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Moriarty's DVD Shelf! New Release Tuesday For August 22nd!!

kicking and screaming by erockwilly	Aug 22nd, 2006 06:26:16 PM
thanks criterion for finally putting out this gem. see this now! (not you will ferrell)
Hmmmmm by Banditmania	Aug 22nd, 2006 06:26:24 PM
Ah, This Island Earth.
Moriarty, will you PLEASE take over Coaxial? Please! by HERCULESisaPUSSY	Aug 22nd, 2006 06:29:41 PM
Hercules is pretty bad at what he does. Please explain why he has a "job" here. Does he have something embarassing on Knowles? There can be no other explanation.
Kicking and Screamins is good, if you like it check out by SydBarretsMyDad	Aug 22nd, 2006 06:46:49 PM
Sleep with me......released a year before, it has the same slacker trying to fit in feel to it, and its HILARIOUS...especially PArker Posey and Quentin Tarantino (with his infamous "why Top Gun is the gayest movie ever" diatribe) Pretty light week for dvd's this week. Meh.
The Wizard and herculesisapussy by Everett Robert	Aug 22nd, 2006 06:53:58 PM
first of all HiaP do you REALLY want Mori to do coax, all we'll hear about is Masters of Horror...I KID I KID...I love how the staff has picked up on all our comments that Herc is a 14 year old girl (although I remember when he made his debut back in 99...one of the first things was a report about "Young Bruce Wayne" that eventually devolped into Smallville) and The Wizard, man that was a fun movie, it wasn't just an advertisment for the New Mario Game but also for the Gameboy that had just came out...but still fun
h6 by Darth_Baltar	Aug 22nd, 2006 06:57:41 PM
gotta see that
Monica's Belluccis by brokebackcowboy	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:02:06 PM
She has some nice ones ... hmmmm
Who Else Was Blown Away... by JustinSane	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:03:33 PM
...when the MC of the video game competition introduced Super Mario 3? My 13-year-old brain could hardly comprehend its awesomeness! A free mini Nintendo Power handed out at the box office only sweetened the experience...
Classic Stephen Fry line: by Vim Fuego	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:06:02 PM
My Mother has never forgiven the Japanese for Pearl Harbor. I have to keep reminding her that it was in fact made by an AMERICAN film company.
In Wizard, the kids yell out Super Mario Bros 3 hints- by Tall_Boy	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:06:14 PM
-even though on the movie is supposed to be the first time its unvieled, but they're yelling "USE THE WARP WHISTLE!!!" not that I'm complaining - thanks to The Wizard I always found that first warp whistle in the first level. Still, that's one of the many very strange moments in a very strange movie. They need to make a sequel called "Wii-zard". They better rush the production, though. MORI! GET ON THAT SHIT, MR. HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER!! STAT!!!
THE WIZARD WAS F'N PUSHED BACK by JoeyRusso1290	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:09:05 PM
At least that is what my local Target, Best Buy, and Wherehouse said. Could anyone find it anywhere????
actually, mori, blackadder launched fry and laurie by newc0253	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:12:53 PM
fry was one of the main characters in blackadder 2, laurie was a main character in blackadders 3 and 4. a bit of fry and laurie came after.
The Wizard wasn't pushed back... by JustinSane	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:16:20 PM
...at least, we got one at my work (a video store).
I may have an explanation for "Apartment" delay. by Lenny Nero	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:17:14 PM
The American remake a couple years ago, "Wicker Park," with Mr. Hartnett. The studio may have pulled a Miramax/"Shall We Dance" delay, so the focus could be on the remake. And as for the Wizard, it was also an advertisement for the Power Glove. This movie is still fucking bad-ass, though, and nobody has even mentioned the presence of Beau Bridges and Christian Slater yet. Also, I had a major crush on the redhead female lead back in the day.
Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science s by ScreamingPenis	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:17:30 PM
by crow t. robot
Wizard is available on Netflix. by Lenny Nero	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:17:41 PM
I know, because I'm getting it in two days.
Has AICN mentioned the people Uwe Bowl is going to box? by High DeF JeFF	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:26:34 PM
Apparently MiraJeff is one of the opponents.
This Island Earth was A-List by rgatz	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:37:43 PM
I always thought This Island Earth was one of the few "A" list scifi films of the studio era. TIE and "Forbidden Planet" have been cited as the last time science fiction literature and cinema were in sync and I've never found a film too prove this false. Now if they'd get around to releasing the rest of Jack Arnold's catalog I'd be happy. Monolith Monsters, definately B list. BTW if you can find the original short story that TIE is based on, treat yourself. In the original, Earth becomes a bombing target in an interstellar war, when the adversaries of the Metalunans find out that Earth is being used as a munitions factory.
