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On Valentine's Day, AVATAR ends differently!
Hey folks, Harry here with the happy news for the Na'vi.
You see, at about 12:04am this Valentine's Day morning, I opened up the card from Yoko to find two IMAX tickets for AVATAR in 3D. She knew that I've been dying to go, but due to one crazy thing after another, everytime I tried - something came up. Add to that, the 1st time I saw AVATAR was at the GATEWAY theater, where half the screen was out of focus and for the first 45 minutes the film was in standard stereo with no surround. And then the second time I saw the film was at BUTT-NUMB-A-THON 1138 - having been conscious for around 30 hours at that point. I remember it all, but I was tired. Well, Yoko decided it was time I had the best possible screening she could arrange.
We got there early so we could get our favorite IMAX seats. And everything seemed to be going just perfectly. We got our seats - when we notice a lady with a baby carriage for the 8:30pm show... and the baby sounded playful. Oh no. We begin grumbling quietly to each other about that, but ultimately I say, maybe James Horner will soothe the baby in the harmonic dreams of Pandora. Sure enough, once the movie started - the baby went silent.
The image was indeed the best I'd seen. Gorgeous. But about a zillion of you know that already. But what you didn't know, what you couldn't know was that on this special VALENTINE'S DAY screening of JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR... Hometree never fell. Na'vi and Marines were not slaughtered. Tonight, diplomacy was heard... I think.
You see. When they pulled the plug on Jake as he's about to tell the Na'vi what's coming and why... the screen went black, but we could continue to hear the audio. That always makes me feel happy. At least if I can't see anything, I'm not bored in the blackness, I can pretend it was old fashioned radio style. But then the audio went too. And a voice told us it would be just a moment while the projectionist fixed everything. A few shouts of rewind went out from the audience. Perhaps my voice was one of those. But it was awesome. Our voices fell upon deaf ears. Not only did they not rewind, but it seems the film was continuing to run the whole time, as when the screen came back up - we were 2 minutes past the last bit of audio. Now - everything in the background was double ghost image and the subtitles were also ghosting - and shifting as we watched. After another 2 minutes or so - we found ourselves as Jake has been given 1 hour to get the Na'vi to move safely out of HOME TREE. Jake was beginning his speech, but before Ney'tiri could freak out on his ass as a betrayer... the screen went black again. And the playful voice told us it would be just a moment whie he fixed the 3D.
This gave Yoko and I time to stare lovingly into one another's eyes with the wonder of how awesome we were and how great all this was. What a perfect way to spend VALENTINE'S DAY. Once the theater waiting music came on, I decided to drain the bladder.
And when I returned, the theater was letting out. Apparently while fixing things, they inadvertently turned the projection system off and couldn't turn it back on. So this Valentine's Day night in star-crossed Austin, Tx... Pandora was peaceful. There was no death of nature, no unifying planetary natural defense force. No. This time, in my heart I know... Man found a way to co-exist. They found a new way to mine that cheddar, that didn't shake the blue monkeys from the tree. It feels so good to know, on VALENTINE'S DAY... nobody lost a parent, a teacher, a friend or their home. On VALENTINE'S DAY... all was love.
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And first... maybe?
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Thats something.
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"This gave Yoko and I time to stare lovingly into one another's eyes with the wonder of how awesome we were and how great all this was. What a perfect way to spend VALENTINE'S DAY. Once the theater waiting music came on, I decided to drain the bladder."
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wtf harry ya great lame-o???
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seriously WTF was the point of this post?
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... let alone cool.
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j/k! avatard is dumb.
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Why they didn't stop it as soon as the problem hit is beyond me. Amateurs!
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No stop-motion robotic combat ensues and I crank one out into my least favorite t-shirt.
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That is all.
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Seriously. I have NO idea what ANY of this meant.
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Just so you know, rewinding requests are pretty much laughed at or ignored. Rewinding film through a standard 35mm projector probably takes about 10 times what it takes to go through forward. I'm guessing it'd be even worse for IMAX film. At best, you'll get a good projectionist to stop a print when they see problems and it'll start up again seconds to minutes past when you last saw the frame.
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Seriously. I have NO idea what ANY of this means.
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Where have you guys been?
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WTF is wrong with you people. Get a fucking baby-sitter. Drew probably takes his badly-named children to movies, but SPARE us.
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As the candy hearts poured into the fiery quasar, a wondrous thing happened, why not. They vaporized into a mystical love radiation that spread across the universe, destroying many, many planets, including two gangster planets and a cowboy world. But one planet was exactly the right distance to see the romantic rays but not be destroyed by them: Pandora. So all over the world Human and Na'avi couples stood together in joy. And me, Zoidberg. And no one could have been happier unless it would have also been Valentine's Day. What? It was? Hooray!
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Sounds like platitudes, incompetence, made up excuses, and idiocy excused by a made up holiday for those who don't bother to show their love the other 364 days of the year...but only on the one where everyone else is watching and paying attention. Eff Valentine's Day.
At the same time...idiocy like this is why everything is going digital in theatres. Most places are run by the newly trained high schooler who doesn't know shit about shit and can't even pretend to be competent. This coming from a projectionist of 18 years now... -
Stop kissing ass. Harry is not going to visit your basement hovel, and anoint you King of the Nerds.
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These news made my name, i was horribly depressed and it made me happy thanks Harry. ^___^
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Thanks for nothing Harry.
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has special screenings for parents with babies...and they're always cheaper. One day I'm going to bring a Cabbage Patch doll or something in a pram and get into one of those things. Times is hard, and they're bound to be full of hot, insecure single mothers.
In other news, despite the slight lameness of this "article", props on having a girlfriend who'd buy you tickets to see Avatar in IMAX on Valentine's Day, instead of...you know, Valentine's Day. You've got a keeper there, dude. -
Sorry but you pay enough for those damn tickets they should be able to fix a problem if there is one. And not everyone lives near an IMAX theater so you might be making a special trek to see it. That totally sucks. At least Harry had a sense of humor about it. I'd probably burn the place down. LOL
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he does post some pretty moronic shit that doesn't really belong here. I'm glad he had a romantic night out, but I don't wanna hear about it because I don't care.
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That is completely selfish and inconsiderate of others in the audience. Spend a few bucks for a babysitter or stay home, you cheap assholes.
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At least give this post a climax!
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I wish my screening got fucked up, but I actually had to watch that piece of jar jar crap.
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I thought they screened an alternate version of Avatar. Thanks for nothing!
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And here I was hoping in the new version, the script didn't suck balls.
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If they were running a MkII platter system. But joking aside, I agree, they should have stopped the film right away. I don't think he was at an O&O Theatre. Which is why it was out of focus and wasn't stopped immediately. On a different note, I sure do hate it when people demand that the projectionist rewind the film. Sadly, it's because most people don't understand that very few places run on reel to reel projectors.
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Srsly.
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What the hell was THAT?
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that was gay
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Our parents always hired a baby-sitter. When did that stop? Why do you young parents think we care about your damn kids??? STOP sending me Christmas cards with their pics. I DON'T CARE. STOP bring your fucking baby chairs to restaurants, AND SETTING THEM ON THE TABLE. Seriously, dickwads, WTF? BABY-SITTERS.
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same thing happened to me during titanic just after jack and rose screwed each other senseless. such a sweet film
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This site gets worse by the day
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It actually is possible to rewind any film. But that's only if the projectionist has the skill. The downside, if the projectionist has the skill, it would still take 45 minutes just to rewind 5 minutes of film as it would have to be hand fed back onto the platter system. This is true of the QTRU and 35mm platter systems. The only reason it is close to impossible to rewind IMAX film, is the sound is not on the film stock and rewinding the film throws the sound out of synch. There is a calculation to re-synch the sound, but even then, you need to be running the right kind of sound software to attempt this.
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Feb 15, 2010 12:13:59 AM CST
It was painful enough, to endure Drew's personal life
by mistermanreturns
As if I gave a shit WHAT his KID thought about a movie? ANYWAY, this post was odd. Badly projected movie equals refund, and going bat-shit-crazy on the theater. NO EXCUSE these days.
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Was not that great, definitely not worth the billions of dollars it has made or any best pic noms it receives, absolutely ridiculous.
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Feb 15, 2010 12:14:31 AM CST
This kind of post is why I enjoy AICN so much...
by bob loblaw law blog
Seriously, I love that Harry posts whatever he's feeling about films, books, TV shows, his life, Patricia, Father Geek, etc. I can relate to that and I dig the personal touch.Anybody's whose spent time with Harry knows he's passionate about his work and his life, and AICN is the embodiment of all that. All of you who are bitching about him posting his personal experiences need a to calm down. This site has always been a mix of reviews, cool news and personal tidbits. If you don't like it, go read one of the dozens of other non-personal geek sites.Thanks, Harry. This was cool to read. I'm glad you and Patricia had a lovely time... and I hope they gave you a refund or a pass for another movie sometime!
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Ain't It Cool Harry's Blog News
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First, this site turns overtly liberal politically, and then we start hearing more about the personal lives of the moderators rather than good ol' fashioned movie news. Very disappointing.
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Sweet.
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You clearly posted something with a misleading title just to piss people off. Man you don't even care anymore and it's starting to show with your lack of involvement in this site. I mean you guys break no news (whether it's cool or not)anymore and just link to deadline.com these days @ least you had a weekly column there but now that seems to have stopped and instead we get this garbage.
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Seriously? Do you live in a trailer? Do you collect teddy bears?
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Harry since you won't let us in on why there is no DVD column all of us talkbackes should just bombard each and every talkback with something relating to the DVD Column in the subject line. You can't hide the truth forever Harry. We want and deserve answers as loyal readers. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DVD COLUMN?!?!?,
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Feb 15, 2010 12:26:59 AM CST
and deserve answers as loyal readers. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DVD C
by ndally
Answers god damn it
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have any of you actually heard Harry live in an interview? he's surprisingly effette in person. and this "yuko", is see visually impaired? seriously, Harry may be the lovliest gentleman on the planet in person (I don't know or care) but he is painful to look at. nobody can convince me that this girl (if she actually insists) finds him sexually or romantically appealing...
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Was it one of those digital IMAX screens, or was it actual film being projected?
This might be a good comparison between film (where the problems can be corrected to allow it to continue at the same spot) or digital which is on a hard drive and re-sets back to the beginning with no easy way to get the film to re-set to the point where things went bad. -
PASS
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Apparently my copy and paste fucked up on that last one
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"I've fucked my hot asian wife for a months straight, guess I'll write something. Not the DVD column, though. That must be a month late as to have no impact on anything whatsoever."
