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Moriarty's DVD Shelf! New Release Tuesday for June 27th!!

They named the black Stitch "Leroy"? by Firebird	Jun 26th, 2006 07:08:15 AM
is that just asking for it?
Milla Jovovich by JuggFuckler	Jun 26th, 2006 07:12:35 AM
I want you inside of me.
yea milla and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5 1d2t by bipple	Jun 26th, 2006 07:20:48 AM
alex gray tool oshii apple stallman
80000V = awesome by jasjadapascha	Jun 26th, 2006 07:24:22 AM
He conducts electricity! He thinks like a lizzard! HE'S THE MAN! This movie is absolutely awesome, it's like the Japanese neo-punk version of Jimi Hendrix, drenched in PCP. I saw this at the Rotterdam Filmfest a few years back (together with Sogo's short The Master of Shiatsu (dying to find that on dvd) and feature length film "Gojoe", where the director Ishii Sogo was present. In advance, he apologized for the loud volume. During the film, half the audience survived the sound with their fingers up their ears, the other half left the screening with blood coming out of their ears. After the show, the director apologized for the sound not being loud enough. Watch this on 5.1 and turn the volume WAY WAY WAY up, then ignore story and just absorb the utter coolness that is Asano freaking out over his guitar being turned into a jigsaw puzzle.
Mori-it's ULTRAVIOLET, not VIOLENT by eppdude	Jun 26th, 2006 07:31:52 AM

It must be nice.... by MJAYACE	Jun 26th, 2006 07:44:47 AM
To have a frigging fortune to spend on movies... How does the guy even find these movies? No one has ever heard of these. Mori, I thought you had a kid? How do you still have time to watch all these? My movie consumption went down so much after I had my kid that the last movie I saw in a theater was King Kong. Sad, I know... I can still watch a couple on disc in between all the Elmo and Baby Einstein.
mjayce - i think... by KoozyK	Jun 26th, 2006 07:53:39 AM
...he gets them for free as promo copies. he reviews them for magazines and for this site. the companies send them to him for that reason. at least i think that's how it works... and JuggFuckler, nice reference to wet hot american summer...
Electric Dragon 80.000 V is great!!! by DerLanghaarige	Jun 26th, 2006 07:58:07 AM
Columbo rules! Gwendoline was the wife of Hercules (The Kevin Sorbo version!). I heard from many people that they really like Leroy & Stitch. Lucky McKee looks still like he's about to cry and Yellowbeard has been released in Germany as a Monty Python-film (which it of course not is). That's it.
"it's FIGHT CLUB in a boarding school" by tripp5	Jun 26th, 2006 07:58:33 AM
stupid comments like that make me NOT want to see a movie.
She Spies She Spies She Spies She Spies by Borgnine JR	Jun 26th, 2006 08:06:44 AM
We crave the adventures of Cassie, D.D., and Shane!
"Fight Club in a boarding School" by half vader	Jun 26th, 2006 08:22:12 AM
But ironicaly enough that's EXACTLY why those genius marketing types think you WILL watch it. "Goddamn it how the hell are we going to sell this fucking FOREIGN movie? Hey, I know, what's that 'cool' movie the kids like?" This is why 3rd rate Vietnam vet bring 'em back alive flicks used to rule (financially)on VHS - tenuous links like "From a friend of a maker of a halfway decent flick about a mistreated AMERICAN soldier!" Yep, that stuff fools me every time! Clever marketing people! Now THAT'S "Evil"!
sorry tripp by half vader	Jun 26th, 2006 08:29:07 AM
That didn't make much sense - I mean't to say befor the Vietnam Vet flick bit that basically the stupid 'Vet' approach worked on Joe Sixpack back in the day, so they're still trying that sort of disingenuous shit these days on "Hard to market" (foreign, subtitled, indie, non-mainstream or un-popcorn) films, regardless of their worth. It's pretty fucking patronising, especially as Joe Sixpack is NOT the right demographic anyway. They probably do actually think both films are really about fighting though.
LEEEERRROOOOYYY by jaxnnux	Jun 26th, 2006 08:46:55 AM
sorry
Ultravilent, ultraviolet. Utrasuckage.Still sucks by lookingatanace	Jun 26th, 2006 09:01:51 AM
I paid money to see this piece of ..., well, you get the picture. What the hell does it mean when you recomend a film on what it could have been. Everyone involved with this film must be force to watched it over and over for a space of 24 hours. If they are not shells of people after the experience, then they had no souls to start with. Repeat after me "Utraviolet is a piece of..." you know the rest.
