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Harry's DVD PICKS AND PEEKS for 3rd Week of Feb: Jeff Mahler INSIDE - MICHAEL CLAYTON - LUST, CAUTION - RUN LOLA RUN - more

Great List! by leobloom	Feb 19th, 2008 12:34:04 AM
What's on it?
Godard, German Expressionism, and PORN? by leobloom	Feb 19th, 2008 12:35:19 AM
Well...there's some quality on this list.
first to say hd dvd is dead by lavatory love machine	Feb 19th, 2008 12:37:39 AM

Gotta disagree with you on AMERICAN GANGSTER. by NoPIX	Feb 19th, 2008 12:40:13 AM
Crowe and Washington have their similarities. And it's great how Crowe can't balance his family life due to his human flaws and bullheadedness when it comes to the job. Washington's character is great at what he does too....but there is a cost. The world isn't black and white. Great, fun, 70's style Lumet/Friedkin with echoes of HEAT. I fucking loved watching it. And BROLIN ownz.
I hope they eliminate that dopey bar at the top of the Blu-Ray c by Canada's King	Feb 19th, 2008 12:42:39 AM
It's lame to have a contrasting banner graffitied onto all these hi-def DVD's. Completely shits on the artwork, and that American Gangster HD-DVD is an example of such.
CLAYTON... MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE AT THE OSCARS by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 12:43:32 AM
Stop creaming yourselves over There will be Blood and Atonement and give some love to this overlooked gem.. yeah I know it's got the oscar nods but we all know it aint gonna win... in 10 years time we'll look back on this as a classic... BY THE WAY... PLUGGING AN HD-DVD.. WHY NOT RUB SALT IN THE WOUND... KICK 'EM IN THE BALLS WHY YOU'RE AT IT.... LET IT GO..
MICHAEL CLAYTON...all you need is a wallet, watch and a cell pho by NoPIX	Feb 19th, 2008 12:47:39 AM
and BOOM, you're pronounced dead. Still loved the film though.
Anyone seen Lindsey Lohan's new nude pictures? by leobloom	Feb 19th, 2008 12:53:07 AM
She looks like a 50 year old chain-smoking Marilyn-Monroe impersonator. And those nips are awfully small and those tits are awfully saggy. Opinions?
ALEX COX... MUST RETURN TO MOVIEDROME by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 12:54:30 AM
Readers from the UK must remember the Sunday night Gem.. classic and cult films introduced by Mr Cox... unmissable.. then they fucked it up my giving it over to the self pleasuring ego frenzy that was Mark Cousins... He used to run the Edinburgh Film Festival... let's just say he could be his own Proctologist.
Good releases! by kafka07	Feb 19th, 2008 12:57:20 AM
gonna try to see almost all of these.
LOHAN PICS... by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 12:58:00 AM
Yes... VERY attractive redhead... skanky blonde.. her complexion is all wrong. Monroe tribute or desperate need for a headline that doesn't include the following key word... REHAB, PARTY GIRL, DUI.....
Wow, Schoolgirl Report? by DerLanghaarige	Feb 19th, 2008 12:58:03 AM
They are pretty famous over here in Germany, although most people seem o think that they are silly sexcomedies, like most softpornos from that time. But many of that series are STILL having trouble with tha law, because of their kinda-glorification of rape. BTW: Some llater pretty famous German actors had their first roles in the Schoolgirl Report series.
George Lazenby! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 19th, 2008 12:58:58 AM
He's back and better than ever!
SCHULMADCHEN REPORT = great soundtrack by Mullah Omar	Feb 19th, 2008 01:00:13 AM
If you liked other psychedelic porno jazz like VAMPYROS LESBOS, you will dig this. Here's the link on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/2xl6n7
the knight has chosen blu ray, here's why by THE KNIGHT	Feb 19th, 2008 01:08:49 AM
i've said enough!
ZOMG! College girls ACTUALLY get naked? by PippinTheJedi	Feb 19th, 2008 01:12:21 AM
Where have I been? No, seriously, my brain exploded a little bit.
RUN LOLA RUN is my movie! by Orionsangels	Feb 19th, 2008 01:52:26 AM
I discovered it. It shouldn't ever be mainstream. leave it alone
RUN LOLA RUN is my movie! by Orionsangels	Feb 19th, 2008 01:52:27 AM
I discovered it. It shouldn't ever be mainstream. leave it alone
German Girls Gone Wild! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 19th, 2008 01:57:28 AM
They must be repressed.
Sid and Nancy want your chocolate! by Zardoz	Feb 19th, 2008 02:04:38 AM
Great Sid and Nancy tribute/parody on The Simpsons this week. The end scene was hilarious and a great homage to Alex Cox's best film...
Greigy's right, MICHAEL CLAYTON is fucking fantastic by Vern	Feb 19th, 2008 02:12:45 AM
I just saw it the other day. I heard it was good but it was so much better than I thought it would be. It just has such a tense feel that I was into it before I even had any idea what it was gonna be about. It's nice to see they can still make a thriller that assumes you are intelligent, and trusts you to stick with it to find out how everything will tie together. And all the actors are great. I was especially impressed by Tilda Swinton. In any other movie that character would've been a cold-hearted bitch queen. Swinton plays her as a vulnerable, even terrified woman who happens to make some completely immoral decisions. Also, not quite of the same caliber but I gotta disagree with Harry on AMERICAN GANGSTER. I watched it in its new 3-hour incarnation and had the opposite reaction, I was surprised to find myself more interested in the cop half of the story than the gangster one. But it's two parallel stories that don't intersect until late in the movie, and that's the beauty of it. Yes, you see where it's going, but you see where it's going when they're gonna dump pig's blood on Carrie at the prom, and that's why it's so fucking tense. This is the same basic principle. Two people on separate paths headed for an inevitable collision. Also, in my opinion Frank Lucas is not a more honorable version of Plainfield. I think Harry might've missed the opening scene where he lights a dude on fire and then unloads a gun into him without even giving him the courtesy of looking at him when he does it. I'm against it.
Denzel -kinder, sweeter and more honorable? by Tal111	Feb 19th, 2008 02:19:14 AM
Excuse me but are you retarded? Denzel's character walks up to a guy in broad daylight and puts a bullet in his head...how does that qualify as "kinder, sweeter and more honorable"? He's a fucking drug dealer!!!
Moviedrome by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 02:21:03 AM
Hell Yeah. Bring it back. It was my first introduction to some cult gems- Escape From New York Leaping to mind. And Aex Cox.... what a fucking great, heavyweight presenter. The director of fucking repo man. Replacing him with that cousins tit signalled the end for it. What a fucking shame. PS Run, Lola, Run was one of the best films of the 90's. Fucking great,
what? by GavinVanDraven	Feb 19th, 2008 02:44:08 AM
no review on "Black Water"? what a croc! nothing on "Gabriel"? i love seeing dvds a week or two early. this week i will be watching... "slipstream", robert kurtzman's "the rage", "automaton transfusion," "beowulf," & "awake". ah the joys of my second job at blockbuster! "Spiral" was a surprising changeup pitch following "Hatchet." one twisted flick there.
seriously.... by GavinVanDraven	Feb 19th, 2008 02:58:59 AM
check out black water. especially if you wasted your money on lake placid 2. it will make you feel better. and by better i mean scared shitless. just kidding. but it was pretty intense. and the crocs were real. i kinda want to see rogue as well... the croc flick done by the wolf creek guy.
Run Lola Run is my Favorite movie of all time by DOGSOUP	Feb 19th, 2008 03:00:08 AM
There is none better.
WHOA! HOLD ON! by hamslime	Feb 19th, 2008 03:03:19 AM
You mean to tell me that a talkbacker took time out of his day to MAKE a movie, instead of complaining about them. Hats off to you, man. I'll definitely check it out.
MR BUG GOES TO TOWN by random dude	Feb 19th, 2008 03:03:55 AM
is a must have
American Gangster = New Jack City by kibbled	Feb 19th, 2008 03:04:12 AM
I thought American Gangster was just a rehash of New Jack City. AG is a better movie but it had a lot of the same scenes. I would rather watch The Wire instead.
Moviedrome by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 19th, 2008 03:10:54 AM
Was awesome. Alex Cox is the man. Mark Cousins was in the row in front of me when I went to see The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He was wearing shorts. In December. Says it all really.
Oh by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 19th, 2008 03:11:57 AM
Ed Harris is the greatest living American screen actor.
any British Tb user out there by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 03:12:06 AM
If you hate (as you should) AvP:R then this is important: That useless fucking shitrag Empire has viciously slandered us. Some cunt called Chris Hewitt has written: "Directors The Brothers Strause – Colin and Greg – apparently got the gig, their first, because they’re such huge Alien and Predator fanboys. AVP:R would indicate that they’re fanboys of the Ain't It Cool talkback variety, guileless goons crowbarring in lame references (the hero is called Dallas; someone actually says ‘Get to the chopper!’) while emphasising splatter and swearing over the suspenseful slow burn."For the full review go to http://tinyurl.com/2gg66d but I'd rather you didn't give the cunts the hits. If anyone remembers the recent AvP:R wars and the slaughtering we gave the foilage that turned out for it then please air your displeasure at the useless no-quality-control cockmonkeys via email. In fact, fuck it, anybody who thinks this is wrong- do it, let them know. But be certain to check the AICN history of AvP:R from Mori's initial slaughter of the script to vern's review and our eventual savaging of the plant life. Lying, dirty cocksuckers.
