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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 3rd week of March: BSG, ENCHANTED, I AM LEGEND, ATONEMENT, ICE STORM and much much more!!!

That new animation of Harry as Medusa... by KnightShift	Mar 18th, 2008 03:41:44 AM
...might be the best one ever.
Whoa, a first! by KnightShift	Mar 18th, 2008 03:42:11 AM
That's, like, a first for me :-)
BSG Rules! by PietjePuk	Mar 18th, 2008 03:45:26 AM
At least the first and second season did, the third one wasn't my favorite but it still beats most crap on tv right now! Can't wait to see season 4.
Not getting Atonement on HD DVD I take it? by polyh3dron	Mar 18th, 2008 03:48:30 AM
Atonement is Universal's HD DVD swan song, why not get it? Did you get rid of your 10 HD DVD players?
Also, Southland Tales not on BD = FAIL by polyh3dron	Mar 18th, 2008 03:49:34 AM
Dammit Sony, you know a good amount of people would buy this on BD who didn't get a chance to catch it in theaters.
New I AM LEGEND ending is better by Vern	Mar 18th, 2008 04:33:20 AM
at least I think so. I know some of you will hate it but that's your problem. It fits the movie much better. Instead of suddenly devising a miracle cure and finding God Neville figures out what has been under his nose the whole time and acknowledges his mistake. It makes you re-examine everything that's happened before. It is both happy and scary in the way it makes him face a new understanding of the world. And it keeps the meaning of the title from the book without being corny enough to try to explain it. Watching it again on DVD the effects didn't bother me as much, only the fact that that woman didn't know who Bob Marley is. I think it's flawed but I also think it's a classic. This IS the best version of the story that's been done on film so far. (I enjoy all three though.) I also just saw SOUTHLAND TALES. Holy shit. Twice as asinine as the remake of THE WICKER MAN and not 1/8 as fun to watch. That is a terrible, terrible movie. It is so brimming with crazy ideas and casting and yet nothing ever clicks or catches your interest. It's not even a fucking story. Imagine if instead of making STAR WARS George Lucas decided to make a slide presentation about all the notes he had taken about the world of STAR WARS. God damn. I thought Richard Kelly showed promise but in my opinion after you write DOMINO and then direct that it is time to pack it up and head for the mountains where you will spend the rest of your life living in a cabin, pumping your own water from a well and communing with the earth. Stay far away from movie cameras. I am not usually a 3 strikes you're out type of guy but with two crimes against cinema that brutal it is time to start having some accountability here. And for God's sake, somebody put The Rock in a good movie! There's gotta be somebody out there who will do it.
Revolver by prbt	Mar 18th, 2008 04:46:20 AM
is a really good film... y'know, actually quite thought-provoking.
I AM LEGEND - "Almost great?" by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 18th, 2008 05:02:58 AM
It was a terrible film!
FUCK I am Legend by judge dredds fresh undies	Mar 18th, 2008 05:12:20 AM
That is all.
lol The Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show. by The Amazing G	Mar 18th, 2008 05:12:23 AM
why does stuff like that (no offense) get released on dvd yet all the nicktoons haven't for years and years now?
Duckman on DVD! by prbt	Mar 18th, 2008 05:23:05 AM
We want Duckman on DVD!!!
Atonement no Blu-ray? by Evil Hobbit	Mar 18th, 2008 05:24:17 AM
Bah, I'll wait :)
Quiet Man on DVD by Melvinator	Mar 18th, 2008 05:54:34 AM
Christian Slater's best work since Pump up The Volume. Cuthbert's best so far. Made for like 600K or something. Take a look look at that one, Harry. Might be real surprised...
Are the two cuts of I Am Legend... by Boba Fat	Mar 18th, 2008 05:54:42 AM
the same but one has the different ending stuck on? And I've got to agree with Vern, the cut ending is vastly superior to the, I am a legend because I saved the world ending.
I love how Blu-Ray has to add 'high-def' tags. by MaxTheSilent	Mar 18th, 2008 06:08:32 AM
All the ads now say 'Blu-Ray high-def'. Because no bastard knows what the fuck Blu-Ray is, and even fewer actually care!! Sony's grand folly fails again!
Was Southland Tales shown in theaters? by ELGordo	Mar 18th, 2008 06:16:21 AM
I look forward to see it. Which cut of the film is on the disc?
KUDOS TO THE FAT MAN....... by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Mar 18th, 2008 06:30:01 AM
He's absolutely right BSG needs to be seen from the beginning. I’ve sat through season 1 almost four times, original transmittion, R2 DVD, R1 DVD and ploughed though it again with the wife (she got hooked). You’ll be gob smacked how well it stands up to repeated viewing. The one thing they REALLY got right was the casting. There are just no weak links in the chain, the quality of acting and characterisation is far beyond anything seen in television Sci-Fi and all those little peripheral characters really do come into their own later on. Moore et all have genuinely set the bar very very high. NICE TO SEE THEIR EFFORTS GET SOME LOVE FROM THE FAT MAN.
Southland Tales came and went within two weeks by Yeti	Mar 18th, 2008 06:31:57 AM
last November. I think it came out on the 9th and was MIA by the 23rd. Much like Donnie Darko. Be interesting to see if it builds a cult following on DVD/Blu-Ray after the fact too.
No skin flicks?! by Konigsberg	Mar 18th, 2008 06:36:06 AM
Jesus Harry, how am I supposed to get my spank on without your porn picks?
Atonement = made me realize CUNT fucks up lives by messi	Mar 18th, 2008 06:43:13 AM
awesome.
On that Battlestar Gallactica cover... by Bobo_Vision	Mar 18th, 2008 06:48:19 AM
...Edward James Olmos looks like he's trying really hard not to look at that blonde's tits. The guy behind him isn't trying as hard.
I gave up on BSG by the middle of season 2... by DerLanghaarige	Mar 18th, 2008 06:51:09 AM
...after the Pegasus-episodes and their painting-by-numbers-ending and the next episode, when they found out that Boomer's blood could cure Cancer, just when President Roslin was going to die from it. Come on! I know it has shaky cam, but that doesn't mean it's a smart show!
Southland Tales was truly a waste of time. by rbatty024	Mar 18th, 2008 06:53:01 AM
Absolutely awful. I can't believe I paid to see it in theaters. The Rock was good, though. That's about the only compliment I can give it.
Wy do they always have to fuck up the cover art?? by Windowlicker74	Mar 18th, 2008 07:01:00 AM
I really don't get this. What's with the shitty I am Legend photoshop job? It had several great theatrical one-sheets, and now we get this horrible bue ray cover crap? does anyone have clue why they keep pulling this shit??
The only way to get smarter... by Dreamseller	Mar 18th, 2008 07:06:15 AM
... is by playing a smarter opponent. Revolver is fucking great.
Anime Fans... by ScottGreen	Mar 18th, 2008 07:12:00 AM
Check out Tweeny Witches. It's released this week. I haven't seen the US DVD, so no review yet, but what's worth knowing is that it is a rare TV series from Studio 4°C, the people behind Mind Game, TekkonKinkreet, and much of the AniMatrix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =TqrqQB2oNqU
Enchanted was a pleasant surprise by Rocklover79	Mar 18th, 2008 07:13:10 AM
A lot of my childhood is wrapped up in Disney movies. I'm a Disney disciple, but man, the trailer for Enchanted did nothing for me. I went to see it with friends, and we all had a great time. Amy Adams was joy personified, and why the hell isn't James Marsden a bigger star yet? It seems like he's settled into playing the "other guy" in every film. The X-Men series, The Notebook, Singerman Returns, now this. Odd.
Vern by Rocklover79	Mar 18th, 2008 07:15:45 AM
Good to know someone else is on the "get The Rock in a good movie" bandwagon. Dude's charming as hell, but nobody's used him to his full potential yet. Closest we got was Berg's The Rundown.