Good work, nice big list. by brycemonkey	Jun 26th, 2006 09:06:49 AM
Failure to Launch is retarded shit. That and the Family Stone make me wish SJP stopped working. (I'm not a weird RomCom freak, I have a g/f.)All the rest looks cool, thanks for the heads up. Also Unltraviolet is bad but at least you could see what they were trying to do.
Yeah Brycemonkey by half vader	Jun 26th, 2006 09:15:35 AM
Again on my marketing rant, I just love how they put the little line on there (the Failure poster) for people who didn't 'get' the picture. They don't even believe in what they do so they second-guess it! Ultraviolet looks to be the funniest film of the year to me, if the trailer was anything to go by. Does it have anything to do with the English TV show?
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll by VibroCount	Jun 26th, 2006 09:16:52 AM
Additional Release Material: Disc 1: HAIL, HAIL ROCK 'N' ROLL - Theatrical Version -- Additional Release Material: Introduction - Taylor Hackford - Director -- Trailers - Theatrical Trailer --- Disc 2: Additional Release Material: Featurettes - "The Reluctant Movie Star" -- Outtakes - 54 minutes of rehearsal footage --- Disc 3: WITNESSES TO HISTORY #1 Additional Release Material: Featurettes - "Chuckisms"; "The Burnt Scrapbook" --- Disc 4: WITNESSES TO HISTORY #2
Re: Half Vader when I heard Ultraviolet... by brycemonkey	Jun 26th, 2006 09:34:57 AM
I immediately thought of the fantastic Jack Davenport mini-series! However, it's based on a 'comic strip' (as Vern would say). You can see flashes of briliance in it but it's such a mess. Think Aeon Flux with vampires, but what you get is all style and no plot or character. Shame really.
The TRUE Definitive Sherlock Holmes by Admonisher	Jun 26th, 2006 09:45:40 AM
Never been much for the Rathbone/Bruce series of Holmes films. Iconic as they made the roles for silver screen audiences, it's a rather large sidestep from Conan Doyle's literary creations. If these films are "definitive", it's because they are so well-known, not because they particularly resemble the Holmes and Watson of the books (Watson is not the comic relief), or their late Victorian world (Holmes vs. the Nazis?). Heck, out of all the Rathbone films, only one is actually based on a Doyle story, and only two are set in the right time period. If you include the small screen, the Granada series starring JEREMY BRETT gets my vote for the "definitive screen treatment". His performance of Holmes is brilliant, and much closer to Doyle's prose. In addition, they filmed virtually the entire canon (with great production values -- wonderful music, cinematography, etc.!) before Brett passed away. If you have a DVD player that can play R2 DVDs, you can get the COMPLETE Brett series from Amazon.co.uk right now for under $100 American dollars -- which is not a bad price for 16 DVDs and more than 39 hours of film! (Yes, there are R1 DVDs of the complete series, but they aren't packaged together, they aren't remastered -- R2 quality is significantly improved -- and they're much more expensive.) The old BBC series starring PETER CUSHING (Grand Moff Tarkin as Holmes!) is also quite good, and the surviving episodes are also available in R2 at Amazon.co.uk for a very reasonable price. Like Brett, Cushing was a Holmes scholar, and quite faithful to the Doyle (some may even prefer his more collected, by-the-book approach to Brett's creative intensity). And track down the Cushing telefilm "The Masks of Death", if you can find it, for a terrific Holmes yarn set at the end of his career (it was one of Cushing's last films), with World War I on the horizon. Not based directly on Doyle, but shades of "His Last Bow". Finally, the rest of the "Murder Rooms" series has just been released Stateside (the pilot was released as "Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle"), starring IAN RICHARDSON, and telling the "true" story of young Conan Doyle at medical school and his mentor who would become the model for Holmes. It's a terrific series that Holmes/Mystery fans will not want to miss! Oh, one more thing ... "A Study In Terror", the '60s Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper film starring JOHN NEVILLE, is juvenile but fun, with a great turn by British character actor Robert Morley as Sherlock's older brother Mycroft. The DVD is only available outside R1, but it's worth tracking down. It beats the pants off the slicker but soulless -- and hilariously off-canon -- Christopher Plummer film "Murder By Decree" (Holmes wearing his deerstalker to the opera? To a funeral??) And I now see I've neglected to mention Hammer's "Hound of the Baskervilles", starring Cushing and Christopher Lee. Lots of liberties with the stories, but a fun ride nonetheless. It's Cushing's first turn as Holmes, the first Holmes adventure filmed in color, and the DVD has a bonus of Lee reading the first and last chapters of the book, as well as a wonderful documentary interview in which Lee reminisces about Cushing. (Lee himself played Holmes a few times, but the films aren't quite up to snuff, with Lee's voice dubbed by another actor!) Well ... I think that's about it! Go get buying! :-)
There's also a 2-disc of Hail Hail! available. by Doctor_Sin	Jun 26th, 2006 09:51:04 AM
And Dark Trance sounds like how a "Happy Finish" feels. Damn.