Empire sucks by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 19th, 2008 03:20:09 AM
Consider it done Jarv. There's way better analysis here than i've ever read in Empire. Heck, there's better analysis in TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION's posts than there is in Empire.
Just sent this to Empire by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 19th, 2008 03:29:39 AM
Has Chris Hewitt ever been on an Aintitcool talkback? There's more in-depth analysis and understanding of film there than i've ever read in any of his reviews. Just so you know Chris, AVPR was torn apart by Aintitcool's readers, who derided it as the worthless piece of trash it is. Do some research before you label an entire community as 'guileless goons'.
No, Harry...the big news of the week is that by Kirbymanly	Feb 19th, 2008 03:39:18 AM
you are a bold-faced sneak. Please tell your readers that you were enticed by the powers-that-be in the HD camp and received 4 players by the group and then shamlessly bitched about lack of money on your site multiple times in order to receive a free Blue Ray player. And don't hide behind the "reviews with personal experiences" thing. That;s not what your money-bitching was about and you know it. It's gross how you use this site nowadays to promote your personal wants and needs. And while we're at it... trying paying Quint, Capone, Elston, etc. with the ad money you get. In short, you've become what this site was meant to buck against.
American Gangster's Make-or-Break by emvan	Feb 19th, 2008 03:42:19 AM
Either you find Russell Crowe's character entirely fascinating, or you don't, and as a result the movie is either phenomenal, or unbalanced and mediocre. A Jewish cop on an almost entirely Gentile force, who is also the only entirely honest cop on a mostly astonishingly corrupt force, a guy who ruins his credibility with his peers by turning in almost a million dollars of unmarked bills, when ordinary morality tells us the opposite should be true -- well, if you don't find that instantly and completely fascinating, if you're not intensely curious as to what makes a guy like that tick, then I have to wonder about what does or doesn't matter to you. This film may be a litmus test as to whether you were brought up with a very strong sense of uncompromising right and wrong, or whether you were raised with a casual disregard for it. I'm not sure I'd want to hang with someone who was oblivious to the dilemma that Crowe's character faces (which is essentially morality vs. everything else in his life) and unengaged by the incredible ballsiness of his choice.
Yup, I sent them something as well by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 03:42:31 AM
pointing out that any magazine that can give Emmerich's back catalogue an average of 3 stars is not in any position to call any other forum's participants "goons"
Nice to see Schoolgirl Report make the grade... by Tourist	Feb 19th, 2008 03:42:39 AM
...Couldn't disagree more about American Gangster. Not that its a lesser film, but that for me, I would rather have seen a whole film about Crowe, rather than the generic gangster schtick. Either way it wasn't crash hot. About A Son looks like the best pick of the lot. I really want to see it. Great trailer. Even if it is very Van Santish.
why review Run Lola Run?? by Windowlicker74	Feb 19th, 2008 03:48:17 AM
just because it comes out on blue ray? just dig up an old review and add: 'now we can have that experience with the 1080p perfection of Blu Ray – ' fucking stupid
Dude pimping black water... by Tourist	Feb 19th, 2008 03:48:35 AM
...Your Australian right? I looked it up. I might check out the Wolf Creek knock off...but your suggestions are spurious. Why would you want any more exposure of Gabriel? That was a hideous, embarassing turd of a flick.
Bugville or whatever its called... by judge dredds fresh undies	Feb 19th, 2008 03:48:41 AM
Has the worst fucking cover I've seen in a long time, a true crime against humanity.
EMPIRE MAGAZINE 2008......... OH DEAR. by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 03:50:12 AM
If you’ve got you’re old Empire issues from about 10-15 years ago go and take a look at them now. They bear no relation to the magazine now. It has degenerated into a bastard hybrid of a womans tabloid (JESUS THEY EVEN HAVE PAPARAZZI PICS NOW) and a lads mag, Maxim FHM etc… Thay still have the odd good article, a particularly liked the one about the unmade Bond pic that eventually mutated into Never say Never Again (that film did have sharks with nukes).. BUT… by and large they are a victims of their own success. The Empire awards are now a media circus, the writing particularly has really gone downhill BADLY, you can just tell a lot of the reviews are written by 20 somethings who know fuck all about fillm (and care even less) who probable got the job through Mummy & Daddy or some such connection because dammit it easier than working for a living.. you know who I mean… open necked sky blue shirt… says Yah a lot and is thoroughly entranced by celebrity… in other words PEOPLE WHO DON’T CARE ABOUT FILM….THEY WORSHIP CELEBRITY…. And god help us the ones who do care about film think the world of meaningful cinema began in either 1977 with you know what or ’82 with Bladerunner. It is now full of infantile articles about “the best sex scene ever”… JESUS what are you 15 years old..!! Wrong magazine..!! If I want to see desperate young 20 year old starlets play peek-a-boo with their nipples (and quite frankly yes I do but that’s another matter) I’ll seek that out elsewhere… save it for wank rags… and leave EMPIRE for people who actually love films and cinema…. Am I alone in this..?
And fuck empire up the fucking ass... by Tourist	Feb 19th, 2008 03:51:03 AM
...As much as we all enjoying laying into Harry and Co about being whores...That fucking mag is simply extended full page ads for whatever shitflicks are being released on any given month. Press Junket faggots. I'd like to rape them up the ass with Magic Johnsons uncovered dick.
Moviedrome...Yay!!!...Empire...B oo!! by TheBoyFromUlster	Feb 19th, 2008 03:52:37 AM
Man, loving the Moviedrome remembrance! (RIP)...It was my introduction to The Terminator and James Cameron...Had heard of the film but was only 12 or so and we didn’t have a video yet so there was no way of seeing it. Was introduced to so many films lying in my bedroom on a Sunday night before School the next morning thanks to Moviedrome. Just really interesting the 5 min prologue before the film as even then you knew Alex Cox knew what he was talking about and really set up for the film. Seriously went downhill with Mark Cousins, who even though was from the same part of the world as me, was still very weak. He also did a series interviewing Hollywood legends and spent the entire program so far up their backsides it was embarrassing........Empire Magazine? Seen that review in the latest issue, I took it as I think it was written. They get so much abuse (rightly so) on these and other Talkbacks that the reviewer thought he would be a smart arse and have a dig at us. It shows the stupidly of him though as all he is doing is alienating readers. I mean, did he not think that some of Empires readers, might, just might, also read Film Websites??....Douchebag.
Kirbymanly by HEADGEEK	Feb 19th, 2008 03:54:25 AM
Shockingly - the names you mention do get paid, very nearly the same as I do... And until Butt-Numb-A-Thon - I had just 1 HD DVD player - was indebt to the tune of around $16k from my wedding and my father's medical bills from his stroke. However, my annual holiday disbursement from my land holdings in North Texas, combined with the yearly bonus from AICN managed to wipe most of that clean - and allowed me to buy my Blu-Ray player (SHARP, not Sony). It's nice to see the flies in your bullshit.
Moviedrome by Fortunesfool	Feb 19th, 2008 04:13:37 AM
was awesome, as is Walker which was shown on it. Mark Cousins is the guy who, interviewing Scorcese for a film show here in Britain, asked him what the relevance of the last shot in 'Goodfellas' was. Scorcese's face was priceless.
stephen chow's CJ7 by cloudrider`	Feb 19th, 2008 04:16:46 AM
it's been playing for over a week here all over asia. reviews are all over the net already, but where are the reviews in this site? i thought aicn love chow. but a week passed and no news at all??? if it were del toro, you'll have news update every minute as the release date comes closer for his latest film.
oh and Empire sucks by Fortunesfool	Feb 19th, 2008 04:16:46 AM
Read Total Film instead, it's a lot better.
Harry, I've been told that you DO NOT pay your writers... by Kirbymanly	Feb 19th, 2008 04:18:01 AM
BY one of your writers. So don't lie. Yes, all of those things you've mentioned are horrible to deal with. I have no beef against your personal life. It's the SITE I care about. I used to LOVE coming here to read about the latest spy news. But now, due to your personal relationships with directors, writers, movie studios etc. that you brag about all the time... All of that has to be taken with a grain of salt. What about the story on R.R.'s Barbarella? There was no follow-up the next week about how Universal rejected it after hearing about the prospective budget. The story just vanished. In fact, I noticed you disregarded my accusation on your relationship with HD. Can you not see how odd it looks when you come out full-force on how HD is amazing and how shady that seems? By doing that you damaged the cred you fought for! I loved this site because it was about the average guy who loved movies with a passion. You were "Rocky" in my eyes. Now you're just "Rocky V". In my opinion, let the so-called "paid" writers take over like they've been. The site is better off that way.
HEADGEEK.... Don't agree with you most of the time BUT FOR GOD'S by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 04:34:30 AM
Don’t justify yourself…!!! THAT’S YOUR PRIVATE BUSINESS and absolutely none of theirs… OR DO ANY OF THE TALKBACKER WANT TO POST UP THEIR FINALLY SALARIES AND ANY PERKS THAT THEY GET FROM THEIR JOB…….. THOUGHT NOT..!!!!