Vern, I'm sorry, but... by Cap'n Jack	Mar 18th, 2008 07:28:57 AM
The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price is much truer to the heart of the story. THAT is the best adaptation. Not this overdone piece of junk.
Harry now LOVES Battlestar Galactica! Better late than never. by HarryBlackPotter	Mar 18th, 2008 07:30:34 AM

The Rock should work with Verhoeven by mr_sinister7381	Mar 18th, 2008 07:32:32 AM
I think that would yield some awesome results.
Will Smith now = by Trik_Ster	Mar 18th, 2008 07:36:16 AM
Scientologist Wackjob Tom Cruise has recruited him into crazy land Thusly I won't be putting anymore of my money in his pocket They donate vast fortunes to the cult, and the cult uses it to stalk, threaten, frame and litigate detractors.
Southland Tales as Lynch by lagomorph	Mar 18th, 2008 07:38:15 AM
I though the movie was tone deaf, but damn, it wasn't THAT bad unless you take every piece of on screen information literally. I think there can be a good argument made that the movie is not about the plot but about why the plot is what it is and how it effects the actual main character. You don't think Richard Kelly threw in Rebecca Del Rio in a Mulholland Drive moment by accident do you? Also, it's good to see the SNL and Mad TV cast members and guest hosts still get work.
The Rock as by Trik_Ster	Mar 18th, 2008 07:42:06 AM
The Doc Doc Savage
bbc reporting anthony minghella has died by prbt	Mar 18th, 2008 07:56:37 AM
:(
Just saw that myself - sad news by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 18th, 2008 08:03:59 AM
He was only 55! The English Patient is a masterpiece.
Teenaged Bam-Bam didn't have super strength by BobParr	Mar 18th, 2008 08:05:10 AM
and they didn't even try to explain why. U was 8 years old at the time and i knew it was bullshit!!! They totally betrayed what Bam-Bam was all about.
Richard Kelly by BobParr	Mar 18th, 2008 08:10:50 AM
I've said this before but Kelly got incredibly lucky with Donnie Darko. The studio cuts turned a jumbled mess into an enigmatic masterpiece. The Director's cut shows just how crappy DD would have been if they left it up to Kelly. I read interviews from him after Southland Tales bombed at Cannes and he kept playing the "Donnie Darko wasn't a hit either" card as if we just weren't smart enough to get it. The difference was DD got very positive reviews but it didn't get a wide release from the studio. Southland Tales and Domino both got wide releases and both deservedly bombed. The only way Southland Tales becomes a cult is if it ends up on MST3K.
RIP Anthony Minghella by Porco Drunko	Mar 18th, 2008 08:15:44 AM
Thanks prbt for letting me know about his passing. This really is terrible news.
Rock has been in a great film... by JBouganim1	Mar 18th, 2008 08:29:48 AM
Scorpion King
can't believe Anthony Minghella has died... by gobofraggleuk	Mar 18th, 2008 08:31:57 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ent ertainment/7302841.stm Went to see a screening of 'The Talented Mr Ripley' in Dublin where he did a Q&A afterwards... so full of vitality... And I loved 'The Storyteller' as a kid, which he wrote
Ritchie will be back this summer with ROCKnROLLA by unionJACKass.webs.com	Mar 18th, 2008 08:39:59 AM
Ritchie back in London doing what he does best - crime capers. I think it'll be a return to form for Ritchie. Harry, btw, REVOLVER, I'd give it 6/10. R.I.P Anthony Minghella.
Kelly said expect extended SouthlandTales later on. by knowthyself	Mar 18th, 2008 08:40:23 AM
Thats probably when we'll get it on bluray.
The Storyteller by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 18th, 2008 08:40:53 AM
was amazing, have to pick up the DVD of that sometime.
Amy Adams is over rated in Enchanted by knowthyself	Mar 18th, 2008 08:42:23 AM
She played a ditz for 90 minutes, whats so amazing about that?
SOUTHLAND TALES... by unionJACKass.webs.com	Mar 18th, 2008 08:43:12 AM
... makes BATMAN & ROBIN look like THE GODFATHER!! That's how poor it is. Even Harry knows that, but he's never gonna say because it's by one of his pals.
ATONEMENT - the crapiest shitfest I've ever seen by frg10	Mar 18th, 2008 08:44:25 AM
!~!
Southland Tales is a film that you can't defend even if you like by knowthyself	Mar 18th, 2008 08:47:12 AM
Is it just me or are people taking that movie more seriously than they are supposed to? I hope you realize that your supposed to be laughing, its listed as a comedy on Netflix.
Rent The Game Plan for the Rock by BilboRing	Mar 18th, 2008 08:50:13 AM
It's a kids movie and I rented it for my 5 year old and 3 year old. They loved it and me and my wife thought it was very good. She actually cried in one scene (she's nutty like that). The Rock can act and he has tons of charm and ability. But if you have kids, rent The Game Plan. Very very good movie.
The Rock is in TROPIC THUNDER, right? by unionJACKass.webs.com	Mar 18th, 2008 08:56:29 AM
Only kidding, his character from BE COOL looks like Robert Downey Jnr in TROPIC THUNDER. Re: BE COOL. Fancy making a film just to see another Travolta/Thurman jive. And it was.
What did Minghella die from? And Shitty Enchanted cover by half vader	Mar 18th, 2008 08:58:43 AM
Was it something quick, or had he been sick? And that's not REALLY the Blu-ray cover for Enchanted is it? With all that shit emblazoned across the top & bottom? I love my high-def movies, but it's bad enough the cases are such a shitty size they make poster/cover art a bastardisation with that not-quite square, not quite one-sheet ratio. Nevr mind all this header/footer shit. Thanks God we've lost "the look and sound of perfect" with HD-DVD, but "beyond high-definition" is just as shite and has to go too. I did love Enchanted though, despite myself. Never thought Disney would be the ones to take the piss out of clichéd Disney garbage!
Glad to see you give in to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. by brokentusk	Mar 18th, 2008 08:59:09 AM
I was also late to the game, but man - what a fucking show! I just finished the third season and am planning on watching RAZOR tonight. Harry, trust me, if you think the first season is great, just you wait until you hit the second. Trust brother, trust.
Sad about Anthony by Series7	Mar 18th, 2008 09:05:23 AM
Just saw Breaking and Entering a couple of weeks ago, and while not a good film. It held my interest and made me realize I need to go see the English Patient. Plus Ripley was an amazing movie as well.
HARRY and BSG by Mr. Nice Gaius	Mar 18th, 2008 09:06:00 AM
Together at last. Welcome to the club, Grande Rojo. Season 4 can't start soon enough.
Dont Forget by rants-raves-and-reviews.blogspot .com	Mar 18th, 2008 09:07:08 AM
there also some horror movies coming out Harry. 8 films to die for are releasing today.
A lot of DVDS this week by Series7	Mar 18th, 2008 09:10:06 AM
Can't wait to see the Southland. Even if it does suck, that damn Elbow song in the trailer is fucking amazing. Ever since I heard that song is been on repeat in my Zune ever since. So finally I'll get to see the movie, really wish I had seen it in theaters though. I mean even if it does suck, still don't understand how they couldn't get a wider release? I just really don't understand this whole theatrical release process? How can these new distribution companys like Summit and Freestyle get there crap films in every theater known to man. But Fox Searchlight and whatever company did Southland can't seem to get there films even in a majority of the art house theaters across this nation?
I had problems with both I Am Legend endings by Spandau Belly	Mar 18th, 2008 09:19:05 AM
I hate it when some other side character suddenly starts narrating in an attempt to jam some 'closure' onto a movie that's already over. And both endings have Anna doing this. I probably prefer the theatrical ending because to me Neville was always operating half in denial, thinking that if he could just cure the zombies the world would go back to the way it was before and the course of the movie is him realizing it never will, so it makes sense for him to die so that others who accept this new world can live. I'm still voting Heston as my version of choice, but this one turned out a million times better than I expected and I still think it's a pretty good movie and am content knowing that today's children will grow up with a reasonable retelling of this great story.
