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Harry's DVD PICKS AND PEEKS for 4th Week of December: Pan's Labyrinth, Eastern Promises, Kingdom, Harry Langdon, Cat People!

Eastern Promises by MaleSheep	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:25:18 AM
I really enjoyed it. I might pick it up if I have some extra cash lying around after Christmas. And am I first?
Shoot 'em Up by MaleSheep	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:26:18 AM
That movie was badass. Too bad not many people saw it, maybe it will grow on DVD.
I still can't believe... by DocPazuzu	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:26:36 AM
...that there are people hating on Pan's Labyrinth in the Hellboy 2 talkback. That movie is fantastic.
Eastern Promises by hamslime	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:33:45 AM
Are they going to re-release this after it wins at the Oscars? If so I'll wait just like I've been doing with Wild Hogs.
DocPazuzu by hamslime	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:39:08 AM
You have to understand that Pan's Labyrinth is subtitled and anything that requires reading tends to fly over alot of people's heads. I'm actually curious as to how many of them post on here.
Pan's Labyrinth is a bad movie? by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:41:37 AM
I guess some people get really upset when they have to read stuff during a movie. They're just subtitles. Looking forward to giving Eastern Promises a rental sometime soon. I liked History of Violence for the most part so if this one is any better I should enjoy it.
hamslime by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:43:29 AM
Argh, you just beat me to my reason.
Not a problem by hamslime	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:46:45 AM
It was too easy. By the way, you should enjoy Eastern Promises. Full frontal on Viggo's Spifftacular Squirrel. That and the acting, story and whatnot.
Yes but does Viggo's penis get it's own extra feature? by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:58:49 AM
Yay, always up for more male fronal nudity in movies.
Pan's Labyrinth in HD by superfleish76	Dec 22nd, 2007 05:11:42 AM
is one of the few DVD's that I already own that is worth the upgrade. What a beautiful and brutal film.
Well at least you can enjoy the Langdon stuff. by TomBodet	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:11:01 AM
I remember sitting thru a couple of those-pretty unique talent, that guy. There's a funny scene where Langdon is sitting two cars on running boards and they start to move forwards...I forget if he's asleep when this starts...anyways pretty good stuff there as always, Harold.
'between' two cars... by TomBodet	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:11:32 AM
...anyways.
yeah, why are these being released on fuckin- sunday? by jig98	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:08:30 AM
i'm watching ads for the rush hour 3, kingdom and a few others and they are saying "own the dvd dec. 23rd" and i'm thinking " that's... that's a sunday." it's like those dickless ad execs are so desperate around the holidays now in this fucking pointless "format war", they are saying "go to church and be faithful...then go out and buy more dvd's." i don't get it. movies should never, ever have to released on a fuckin' sunday! it's a stupid marketing ploy that is further proof that this crazy world is more fucked up right now than it really is. everyone who started a "chain reaction" to a lot of bullshit this year should be able to look at the ten commandments again before they finally get it right for next year. christ. well, at least i get 3:10 to yuma for my 21st birthday.
I want that Hanna/Barbera stuff!!! by DerLanghaarige	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:14:38 AM
I got since last saturday Digital Cable TV which means that I can watch now 'Boomerang'. Damn, I totally forgot how much fun these cartoons are :D
Our DVDs are turning into HD COMBO DISKS. by JDanielP	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:22:38 AM
Thanks to our tube television having problems and the heavenly upgrade to an amazing SHARP AQUOS, then experiencing HD content...via Xbox Live movie downloads (as time sensitive rentals)...I think we are slowly turning from HD movie "renters" into HD movie "buyers". I'm more excited about the upgrades than my wife. Understand, we have a HUGE dvd library. It won't compare to Harry's...but Hollywood loves me and my family, being the great consumers we are. FACT #1. We have no desire to upgrade every title. FACT #2. We purchased an upconvert dvd player, which plays our dvds to near HD levels. FACT #3. We have no desire to purchase a PS3. FACT #4. I prefer the film-like transfer of HD DVD. FACT #5. Warner Bros. and the remainder of the HD DVD family are going to make a mint from me and my family. FACT #6. Disney and various cartoon studios are making a mint from us already (as we have a child), due to standard dvd purchases and Xbox Live HD download-rentals. (Upscale of dvd is best on animation, as with any cell animation and computer animation from Pixar, in my experience. So we won't miss the Blu-ray Pixar releases, despite being huge fans of Pixar.) FACT #7. We have multiple dvd players in our house, so these "combo disks" on HD DVD are of the greatest temptations. FACT #8. HD DVD is perfect for me and my family. FACT #9. We will continue to download and rent some HD content via Xbox Live. FACT #10. As a family, it is hard for us to go to the movies. We must hire and/or arrange for a babysitter,...while we factor in the price of admission, popcorn and soda, cost of transportation, the time, the energy, and everything else. If movie studios were to release their movies via download rental (as with Xbox Live), they would get more business from families like us. --Wow, the unthinkable!
Continuing, it would be better said... by JDanielP	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:35:00 AM
...that "we" prefer the film-like transfer to HD DVD, as we do. And as to FACT #10, I was referring to NEW major movie releases being available for download rental, as with Xbox Live. Me and my wife can't go to the movies like we used to. But we could certainly watch at home, in HD, on our heavenly SHARP AQUOS. Not only that, but we would PREFER it!