Kirbymanly by HEADGEEK	Feb 19th, 2008 04:35:27 AM
Elston does not write regularly - we add writers as the site can afford them - and based upon their contribution to the site. As a result - Moriarty, Quint, Scott Green, Capone, Hercules and 3 behind the scenes folks that handle the tech and business end of the site. I still prefer the HD DVD format - and not because of payola. But because my player doesn't freeze up, because I don't have load time problems and I prefer their menu control system and interactivity. The uncompressed sound of Blu-Ray - I honestly can not tell the difference - as I am not a trained Audiophile - I know that I'm watching IMMORTAL BELOVED in Blu-Ray right now, which I picked up at FRY'S three days ago. I've been getting BLU RAY discs and HD DVD discs for months sent to review - and as soon as I could afford a Player, I bought one - and I'm very happy to have both systems. The reason I've come out so strong with how amazing HD is - Hi Def - either format - is that I just upgraded my projection system to a 1080p Epson projector that raised my resolution from a maximum of 720i to 1080p. btw - they are building BARBARELLA sets at Troublemaker right now. At least that is what a fella from IFC told me the other day. As I don't chat with Rodriguez very often. In fact, I haven't hung out with him in over 2 years - and at most there's been 6 phone conversations in that time. So your perspective on my close personal friendship... might be a little overblown. We're friendly.
not from australia by GavinVanDraven	Feb 19th, 2008 04:42:04 AM
and as far as gabriel goes... i havent seen it yet, was hoping maybe harry saw it and had an opinion so i wouldnt have to waste my time.... but i may take a look at it anyways.
Vern: I'm hearing the original theatrical cut is better. by NoPIX	Feb 19th, 2008 04:46:38 AM
I talked with some people and they can't understand the extended ending. I suppose I wouldn't mind other character stuff througout the film because I dug it, but I fucking loved that last shot in when i saw it in the theater.
Mark Cousins by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 04:46:55 AM
did anybody see his interview with woody allen where woody refused to look at his old films. This is a well known fact that he will not watch a completed movie again, so why on earth would you book him for a series that specifically involved watching the clips with the director and then discussing them? An awful little tit
and on Empire by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 04:49:16 AM
I would like to see them actually justify their woeful AOTC review where they gave it 5 stars purely because they gave TPM 4. Wankers.
MOVIEDROME... LOVING THE HATE FOR MARK COUSINS... BRING BACK COX by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 04:51:34 AM
His psuedo-intellectual pompous take on films was nauseating.. Billy Wilder would have eaten him for breakfast (just listened to The Apartment Commentary). His effete ramblings bore no relation to the films that followed.. I particularly remember his intro to Exotica… Never heard such undiluted shit in my life, did he even watch the fucking film? He entirely missed the whole theme of the film was bereavement..!!!! Cox was witty, interesting and more importantly actually knew what he was talking about. Cousins saw the whole thing as a vehicle for ego masturbation… I had the displeasure of seeing him in Edinburgh introduce films in the festival.. I went to see Stanley Donen’s Two For The Road…. JESUS… I thought he had just introduced The Seventh Seal… Speaking of which… I used to go to the Edinburgh Film Festival a lot… it was cheap... open to the public and easy to get tickets for. Now you have be able to uber cyber geek and hack their server if you want any chance of getting tickets worthwhile or queue (in the middle of the day, not much use to working people)…. And it’s gone VERY expensive. The choice of films now yo yos between the absolute worst excesses of the most pretentious side of Art House or the worst in knuckle dragging commercial… and they don’t do 3D films anymore…. NO FUN…!! Here endeth the rant.
Good enough answer... by Kirbymanly	Feb 19th, 2008 04:56:24 AM
but you're still ignoring a simple question I think some of us want to know... did you receive money from HD to pitch it on AICN? And I never said you had "close, personal relationships" with directors so how could that be overblown? As you stated, you've "hung out" with RR... that's a "personal" relationship. Look man, I love the site and your personal reviews, I'm just trying to help you see that things are getting a little out of whack here. And, trust me, I'm not the only one seeing this.
a simple answer by HEADGEEK	Feb 19th, 2008 05:05:45 AM
I never received money from HD DVD to pitch the format on AICN. When I wrote my first piece about HD DVD announcing that I got the player, I had no discussions with either side - it was a purchase that I had researched and talk about with friends that had the formats and it was simply the player I could afford at the time. After that article, the HD DVD promotional group contacted me about 5 days after to see if I needed help getting screeners to review for the column, but at that time, I had already contacted Warner Brothers, Universal and Paramount about getting screeners - and I was already receiving them from Universal. And they did help quicken that process - but due to the DVD column - it would have happened with or without their help. hope that answers your question
Agreed: Cousins = Tit! by TheBoyFromUlster	Feb 19th, 2008 05:10:22 AM
Yeah, seen that interview with Woody Allen. It was so squirm intoducing that it was one of those times that you felt embarrassed yourself!... He did one with Jeff Bridges, around the time that The Big Lebowski came out, which I loved so was looking forward to the interview.....Bridges was lying on some beach looking at Cousins while he asked these banal and psuedo-interlectual questions and was just flat out bored....He kept on disagreeing with Cousins and saying things like, "err, I never really thought of it like that"....
There is no way the BBC will ever bring back cox by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 05:11:36 AM
He's a) too cool and un PC for them and b) they will never, ever bring back Moviedrome. Although BBC 4 would be a prime place for it.
The single worst BBC interviewer/ reviewer ever by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 05:16:05 AM
is Jonathon Ross. Watching him cuddle whatever blockbuster to death is truly nauseating. However, the real nadir was when he interviewed Jennifer Connoly and spent the whole interview trying to get her to say that he was better looking than Paul Bettany. It was fucking dismal. If it isn't Woss then the other candidate is that wanker James King who described Final Destination as "Rock and Roll". Wow, deep insightful criticism there. The criticism on the BBC has really gone into the shitter since they retired Kermode and (I can't believe I'm saying this) Barry Norman.
Does anyone... by any miracle, hate the films of Mike Binder? by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 05:28:05 AM
Just planting seeds.....
Alex Cox by Shoegeezer	Feb 19th, 2008 05:28:56 AM
Cox gets plenty of love in the UK for his Moviedrome series, it's sadly missed and hard to believe it ever happened when you see how badly films are presented on tv these days. He'd introduce the movie then chat about it afterwards. He showed double bills of Alligator/Q The Winged Serpent, Wiseblood/The Witchfinder General, Andromeda Strain/Fiend Without A Face as well as movies from Godard, Romero, Wilder, Fuller, Siegel, Roeg, Russell, pretty much everyone good and made a generation more film literate than they would've been otherwise - we only had 3 channels back then and people would come into school discussing Bunuel. Walker is a brilliant movie, whenever you see a movie like Marie Antoinette making a big deal of its deliberate anachronisms check out Walker to see how it should be done.
Kirbymanly by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 05:33:02 AM
I may be going senile but hasn't he already stated more than once, in fact in the actual original infamous ...CHOSEN HD-DVD AND HERE'S WHY.. piece that he bought the player himself..?? I'm sorry am I missing something?
Walker is finally coming to dvd courtesy of criterion? by Sledge Hammer	Feb 19th, 2008 05:33:24 AM
Why didn't I know this? Man, I must have been living in a hole. Definitely be grabbing that. It's just a damn shame that there seems to be no place for unique visions like Alex Cox in today's cinema.
I liked Reign Over Me by polyh3dron	Feb 19th, 2008 05:37:10 AM
Haven't seen any other Mike Binder films tho.
I am a bit younger than you shoegazer by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 05:42:18 AM
and I remember Moviedrome from the late 80's eary 90's. It introduced me to so much great stuff that I would never have seen otherwise. It was truly a great series. The only worthwhile one that cousins tit did was the double bill of The Warriors and L'Haine. Other than that he was such a cunt.
REIGN OVER ME.. oh jesus..oh God.. Kill yourself now! by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 05:48:15 AM
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/cont ent.php?contentid=65638
Godard Is One Of My Great Blind Spots by Aquatarkusman	Feb 19th, 2008 06:25:16 AM
I really, really don't like most of his films after Band of Outsiders. One man's "playing with the conventions of cinema" is another man's "being a boring, pretentious twat."
Schoolgirl Report = Encouraging Paedophilia by Spoiler_Man	Feb 19th, 2008 06:31:27 AM
These kind of movies disgust me. People wonder why we have so many paedophiles in this country and then you look at what you can buy - DVDs with girls in school uniforms stripping and acting like sexual objects. Its fucking appalling. This kind of shit needs to be banned and, if you own something like this, you need to pour bleach down your throat before my fourteen year old sister walks past your house. Fucking disgusting.
How can you not mention WALKER's soundtrack!!! by mr_sinister7381	Feb 19th, 2008 06:33:43 AM
Joe fucking Strummer doing his best Ennio Morricone impression! It MAKEs the fucking movie! Guess your too busy extracting Toshiba's cock for your ass or not "getting" MST3K. Nice list anyways, save RUN LOLA RUN and the stupid German girl c-movies. Seriously, not EVER grindhouse flick is cool.