Spandau, by raw_bean	Mar 18th, 2008 09:24:15 AM
Why not just let today's children read the book? Then they can get a great telling of the great story. It's easily available from Amazon, and has dated surprisingly well, and is a nice quick read. I liked much of Will Smith Is Legend, and liked the alternate ending better for much the same reasons as Vern, but personally I'll stick with the book.
The Ice Storm by skimn	Mar 18th, 2008 09:30:40 AM
Now THATS a DVD cover. Artful and evocative. Of course Criterion is the master of such packaging. And Atonement makes me think of Craig Ferguson's impression of British cinema, all stuffy parlor nonsense..but I may be wrong.
Frakkin 'A', Harry! BATTLESTAR GALACTICA rules! by LoneGun	Mar 18th, 2008 09:33:06 AM
Good on you for viewing Season One properly and with an open mind. I can assure you, if you liked the fist season of BSG, Season Two will blow you away. It just gets better...
The Ice Storm by Series7	Mar 18th, 2008 09:43:20 AM
I don't get the amazingness of this movie. I remember when I first saw it I watched it twice and was just like??? Ok so people in that time wanted to have sex. Great. And some kid (Frodo methinks) has no idea about the concept of electricity.
BSG by bobinnova	Mar 18th, 2008 09:49:05 AM
Season 1 was just all right, with the Season 1 cliffhanger kicking seroious ass as it's completely unexpected for the uninitiated. I wasn't a complete fan of BSG until Season 2. While Season 3 has its drawbacks, a few of the episodes (especially "Exodus" and "The Son Also Rises") stand out. In my opinion, "Pride of the Yankees" is the best film of the week.
raw-bean, kids still read? by Spandau Belly	Mar 18th, 2008 09:54:26 AM
I figured that was one of those skills like driving stick or adjusting the tracking on a VHS deck or traplining that had just become outdated. They'll probably have to retitle it Harry Potter and the Legend of Robert Neville. And I think both endings are valid and compelling. I would've accepted the alternate ending fine if that's what I'd seen originally in the cinemas. I think my ideal ending would be like the theatrical ending, with a bit more of Anna and Ethan's departure from New York (like the stuff on the Brooklyn Bridge in the alternate cut, only no Neville) and then them showing up at that compound but with no narration.
Ice Storm cover by kafka07	Mar 18th, 2008 10:02:35 AM
That's some cool artwork. Gotta love Criterion.
HARRY: Battlestar Galactica by zooch	Mar 18th, 2008 10:29:29 AM
Wait until you get to the first 5 or so episodes of Season 3! including probably the best episode of BSG to date, the amazing Exodus Part Two! You'll be blown away.
Congrats Harry by wash	Mar 18th, 2008 10:33:19 AM
Now we just need Herc to own up about being totally wrong about The Shield.
Minghella died of a brain haemorrhage by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 18th, 2008 10:35:37 AM
after a routine operation on his neck. Shocking.
Razor did suck by BeatsMe	Mar 18th, 2008 10:44:23 AM
So boring. I could barely sit through it. The first season of BSG was amazing--following seasons haven't lived up to s1's perfect plotting. Oh, and Enchanted was so bad I couldn't sit through it...ON A PLANE.
i enjoyed Razor by prbt	Mar 18th, 2008 10:46:50 AM
until the ending, which was a lame rip-off of dozens of rubbish films. shame.
I guess Jude Law will have to find a by skimn	Mar 18th, 2008 10:54:33 AM
new "Scorsese". I fall in the Elaine camp as far as The English Patient (the Seifeld ep where everyone loved it but her), but I thought Ripley was brilliantly done. So sad to lose a talented director who chose his projects so carefully.
prbt: DUCKMAN IS coming to dvd! by ShiftyEyedDog2	Mar 18th, 2008 10:54:45 AM
they are currently working on it. tvshowsondvd.com has all the details
ShiftyEyedDog2... by prbt	Mar 18th, 2008 10:58:13 AM
.. you just made my week!!
"I can’t hide my fetishes" by Kid Idioteque	Mar 18th, 2008 10:58:49 AM
Yes, Harry. Yes you can. And you should.
tweeny witches by fried samurai	Mar 18th, 2008 11:15:02 AM
Thanks for the heads up Scott.From the cover I thought it was just another kiddie DragonBall Z series.Just watched the trailer on youtube and the animation is mindblowing as one expects from 4C.Cool
Thank God for Criterion. by Knuckleduster	Mar 18th, 2008 11:20:46 AM
Pure class, that Criterion edition of The Ice Storm. Very sad about Minghella. He still had his best years ahead of him.
Harry, Galactica by Archive	Mar 18th, 2008 11:31:41 AM
gets better in the second season, in my opinion. Some folks didn't like the allegorical side of it, which gets more heavily explored, but I thought it actually added depth to an already rich universe, and since it's not played off as archetype, it doesn't set anything on rails. Instead, it raises more questions. And I agree - Razor was totally unnecessary. I've engaged the series through DVD as well, and I've been waiting for Season Three with bated breath! After reaching the end of season two, you'll understand how frustrating it's been to wait over a year for satisfaction!
Razor was probably so deeply appreciated by Archive	Mar 18th, 2008 11:33:29 AM
precisely because it was the only Galactica fix in some time. And I am someone who never watches TV!
welcome, harry by LegoKenobi	Mar 18th, 2008 11:46:39 AM
good to have you join us in the BSG love. the second season up through the first handful of episodes of season 3 are solid. the rest of season three gets uneven, but it's all still hands-down great TV. bring on season four!!!
I'll be picking up... by Greenleaf1	Mar 18th, 2008 12:11:37 PM
I Am Legend and Atonement on BD and HDDVD respectively. Legend was fantastic in its first half I agree, and faltered as it went on unfortunately, but the thing I absolutely hated the most was the ending, so I'm glad to see that there's a better ending that I can watch in hi def. Atonement was my favorite movie of last year so I gotta get it even if it's on HDDVD (which I would still consider the better format but i won't even get into that). And after watching the BSG miniseries from i think 2002 I will never watch BSG again, that was so unbelievably boring.
Southland Tales by ThreeOranges	Mar 18th, 2008 12:14:38 PM
Melancholy, euphoric stupidity.
the ice in The Ice Storm by drakeavenue	Mar 18th, 2008 12:24:53 PM
was created with biodegradable gel. Pretty cool - it looked great.
The alternative ending of I am Legend is better? by Alonzo Mosely	Mar 18th, 2008 12:51:09 PM
Well considering I don't think you could have made a worse ending than the one they used that is hardly a high recommendation. In fact if they had gone all Dallas and had it end with Smith waking up to see his gay lover Jazzy Jeff step out of the shower to reveal it was all a dream, before they smeared peanut butter over their bodies and let the dog join in their perverted fun, it would have still been an ending more in line with the point of the original story...
Southland Tales by InstantClassic	Mar 18th, 2008 01:04:56 PM
My God I don't understand how anyone can be a fan of this movie. It doesn't make any fucking sense (and not in the, "makes you think" or will cause a discussion afterwards way). I could on about this for days, but I don't care to have to think back to that awful experience.
Congrats on the conversion to BSG fan by JacksParasites	Mar 18th, 2008 01:08:17 PM
One of us, one of us.
I never read "I am Legend" by Bobo_Vision	Mar 18th, 2008 01:24:37 PM
But after watching the new ending recently I liked it much better, and then I heard about the meaning of Will Smith being the hunter, and he in fact was the villain in their eyes, and that made it even better. Also, the earlier scenes with him hunting the deer, and watching the lion attack the deer as well, it had more resonance instead of just seeming like an interesting bit of CGI.
