not entertaining at all.
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I watched it when it originally came out on DVD a few years back, and beyond the nostalgia it is REALLY difficult to sit through now. So bad...
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OMG!!!
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I love how in your Picks and Peeks column, where you are giving recommendations for what to watch among the new releases, you still include a movie that you admit is crap at the top of your list. Is the extra 2 dollars you might get from people clicking on the link to Amazon really worth completely losing any integrity you have as a film lover?
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Which of course means his opinions on ANY film thereafter (including Transformers 2) are no longer valid. Sorry Harry, that's just the way it is. You can't rag on a film like TF2 when you've claimed to enjoy a film as shitty as VH. It ruins what little credibility you have. That said, I wish they had made better Transformers movies, but my kids like them, and I'd GLADLY sit through them before I'd subject myself to the steaming shit heap that is Van Helsing. And to answer your question, No, you will NEVER live down the fact that you gave that "film" a thumbs up.
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Did AICN not get an invite to the set during filming....come on really....the film isnt that bad...it is by no means perfect, but no where near the gutter trash that say...Year One...or Land of the Lost...or that Piven movie at the car dealership attained in utter suckiness....lighten up already..
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...why is it that all the conversation on this talkback will revolve around stupid fucking toy robot movie and noone feels compelled to mention how awesome "Monsoon Wedding" is, and how ultimatly rad it is that it has gotten the Criterion treatment?
you guys can knock Harry's integrity for making money with his website (god forbid!!), but he, along with most of the other primary contributors on this site have proven their love for ALL FILM of EVERY GENRE time and again. They have more integrity than the the pussies who lurk around and bitch and moan when fucking Batman doesn't win every academy award.
The disconect between the people who run this site and the people who sign up for the talkbacks is pretty extreme. I know there are some true film-lovers around here...I chat with and comment at them all the time. But 90% of the talkback should relocate to a new website called "Aint It Fanboy News".
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actually - we did.
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ISN'T that he makes money with this site, it's that he tries to pretend he's an impartial fanboy himself, who is simply spouting his own unbiased opinions. Don't get me wrong, were I in his position I'd take all the free shit and free trips too. Problem is, I'm not in his position, so all I can do is complain about his nonexistent credibility.
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But it's an acceptable time waster if you're drunk and want something to laugh at.
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Totally average in enjoyment I mean. The Blair Witch Project is a much better movie whose main character isn't an unlikable idiot like the guy in this one. I hate AICN for overhyping the shit out of this movie. It's getting to the point where an AICN stamp of approval is like a death knell for the film. Severly disappointing, but really it's about what I expected: an overhyped "student" film whose scares are just bumps and noises in the dark. Shame.
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And all they did was reach the lowest common denominator, oh everyone except black people, I don't care what anyone says those twin robot things were insane. I use insane not as an adjective, i.e insanely bad or racist. The idea and implementation was just insane, pure and simple.
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I hate that ubiquitous blue band at the top of BR boxes. Yeah I know marketing blah blah but it really distracts from the cover art. Their solution, the big blue circle, could be about half that size and still serve the purpose though.
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Problem with bitchy dorks like you is the selective memory when talking about my credibility. Often times refusing to acknowledge relationships with filmmakers when I don't like their films, as well as when I do like them. Fact is - I've roasted people I know, don't know and after giant events. On the first TRANSFORMERS - Paramount spent 15k on a giant car eating robot and I hated the film. We had set visits, interviews, etc... I even have a very crazed love of Giant Robots. And I still didn't like it. That said, I think if 45 minutes were clipped out of this new one, it could work.
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If you're going to make a movie that you know kids are going to go see, don't put a bunch of sex and drug jokes in it. If he was going to do this, make it a HARD FUCKIN R RATED movie, and don't fuck around with it. As it is, it's not offensive enough to be an R rated movie. Parents will take their kids to go see this, only to walk out 30 minutes in. If I were a pearent, I'd let my kid see Watchmen before I let them see Transformers.
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...Harry's rambling, non-sensical, zig-zaggy reviews are the exact reason why I believe he has 100% credibility! There is never any logical rhyme or reason why he likes or dislikes movies, because he is such a slave to his fickle emotions! His overly-enthusiastic inconsistency speaks volumes about how his reaction to a movie isn't effected by anything whatsoever! Even common sense! He's not biased at all! He's just willing to open himself up to things beyond the obvious reactions of most of the fanboys on the talkbacks, such as blindly accepting some hot new thing as the COOLEST FILM EVER (Harry uses variations of this phrase frequently, but often in odd contexts that have many of us scratching our heads) or outright dismissing something that the fanboys automatically shit on as uncool.
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The 200 or so hardcore TF fans hated it. The General Public seemed to enjoy it. Me, I liked it. Yeah, it has problems, but so does every movie.
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It's a crime if the Wachowski Brothers/Sisters ever make another
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Yeah, I went there.
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"It’d be fun if somebody did a Time Lapse Camera of watching it all in a sitting." Harry, I think you just found your life's mission. The resulting Warholesque documentary of your transformathon would be award-winning. Butt numb-a-thon? Pfft -- amateurs. Think Matrix: "There is no butt..."
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very much anymore. They are painful to sit through, but I watch them occasionally. Even The Real Ghostbusters cartoon is kinda hard to sit through now.
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That big blue circle is just a sticker on the plastic wrapping. It's not on the actual cover.
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...why the fuck do you put it on TOP of your column WAY before those documentaries you love?
Could it be for all the affiliate $ you're gonna make off selling the blu-ray through amazon? Just checking.
I still think it's this year's best movie with Inglorious Basterds and Red Cliff Pt2. I've seen it 5 times in theaters and can't wait for the blu-ray. I must be a moron.
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If you take out John Turturro and his cottage cheese covered in hair ass, the flame shooting robot dicks, and talk of milking and suckling balls, the robot scrotum, the jive talking robots who can't read, the fact the plot makes no sense would become even more prevelant.
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Is a spectacularly fun little movie
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Were the Wild Things are. Best movie: Hardware
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Simple as that. Not least because the intro to P.T. Anderson's MAGNOLIA is a frame-by-frame rip-off of an episode of this wonderful series.