$3.99 DVDs at Best Buy!!! by mr_sinister7381	Feb 19th, 2008 06:37:59 AM
I picked up The Running Man 2-disc, The Punisher Extended Cut, Ultimate Avengers 1 &2, and Iron Man (animated) for a grand total of $19.95 last night at Best Buy. Granted, none of these are great movies, (actually, RUNNING MAN is pretty damn awesome) but for less than the price of a rental, it's not bad. I've been wanting to see the extended Punisher for awhile now...morbid curiosity I guess. Just thought I should spread the geek-worthy news!
REPO MAN needs a Criterion release by mr_sinister7381	Feb 19th, 2008 06:39:25 AM
That would rock. I know there is the special edition, but nobody does it like Criterion.
I do shop at Amazon all the time by Dazzler69	Feb 19th, 2008 06:42:42 AM
Is there a way to always give AICN credit? Instead of looking here first? You should make a everything link or something. I don't mind doing it if I am already shopping there.
What happened to Alex Cox by rbatty024	Feb 19th, 2008 06:43:41 AM
Just wondering what he's up to these days. I'm glad that someone mentioned the Walker soundtrack. Joe Strummer is an absolute genuis.
American Gangster just had no personality by Spandau Belly	Feb 19th, 2008 07:17:37 AM
It was like a first date where nothing bad happens. American Gangster sat across from me, looked nice, answered my questions politely, laughed at my jokes, and it was only as the evening was winding down that it hit me that I just wasn't attracted to American Gangster. She seems like a sweet kid, there was just nothing between us. And from what I hear Vern took her out and the two really hit it off. I wish them all the best.
Joel David Moore didn't direct Hatchet by WolfmanNards	Feb 19th, 2008 07:46:33 AM
Your review leads us to believe Joel David Moore directed Hatchet. He didn't. Just starred. He did, however direct Spiral.
American Gangster by memflix	Feb 19th, 2008 08:12:25 AM
Has anyone seen the longer cut of American Gangster and is it on the Blu-Ray? I always felt like they were leaving far too much out. The Nicky Barnes subplot that just went away, the Josh Brolin subplot also seemed to vanish... Also, when I initially heard about this film ,part of the pitch was that Lucas wound up working for the cops, but in the actual movie, it's only superimposed at the end. Anyone know if there's more story in that version, or is just more Dee hamming and Crowe's irritating plotline about being a shitty father?
Fuck you, Harry. by Frankenblogger	Feb 19th, 2008 08:13:10 AM
Who really cares what you think is good this week? For me, you've lost all credibility. Especially since you were sleeping with the Toshiba camp. Four HD DVD players? What a fucking moron.
Holy Shit! A Lazenby DVD! by Gungan Slayer	Feb 19th, 2008 08:18:24 AM
Shit dude--finally a new Lazenby DVD!! Now if we could only get his Kung-Fu flicks out on good DVDs, I'll be set.
On the subject of Empire by yodalovesyou	Feb 19th, 2008 08:24:04 AM
I was actually mentioned in their DVD review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest where they made up shit about me not having even seen the film? how they knew whether I had or hadn't seen the film is beyond me. But, Yeah, it's been shit since Emma Cochrane left their staff and Dan "I Love Peter Jackson's cock" Jolin joined. I preferred Russel Crowe's character to Denzel's in American Gangster but I'm looking forward to the extended addition that has an extra scene between 'em in a coffee shop.
Thought American Gangster was good by FILMFUNK	Feb 19th, 2008 08:32:31 AM
And you lost me after you said 'I’ll watch HATCHET about 20 more times than this'!?
LOLA RENNT!!! by Node32774	Feb 19th, 2008 08:35:00 AM
That is all.
Read Sight and Sound instead. by Knuckleduster	Feb 19th, 2008 08:38:24 AM
They might come across as a tad elitist at times, but at least they know what the fuck they're talking about. Empire has become little more than a shameless promotion rag.
Go fucking Lola! by EvilGeek1	Feb 19th, 2008 08:46:53 AM

Rhinoceros Eyes? by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 09:13:02 AM
Didn't Rhinoceros Eyes come out this week with Michael Pitt? It's an odd sounding film that I originally heard about on this site several years ago, but it's never been available til now. Is it worth seeing? Harry did you overlook this, or is it not worth my time? Anyone else with thoughts?
gotta go with Harry by kilik777	Feb 19th, 2008 09:14:49 AM
there was something just not quite right with American Gangster. It was Russell Crowe's character that lacked something to make this movie over the top. Everyone check out Spiral its a fine little gem. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
Regarding Black Water and Gabriel by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 09:19:25 AM
Someone mentioned these above. Black Water is o.k. and considering the killer croc sub-genre has usually only yielded stuff like primeval and lake placid, this is almost citizen kane. But in reality, its a couple of people in a tree crying and scanning the surface of the water. I liked the way the film introduced the characters first, but the supposedly tense section of the film was sort of boring, and offered little impact. Gabriel was like a film major taking snippets of The Crow and Prophecy(not the meatloaf bear one) and then editing them together with some "cool" filters. Yawn.
And if we are mentioning dvd sales.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 09:22:17 AM
go over to deep discount. They are selling the Brisco County Jr. set for 24.99 with free shipping. I just picked one up, especially considering it runs like 89.99 pretty much everywhere else.
I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH THE GERMAN SCHOOLGIRL THING by BringingSexyBack	Feb 19th, 2008 09:26:26 AM
Is that fictional or a documentary? Either way it creeps me out.
Im with BSB by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 09:28:23 AM
I was digging your list(especially seeing Walker there) but the school girl thing is just...ugh.
I LIKED MICHAEL CLAYTON BUT THE STORY WAS A LITTLE WEAK by BringingSexyBack	Feb 19th, 2008 09:29:56 AM
It needed some complexity to it. I kept expecting more intrigue.
IF YOU LIKED MICHAEL CLAYTON THEN WATCH THE INSIDER by BringingSexyBack	Feb 19th, 2008 09:42:11 AM
(if you already haven't). That was a real life story about Jeffrey Wigand and some scary shit Brown and Williamson did to intimidate and destroy him. It's also the reason why the idea that OCP would be in league with criminals and thugs is not far-fetched. It's also Crowe's best performance ever.
yodalovesyou by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 09:42:22 AM
Really, Typical of the shoddy work that masquerades as journalism there.
HDer's get 'em while you can by skimn	Feb 19th, 2008 09:46:15 AM
Suprised Harry didn't mention that Michael Clayton is being released on HD. That and I Am Legend look to be the last Warners titles coming out. Harry, can you clear up how many/available were the free HD players given out at BNAT?? Was that a direct promo push from Toshiba?
The Insider by skimn	Feb 19th, 2008 09:47:53 AM
..and a free-of-Hoo-Haa Al Pacino performance....
BringingSexyBack : The Insider is impressive... by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 09:49:29 AM
.. but the performances are all pyrotechnics... Crowe.. the weight.. the look.. Pacino.. IN SHOUTY MODE. Clooney is a masterful performance in self loathing and indignation, very quiet subtle stuff. I also like the fact that you instantly revisit Tilda Swintons performance when the timeline catches up with itself...
One thing that always bugged me about The Insider by skimn	Feb 19th, 2008 09:56:03 AM
It featured that Pepsi pitching little moppet, that would take me out of the movie every scene she was in.
Darkon by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 10:01:07 AM
We saw this in the summer of 2006 at the Maryland Film Festival and they had us crammed into an auditorium at the Maryland Institute of Art with a ton of actual larpers and all of the "citizens of the kingdoms" represented in this movie were in attendance. The two main leaders, whose story is chronicled in the movie got up on stage at the end and continued to prove how frighteningly disconnected they have managed to make themselves from the real world. In some ways, the underdog story here has some undertones of King of Kong with two very important differences: The guys in this movie and their obsession seem to push them just a little further away from the rest of us in terms of relatability and the direction is actually pretty pedestrian. King of Kong was done skillfully and the sympathetic characters were likable, and the douches were shown unaplogetically and even sometimes ribbed subtley through the filmmaking itself. Here, the supposed underdog is a bit of a schlub who loves fake fantasy int he woods more than his family, and the "villain" is just a high-minded jackass. It was sort of a disappointing and actually sad experience. Then again Im going off that screening, and take intoo account we were surrounded by the stench of un-washed larpers in costume and that the guy directly to my right was a big hairy braveheart type whose kilt was undeniably too short for public(yes, a kilt complete with giant paper mache battle sword).
Empireonline.com by yodalovesyou	Feb 19th, 2008 10:02:21 AM
No longer works. I hope you all made it crash. That would be very sweet and make me smile for a change.
PACINO WAS FAIRLY SEDATE by BringingSexyBack	Feb 19th, 2008 10:03:44 AM
even when he was meeting the Hezbollah guy in Lebanon in the opening scene. It wasn't until CBS fucked him and Wigand over that he got into shouty mode, and that was completely warranted. And Michael Gambon and Gary Sandy were brilliant. Come to think of it the casting was truly great all around.
bee movie is the final hd release ever... by jig98	Feb 19th, 2008 10:03:53 AM
on march 25th. after the single and 2-disc are released on the 11th. for some strange and juvie reason, a few hit films are releasing mike clayton, brave one and, i think, across the universe 2 to 3 weeks after the standard release. that doesn't seem to be helping matters especially days after hd is presumed dead and standard versions have been "cancelled" due to all these new versions of old movies "wearing out their welcome". i can't wait to switch to blu-ray in a few weeks. i just hope i don't have pay a lot more.