Spandau by Vern	Mar 18th, 2008 01:25:53 PM
The narration threw me at first too but after thinking about it it makes sense. Throughout the first 2/3 of the movie Neville has been the only speaking character still alive. He's making these broadcasts to try to find someone but it seems like a hopeless, stubborn act. Now Anna is making the broadcast because they are together, he has a human companion now, just like the vampires - er, I mean darkseekers - have each other. I also think that ending echoes back to the hunting scene in the beginning. The lions could decide to eat Neville or Sam but they don't, they got what they came for so they stare each other down and leave in peace. The same thing sort of happens between Neville and "Alpha Male" as he's called in the credits. I know I've seen some people claiming that ending is terrible without explanation, and I can only assume they hate that they leave each other in peace. People like to see somebody get killed at the end of a movie.
The bad guys in I Am Legend all looked the same by Flip63Hole	Mar 18th, 2008 01:28:34 PM
and wore the same clothes, and had the same face. I don't think I understood what the epidemic was supposed to be: mass cloning??? Where was a mailman zombie/vampire, a female, child, businessmen, i.e. citizens. Maybe the new DVD addresses these problems with finished rendering???
Vern... by Bone-In Foray	Mar 18th, 2008 01:31:11 PM
"And for God's sake, somebody put The Rock in a good movie!" Hey. Did I miss something here? Isn't this guy a wrestler? Can you honestly picture this guy appearing in a serious film? I can. So long as the film sucks. He seems like a nice guy, but I'm pretty sure he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag.
The Rock was great in Be Cool by MattmanReturns	Mar 18th, 2008 01:38:01 PM

I'm Legend. by Bone-In Foray	Mar 18th, 2008 01:51:11 PM
I am. Legend. Seriously. So like, this movie 'seemed' interesting back before they starting showing off the CGI...and now...notsomuch. The CGI looks like garbage. I mean, it looks SCI-FI channel awful. If the CGI doesn't look right, how does the movie work? At all? Bad effects, but more importantly - bad marketing.
I'm picking up Legend and BSG by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 02:16:39 PM
I don't care if people hated Legend. I liked it a lot. It was scary and a good time at the movies.
How big is Harry's favorite list anyway. by drewlicious	Mar 18th, 2008 02:20:32 PM
It's gotta be at least 50 movies long. If I had this many favorites I'd be a pretty happy guy. Instead I suffer through crap like Vantage point and wait in dissapointment until May comes along.
The First season of BSG was the best by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 02:26:01 PM
33 is still the best episode. Season 2 and 3 have stunning moments, but Season 1 has fantastic episodes.
how is will smith a "villian in their eyes?" by jig98	Mar 18th, 2008 02:53:33 PM
i didn't notice one second of "villiany" in i am legend. either i have to rewatch all these complicated science scenes again or will needs better and more senseable material.
The Rock and Vin Diesel by zooch	Mar 18th, 2008 03:01:57 PM
These guys should be the next Rambos and Terminators and Conans and Rockys!
If you read the graphic novels. ST is not confusing. by knowthyself	Mar 18th, 2008 03:13:41 PM
Ask me anything, its a pretty straight forward movie once you've read the graphic novels. Here's a hint,the book of revelations is a big part of it.
Just "got" BSG, myself by bswise	Mar 18th, 2008 03:17:50 PM
For years, I just could not get beyond the uneveness of that 2-hour pilot from '03 to ever pick it up again. But, last year, after reading the Season 1 and 2 arcs straight through, I settled right into Season 3. Yeah, it's a little turgid and cliched at times, but damn if I don't love it now.
Actually, the miniseries was four hours by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 03:19:10 PM
Not two.
Southland Tales isn't that complicated. by ThreeOranges	Mar 18th, 2008 04:02:41 PM
Remember in Back to the Future when Doc Brown says that if Marty meets his past or future self it could destroy the universe? That happenss. The end.
BSG like Farscape is definitely me that has to by CrichtonAstronut	Mar 18th, 2008 04:23:57 PM
be watched in order to get the full effect. For intsance, that bit about Kara at the end of Razor aint gonna mean much if you haven't seen the series up til the last shot of Season 3. But if you have, wow. Ansd while season 3 did falter near the end, northing can take away from the brilliance of the early season on New Caprica. Again stick to your guns and watch it in order, it's the only way to go.
"today, I consider myself...... by sonnyhooper	Mar 18th, 2008 04:26:36 PM
.....the lucky-est man on the face of the earth...." ".....now that Lou Gehrig is dead" gotta love homer simpson, and i know i'm supposed to get all weepy over what happened to Lou, but in the end, he was a yankee, so to heck with 'em. and say what you will about Southland Tales, but to me the idea of sara michelle geller playing a porn star is perfection. that chick just screams "pure whore" to me, so you gotta figure the porn world missed out on a HUGE star when she became a "serious actress".
I still don't get the love for BSG. by DerLanghaarige	Mar 18th, 2008 04:34:55 PM
It's amateurish filmed, badly acted (Except Edward James Olmos, who should win an Emmy or Golden Globe or even a fucking Oscar for being too good for a crappy TV-show!), absolutely boring, leaves no warmovie cliche unused, always finds room for annoying religious discussions, even if there is no room for them and has not even one character that I care about! (Although I liked Baltar in the first season.) It's probably the emperor's new clothes. "Oh look, they took a silly SciFi Show from the 70's and made a dark 9/11 series out of it. It must be great, because it has shaky cam. And electrolytes!"
I Am Legend=It's A Shit by Prossor	Mar 18th, 2008 04:42:55 PM
filthy critic explains: http://www.bigempire.com/filth y/iamlegend.html
DerLanghaarige by Mr. Nice Gaius	Mar 18th, 2008 04:42:58 PM
Hmmm, well that's an interesting opinion. It's one that I just happen to disagree with. And thus, I get the love for BSG and you don't. There is not much we all can do about such things.
but, DerLanghaarige... by LegoKenobi	Mar 18th, 2008 05:19:13 PM
it sounds to me like you're still watching BSG, though, so something must keep you coming back. what's the thing you DO enjoy about it? it can't just be because you enjoy complaining about it in talkbacks... 'cuz that would be ridiculous.
I don't get Enchanted. by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 05:28:51 PM
It's been done better before.
I Am Legend had shitty CGI by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 05:41:04 PM
The stuff with Will and his dog just living the day to day, trying to keep it together, man that was some emotional, involving shit. But then the fakey looking CGI vamps ( I swear to God it looked like they just cut and pasted the screaming Imhotep from Stephen Sommer's The Mummy over and over again) totally switched tone and tempo for the film. It was cool how intense they were, it wasn't cool how ridiculously generic they looked. The thing is, the producers could have fixed it. They could have spent some more time and made the FX worthy of our attention. Instead, they just dropped that shit in theaters and people (myself included) went out in droves. I love spectacle films, but if you're gonna give us a bloated, bombastic film that does nothing except pad the film's star and it's producers wallets, well fuck you. Hell, at least the FX in Transformers were cool to look at. When you could see it.
Atonement was boring by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 05:43:40 PM
I like the Upstairs, Downstairs type of film. Robert Altman's Gosford Park is an amazing example. But Atonement just dragged and pleaded with you to share in the emotion. The overacted, non-believable emotion. Although Keira Knightley managed to make bookcases hot. Bookcases are the new kink.
Enchanted is a musical, fuck musicals by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 05:44:50 PM
Everytime somebody sings in a musical a rabbit gets bludgeoned.
The Ice Storm was ridiculous by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 05:46:48 PM
Ride With the Devil is Ang Lee's best English language film. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is his absolute best. I still haven't seen Brokeback Mountain, probably never will. Way too many Westerns I haven't seen. Oh, and Lust, Caution was pretty damn boring too.
