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Moriarty's DVD Shelf! New Release Tuesday(s) For July 18th and 23rd and August 1st!!

Wow Mori must be excited by chrth	Jul 31st, 2006 07:26:44 AM
To post this three times.
ASHES OF FIRE? by keepcoolbutcare	Jul 31st, 2006 07:37:32 AM
well, I'm familiar with Ashes of Time and the T & P Asses of Fire, but that's one I haven't seen yet...
II by TraumReiter	Jul 31st, 2006 07:38:26 AM
II
III by TraumReiter	Jul 31st, 2006 07:38:54 AM
III
Edison Force ... is Kevin Spacey doing a Chris Walken by chrth	Jul 31st, 2006 07:40:05 AM
Impression on the cover or it just me?
The Witches of Eastwick? by Bobo_Vision	Jul 31st, 2006 07:42:25 AM
More like the Bitches of Eastwick...hehehehhehe hehheeehehhehhhehhehehehheheh heheheheh ehe hheheh ehhehehheh ehehehhhheh ehehehehh ehehehheheh hehehehehhehe, Cher is old.
Looks like by JuggFuckler	Jul 31st, 2006 07:44:44 AM
I'm getting stoned this weekend! Pinky and the Brain! Tales from the Crypt! Beavis and Butthead! Finally, Moriarty reviews dvd's that don't make my balls hurt.
Not a single DVD i wanna spend money on by tripp5	Jul 31st, 2006 07:46:01 AM
thank god for netflix
It looks like "Amazing Stories" may be indebted to me.. by Uga	Jul 31st, 2006 07:50:33 AM
... because I sat through the entirety of Mick Garris' "Desperation."
Moriarty doesn't have a DVD collection. by Cotton McKnight	Jul 31st, 2006 07:53:58 AM
That is something that someone actually pursues, works towards getting, etc. Those 16 boxes are just freebies given to him by his buddies. Don't count yourself as one of us, buddy boy, because you are anything but.
SOMERSAULT: Taking The New Pussy Out For A Test Drive by YackBacker	Jul 31st, 2006 07:55:17 AM
Mori, you should market movies full-time.
There is only one TEH SUK by Teh Suk	Jul 31st, 2006 07:59:38 AM
But thanks for mentioning me. Haters are teh suk.
No SUPERMAN 14-disc extravaganza afterall by YackBacker	Jul 31st, 2006 07:59:54 AM
Mori, do you have any additional info on the now-defunct 14-disc SUPERMAN set? http://digitalbits.com/#superd etails
Hey Mori, you ever seen Roahl Dahl's 'Amazing Stories by RealDoubleJ	Jul 31st, 2006 08:02:44 AM
70's british telly with all our biggest stars in some dang creepy tales. Did that ever make it over the pond? Highly reccomended if you like Spielberg's version.
Ask The Dust SUCKED by Mattapooh	Jul 31st, 2006 08:11:45 AM
The book is in my top five, but the movie was brutally off the mark and unbelievably boring. Aside from that, referencing Chicken Boo makes me want to go buy the Animaniacs set.
I like how Moriarty... by herow/1000faces	Jul 31st, 2006 08:46:49 AM
...totally overexplained his inclusion of Somersault on this list so that he doeasn't look like the big perv he really is.
Grand Moff Tarkin Loves Guns by Baron Karza	Jul 31st, 2006 09:00:50 AM
Why would someone as creepy as Grand Moff Tarkin need a gun? He could just stare you down.
"Benchwarmers" was very funny... by BigTuna	Jul 31st, 2006 09:27:15 AM
And i'm shocked I laughed as much as I did. It's certainly not a great film, it has the stupid sappy, predictable ending all these films do but there are a lot of laughs.
Hilarious hairpiece on Spacey on the Edison cover by BigTuna	Jul 31st, 2006 09:28:07 AM

Hudson Hawk by Barry Egan	Jul 31st, 2006 09:39:53 AM
I like it, too. Thanks, Mori, for letting me know I am not alone here! The reviews were brutal when the movie opned, but I really liked it. I love the heist sequence where Willis and Aeillo sing Swinging on a Star.