Paramount cuts its ties with Tom Cruise... by Blue_Demon	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:44:26 PM
Think the "In The Closet" episode will now be on the DVD?
Lenny Nero: The red-headed girl grew up to be by BigStar	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:45:44 PM
the singer for the band Rilo Kiley. Her name is Jenny Lewis and is a pretty fucking good singer. She's cute in an indie rock sort of way. And I know there must be millions already singing its praises but I'm half way thru the 1st season of Veronica Mars and it really is as awesome as everyone says it is. It could have been so horribly stupid and worthless but to all three people who haven't seen it yet, don't get put off by the hype or the seemlingly lame premise. Moriarty, thanks for turning me on to it back in the great DVD Shelf days (oh how it's missed)!
Barbara Stanwyck is a fox by jimmy_009	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:56:40 PM

Regarding H6 by Orbots Commander	Aug 22nd, 2006 07:57:52 PM
I don't know, I guess I just never got the appeal of the current, as Moriarty calls it, torture-as-horror' trend. At the end of the day, it's still about people being brutally turtored. It doesn't make it frightening or suspenseful, just sort of sick and nihilistic. Ah well, guess I'm getting old.
I love the Power Glove ... by TheAFLACDuck	Aug 22nd, 2006 08:25:04 PM
it's so bad
The Wicker Man! by fiester	Aug 22nd, 2006 08:25:21 PM
They ought to rerelease the original. You know that the new one will be shite. Also THE ROBINSONS had a few funny moments, but overall it deserved to be cancelled. It reminded me, at times, of that old HBO show with Martin Tupper. I forget what it was called--but it was the one where they would cut in goofy little clips of old movies to try and illustrate the character's inner mood. Yeah, not so innovative.
Poseidon was Titanic without all the horseshit by I Dunno	Aug 22nd, 2006 08:29:35 PM
I thought it was a lean little flick that had decent FX.
THE WIZARD!!! by tripp5	Aug 22nd, 2006 08:40:20 PM
BiTCHES!!!
Oh snap! That's her in Rilo Kiley? by Lenny Nero	Aug 22nd, 2006 08:46:57 PM
I have now become a groupie.
never liked Pollack as a director or thespian.... by beamish13	Aug 22nd, 2006 08:57:20 PM
He's got the incredible THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? under hus belt, but his career has mostly been disastrous. Whenever I think of him I flash back to an interview he did on THE YAKUZA on TMC (I think), where his obvious cluelessness about the material was all too relevant ("We wanted to use really Oriental music for the film...to convey a sense that we are deep in Japan")
This just in... by glodene	Aug 22nd, 2006 09:01:55 PM
Paramount has just severed ties with Tom Cruise due to his off-screen behavior. Tom Cruise and his business Mgr. Julie Wagoner will have to find a new studio to distribute their future productions. Sorry for the hijack, but noticed that this was'nt posted yet.
I still have the Mini Nintendo Power from The Wizard by ShawnT	Aug 22nd, 2006 09:11:53 PM
...or maybe that is something I should not be bragging about...
the wizard and jenny lewis by waggy	Aug 22nd, 2006 09:14:41 PM
always weirds me out seeing adult women i have crushes on as child actors in older movies. (quick plug, jenny lewis' solo debut which came out this year is fan-fucking-tastic.) i have fond memories of this one though, so i may have to suffer through the awkwardness.
WickerMan by Mits777	Aug 22nd, 2006 09:24:53 PM
i agree with your assessment of Wicker Man. Its one of a kind that i just know that they are gonna fuck up with the remake. Its one of those movies you just cant recreate with a modern day retelling. Check out this bad ass review website. http://rants-raves-and-reviews .blogspot.com/
Where exactly did that SIlent Hill DVD cover release ? by Johnno	Aug 22nd, 2006 10:25:23 PM
Because I only got the dull one that's a copy of the mouthless poster girl...
I love the PowerGlove... by calami-shami	Aug 22nd, 2006 10:27:23 PM
...Its so bad.
Moriarty.. Why no Film Geek review by Gwai Lo	Aug 22nd, 2006 10:37:06 PM
Never heard of it until this DVD column. Looked it up on IMDB and its getting pretty good user reviews. Good? Bad? What's the deal?