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I can't believe anyone that enjoyed that stupid turd of a first film wouldn't like the second. It was the same movie, but it removed the stuff that didn't work and added more the things that did. It was just a more efficient version of the first film.
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Oct 20, 2009 1:04:27 AM CDT
Spielberg Thinks Transformers 2 Might Be Michael Bay's Best
by trannyformers_apologist
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Granted, that's not saying much (at all), and a lot of that enjoyment is on a guilty pleasure "Did I just fucking see/hear what I thought I did" level, but I'll be damned if I wasn't laughing through most of it.
I think I'm with Harry on it, if you cut out like 30-40 minutes of bullshit, It'd be a decent blow-em-up summer movie. Although its still got one of the most convoluted and nonsensical screenplays in history. -
Oct 20, 2009 1:18:22 AM CDT
WAL-MART has the exclusive IMAX version of TF2 Blu-Ray
by shiftyeyeddog2
AND it's only $19.96! ($16.96 after $3 off coupon from Papa Johns!)They call it the "Big Screen" edition. Like Dark Knight did with its Blu-Ray, the Imax scenes switch to the full aspect ratio like it did in IMAX theaters. Looks AWESOME!!
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BY FUCKING FAR.
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Followed by the overrated Watchmen.
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I own the DVD and will probably pick up the blu-ray next time I see it for $20 or less.
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Oct 20, 2009 2:25:30 AM CDT
Where's KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS?!?!
by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi
Dude, this is YOUR talkback!
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Whattaguy. I especially liked the bit about how instead of fleeing a forest fire around his home he just had some firemen spray fire-retardant foam on his lawn so he could keep editing. (I was also surprised that he hasn't actually become an American citizen) The comparison he made with Avatar to Burroughs has adjusted my expectations a bit as well. I was fairly dissapointed with the vision the trailer seemed to be heralding, and I think it's been somewhat mis-advertised by previous statements.
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compared to garbage like Transformers 2 and Star Trek.
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Oct 20, 2009 2:44:04 AM CDT
Harry, I could usually not give a shit about your grammar.
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
that Waterworld "review" was unreadable.
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Oct 20, 2009 2:44:11 AM CDT
No, Terminator Salvation Was the Worst Piece of Rushed Filmmakin
by castaway
The new Terminator did not have much new to say and is about as
extraneous as the Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons. The 2nd
Transformers had a lot of noticeable flaws but I'll be damned
if this moronic little filmgoer didn't enjoy the whole freaking
hell out of every last bit of special effects choked celluloid.
The biggest problem for me was that the last battle ran a little long but it was worth it to sit through it all to then watch Optimus get resurrected, retrofitted with new parts in seconds and fly up to smite and pawn the fucking hell out of the Fallen, Megatron and Starscream all at once. Wolverine was entertaining but only made to be sub-par just so the sequel would be so much better and the best movies of the summer were Star Trek, District 9 and Pixar's new movie Up. Harry, I like you but even I have to say that for you to say that you adored Van Helsing but found absolutely no redeeming quality in the Underworld movies is really strange. I have liked all of The Mummy movies and Underworld, but Van Helsing is really just Stephen Sommers thinking he could do whatever and it would be a hit. He actually said in the behind the scenes that the werewolves tearing their skin off as a way of transforming between wolf form and human form made for a really interesting character. I'm sorry but the 2 race baiting robots in TF2 were actual characters with personalities (albeit somewhat canned) and emotions that werewolf horseshit Sommers spouted on was just an effect. Keeping all of that in mind, I also have to say if I had been directing Transformers 2 I would not have made those characters so over the top racial and I'm still shocked Bay got away with it and that there was not more of a brouhaha over it in the mainstream press. But I still love the hell out of the movie, imperfections and all. -
Thanks for the heads up on the New Yorker Cameron piece. Great stuff.
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We no longer speak.
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At least I won't have to spend half my time skipping scene after scene.
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I think one out of 10 movies released today are hard R - if that. The Suits are fixed on PG-13.
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I guess this release doesn't contain the extended version?
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...but they're mostly horror films now days.
BTW, Harry isn't the only person that loved that dumbass Van Helsing turd:
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It's interesting how it always changes isn't it? The 30s/40s people thought it was going to be like outof Metropolis or Things to Come, everything will look like out of Wizard of Oz with spires and quasi-graeco thing. The 50s well we would be fighting it out with moon pirates. The 60s was the Earth part ofa Federation. 70s not so sure, 80s the future would a dark nightmare.
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Unfairly maligned. The attack on the atol scene in particular is an amazing action scene.
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Oct 20, 2009 4:03:44 AM CDT
Trannyformers 2 on the other hand...
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
is fucking godawful. A horrible, moronic, inept, pathetic flick. And I quite enjoyed the first one.
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But the fact it made over 800 million at the box-office kind of makes me happy because it's just another example of how people really don't care what critics think... And I hate critics more than I could ever hate Michael Bay. The man is mental and we should be thankful for that fact.
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mentioned the raping of the eyeballs meme on AICN. Cameron sounds like a grade A dickwad.
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Exactly. The shot where Costner gets thrown from the top of his catamaran is mind-blowing.
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I came with a Ghost viewer, if you looked though the red filter, you could see the ghosts better, look though the blue(if you were afraid)you couldn't see them.I hear the new set doesn't come with the viewer. But I have the old release which did.
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"Cameron has mastered every job on set, and has even been known to grab a brush out of a makeup artist’s hand. 'I always do makeup touch-ups myself, especially for blood, wounds, and dirt,' he says. 'It saves so much time.' His evaluations of others’ abilities are colorful riddles. 'Hiring you is like firing two good men,' he says, or 'Watching him light is like watching two monkeys fuck a football.' A small, loyal band of cast and crew works with him repeatedly; they call the dark side of his personality Mij—Jim backward." (New Yorker)
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For me personally. ALthough the ONLY films one could argue being worse are Transformers 2 and WOlverine. The hierarchy of their awfulness can be debated but not the stone cold fact that those are the three worst films this year. GI Joe was like Street Fighter: The Movie but without Raul Julia being completely in on the joke or the so bad it's good aesthetics. And Channing Tatum was porn bad in that movie, I'm not even trying to be the least bit hyperbolic, he's literally that awful. Articulating so poorly entire lines become hard to hear. If you found that film "fun" then seriously donate your body to medical science, you'll do a lot more good for the world that way.