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ANSWERS!
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Harry, you're a lucky man. True love doesn't come everyday. You have been blessed. Happy Valentine's Day to you and Yoko!!!
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i can't wait for the streaming Russian version of the restored AVATAR that's just a web cam shot of people freezing in the snow watching the crappily projected outdoor screen in the distance.
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Okay not shit but it is not very good if your brain and movies intersect.
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This is getting old
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Feb 15, 2010 12:33:36 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, Irreversible is a sweet love story.
by ebonic_plague
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SERENITY NOW
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Nope, no trailer. I own a house where I live with my lovely wife and three cats in lieu of teddy bears. But, I do live in Oregon, and we're all just a bunch of tree-hugging, free-love thinking hippies here, you know... maybe that explains why I like Harry's post Who knows.Oh, btw... it's Loblaw, not "Boblaw." Just sayin'.
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Sadly with film on a platter, it is very difficult (or very time consuming at the least)to rewind.
In theory, digital should be easier to play back, but that is not always the case.
Projectionists need to be paying attention to the presentation, but sadly, many do not.
And before anyone says union or non-union is better, union or non-union is not a measure to judge projectionists by. It is just the individual and how much they care.
I have seen union projectionists allow carbon archs to go dark. When it is brought to their attention that the screen is dark, they say there should be an usher in the theatre to monitor the presentation and inform them when the screen goes dark. How about them monitoring the projector they are running themselves?
Instead of union or non-union, the test should be for projectionists to care about film and to show a passion for film.
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MONKEY NEWS!!
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Why does AICN continue to be such a joke? The TB-ers can hardly make this shit up anymore...
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film fans realize what a hollow, derivative, soulless, effects-dependent, nonsensical movie Avatar truly is.
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I thought the new "IMIN" systems were fully digital, which means the movie is being projected from a digital file, why wouldn't it be possible to "rewind"? (although , technically, it would be to move the slide bar back)
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bunch of old ladies here today.
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Really fuckin lazy.
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...was less than joyous about the half hour of ghosting we had to endure. Still, no complete shutdowns so it wasn't all bad. Apart from Avatar itself, which was all bad.
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Huh. I honestly would have thought Harry would have known that film cannot simply be rewound; it doesn't work that way. He's been around film programming, festivals, and the like, for long enough that I somehow imagined he would have obtained the slightest understanding of film projection.
Having said that, that theater sounds fucking awful. Bunch of damn thread monkeys at the Gateway.
Memo to the manager of the Gateway: get your shit together. Start the firings. Your projection sucks. Why the hell do you think people go to your theater? To buy popcorn? To be charmed by the winning personalities of the box office cashiers? Fuck no, dummy. They go there to watch movies.
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You guys don't have to be dicks ALL the time. That was nice Harry. Me and my girl watched Iron Man, she had never seen it before. She fucking loved it. I love watching a movie I love, with someone I love who's never seen it and ends up loving it. Good V-Day.
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You seem like a nice guy. I saw you at Comic Con, in your wheelchair, and you let me take a pic of you. You seem nice. But you are whipped. Where is that DVD Column? Crank it out buddy. Stop being so pussy whipped, Valentine's Day is created by Hallmark and Nestle.
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Ugh. Okay, I was too hard on Harry. If I recall correctly, he collects 16 mm prints. He must know more than I was giving him credit for. I'm feeling very negative tonight. Need to be less of a dick tonight. I haven't been sleeping well. My roommate's dog keeps getting on my bed. I feel like I have little chips of flint inside my eyeballs... damn allergies. I do not stand by my harshness toward Harry. I do stand by my comments toward the management of that theater.
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I thought this was about Valentine's Day beating Avatar, not some lovey crap that never should've been typed up.
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When our Terminator 4 screening had the projector shutter covering part of the screen, I personally went to tell the management to fix it and they did within about 2-3 minutes. So it wasn't all bad, except from T4, which was ALL bad. Anyway, Americans are such pussies.
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Seriously, Harry, you are a waste of space. And so is this site.
What the fuck are you doing posting this sappy drivel?
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Seriously, it's NEVER FUCKING WORTH IT, and your experience proves my point Harry. It's like the day is cursed if you leave your house with your significant other. What we do is have a nice meal at home or with friends and then save the night out for later in the same week when it's more peaceful and service has returned to normal at the restaurants.
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I am amused by just how many talkbackers are unable to pick up on sarcasm. Seriously, this post is not sappy drivel. This thing was just dripping in sarcasm. Could still be sarcastic drivel, but sappy and romantic it is not.
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If a film wasn't shot with a Imax FILM camera, it's not a true Imax movie. It's just a digital projection os a slightly bigger screen.
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I liked it too, but obviously it isn't important to Harry anymore.
This is his site, anyone complaining about his insertion of politics, romance, etc. DOESN'T BELONG HERE. This isn't anything new, it has always been this way.
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Aint it the sexiest tomboy beanpole bugnuts, teh sukk???
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Seriously, how much did you pay that bitch to get married to you, ya fat ginger nut???
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thinking Avatar had a different ending today. Thanks for that, Harry.
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cuz that is the only way a woman can prove her love
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saves me searching for shit to download.
heres a quick horror story - when i was 7 and seeing return of the jedi for the first time, the fucked up and we saw vader die, then the fight with luke. still irks me.
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this site has gone down the shitter. the ONLY reason i come here is cause the talk backs make me laugh.
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Dude, where have you been? Harry has been on Twitter for a while now: http://twitter.com/headgeek666
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You crack me up.
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Feb 15, 2010 2:39:03 AM CST
If I saw AVATAR and it cut off in the middle, I'd be happy too
by yackbacker
I would have been spared the hackneyed love story/redemption arc and might have assumed Cameron had genuine dramatic tension for his third act. Unfortunately, I saw the whole fucking thing...
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from Kevin Smith?
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I see you screaming at Harry like he shot your dog or something. Why do you need Harry's DVD column? Do you rely on him exclusively to tell you what's on home video? Do you especially enjoy how he tells you which free screeners he got and which companies were too cheap to hook 'em up? Or do you want a TB devoted entirely to home videos? At the end of the day, I cannot imagine any reasons justifying the malaise you're all suffering.
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1. We enjoy yelling.
2. We're too lazy to go to Amazon and look up the films that are coming out each week.
3. We THOROUGHLY enjoy yelling.
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who gives a shit about the marines being slaughtered
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...go to new DVDs...they have lists of all the new DVDs coming out each week...and there are far more than what Harry lists. Either that...or they value Harry's picks so much....that they hate him for the fact that he's not sharing his movie taste with them more often.
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And they do them BEFORE the videos hit the street, as opposed to here, where it's a week (or more) after the fact and your local retailer's sale on the new release has ended.
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do you mean the plastic bag strapped to your thigh?
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http://azizisbored.tumblr.com/post/106587114/reblog-the-fuck-out-of-this-warning-amc-theaters-are
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Any cosmic timeliness relative to the faux holiday would've gone unrecognized and unappreciated. I would've made a vulgar scene in the lobby with the management before going home to have angry hate sex with my chick.
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because the picture filled up the entire screen from top to bottom and produced a clarity of 3D that Real D and Dolby 3D are incapable of matching.
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this is by far the funniest talkback I've ever witnessed. The post itself was just mind-numbingly stupid and the responses were great. Thank you guys.
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Hey, I was mystified about this too.
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Massawyrm's gaming posts is where the good shit is at, I feel. I just find the idea of Massa killing Harry to become the tinpot dictator of AICN hilarious.
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from every computer across the world, all at once.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTyfqVOFTFc
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Hey man, don't want to pry to much, but do you work as a projectionist? If you are who I think you are, you are one of the best projectionist in the area I reside in. If you aren't, then I am sorry for the mix up. On another note, you are correct about projectionist. Far too many don't care about what they put on screen. They just thread up the film, hit the start button and never look back. I know it's difficult to check screens while a film is playing in multiplexes, but not impossible. Projectionists NEED to enjoy and take pride in their craft instead of treating it a chore.
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... how inlove he was with his tne wifes. The first was FAR AND AWAY, the second was MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3. and both ar epieces of shit.Get a hold on your romance, dudes. Yes, it's great to be inlove and be loved back. It's anoying for others to have that shoved to our faces. No, we do not share your PRIVATE HAPPINESS. We are happy for you, but we are not happy with you. Get over it and get a grip.
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Tom Cruise wasted millions of other people's money.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moCg0lxe_wE
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...Avatar is still a stupid movie.
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Who says romance is dead.
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can I have the 5 mins of my life that it took me to read that pile of shit back???
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Crack-whore BJ's cheaper, though. At least until your first doctor's visit.
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Opening night. They somehosw fucked up the print. And they didn't want to give a refund, only tickets for a showing the next day. It took a lot of negotiations for them to give us the money back (which I should have kept to myself, if I knew what was waiting for me, fridge nuking and all). But it seems this has a higher probability to happen on 3D flicks - not sure how the process goes on digital screenings, but on film, you got yourself two projectors, and if there's one FRAME out of place or shown too late, the whole thing's fucked. Oh well, that's what ahead of us in the FUTURE OF CINEMA. Fucking enjoy.
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why do people always cry out 'harry where's the dvd column?' what on earth do you think you'll learn?
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This site is being left behind ... seriously, it looks terrible and is full of utter shit like this.
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It will be so nice when all the people bitching and whining and complaining finally just fuck off and go away. Cannot wait for this to happen....keep "fucking up" the site Harry PLEASE.
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I actually don't really care that much, but it's amusing. However I do think that there is no excuse for being months behind on such an easy column, one that would take no more then a few hours to write up. I mean, Harry has time for this blog nonsense but not the column that has talkbackers crying in unison for it's reappearence. Priorites need to be straightened....
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After all that? It must be karma's way of telling you to finish the dvd column.
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Maybe I'm just in a good mood, but that was just a nice very geeky valentine story. I enjoyed it. Thanks Harry.
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Touche sir. You hit the nail on the head in regards to Harrys so called DVD amazon advertising page. Then you get dumb fuckers actually asking why the DVD column has been delayed. Just get rid of it completley. Also this article is one of the worst articles ever posted on this site.
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It had the best story. Oh, and fuck your Valentine's bullshit!