They should make a movie called 'Tawny by Borgnine JR	Jun 26th, 2006 10:14:37 AM
...Kitaen, what the HELL happened?!"
So...nothing is coming out this week. by BilboRing	Jun 26th, 2006 10:47:26 AM
Talk about a shelf of shit.
OPIE AND THE MINUTEMEN by Uncapie	Jun 26th, 2006 10:47:45 AM
There's a hidden message in that photo. Is the center man the new Opie? I wonder?
Bipple, what you talking about? by CyberBeavis1326	Jun 26th, 2006 10:59:01 AM
You mentioned Alex Grey and Tool, that got me interested? New Tool video maybe? That's all I gotta say. Well, except for "Yellowbeard" is bad, oh no, holy shit. Good thing I may get it for $5.00 it's a funny movie, you have to like absurd stuff. I love absurd movies.
Ultraviolet by Lovecraftfan	Jun 26th, 2006 10:59:40 AM
You can sum it up in one word shameful. What a horrible film.
YELLOWBEARD! by Froduss	Jun 26th, 2006 11:06:51 AM
I rented this as a kid on VideoDisc! Yup, RCA VideoDisc. It was a bit "racy" for my 7 year old mind, as I recall, but it entertained the hell out me. Lots of laughs. I'll be picking this up, but not for my 6 year old to watch. You bet it's a double standard!
Chuck Berry is black?! by Lenny Nero	Jun 26th, 2006 11:23:39 AM
Just kidding. And that Gwendoline title looks exciting, but it ain't on Netflix just yet. Curse you, Mori!
I don't think Mori liked SUPERMAN RETURNS... by JohnGalt06	Jun 26th, 2006 11:39:09 AM
Hence the delayed review. The boy over at CHUD certainly ripped it a new one. Oh well, at least we still have PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN to look forward to.
Jeremy Brett by blacklodgebob	Jun 26th, 2006 11:40:01 AM
Forget about the basil rathbone Sherlock. Jeremy Brett is easily the definitive Sherlock holmes. In all honesty his performance as Holmes is the finest acting I've seen on television. Seek out the Granada versions.
thought "Dressed to Kill" was a oneshot deal. excellent by zfisk	Jun 26th, 2006 11:44:23 AM

I'm loving the Columbo box cover.. by white owl	Jun 26th, 2006 11:45:56 AM
Smoke another one, Columbo!
I walked out of Ultraviolet by Manaqua	Jun 26th, 2006 12:03:35 PM
Very disappointing. I have a soft spot for Equilibrium. Im glad to hear ultraviolet was not all Wimers fault. Maybe there is hope after all. The movie really was a mess. Terrble with very subpar effects.
A Tawny spankfest? by Kentucky Colonel	Jun 26th, 2006 12:07:48 PM
Clear my schedule for the week!
the Deer Woman made me fuck a deer. by chickychow	Jun 26th, 2006 12:10:00 PM
But that deer wasn't no woman!
Thanks, Admonisher. by half vader	Jun 26th, 2006 12:22:27 PM
(check his post, Blacklodgebob!) My wallet feels very sick, having bought ALL the region 1 Brett Holmes stuff. I live in region 4, and they were released in a weird order and way too expensive, so I thought I was onto a bargain with the region 1 stuff (English DVDs are so expensive, I generally just buy region 1 which also has 'extra' extras in many cases)! Oh well, the play's the thing, but I would have liked it in better quality, whatever the price.