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Lockesbrokenleg gets the apologist moron line award of the talkback. Seriously what kind of sick justification for cynical soulless garbage is that? In a perfect world a man would be jailed for uttering something so completely asinine.
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That's not what begging the question is. Begging the question is where you prove something is true by referring to the fact that it's true. This is often called circular reason.
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Now THAT, my friends, is why this can still be a great website. I never even knew this film existed - it looks brilliant and I can't wait to see it. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Oh, and Cherie looks great too. YES! BTW, Harry, I have a suggestion - for every Transformers 3 article you get sent, run an article about one of your favourite films instead. A kind of one in, one out policy. If that is indeed a phrase.
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Fascists of the world unite - you have only your self-righteous rage to feed upon.
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That evisceration on Ben Stein's old show remains epic to this very day.
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Wasnt the best film ever but I enjoyed the spectacle unlike TF2, which was just shit.
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Castaway, Salvation is coming... TERMINATOR SALVATION R rated cut next month on Blu.
BALE WILL HAVE HIS REEEEEEEVENGE!!!
ps. Harry disses 'plastic' TF2 but he loves and defends VAN HELSING and SPIDERMAN 3 - two of the most plastic movies ever made. Bale laughs at you headgeek. Hahahaha! -
-I enjoyed. It was kinda junky but it was better than, amongst others from this spring/Summer: Watchmen, Terminator IV, Angels and Demons. Public Enemies was 'better', but-it left Absolutely NO impression, fact is I forget I saw it. As for Harold not liking Big Robots etc. II-so?! You've seen him spooge over some of the worst dreck possible in the past, right? Right. Godzilla '98 for example? Van Helsing? At least w/ Armageddon I'm in agreement w/ him on that. So what kin ya do?
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if the transfer and restoration are as great as all that.
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Cameron is a douche for wanting every element of his film to be as good as they possibly can? Actually this is why his films last, because you can see the level of fucking passion that has gone into them.
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EASY RIDER meets TERMINATOR SALVATION.
Jack Nicholson: "Hey, stop hogging that spliff moto."
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I mean they're just riding down the road and BOOM! two rednecks blast the fuck out of them and they're dead, the end! more movies need to end with the characters getting blown the fuck away by rednecks with shotguns and then rolling the credits
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I bet that everyone that hated Transformers 2 will be the same fucking retards queuing up on opening weekend to see the 3rd one when it comes out...COCKSUCKERS
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was an underrated movie that was ruined by industry word of mouth beofre it ever hit screens. Not saying itvwas a great movie by any stretch, but was decent.
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Is it too late for this quote to go on the Bluray cover for Cheri? Seriously, I don't know if you do it on purpose Harry but there's poetry in those words.
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So when TF3 comes out, I'll know that it wasn't my fault. I did buy TF1, so I can accept blame for TF2. Had missed it at the cinema, and so many people said it was awesome. It wasn't.
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From the nuanced performance of Jack Black to the groundbreaking scene where Kevin Costner recycles his piss, director Kevin Reynolds proves himself to be a true auteur up there with the likes of Robert Aldrich, Jacques Demy and Alexander Dovzhenko.
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THE POSTMAN should have had a recycled piss scene too.
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Chowing down around the campfire in a post-apocalytpic landscape eating billy-cans full of shit.
Would have been the logical extension to the recycled piss scene, but also a one-up on MAD MAX eating the dog food. Take that Max. None of your luxury doggie treats. Real post-apocalyptic men eat shit for breakfast. -
Taste it's called Harry...taste.
You have to have loser bizzaro goggles on to think that pompous shit is cool. Kevin Costner was most convincing as a serial killer..not the guy next door sporting legend or 'Mad Max' -
anything David whatsit is involved with..Homicide..The Wire. The writing in that stuff is top shelf.
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Oct 20, 2009 8:17:31 AM CDT
Waterworld on Blu ray is not the director's cut
by lavatory love machine
otherwise I would buy it, the DC is great
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The 3+ hour extended edition is such a better presentation of that movie. Not Abyss level improvement but overall a better film. Held off on the dvd till i could find that version, gonna hold off on the blu for the same reason.
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At least its different stuff. This coming from the guy who said he watched There Will Be Blood 5 times in like two weeks after it came out on DVD?
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From like a week or two ago, was fucking awesome.
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“Tell your friend he’s getting fucked in the ass, and if he would stop squirming it wouldn’t hurt so much”Cameron said this to a fox producer. Fucking awesome.
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Any word on an upgrade to the talkback system?
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Nothing. Sure you think Transformers 2 sucked, but look who was involved? Also at least it looks like they spent the money on that film, and it probably looks like it cost money to make. Year One cost 65 million dollars to make! (Funny people cost 75 at least half of that you can say ended up in Sandlers pocket). But look at the people involved with Year One. It looks and sounds worse then the fucking student film Cannibal! The Musical. Also for a movie SO packed with good comedians there is not a single joke to be found, and hate Cera or Black but there has to be a cameo comedian in the movie you find funny that isn't in this movie.
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Then I read about the shit Kevin pulled on set and was glad that it flopped. Fucking diva bitch.
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D9, Inglorious Bastards. There was one weekend this year were the top 4 movies were Rated R. Granted the other two were FD4 and H2, but still hold strong support D9 and more shall follow.
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And the extras are neat too. Just thought I'd report that since we don't get transfer reviews or technical specs here any more.
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It made a fair bit of money and i know Box office has shit to do with the quality of a movie, but seriously you guys, clearly the majority of people that saw T2 enjoyed it and many were willing to go back and pay to see it again, and the Bluray will sell a lot because it's a game changer in terms of the format. I've been told i appear in the extra features somewhere in the background, so you'll all have to buy it to see me
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Don't be fooled. It's a network TV cut for fuck's sake! No swearing. No Tripplehorn nudity. No blood. And a bunch of added scenes that make no impact on the movie. Unless you want to see Jack Black's worst performance of his career, avoid it.