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I mean why would he post this? Is he just looking for ridicule? Did he actually think he would get praise for witty commentary? Strange...
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even the most profoundly irritating and disappointing of experiences apparently register as "romantic." I thought you were going to tell a story about how your mail order bride bought you not one, not two, but twelve deep fried fat hoagies and talked dirty to you while you ate all of them and called her "mama." Like so:
Yoko: "Does big fat baby like to eat?"
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I really do.
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Really are IMAX theatres that shit in the US? I've been to my local IMAX around ten times now and never experienced any technical fuck ups.
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...who complain about having to read harry's post.... what makes you think your own hate filled venum is even more worth reading? there was a time aicn talkbacks were only 10% dickheads. these days it so fucking hard trying to figure out if anyone has any class here
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God damn it.
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On Valentine's Day, what should have been an amazing evening ended awkwardly and too soon, and Harry attempted to talk it up with mindless romanticism.
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did you manage to get a happy ending?
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that was a waste of my time reading that.
Juvenille post.
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I fail to see any class in your post. Perhaps silence would endear you to a comment more worthy of "grow up".
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Feb 15, 2010 6:33:27 AM CST
Thanks for utterly waisting five precious minutes of our lives
by missing dink
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but I thought that was going to have a fucking point!
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Feb 15, 2010 6:37:51 AM CST
Just cause yoo can spel duzn't mean you got STORYTELLING TALENT!
by missing dink
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Feb 15, 2010 6:44:47 AM CST
Sweey story Harry. Here's one from a long-term reader.
by foreverguardian
Last night my girl and I went along to what is said to be 'the world's smallest cinema' (The Screen Room - you'd probably love it), which is down the road from where we live in Nottingham, UK. They were showing 'Where The Wild Things Are', which turned out to be pretty damn sweet Valentine's Day viewing, even though we both had our issues with it (I thought it was beautifully made- just had a few issues with the script). Cooped up in a tiny room with only 5 other people in there, in a place that almost felt secret, was just perfect. The customary dissection of The Movie We Saw followed, accompanied by wine and the shared assertion that the film 'looked like memories'. Little moments are great things. Nice post, man.
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Now that would be news worth hearing.
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and lo, I stuck a typo in my subject line.
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Venom is spelled V-E-N-O-M. Good try, though!
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Feb 15, 2010 7:04:22 AM CST
The IMAX screen rebelled against Cameron's tree hugger shit
by sansara07
Harry has now endured Avatar three times. Give the man a medal.
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Never thought id say that.
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Making you yearn for a Merrick's article instead? That's the worst fucking insult i ever seen anybody in here make to Harry. That's just evil, man!
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or is aint it cool news going to the dogs. the dvd column gone awol, some times the cool news is a few days old and i've read it on other sites come on harry whats going on!!!!!
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What is the point of posting drivel like this? Seriously?
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...at least tell an INTERESTING story. It's one thing to write a story without proper spelling, grammar or punctuation--people have pretty much come to expect that from you. But you could at least make up for it by having a POINT to what you're writing. This was beyond idiotic. No one cares about your marriage.
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Enough already.
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I still stayed and watched it from begining to end (I just couldn't get up an miss one second to bitch about it being double ghosty- others did complain)
I kept my ticket. Called the cinema up many weeks later and told them about the projection being wonked. The manager told me to bring my ticket and tell the staff that he said it was ok to see it again for free. You know don't have to have a college degree to turn on and manage a projector. Most of the people who work at these places are still in high school. They try, and sometimes they fail.. After all- the technology is changing in these places too. If you are lucky, you'll have a cinema thats run by staff who will do their best to make sure you get to see the film you intended, and if they can't do that for you right then and there. Then they will give you a voucher to see it again at no charge. -
...and I kept falling asleep on the sofa. 2/3's into the movie I woke myself up with my own snoring. True story that.
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and then laughing away like an old farmhand as I screamed into the night, "I DID IT AGAIN!!!" and laughing and laughing and laughing.
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Probably has permanent hearing loss. Who the heck brings baby to theatres?!?!?
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It was praised as a masterpiece and was a sensation, with people talking about what great event it was, and how the technology was employed to tell such a "romantic" and "beautiful" story. Slowly it started to become a joke, right after the Academy Awards. Now it's embarassing admitting to have enjoyed it. Avatar will go the same path, in about one year ALL of those idiot TBs, who praised this movie so much and it's eyeball-fucking abilities will say Avatar "sucked" and Avatar was "gay". Mark my words.
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Feb 15, 2010 7:48:13 AM CST
still like the bit where he had a pee
by player_two_has_entered_the_game
oh cheer up you up. The guy is in love. It's virtual tom cruise couch jumping and I fucking loved that shit!
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this is a movie website. If I went to work and told my boss I wasn't working for the day because I wanted to stare dreamily out of the window and talk endlessly about a date I went on, he'd call me a CUNT.
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are digital, and I think they are streams va satellites. Not sure. but pretty damn sure there is no way to send a message to the provider that the stream shit the bead and they need to re stream the feed from a particular point. Unless the film is cached on a harddrive or something like that. Must be a massive amount of data for a 4 or 2k film. DLP- means no film.
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....the movie properly Harry!I see there's still a few bitching about 'Avatar 3D', but all I know is that I had an awesome experience with it, and that was only a standard RealD presentation....However, as this was one of those 'event' movies that I'd really been looking forward to for so long....if the projection had fucked up in any way mid-way, then I'd have beat my refund out of the fucking manager in charge!....and that earlier post where some people ended up seeing Vader dying BEFORE the actual Vader/Luke duel started, due to some fuck up, is just several kinds of wrong....
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Feb 15, 2010 7:55:52 AM CST
This is Harry's way of telling his wife it's ok his valentines d
by irc-hollywood
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They will withdraw IMAX certification if a theater F's up too much.
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I feel dumber for having read it.
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Feb 15, 2010 8:00:23 AM CST
Giving someone that sees movies(for free) for a living movie tic
by wickedjester
Believe my GF would say I put no thought into it at all.That's like giving a pro athlete playing equipment.
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I don't understand wanting to see a digital 3D picture via film print. You end up paying more for a show with more distracting artifacts. It doesn't seem like they actually bother to show any IMAX material anymore either.. My guess is that in a few years they're going to be history.
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And are trying to make up some lame alibi ?
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....inconsiderater fuckers who bring squealing babys to the cinema?Inconsiderate fuckers who take their fucking shoes off, that's what!!Me and my family had to move to other seats recently because a couple of fuckwits behind us couldn't keep their shoes on....and the smell was overpowering everyone near them........well, we all had to move a SECOND time....because a whole family of bastards that we went and sat behind, were doing the same thing....and smelled even worse!! Unbelievable!I don't take my shoes off in a public place like a restaurant, and I certainly don't expect anyone to take theirs off right beside me, where I've to smell their socks/feet for 2-3 hours solid.I'm going to write my local cinema chain to suggest they put a notice up about it for these selfish fucks....
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why not fuck your wife?
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...time...during the big apocalyptic fight on the beach, just as that one guy either gets his guts blown out or a limb blown off, I can't remember, and starts screaming "AM I GOING TO DIE?! AM I GOING TO DIE??!!" the theater lost power in a lightning storm and was plunged into complete darkness.It's a weird feeling being in a big room with a few hundred people in pitch blackness.
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Feb 15, 2010 8:20:26 AM CST
Wow, this video is over 9000 times more interesting than Harry's
by zipzopzoobitybop
And it proves Avatar is even more contrived than we had believed it to be.
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These are the same people who have seen it in the theaters a minimum of 6,000 times... this past weekend. (Setting aside the preponderance of homoerotic imagery ("suck", "gay") amongst the drooling, loveless, morbidly obese basement dwelling virgin set). The movie was fucking great. Yeah it was heavy-handed, yeah it was cheesy, yeah it's romance was straight from the mind of a 10 year old, but you know what? It worked. The whole thing worked from start to finish in a manner not unlike Star Wars did in 1977; another film that was, if not heavy-handed, certainly cheesy, obvious, and romantic-for-a-5-year-old. I think Avatar is going to have copious staying power; especially if the sequel is a rousing Empire Strikes Back / Aliens style success. Of course, in about 10 years, the efx will seem dated, but I bet the 5-10 year olds lucky enough to have seen the original in the theaters will feel just as strongly as I did about Star Wars when I was a kid growing up; even if it's cheesiness became more pronounced, I always had a love for it.
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...charge extra to be seen in public with you and to do other hideous things like stare into your eyes?
I mean, granted, sexual activity with you must be horrific beyond imagining, but this...I'm guessing she charges more for this sort of thing.
By the way, are you loaded, Harry? Is she sticking around with you for your money when that inevitable heart attack comes?
Otherwise, she could could get more money for less pain from other clients.
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While I don't think it sucked, I'm just not a fan. The visuals are fantastic, but other than that its just very 'meh'. Comparing this to Star Wars is an insult to Star Wars. Comparing this movie to Titanic in anything other than Box Office appeal feels assinine. Titanic is a much better movie. Star Wars didn't deserve a best picture oscar for being groundbreaking visually, and neither does this derivative hack job.
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Who in God's name names thier kid Yoko anymore?
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Must be... Stuff like this is why AICN is one of the last websites I check regularly for any decent reviews or news...
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Congrats and Happy V-Day Harry...but now you're a homosexual
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...if it wasn't so typically poorly-written. If you want some good writing about memories or things that have just happened, go read Roger Ebert's blog, which is terrific.
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I dont think he says he is either - at least I hope not hahahahahahah..............
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Feb 15, 2010 9:10:00 AM CST
Once the theater waiting music came on, I decided to drain the
by mondoz2
Very deep.
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His Wolfman "review" is such a transparent CON.
I wanted that film to be good but you just CANNOT justify it. It turned out as bad as I feared given the stories. Harry should delve into why it failed and how sometimes the rumours of a tragic and disturbed production are true.
But he got advertisements and set visits so I supose I might be tempted to water down my opinion...
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Jeebus Christo *hangs head in shame*... And here I thought this might be a story on how Avatar reclaimed the top spot for VDay.