Cheech & Chong are barely in Yellowbeard! by Orionsangels	Jun 26th, 2006 12:41:40 PM
Why are they featured so huge on the cover, lol
Brett > Rathbone by Doctor_Sin	Jun 26th, 2006 12:44:03 PM
But, 'Razzle Dazzle' Basil would've been definitive had his films been set in the proper time period and based on actual stories. As it is, only a couple of the SH films are cool, although Watson is a fat, blubbering buffoon. I'll go rewatch 'Seven Percent Solution' and 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes' instead.
Orionsangel... by Doctor_Sin	Jun 26th, 2006 12:45:06 PM
Maybe they're afraid no Latinos will buy the DVD if it's not advertised as a C&C flick.
Mori, Mori, Mori... by DocPazuzu	Jun 26th, 2006 12:56:47 PM
...You're mad! Mad, I say! You neglected mentioning the greatest film in the history of cinema arriving on DVD the 27th! I am, of course, referring to the epic 1987 tale of good versus evil starring Canadian muscle-metal rocker, Jon-Mikl Thor -- Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare! For shame, sir! For shame!
Doctor_Sin: I quote Tommy Chong as Leo by chrth	Jun 26th, 2006 01:32:46 PM
"I'm pretty sure I'm Chinese, dude"
What a weird bunch of DVD's by tompbeast	Jun 26th, 2006 02:15:41 PM
That's some mixed bag you got there i don't know if i could be arsed watching most of them especially shit like that Milah Yobitch crapfest Ultraviolent or whatever or Columbo!? it's on Tv every other day and i turn it over and what the Fuck is John Landis doing? Deer Woman!? LMAOff!
My review of BURST CITY by godoffireinhell	Jun 26th, 2006 02:18:25 PM
Without the work of Sogo Ishii there would be no Takashi Miike or Shinya Tsukamoto. That becomes quite clear in the opening minutes of BURST CITY. The hyper-kinetic beginning of the film with its lightning fast editing and violent images together with the use of music were obvious influences on Miike's DEAD OR ALIVE and BLUES HARP as well as a number of other films. And the camera-work, use of black and white photography and cyberpunk imagery were later recycled in Tsukamoto's TETSUO films as well as his most recent effort, SNAKE OF JUNE. BURST CITY is essentially a feature length punk rock music clip. The film is set in a kind of post-apocalyptic Japan where everyone is a punk, a freak or a brutal cop. There are non-stop riots in the streets, non-stop punk concerts, non-stop gang warfare, non-stop police brutality and non-stop car chases. This film is one hell of a wild ride and it left me feeling spun. The soundtrack is made up entirely of awesome Japanese punk rock and fits the images perfectly. It is powerful, frenetic, feral, rabid cinema that feels like a transmission from the gutter of the future.
Cache of poo! by tompbeast	Jun 26th, 2006 02:22:13 PM
Oh and don't watch Cache/Hidden it's pretentious French arse of the highest order where an interesting premise is shafted by irrelevant shots and characters who deliberately talk rubbish to annoy/confuse the viewer by the admission of the director himself!
CACHE is an OK thriller but by godoffireinhell	Jun 26th, 2006 02:33:46 PM
if you want to see Haneke's masterpiece grab THE SEVENTH CONTINENT instead. He was still an Austrian director and not a French one back then.
Where's Imagine Me and You? by barrettw	Jun 26th, 2006 02:39:21 PM
Granted, its not that great, and it boils down to some pretty cliched shit in the last twenty minutes. But it has Anthony Head dammit, who I would watch in anything, including gay porn if it came down to it.
Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes box set by Rowley Birkin QC	Jun 26th, 2006 02:47:42 PM
If someone can actually find it for under a hundred dollars I'd love to see that.
Opie & Anthony are BACK on Radio!!!! by Kentucky Colonel	Jun 26th, 2006 03:02:53 PM
Boy, I'll bet all 6 of you who bought XM to hear them are really happy about that! Fuck the Prime Directive! Hi Sulu!