Jack Ketchum's The Lost (the book) is fucked by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 05:50:23 PM
Ketchum is Stephen King and Dean Koontz on high-grade crystal meth and rocket fuel. He's got both those guys feel for the everyday, with a wicked case of the nasties that can't be shook. I can't wait to see the film version of The Lost. You all should also check out the film for The Girl Next Door (not the one with Elisha Cuthbert in it). So damn disturbing.
Watching Pride of the Yankees... by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 05:52:25 PM
is the only time it's O.K. to consider yourself a Yankee fan. Any other time it's inhumane.
Still no Doomsday review, sheesh by SoylentMean	Mar 18th, 2008 06:04:51 PM
I'd have thought that at least one of the regular writers on AICN would at least have an opinion on the film. I thought it rocked the fuckin' cashbah, but hey, that's me.
You think Harry loves BSG now by Badger23	Mar 18th, 2008 06:50:57 PM
Wait till he gets a load of the Iraq war allegory at the beginning of Season 3. He's going to have a joygasm reading his liberal viewpoint into the plot.
I won't buy any Blu-Ray until they learn how to make cover art.. by christian66	Mar 18th, 2008 07:25:05 PM
...seriously Harry. Use your pulpit here to demand that these awful photo-shopped covers be burned. How about using poster art? Even that BSG cover looks like some generic straight-to-video crap. Except for THE ICE STORM, every one of these covers are ugly and do not inspire purchase. Are you listening you soulless marketing people? Earn your cash!
Whoever Designs Those Criterion Covers... by Henryhill76	Mar 18th, 2008 07:49:50 PM
...should get a raise. I mean it. They constantly create the most visually impressive cover arts in circulation today. And if it's not inventive original art, it's a snapshot from the film that echoes beyond descriptive words.
SoylentMean by Rocklover79	Mar 18th, 2008 07:52:07 PM
DEAD ON with the Imhotep comparison. That's exactly what I thought when I saw that movie. Awful, AWFUL effects work there.
Why would they review Doomsday? by Tourist	Mar 18th, 2008 08:45:36 PM
Did they even get a free flight/set visit out of it? Any free hardware? Whats the point in supporting it, if theres nothing in it for them?
CAPRICA GREENLIGHT!!! by br1947	Mar 18th, 2008 08:46:29 PM
http://tinyurl.com/277qlg
Atonement sucked by stinkyfingerz	Mar 18th, 2008 08:48:23 PM
The "gotcha" moment was so lame. It was a well made film, I just didn't buy into any of the story.
I really enjoyed Atonement... by Tourist	Mar 18th, 2008 08:52:37 PM
...But it was never intended to be a film, and really didn't work as such. Its entire premise revolves around it being literature. If the camera had pulled back to reveal that this had all just been a film we were watching, directed by the character...That would have been more authentic, but somewhat ridiculous.
Can't believe Keira was nominated for that by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 09:25:09 PM
She was more wooden in Atonement than she was in Pirates.
ATONEMENT- from book to film by LoneGun	Mar 18th, 2008 10:03:51 PM
I don't think any film could match the book, a contemporary literary masterwork. Joe Wright's movie had its moments, however. Much was made of that lengthy epic shot on the beach, but I found myself more captivated by Wright's frequent use of the close-up. And what wonderful faces populate those close-ups. This is a film that has good performances, as well as interesting-looking actors. Kiera Knightley was so sultry. She was perfect in the role of Cecilia. For an adaptation of ATONEMENT, this movie could have been a lot worse. I enjoyed it for what it was.
I can't believe you guys are analyzing I Am Legend by IndustryKiller!	Mar 18th, 2008 10:30:38 PM
Which was just about as silly as every other Will Smith action tentpole. I'll give he film the first 10 or 15 minutes but other than that it's stupid stupid stupid. Will Smith's overemoting isn't believeable at all as something resembling a mental breakdown and the vampires....well the less said about them the better. Moreover it's a failure of the source material. And saying that it's "the best version so far" as if that makes it somehow excusable is just total bullshit. It's a novel where a lone apocalypse survivor fights mutated vampires, it's not fucking rocket science to do it right. The sappy, dull, and watered down Smith version is no less a money grab than his version of Asimov's I-Robot. And calling it a classic Vern? What's with you lately man?
Three Oranges, Skywalker, Soylent, HD rant by half vader	Mar 18th, 2008 10:56:38 PM
3 Oranges. If you just spoiled the whole thing, fuck you very much. I would have liked to make up my own damn mind, considering almost no-one saw it in the cinemas. Know thyself, if you do need to read the comics to get the film, then it's failed as a film, just like the first two Harry Potter flicks. Skywalker, what is it with you? 9 times out of 10 you're a predictable little troll. Then you say something entirely fair like defending your subjectivity on IAL. Then you fuck it up again with every post that follows... You're like a ten-year-old with moments of clarity. "It's been done better before" eh? You do realise the whole thing hinges precisely on those films that have gone before and that it's satirical, right (although yes, it's a bit "cake and eat it")?! On a related note, Soylent, did you see the film? The Dempsey character's a bunny-basher too. He does tell her not to fuckin' break out in song (although he may not swear, I can't remember)! And when the prince guy tries it he gets trampled - literally. Sure it acknowledges the stupidity of it before immediately admitting it's a film and that reality is a redundant argument in most movies, but anyway, cake and eat it like I said. I sort of can't believe I'm defending it considering I usually can't stand musicals (unless the premise is also stylised like Little Shop, Hedwig or Rocky Horror). Anyway, Rick Baker's old hag makeup was fan-fucking tastic, just as an aside. Same for the Tippett animation. I sure fucking hope they're not going to put all that header/footer bullshit on every Blu-ray release now, especially seeing as the HD war has finished. I hate quotes plastered all over too. Criterion shows how it's done. They should print double-sided cover slips. One side craptastic floating heads 'n' quotes, the other Criterion level goodness or original poster art. And size those fucking HD cases up to the old size. The thin blu(e) plastic differentiates them well enough from DVD. This is like Warner's snapper cases all over again. That aspect ratio is an abomination as far as design goes. Forests and whales be damned.
Man, that I am Legend DVD sucks. by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 11:09:33 PM
No commentaries or extra features? Just a changed ending? Man, and I paid 20 bucks for it?
There's also a 2-disc version, skywalkerfamily by Osmosis Jones	Mar 18th, 2008 11:25:51 PM
Lots of goodies on that, so I've heard.
No, I have the 2 Disc DVD by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 11:45:21 PM
There's some short anime style movies on it, and the non theatrical cut of the movie. That's about it.
Really? Huh. by Osmosis Jones	Mar 18th, 2008 11:52:40 PM
Looks like I'll be putting it off until it starts selling for $7.99 about...oh, six months from now, like every WB special edition.
LegoKenobi! by DerLanghaarige	Mar 19th, 2008 02:24:06 AM
I watched the whole first season, becuse people told me it's a great show and I know lots of great shows that suck in the beginning, but then become great. Unfortunately the whole first season was a waste of time (although the storyline at Caprica was kinda interesting). Then I watched Season 2, because people told me NOW it'S getting great, but after the Pegasus trilogy and its stupid painting-by-numbers-ending and the episode in which President Roslin got cured from her Cancer by Deus Ex Machina, I gave up and stopped watching. If a series still sucks that much after 1 1/2 Seasons, I don't see a reason to continue watching.
Enchanted? WTF??? by Motoko Kusanagi	Mar 19th, 2008 02:27:21 AM
?????????????????????