Factman does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:05:14 AM
FACT #11 You're a twat.
Yep, Pan's Labrynth stunk! by runfoodrun	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:14:23 AM
and not because of the subtitles (Oldboy, City of God and Y Tu Mama Tambien are three of the best films of the past ten years) Am I a fantasy, and I a brutal war movie, or am I a disguided attempt at both...
runfoodrun by kwisatzhaderach	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:38:51 AM
Or am I a mixture of both and therefore quite original?
Watched Pan's Labyrinth for the first time by HaggisHunter	Dec 22nd, 2007 09:07:43 AM
on Wednesday, admit to geting emotional at the end (something I rarely do). It was just a well-made and powerful film for so many reasons. Those that go as far as to hate it can fuck off back to their Adam Sandler trainwrecks.
Heavenly Sharp Aquos?? by Duppsy Pultroon	Dec 22nd, 2007 09:09:21 AM
A fiend bought the 46" 1080P model and every time he tried to turn down the backlight the bloody thing hummed. He went and got exactly the same model as a replacement,same thing occured so this time he got the engineer out and was told it was a fault with the tv's themselves. So now he has a 1080p 46" Samsung with 15,000 contrast ratio and deep lustrous colours unlike the washed out Aquos.Dude it back and get Pioneer Kuro plasma or a Panasonic Viera or if ya must have LCD the new samsung.
DOH!!! FRIEND NOT FIEND by Duppsy Pultroon	Dec 22nd, 2007 09:10:45 AM

I bet they wish they had that quote for the DVD cover... by Kid Idioteque	Dec 22nd, 2007 09:15:54 AM
"Fun as hell action and very positive feeling!" - Harry Knowles, Ain't It Cool News.
The Look And Sound of Perfect by CrazyJoeDavola	Dec 22nd, 2007 09:26:34 AM
Please take this crappy tag line off any future releases. Thank You.
my fave is a TOP CAT punch out mask inside that makes you into o by Lukecash	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:05:49 AM
See, that right there is pure poetry. In the future, Harry Knowels will be known as the greatest writer of the English language. New forms of quantum theories will be developed because of Harrys ability to string words together in such unusual, yet compelling order. Scientist are looking at the Top Cat sentence and are declaring "Those words put togeter in that order should not make sense, but my mind is enlightened" Even now, as I think of "Chocolate Pussy Juiice" and "my fave is a TOP CAT punch out mask inside that makes you into one hip pussy dick!" fills my mind with horrors and pleasures not imagined by heaven or hell.
TOP CAT punch out mask that makes you into one hip pussy dick! by Lukecash	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:06:58 AM
Amazing, just amazing.
pussy dick! by Lukecash	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:09:22 AM
Seriously. But is it chocolate covered pussy dick?
Hard to put out a NR when the stores are closed by DropJohnson	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:39:46 AM
New Releases always come out early when a holiday falls on Tuesday. It's not a marketing 'ploy'. It's called a 'free market economy' aka 'good business sense'. People usually don't complain when they get something a few days early, but this IS AICN.... and anyone who thinks Pan's is less than a five star film should be beaten severely about the head and neck area with a Blade Runner briefcase. (but take out the tchotchkes first!
JDanielP & the Fanbois of Doom by lynxpro	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:43:46 AM
Seriously man, did you cut-and-paste that straight off a talking points list cranked out of Microsoft HQ up in Redmond before cashing your check? WTF do you mean by "film like transfer of HD DVD"? HD DVD and Blu-ray use the same video codecs, although Blu-ray has more titles using the AVC codec which is the best of the three (MPEG-2, VC-1, AVC] than does HD DVD, plus it has higher bandwidth so if done properly, Blu-ray has higher picture quality at the same resolution [1080p] than HD DVD. A "transfer" is a completely different thing...meaning that the studio either spends money on striking up a new film print to create a new master copy in high definition and/or they pay money to digitally scrub each frame of the film to remove all scratches, dust, and other imperfections to the film...which has been done on the Star Wars original trilogy and the Bond films. As for your biotching and claiming that Disney/Pixar movies are good enough upscaled from DVD, that is absolutely ridiculous. You can also claim your love of "combo" discs but all that does is price the HD DVD discs $5 higher than they would be and force Joe Consumer to pay for the license for the straight DVD copy on the flip side even if Joe Consumer does not wish to view the disc on a regular DVD player. That is why several of the Warner releases were $29.99 on Blu-ray and $34.99 on HD DVD, until Warners decided to cut their prices in a last-ditch effort to keep HD DVD relevant. You can also slag off on the PS3 but the FACT remains that your Xbox360 has a 33% chance of getting the red ring of death while us PS3 owners will continue to play our games and watch our Blu-ray movies while you wait 4 weeks for Microsoft to replace your defective-by-design console. Cheers.
Shoot 'em Up coming to Blu-ray... by lynxpro	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:47:43 AM
I really dug that film regardless of what the critics said about it. And I can't pass up another title in high def featuring the goddess-in-the-flesh Monica Bellucci even if she plays a junkie hooker in this. As people have been saying in other threads, this flick is the probably closest we'll get to seeing Paul Giamatti in a gritty take of the Penguin too.