The Brett Sherlock r1 dvds by blacklodgebob	Jun 26th, 2006 03:04:27 PM
Yeah, it is worth noting for sure, that the r1 dvds of the Jeremy Brett series are not of the highest quality. There's a lot of annoying audio warbling, and some blemishes or something on the film some time. I dont have r2 capability, so that's what I'm stuck with. Still worth it though. Do they ever still show it on PBS?
I bought my region-free, NTSC-PAL player at HKFlix by Doctor_Sin	Jun 26th, 2006 03:14:43 PM
And have not regretted a moment I've had it. Absolutely wonderful. I will now have to get the R2 Brett Discs, cos the R1 DVDs blow. Artifacting, haze, that weird motion-blur in some pans...very poor transfers.
Oops! Price of Brett/Holmes box set has gone up... by Admonisher	Jun 26th, 2006 03:51:45 PM
When I bought it at Amazon.co.uk in late April, the price was
"James Franco has yet to blow me away as the lead ..." by Uga	Jun 26th, 2006 03:57:55 PM
I guess you didn't see the James Dean movie he starred in, then.
mori, regarding the "lilo and stitch" franchise... by jig98	Jun 26th, 2006 03:58:24 PM
the first movie is a GEM compared to the recent mediocre direct to dvd sequels.
We Jam Econo by gavdiggity	Jun 26th, 2006 04:10:11 PM
An awesome movie with great extras about an amazing band.
Jeez, Admonisher... by Billy_Oblivion	Jun 26th, 2006 04:12:52 PM
That was sweet. Better than 90% of the articles on this site. In fact, it would be nice to have that as an article so it would be indexed. Love to see some space available on the site for people to just go off on their favorite category. Regarding the Granada series, I agree Brett was arguably the definitive Holmes to date. I'd like to also point out that Burke and Hardwicke were equally good. In fact, given the poor treatment Wason has received onscreen, I'd say the series is almost more remarkable for their performances than for Brett's.
DocPazuzu- by gavdiggity	Jun 26th, 2006 04:15:05 PM
Kudos to your, sir... my roommate brought Rock N Roll Nightmare home the other night, and we laughed our asses off. How 'bout that bass player's "British" accent? So, it turns out Thor's gonna be rawking at a bar near my house in August. I will be front and center. Thanks for mentioning it...
the true crime of UltraViolet... by lynxpro	Jun 26th, 2006 04:28:14 PM
...is that by using that particular title, it soils the reputation of the great Joe Ahearne series of almost the same name. That series was a masterpiece...X-Files meets vampire hunters (Code V alert!). I guess Ahearne has the solice of being a successful Doctor Who episode director now. I'd really like to see a continuation of that series considering how many loose ends were left at the ending. Hell, I'd even take an American reimagining series on cable tv over the Blade tv series.
so Mori.... by lynxpro	Jun 26th, 2006 04:33:36 PM
Do you too feel that SR was a wasted opportunity at relaunching the franchise with a proper reboot that didn't alienate the fanbase? What'cha think about Spacey's Hackman impersonation? Or can its pretty special effects trump the story deficiencies as if Lucas made it himself? And if so, do you feel that not even the worst writer in the history of Smallville could have turned in such a terrible screenplay made far worse by the absence of the actual Smallville cast? We're curious to know your thoughts.
I'll give you this Moriarty.... by Grando	Jun 26th, 2006 04:45:13 PM
.... you watch some amount of shite.
lynxpro: Re Ultraviolet. by brycemonkey	Jun 26th, 2006 04:48:44 PM
Did it have many loose ends? I thought if anything it went too quickly from zero to conclusion in what 8 episodes? At the time I thought it was pretty cool and complex, I heard later that they were pretty much making it up and writing it as they went along. Still a very cool series though. Reboot it in America but get Jack Davenport back for it. How's that for an idea!?!
Tawny by Bobo_Vision	Jun 26th, 2006 04:53:01 PM
Kitaen also shows some boobage in 'Witchboard'.
So lynxpro... by minderbinder	Jun 26th, 2006 05:02:39 PM
Have you even seen the fucking movie?
The HAIL HAIL extras by Krinkle	Jun 26th, 2006 05:05:48 PM
The WITNESS TO HISTORY docs are the most enticing thing about this release: Interviews with Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, etc. documenting the birth of rock. Should be amazing, considering Orbison and Perkins aren't taking requests for interviews anymore.
minderbinder by lynxpro	Jun 26th, 2006 05:23:52 PM
Which movie in particular are you asking about?