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I'm as big a blu-ray fan as anyone, but do you really need this kind of stuff on BR? Not me.
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...but the fan-made Ulysses Cut 2-disc is superior since it's a mixture of the theatrical and network prints (plus some additional stuff from foreign broadcasts).
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...the cussin' and noo-diddy is front and center in the Ulysses Cut.
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The Mondotees site gots 'em.
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You just confirmed what I said.
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..."it's utter GARBAGE."
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I mean what's the point? I hadn't heard of that Ulysses Cut though. I need to check that shit out.
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...because it lacks cussing and nudity? What are you, twelve?
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Waterworld did not flop. It took in $88 million in the US and $176 million in the rest of the world.
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Plastic Man, Plastic Man
Does whatever a piece of plastic does
Stretches his junk any size
Penny’s Hoo-Nanny-Nanny is his prize
Look out, here comes the Plastic Man
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I don't need to see some gag-worthy, family-friendly, bogus version of a movie I like. What can I say Tripplehorn ass does it for me. But I didn't say that was the only reason, did I? I also said the additional scenes add nothing to the movie, especially Jack Black's horrid performance as the pilot, and I like JB.
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It is a stone cold FACT that his positive reviews have been purchased in the past (Godzilla, Phantom Menace)but it does not matter, few people come here for his opinion anyways, most of us are here for Quint, Massa, etc. You know, REAL critics.
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The characters were bland or unlikable, the plot was just a little hint of string tying the random scenes together, and the autobots were hardly in it. Unless you count the twins and the car form of bumblebee. Waterworld also sucks, but I wish Kevin Reynolds made more movies since Robin Hood and Count of Monte Cristo are both awesome.
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The additional scenes add a lot of good stuff to Waterworld.
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That chick is hot? Supposedly hotter than Megan Fox? Uhhh...no. She looks like some imbred hillbilly.
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fucking lol
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Doc, Ulysses Cut 2-disc? Is this thing commercially available or dodgy download only?
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wasn't that a body double?
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No, it was a body tripple.
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Why do things apear in this column that you haven't seen? This happen fairly frequently and makes this column more of an advertising page than a recomendations page.
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Download, yes. Dodgy, I should say not. It's a tremendous and lovingly produced piece of work which the guy and his team made for free.
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Doc is being contrarian becasue he hates me. Don't get roped. The added scenes serve the plot only at the most superficial level, drag out scenes that were fine the way they were, add anoying cameos, and give the audience things they could easily infer on their own. but hey if thta's your thing, go for it. But discerning viewers will want to avoid the DC just becasue of the shitty transfer which is directly from the ABC broadcast. It's an eyesore to say the least.
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...but I'm not being contrary. Remember how annoyed you felt when Dryland was so easily, quickly and almost accidentally stumbled upon? The extended cut relieves some of that annoyance.
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...is better than the extended cut, I'll grant him that. A few of the ABC scenes, particularly aboard Gregor's airship, look awful.
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...they used the best possible material from numerous broadcasts on different channels.
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Yeah thats fine and all, but I bet in the end it didn't make that much money. Besides I live in America, you ever notice no one gives a shit how well a movie does overseas here? Tabloids need something to grab onto. Also we'll never REALLY know how much that shit cost. Also take Ratatouille as an example when it was released everyone talked about how it was a bomb for Pixar standards when overall its like the 3rd highest grossing of their films.
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Yeah it was, she hand picked the butt that would be shown as hers. BASIC INSTINCT however.
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faults of these films. The fact that the robots are jumbled messes of pixelated garbage and that it's hard to tell who's who and what's going on when they're fighting. Very poor cgi design. I guess they figure the more shit you have going on the less likely you'll realize how crappy it looks. Unfortunately it achieves the opposite effect.
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did drag a bit, but there was definitely some interesting cut material. Maybe not Jack Black, but more information about how the "muto's" and how they are outcasts. You get a greater understanding of why the mariner hates people and also more information/explanation about about dry land. It is good, but at three hours it's too long. And yes, there is no Tripplehorn body-double butt shot in the extended version. I'll definitely be seeking out this Ulysses Cut that DocP has described.
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Wish Michael Dougles had used a body-double butt. His flabby ass has ruined several potentially great sex scenes.
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For what it was. No big deal.
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You forgot to mention Shohei Imamura's Black Rain!!!! Animeigo released a new special edition of it that is awesome. How could you forget one of the best damn Japanese movies ever made? -
William H. Macy with Maria Bello in The Cooler is probably the worst offender. It's like you want to see Bello naked but then you gotta deal with that. Worse than Billy Bob with Halle Berry in Monster Balls imo.
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somebody had to ask... "I guess Pearl Harbor sucks, just a little bit more than i missed... youu"
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all the commercials for the dvd/blu-ray on tv say "see more than you did in theaters". now maybe they just mean the extras but they make it sound like the movie has added scenes.
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This is a video game, not a film. Yet it was the #1 film of 2009. Who paid to see this trash? Why can't action movies be entertaining and smart?
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What a guy. He might rub some people up the wrong way, but the man is a titan. Some of those myths have got to be exagerated though, particularly the one about dangling the executive over the abyss reactor pit for calling him 'jimmy', and screaming at arnold (who's not exactly a shrinking violet himself). no matter, avatar is going to be the mutt's nuts. (and the rumor is there will be a second trailer on friday).Expect a 'heads up' from AICN concerning this new yorker article in about, oh, 3 days; they're really quick with the news around here!
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So you can see the crappy animation in ultra-crappy detail? I love Peanuts classic cartoons as much as the next guy, but Blu-ray is a waste of money for those cartoons.
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yeah, it's terrible. it's only entertaining in a "can they top the stupidity of the previous scene?" kind of way. At least I only contributed $1.08 at Redbox towards this piece of shit.
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Oct 20, 2009 1:04:29 PM CDT
"Real post-apocalyptic men eat shit for breakfast."
by takingscorpioscalls
That hasn't happened yet has it? we have had dogfood, piss, i guess shit is the next step really. i'm guessing they'd do something like add dirt and gunpowder to it, then light it up so this would supposedly "neutralize" it and then cook it over a stove and could even say "this tastes like chicken"
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and anything Michael Bay related. Somebody's got to take a stand against Hackneyed Hollywood Excrement for the Masses.