Jonah Echo by Kloipy	Feb 19th, 2008 10:05:57 AM
is Darkon worth a rent? It looks like it could be quite a laugh
Harry, where's your top ten films of 2007? by bb fling	Feb 19th, 2008 10:08:52 AM
Will you post them soon? I hope so.
Kloipy by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 10:12:44 AM
Im going to say yes. I wasn't really familiar with larping and I was amazed that it is actually done. There are some hilariously beautiful moments in it, that come completely from these sad, deluded characters. I guess my problem came from the fact that LARPing is so imaginary that you don't feel any kind of triumph or hope for the people involved. At best you just hope they get a little joy out of it. It is interesting to note that most of these people seem to play because they are losers who want to be winners in the fantasy world, but those who conquer in Darkon are the same people who are successes (materially anyway) in the real world. Also, the fact all of the stars of the movie were there in attendance it was harder to maintain that air one has watching a documentary. It was harder for me to laugh at thes epeople when I could turn around and see them sitting there with such hope and vindication on their faces. Seperated from that, Im sure it can be quite a good time. I was just personally disappointed with it. But, yes, if just to see the scene involving goblin betrayal, and the young kid who says"I have never been in a real romantic relationship, but I have been considering and attempting one in the Darkon world for a while. After dying for her many times, I am confident she will come around."
thanks Jonah by Kloipy	Feb 19th, 2008 10:16:49 AM
LARPing has always facinated me from the time my one friend told me that his cousins did it. I've since watched some youtube videos of it, and it's hard for me to believe how serious these people are. I try to understand everyone regardless of their hobby or lifestyle, but for some reason the idea of grown people playing pretend in the woods makes me laugh really hard, so i think I will have to check this out
I give the movie credit for this.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 10:19:11 AM
It doesn't tear them apart or treat them like easy targets, but to see thirty or forty grown men trying to storm a big wooden fort erected in the middle of some guy's farmland sort of does that work for you. Based on where you are coming from,
I give the movie credit for this.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 10:19:21 AM
It doesn't tear them apart or treat them like easy targets, but to see thirty or forty grown men trying to storm a big wooden fort erected in the middle of some guy's farmland sort of does that work for you. Based on where you are coming from, I think you will enjoy it
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH by Refuge5	Feb 19th, 2008 10:19:41 AM
do I buy this or just rent it? I n never saw it but it looks really good...
it's cool that they get enjoyment out of it by Kloipy	Feb 19th, 2008 10:23:02 AM
but on the same token, as you've said, the distance between reality is not really a good thing. Seems that people stop believing in the fantasy and start thinking it in terms of their real lives. As for the quote about 'love in darkon' that seems to say it all
wilkinson... by BigTexas42	Feb 19th, 2008 10:23:35 AM
was da bomb in Clayton, yo! I got dragged to it, but ended up enjoying it more than those who dragged (drug?) me there. and why the hell do I find tilda swinton so attractive? She's not that hot, and kind of strange looking, yet there's something alluring about her. anyone else get that?
Hey Harry, in regards to Blu-Ray freeze ups.. by glodene	Feb 19th, 2008 10:32:25 AM
Once your budget allows, i would suggest purchasing the 40GB playstation 3...nO freeze ups or 20 to 30 second wait to start reading the disk.
HD-DVD HATE.... can someone explain..? by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 10:43:45 AM
Can someone please explain to me, rationally and in detail where all the bile for Toshiba and HD-DVD is coming from? They invented a new product, they did their best to market and to sell it but they got out manoeuvred and out sold by Sony. They lost. THEY DIDN’T SELL HEROIN, PEDDLE KIIDIE PORN OR REINTRODUCE SLAVERY…!! They just lost in a very expensive format battle. So where does all the hate come from…?? Please enlighten me.
tilda swinton by skimn	Feb 19th, 2008 10:45:31 AM
EW ran an article of her a couple of months ago. In the same issue was a picture of Gollum for a Hobbit update. I swear to God, you could put the pictures side-by-side and it would look like a near mirror image..
BigTexas42..... Tilda Swinton by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 19th, 2008 10:46:24 AM
NO MATE... YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN THERE... AND IN A VERY SCARY KIND OF WAY... GOOD LUCK...EUUUUUCCCHHH.
He-Man/MOTU by MacTard420	Feb 19th, 2008 10:47:50 AM
I could have sworn I read in the last DVD column that you would have the 2002 Masters of the Universe Vol. 1 in this column. In case anyone else cares, it is available this week. I read that there is a glitch on disc 1 but there is already replacement information posted. Check out TVShowsOnDVD.com for the info.
Recently discovered the joy of library rentals. by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 11:11:04 AM
There's a library near the base where I work and here the movies are free rentals so Ive started going up there on lunch break on tuesdays and grabbing the new releases. Just got Rendition, Michael Clayton and In the Valley of Elah. Redacted was there, but I decided to skip it.Typically, library rentals for dvds and what not is a crapshoot because half the time the disc is cracked or scratched beyond all plausible ability to play. However grabbing brand new releases sort of sidesteps that whole problem. Now I just hope one of the 3 is any good. My vote goes for Clayton.
Texas 42 by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 11:15:54 AM
nope, you're well on your own there. pervert
jarv, greig by BigTexas42	Feb 19th, 2008 11:21:00 AM
thanks for the reality check. just wanted to confirm that dillusional perversion has reached critical mass. slinks back into dark corner to continue untold acts... Clayton was still good, though...
Greigy by skimn	Feb 19th, 2008 11:25:10 AM
Some of the hatred dates back to a May 30th post by Harry - Headgeek chooses HD DVD and here's why - that a lot of people believe Harry became a paid shill for Toshiba. Some claim that Harry shortchanged BluRays abilities VS HD, and you'll see those notions continuing now 9 months later. I think some may have some animosity towards Microsoft/Gates having a finger in the pie of all things media..I don't know.
there has also been a lot of venom towards bluray by Lost Jarv	Feb 19th, 2008 11:27:27 AM
because of Sony's involvement. The whole franchise war was nothing more than a money grabbing charade. DVD's are still going to be around for at least 3 years and by then do you want to bet that the next upscale isn't bluray.
Tang Wei by Shigeru	Feb 19th, 2008 11:29:56 AM
"fuckable" Keep it classy, Harry. Jeez.
Not really to pile on here, but.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 11:32:58 AM
Isn't is quite plausible that Harry truly just prefers HD to Bluray. I don't have either format, and was waiting for this war to pass, but a few friends who do have both(or at least an HD player and a playstation 3) have also voiced their feeling that they preferred HD. In the long run it wont matter. Blu-Ray will have to step into it's own as the primary format, but really, Harry is here good naturedly answering questions he quite frankly doesnt have to, and being civil about it, and the idea that he might have championed HD for the same reason he has always championed things(his love of cinema)isn't considered? I often question the big guy's personal taste(again, lets get rid of the school-girl movie), but not his integrity. That's just me though. Im not much of a conspiracy theorist.
What? No one has called Brian DePalma a traitor yet? by tonagan	Feb 19th, 2008 11:44:10 AM
That must be a first in a talkback that mentions Redacted.
De Palma is a traitor... by JimCurry	Feb 19th, 2008 12:04:25 PM
... to the art of entertaining cinema...
Lust, Caution was my favorite last year by CherryValance	Feb 19th, 2008 12:05:09 PM
I'll definitely have to get it but are there any features to speak of? It doesn't look like it. 'Redacted' was kinda disappointing. And if 'Michael Clayton' wins Best Picture, I'll set a horse on fire in protest. Seriously though, I forgot so much of that film like a week after seeing it, that my abiding memory is that a horse was on fire, when it actually wasn't. A BP nominee should at least be memorable. If it weren't for Tom Wilkinson that movie'd be poop. 'Lust, Caution' isn't dubbed is it? If it is I'll have to set a second horse on fire. I hate that.
DePalma no longer entertaining?!! by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Feb 19th, 2008 12:32:59 PM
What?!! Surely you have never whacked off to Femme Fatale. INCREDIBLE!
DePalma no longer entertaining?!! by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Feb 19th, 2008 12:33:04 PM
What?!! Surely you have never whacked off to Femme Fatale. INCREDIBLE!
EMPIRE IS BETTER THAN YOU DEAL WITH IT by Proman1984	Feb 19th, 2008 12:40:49 PM
EAT IT, BITCHES
RunLolaRun was total shit by BraneRobot	Feb 19th, 2008 12:49:26 PM
What a monumental letdown of a movie. Adrenaline rush? More like put me to fucking sleep. An incredibly boring and uninvolving film.