The Cancer comes back by skywalkerfamily	Mar 19th, 2008 02:32:01 AM
This year. She wasn't cured.
why can't i remember what happened in Atonement by Spazatronic 2000	Mar 19th, 2008 03:29:40 AM
oh because it sucked, now i remember
So Harry -- no illegal bootleg links this time? by chumpmonkey	Mar 19th, 2008 04:28:50 AM
Now that it's officially available on DVD, you recommend we all BUY the "I Am Legend" disc with the alternate ending, but two weeks ago you were content to post an illegal bootleg of that ending right here on AICN. No more kickbacks from Warner Home Video for you, if you're not careful...
Lou Gehrig story's great. by TomBodet	Mar 19th, 2008 05:10:18 AM
Heck not only Ruth, but you get to see guys like Bill Dickey (who still was a Yankee when this was made) as well. Teresa Wright-very very good.
A Reasonable re-telling of the bible.. by Internet Thug	Mar 19th, 2008 06:51:33 AM
Jesus stays dead!!!!!!!! Fuck lets all grab some popcorn and get behind this fucker at least it looks good on blu-ray.
OK SO I'm not crazy by Series7	Mar 19th, 2008 07:36:56 AM
Harry did jump the gun, making poopers in his pants about THEM being released the last week of the month of February. When back then I complained about Netflicks informing me that it in fact comes out the 25th of the month of March. Well low and behold the release date is March 25th, I know this because the banner the studio paid Harry money to put on his site tells me so. I guess I was the only one concerned/excited to see that movie. I guess its hard to separate reality from studio bribing?
Some good on goings in this TB by Series7	Mar 19th, 2008 08:05:21 AM
First off, I've only seen a handful of BSG episodes and I realized that I need to start at the begining but after seeing the cover for season three, its pretty obvious what they are trying to sell. They set it up so the dude in the back is looking right at her chest. SoylentMean - Totally agree man, fucking don't get this Ice Storm jiz, nor do I understand the lack of Doomsday talk. The movie rocked. Sometimes I feel like this site is getting taken over by yuppies and people who like to tell other people how good movies nominated for Oscars are while not really knowing anything about the movie, and the movie geeks have gone elsewhere. Especially the way Harry has been leaning, its his DVD colum that lets me know that he still has some taste and isn't all, "Yeah No Country is an amazing movie, best of the year. Huh? Whats that? No I've never heard of Barton Fink before." "Oh, whats that? Juno's cool? Ok well then I like it." Seriously 07 sucked for movie buffs, every movie I've seen in 08 has been a much better time then at least over half of any movie I saw in 07. And I've only seen like 5 movies so far. Now that all these movies are coming out on DVD I am seeing how MEH the were. Whatever. I'll be watching Enchanted and playing with my vagina later tonight (don't know if it can be better then Mr. Sweeney Todd, the only movie from last year worth the hype. And I went in thinking it would suck.)
Where's Harry's Best of 2007 List?!?! by Prague23	Mar 19th, 2008 08:31:31 AM
Curious minds want to know. Did I miss it?
Derlanghaarige by LegoKenobi	Mar 19th, 2008 08:55:06 AM
thanks. i respect that you gave it more than a handful-of-shows chance before deciding it wasn't your cup of tea. i still maintain its head and shoulders above anything else i've seen, though. : ) diff'rent strokes!
I'd rather watch I am Legend 5 times in a row. by Stalkeye	Mar 19th, 2008 08:55:17 AM
..than go another round with Attonement.What a borefest. I don't mind period piece dramas, but this one was not worth all the hyperbole. Uh, yeah Typewritters used for backround music,that annoying brat and the "C" word. Good ending, I'll give 'em that. As for IAL It's a solid performance by Will "Aww, hell naw"Smith but i still prefer's Heston's Omega Man over this remake.
A few things... by BGDAWES	Mar 19th, 2008 09:40:10 AM
1. Revolver was really good. I don't understand why this wasn't received as well as Ritche's others. 2. Harold, where the hell is your top 10 list from 2007? Better late than never buddy; we won't give you 'too' much shit for turning it in late, I promise. Just post it already. 3. Will someone please review Funny Games? I saw that a few days ago and it left an impression. Want to know what at least 'one' person on this site thought of it.
THE ICE STORM ANG LEE'S BEST????? by BringingSexyBack	Mar 19th, 2008 09:57:32 AM
Okay, it was a good mood film but far from his best. Not to mention anything with Kevin Kline in it will disqualify it from the Best category. LOVE Brokeback Mountain, and that I think ranks just a thin hair behind Eat Drink Man Woman. I'm eager to see Lust, Caution too.
I took my daughter to Enchanted by Abominable Snowcone	Mar 19th, 2008 10:16:46 AM
and had a pleasantly good time myself. Mardsen again proves himself a versatile, effective actor. Compare this with his roles in X-men and Hairspray. He's talented. Amy Adams was good, and while not the hottest thing going, I found myself attracted to her in THAT way. And Susan Sarandon, she of the BOSOM, was a good villainess.
BGDAWES by Series7	Mar 19th, 2008 11:11:49 AM
I saw funny games.... well the old one. And since this is a shot for shot re-make by the same director. I'll say, if I saw this back in the 80's I may have cared. If I haven't read Lets Go Play at the Adams I may have cared. But the original came out in 97. Like before the "torture" porn movement of Eli Roth. And all and all it just wasn't enough, especially in the original where the teens look a lot smaller then the dad. That has to be the worlds pussiest dad, to have let that happen. I understand that its a satire and what not, but come on. Just NOT enough happened to these people for them to have just given up and become such pussies. That and the fact that there is like a 20-30 min scene of just the wife crying tring to get her husband up.... fucking boring. This movie was an hour and half one trick pony. That if made back in the 70 would have mattered. To much wanting to be a less violent version of I spit on your grave and Last House on the Left... well minus those movies second halfs.
Series7 by BGDAWES	Mar 19th, 2008 12:09:40 PM
Agreed. But for some reason, the death metal against the classical music, breaking the fourth wall, and the ending shot left an impression. As a narrative, this film has been done too many times to really care too much about. But as an artsy fartsy statement (basically Hanke saying 'F U American torture porn loving audiences') I thought it was a unique spin on a tired genre.
Good job with BSG, Harry... by Billyeveryteen	Mar 19th, 2008 12:10:35 PM
Atmo-jump shall be your reward.
regarding I Am Legend dvd by Bouncy X	Mar 19th, 2008 12:22:49 PM
the 2 disc edition also has a bunch of making of featurettes that round out to about 50mins. plus best buy over here offers a 3rd disc with even more featurettes. though going by past bonus disc experience, it probably only contains 20mins worth of stuff.
Criterion Hi-Def? by Yeah I Wrote That	Mar 19th, 2008 12:36:24 PM
Anyone out there know if Criterion plans on embracing Blu-Ray? I'm wondering if we're looking at re-releases, or just future releases. It's an issue I haven't really heard anyone discuss so I figured I'd bring it up. And damn, that Ice Storm cover is brilliant.
bouncy by Vern	Mar 19th, 2008 12:46:42 PM
The featurettes are only if you have a DVD-ROM or something, right? Or did they just give me a bunk DVD? Mine only has the shitty cartoons and the two versions of the movie, no other extras.
DVD-rom I Am Legend by Bouncy X	Mar 19th, 2008 12:57:45 PM
yeah i just read up on that, you're right. thats insanely stupid. i can see this happening in the early days of DVD but wow. guess this is where the blu-ray people get an advantage because its not a dvd-rom thing on that disc, its just a regular extra accessible through the menu. i've seen dvd-rom only extras before but not full on featurettes like this, strange.