Billy_Oblivion... by Admonisher	Jun 26th, 2006 05:24:30 PM
How crass of me to omit mention of Burke and Hardwicke! You are absolutely right. Their Watsons are superb in their own right. A lousy Watson can tank a Holmes film for me almost as much as a bad Holmes. A brief survey of the Watsons in the other productions I recommended: Andr
brycemonkey by lynxpro	Jun 26th, 2006 05:27:09 PM
I could agree to that. But Davenport would have to anunciate more. His accent isn't the best to understand when he mumbles. Granted, it might have been an audio mixing issue for the televised episodes. I haven't seen it on DVD so that might have fixed said issue(s). I've noticed that Doctor Who has used similar frantic yet somber music as Ultraviolet in "Father's Day" and other episodes.
lynxpro: I'm asking about "SR" by minderbinder	Jun 26th, 2006 05:31:36 PM
By which I assume you mean Superman Returns.
ELECTRIC DRAGON is indeed fantastic... by beamish13	Jun 26th, 2006 06:14:11 PM
I can't believe you've never heard of Sogo Ishii, and that you don't realize that he directed BURST CITY, too. He was a teen prodigy whose first film was basically a remake of an 8mm high school project that attracted sold-out crowds in huge cinemas in Tokyo.
FAILURE TO LAUNCH wasn't bad, I liked it... by Drworm2002	Jun 26th, 2006 07:53:53 PM
...now let me go find my balls
AMEN Admonisher!!! by IAmLegolas	Jun 26th, 2006 10:03:59 PM
Fuck Basil Rathbone. Jeremy Brett is THE MAN.
minderbinder by lynxpro	Jun 26th, 2006 10:34:23 PM
Why do I need to see the film to label it a POS? Did any of us have to see Catwoman to know it was a POS? How about Elektra? If the script sucks...which it does...the film sucks. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
Hail Hail R&R by Doctor Ecks	Jun 26th, 2006 11:14:00 PM
This used to be shown on the USA channel on a fantastic show called NightFlight. The film is LONG. Filmed around 68 in Wembley stadium, these rockers were prematurely finding themselves on the backburner of fame. Think of it. Today, U2 has had a career of roughly 25 years and although they are (arguably) not entirely passe' - to others anyway -they are far from completely discarded. With the hippie revolution in full swing, aging rockabilly artists like Little Richard and Jerry Lee Louis were certainly not the in-fashion. The result is amazing. The performances have the quality of Jerry Swaggert after being caught with the hooker. If I remember right...Little Richard is kinda sweaty and scary, trying to look something like Hendrix while banging the piano and hollering in trademark fashion. Jerry Lee Lewis....similarly creepy. Big fat teddy boys roam the crowd. Still....its fascinating to watch. The absolute highlight is Bo Diddley, giving the most rockin' out amazing performance I've ever seen. Truly a must see for this alone!!!! I can't wait to rent it for the first time. Saw it last in the early 80's.
You guys know that in re: Moriarty's review of Superman by Lenny Nero	Jun 27th, 2006 03:44:12 AM
he wasn't even sure until very recently they'd even LET him review the movie. This, the man who pretty much destroyed J.J.'s draft (and I know you like parts of it, Mori, so don't say I'm misrepresenting you), so you could be sure that WB might have been a little reluctant. Mori usually waits--for good movies and bad--until pretty much before the movie is widely released for the most part (POTC 2 notwithstanding). So stop goddamn asking. And where's that Tawny Kitaen movie on Netflix already?!
Oh, there it is. by Lenny Nero	Jun 27th, 2006 03:46:13 AM
It appeared in the last 24 hours. Tawny Kitaen spankfest in T-minus 72 hours.
And David Bowie as The Shark... by LeiaDown&FuckHer	Jun 27th, 2006 05:06:37 AM
I always dug that old Yellowbeard poster, the film's an enjoyable enough slice of cheese too, though more a film of moments than anything else.