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Avatar fans, it's getting tiresome. Avatar is in no fucking way the "new" SW. Nothing is the new SW. Star Wars was a once in history phenomenon like the Beatles or the first moon landing. It doesn't matter how times you say it, Avatar fans, it doesn't hold any water. And Avatar 2 will be like ESB? The story well for Avatar was already dry before the film was released. Avatar 2's "big" twist will be the Na'Vi are related o humans. That's hardly the Luke-Vader moment in ESB. Please Avatar fans, stop the comparisons, you're embarrassing yourselves.
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Harry; "Good for youuuuuuu"!
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Perhaps it's the sheer incredulity. "This can't possibly be going where it seems to be going..." Well, it's Harry's site and he knows how heartless these TalkBacks are so...
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...is whose bladder he decided to drain. He actually drained Yoko's.
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AVATAR, in more ways than not, is a veritable monument to STAR WARS... or, at the very least, a monument to what STAR WARS *used* to be, what it used to represent, before Lucas decided to ruin it 'cause he could.And sansara07, do please relax. The only one who is embarrassing themselves is you. I never said that Avatar 2 is going to be ESB. I said, "I think Avatar is going to have copious staying power; especially if the sequel is a rousing Empire Strikes Back / Aliens style success." Note the use of the word "if". Do please make sure to read and understand what you read before commenting next time (thereby saving you the embarrassment you ascribed, fallaciously, hilariously, sadly, to others).
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Since he apparently hates writing the DVD columns (which are actually more for his financial benefit than ours), he could make up for those lost profits by throwing a story-appropriate set of Amazon links in this story. Hmm... what products go with this V-day classic? Do they sell guns on Amazon?
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Completely pointless.
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Seriously Harry, WTF? And if my girl and I spent some serious cash on IMAX tix only to have things completely melt down...fucking watch out.
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If you don't wanna read it, than don't ...
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Maybe it ended up being a waste
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I think if ppl knew what this story was beforehand, they wouldn't have read it. It's kind of pointless to tell pple "If you don't wanna read it, then don't..." when pple don't know what the story is actually about.
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Is a better version of Avatar.
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If you're gonna post a bullshit article like this at least spice it up with some gorey details. I've never come at a screening, I would love to be blown right there in my seat by daddy, er I mean my girlfriend. Oh fuck yes. With my girl's head in my lap I'd turn to the guy sitting next to me and grin 'look what you're missing, asswipe, I'm getting the fucking sweet stuff sucked right out cunt' and all the theater would hear the lip-smacking and breathing even over the fucking Dolby. Tickle your prostate and spray in his face, I'm there. After all, Daddy in your ass is all you 47-year-old fat fuckups long for, right?
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... but it's not. You know it.
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Here I thought Cameron shot two versions of the film. That would have RULED.
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Worst thing i've ever read in my life
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...for Valentines Day. Wasn't bad, but kinda disappointing. Anyway, where's the dvd column?
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She mistakenly believes inheriting AICN is great and worth all the nightmare which is seeing Harry naked.
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Okay, I know most people 'round here have seen this movie, but I also know a hell of a lot of people who haven't - including me. Been busy and all that, but I intend to see it at the cinema (I don't fancy the movie as such, but those I know who've seen it have said it's worth seeing as an event/spectacle). So, a little spoiler alert, surely? I only clicked in here 'cause I thought it was a note about an alternative ending, and would have skipped back out if there was an alert before all the "Hometree never fell. Na'vi and Marines were not slaughtered." shit.Oh well. I suppose I'm only really going for the big blue space people in 3D. But, you know. For fuck sake.
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you could have darted home and given us a DVD column! I was hoping to see what's coming out in the 3rd week of January before March.
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And gave Yoko my love with a golden shower...
Harry..Thats how we all feel about this site...Harry pissing on us. -
am I one of the few in here that saw "Star Wars" as a teenager? LOVED it then - saw it 40 times in the theater, as it was in constant release for ALMOST TWO YEARS. I collected all the shit - well, not in a completely nerdy way. I lucked out in 1980, and caught opening day for "Empire" with no line, but stood six hours for "Jedi". (The last was free, because some guy came up and offered me $50 to buy him a ticket - I was third in line - I just told him to buy my ticket, and we'd be even. By the way, I had to hide from the local TV news cameras, as I was surrounded by people dressed like Yoda.)
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Yeah so what
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a) I think Yoko's name is no more Yoko than Moriarty and Hercules are actually called Moriarity and Hercules in real life. (I believe Yoko is actually called Patricia and the whole thing was a joke a la how Yoko Ono broke up The Beatles).
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(babies, nachos, crap), so haven't seen "Avatar". I only do DVD. You guys would understand, if you'd grown up with the Sunny Isles Twin (Miami) in the late 60s/early 70s. AWESOME. Incredible tile work in the lobby, with nice furniture. The two OVAL auditoriums were THEMED, with huge rocking seats....."Aquarmine" (blue) and ""Driftwood" (orange). Just amazing. I'll pass on the stadium-seated mega-plex. (Oh, I lived in Austin, and the Drafthouse SMELLS. And, I don't want WAITRESSES walking in front of me every minute.)
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Avatar is an overhyped POS.
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Unlucky would have been having to sit through the whole movie.
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Actually, I liked Titanic, and I'm not embarrassed to admit it. But mine are special circumstances... I was OBSESSED with Titanic when I was a kid, long before the movie came out. Bob Ballard was practically my hero :) I absolutely loved the recreation of the ship, and liked most of the characters (except the two main characters) especially the historically-accurate ones. The characters make or break a movie for me. The love story... well, not so much. But I'd watch it again, just to experience the feeling that you are actually on such a majestic and beautiful ship. Avatar, on the other hand? No thanks. Pandora was pretty, but it was also hoaky and cartoonish. I couldn't help but thinking the entire movie "Gee, a horse with 6 legs. How imaginative *sarcasm*." I think I liked, maybe, one character (Sigourney Weaver's), and that's it. The 3D didn't really make it any more magical to me... I didn't really think it was that great. Coraline's was better.
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Vader's got a point, my fellow Gainman fan. The title made me think that there was a slight twist to the story that was only shown on Valentine's Day, and that is why I read the article. Instead, I ended up reading a story about how their projectionist screwed up when they went to see Avatar. It is a little annoying.
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Pandorum? I mean fuck if your gonna write gibberish at least go check out a movie AICN skipped upon its release. I just saw it and it was a lot better then I thought it would be. And like Avatar is steals from every other syfy horror film ever made but it worked.
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Like most others here I'm wondering why Harry bothered posting this beyond obviously wanting to make Yoko smile, and if thats all it was for, fair enough. It's his site and she's his wife. I could've done without reading it but hey that's life on AICN. Seriously personal, vicious attacks like that are uncalled for and only show what a deeply unpleasant little individual you must be.
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Anyone that waits for Avatar on DVD...prepare for dissapointment. This movie will blow on DVD.
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But still wouldnt surprise me any...
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I had to read this three times to determine that it makes no sense at all and shouldn't have been a post.
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We don't rewind. Can't do it. Mechanically impossible with the equipment we run. We just stop the film as soon as there is a problem, fix it and start it again. It's all we can do without spending up to twenty minutes spooling it back through by hand. That's good for no one. Next time anyone wants to yell "rewind", or, frankly anything, in a theater, just shut the fuck up. You're NOT helping.
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Feb 15, 2010 10:24:47 AM CST
yet it was still the same crapfest that you saw before Harry!
by yeah i'm a jerk!
seriously, this is the most overrated movie ever.
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Thats what he does for a living. You wouldn't take a construction worker to Home Depot for VDay would you?
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First I read that pointless story. Then I read almost all the talkbacks. (I skipped one or two for political reasons.) And I wonder, did Harry post that whole story to get us mad? To let his wife know that he's not mad about her VD present not working out perfectly? Did he post it because he's so in love with love and glitter and happy endings (the theatrical kind, not the Thousand Waves Spa kind) that he just had to post his squee? I mean, this is the guy who said he'd like nothing more than to see Steven Spielberg direct a full blown musical.I was thinking not long ago about how Harry had that surgery and I wondered if it worked out for him. I knew someone who had it and they slimmed down to almost Auschwitz levels within 6 months. That and the diabetes diet must be helping somehow, yet everything I read/see points to Harry still being the size of a small moon. I mean, doesn't he still tool around in his little scooter? I ask these things not to be cruel; I am just curious.Still, it's been fun to read all the hate thrown at this non-article. I was not pleased by it either. But to the guy who quoted Zoidberg and the guy who jizzed in his least favorite t-shirt after turning off "Robotjox", thanks for making me laugh. I just wish Harry would write a DVD column, because I am too lazy to go to Amazon to see what I should next put in my Netflix queue. (Not not put in there.)
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I hope you'll know I'm not exaggerating when I say I've been reading this site for twelve years now. I was a freshman in high school when I first came here. I've been here for every high and low, from the fantastic set reports from the LORD OF THE RINGS set to the infamous BLADE II review. So hopefully you'll know I'm not just trolling here.
This site is dying a slow death, Harry. And honestly, regardless of your intentions, this article is a symptom. You drifted away from the site a few years ago, posting fewer and fewer articles; then, the articles you DID post became less and less substantial. I don't know if this is the nadir, but it was definitely the breaking point for me.
If you don't care about AICN anymore, after all this time, pull the plug, Harry. If you can't be bothered to post anything of value on the site you started--the site that drew me in when I was 14 years old, the site that nurtured my inner geek and introduced me to Kurosawa, Bergman and a thousand others--then pull the plug and do whatever it is you want to do now.
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I could picture construction workers going to home depot on Valentine's Day....they definitely aren't going to the ballet...or watching that shitty Valentine's Day movie.
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Some of these comments invoke an image of a little kid covering their eyes and going 'eeeewwww' while people on tv kiss. Poor, poor virgins...
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Feb 15, 2010 10:36:05 AM CST
All good, wouldn't surprise me if it regained #1 next week.
by ganymede3001
Wolfman and Valentines are going to fall so hard next week. Avatar will still be raking in the dough.
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Gggggggg
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I took my girl to see Avatar in 3D.
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Because consensus is boring.
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Feb 15, 2010 10:45:13 AM CST
Just 'Cause D9 Was Cheaply Made Doesn't Make It A Better Movie
by laserpants
D9 was average at best. If only it had the courage to follow the socio-political commentary to it's conclusion (as the brilliant CHILDREN OF MEN did) rather than abandoning it in favor of a nonsensical action movie.Btw, if the Prawns can tear people limb from limb and have weapons more powerful than anything the humans have... um... why didn't they revolt earlier? Because cool stuff like that doesn't happen until the end of movies? Duh. Most overrated movie of the decade next to Slumdog Failionaire.