Edison FORCE cover looks like the biggest car crash by performingmonkey	Jul 31st, 2006 10:12:29 AM
ever. It must have been pretty bad.
Poor Justin. by CreasyBear	Jul 31st, 2006 10:21:38 AM
Awhile back . . . Agent: "Justin, are you sitting down? I just got you in your first movie!" Justin: "No way!" Agent: "Way, Justin. Big way." Justin: "Well, this won't be some DTV stinker like Bring it On 3, will it?" Agent: "How do you feel about working with, I don't know, multi-Oscar winner Kevin Spacey! AND Morgan Freeman!" Justin: "Sweeeeeet! My film debut is going to be HUGE! Gnarly!"
That Amazing Stories cover is horrible by Logo Lou	Jul 31st, 2006 10:22:00 AM
Wow.
Bring Back the DVD Blog! by InsidePulse.com	Jul 31st, 2006 10:28:53 AM
My days don't feel the same any more ever since you stopped it Drew. It gave me a reason to procrastinate on my work.
Kevin Spacey's hair by half vader	Jul 31st, 2006 10:35:37 AM
It's weird but I've become so used to Spacey being bald over the last year that ANY hair on his head now looks ridiculous to me.
Benchwarmers... by DeCypher44	Jul 31st, 2006 10:43:38 AM
I stayed away from The Benchwarmers when it was in theaters. I love Tommy Boy, Happy G, Waterboy, etc. But the real bad reviews Benchwarmers received kept me away. Until last night. My wife came home from the vid store with it. I was disapopointed. But, I watched it anyway. Holy, freakin hell - I really liked it. Made me laugh a lot. And Jon Lovitz's house kicks MAJOR ass. And Mori, I'll have to look into Broken Saints. Hadn't heard of it until now. Sounds interesting.
Kevin Spacey's hairpiece... by Garbageman33	Jul 31st, 2006 10:50:45 AM
Steals every single scene it appears in. In fact, I heard it just signed a five-picture deal with Fox.
Say what will you will about Curb's 5th season... by DanielKurland	Jul 31st, 2006 10:54:10 AM
But "The Ski Lift" may be the funniest episode of the show ever. Also, the stuff they did in the finale, with showing a montage of all the stuff Larry did, and how LARRY criticizes someone for THEIR faux pas in the end would have been a perfect ending to the show, but I'm sure next season will still be funny, I just don't know how they could have a more complete ending.
Ultraman sure has some Ultra-Titties by SydBarretsMyDad	Jul 31st, 2006 11:02:24 AM
I may not be the arresting officer for Mel Gibsons DWI, but I know a boob when I see one.
Wanda disc cancelled by treadwell	Jul 31st, 2006 11:02:59 AM
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/ releases/a-fish-called-wanda-c ancelled.html
It's not an 'official' DVD release, but.... by JackLint	Jul 31st, 2006 11:06:27 AM
the Flogging Molly documentary DVD that came with the Whiskey on a Sunday is worth a mention. Really great stuff.
DO NOT WANT by godoffireinhell	Jul 31st, 2006 11:12:17 AM
I'm not interested in any of those DVDs. My VISA will thank me.
That MEET THE FEEBLES isn't "official" by IAmLegolas	Jul 31st, 2006 11:19:51 AM
I doubt the transfer is any different from most bootlegs.
The Boondocks is the funniest show on TV! by GravyAkira	Jul 31st, 2006 11:38:52 AM
Definetly worth the purchase. I am probably the only black person on the site, so I dont expect a lot of agreement. But I would still recommend this to all races because of the genius involved here.
Gravy by Cartagia	Jul 31st, 2006 11:59:22 AM
I'm whitey-mcwhite pants when it comes to certain aspects of balck culture... and I LOVE The Boondocks. It is the funniest show on TV. Period. Animated or otherwise. And not only is it funny, it's relevant. That episode about Martin Luthor King, Jr. is one of the most well done episodes I have seen in a loooong time.
A Fish Called Wanda SE was CANCELED by Liberty Valance	Jul 31st, 2006 12:04:19 PM
About two months ago after Sony took over the MGM library, as I recall. You're going to have to remain curious about those bonus features a while longer. "Fuck off, pigs. Did you hear what I said? Fuck......off." Classic Cleese.