Why TIE was chosen for the MST3K movie by Osmosis Jones	Aug 22nd, 2006 10:55:39 PM
It was because The Brains were trying to appeal to a wider audience than the series (this was when they thought that the film would have a wide multiplex release...hah), and they (wisely) decided that a real stinker like Manos or Red Zone Cuba would have had MST newbies running from the theater screaming, despite how funny the riffing was, so they chose TIE because it was visually interesting (and in color), but just stuffy and pompous enough to needle. "Are you boys cooking up there?" ~ "No" ~ "Are you making an interociter?" ~ "NO!"
Moriarty, if you wait to watch VM Season 3 on DVD... by DanielKurland	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:09:43 PM
It may result in this beautiful gem getting cancelled. It needs viewers.
Thanks again, Mori by monorail77	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:16:03 PM
I really look forward to this column each week. I'm very excited about more than a few titles on here. Time to force my local library to buy them, Mwahahahahaha.
newc0253 by Alonzo Mosely	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:22:47 PM
Fry and Laurie first aired in 1986, the same year as Blackadder II. Not sure which aired first, but as Laurie had a part in only one episode of Blackadder II, I think it is fair to say that their own created and written show launched them more than their appearances in a show created by others...
Luke Edwards by Bungion Boy	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:27:39 PM
I knew Luke Edwards, the star of The Wizard. He grew up in my hometown. I'd see him at parties all the time after his career petered out. He was a coke-head, fuck-up, asshole. I guess Hollywood ruined him. Or maybe it was Mother's Boys.
Luke Edwards by Bungion Boy	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:27:40 PM
I knew Luke Edwards, the star of The Wizard. He grew up in my hometown. I'd see him at parties all the time after his career petered out. He was a coke-head, fuck-up, asshole. I guess Hollywood ruined him. Or maybe it was Mother's Boys.
Luke Edwards by Bungion Boy	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:27:40 PM
I knew Luke Edwards, the star of The Wizard. He grew up in my hometown. I'd see him at parties all the time after his career petered out. He was a coke-head, fuck-up, asshole. I guess Hollywood ruined him. Or maybe it was Mother's Boys.
Sorry. by Bungion Boy	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:28:25 PM
Not sure what happened there. Only meant to post once.
This Island Earth deserved every bit of roasting... by Reynard Muldrake	Aug 22nd, 2006 11:51:45 PM
...from MST3K: The Movie - even in its truncated form it helped elevate MST3K: TM to the upper echelon's of movie magic. You weren't alive in the 50s anyway, Moriarty, so what do you know of the era? I've got Servo's back any day.
Tall_Boy , It's the second whistle by Heisenberg85	Aug 23rd, 2006 01:50:16 AM
It's been forever since I saw the film, and I like 10 when I did so excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't it infact the second warp whistle that they show in the 1st fortress (the 5th stage). You know, the one where you fly up over the ceiling? The first warp whistle is in stage 3 when you crouch on the white block until you fall into the the background, and then you run behind the finish area. Yea, I'm a SMB3 freak. In fact my prowess in it once resulted in one of the best nights with an old gf, but that's a story for another time.
"El Habitante Incierto" is actually not horror... by peterhengl	Aug 23rd, 2006 02:31:24 AM
...but more like a delightful mix of horror, comedy, drama and at least three other genres. It isn't particularly well-structured as a movie but it makes that fault up with a lot of originality.
Heisenberg85, that is the second whistle by Tall_Boy	Aug 23rd, 2006 02:33:33 AM
good eye. I remember the crouch on the white block thing. always found that secret a little silly. I was just happy if I could ever get to the world where you get to hop around in that little boot. that was pretty sweet.
Look at that kid on THE WIZARD dvd cover by YackBacker	Aug 23rd, 2006 03:25:28 AM
He's hung like a... well like a ten year-old!
Shout! Factory... by TopHat	Aug 23rd, 2006 05:29:05 AM
PLEASE release PICTURE PAGES! And include a Mortimer the marker with each DVD, too.
Mmmmm... Jenny Lewis... by Frijole	Aug 23rd, 2006 07:15:43 AM
Yowza... what a woman she became. What a singer. Yes, the new solo album is great. You'd be suprised at how many Rilo Kiley fans don't realize she was a child actress and had never seen The Wizard or Troop Beverly Hills and I wind up looking like a drunken douche at the bar... Oh well... Double Indemnity is just this side of absolute perfection and a mindfuck for people that only know McMurray from My Three Sons and the Disney movies... Yeah... I'm done now.