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Feb 15, 2010 10:46:48 AM CST
Great story. You've got the outlook of Rocky Balboa.
by the reluctant austinite
You know how Rocky always seems to find the good side of even a really bad situation? That's Harry here. That's sounds like a nightmare for most people, but I love the way Harry and Yoko see it. Those two will surivive the Apocaylpse with a smile!
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That's a good one.
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D9. Avatar. The Hurt Locker. Cinema Paradiso. Ernest Hemmingway.
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Vampires have been WAY over-played recently, but I thought the premise sounded cool. Guess I'll netflix it eventually.
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Stinkin' douchebag.
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How is it I'm dead yet that 600 LB wheelchair-bound human heart attack is still alive?
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Pretty much. You know all the socio-economical stuff D9 and Avatar were trying to get at ? This is like the PhD version of those.
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Wow, really? Sounds like it's friggin' awesome, then! So it uses the whole vampire society/human cattle thing as a form of social commentary? And it's actually smart? Not heavy-handed and obvious? I really gotta see it...Btw, just to clarify, I do realize that Avatar was heavy handed and ridiculous. I just thought it was also really fun and cool to watch. I compare it to the original STAR WARS, but I'm WAY more of a STAR WARS fan than an AVATAR fan... that is, the REAL STAR WARS, the original trilogy, not the sad state it's in now.
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if Harry wants to share his Valentine's Day with us so what. Although I thought there may of been a special re-release for the fans who when to see it on Valentine's Day. Remember when they ended Fellowship of the Ring differently and added a preview of Two towers???
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Feb 15, 2010 11:05:53 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, Anakin kills the Emperor and saves Padme.
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 11:07:57 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, it turns out Old Yeller just had a cold.
by royston lodge
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I hate people who are so loved up that they think everything is wonderful. I saw X-men 3 at the cinema with my then girlfriend--yes, I know the film sucks ass, but I had to know for myself--and the first scene was out of focus, and nobody complained. They fucking sat there and took it. Did I? No way. Sure, my girl was next to me, but I didn't want to gaze lovingly into her eyes, I had paid good money goddammit. I kicked ass and they fixed the problem. Christ, if I was seeing Avatar in IMAX and they fucked up I would have started a fucking riot.
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Feb 15, 2010 11:10:10 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, everybody gets to drink their OWN milkshake.
by royston lodge
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to see this movie, but I'm going tonight to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum to finally experience it. Hope they get their shit together...
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Feb 15, 2010 11:24:00 AM CST
On Valentines Day, there's a trail AROUND the swamp of sadness
by royston lodge
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Yeah thats pretty much how I felt about it as well. Good stuff.
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No offense to you, but I don't see how one's opinion of the prequels are relevant to comparing the original SW to Avatar.
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The reason some of us care about the DVD column isn't so much to learn of the titles of what comes out that week but it's that we can count on some sort of weekly reaccuring article out of this site. I can read DVD reviews anywhere but here those articles can get hilarious talkback posts. It's like when Herc writes his articles about tv shows and what to expect from shows like Lost, we can usualy count on Herc to write about a Lost episode late Monday or early Tuesday. Well it's the same with Harrys DVD column and bring that motherfucker back!
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It creates a fully realized, visually striking world with lots of clever little details, has Willem Dafoe and Sam Neil as Willem Dafoe and Sam Neil, and doesn't skimp on the gore. It's worth seeing.
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of what you Geeks ask for. Haven't you figured that out yet? You kept begging him to get rid of Script Girl and he kept running it. (Don't know why that finally ended.) You keep griping about his pointless posts, bad grammar, talking about his personal life etc. etc. Nothing changes.I wasn't around here when the site started but I think some of the supposed malaise or lack of interest in his own site may stem from the fact that Harry and the other writers may be finally realizing that giving Geeks ACCESS and FREE SWAG isn't the same as giving them POWER or INFLUENCE. It doesn't make the films or TV shows BETTER. And now that they've all been roped into the system of set visits and test screenings and Hollywood people blowing smoke up their ass I would imagine it might become harder to maintain some objective distance from what they're supposed to be writing about. Which is: IS THE FILM OR SHOW ANY GOOD? Not how friendly they are with Tarantino or Rodriguez or how often Stallone calls them or whether Mila Kunis is flirting with them or not. Or how many companies have STOPPED sending them FREE SWAG and giving them ACCESS because they've realized how little effect on the Box Office or DVD sales /rental rankings this site actually has.Roger Ebert said the role of the critic is to point out that the best film playing in your town this week may not be the one everyone is running out to see. If Harry and Merrick and Capone and the rest have nothing to offer but a weekly grind of half hearted endorsements of genre films you're all going to watch or rent or download illegally anyway whether they suck or not, it's no wonder they might find more joy in writing about a date with their wife or seeing a film through the non-jaded eyes of their kid or their nephew. That has more to do with how and why they became "professional" Geeks in the first place, than all the Hollywood horseshit they now find themselves mired in on occasion.
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If you want a comparison between the SW prequels and Avtar, I'd say ROTS is a more entertaining film than Avatar. Better action scenes, a faster moving narrative and - if it had played in 3D - sightly better visuals as well. And more imaginative. That feathered bird/horse creature that Obi Wan rode was a more imaginative animal than the six legged horse (barf). So stick that in your pipe and smoke it. Btw my five year old nephew thought Battle For Terra 3D was a better film than Avatar. I think he speaks sense.
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It's also the fact that Harry just refuses to let anyone know why he stopped. An answer for what's going on would be great and it just shows he doesn't give a shit that he can't take the time to explain to us faithful readers why he stopped writing a weekly article which leads me to think it's out of pure laziness. So Harry what the fuck man why'd the article stop?
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no plot and just plain fucking stupid. all it has is the everyone is a vampire twist. and theyre not even cool vampires, theyre pussy vampires that don't do anything interesting. except maybe act like brats.
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Harry, sounds like you saw an improved verstion of Avatar withought audio/video. Seriously, did Cameron consult with Lucas on the script? What a dud!
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Thanks for your response- it's the best explanation I've seen to date.
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Is it necessary for Harry to tell us every detail of his life involving the 12-24 hours before he sees these movies? Roger Ebert doesn’t seem to think we need to know what he did a few hours prior to watching a movie and reviewing it.
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Feb 15, 2010 11:53:33 AM CST
Oh, here's a casting rumor: Chris Pine for CAPTAIN AMERICA
by yackbacker
io9.com is reporting Pine is a frontrunner for Steve Rogers.
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"On Valentine's Day you get to drink your OWN milkshake." My friend, that was fucking funny. Thank you. (and the Zoidberg quote at the top was terrific too, why not.
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And now he's doing these expletive filled rants demanding that airlines build bigger seats for fat people. While I agree that airline travel is really confining...that doesn't explain why Kevin Smith must stuff donuts, cookies, and deep fried lard down his gullet every few hours causing him to be massively obese.
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A) This is the first site I visit each day. To come here for movie news and see what new DVDs are coming out also is a time-saver. That way I don't have to visit Amazon or any other site on top of my regular list. B) I don't like the column for Harry's reviews (which are pretty laughable) and I never click on the link to send him money (I think he gets enough freebies). I liked the column bc sometimes Harry would point out an AWESOME DVD release that I wouldn't hear about otherwise, like that complete set of George Melies' shorts. C) It was fun to debate the merits of an older film with Talkbackers. Also fun to debate/decry some of the AWFUL AWFUL cover art that accompanied new releases.
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You'd be right on the money if A) Yoko wasn't really a high-paid escort/whore and B) Harry was an actual human being.
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Uh, because you said comparing AVATAR to STAR WARS was an insult to STAR WARS? It's not that hard to unravel the linguistic mystery man, it's pretty straight forward. To paraphrase: The Prequels were more insulting to STAR WARS than my comparing AVATAR to it.
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Fanfic!
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But this sites leading with this bullshit?
Harry you run the worlds worst fucking movie site in the world
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Look at the bright side... at least he stopped with what happened at the movie theater.
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Looked cool but I couldn't get into it. I'm sorry, it's impossible for me to root for idealized, perfect blue giants on flying venomous snakes. The cool thing about "District 9" was that the prawns were ugly and violent, so it took more effort to make them sympathetic. The only character I really liked was The Colonel because he didn't need some genetically cloned mutant body to be a bad ass, he just used his wits and whatever he had available to him. Meanwhile, Jake is an idiot and gets everyone killed twice, once by dicking around for three months and then waiting until the last minute to tell everyone they have evacuate their tree or whatever, and then by coming up with what seemed to be the worst plan in the universe that also gets everyone killed again.
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But it wasn't a *better* movie than AVATAR. I say that completely objectively. I loved ROTS, in fact, I love it much more than AVATAR (it's the only prequel worth watching more than once, and I'd even say it's (mostly) better than ROTJ), but it's not a *better* movie then AVATAR. Even with it's derivative elements (and there are many -- from Miyazaki to Pocahantas), AVATAR still presented something I've never seen before on a scale unrivaled. It was a groundbreaking movie, period, much like STAR WARS was back in the day, and there's no way to deny that. You might not like it, you might've hated it, but it undeniably does have that same of technical ingenuity and populist (if simplistic) narrative power that keeps putting assess in seats. People LOVE this movie. LOVE it. People are getting depressed because after having seen AVATAR, their lives seem empty and pointless (which is pathetic, but true; people are losing it for this movie; look it up on the innernets). I'm not even sure if the original STAR WARS had that profound an effect on people. (It did for me, but I was also 5 years old.) Now remember, I'm also saying this as someone who was highly skeptical of the movie from the get go. (See any of the many tbs in which I tear T2 and Cameron to shreds as I'm being attacked from all sides). I think Cameron, for all his ingenuity, is also an egotistical blow hard who isn't quite the genius he thinks he is... but I have WAY more respect for him than Lucas. Clearly, he had much more invested in AVATAR then Lucas had in the Prequels. It's pretty clear that Lucas was just making it all up as he went along, didn't really care all that much, just watching the dollars roll in, and then managed to make one last good movie before retreating back into the bank vault to sleep on a bed made of money. Cameron is sleeping on a bed made of money too, but this is after 10 years of hard work in a project he clearly, dearly loves, not just stuff he tosses off in between making "art films" (*snicker*) and growing neckfat ala Count Lucas.