Will Viggo get an Oscar nom? by CarmillaVonDoom	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:18:22 AM
He should! Too bad Cronenberg is taking time off doing the Fly opera. Finally caught up with "Cat People", and it lived up to its rep; had the opposite experience when I finally got to see "The Hunger" recently. Was there a better time for horror than the decade of 74-84?
People who don't like Pan's Labyrinth by CarmillaVonDoom	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:20:01 AM
I like these people; then I can ignore their opinions on other movies! :P
360 > Wii > PS2 > DS > PSP > Saturn > GC > Neo Geo > GBA > PS1 > by DropJohnson	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:21:12 AM
This subject heading has been brought to you by The Truth.
where's the SNES? by mode_7	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:42:38 AM
Surely the greatest console ever made.
So what if you don't agree with my choices. by JDanielP	Dec 22nd, 2007 12:01:17 PM
To talkbacker lynxpro, I wasn't attacking PS3 owners. I still own a PS1 and PS2 (the PS1 is in a closet and the PS2 is in the boys room, used only as a dvd player). I'm simply relaying my experience, slowly jumping on board the HD market. I did so because it might help others in the same position, in giving them more options than they might otherwise consider. If I cared to own a PS3, then Blu-ray would likely have my interest. But in the boat that my family is in, in already having a huge dvd library, and in having access to Xbox Live, we were able to witness HD content on our new SHARP AQUOS. And it is simply a stunning picture, which I feel rivals going to the movies. And in purchasing a separate player, HD DVD is what I want. You can talk all that technical shit all you want. But from what I have personally witnessed and read and experienced first hand, I choose to download HD content...and on occasion, I'll be checking out those HD COMBO DISKS...and everything else available on HD DVD. Honestly, it's perfectly alright to dislike the path I've chosen. Enjoy your Blu-rays. I'll enjoy my downloads and HD DVD titles AND upscaled DVDs. Live long and prosper.
WALLACE & GROMIT by supercooldude	Dec 22nd, 2007 12:33:39 PM
Hey Harry, a few weeks ago in your "Upcoming DVD" column, you said that were going to talk about Wallace and Gromit in the following week. I assumed you meant that some sort of new special edition or something is coming out, but you haven't mentioned it as of yet. My son and I are huge W&G fans and were wondering what you were talking about. :)
MORE NATASHA KINSKI NAKED GOODNESS! by dr.bulber	Dec 22nd, 2007 01:11:34 PM
shrader wtf
kwisatzhaderach by runfoodrun	Dec 22nd, 2007 02:01:37 PM
I am a mixture of both that can't decide which story I want to be, therefore I have a few interesting scenes, but a lazy, unsatisfying story. Not orginal, just lazy, like all of Del Toro's films!
runfoodfun: You are right, Cronos was a lazy, unorginal film... by The Dum Guy	Dec 22nd, 2007 02:13:51 PM
Like Citizen Kane was Wells attempt at copying the middle part of the Bible with a bit of Oliver Twist thrown in. I agree w/you on Pan's too, I enjoy movies that don't make you think too hard, like Tango and Cash or Navy Seals.
Turbo Grafx 16 > Wii > Wii > PS2 > DS > PSP > Saturn > GC > Neo by TheDohDoh	Dec 22nd, 2007 02:51:54 PM
This announcement made to you by the Undisputed Truth. Merry Fucking Christmas.
pan's labyrinth beginning/middle/ but no end by skiff	Dec 22nd, 2007 02:55:00 PM
all the coolest clips were in the trailer
Why do people build up these suckie hddvd releases by skiff	Dec 22nd, 2007 02:58:31 PM
Cat people gag and all these new releases of films no one has ever heard of hddvd is scraping the bottom of the barrel
JDanielP & XboxLive Marketplace by lynxpro	Dec 22nd, 2007 03:23:18 PM
You know, as much as I dislike HD DVD, I'd have to say it is a better alternative than Microsoft's even-more-favored Xbox Live Marketplace commercial HD downloads. Those HD downloads are even lower bit than HD DVD and they only max out at 720p. Maybe your SHARP AQUOS - $5 fee for product placement - is only a 720p flat panel, but there's a world of difference between 720p and 1080p. The point is, regardless of the codec involved, HD DVD has a low bit rate transfer for 1080p than Blu-ray, and an HD download is even worse than that [but better than upscaled DVD]. I certainly have no love for Microsoft, but I also would not be downloading commercial HD content from Apple's iTunes either [whenever they start offering it] because again, it would only be 720p and at the current prices, its not worth the difference between those options and a Blu-ray disc even if priced at $29.99. There's no resale value for a download, unlike either of the two competing physical formats. Furthermore, the downloads keep you trapped in a specific proprietary ecosystem. But as always, YMMV.