Alonzo Mosely by newc0253	Aug 23rd, 2006 07:25:42 AM
Blackadder 2 launched January 86. the pilot of A Bit of Fry and Laurie was December 86. in other words, nearly a year later. also, Blackadder 2 was a megahit (at least by UK standards): Laurie might have only appeared in one episode but bear in mind there were only 6 episodes to begin with and by the end of 1986, everyone remembered Prince Ludwig. A Bit of Fry and Laurie (popular but nowhere near as big a hit as Blackadder) might have helped to establish their names but it was Blackadder 2 that truly launched them.
Saw "Double" with MacMurray at USC by Mister Man	Aug 23rd, 2006 07:34:22 AM
One of the pleasures of attending USC film school in the mid-80s, was seeing classics with the stars/directors in attendance. Imagine "Anatomy of a Murder" with Stewart...."Brazil" with Gilliam....."Hitler's Children" with Dmytryk, etc. Pre-TCM gold.
Oh, and "Poseidon" does NOT do Allen proud by Mister Man	Aug 23rd, 2006 07:39:10 AM
I could not have cared less about the characters, and it is strangely less compelling than the original, considering the advancement of FX. personally, I HATED the bare bones plot.
Wow, literally nothing of interest... by brycemonkey	Aug 23rd, 2006 08:01:16 AM
Mori you should say how long the Anchor Bay WM release is. I have the nearly complete version with restored deleted scenes, but there are a lot of chopped versions out there and an innocent fan might buy something shit. I can't wait for the PG13 Nic Cage Wicker Man. I have this feeling of impending doom...
Ninja Gay-den or Ninja Guy-den?!?!?!?!?!? by DigitalDong	Aug 23rd, 2006 08:12:51 AM
The Wizard started the biggest controversy of all time when it was release. Was it Ninja Gay-den or Ninja Guy-den. We all used Gay-den around these here parts...but that movie made use all think we no know no english-o.
Does The Wizard... by Saluki	Aug 23rd, 2006 11:20:11 AM
... Even have scene selection? Waiting YEARS for this, and this goes BEYOND barebones.
Fred MacMurray! by Mechasheeva	Aug 23rd, 2006 12:51:57 PM
Was born in my hometown and is our one and only claim to fame. That is all.
This is not the first time by Ardee-El	Aug 23rd, 2006 01:55:03 PM
either "Double Indemnity" or "This Island Earth" have appeared on DVD. They may be higher quality this time around, but I've owned them both since '98.
"from by Demetrius	Aug 23rd, 2006 02:52:49 PM
Not to come off like a prick, although I probably will, but that's an interesting comment from someone who's been complaining about gossip lately.
TIE by Billy_Oblivion	Aug 23rd, 2006 08:15:04 PM
Someone said the original was a short story; I remember it as being a novella or novelette length. TIE was a terrific story. Elements of it have been showing up in various places ever since; it was seminal. For instance: ST:TOS used plot points and ideas in a number of episodes. The title referred to the central theme. In WW2 there were natives on some of those Pacific islands the war washed over. They couldn't care less about the war, or even understand it. Nor did either side give a damn about the natives. Yet they found themselves occupied by one side or the other (or each in turn) because of their strategic location, making them targets for the other side. Plug in earth as the island, powerful aliens as the warring sides and you have the basic idea. A fairly subversive plot for the 50s. Imagine WW2 from the POV of an indigenous Guadalcanal native. As brutal as history tells us Imperial Japanese forces were, being occupied by the allies probably wasn't a lot better in terms of cultural and environmental damage. In any event neither side really cares what happens to the natives. Must have been an uncomfortable read for many back then. I believe Raymond Jones was the author. Science fiction was a lot deeper back then than most people remember. It was the only place really subversive ideas could be examined. If you want to read some more trenchant social commentary wrapped up in a great story from the same period, try to find "One in Three Hundred", or "The Syndic". Either would be eminently filmable as well, hint hint.
The Naughty Professor by TheRealRatigan	Aug 23rd, 2006 08:37:58 PM
"...even some stuff I'm not allowed to talk about yet." You, bitch, are a motherfucking tease.
Oh Ratigan...you're one of a kind. by Lenny Nero	Aug 24th, 2006 01:53:47 AM

Ratigan... by TheRealMoriarty	Aug 24th, 2006 02:20:13 AM
... you think I don't know I'm teasing you? A girl's gotta have some fun, right?

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