The longest email address ever by kenichi tanaka	Feb 19th, 2008 12:56:22 PM
www.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcd efghijk.com/
I've liked a lot of DePalma films by Kloipy	Feb 19th, 2008 12:58:13 PM
however Black Dahlia was utter shit
BigTexas42 by Knuckleduster	Feb 19th, 2008 01:05:13 PM
I recommend you watch Young Adam. If that doesn't cure you of your Swinton-boner, nothing will.
Knuckleduster.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 19th, 2008 01:10:08 PM
There is Orlando. That would no doubt help as well.
Traitor by kbass	Feb 19th, 2008 01:23:00 PM
Brian DePalma is a traitor. Now, the requirements of the talkback have been fulfilled.
Dannyglover by skimn	Feb 19th, 2008 01:28:06 PM
DAMN IT!! I whacked off to Mission To Mars..wrong flick. Must've been Gary Sinise's eyeliner!! DAMN!!
The format war is still raging... by Toonol	Feb 19th, 2008 01:29:55 PM
HD-DVD was the first casualty, but that doesn't mean Blu-Ray is winning. Right now, good-old DVD is still obliterating it. Success of Blu-Ray as a format is not guaranteed. Its sales were good in comparison to HD-DVD, but not good in any absolutely sense.
In the Valley of EEGAH! by BoggyCreekBeast	Feb 19th, 2008 01:37:04 PM
Starring Richard Kiel as a prehistoric giant back from Iraq... now THAT'S a movie!
Funny! by Knobules	Feb 19th, 2008 01:39:34 PM
Whoever up there wrote "The Crow and Prophecy(not the meatloaf bear one)" That was hysterical! Thanks for the dead on descripiton.
WAR SUX by D'Jesus	Feb 19th, 2008 01:41:53 PM
But thank God I don't speak German right now. So STFU Harry and your small minded, liberal ass ways. There's a difference between saying "War Sucks" and "War is Necessary". You can believe in both, as I do. I am more anti-genocide than I am anti-war. If you don't like it, go live in Iran for a few years and come back here to talk about it. And why don't we hear anything about the war anymore? Oh, I know, because there's nothing bad to report about. How about some news and movies about all the great things happening due to this war? Nah, then that wouldn't push the liberal agenda. Bunch of simpletons.
SCHOOLGIRL REPORT VOL. 3 by ricarleite	Feb 19th, 2008 01:50:02 PM
That is porn, right?
i know why you don't love american gangster. by slappy jones	Feb 19th, 2008 02:11:27 PM
because its not very good. in fact its a stiff, turgid boring film that does absolutely nothing that we haven't seen in other, superior films. It was the biggest let down of last year as far as I was concerned. It's not that it is badly made or has bad performances but it was just so unoriginal and had way to strong a stench of "been there done that" about. why did they bother when they had nothing at all to say about the story or the subject matter. actually....there was some originality...in that they did make up a bunch of shit that never happened but thats par for the course in these "true stories" the craziest thing is at the very end of the film when the captuion comes up to tell you what happened next that would have made a ten times interesting film as it really would have been something we hadn't seen before. wasted chance for all involved....
"People need to remember that the atrocities of war happen." by Quin the Eskimo	Feb 19th, 2008 02:13:46 PM
That was true in the sixties and seventies. Any intelligent, literate person KNOWS bad shit happens during war. You can't escape it on TV, magazines, movies. Everyone knows, it's been thrown at people to the point were I can very easily ignore it. Sad but true. There needs to be a new justification for movies like Redacted to be made. That horse is dead.
blu ray won the war....not the ps3 by slappy jones	Feb 19th, 2008 02:17:19 PM
the ps3 is still a major money losing disaster for sony. with no exclusive games worth a damn and tiny sale figures ps3 hasn;t won anything so all you ps3 fanboys who are claiming this as some kind of big win for the ps3 are wrong. ps3 is still the worst next gen console launch ever. there is no changing that. awful machine with no value at all. from the ugly interface to the dreadful games its a waste of space in anyones collection.
PS3... by BoggyCreekBeast	Feb 19th, 2008 02:24:53 PM
The only game I own for it so far is Resistance, and that was a freaking launch game! But Blu Ray stand alones aren't exactly stellar either. My Sony 300 can't even decode TrueHD! POS! The way (and the prices) current Blu Ray players 'deliver' won't sway a ton of J6Ps over to HDM.
I just set a horse on fire too by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 19th, 2008 02:34:19 PM
Now I just gotta find a reason as to why I did that.
It's really not all that bad, Slappy by TheLastCleric	Feb 19th, 2008 02:36:12 PM
The PS3 has its issues but the console is actually pretty solid and the exclusives, while currently few and far between, have been worth the investment. I own all three consoles and to be perfectly honest the XB360 is heads and shoulders above the Wii and the PS3 but both of those consoles still have plenty to offer. I think Sony is pretty much dead in the water in terms of sales when compared to the other two consoles but 2008 should be a pretty good year for the PS3, assuming they retain certain games as exclusives.
Left my house, and got back with Two rentals by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 19th, 2008 02:38:41 PM
Michael Clayton and The Assassination of Jesse James...Let's read on
T1000 by BigTexas42	Feb 19th, 2008 02:45:10 PM
you're in for a good afternoon, but not as good as mine, when i get back with Orlando and Young Adam!
MICHAEL CLAYTON is Clooney's movie by JonQuixote	Feb 19th, 2008 03:07:54 PM
Michael Clayton is to Clooney as Jerry Maguire is to Cruise, as Josh Baskin was to Hanks, as Jimmy Conway was to DeNiro, as Eddie Felson was to Paul Newman (both times). It's a tailor-made role that not only plays right into the actor's strengths, but gives them a chance to show off their less obvious ones: a perfect marriage of movie star and of actor. Wilkinson is awesome, per usual, in a very showy role. But that movie is all Clooney - charisma filling the screen, forgivable moral lapses, rat-a-tat line readings, and repressed emotion just quivering underneath the surface. If there was any doubt that Clooney is a world-class actor, as opposed to a charismatic face with great taste and feel for the business, MICHAEL CLAYTON puts that doubt to rest. Hopefully, now that it's on video, more people will catch this one - it's an instant classic, and it's the role of a lifetime for one of our era's biggest actors.
Wasn't that the point? by Kammich	Feb 19th, 2008 03:09:54 PM
Wasn't that the point of American Gangster? Crowe's character wasn't entirely likable and Denzel's wasn't entirely unlikable, and despite Crowe clearly being on the side of "good" and Denzel on the side of "evil," there were very different sets of values that drove them. Crowe was clean and honorable at the office but morally bankrupt at home. Denzel was morally bankrupt in his business endeavors but was someone who did everything for the benefit of his loved ones at home. I felt the movie was all about duality and the so-called "American dream," that one community's criminal is another one's hero.
Harry - Cineaste or Perv? by DaveInRhodeIsland	Feb 19th, 2008 04:12:49 PM
It's funny to read your comments Harry. One minute you're waxing poetic about the beauty and artistry of a film, and the next your talking about how fuckable some actress is. I generally enjoy your vast knowledge on film, and especially so when you rightly praise things like the German Expressionist collection. There is true art in a lot of what you feature. But then you go off about German schoolgirl porn and stupid shit like that - as if those movies have any artistic or creative worth. They don't, and your leering pandering gives them at least the gloss of significance
Schoolgirl Report = Encouraging Paedophilia? by hst666	Feb 19th, 2008 04:29:16 PM
Sex with a teenage girl is not pedophilia. It may be wrong, and it certainly may be statutory rape in morally backward countries, but is not pedophilia.
lastcleric by slappy jones	Feb 19th, 2008 04:41:49 PM
i was wxcited as shit to get my ps3 and was totally let down by it so I sold it off. maybe it is better now but since my xbox is now nothinbg more than a COD4 playign device I am happy...until rainbow 6 vegas 2 comes out.....
"Michael. The time is now..." by Spoiler_Man	Feb 19th, 2008 04:45:27 PM
Great opening.
hst666 is a paedophile by Spoiler_Man	Feb 19th, 2008 04:48:07 PM
Bet you sit in your car wanking over the thirteen year old girls in their school uniforms right? The girls in those movies are dressed deliberately to look like young school girls! Dont try and defend that shit you disgusting peado.
Set Aside the Haggis Hate for a Few... by Maui	Feb 19th, 2008 05:25:16 PM
...and you will be presently surprised with "Elah". It's a more mature Haggis, less in your face, bringing home the facts REPEATEDLY as was done in "Crash". I was pleasantly surprised with the movie. TLJ delivers an incredible performance (Oscar nod) and our comeback kid (Josh Brolin) though the part is small, along with Theron, deliver great performances.
The problem with Redacted by Quake II	Feb 19th, 2008 06:35:17 PM
and the reason Bill O'Reilly organized a boycott is the timing. A movie that slams America over 1 isolated incident by a few young, drunk Marines is a topic that DePalma lives for. Fine, let's call it "art". Releasing it while we are still in the Middle East fighting a bloody war is irresposible. What a lame week for releases...except Walker. It's kind of a cult classic thanks to The Movie Channel running it in the 80's.
Pierrot le fou by Prossor	Feb 19th, 2008 06:42:21 PM
is a damn fine film.
Redacted Sucked by steelerman	Feb 19th, 2008 06:43:20 PM
De Palma should be ashamed
Quake II by Xiphos	Feb 19th, 2008 06:53:21 PM
That incident involved soldiers from the US Army, not Marines. There is a difference.