"If the script sucks...which it does..." by minderbinder	Jun 27th, 2006 11:32:28 AM
You don't know that the script sucks. You haven't seen the film. And no, I don't know that Elektra or Catwoman are bad films. From the reviews and trailers, they look bad, but not having seen them, I have no opinion of them. And notice that you don't have me obsessively stalking talkbacks badmouthing them (this isn't even a SR talkback, is it?). I'll leave that to people who have seen the movie.
minderbinder by lynxpro	Jun 27th, 2006 04:37:42 PM
Well, call me crazy, but I don't have to experience a legal injection from a death penalty sentence to know that it ends up in death for the recipient. That's your logic applied to the real world. Nor do I want to test food from a restaurant after it receives a bad review in the local newspaper. So let us again go over a checklist that illustrates why the screenplay sucks. #1. Lex Luthor is not the modern take on the character. He's out to remake Cobra Island out of Kryptonite. That's stupid. #2. Superman goes on a 5 year mission to discover the obvious that Krypton resembles Alderaan and Gallifrey instead of taking his deceased father's word from the original movies that his home planet is dead. This also happens after telling the President of the United States (in the prior film that this movie is supposedly a sequel to) that he wouldn't go away again. That equals stupid. #3. Superman is a deadbeat dad. Stupid. #4. Lois hooks up with a guy right after Superman takes off and leads him to believe he is the father of her child. Lois = a ho. Stupid. #5. The screenplay sets out to be a continuation of the Donner films - aged as they are - instead of a proper reboot like what was applied to the Batman franchise. That equals mass idiocy. So there are 5 legitimate criticisms with the screenplay even before getting to the external issues such as the cast being inferior to a TELEVISION SHOW'S cast. The other gripe is that by Superman having a kid in this film, it ruins the chance of seeing the storyline of Batman fathering a child with Talia Al Ghul appearing in the future Batman films.
Death penalty isn't a matter of opinion. by minderbinder	Jun 27th, 2006 05:41:14 PM
Not analagous at all. And If you read a bad review of a restaurant, that means that the reviewer didn't like the restaurant. (I guess you choose to ignore that others may like the restaurant?? In this case, the majority of reviews are still positive) You still don't have an opinion of the restaurant since you haven't experienced it yourself. You don't know how the food tastes, you can only imagine what it might taste like through others' descriptions. So you still don't know that the screenplay sucks. I guess this couts as calling you crazy? Although the obsessive off-topic postings (about a movie I assume you won't even go see?) gave that away long ago.
Cache me if you can... by dcooph	Jul 2nd, 2006 02:50:43 PM
Truly, a standout film - and certainly one of the most important films on display in this, M's present shelf-o-DVDs. I can see why people are initially put off by this movie - about 15 minutes into it the gently flowing plotline starts to resemble the very definition of a serious cinematic mindfuck. But the technical prowess of Haneke is impossible to ignore, and for me the result is a movie both terrifying and enveloping, but also pretty to look at. Ergo the Hitchcock comparison often invoked. So, okay, you're probably not going to figure out everything at once - or maybe as someone previously had mentioned - you're not supposed to. But what in the world is wrong with that? This one is all about mood, and based on that standard of values the end result is more than satisfactory. That said, the fact that there IS a "last scene" seems to reveal that it's not all fluff and that we're not being screwed completely. Hey - do yourselves a favor and rent the damn thing and decide for yourselves if you haven't already. To be honest, I'm a bit embarassed that M gave it such a light dusting amid such a stack of stinkers as is currently on display.
Over/under on how long it takes Mori to flake out by Dannychico	Jul 5th, 2006 11:06:21 AM
2 weeks. How many "re-designs" and "re-imaginings" has Moriarty had over the years with his columns? It's basically all cover-up for the fact that he is lazy, lazy, lazy and can't deliver on his promises. Face it Moriarty, you don't have the time and/or dedication to actually review as much as you say you will.
Lord of the Rings DVDs...again by Reynard Muldrake	Jul 5th, 2006 03:20:16 PM
http://lordoftherings.net/inde x_400_hv_limiteddvd.html WTF are they doing? I haven't seen a post about this anywhere, so maybe no one will notice, but I figure this is the most relevant. Why can't they just release the "super special documentary" separate so I won't feel like a homo for even thinking about buying the movies again for a...third time. WTF. At least put in some more deleted scenes for more extendedness and bloopers and some shit. Eff this. Release the documentary separate PJ, don't become another George Lucas.

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