If you can't find a NINTENDO Wii for your children... by JDanielP	Dec 22nd, 2007 03:57:31 PM
...then I suggest you consider picking up "LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA" (available for various platforms). We actually considered TRYING to FIND/purchase a Wii ...but discovered the joy and delight of sharing the NEW Lego STAR WARS game on the Xbox 360, playing along with our young son. It's so simple and fun to play that...not only does the boy play quite well (though needs help in more challenging areas), but even his mom gets in on the action. And it gave me that Mario fix that I was craving, on our (already purchased) Xbox 360. And the graphics are very nice, along with all the unlockable characters to choose from. Force Lightning is very cool...except when my boy is zapping the hell out of me. If you parents would like to play a fun game with your children, consider this latest LEGO STAR WARS title. It's a hoot!.
heheh I Got 3 Wii's! by TiPPiDa	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:14:20 PM
one for my kids, one for my nephew and niece, and one for ME!... I wish Nintendo would wise up and produce the WiiHD!! with HDDVD or at least DVD capability... This stupid idea brought to you by the same mind that said "The psp should have a slot loading DVD player, that way UMD wouldn't have been such a disaster and I could use my existing DVD colletion.... I mean a 5.5inch (14cm) high/wide PSP is still pretty small and it allows for a bigger screen... err... right?..... guys?.... crickets chirp"
I shopped a LONG TIME before buying an LCD by JDanielP	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:30:11 PM
...long before we were READY to buy...and we "still" have yet to see a better picture on ANY television. And when the time comes, we will purchase an even larger LCD...and move our current one to the bedroom. We will look at all tv brands, when that time comes, as only a smart shoppers would (especially at such prices). But we most certainly won't overlook the same brand that we're so happy with. Honestly,...it has the silkiest, smoothest picture we've ever seen. You can talk until your head turns blue, ...Ray (heh,heh), ...but we love how HD content looks on our tv. (And if you know what brand of LCD we have, that'll be 5 bucks...or a gift of Microsoft Points on Xbox Live.)
runfoodrun by DocPazuzu	Dec 22nd, 2007 04:47:45 PM
I'd say that haters of Pan's Labyrinth are the ones who are "disguided".
Release Days??? by theBigE	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:15:01 PM
I was shopping today (12-22) at a Wal-Mart and Best Buy - they both had copies of The Kingdom, the Heartbreak Kid, The Brothers Solomon, and Rush Hour 3 for sale. All movies that supposedly don't get released until the 26th. Guys that work in retail have told me before that stores can get in big trouble for that, but I can't imagine a studio not wanting their movies out for the last minute shoppers.
holy god by Zozma	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:15:58 PM
dont use your ps2 as a dvd player, itll be raped faster than the antagonist of i spit on your grave.
Arguing over the formats is stupid! by Lashlarue	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:17:19 PM
They both look good, O.K.. People aren't squinting at their T.V.'s looking for the slightest pixel that's out of place. With HiDef the thing I'm most impressed with is the sound. I swear I've heard dialouge in movies that I've never heard before. I still think the jury is out on which hidef format will win, but something tells me it's going to be something better that bluray or HDDVD.
PROTAGANIST by Zozma	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:17:46 PM
fucking literary terms
Pussy Dick Pussy Dick Pussy Dick by bunkyboo	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:48:13 PM
I just the sound of it.
Labyrinth is WEAK by manzoniman	Dec 22nd, 2007 06:55:13 PM
Beautifully shot, beautifully acted. Story? WEAK. Pretentious and sullen for no reason. I can dig the glum European sensibility, but please - at least let there be some actual torment in this girl's life, not just out of left field violence that has nothing to do with her. WEAK, WEAK, WEAK.
Your WEAK! by Lashlarue	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:14:15 PM
Roger Ebert's #1 film of 2006. I'll take his opinion over yours.
manzoniman by DocPazuzu	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:20:55 PM
Do you know anything about Franco's Spain? Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps losing her weak-willed mother to a violent, fascist fuck-face brought with it a modicum of torment?
NES FTW by Prossor	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:42:27 PM
Super Mario 3 (BEST MARIO GAME), Metroid, Kirby's Adventure (BEST KIRBY GAME), etc. etc.
Are those chubby hands... by Gus Van Rant	Dec 22nd, 2007 07:54:20 PM
the hands of Harry? Mazel Tov!
5 movies and a book by SoylentMean	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:07:38 PM
I'd have thought they'd be releasing a shitload of movies to take advantage of the post Christmas gift card splurge that is only a few days away. That's how I'd run my movie studio's home video release schedule. Eastern Promises wasn't that good, sorry folks, but it just wasn't.
Hey HD Fucker (This means you Harry) by WolfmanNards	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:08:45 PM
About 5 people have HD DVD players. Go Fuck yourself. Stop Posting the HD versions of these releases. Are they available on Regular DVD? A little sidenote about your HD perversion, That's not the format these movies are meant to be watched in. When you go to the theater, is a 35mm projection in HD? Or is it just a 35mm projection, where there are soft edges on the contours of the subjects in focus? HD makes the contours of everything way too sharp thus removing all dimension. People in HD movies look like paper figures. You can take your HD and fuck it. Fuck your ass, Harry. Fuck your ass.
WolfmanNards by Turd Furgeson	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:17:59 PM
Those are HD combo formats... One side of the disk is standard, the other side is HD-DVD.. Take it easy on the anger....