Xiphos....Semper Fi. by Quake II	Feb 19th, 2008 07:06:05 PM
My bad. I thought Army but typee Marines. Funny how DePalma has made 2 movies about young Army soldiers raping a teen girl (Casualties Of War/Redacted). Maybe next he can make a World War 2 movie about some US Army guys raping a German teen. Then a Civil War drama about a Union soldier raping a Confederate soldier's teenage daughter. WTF happened to this guy? I used to like early DePalma stuff.
I kind of agree with hst666 by Orionsangels	Feb 19th, 2008 07:26:20 PM
There's difference between a 4 year old and a 16 year old. BUT! I think the laws should be slightly different. It's unfair to be charged as a pedderass if you screwed a 17 year old and in the eyes of everyone you screwed a 4 year old. thats wrong. there both wrong for sure, but the laws should be different starting from the age 15 to 17. a girl at that age can think for herself. she knows what she's doing.
Quake II by Xiphos	Feb 19th, 2008 07:47:36 PM
No harm, no foul I've been in the Army and now I'm in the Marines, Were you/are you? I think with DePalma, like most people who have a level of success young, tend to lose it as they get older. Or maybe he used up all his mojo young? Good point about rapes in DePalma war movies, I didn't make the connection. Kudos
Street Fighter CASTING by SaluteYourShorts	Feb 19th, 2008 08:06:58 PM
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Spoiler_Man: Censorious fascist by CarmillaVonDoom	Feb 19th, 2008 08:09:59 PM
If you are being serious, fuck you for your condescension. MYOB. Harry, you should make sure to keep fitting in at least one of these titles per week just to tweak whiny scolds like Spoiler_Man.
DePalma = DeDoucha by Tacoloft	Feb 19th, 2008 08:23:03 PM
Hollywood loves to hate America. Since the Iraq War started I wonder how many of these 60’s flower children now turned executives (seniority you know) creamed their hemp panties itching for a chance to relive the glory days by trying to turn Iraq into another Vietnam. Freedom of speech through propaganda….let them spend as much as they want to make an uneducated shallow 2 hour point if they want. I am sure they would love to silence any form of media covering any good outcomes or influences of the Iraq War because in a narrow mind “nothing good comes from war.” Really?-nothing good comes from War? If they were alive you should tell that to George Washington and Americas founding fathers. Tell that to the Jews. Tell that to the many Iraqis who cried for liberation of Iraq from Saddam… Hollywood and ignorance go hand in hand…like Liberalism and Communism.
the "market" did not get to choose the best HD format... by chromedome	Feb 19th, 2008 08:29:54 PM
...Sony bought the market, plain and simple. Objective evaluations were pretty evenly divided, so the Format War went to the backer with deepest pockets.
man, you guys and your Michael Clayton by Spandau Belly	Feb 19th, 2008 08:40:10 PM
The trailers made it look like another John Grisham paint-by-numbers bullshit thriller movie about how corporations are bad and handsome actors are good, then quickly deteriorating into a "man on the run" film the likes of which we haven't seen since Ben Affleck presents PAYCHECK. But with all this praise, I might give it a rent. I said "might".
Run Lola Run on Blu Ray by the_arashikage	Feb 19th, 2008 08:47:01 PM
Fucking Sweet!
Repo man is always intense by future help	Feb 19th, 2008 09:13:54 PM
John Wayne was a fag
"In The Valley Of EEGAH!" by Osmosis Jones	Feb 19th, 2008 10:07:32 PM
Brilliant. "Watch out for shysters...!"
just saw Michael Clayton a couple min. ago by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 19th, 2008 10:17:56 PM
fantastic movie. just great. It's just really well done and executed, as well as phenomenal performances by everybody. Dialogue is great, and it really gives the viewer a sneak peak into how a grey situation begins to play out. Anyways, it's highly recommended, I wanna go to bed though.
Darkon = Drakmar? by Bubba Gillman	Feb 19th, 2008 11:02:49 PM
Sounds like the same movie.
future help by Tal111	Feb 20th, 2008 12:22:37 AM
The hell he was.
Future Help and Tal by Zeke25:17	Feb 20th, 2008 12:33:20 AM
He was too, you boys!...I installed two-way mirrors in his pad at Brentwood--and he come to the door in a dress!
NoPix by Vern	Feb 20th, 2008 12:46:34 AM
Do you know what the differences are in the extended cut? It's about 20 minutes longer but I didn't notice anything I thought wouldn't have been in the theatrical cut. How did it originally end? The extended cut ends after Frank gets out of prison, Richie meets him and they walk and have a brief conversation. I thought this was great because it shows how after all that Frank is left a pathetic old man with nothing, the same streets he used to control have left him behind, he doesn't even stay in touch with his family anymore but the cop who chased him has become his friend. It must've ended like that in the theatrical cut too, right?
Michael Clayton... by poeticwarriorII	Feb 20th, 2008 12:59:24 AM
was a much better movie than I was expecting. Honestly, I loved it after I sat through it. It's interesting character development in my opinion. And people questioning Harry over financial information and his business can fuck right off and die. It's capitalism you pricks. If you don't like it quit reading and patronizing the site. It's really very simple. He doesn't owe anyone an explanation for a damn thing he does or says. PS: HDDVD kicks the shit out of blu-ray. What a disappointment it's gone.
The Ball is Round. The Game last 90 Minutes. That is Fact. by DOGSOUP	Feb 20th, 2008 01:57:24 AM
Everything else is pure theory.
Vern: American Gangster ending by NoPIX	Feb 20th, 2008 03:44:23 AM
In the theatrical Denzel steps out of jail and just stands there on the street as the prison gate/garage closes behind him. It's a nice wide shot of him in the center and lower part of the frame looking around at his new surroundings. The thumping and loudness of 90's music is heard and carried into the end credits. I thought it was concise and perfect. The other 20 minutes integrated into the extended cut sound great though.
I've Got the Only Brain in the World! by emvan	Feb 20th, 2008 06:38:01 AM
It just kills me how people here are so quick to insist that a movie that everyone else loves is, in fact and instead, "boring." As if "boring" were a quality that the film possessed, rather than the reaction of your brain to watching the film. "The ending strained credulity," "the science makes no sense," "the praised performance by X is just scenery-chewing; compare the subtlety of Y in movie Z in a similar role," "the movie hammers you over the head with its message, unlike X on the same topic which portrays the actual complexity of the issue" -- these are valid critical points that you are welcome to raise here. "The film was boring" is not a valid critical point (unless almost everyone has that reaction, in which case it's still shorthand for more substantive and objective complaints).
Michael Clayton by bluebottle	Feb 20th, 2008 10:13:58 AM
I can only add to the praise that's been heaped upon this film. The script is fantastic, the performances are excellent and the visuals... It's a beautiful looking film. And I'm ashamed to admit that i didn't want to see it because the trailers made it look boring and lame.
proman is that hewitt cunt by Lost Jarv	Feb 20th, 2008 10:18:50 AM
obviously.
bluebottle...Michael Clayton by Quake II	Feb 20th, 2008 10:48:27 AM
I had no intention of seeing this film BECAUSE of the trailers. Michael Clayton looked like a lame political/courtroom drama or something. Sounds like it's another Assassination Of Jesse James BTCRF (excellent film poorly marketed by the studio). You all have convinced me to rent it ASAP.
Slappy by TheLastCleric	Feb 20th, 2008 01:39:23 PM
Call of Duty 4 is an amazing game that has addicted quite a few people. That game really does have some of the best multiplayer action ever. As to the PS3, I really loved Heavenly Sword while Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank are also very solid games. The real AAA hit this year will probably be the new Metal Gear, unless it goes multiplatform which is entirely possible.
Michael Clayton holds up well to repeat viewings by TheLastCleric	Feb 20th, 2008 01:44:15 PM
I watched it again last night after picking it up from the store and I was amazed at how much I enjoyed it the second time through. There isn’t a wasted moment in this film, all of the performances are outstanding across the board, and that last scene with Clooney and Tildon is the stuff of legends. It’s been a long time since this many of the Oscar nominations have been films I’ve not only seen but loved.
memflix... by ZoeFan	Feb 20th, 2008 02:35:16 PM
Right now there is not a Blu-Ray version available. Only a combo HD-DVD/DVD version is which the extended cut is on the DVD and NOT the HD-DVD version (and people wonder why this format sucks). As far as what you've heard or read about Frank Lucas and the cops, American Gangster while it claims to be based on a true story, basicly is a complete piece of fiction. Even the real Frank Lucas says the movie is completely false. Rent the doumentary on Nicky Barnes (Mr. Untouchable) if you want to know the truth. Also, Wikipedia Frank Lucas and American Gangster.
Tacoloft... by Lenny Nero	Feb 20th, 2008 05:04:56 PM
...there is a gargantuan difference between the American Revolution/WWII and the current war in Iraq.
Lenny Nero by Tacoloft	Feb 20th, 2008 07:49:37 PM
your right...I never said they were the same. Your point?
Rhinoseros Eyes by Jarek	Feb 20th, 2008 08:38:42 PM
It's a pretty interesting, quiet little film. Especially if you're involved/interested in prop/makeup FX.