Industry by Vern	Mar 19th, 2008 01:13:42 PM
"What's with me lately" is that me and you have different jobs. Yours is to Kill the Industry, mine is to enjoy movies. You are always way more harsh than I am about anything so unless we're talking about some movie I want to murder we're rarely gonna agree on anything. But you're a smart guy, I respect your opinion. You should give me some courtesy and figure maybe I am a smart guy too and we happen to look for and appreciate different things in movies. I Am Legend is a book I love. It is literally sitting on my shelf and I can pull it out and read it if I want to. But I think it's a story like Dracula that is good enough just in its essentials to jump off into many great movie variations. Somebody way up there got on me for saying this was the best version because he thought LAST MAN ON EARTH was more faithful. Well yeah, in literal details, but it doesn't have the feel of the book to me. Rome does not look like America and Vincent Price (who I love) is miscast. Richard Matheson didn't like it either, he took his name off of it as screenwriter. This version strays farther from the book but who gives a shit when it works how it is. Yes there are problems I have with it - the matter of Bob Marley, SHREK (actually that scene is fine, I just fucking hate SHREK), and the CGI faces on the vampires. To me there are so many other elements that are truly great about it that I would be an asshole to let something as insignificant as that ruin it. In my opinion if you're gonna kill the industry you should be one of those assassins with a heart of gold who first trails his victims and decides whether or not they deserve that fate. Even if you thought the movie didn't work I think it's a shame you're lumping it in with typical Hollywood crap. If you don't think the movie's heart is in the right place then we have a profound disagreement about what kind of movies Hollywood should be making. Here's an expensive studio star vehicle, a movie with vampires and special effects, that is not about a single one of the typical things those movies are about. It's about loneliness! It's about a guy's relationship with his dog, who he uses as a substitute for his dead daughter (and humanity). More than half the movie only has one character who talks. Alot of the important information about the world is communicated only through visual detail and not dialogue. There are no cheap jokes or oneliners. The big setpieces are generally more about the story and character than about just being an action scene (for example the great hunting/chase scene at the beginning, which turns out to have extra meaning with the original ending they shot). This is also a movie that to me has two really powerful scenes of tragedy in it. I, ROBOT sure didn't make me sad about what happened to the characters. For that matter neither did OMEGA MAN. I like genre movies, I like "serious" movies. But a serious genre movie is rare and I am thankful for this one. The lesson should be "Hey Hollywood, thanks for trying to make a smart movie, next time maybe delay it so you can get the CGI right." Can I ask you this? What are some Hollywood movies that you consider to be a better version of this type of movie, the "serious genre movie"? Especially if you can think of any within the last decade. I can't remember which movies you've liked other than the obvious classics.
I saw Omega Man by skywalkerfamily	Mar 19th, 2008 01:49:11 PM
It starts out great, but then it turns pretty bizarre with the terrible makeup and costume designs. Other than that the movie is really watchable.
BGDAWES by Series7	Mar 19th, 2008 01:54:51 PM
Yeah I may check out the re-do just out of curiosity. But man is there really that like 20 min crying scene? Because not sure I want to pay to sit through that, at least with the original is was on the DVD so I can fast forward. If I wanted to see a girl cry for 20 minutes, i would just slap my girlfriend in the face.
I am William Smith by Series7	Mar 19th, 2008 02:01:09 PM
Seriously watch the first 3/4 of I am Legand, then was the first like 1/2 hour of Omega Man and you pretty much have the book (just pretend Charlton Heston dies at the 30 min mark instead of being saved. Also take away the military background of both characters. Its the fucking book. The in not using the fucking ending line of the book and using the same title is fucking retarded. Because seriously if you haven't read the book, I Am Legand as the title and after seeing the movie makes no sense. But whatever Vern is correct its is a book that can reworked pretty easily.
My Friends... by Senator John McCain	Mar 19th, 2008 03:42:10 PM
I am not running for president to be somebody, but to serve our country with honor. I seek the office of the President of the United States because I am as confident today as I was when I first entered public life as a foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution that the principles of the Republican Party - our trust in the good sense and resourcefulness of free people - are always in America's best interests. I am convinced that every challenge I have confronted during my years of serving our country and its ideals, has made me better able to lead and ready to serve as president from day one. I realize this is going to be an extremely tough, hard-fought campaign, but I've faced and overcome great challenges before. That is why I am reaching out to you today to ask you to sign my 2008 Presidential Pledge of Support and make a campaign contribution of $50, $100, $500 or even the maximum allowable amount of $2,300 by following this link today. www.johnmccain.com As we have seen in recent years, elections are often fought within the margins of small differences. This one clearly will not be. The differences between our campaign and the Democrats could not be greater. And I intend to fight as hard as I can to ensure that our principles prevail. Today I hope you will join me in this fight by following this link to sign the Pledge of Support and make a campaign contribution of any amount you can afford - up to the legal limit of $2,300. I need to be able to reach out to all Americans, and continue to build our national grassroots campaign. It is no secret that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have raised enormous, historic sums of money in their battle for the nomination. National liberal Democratic groups like MoveOn.org, the Democratic National Committee, and others are plotting to spend and do whatever it takes to bring my campaign down. With your support, I will have the resources to take my campaign to America's voters, present my vision for America and my accomplishments and outline how I will provide the leadership to solve our nation's most serious problems and move our country toward a safe and prosperous future for all. Please, sign my Pledge of Support today and make a generous contribution to help our campaign take my message to the American people. As I pursue the Office of the President of The United States, I make you this promise: I will always put America - her strength, her ideals, her future - before every other consideration. I hope you will respond soon. John McCain P.S. If you believe as I do that the differences between me and Senators Clinton and Obama are very real and very important, and that the stakes are indeed great, then I urge you to join me today. Because what we do to set the course and lay the foundation of this campaign beginning right now, will mean the difference between victory and defeat in November. Please, sign our Pledge of Support and make your contribution of $50, $100, $500, $1,000 or $2,300 today. Paid for by John McCain 2008 John McCain 2008 P.O. Box 16118, Arlington, VA 22215 Phone: (703) 418-2008 Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income-tax purposes. Federal law requires us to report the name, address, occupation, and employer of any contributor who gives more than $200 in an election cycle. For the primary election, an individual may give up to $2,300, a couple may contribute up to $4,600, and a federal PAC may contribute up to $5,000. Contributions from corporations, labor unions, federal-government contractors, national banks, and foreign nationals without permanent residency status are prohibited.
Waiting for the inevitable sequel: I-GIANT ROBOT. by TomBodet	Mar 19th, 2008 05:10:07 PM
Think of the possibilities, and know true Cinematic Greatness.
More War and Recession Under McCain by christian66	Mar 19th, 2008 05:11:12 PM
But if that's what you want, don't let me get in the way...
Make a sequel to Legend by skywalkerfamily	Mar 19th, 2008 05:42:57 PM
We find out Smith is a zombie, and he wants to take over the world.
More racist division under Obama by Ashok0	Mar 19th, 2008 06:31:43 PM
Can't wait to see which members of the New Black Panther Party make the Obama cabinet.
If you think Sounthland's hard to follow wait til you get your g by FILMFUNK	Mar 19th, 2008 07:18:56 PM
I like Guy Ritchie, I liked Lock Stock, I liked Snatch more, I liked Swept Away even but obviously less than the previous two films of his coz it had his gap tooth wife/gypsy in it who isn't an actress of much merit and it was about 2 twats getting shipwrecked but it was OK anyway, i was eagerly awaiting Revolver as a return to form, a bit like you keep waiting for Marty to return to the kind of quality he had with GoodFellas and Casino but alas can't quite recreate even with decent attempts like The Departed but at least Marty doesn't seem to have gone as totally Batshit crazy as Ritchie and is still keeping his movies coherent coz I don't know if it's the nutty taste of Madge tainting Guys touch still or what? but this movie is all kinds of Fruit Loopy-doo-duh! I'm not saying it's shit! I don't know if it's shit or some kind of twisted genius(I'll hazard a guess and say it's just confusing on purpose)!? Which is infuriating coz I thought I knew my own mind but I'd love for someone to fill me in on what kind of Kabula bulla's going on in Revolver. The best bit for me was Mark Strongs Hitman section, probably coz it was the least confusing and I've seen this 2wice now so there really should be no excuse for not 'getting' it but i have to hold my hand aloft and say the magic words - By the power of Grey Matter! I dint get it! I enjoyed it and It didn't entirely piss me off like some of the stunned patrons who took the confusing walk out after, blinking into the sun and saying - 'What the fuck?', never the less it still holds about as much coherence as one of them weird magic-eye optical puzzle things where you have to wait for your eyes and mind to adjust before you klick into seeing what's there. I just hope it turns out to be a bit better than the basic forms those things eventually revealed when my mind finally does catch up!