And by Turd Furgeson	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:19:37 PM

And by Turd Furgeson	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:19:39 PM

Whoops... Question for Harry by Turd Furgeson	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:20:54 PM
Dude, is that your gummy meat beater pictured?... Have someone else hold it next time, like a girl.
Turd Furgueson you might want to try... by Gus Van Rant	Dec 22nd, 2007 08:31:51 PM
Reading 6 posts above your last post...I already asked that question...Merry Christmas Cock Stain.
WolfmanNards, that's what I've seen with Blu-ray. by JDanielP	Dec 22nd, 2007 09:25:47 PM
I'm telling you, I can NOT believe the quality of the moving images on our LCD. I'm actually fine with no longer going to the theatre, other than an occasional HUGE studio release...being something I'm very interested in...or just going on the rare date night, with the wife. Anyone who has an HD LCD and can download HD content (via component or HDMI) on Xbox Live should check it out, even if only to see movie trailers in HD.
The Dum Guy by runfoodrun	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:04:48 PM
Man Tango and Cash was the Bomb! Seriously, Pan's was not a thinking person's film, it's foolishness to say it was, it was a visual spectical, imaginative, and even interesting at points, but to say it makes you think is a load of pretenious crap. What was there to think about that wasn't obvious about the story, that's my point, the story is weak...
The Dum Guiy part 2 by runfoodrun	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:06:07 PM
Kronos...Citizen Kane...you fail with this attempt at a connection.
If you what to think.... by runfoodrun	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:07:40 PM
try a Peter Greenaway film...more visually interesing as well!
JDanielP PLAAAAANT! by WolfmanNards	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:22:57 PM
I don't think i've ever seen a talkbacker plant, but shit on my ass if JdanielP isn't one of the most obvious plants i've seen on this site.
DocPazuzu thanks! by runfoodrun	Dec 22nd, 2007 10:40:49 PM
I spelled a word wrong, thanks, oh, thanks for pointing that out. You're AWESOME! Even with the word spelled wrong, Pan's still STUNK!
runfoodrun: I had to read... by The Dum Guy	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:08:14 PM
That takes hard thinking, esp. when you are drunk. As for Kronos to Kane, they both start with a 'K' and have old people in them, they are almost the same movie. Replace Rosebud with the Kronos machina, and have Ron Perlman playing Kane, same movie.
by The Dum Guy	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:13:04 PM
I also realize my orginal spelling of "Cronos" was correct, but I'm going with your (runfoodrun's) way'o'spelling, it just seems more logical that way.
HIGH DEFINITION BALLS OF VIGGO!!!!!!!!!!!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:35:31 PM
Hey you can see the pimple on Viggo's taint! Awesome!!!
Pan is stoopid by dignan26	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:43:01 PM
Runfoodrun, your writing style reveals your intelligence and makes arguing with you a fool's errand. Silk purse into sow's ear and what not. But I'm bored. So here goes. Some food for thought on the dum film "Pan's Labyrinth." Was the underground world real or imaginary? Begin to wrestle with that one for starters and the brilliance of the movie will hopefully become clear. Of course, maybe I'm just disguided.
I JUST WATCHED THE KINGDOM WITH MY FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW by BringingSexyBack	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:44:44 PM
He's a right-winger and, me being an avowed and very opinionated Lib, he thought I was gonna make him watch an anti-war movie. But he thoroughly enjoyed the movie and it brought us closer together. The Kingdom is most definitely "Fun as hell action and very positive feeling". Now tomorrow I'm gonna make him watch Sicko and An Inconvenient Truth. hehe
BringingSexyBack by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 22nd, 2007 11:46:57 PM
ooh, then throw in some of the West Wing and you're all set. ;)
SQUIRREL GIRL by BringingSexyBack	Dec 23rd, 2007 12:04:49 AM
Good idea, thanks! I'll get him the box set for Christmas. By next November I'll have him voting for Hillary. Welcome to the family!! BWAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAAHA!!!
Pan's Labyrinth is a good flick by Mattyboy122	Dec 23rd, 2007 01:25:03 AM
But it is by no means the masterpiece everyone makes it out to be. The Lives of Others deserved its Oscar (hell, it deserved to be nominated for, and win, a number of other trophies); it's an absolute masterpiece. Check it out if you haven't seen it already.
BSB: Sicko isn't all that informative. Ron Paul '08! by The Dum Guy	Dec 23rd, 2007 01:36:29 AM
I didn't dislike the film, but when Moore started to insinuate that France had some sort of modern utopia that the U.S. Government was trying to demonize, I just couldn't stop (to roll my eyes) and think of all those riots that occured across most of Europe not too long ago.
Despite my previous post... by hamslime	Dec 23rd, 2007 02:18:41 AM
I think it is unfair to belittle runfoodrun because of a small error in spelling. I'm sure many of us have done the same. Show of hands! Which of us has distyped, disspelled, or even disspoke in public? I know I have. That being said, runfoodrun's opinion on Pan's Labyrinth is very misheartening and though I misagee it IS his opinion. I just wish he could give it another chance because it is he who is dissing out.
misagee by hamslime	Dec 23rd, 2007 02:20:31 AM

Viggo's pork sword by zooch	Dec 23rd, 2007 02:28:47 AM
in high def!