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Current issue of the New Yorker (October 19) came in the mail yesterday...no Cameron interview.
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Also, get a chance to read the Cameron article?
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I bought the 20th Anniversary set from China and watched every episode with my kids before Bay's first 'Transformers' came out.It was fun, but some of the episodes were pretty bad, but when they were good it was great!Overall, very nostalgic and nice to share with my kids.Bay's 2nd attempt does suck, but I'm buying it because I'm a Transformers Addict...and I obviously need help.
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director cut is a measley 3 extra minutes...which can only be booby shot i was promised...
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The only real negative things I can say about it are that the CGI isn't that great and it kind of makes the third act less impressive. I liked it tho and I'm not the kind of viewer who holds ambition over budget against a film. If anything I respect it. All in all a solid rental or even a purchase if you love the anime.
I was watching the TF2 Blu-ray (no it wasn't my copy and no I wasn't watching it for the story.. I'm a tech geek who wanted to see the transfer, sue me) and I was thinking the same thing... Could this get a "Phantom Edit" and actually be semi-entertaining? I think it's worth a try :)
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Glad to hear someone else enjoys JGTH. I think it's in the top 3 of the Friday films and you're right, the characters are actually enjoyable to watch, unlike the douchey models in the remake. Give me that double barrel shotty using waitress any day over those assholes!
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Actually the Transformers 2 video game was much more entertaining than the movie. The Autobots and Decepticons actually planned their actions and communicated with each other.The biggest problem with the game, IMHO (and there are other issues), is that the human characters speak down to the bots and order them around like bitches.
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Easily Costner's worst film. Just a terrible film. Cheap sets. Story sucked. It was overlong.
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I really liked the waterborn action scenes. Lots of on location shooting (looked liked a royal soggy pain in the ass actually)as opposed to sound stages and watertanks, ala The Abyss.
I may be one of the few, but I like Costner. The Mariner character was a sour douche, which I enjoyed. I liked the sets and the costumes. I really dug the Mariner's catamaran. The story was intriguing, at least the concept of a flooded world was.
Was it overly long? Yeah. Was Dennis Hopper a joke of a bad guy? Yeah. Was it Road Warrior rehashed and set on the ocean? Well, yeah. Hard to argue with the criticisms of Waterworld, yet I really like the film and own the dual DC/theatrical cut DVD. I find the movie to be really entertaining. Too bad Harry couldn't bother to write up a mini-review this week. No, he had to go on a wankrant about Matt fucking Drudge. Unbelievable. -
R.I.P. Joseph Wiseman, age 91.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but if anyone clicks through to the TF2 page on Amazon and buys the DVD/Bluray, Aint It Cool gets some money for the referal? Harry, if you think it's so bad (which it is) you should refuse to make money from it and remove the damn link.
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I didn't see the IMAX version of this in the theater....Walmart's Big Screen edition gives you this...what a marked improvement for several scenes in the film being shot in IMAX....I still would like to know which 45 minutes need to be cut from this film to make it "better"....the pacing is fine, which thanks to the editing more than makes up for the less than spectacular writing by Mr Orci and Mr Kurtzman....if anything...anything....less twins dialogue but they by no means hurt the film...
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In my mind it's like a cousin to the Mad Max movies. It's the best big budget action movie to come out in 1995. It's high-concept and the concept is very central to the goings-on of the plot. It has several very effective moments of built up tension. The Mariner is an anti-hero as mentioned above, not some boy scout. Etc. and so on, it's just a fun movie that in my mind is one of the last grand Hollywood spectacles in the old blockbuster style (as opposed to the new millenium super-glossy highly packaged and marketed to the gills- pun intended- product.)
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I was still tyipng got distracted and hit send. That's why it seems like a retarded monkey wrote that last comment.
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Just look at this talkback. "Liked it.. for what it was"; "Liked it because I went in expecting stupid garbage made from toys and that's what I got" ; "Liked it because Bay spent $200 mil on it and we can see how many explosions and CGI fights that pays for." Absolutely NO ONE just likes it. Nobody says it meant something to them. The closest anyone can come to even having a favourite scene is to say "I liked the slo-mo parts of that optimus fight." This was the worst movie in years and I'm a guy who owns the first one on DVD.
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during the big bombastic finale at the theater. Yup, I fell asleep because I just....didn't....care.
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are the ones who always talk about it.
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Funny how you hate everything yet you still comment?
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Is that more of that "he's such a troll" brainwashing bullshit, because I said I liked TF 2 in this thread.
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i've never used them. if i see something i want, i'll just open a new browswer window and go directly to amazon. its not because i dont want aicn to make money, i'm just weird that way.
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Ahhhhh the '70's Marvel writhes again-the best of times. Always enjoyed Morbius.
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Best. News. Of. The. Day.
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It's got a couple of great action scenes, the location photography is good and Costner's boat is cool. I also like the sea monster-thingy you see for a nano-second (that ol' Kev lets himself get eaten by!)
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You want some humor in your action-adventure extravaganzas or you just end up with a grim movie. Waterworld went a bit too far and cast Dennis Hopper as a demented, one-eyed retard who worshipped the guy who caused the Valdez oil-spill. If you go too far with the silliness you can torpedo the film. Waterworld was nearly like that, but has enough of a cool factor to redeem it. Batman and Robin is a good example of pun-puking bad guys and stuid humor completely ruining a film. Too much grab-assery.
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Harry! I thought you were going to review TEENAGE DIRTBAG, which was released on DVD today. It starts Scott Michael Foster from ABC Family's GREEK. Support independent filmmaking!!! Not garbage like Transformers or Waterworld. How are people supposed to find out about good indie films if you don't review them, like you said you would last week!
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Sadly, the studio insists on the hip, trendy demographic and so needs Shia and Megan. Man if I ran that bitch it'd be nothing but bots for 2 hours!
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I'VE SEEN IT!
Kevin Costner, Waterworld.