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Avatar is overrated. It's three hours of fireworks and no story.
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Harry: "So. You're married."
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He'll be absolutely perfect in my opinion. The kid is oozing with charisma. And he posses the chops to hold a scene with Downey and Norton.
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Comparing Avatar to Star Wars is total bullshit. One is fun to watch and has been remembered fondly for a long time and will continue to be classic far into the future. The other is Avatar, a movie with no original story, forgettable characters, and was fun to watch at first but by hour two kicks in you just want them to wrap it up! Only time will tell, but I've got my money on Avatar being forgotten not too long in the future.
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...trying to commit suicide rather than continue to display the bloated, bleeding-heart, idiotic lunacy that is Jame's Cameron's "Avatar".
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was retarded (ruined the movie in my opinion) and the ending was underwhelming and unsatisfying. Overall, a missed opportunity.
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Feb 15, 2010 12:40:40 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Emmanuelle ends the same as is always has
by mortsleam
Everyone's happy.
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Feb 15, 2010 12:40:43 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, HAL 9000 runs OSX instead of Windows.
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 12:44:50 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, John Rambo goes to Florida instead of Oregon
by royston lodge
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Then apologize for it. It cancels out everything.
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I too never buy discs through these referral links. I don't buy discs lately, period. But I do love the poop-flinging here! You're right, the dvd articles are a good place to make noise.
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Feb 15, 2010 12:48:39 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Indy stays away from nuclear test sites
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 12:50:34 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, the Overlook Hotel is open year-round
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 1:00:06 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, life DOESN'T find a way on Isla Nublar
by yackbacker
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Silly fucker!
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while Patricia drains his testicles.
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No "Chosen Ones" need apply.
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You damned dirty apes!
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2 new episodes of Pawn Stars. Tonight at 10. Only on History.
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...Oh and I liked Titanic AND Avatar, too!
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You would have lasted longer in the sack last night. Give Yoko some enjoyment on VDay too..
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and certainly not cool news.
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It was FELLOWSHIP opening weekend and the theater was obviously packed. We get to the scene where the Fellowship is formed and the house lights come up, the film is still projecting, but the theater's audio picks up their pre-movie music channel- and Britney Spears' "I'm a slave for you" plays while you get these soft-filtered shots of the Fellowship looking longingly into each others' eyes. It was fucking hilarious. And then one dude, with a ponytail (way to be a stereotype) stands up and starts screaming at the projection booth "I've waited my entire fucking life to see this movie and you cocksuckers are ruining it! FUCK YOU!" the place turned into a scene from GREMLINS- pandemonium, beverages flying, it was awesome.
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. . . have really sad bits for me to rectify.
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Must make things easier for you to justify being so unecesarily rude about other people when you can simply say they aren`t human, or are a whore. I wonder how you`d feel with someone walking up to you in the street and calling your wife a whore. But hey, if they say you`re not a real person it`ll be ok, right, so what does it matter. I do find a lot of the disagreements and mud-flinging on the internet, and this site particularly, ridiculous but you strike me as a particularly nasty little individual. Enjoy your life.
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Ceti Alpha VI was professional.
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Of course the guy had to have a pony tail.
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I think its quite all right for pple to talk about Harry's wife since he made her a character and a part of the site with her failed Music Blog.
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Check this out. My brother and I went to see ESLA when it came out on opening weekend. Near the end, when Snake's standing there with the remote control that could EMP the entire planet and they're trying to talk him out of it, the power goes out. At first, we thought it was the theater just messing with us, but then they ushered us all out. Turns out power was out all over Phoenix, even the stoplights, which made getting back across town a bit interesting. People were really freaked out and it took 8 hours to get power back...all we could do was laugh at the timing of that!
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I think you're missing the point. Harry made her a part of the site. It doesn't matter whether or not one thinks her Music Blog was good or bad (either way its nonexistent at this point, and without any explanation as to why it disappeared), she became a character here, a character apart from just being "Harry's wife" and so she can be talked about.
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Maybe you should scroll through this talkback and see where, if ever, I talked about Harry's wife. I'm simply saying its okay to do so. If its not okay or up for discussion in talkbacks, then I think Harry would stop mentioning her and his private life in his stories. But if you want to be an ass and start tossing out insults and start calling names, well, whatever.
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Feb 15, 2010 2:11:22 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Desmond remembers to push the button
by royston lodge
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you are soooooo scary tough Nancy. It takes a big rough tough mangina to threaten people anonymously over the internet pissant.
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Snake escaped from Phoenix apparently.
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... instead of wasting your time reading about Harry's Valentine's Day? http://artthroughadversity.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/avatar-and-the-cinema-of-attractions/
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...the little red-headed girl.
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... instead of wasting your time reading about Harry's Valentine's Day?
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I agree that the quality of this site has declined, and let's be honest, it never was what you might call "spectacular", but it hasn't declined nearly a far or as quickly as the quality of its "talkbackers". Fucking pathetic.
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spread the love hahaha
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*Douche* *Bags*
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If you want to SPAM the board, at least make the URL tiny (tinyurl.com).
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...not having projector trouble, but ever loading Avatar into it to begin with. ;)
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You know, now I'm glad that Harry wrote that pointless article. This has been a nice talkback, what with Royston's alternatives and the something-goes-wrong- at-the-movies stories. I wish I had a good story aside from when dad fell asleep during "Willow".
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Bad analogy because even a construction worker needs shit from Home Depot. My point was, if I pulled that shit my GF would say I didn't put any thought into it.It's something Harry loves though, so I see the 'idea' behind the gift. Just find it uninspiried.Either way, hope they had a nice VD without any actual VD.
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Would be Ghostbusters 2.Did you know whatever makes Gummi Bears gummi is a natural laxative? Yea, me either. I found out when I ate too many of them and got the shits real bad during intermission (yea they still had them then)of GB2. I didn't see Rick Moranis' heroics until a few weeks later when my dad took me again-- I was like 7 fyi.See, the story sounded gross -- then I told you I was 7 and it all became cute.
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So jokes about recently dead celebrities, catastrophes, etc. are ok... but once you touch on a man's wife that's it?Think it's time to jump off the high horse, dude.
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They had intermissions for an hour and 40 minute film, in 89? Why don't I believe that.
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Feb 15, 2010 2:55:33 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Kevin Flynn just ran McAfee at the end of th
by royston lodge
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On Valentine's Day, AICN has an edit button.
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It still sucked...
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You're kidding right? I mean, occasionally, we need groceries, but it would still be competely stupid for me to take my hubby to Jewel for VDay.
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Feb 15, 2010 3:12:25 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, the Soprano family gets to finish dinner
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 3:15:03 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Milton gets to keep the red stapler
by royston lodge
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Bellmore Playhouse. Or maybe I just remember it wrong and left mid-way to use the bathroom. Like I said, I was 7. To put it into perspective, I'm pretty sure I thought it was the greatest movie I would ever see.
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Men, it's time to draw a line in the sand. No amount of quality pussy is worth being responsible for launching a yearly chick ensemble that poisons the female id with unrealistic ideas on what a relationship should be (for the record, I went...and got some. I'll be stronger next time).
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Feb 15, 2010 3:26:08 PM CST
My brain, while reading this post
by hercthinksentourageisbetterthanarrestedd
Avatar beat Valentine's Day at the box office? They showed Avatar with a different ending? What's all this about the film cutting out? Where's the different ending? Really? This is what the article is? Harry thinks he's David Sedaris? I just wasted valuable time.
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And has a vagina.
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Not sure I follow... What's Jewel?Again, I'm saying taking someone who sees movies for free and for a living to one for Valentine's Day is pretty lame.You wouldn't give a pro golfer golf lessons as a gift would you? Or a CPA a tax consultation?I said the construction one was a bad example, I should've put more thought into it.I'm in finance, I wouldn't want my girlfriend to get me tickets to the US Treasury as a gift.Just seems uninspiried to me.
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Feb 15, 2010 3:31:59 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Hamlet just wants his mom to be happy.
by royston lodge
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Regardless, hope you had a good time Harry. I'm probably just bitter because I haven't gotten any in a week because my valentine is visiting her sister in Australia. Only 9 more days!
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Feb 15, 2010 3:35:11 PM CST
You really think Harry gives a crap what we say on here anyway?
by wickedjester
Clearly not, or there would be DVD reviews up until the end of the year.
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You know, having worked at the Drafthouse, I felt I had to comment.
The reason it smells is simple...they are too cheap to have a real professional cleaning crew come in at night. They make the servers/bartenders/runners do the cleaning between shows. Make that "cleaning" since there isn't any time or decent equipment to work with. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Alamo Drafthouse but they work their employees like mules. -
This is terrific news!
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Feb 15, 2010 3:37:01 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Thomas Wayne decides not to take a short cut
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 3:38:03 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, the Science Council takes Jor-El seriously.
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 3:39:40 PM CST
Actually, that last one would be a good Elseworlds book.
by royston lodge
Somebody get Mark Waid on it right away.
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Did everyone chest-bump all the way to the exists?
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Thats cool. Just wondering, maybe you could've been british I know they watch movies differently over there.
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As for movie news...fuck it.
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Feb 15, 2010 3:45:18 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Scotty knows AND Jenny goes topless
by royston lodge
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Seriously, the angrier you guys get,
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...too late to catch up...
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Feb 15, 2010 3:49:58 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Oliver Twist's mom practices proper pre-nata
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 3:54:05 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Jenny Gump doesn't get AIDS from whoring
by yackbacker
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I'm sure there will be some self-indulgent Harry post for you to jump on the bandwagon tomorrow. Guess it depends what celebrity wakes Harry tonight.Series 7 - You have me doubting myself now. I'll have to check with Father WickedJester.
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Feb 15, 2010 3:58:04 PM CST
...On Valentine's Day, Christina Hendricks is in every movie...
by flickapoo
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/christina-hendricks-new-y_n_462716.html
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When I was a little kid I went to see some movie with my dad. The credit sequence was out of focus, and out of focus and out of focus. My dad yelled at the top of his lungs "FOCUS IT!!!"I was embarrassed but I think it was the right thing to do.
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Harry, did you make use of the wheelchair seat?
That reminds me of the most I have ever laughed at one of Harry's postings: when he was at the sneak screening of Star Trek and Nimoy came out. Harry could not stand up to see him, and everyone else was on his or her feet. Harry cried. Too funny.