Go on by hamslime	Dec 23rd, 2007 02:29:34 AM
I deserve it.
by hamslime	Dec 23rd, 2007 05:05:38 AM
I'd give Viggo's mortensen a nod if the Academy doesn't, but I'm sure a handsome guy like him would rather get one from someone better looking and more female than I could provide.
What ?? by ScaryJim	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:11:25 AM
'' Pretentious and sullen for no reason. '' Excellent! You should quote on all the DVD's. I'd love to know what else you think is pretentious and sullen for no reason, Schindlers list, Empire of ths sun, This is England... so many sullen pretentious films.. There must be some kind of innocent fun to be had in Nazi Germany or Franco's spain, what are these film makers thinking? Why aren't they exploiting that market? YOU FUCKING IDIOT.
ScaryJim, quit being so pretentious and sullen for no reason by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:20:19 AM
Right now, mister.
Blu Ray will own your asses! by Stalkeye	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:22:48 AM
Not because of Sony's "trojan horse" PS3, but major studios like Fox, (Star Wars,Die Hard,Predator, Aliens,etc.)Sony/MGM's impressive library and now Warner Bros offically backing the format. I don't really care for Paramount's decision to exclusivley support HD,and for the record Transformers sucked like a $5 crackwhore from Newark NJ. (not that I would know, but it was a funny comparison.)
STALKEYE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:47:00 AM
Newark is okay, but you'll find a finer selection of crackwhore hookers at Hunts Point in the Bronx, at competitive prices. And they offer a wider variety of services - just ask for a brochure. Be on the lookout for Anchorite's mother, though. Her toothless blowjob is in high demand.
THE DUM GUY by BringingSexyBack	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:50:08 AM
I think Sicko is far from perfect and yes, Moore tends to exaggerate to make his point, but I keep recalling the scene where the poor, disoriented woman was dropped off on the sidewalk near a free clinic by Kaiser Permanente because she had no health insurance. That was no fiction - that was the worse thing I've seen about our healthcare system in a long fucking time.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO RON PAUL IS BUT by BringingSexyBack	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:52:17 AM
just the mention of him on TV makes my aforementioned future in-law change the channel. He must be good, then, right?
WolfmanNards...uh, yeah. Years later, I'm a PLANT. by JDanielP	Dec 23rd, 2007 08:07:13 AM
I've been posting here for what, like over how many years, now? And....NOW...the...TRUTH... is REVEALED!!!! You crack me up. All I can do is relay my experience and opinion. That's it. Believe what you will. ...And by the way, there's quite a number of nice HD televisions available for purchase. You should go pick one up. But if you're going to skip HD content, don't ever bother. A classic tube television will work fine, for you.
Too much playing by runfoodrun	Dec 23rd, 2007 08:26:05 AM
Anything Del Toro does is fun to bait you guys with, spelling mistakes and all. I've enjoyed spreading this Christmas cheer getting everyone so uppity. I understand, I react with personal attacks and whatnot when someone knocks on one of my favorite films/filmmakers...
Where are the end of year lists... by Calihoma	Dec 23rd, 2007 09:39:41 AM
...of everyone favorite movies of the year that I always look forward to . Didn't they start coming out in early December last year?
There can't be an end of the year list until... by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 23rd, 2007 09:48:33 AM
..they've all seen AVP:R... because how can that not crack every top ten list everywhere? I mean, besides the fact that it can be really really bad?
Sicko didn't say America was demonizing France by IAmJack'sUserID	Dec 23rd, 2007 12:02:40 PM

Sicko didn't say America was demonizing France's "utopia" by IAmJack'sUserID	Dec 23rd, 2007 12:06:03 PM
He was just emphasizing how ridiculous this hate for their country because of their supposed hate for ours is. I actually found Sicko MORE informative than his other works, and less hypocritical and propaganda-ish.
dignan26 by runfoodrun	Dec 23rd, 2007 01:49:29 PM
Now your just being mean, saying that my writing style reveals my intelligence. A bit drunk I was, yes, but I guess if you feel like defending a fairytale movie somehow qualifies you as inteligent, than I consider your definition to be that of a "fanboy." If that's your total reach in life, well wonderful, you've arrived.
Labyrinth is WEAKer STILL by manzoniman	Dec 23rd, 2007 03:20:43 PM
Not familiar with the history of Spain, shouldn't have to be if it's a good movie. It's not. WEAK.
manzoniman by DocPazuzu	Dec 23rd, 2007 04:55:32 PM
You suck.
DocPazuzu by runfoodrun	Dec 23rd, 2007 05:24:19 PM
The force is strong in this one...
Storage, Storage, Storage, Storage, Storage and Storage by Red Dawn Don	Dec 23rd, 2007 07:33:03 PM
People where are you putting all these movies? I have over 500 DVD's and I am running out of places to store them. Where do you people store them? I have cut back some on buying DVD's until I have the space.