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Yeah, the Captain America bike is iconic, and the soundtrack is very evocative of its era...but seriously, the movie looks like it was pieced together by a bunch of 8 year old kids with their first video camera! Incoherent editing, threadbare story, ZERO structure = bad film. Iconic, important film in terms of history and impact...but garbage in terms of quality.
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You really have know clue what you are talking about. I will give you a pass since it is obvious by your cookie-cutter equation on what equals a bad film show how little you know about classic films. So please go back to watching Transformers 2 and keep yout opinions to yourself.
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hello clarice it s good to see you. hmmhmwaha
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I just re-watched Waterworld and I gotta say it's aged well. Kostner's character is a self-involved, misanthrope and the majority of film goers found it off putting. But it is a fun movie thats a little rough and silly around the edges.
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Wait - you're the VINCENT PRICE guy? Dude, those comics rule. Do you have a website I can email you with more detailed reviews?
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and it was certainly better than G.I. Joe. It had some corny-as-hell-moments and the sidekicks were lame but the action was top notch. And Harry, please don't come in here and act like you are an objective human being when we all know you shill and whore for your buddies.
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I saw a bunch of hate after I posted earlier, and I just wanted to make it clear. I don't care what movies you like or don't like. It is your opinion. I like to hear it, or I wouldn't come to this site or follow you on twitter. But, if you dislike a movie, don't put it on your page of recommendations. It cheapens the site, and you. There are plenty of other movies to make your four bucks off of. And to back you up, Transformers 2 is one of only 2 movies I've seen in the last five years that would absolutely be in my top ten worst movies ever list. It was terrible. I still have transformers. I saw the movie with three other transformers fans. But about a third of the way into the movie we gave up and just started MS3K-ing the piece of crap. It was blatantly offensive as a fan. And it was blatantly racist.
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Why bother defending any bit of it? Not every movie has to have some redeeming quality about it. Some are just bad through and through. TF2 is a perfect example of that statement.
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And, it makes TF 2 look like... something not as bad as it is.
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or you can play Mortal Kombat with a friend in Vietnam! There'th no EEEEEEeennnd to pothibilities!
PS. TheGreatHomsar, Easy Rider was a groundbreaking film and maybe the concepts that the film explores go over your head. I won't call you an idiot, but I will 2nd that you return to watching TF2.
PPS. I would like to say that I thought GI Joe was the most horrid movie I've seen in years. I plan on watching it side by side with Street Fighter: The Movie to see if they really did just use the same script, because I swear to god, it is UNCANNY how much they resemble each other. Also, does anyone reeeaaallly think the CG work on GI Joe was done?! Half of the movie looked like pre-vis storyboards. The most formulaic and half-assed film I've seen since... shit, I guess since Street Fighter! Makes TF2 look like a moving character study on Winston Churchill.
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Fucking Movie is just as annoying as Baloon Boy and his Dumbass daddy.
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Its fun
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Follow this link to see the what I mean!(http://www.moviegoods.com/large_detail.asp?http://www.moviegoods.com//Assets/product_images/1020/230724.1020.A.jpg)
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Always liked it, adds to the site, etc.
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Waterworld. I found the Valdez references made the film, even at that time, feel dated. The opening sequence, the first 10 minutes or so, is still one of my favourite action scenes. It's too bad the rest of the film could not sustain that level of enthusiasm.
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WRONG!!!
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Watchmen. What were we thinking?
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And from what I can tell, that is probably a good thing.
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It is funny that the only people who find the film racist and offensive are fat ass white crackerz. Harry and that fucktard Devin over at chud. I think it says a little bit more about them ,that the first thing they think is that those robots(robots people) are acting black and get offended, just a thought. I never heard one african american take offense(I could have missed something)my point is white people should just stop being offended for other races, as if they cant speak for themselves.Apalling
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Translation fan wank garbage.
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is a drooling slack jawed moron...fact
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how do you function with the brain of a 3 yr old?
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The small screen does not do it any favors. If anyone else should happen to watch it at home, turn on the subtitles and follow the dialogue. My jaw literally dropped as I actually saw the complete lack of structure to almost every scene in the movie. It reminded me of student films, anyone that has acted in a lot of student films knows exactly what I'm talking about. Another thing I just noticed for some reason, Leo has no reason whatsoever to stick it out with Sam. He could have easily parted ways after the first attack. He had no actual reason to stay with him. Not only does he serve no purpose he has no purpose to be there. Also, could someone explain the kitten calendars joke. Is that a riff on something or is it supposed to be funny simply because making money off the damn things is inherently ridiculous?
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I'll send you over the collected works of Stepin Fetchit for your enjoyment. I find it hard to believe that anyone, regardless of race, can not see that the two robot, yes robot (does it matter, they could be cartoon, stick figure, claymation..whatever) characters are based on negative black stereotypes. But in all fairness, thats my opinion. I don't want to be accused of speaking for an entire group of people or anything.
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gets easier as you get older. I've reached the point where I like to skip the ones I assume are garbage and often skip the ones that might not be. I have managed to avoid Wolverine, Transformers 2, Terminator 4, and all the shit that the masses ate up recently. Movies for troglodites rarely appeal to me. If Star Trek is better than G.I. Joe but wasn't really the Trek we know and love, was it worth it? Some things are better left in the past. Phantom Menace is a fine example. Do I care about Jim Cameron anymore? Not really, and I don't need to see another Predator or Alien as long as I live. Try something new. Do you know how many unproduced scripts by aspiring young writers don't even get read just because they're not blowing the idiot son of Lee Donowitz? They don't need to reimagine the fall of the Roman empire; it's happening right in front of them.
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I am with you man. I have had my fill over of these types of films. I have seen most of the films you mentioned and you are right to skip them. My only exception is Star Trek. Believe me, I am not a Trekkie, I will take Star Wars over Star trek any day of the week. I enjoyed Star Trek, probably because I first saw the shows in the 80's when there were many different versions of the series. This is why another new cast did not bother me. All in all it was one of the most memorable films of the summer of 2009.