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...thus mercifully ending the film sooner.
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Techland has some big Batman 3 rumors. http://tinyurl.com/yhm56zx
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Feb 15, 2010 4:09:48 PM CST
On Valentines Day, Bond takes the bulletproof car to the wedding
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 4:13:34 PM CST
On Valentines Day, Mr. Ripley just visits an Italian gay bar.
by royston lodge
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Anyone feel this site has turned into a blog about the staff members and not really a tv/movie news site?
"I did this" and "Yoko did that"...
Sure, we know how this place started with your long overly verbose story telling about your entire day's lead in to seeing a movie, but the movie was always the subject. It feels like it's slipped down the ladder of importance. -
But it's for one day only! Oh damn, we missed it
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Feb 15, 2010 4:32:16 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, the rug really ties the room together.
by royston lodge
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Feb 15, 2010 4:33:51 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Dante doesn't have to go to work today.
by royston lodge
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I realy respect Harry, but I'd LOVE to see that scene! I'm trying to imagine it at work right now and it's cracking me up. Do you have a link to that story?
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Feb 15, 2010 4:36:18 PM CST
On Valentines Day, Cameron admits Titanic and Avatar are his wor
by sansara07
...and then lies back down on his bed of money.
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I don't have the direct link, but I will begin to try to search for it. It was when Harry posted about the new cleaned up print that was screaning of Wratch of Kahn, and after 10 minutes, the film "went bad" but then Nimoy walked out and played the new Trek. Harry went on about how this is like his god and all that, but then he could not even stand up due to how overweight he is (and he had that surgery, too!), so he just sat there and cried. If memory serves, the talkback at after the story grew to almost epic lengths. It should be here somewhere.
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This is as bad as Ebert's post about his college sex life. But at least he didn't trick people into reading that with a misleading title.
Seriously, I realize it's a slow news day, but come on. Who cares?
Avatar was a very uneven film. Nice effects, poor excuse of a plot. Read my full review here: http://filmivore.com/reviews/avatar
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Feb 15, 2010 4:42:27 PM CST
Harry just won the Gold Medal for Lamest Fucking Post Ever....
by coconutgroves
Seriously? Really? Have your doctor check your meds Harry - you either are taking too little, or too much.
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Why post this? Why post this at all? The headline made me think that some kind of "alternate version" I'd never even freakin' heard of had come out on Valentine's Day. I read with some enthusiasm, until I realized it was the dumbest post I've ever read. Anyways...we're all just floating...
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...I thought this was legitimate news.
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That title tricked me into thinking James Cameron added some new footage to the film on Valentine Day. What a fucking let-down! I should sue your ass !!!!!
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Feb 15, 2010 5:24:44 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, Harry is at his ideal body weight and marrie
by doctor cosmic
C'mon, folks, it's been a running gag here for a while now to bash "Yoko" and Fat Harry about their relationship.
I sure as hell didn't start it, nor will I be the one to end it should I make this my last post about the two of them.
They are indeed caricatures, Fat Harry who lampoons himself in Flash animations and his "Yoko," who those of us with sense realize is not her real name. Nor is she exactly the person Fat Harry would have us believe she is.
Do I mean that insultingly? NO. Much of this site is crafting fiction and spinning fantasy. None of us are free of the geek/nerd stigma, or we'd be elsewhere doing something other than this.
That said, it's damned enjoyable to mock Fat Harry and Yoko, the mail-order-bride or high-paid whore, to describe in macabre detail the horrendous business that any activity with Harry must be in reality.
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Harry sees Avatar for the 3rd time on V-Day with his wife, projector breaks down, and it's some grand romantic moment?
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then apply liberally on you and the missus...stick some feathers in your ass.. and put a dead cat on yer forehead..then you are ready to play the home version of AVATAR...Don't forget the lubricants and assorted toys..you can thank me later with the magical reappearence of the DVD column...
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Love that movie. But you know, for a movie that's only an hour and a half long...it's really odd to have a four minute montage of clips from the previous sequels right in the middle of the movie. Really odd. Still...it has the best training montage of all time.
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Feb 15, 2010 5:55:27 PM CST
This Valentine's Day, sansara07 finally admits
by turd_has_risen_from_the_grave
he is the third incarnation of Nerd Rage Retard Strength and Ash_Williams. Didn't think anyone would cotton on eventually, did you, you fucking dickhead?
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http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2010/01/08/v-magazines-size-issue-features-plus-size-models?slide=2
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So here's my pointless contribution. : )
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Christina Hendricks New Yorker cover...This woman is a ginger goddess..Behold the heavenly vision
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is the self-important slunt that almost single-handedly killed alt-rock. currently, she is attempting to do the same to country
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On Valentines Day, due to the pleading by "Yoko" Harry & Kevin Smith team up with Richard Simmons to make "Sweatin to the Oldies: AICN edition
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Seriously Lars, you need to be curb-stomped you fucking cunt.
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Jesus, Hendricks is amazing. She could sift her piss through my teeth anyday.
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Feb 15, 2010 6:25:14 PM CST
...On Valentine's Day in Shawshank, Andy wins the good fight.
by flickapoo
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Did you see the long red hair wrapped in her hands..oh my lord.. what I would do with her and that amazing body would put a smile on her face and mine that would last a lifetime..I shit you not..
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It's tough for him to keep up when he's working a 40 hour-a-week job...
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I like it when you guys share interesting stories. Posting straight-up movie and tv news is done at many sites, and probably better elsewhere. So I like the personal touch here.
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http://tinyurl.com/yk5rf2v
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...the sledgehammer.
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down around her cooch..classic
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Feb 15, 2010 6:48:42 PM CST
On Valentine's Day, David Carradine's belt buckle slips loose
by jaylenotookmyjob
... and QT decides, "Hey, I'll do a sequel for once... and the 5 Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique didn't work on Bill!"
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When you shell out hard cash in this fucked economy, and pay about $50 to see a movie, including tix, food and beverage THE GODAMN PROJECTOR AND SOUND SYSTEM BETTER WORK. I have walked out on 5 movies in the last 3 years and gotten my cash back. And industry people wonder why we wait for the DVD/Blueray to come out and watch it at home. When 3-D is perfected (10 years) for the home entertainment system with dolby 7.0 I will never force myself to deal with movie theatre bullshit again.
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that could have been a LOT worse.
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I mean, okay, we get it. We're happy that, in spite of all probability and, for that matter, having the illusion of an ordered universe governed by the immutable laws of physics dashed in front of us, that you happen to be hitting it on a regular basis. Okay. We can deal. But spare us the warped Hallmark card moments as seen through the distorted lenses of your nerdiness! (And I say that with the upmost respect of nerdkind) I mean, Christ-on-a-Crutch Harry, give it a rest, willya?
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...a rich and fulfilled in his career boy.
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Wuzzat? About a kosher deli owner in Brooklyn or something?
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...movie roles. For the rest of his career.
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Th' fuck??? Around here it's one of the popcorn pushers working extra in the hopes of getting a buck and a quarter per hour raise. (Run upstairs, flick on the projector, back downstairs to operate the butter-flavored-grease dispenser.)
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...Stance too.
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this POST was kind of LAME. at least he got a PLUG in there to try and MAKE himself look COOLER. thanks for NOTHING, another reminder that this WEBSITE isn't what it used to BE and that i should probably just go play an XBOX or something slightly more ENTERTAINING.
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Feb 15, 2010 7:32:54 PM CST
There hasn't been anything "cool" on this website in years!
by bob cryptonight
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Feb 15, 2010 7:40:10 PM CST
On Valentines Day, Kevin Smith gets to stay on the plane
by chocolatejesusman
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Harry never had any real talent. This post is just another proof of that FACT !
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I would have been pissed! The way you explain it though I feel like it was the best thing that could have happened! Great story!
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TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION.
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This place has gone from bad, to worse, to almost beyond a spoof of itself. The only thing left is the talkbacks - even if they are held hostage by an interface that pre-dates Jar Jar fucking Binks. Harry, seriously dude, hand it over. Get out and enjoy whatever money you've made. On the day they announce they're thinking about remaking fucking TAXI DRIVER.. where rumours about a JAWS REMAKE IN 3-fucking-D (obviously) are flying around... there's a (probably bogus) report on other sites about how BATMAN 3 is shaping up... THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN POST. Says it all, dude. Thanks for the memories.
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...to get the butter.
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THAT HE MIGHT BE PREGNANT.
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um thanks for the spoiler alert, BringingSexyBack.i still haven't seen Days Of Summer but now thanks to you i'm assuming Zooey's character Summer turns out to be married the whole time?
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... ten minutes in on Harold's first viewing. Even then his review would begin with three paragraphs of doggerel about how much it meant to him over so many years. How he drooled over every tidbit of news. How it communed with his inner geek in ways we can't imagine. And the screen broke down. For three hours. "And you know what? I kinda loved it." Not being a twat for the sake of it, but that seems to be the tune Harry whistles for anything these days. Unless it was Terminator Salvation. Still baffled about the twin-barrelled barrage of vitriol THAT one got. Shit movie? Yup. But far less deserving of such blinkered hate than a 101 pieces of crap that have garnered praise from our girthy bearded provider.
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Oh that last post made me laugh.
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When Harry says he looked lovingly into his wife's eyes and then took a leak, he never said he got up to go to the bathroom. I guess you just went in your pants right there in your seat like Scott Glenn in The Right Stuff. Did you tell your wife, "Well, I'm a soggy baby now!"
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Need more movie scoops and reviews, less lovey-dovey namby-pamby romantic recollections. If I wanted to read about Harry's life, I'd be visiting Ain't It Blog.
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And William Randolph Hearst made even more threats.
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Feb 15, 2010 10:58:14 PM CST
On Valentines Day, the On Valentines Day meme wasn't played out
by laserpants
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^Nice EUROTRIP reference way up there.^
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You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. I agree with every post you made, it's like you downloaded my brain. And Royston, thanks for the laughs.
I only really come to this site for the TBs - thanks to them I've discovered some fantastic TV shows, old movies, and some good books to read. And even if you can't maintain a good convo, at least the comedy element never dries up. -
holy shittt. Fucking hell just froze over. You're on point with your comments man. Particularly on D9.
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I actually dated Chris for a while several years back (no bullshit) and she's as amazing as you'd think. Always regretted that one not working out (especially now!). Oh well, as long as she's happy with Geoff I suppose!