One Way to Tell a Movie is Truly Great by emvan	Dec 23rd, 2007 10:28:03 PM
The comments here by people who didn't like it, no matter how brief, are obviously and laughably clueless. Like the guy who said Pan's Labyrinth had no end, when it had one of the most brilliant and powerful endings in the history of movies, conceptually. We are given no clues as to whether the fantastic events are real or delusional; the movie admits both interpretations equally. If they are real, the movie has an absolutely perfect fairy-tale ending that plucks joy from tragedy, the archetypal "eucatastrophe" as Tolkien coined it, but if they are delusional, the ending is intolerably cruel. Therefore we as viewers are forced to regard the ambiguous events as fantastic, and thus the movie becomes cinema's single greatest statement on the role of fantasy as necessary escape (as Tolkien pointed out in the same essay, escape is not a bad thing if the escape is from jail). So it's not just a great story, but it tells us why we need great stories.
Merry Christmas Harry,and all fo AICN! by Colier Rannd	Dec 24th, 2007 01:29:58 AM
I agree on Pan's Labrynth. It's awesome.And I am hoping to get the Hanna Barbera Treasury soon. Happy holidays guys (and gals!)
Run and Emvan by dignan26	Dec 24th, 2007 01:33:33 AM
Run, I presented you with an argument in the form of a question. And you whined and brought up something irrelevant about fan boys. Yawn. When you're ready to sit at the adults table, please come. Emvan, your intepretation is very similar to mine with maybe some slight tweaking. Run, read Emvan's post and ruminate on it. Then you might at least see why intelligent folks found "Pan" fascinating and worthwhile. And even sober, your writing is barely intelligible. Or maybe I'm just disguided and distaken.
The Dum Guy, by raw_bean	Dec 24th, 2007 06:24:48 AM
'riots across most of Europe'? If by 'most of Eaurope' you meant 'Paris', then I suppose you're right. And that was about minimum wage jobs and unemployment, not the healthcare system, but whatever. emvan, that's a pretty good interpretation of the PL ending. I agree, but I hadn't made the connection with Tolkien's 'eucatastrophe' theory, that's pretty good. I must re-watch that film over Christmas. Have you guys (Pan's Labyrinth lovers) all seen The Devil's Backbone? A great companion piece to PL (though the fantastic elements lack the ambiguity of PL; it's more of a straight up ghost story) and absolutely brilliant film.
Hmmmm I wonder..... by BillyPilgrim	Dec 24th, 2007 10:21:16 AM
Next time I hit the bar I'm going to wear my Top Cat punch-out mask and wear a T-shirt that says, "I'm one hip pussy dick!". Lookout ladies Billy is in the house. Oh...yeah...
BillyPilgrim by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 24th, 2007 11:21:36 AM
Sounds hot, you'll have no trouble what-so-ever. ;)
Pan's Labyrinth backlash so soon? by MattmanReturns	Dec 24th, 2007 12:59:51 PM
You're seriously a bunch of fucking retards.
Merry Christmas... and I hope that Santa... by JDanielP	Dec 25th, 2007 11:04:41 AM
...delivers to you all a stunning "SHARP AQUOS LCD" and an amazing "XBOX 360", including a broadband/"Xbox LIVE" subscription to play all those great games with people all over the world AND the abiltiy to "DOWNLOAD HD MOVIES" for rent (no wonder Blockbuster and Blue-ray consider them such a threat) and a slick "HD DVD PLAYER" that will make you drool, playing on that "SHARP AQUOS LCD" that I mentioned. (heh,heh) And since you can simply upscale standard dvd, there will be no need purchase every movie in HD. And besides, it is so easy...and much cheaper...to rent HD movies via Xbox LIVE. --Looks like Santa delivered early to my house. :-D PLANT!!! PLANT!!! PLANT!!! ...That's right. I'll be plantin' my ass on the couch, with popcorn and soda.
Merry Xmas, you fucks by SoylentMean	Dec 25th, 2007 12:16:26 PM
Enjoy it while it lasts! Less than 12 hours left of Christmas and then our radio stations will put their collective crack pipes down and start playing "real" music again. Thank God for IPODs and extensive cd collections.
dignan26 by runfoodrun	Dec 25th, 2007 04:41:16 PM
Hmmmm....basically I have no idea what you are talking about, but Merry Christmas. I really have no issue with Pan's except that i didn't enjoy it, and I really don't like Del Toro's movies, but I loved plenty of films that aren't all that intelligent so whatever, I think it's fun to get fanboys up in arms about Del Toro, you'll never change my mind, and I find his movies to be great visual fun, but not great stories, not City of God, Oldboy, Children of Men, The Prestige, etc, not great stories, but fun, sometime visually interesting, but that's about it. Keep flaming if you want, but seriously check out some Peter Greenaway if you want to really have to think, Del Toro is a very mainstream guy, come on, Hellboy, Blade, not exactly taking chances or changing cinema, not bad, just not out of the box no matter how much you'd like it to be, sorry, I've just watched to many films to be impressed by him, it's my opinion and like yours it's valid. Great year for movie now and coming up, No Country, There will be blood, TDK, etc, great year, so let's not get out panties in a bundle over a decent, but not revolutionary film, which I will argue that No Country is...
dignan26 by runfoodrun	Dec 25th, 2007 04:49:01 PM
and enough on the personal attacks, PL, is not an adult film, come on, even the marketing sold it as a LOTR type film, which was heavily marketed to kids, yes kids. As far as my writing goes...we'll that would be a personal attack it I kept going, so I'll stop, I'm here to debate PL, not attack, so why not offer me something rather an I'm not an adult, or I don't get it, in response. The movie is half-baked, doesn't know what it wants to be, and waste an opporunity to be truly great because of poorly realized characeter, there is no development, nothing that is a unique or a suprise about the plot, sorry, give me something, don't just attack my writing...