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Don;t know what the hates for. Sterotype bots, leg humping dfog humping, the best special fx and robot fights I've ever withnessed entertaining from front to back, for me the abuse of green day music was the most annoying, outside of that. Call my tatse crappy. I liked it. Stunning fx and action. The plot must of been hard to follow on the big screen, thank god forpause and rewind. good flick. IO know it's trendy to disklike Bay. I understand i hate, hate the horror remakes by PD, each character they reimaged/raped man that was pain for a fan like me. I watched transformers when they originally aired, was always bummed that my mom wouldn't let me get a megatron figure becuase it looked to real in gun mode, so it was prime and jazz and bumblebee and soundwave and starscream, i remember those cartoons, havent returned to them since they originally aired. MAybe thats some of the pain you guys are feeling the character change. Hugo is a good megatron, but even i have to admit that it's to removed from the original voice, anyways trying not to rant here. I liked the movie. I think i understand why some don't. I was thinking it was trainwreck. I like the sterotyped twins. Well because yeah there are real peopel out there who act just6 like that and guess what some of them are white. PC has no place in movies.
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Don't know what the hates for. Stereotype bots, leg humping, same sex dog humping, the best special fx and robot fights I've ever witnessed- entertaining from begining to end. For me the abuse of green day music was the most annoying, outside of that. Call my taste crappy. I liked it. Stunning fx and action. The plot must of been hard to follow on the big screen, thank god for pause and rewind. good flick. I know it's trendy to disklike Bay. I understand. I hate, hate, hate the horror remakes by PD. Each character they re imaged/raped. Man that was pain for a fan of those characters like me. I watched transformers when they originally aired, was always bummed that my mom wouldn't let me get a megatron figure because it looked too real in gun mode, so it was prime and jazz and bumblebee and soundwave and star scream for me. I remember those cartoons, but I haven't returned to them since they originally aired. Maybe thats some of the pain you guys are feeling- the character change. Hugo is a good megatron, but even I have to admit that it's too removed from the original voice, any ways trying not to rant here. I liked the movie. I understand why some don't. The bad reviews had me thinking it was an absolute train wreck. It wasn't. I like the stereotyped twins. There are real people out there who speak and act just like them and guess what some of those people are white. PC has no place in movies.
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.. who is not an avowed Raimi fanboy. The movie was fucking dumb, I don't care how well lit it was or how good the musical score was. I really enjoyed it for the first forty minutes or so until I realized just how PG-13, predictable and repetitious it was going to be. Calling it Evil Dead lite is a huge compliment. It's more like Spider Man 3 emo dance number: the movie.
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I'll give that Trek Blu-ray a rental when it hits the street. That may be the one exception. I did like Tarantino's flick, though not perfect. They rarely are, but it does happen. I'm just one of those guys who now prefers to watch Bill Murray get lost in Japan with SJ rather than chase a gopher. But that dancing gopher never fails to make me smile. Thanks for posting.
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dude, it's not trendy. that would imply it's a relatively new phenomenon. he hasn't made a GOOD movie, (not passable, not great, just a good movie) since The Rock. Frankly, The Rock and Bad Boys. Everything else is an exercise in him showing us a big-screen presentation of his ego.
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But knowing it's trendy isn't gonna stop me from disliking them.
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The only people complaining about 'racism' seem to be white... What's that all about?
I have no particular love or hate for Michael Bay's films, but I might buy two copies of TF2 on BD - one for my son, and one to sit in the cupboard and never watch. Just out of badness to piss of the foaming-at-the-mouth idiots who attack people on here for getting some enjoyment from TF2. -
It is not trendy to dislike Bay! It is like disliking shit. Does anyone like shit? Other than a few sickos that are into scat. Anyone who likes Bay is suffering from cacaphagia.
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Look at the list of Pilgrim's "Stereotype bots, leg humping, same sex dog humping, the best special fx and robot fights I've ever witnessed..."Just because a movie is aimed at 14 year old boys doesn't mean it has to written and directed by 14 year old boys.
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in teh butts, really
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Nothing, I mean NOTHING was redeemable in Transformers 2. I usually don't agree with critics, but that movie was all over the place and dumb as fuck.
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If you liked this movie you were probably molested as a child. I like dark toned entertainment because my mom is a psychotic control freak.
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For me, THE scariest movie I ever saw as a kid on some late night Fright Fest show, was HOMICIDAL. Though it was a riff on PSYCHO, For me, it was 10x as scary and really freaked me out to the point where I was scared to turn out the lights-the stabbing of the preacher, the shadow of the invalid coming down the stairs in her wheelchair, stopping at the bottom and when it jerks...you see the head falling off. Creepy stuff. I just watched THE TINGLER two nights ago. The big rubber centiped and the logic behind it-that you have to SCREAM! to imobilize it-and when they show the blood in the bathtub its in Technicolor! Whoooo! What a hoot! At any rate, I'd love to see some director remake PET SEMETARY using the old Black and White photography-more like an old TWILIGHT ZONE episode than a big screen production. Make it So!
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Fuck. Worthless. It's NOT! It's just alternate takes of the parent scenes. BORING!
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1st off I'm afro american and the following things offended me, Killing Jazz, Anthony Anderson, and Skids and Mudflap, very offensive boderline racist and ignorant to the tee. 2nd I totally agree that TF2 is a Moron's litmust test. The only way to make TF2 work it start with Peter Cullen's Voice over Followed by the Scene in the woods then rolling the credits. The only way this movie could set the Blu-ray bar is if it came with another version of the movie not directed by Micheal Bay. And Jettl your Schtick is getting old, either confirm yourself or Bug the fuck out your getting on my and everyone elses nerves. I've deduced who you are, A douche Basterd who insists on being the lastest annoying asshole on the AICN talkbacks.
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Give the man a break, he is the best part of L&A
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we see MANY actual black people act that way in countless movies, tv series and music videos. like 99% of rappers act that way. but of course its just a movie but if a movie can offend you then wow...you need help.
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Told myself to be open, watch it in 5.1 surround, big screen, not have big expectations, know what I am getting into, and you know what?