The only thing that bugs me about Michael Clayton... by Osmosis Jones	Feb 20th, 2008 09:52:07 PM
[SPOILERS]...is that he's declared dead in a car explosion despite there NOT BEING A BODY IN THE CAR!
osmosis jones...it bugs me too by NoPIX	Feb 21st, 2008 12:32:30 AM
there's just no way around it. not in this day and age. not when CSI is on. it was one of those things where you come out of the theater and say "wait a fucking minute!"
Well, my guess regarding Clayton's missing body... by Zeke25:17	Feb 21st, 2008 02:59:08 AM
...is that his throwing his (I'm guessing) wallet, keys, watch and etc. in the burning car was his way of leaving just enough stuff behind to suggest that his body had been blown to bits, incinerated, something like that. Maybe I'm way off there, but that part of the story seemed okay to me. What bugged ME was...I kinda woulda liked to see the two hitmen get theirs, though I suppose that would have made this more of a same ol' same ol' movie, eh? At least George got to nail Tilda with the second best line in the pic--"Do I LOOK like I'm negotiating?"--the first best being, of course, "You are so fucked."
What was the awesome Public Enemy song from the end by half vader	Feb 21st, 2008 03:07:50 AM
of AG again? Something from Fear of a Black Planet I think but can't remember the actual song. Can anyone help me out? The_arashikage: RLR on BD. Absofuckinlutely!
In the Valley of Elah by Jonah Echo	Feb 21st, 2008 08:55:16 AM
Saw this last night. Saving Michael Clayton for tomorrow and have Rendition left to watch. Elah is much as Harry says-a fantastic perf by Tommy Lee Jones(the look on his face towards the end of the film, during a soldier's statment didn't look feigned) and the movie itself is more from haggis and friends.It appears to be a mystery of sorts, but you can tell which the boat is being steered from the very beginning and yet, even so, I was still frustrated with the heavy-handed way it is wrapped up. If you thought Crash was a brilliant way to collect and crystalize the themes and feelings of racism in the U.S. then you will probably love this. If it just hit you as too much, overly simplistic and in someways purposefully slanted to the point of dishonesty(as it did me) then you will likely feel the same, maybe moreso with Elah. Mostly though, there isnt enough dramatic momentum to hold up the movie. Again, TLJ almost makes it a good movie. He is faultless except for signing on in the first place.
Let me clarify before getting attacked.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 21st, 2008 08:58:24 AM
I was honestly not suggesting that if you loved Crash, you are wrong or stupid and that's why you will love this. I mean that I encounter two feelings toward crash usually-the ones who love it and find it profound, and the ones who don't care much for it. Elah has a similar feel, and therefore, if you liked Crash it probably won't due to pay attention to my negative remarks regarding this one.
Also, Theron was great as well.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 21st, 2008 09:01:35 AM
I was waiting for her to show up in the movie, and then realized I had already seen here as one of the first officers Jones goes to inquire about his missing son. She and Jones make all of this more compelling than it would have been otherwise.
Just throwing his watch and wallet into the car... by Osmosis Jones	Feb 21st, 2008 09:51:34 AM
...wouldn't be NEARLY enough to convince an even halfways-competent crime investigator that there was a body in there. There's ALWAYS some charred bits of bone or whatever left behind, unless we're talking a NUCLEAR explosion.
Wilkinson's opening monologue... by restless_438	Feb 21st, 2008 09:56:17 AM
Grab's me into the movie each and everytime i watch it..
It's odd to market Blu-Ray or HD-DVD to talkbackers. by Orbots Commander	Feb 21st, 2008 11:54:00 AM
Why? Most peoplethat visit this site tend to be in their teens, twenties, i.e. not individuals that can splurge on a $1500 HDTV, a $400 Blu Ray player, a $500 surround sound system and $30-40 HD movies.
Orbots Commander... by ZoeFan	Feb 21st, 2008 02:27:19 PM
I think you're wrong on your characterization of who visits AICN. There's a TON of people that have real jobs that visit this site. I for one have a projector, a PS3 and a great surround system and don't consider myself making "crazy money". There's also Hollywood people that post on a normal basis, but you wouldn't know it because of their screen name. Also, people don't need to spend $1500 to get an HDTV, people can get a good 42" for $600-$800. They can get a PS3 and Blu-Ray discs cheap on eBay.
Spoiler_Man, do you even know... by Knoll	Feb 21st, 2008 03:40:35 PM
what's coming out of your mouth? Your logic is so flawed, I am seriously concerned for your well=being. And to those guys ripping Harry a new one, what the fuck? You might not agree with the guys opinions, or who he knows or doesn't know, but if you don't like, leave and find a better place or back your comments up with hard facts, 'cause so far, everything's been refuted. And if AICN isn't what it used to be? Everything changes. Realize this and take a chill pill. Life is too short.
The Janitor Cleans Up by Maui	Feb 21st, 2008 04:15:34 PM
Tony Gilroy has a masterpiece with Michael Clayton. Clooney, Wilkinson, and Swinton give magnetic performances in this corporate conspiracy thriller. All three actors portray conflicted individuals and they play it perfectly. Clooney is deservin...(read more)g of the Oscar nod, his portrayal of a legal fixer (aka janitor) is flawless. His role of a troubled, in debt, absentee father, and fixer is brilliant. This movie poses some difficult moral questions. Intellectually, it isn't a difficult movie to follow - the cards are clearly laid on the table, it's the spellbinding drama, suspense to the very last moment and incredible acting that makes Michael Clayton a winner. One of my favs for 2007.
I get my Blu-ray movies for $20-25 by polyh3dron	Feb 22nd, 2008 05:20:07 AM
I get them from Amazon. Also Orbots, lots of teens and 20-somethings are buying PS3s. Also, you can get a good HDTV for about $800 these days.
Clayton: Car Explosion by Maui	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:33:53 PM
The thing is he threw the wallet and watch in AFTER the explosion. The car was just up in flames at that point. It certainly wouldn't jive with forensics that if his body blew up, why wouldn't his watch and wallet also. They would likely have just been charred quite nicely - but not blown to pieces, huh?
CLAYTON: regarding the car explosion by NoPIX	Feb 22nd, 2008 04:33:46 PM
It annoyed the fuck out of me for the longest time and still does. But someone finally offered me some type of explanation........his brother was a cop. And it all lead to a setup anyways, so maybe he bought Michael some time with a false report. Thoughts on this?
NoPIX by Maui	Feb 22nd, 2008 05:54:56 PM
Yeah, that works with the brother taking care of business. Definitely a scene left to many different interpretations. Adding a team of cops and forensics discovering his body wasn't there would have just haven taken away from the flow of the movie. It needed to charge on full speed ahead with Clooney and his "Do I Look Like I'm Negotiating" line.
Lust, Caution by Maui	Feb 22nd, 2008 06:07:10 PM
I think Lust deserves a bit more than a descriptive involving fuckable and viagra. C'mon!!! This movie is an incredibly beautiful, moving, intensely gripping story. Oh yeah, there are some sex scenes but they are dramatically and skillfully played out with emotion, intelligence and angst. One of my top movies for 2007.
MikeKlayton is a good solid movie. by TomBodet	Feb 23rd, 2008 03:03:16 PM
Needlessly convoluted in the first half in some of the odd ways various characters are introed etc, and it does cut back and forth too much at times-but watching it a couple of more times on DVD, the pieces fit together better. Of course the acting is top-notch, PLUS we got a Michael O'Keefe sighting in it! Dang. Like Stephen Lang in the other flick-where these guys been? Anyways. Clooney's fall releases tend to be quite fine ala 'Good Night and Good Luck', "E.R Giant Robot Doctors" and so forth.
HD DVD by mvckalel	Feb 23rd, 2008 06:04:06 PM
It's nice to know that you actually preferred HD DVD...however, sometimes you do sound geared towards blu (specially in the Run Lola Run thing). This is coming from someone who tries to be the most unbiased person who tries to get facts (not the truth, as Indy would say...)...
What about tomorrow's movies, Harry? by SoylentMean	Feb 25th, 2008 03:58:43 PM
Type through the hangover...
Michael Clayton: LA LAW With A Movie-Worthy Ending by www.valiens.com	Feb 26th, 2008 10:22:55 AM
I'm still shocked by how many people thought this was worthy of a theater. Really up until the ending it felt like a lawyer TV show to me. Salon.com has a ridiculous article about how the Oscars indicate that Americans have a low self-image because all the actor nods went to foreigners. The author contends that George Clooney is better in his role than Daniel Day Lewis. I love Clooney and all, but...really? REALLY?! Clooney--playing a lawyer, real stretch--was better than Daniel Day Lewis morphing into a whole other creature without special effects? Insane.
Actually I also thought Michael Clayton would by CrichtonAstronut	Feb 28th, 2008 10:50:36 AM
be just another John Grisham hero lawyer flick, but it really was better handled than that. A very interesting set of character studies. Tilda Swinton was brilliant, ally kind of felt sorry for her. Lust, Caution was also a beautiful work. Ang Lee yet again cuts through war, sex and politics and strikes right at the human heart. Billiant.

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