To clarify by runfoodrun	Dec 25th, 2007 04:51:02 PM
No Country is brilliant, revolutionary in structure...
i with ya' on all acounts Runfoodrun... by future help	Dec 25th, 2007 10:40:47 PM
and i dug (spoiler) the pit-bull chase downstream too. (never saw that before.) can't wait for There will be Blood and i feel kinda' good about Iron Man.
Happy by future help	Dec 25th, 2007 10:42:11 PM
Holidays to all. Much peace and health.
Saying nuh-uh does not make it so by dignan26	Dec 25th, 2007 11:18:04 PM
And I've seen Greenaway. And you refuse to delve into fantasy/reality question. And you're a doofus.
Memories-Of-Murder by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 26th, 2007 10:18:36 AM
Uh, let's not forget the riots that occured in France before your supposed "right winger" took office. Oh, and the thousands of people who died from lack of good ol' American-like air conditioning.
Now THIS looks like an interesting option: by JDanielP	Dec 26th, 2007 12:06:18 PM
http://www.vudu.com/sharp.html ?id=Vudu07L&link=highdef_tech_ rec
Anyone hear of Vudu? HD downloads have arrived! by JDanielP	Dec 26th, 2007 12:14:42 PM
Sure, downloading HD movies (for rent) via Xbox Live is great. But Microsoft needs to offer more titles. And I have to admit, I'm very curious about this so-called Vudu. Looks very interesting to me. Anyone else heard of this?
chill out jig98 by BurgerKing	Dec 26th, 2007 12:17:16 PM
Just because Christians cant do anything on Sundays doesnt mean the rest of the world should bend over backwards and avoid doing anything at all costs that day. Two days difference isn't something to get hemroids over.
Memories-Of-Murder by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 26th, 2007 01:27:32 PM
"I though so you didn't." What?
Slick try though... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 26th, 2007 01:45:48 PM
...trying to subtly suggest that France's conservatives equate to America's "right wingers" as if to say America is responsible for France's problems. Personally, I blame Portugal.
stop shilling, jdanielp by half vader	Dec 27th, 2007 01:51:52 AM
just joking - yeah it's cool - another videorental store in-a-box. $400 though, and that's before you even rent or buy any movies. As for the "HD" bit, did you read the stuff? At the moment it's only 480p. Even xbox live's 720p is sort of bullshit because true HD/ 1080p actually has DOUBLE the picture info. Not to mention the net stuff is still horrendously compressed. Give it a few more years I reckon. And walk to the store, ya lazy bum.
the third in the trilogy by half vader	Dec 27th, 2007 01:57:43 AM
I couldn't quite believe I that having watched Eastern Promises one night and Beowulf3d the next I somehow managed to watch two male heroes fighting with their goolies out in a row (not that I was looking for it and not that there's anything wrong with that). Who will complete the testicle trilogy? Indy maybe?
I meant to add by half vader	Dec 27th, 2007 03:44:12 AM
"Indiana Jones and the 'Last Turkey in the Shop'" if you know what I mean. Get off my lawn! And sorry Lynx, I missed your xblive post before. You know it was jdaniel that hacked the blu-ray site and redirected to the hd-dvd site don't you?! Strange how both he and Michael Bay don't seem to understand that if it's the same VC-1 transfer it's bit-for-bit the same bloody thing, hd-dvd or blu-ray. ;) I guess it's late up there in the northern hemisphere. (crickets chirp)
Now you've done it Harry... by Kid Z	Dec 28th, 2007 07:37:41 PM
...you've recommended a movie set in New Orleans. Didn't you get the memo? That city's been consigned to the memory hole and no longer exists or ever did exist. Now all the winger nutcases will fill this Talkback with their usual racist bile... yet again.
So what you're trying to say kid z is... by half vader	Dec 28th, 2007 07:56:13 PM
"Too soon"?!
Pans Lacrimose Salad by flossygomez	Dec 29th, 2007 03:24:48 AM
Visually stunning but extremely depressing (euromelancholia for the sake of art and human suffering because ahhh, such is life) I was impressed as I was watching it but have no desire to see it again unless I am in the mood to commit suicide, not to mention all the negative male stereotypes...and I'm the guy that gagged at E.T. and couldn't wait to see Bladerunner and John Carpenters The Thing again.
No HD for Vudu? I'll stay with Xbox LIVE 720p HD by JDanielP	Jan 2nd, 2008 09:45:12 AM
It's sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
the look and sound of perfect by Staldo	Jan 8th, 2008 10:00:30 PM
the "look and sound of perfect" slogan is way to big on the HDDVD boxes. It makes it look like the tagline for the movie. Cat People-The look and sound of perfect...80's cheese.

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