IT SUCKED WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. So there, happy? Terrible movie, terrible editing, atrocious acting, lots of unnecessary screaming (except with the military, gotta show them keeping their cool), accusations of Obama interfering with the military despite this being made WAY too early for anyone to tell, and if you think black people act like the ghetto bots and there fore need to be fucked with on screen with stereotypical characters, go fuck yourself. There is no reason to encourage those actions or the idea that your racism needs to be justified. And one minor last gripe...all that metal shrapnel flying around from robots pounding and shooting each other, and no human has a fucking scratch? Anyone who likes this piece of shit gets the Dumbfuck Award. Just remember that you CAN breathe thru your nose once in a while. As for Bay? At least he didn't try to make Ben Affleck a star in this piece of shit. Can't wait for Bad Boys 3. Or the TF3 conclusion to the trilogy where everything in the universe ends with explosions! -
It was the strongest part of the movie. Sam should have been part of the military unit with Bumblebee as covert ops. And, how could anyone be offended by some robots when every Tyler Perry movie that comes out just offends the shit out of me?
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Go watch some Steppin Fecthit or listen to old radio Broadcast of Amos and Andy If you don't see the racism in that and it doesn't offend you I have news for you YOUR A RACIST! dumbass.
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because i see actual black people (and even white) acting just like they did and it doesnt offend me. of course its impossible to be offended by something that isnt directed at me but i guess i'm special that way. but yeah, those robots were racist and offensive but lil wayne isnt..noooo. i dont know whats funnier, knowing people are actually being offended by a mere movie or seeing them get so upset that others arent. the funny thing is both TF movies feature stereotypical black men and nobody complains or cares but when 2 digital characters do it...its apparently the end of the world. wow, some of you are so easy...must suck living life that way. i'm glad i'm better than y'all.
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Oct 25, 2009 5:06:14 AM CDT
Critics better watch out when they're unnecessarily brutal to...
by starwarrior
a movie like TF2. It's one thing to dislike it. It's another to hate it to such a degree and, even worse, call the people who enjoyed the film (most of the viewers) ignorant dumbfucks. By doing that (which is really about making themselves feel superior to the rest of us), not only are they not making people stay away from the flick (check the box-office), but they're alienating their readers. I used to love Ebert and I'm fine with him disliking the flick. What I'm not fine with is him making his audience feel bad about liking the movie (in his own words: "They're wrong to like it").
The results: people don't say "I disagree with that critic". They say "FUCK the critics" and have downright anger towards them. Pretty fucking stupid if you ask me.
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Oct 25, 2009 5:09:37 AM CDT
Ever notice that the guys who bash TF2 the hardest on this site
by starwarrior
...are ones who post with the worst grammar and biggest spelling mistakes? (I like the guy who says he's glad this "sight" made him stay away from the movie)
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when you're all excited about writing the reasons you hate somethinh and it sucks so bad, you type fast and make typos....or maybe you're right and it is an actual sign. :P
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Oct 25, 2009 12:03:46 PM CDT
Grammar is not a measure of ones intellect
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
just ask Yoda
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I'll be watching out for you, you better not make any mistakes on this SITE or I'm throwing that post right back in your face.
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Oct 25, 2009 1:21:32 PM CDT
vin_diggler yeah you pwn that stuck up prick
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
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well, the names of the characters are SKIDS and MUDFLAP. Even if white people act like that, they aren't called those derogatory names. Its simple hatred. They are names about skin color, not actions. black skidmarks, and black mudflaps, if you cant see that, you are indeed the type of fucking moron that this movie appeals to. But hey, if you need shit like this to make yourself feel superior to other people you THINK act like that, well, go ahead and suck Michael Bay's coke addled dick. And I am not a critic, but a consumer...much more important. It was a stupid movie for stupid children. You want low brow? there are lots of other better movies. TF2 is not one of them. And most to all of them cost less than that piece of shit, let alone the money Bay spends on lackeys to go on web sites to pretend to defend this shit. any bit of criticism, and Bay thinks it affects sales and rentals, so he sends plants to come here and make limp dick defenses of his movies. I wonder if he's getting his money's worth.
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Oct 25, 2009 5:11:01 PM CDT
I don't mind that people hate TF 2 (must be a small lot)
by lockesbrokenleg
but say you hate it because the plot sucked, or the 'acting" was bad. But, don't go off the deep end and assume that everyone who worked on it is racist.
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Imagine if was advertised as "The KKK presents: Transformers 2" or "Transformers 2: Rise of the Aryan Nation". Ok I'm just making fun, so don't attack me please!
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TF2 in mere minutes - will give the final word/s later
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And I'm sure as fuck Bey or whomever, didn't name the characters that because they acted about as black as Tyler Perry does in every one of his movies.
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Oct 26, 2009 2:31:12 AM CDT
Just watched TF2 again in blu. It keeps getting better...
by starwarrior
I just love that fucking movie. Sue me. Until Avatar, this is my favorite of 2009. By the way, check out Costco's almost empty TF2 DVD/blu-ray racks so you can see how much people really hated it... And Avatar's new trailer may be the coolest 3 min. I've ever seen.
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skids and mudflap are derogatory names? wow, here i thought they were named that because you know, cars have mudflaps and can do skids. even if the names werent from the cartoons, its still car related. like wow....some people just cant accept when they're wrong i guess. :P
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"let alone the money Bay spends on lackeys to go on web sites to pretend to defend this shit" ..like wow, they cant even fathom the idea that some people actually like it? i've said it before (in this very talkback) but damn im glad im better than them. lol
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I used to watch Plastic Man as a kid when it aired on the European Cartoon Network in the early 90s. It's not really something I'm keen to revisit though. He had a wife and kids right? Not ALL of the animation in TF was low-grade, early on, despite errors, it was quite fresh (for the time) and stylish. I saw Blood: The Last Vampire during it's comparably (to the US) high-profile UK release and it was really quite poor. It has a little style at the start but that quickly goes and what's left is thoroughly unengaging.
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I not trying to judge a movie I have not seen yet, but I think its going a little overboard by calling it "the coolest 3 min. I've ever seen."
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despite the fact that movie was boring as hell.
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seriously - how could anyone not at least appreciate the technical artistry involved? i'd let BAY do my film. were the robots racist? please - stereotypical, sure, but that hardly equates to racism. you want a flick worthy of vitriol? watch TREMORS 3
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Any possibility of this coming to DVD or some kind of home release? It sounds interesting. Dead bodies used as puppets by a madman, played by mimes, William Castle's last feature.
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