BLU-RACE TO DESTORY HUMAN DIGNITY by Herbert_Marcuse	Mar 19th, 2008 07:46:23 PM
I don’t think my world is in high definition, Everything feels pretty one-dimensional to me. But maybe it’s just that I came to the recognition, That I live on a planet where it’s illegal to be free.
BLU-RACE TO DESTORY HUMAN DIGNITY pt.2 by Herbert_Marcuse	Mar 19th, 2008 07:46:51 PM
Every place I go, they record information, Filling out forms has become mandatory. They abuse our feelings of consternation, Telling us it’s all a matter of safety.
BLU-RACE TO DESTORY HUMAN DIGNITY pt.3 by Herbert_Marcuse	Mar 19th, 2008 07:47:18 PM
I wish there wasn’t so much regulation, I wish I had more mobility than a tree. I wish I didn’t live in George Orwell’s nation, I wish the video I posted online had more views than three. It’s hilarious and something I think you all should see, Just go to You Tube and type in ‘Karl’s Pee.’
That was a poem that rhymed. Read it as such. by Herbert_Marcuse	Mar 19th, 2008 07:48:08 PM

is southland tales campy? by evilkyle	Mar 19th, 2008 10:25:38 PM
i heard how this film is like complete shit and i thought is it worth it to pay 4 dollar rental fees just to amuse myself in a cheerfully awful way.
OKAY! THAT LEGEND DISC IS A RIP OFF! by skywalkerfamily	Mar 20th, 2008 03:05:35 AM
THE TWO DISC SET IS JUST THE SAME MOVIE WITH THE NEW ENDING TACKED ON! Why couldn't they just do a branching feature on one disc.
Pebbles and Bam Bam by TomBodet	Mar 20th, 2008 05:33:41 AM
I remember hating Sally Struthers' voice even as a 6 year old when that came on. There Was a a funny bike-race crash scene in there once, I remember us kids going 'putt putt putt putt putt' around the house imitating the Easy rider type dude's after crash stupor. No really it was funny. But I can't imagine wanting to sit thru that stuff again.
Thanks, Harry. by ManosTHOF	Mar 20th, 2008 08:53:54 AM

by ManosTHOF	Mar 20th, 2008 08:55:52 AM
I'm glad you gave Galactica a real shot, and that you were won over.
FILMFUNK by Series7	Mar 20th, 2008 10:10:17 AM
I don't recall Revolver being that hard to understand. Like I don't remember it, but like after I finished watching it I think I only had to go back to one scene and it made enough sense.
Vern, the Omega Man moved me by Spandau Belly	Mar 20th, 2008 01:36:08 PM
I have to say, that scene when Neville goes to the cinema and watches the Woodstock documentary, marvelling at images of a crowd as an extinct species, knowing he'll never see a crowd of people again. The images of a crowd on the screen juxtaposed with the image of one lone man in the cinema audience (which are typically crowded places) to me is very powerful. It's my favorite scene in the movie. I realize that since Omega Man, movie viewing has become a solitary activity thanks to home video, but back then the idea of watching a movie all alone was very startling. Like I said, I think I Am Legend is a very good movie and find both endings valid and compelling although I lean more to the original theatrical ending. But The Omega Man will remain my 'legend' of choice and I do consider it a powerful film.
Omega Man.. by CeejayNightwing	Mar 20th, 2008 04:44:00 PM
A huge departure from the book with its hippy nightstalkers not remotely being anything resembling the scientifically based vampires they're supposed to be. The film has great music and a strong political theme and that's it, as an adaptation its miles of the mark. Will Smiths I Am Legend is a less huge jump from the source material, it is by far a better adaptation than the Omega Man even with its none to great CGI nightstalkers. But the point is they get the creatures of legend existing in that film based on science, and in contrast you get this man of science who becomes a creature of frightening legend to them by the sheer amount of their own he has abducted for his experiments. Will Smith's film at least is true tot he vein of the original book, Omega Man can't even use the original title because of its huge departure from the whole point of the story. REVOLVER is the most cerebral and ambitious of Guy Ritchie's movies to date, for me its his best film and most misunderstood feature. I respect those who didn't quite understand the film yet had the vision to see it is a great film beyond their scope to truly assess. But what it didn't deserve is the joe-average critic with a pencil up his ass slagging the film off simply because they couldn't understand it or be asked to have it explained to them. Kudos to Ritchie for putting up with all this pre-Madonna, Pro-Madonna bullshit, he's the same director he's always been, he's full of great ideas to visualize on screen and remains one of our finest talents behind the camera regardless of box-office success with Revolver.
The best thing about Omega Man by skywalkerfamily	Mar 20th, 2008 04:46:35 PM
Was the cheesy musical score.
Good point Spandau by Vern	Mar 20th, 2008 05:44:44 PM
I love that scene too, and Heston's Neville definitely has better taste in movies than Smith's. (Fucking SHREK!? I know it draws parallels with him talking to his dog but come on.) And don't get me wrong, I've been a fan of OMEGA MAN for years. It's a crazy movie. But to me nothing in it is as powerful as that scene in the new one where Neville is saying goodbye to his family and trying to act like he's going to see them again for sure even though he knows there's a good chance he won't, and we in the audience know for sure that he won't.
Series 7 by FILMFUNK	Mar 20th, 2008 06:50:11 PM
Please divulge the plot to Revolver? I got that the two guys were the 2 guys from either side of his cell which dint make any sense coz he'd recognise their voices. I got that Ray Liotta was a nut ball gangster who thought Jason Strepsil was ''The Guy'' who should not be fucked with and I got the Hitman bit although I don't remember what he was there to do and I liked and understood scens well enough like the anime gas heist(bit Kill Bill although think it miay have been created before?) etc but please could someone describe it in laymans terms then coz since I saw it 2 times about a year an a half ago it makes no sense as a cohesive whole in my brain skull! Someone fill me in coz i'm obviously thick!
Ice Storm is one of my favorites... by moviemenace	Mar 21st, 2008 12:21:40 AM
but I still don't want to drop 30+ dollars on a single movie. God, I want this dvd, I just wish I were not so cheap.
Re:Was Southland Tales shown in theaters? by towerman	Mar 21st, 2008 09:29:21 AM
"Was Southland Tales shown in theaters?" --- ELGordo Unfortunately it was.
Yeah I Wrote that by half vader	Mar 23rd, 2008 03:55:34 AM
I ask that every time there's a HD thread dude. They've been mastering in HD for ages, so now the whole HD war thing's over hopefully they'll jump off the fence. Although one thing bout everybody mastering in HD for SD DVD releases is that apparently they mastered in 1080i for some bizarre myopic reason, so it all has to be done again regardless. Dunno if that's true for Criterion but anyway... I even emailed bigmouth Bill Hunt but no dice.
I am legend. Great until they showed the zombies by Knobules	Mar 24th, 2008 11:01:29 AM
It was like a Van Helsing, Mummy flick. Cartoony and not scary. Should have used real actors. Also Amy Adams is a drama dingbat. Good in Enchanted, and borderline great looking. But watch the extras. Typical overdramatic weirdo.
Best Keira Knightley Film by Sithdan	Mar 28th, 2008 10:16:11 AM
Was POTC 3: At World's End. BY FARRRRRRRRR. I LOVE that flick. Action packed to the brim.

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