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You retard--it's 90% hate nowadays because this site, its creator, and its contributors are lazy, unintelligent sell-outs. End of story.
There is nothing to debate on the matter. There are rarely substantive updates and when there are, they're either late or re-blogged from other sites.
AICN used to be cutting edge, now it's just cutting farts.
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Wherein a man who is absolutely convinced that he is incapable of forming a lasting, loving relationship with a decent woman suddenly finds himself doing just that. He will almost certainly NEVER RECOVER from the total shock of this experience. Everyday for Harry now is like some deep penetrating drug that blinds him to the reality of what are everyday occurences. Harry isn't just in love, he is religiously in love. His mind will never be the same again and neither will this website.
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ROTS is a better movie than Avatar. The pacing is tighter, the editing serves the story, not the 3D, and we get better action sequences. ROTS is a disapointing ending, has no developed villains apart from Palpatine, and feels improvised at some points, but it is indeed a better movie experience than Avatar. The characters in Avatar had no real motivation for nothing apart "rocks" and "the forest", was too far fetched and had a HUGE deus ex machina ending. Plot exposition is bad, dialogue is forgettable, acting is cliched. I've seen ROTS about 5 times, I will never see Avatar again, unless it's unavoidable.
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Feb 16, 2010 4:55:37 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, Conan still gets fired & Jay Leno steals the
by ptsdpete
Jay Leno doesn't know love.
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Feb 16, 2010 5:36:55 AM CST
And there I hoped this would be the first true sighting of Na'vi
by caipirina
I love how lots of sites are reporting there will be a longer 'love' scene on the DVD ...
I believe it when I see it ...
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Very nicely done. I do love an obscure reference that takes my brain a few moments to "connect the dots".
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My friends and I, bored out of our skulls, went in to the city to see a movie. We didn't much care which so we decided to see 'Night of the Demons'. A terrible, terrible flick. There was a crowd of maybe 15 people in the entire theatre. My friends and I were sitting in the second row from the front because there was a big pool of soft drinks under the seats of the front row. And then, 3/4 of the way through, the film caught, burned and broke.
Suddenly my friend Paul screams out "I'm POSSESSED!!" and throws himself over the front row seats into the soda pool. Next thing we knew, others in the audience would follow suit screaming "I'm POSSESSED TOO!!" and writhing and flailing in their seats while the projector flashed white across the screen.
I can't remember if we caught the end of the movie or if we just left, but we sure had a lot of fun. -
Feb 16, 2010 9:32:54 AM CST
Rereading this talkback, I now have an insatiable craving for...
by royston lodge
... a ROBOT JOX remake.
My Battletech buddies and I rented that piece of garbage over and over and over, just cuz it was the ONLY way to watch giant robots beating the shit of each other in a live-action movie.
I'd love to see a remake, with ZERO CGI and a climactic battle that actually makes sense.
(Hmm, what tactic would totally give me the edge in this fight? I know, I'll launch my robot into the sky and cripple my own robot when I crash back to Earth. He'll NEVER EXPECT THAT!) -
The bigger boat and Milton and his stapler were excellent as well.
Harry's story was pretty assinine(sp?) but it bore some pretty hysterical fruit. As well as some great stories and discussions. -
in the premiere of the movie here in Greece.i went to the Mall,which is one of Athens biggest multiplexes/malls for the reason that one of its theaters has the Vmax screen which is supposed to be the biggest screen in Europe.a poor substitute for an imax theater but since there is no imax in greece,the vmax was the best alternative option.
usually i prefer to watch movies at about 21.00,its the best time for me,but since the first screening was at 14.00 and that was the only good time my friend could see it,we decided to watch it then.
from the start i had a bad feeling that something would happen and we were not going to watch the film,for two reasons: i was waiting for this movie for years and call me stupid but i do believe in Murphy's law.the other reason was that the Vmax had just been upgraded to play 3d movies using REALD,and Avatar was the first movie to play.and since we were going to the first screening of the movie,i felt that we were the ones who were going to crash-test the 3d movie.
and unfortunately i was not wrong.after the love scene with Jake and Neytiri,when the action started to kick in,the picture started pausing and resuming every 10sec,like a dvd-player playing a dirty dvd.that was happening for about 5min,meanwhile the audience was shouting for the problem but there was no response from the theater's stuff,since there was noone of them there.finally one from the audience,went outside,found one from the theater employees and told him the problem.after a while the movie stopped,meaning that finally someone came to fix the problem.
after 10m waiting in the theater,to our satisfaction,the movie started playing again.but our joy didnt last long.after 2min the picture started pausing and resuming again.again shouts from the audience,again noone from the theater's stuff came to see what is going on,again one guy from the audience went outside to find someone from the theater's staff.
anyway after a while a pretty girl from the staff came,she told us that they can not play the movie because there is a problem with the software which plays the 3d movie,and that they are waiting for the 3d engineer to come and fix it.she gave us new tickets and told us to come and watch the film whenever we want.yeah well thanx babe but you just fucked up our mood.
.anyway me and and my friend were very angry and disappointed after these events,but at least we got our blood and mood back the following days since we watched the movie at least 3 times,in the same Vmax theater.
the funny thing is that last week, my friend managed to convince his wife to go and watch the film.when my friend and his wife arrived at the theater,the animation Cloudy with Meatballs had just finished and they were showing trailers of the upcoming 3d movies.After a while they started playing Clody with Meatballs again.At first my friend and the rest of the audience thought that it was just a trailer of the movie,but the idiots from the theater,instead of playing Avatar,they started playing Cloudy again.after 10min,the audience finally figured out that they were playing the wrong movie,they started shouting and luckily it didnt take them long to stop the movie and start playing Avatar.what a fucking cinema.
anyway at least we got to see Avatar,Harry with you,it seems that Murphy does not want to leave you alone. -
It kinda happened on Seinfeld.
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But what about digital? What does it even come on when they deliver it to the theater?
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Feb 16, 2010 12:11:25 PM CST
I remember watching Master of the Universe back in the 80s
by ricarleite2
I was just a kid. And the film burned up after about an hour. I swear. No one in the theater bothered with refunds, we just left. I wasn't bothered at all, I just thought "glad that's over" and left with my dad. We didn't speak about the incident on the way back. THAT'S how incredibly crappy that movie was.
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nice ricarleite2.
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He had good, interesting articles.
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The talbacker formerly known as Nerd Rage/Ash Williams (the wise will see the patterns) - coming on to talkbacks and using every excuse to bash Cameron, often with hilariously inaccurate information, strawman arguments, constantly contradicting himself, and even downright trolling statements. He'll reveal himself soon enough. Right now he's got no balls and is keeping on the down low to slip in under the radar - or so he thinks.Laserpants was bang on in his opinions here - and believe me, this is a guy whose opinions differ so greatly from my own on the subject of T2 that never the twain could possibly meet. But Avatar IS this generation's Star Wars and absolutely what the prequels should have been. And that's coming from someone who liked ROTS a great deal.
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Feb 16, 2010 1:55:48 PM CST
You know things are bad when people are pining for Moriarty
by turd_has_risen_from_the_grave
Moriarty was a humorless, condescending fool - but, unlike Harry, at least he could write cogent articles and offer up some interesting discussion/ opinions. This was truly one of the most pointless articles I've ever read here.
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...and right when it got to the absolute climax of the movie, where Pacino is chasing Sizemore, who has that little girl hostage, and Sizemore whirls around in slo-mo to face Pacino, who raises his gun on him in a close up, annnnd... the movie slows down and freezes, then the film melts. The screen goes black. Everyone in the theater flips out. Some poor flunky comes down the aisle announcing that they're very sorry but we'll have to go see the rest on a different screen that had started an hour later. Luckily for him he was handing out fistfuls of free tickets, or he might not have made it out of that crowd, they didn't react like Harry did here. -
Just watch the movie. You will love it and realize my posts will not have affected your enjoyment of it one lil bit.
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what a load.
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I imagine it must suck.
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"Avatar IS this generation's Star Wars and absolutely what the prequels should have been."HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA yeah right...Get the fuck out of here with bullshit.HAHAHAHAHA ... Damn that's funny as hell.*wipes away tear*
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hehehe Star Wars ... that shit kills me every time.
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Feb 16, 2010 5:06:51 PM CST
Tranny Cum Gulper, you cowardly ass-whooped little bitch...
by turd_has_risen_from_the_grave
If you're interested in debating, rather than just trolling, tell me how Avatar does NOT convincingly fit both statements? I'll wait - you obviously have your mouth full of Nerd Rage/Ash Williams/ Sansara07's cock at present.
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just a rumour,but still:
http://tinyurl.com/ylgfo5j
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dude i thought we would see you again when Avatar 2 was due for release,since you got pawned so hard with Avatar's success.so how is life in the cave?
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"I decided to drain the bladder." C'mon Harry. No published personal anecdote, from anyone who wishes to be taken seriously, should ever include that line. What are you, like nine?
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I've already seen the movie and now I'm there for the second time with my dad and my uncle seeing it for the first time. Theater full of people, tension is building as Ahnald, SC and JC enter the Cyberdyne systems building, he goes up to tear open the container thingy on the wall holding the gas masks and I swear, AS you hear the thing snap off the wall, the fucking film broke and we're now staring at a white screen. Great fucking timing, but annoying as hell while we wait for them to fix the splice and rethread that bitch.
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is that he is so fat and so slow that by the time he freed his fat ass from his seat, lumbered up the aisle, waddled into the bathroom, wrestled down his garbage bag sized trousers, fished around for his cock amongst the flabby folds, squirted out the half-gallon worth of soda from his bladder, agonizingly hoisted himself back up off the toilet, squeezed the buckle or his belt into the last straining hole on the strap, and plodded back into the theater, the entire last 45 minutes of the movie had run and people were leaving because it was over.
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Feb 17, 2010 8:55:00 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, I saw Metropolis and not a crowd of Germans
by royston lodge
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Feb 17, 2010 9:52:28 AM CST
On Valentine's Day, Tommy is a clown here to amuse you.
by royston lodge
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...Leia's a hick farmer's daughter.
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Someone must always mention 'The Room'.
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When Harry says "I decided to drain the bladder." it means he let loose in his diaper...
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...any other way than "this movie was made better by simply not watching it" and couldn't do it.
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Oi vey!
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and stabbed some shitheel in the mouth with a #2 pencil for burning his eyes with this thread.
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