MEL GIBSON IS THE ROAD WARRIOR! by Uncapie	Jul 31st, 2006 12:08:24 PM
If you live in Malibu.
Dammit, can we get an official FEEBLES disc?! by JustinSane	Jul 31st, 2006 12:09:08 PM
My Dead Alive Productions disc looks like total shit - a scratchy, jumpy 16mm print, for god's sake! The VHS I saw of it in '95 looked better!
DeCypher44, Holy, freakin hell by President Evil	Jul 31st, 2006 12:19:55 PM
You're an idiot.
Edison Force by Vern	Jul 31st, 2006 12:45:49 PM
I never reviewed it but I actually watched that movie a while back, and yes it's as bad as everybody's imagining. I don't know why Moriarty compared it to Seven though. It's a police corruption thriller with LL (the only not-embarassing performance in the whole movie) as the not-as-bad-cop-dragged-into-co rruption and Justin Timberlake is the small time journalist who stumbles across a scandal and has to risk it all to expose it. It's obviously inspired by the LA Rampart scandal, but it has no sense of realism at any level. That would be fine if it was an action movie but it's a serious drama. If only Morgan Freeman was narrating it would be a perfect parody of the type of characters he always plays - he's the feisty mentor journalist whose wisdom includes explaining to professional journlist Timberlake that journalism is about facts, not supposition (I think they hired a high school newspaper editor as their journalism adviser) and repeatedly accusing him of "doing it for pussy." There's one random part where Freeman puts on some rockin tunes and does a crazy dance around his house. I think the attraction to this movie for most people is Timberlake, they don't like him so they're hoping he does a horrible job as an actor. I honestly thought he would be fine, but you got your wish. He clearly doesn't know what he's doing and has some pretty weird, whiney line readings. But to me the worst performance was Dylan McDermott as the leader of the corrupt cops. He's chewing everything, scenery and not scenery, hitting on every tough guy cop villain cliche in the book. A total embarassment. But not really in an entertaining way. ROADHOUSE 2 however is entertaining, and I'm hurt that Moriarty seems unaware of my review of it on this very sight.
I disagree about Ren & Stimpy's lost episodes by Orionsangels	Jul 31st, 2006 01:01:18 PM
I think when the show is aloud to let loose and run wild. It looses something. Part of the appeal of Ren & Stimpy was that it was teetering on the edge of stepping over the line. Sometimes the show took a small step over that line and you couldn't believe they got away with that. It was also fresh and new in 92. These lost episodes seem to be in competition with every gross out series we have today and are so over the top. That they enter some new creepy disturbing dimension. Just how out there can we go? Will show you. Now don't get me wrong. They have their moments, but a lot of the charm and flair is gone. Since they can do anything they want in these episodes. They don't seem daring or bold anymore. It just seems like John K. made them do sexual and gross out things because now I could. There's also a lack of real story telling. One episode is just Ren torturing animals. Another is Ren & Stimpy living inside a giants mouth. When Ren humps a girl, feels her tits and Ren & Stimpy have sex. You know it's too over the top and for some reason Ren & Stimpy have very few dialogue. Again don't get me wrong. They're still worthy to be in the Ren & Stimpy collection. I just thought I was gonna have more fun watching these episodes. Instead it left me disturbed and scratching my head.
Ren and Stimpy's Lost Episode are TERRIBLE by JackLint	Jul 31st, 2006 01:26:20 PM
I grew up watching the old show, and when I bought the first and second season on DVD last year, the show was even smarter and funnier than I remembered it. I missed the new show on Spike tv, so I rented it. Good God, they're almost unwatchable. Watch Space Madness or Rubber Nipples, then watch the Lost Episodes (like the dreadful Naked Beach Frenzy) and it'll put the difference in quality into sharp relief. You'll have a hard time believing John K. is reponsible for both of them. By the way, I agree with everything Mori said about John K. himself. I can't think of anybody who has more of an impact on cartoons in the last few decades. Too bad he forgot what made R&S great in the first place.
Hudson Hawk was hilarious by Big Jim	Jul 31st, 2006 02:30:57 PM
Hopefully it will have some good extras. I'm guessing a commentary with the whole cast would be too much to ask. You know a DVD is feature-lite when they make a point of listing "interactive menu" as one of the features.
Feed by ELGordo	Jul 31st, 2006 02:36:47 PM
Smells like feet! It's a stinker. Terribly directed, written and acted and the main character is so un sympathetic and unlikable. Plus all those unnecessary sex scenes just pissed me off.
Amazing Stories was good fun by Osmosis Jones	Jul 31st, 2006 03:12:28 PM
It was a blast of 80's nostalgia to re-visit a show I haven't watched (aside from those syndicted Amazing Stories "movie" packages) since I was 11-12. And, unlike a lot of 80's stuff, AS hasn't dated that much. The production values are very high, the musical scores are wonderful (imagine a current TV show with music by John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Georges Delerue, Leonard Rosenman and Danny Elfman!), and the best eps ("The Mission", "Dorothy And Ben") still work like gangbusters. Hell, they got MARTIN SCORSESE to direct an episode!
Mori... by Darkman	Jul 31st, 2006 03:56:49 PM
Between your hugely entertaining LitW review and your defense of HUDSON HAWK, you are my new fave writer on this site (sorry, Massawyrm). 'Hawk' is genuinely great, and so quotable. ("My employer wants a meeting." "Your employer? The President?" "No. Somebody powerful.") Also, another Black dude here who enjoys "The Boondocks". (Try not to read too much into the handle; I just really like that movie.)
Mori, accept that you are a procrastinator by Dannychico	Jul 31st, 2006 04:21:49 PM
You're always saying things like "look for me to get back on a regular schedule next week" or "i'm backlogged but hoping to catch up in the next few weeks." Stop making excuses! You are an exemplary procrastinator! Either accept that fact and make a point to change it, or accept that fact and stop pretending you'll ever change!
Road House 2 by Mits777	Jul 31st, 2006 06:59:36 PM
Suprisingly Road House 2 wasnt that bad. Check this out for a full review. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
Benchwarmers was Terrible by George Newman	Jul 31st, 2006 09:41:47 PM
It was stupid. It was ignorant. THe jokes were just not funny, (Macaroni tonight! YES! YES! runs in circles with retarded excitement) John Lovitz was the only good thing about the film. I couldn't believe how awful Heder and Spade's characters were. It was just plain bad. Dumb dumb dumb dumb. Only one good quote from the film: Spade's "You're not a sword." But that was it!! I couldn't stand the thing. God. so bad.
No commentary on V??? WTF by scrivener	Aug 1st, 2006 12:38:21 AM
How the FUCK can you even a release something called a "Special Edition" without a goddamn directors commentary? Or writers commentary? Or... SOMETHING. What the hell is Warner trying to pull here? I smell Extended Edition double dip.
goes Gibson to the cop by white owl	Aug 1st, 2006 02:51:08 AM
all wars are started because of jews!! are you a jew?! and i knew that was grand moff tarkin!
Somersault won several AFI Awards? by FlowCytometer	Aug 1st, 2006 02:55:01 AM
Try all 13 for which it was nominated. This either means it is an incredibly exceptional film, or it was a weak year for films. Anyway, Abbie Cornish is extremely talented, and her performance with Heath Ledger in Candy is also top-rate.
John K. by CatVutt	Aug 1st, 2006 03:50:58 PM
While Ren and Stimpy was initially brilliant, and he was screwed over, it really seemed like he also lost his way and any real sense of direction with his projects. I've got a box full of original production material with his notes and some scripts and a ton of drawings for that Green Monkeys thing he and Spumco were putting together potentially for the Disney Channel at one point, and it's just lousy. Completely generic stuff, no real inspiration at all. He ought to really dig in and put together a pitch for an entirely original feature film or something.
Wanda disc back on by treadwell	Aug 2nd, 2006 01:02:35 PM
Fox is now handling DVD releases for Sony/MGM; the cancellation was just a rebranding: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/ #mytwocents
Phantom 2040 by tripod1114	Aug 2nd, 2006 01:28:16 PM
anyone remember that show? i want to seee that come on DVD.

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