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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 4th week of April DVDs: CLOVERFIELD, Mae West, Sturges, Fuller, Silent Prostitution, Shaw Brothers +

Pound For Pound by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 05:50:11 AM
Phillip Seymor Hoffman is the best actor going today.
Where's TRAILER PARK BOYS???! by WolfmanNards	Apr 22nd, 2008 05:56:17 AM
Why no review of Trailer Park boys. That movie was fucking hilarious. It's like a live action Beavis and Butthead.
Trailer Park Boys vs. the Cloverfield beastie by Rocco Curioso	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:14:17 AM
They would kick his(her?)Godzilla wannabe's ass, BUT good. A fussilade of empty Crown Royal bottles is not to be underestimated.
I'm digging the older films. by rbatty024	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:15:27 AM
I just watched She Done Him Wrong a few months ago and I was surprised at the level of sexual innuendo. I hadn't seen a Mae West film before. It was nice to see Carry Grants first role.
THE ORPHANAGE was terrific. by Psyclops	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:28:09 AM
That movie has some moments of real tension and there are two simultaneous jump scares that almost gave me a fucking heart attack, both prime examples of how you effectively jolt the audience with a real payoff instead of a stupid cat jumping out of a closet or whatever passes for scary these days (seriously, in the PROM NIGHT remake it's a lamp that a girl bumps into). The lead actress is terrific in it and the ending is both horrifying and extremely moving at the same time. It's definitely worth checking out.
I belong to the people who think that Cloverfield works. by DerLanghaarige	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:49:56 AM
And seriously...even GUMBY now gets a Director's Cut?
Donnie Yen looks like a hairstylist... by Bobo_Vision	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:50:00 AM
...or a wedding planner.
And still...no ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) by Piltdown Joey	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:05:28 AM

Brought to you by Carls Jr. by Series7	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:12:55 AM

The Major and the Minor by Thrillho77	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:14:43 AM
Back in the good ol' days, where the age of consent was 13...
The Savages by John-Locke	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:17:25 AM
Am I the only one who thought it was absolutely hilarious in a brutally and savagely dark comedy way? Sure it's a great human story with fantastic believable performances but I absolutely laughed my ass off at a few moments (and I thought it was set up that way, I'm talking about the Plane Scene and the Dinner scene in particular), surely people don't think the director did this as a pure Drama and that Linney was playing her character totally straight do they? It's a black dramedy and I absolutely loved it.
So is by Series7	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:20:51 AM
THE ORPHANAGE as good as Harry Del Toro says it is? Or is this just Pan's Labyrinth run off? Because every time I see it I keep thinking the Others, which was a 6th sense too late to be any good.
Cloverfield by Series7	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:24:38 AM
Seriously, do we need it on DVD this soon? I saw it in theater once, couldn't really convice anyone else to go with me, nor could I get anyone to see it again. I enjoyed it, but I feel like I need some gap between it to really enjoy it again. Sometimes I miss the days of having to wait for your movies. Now no one wants to go to theaters, they'll wait for DVD. Then just watch it by themselves. Oh and Harry Potter, face it your never going to be anything but Harry Potter. I don't think your going to Harrison Ford your way out of it. Get used to it, you knew it was going to happen.
TRAILER PARK BOYS RULES!!!!! :-) by silentbobafett2	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:29:11 AM
HARRY - YOU MUST MUST MUST MUST DISCOVER IT!!!! :-)
Conky Vs Cloverfield by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:29:56 AM
That is one scary ventriloquist dummy. I put $20 on Conky.
Its me! Philadelphia Collins by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:32:50 AM
I fuckin love Trailer Park Boys so much. Frozen Mixed Vegetable Cocks!
Its me! Philadelphia Collins by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:32:52 AM
I fuckin love Trailer Park Boys so much. Frozen Mixed Vegetable Cocks!
I haven't seen the movie yet, just all the series by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:33:52 AM
Its hard here in Oz to get this beautiful show.
Whos better? by Series7	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:34:30 AM

by Series7	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:53:11 AM
Sorry Donnie Yen or Tony Jaa?
"Midnight" & "Major/Minor" by HereAgain	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:06:00 AM
They are on TCM this week - well, maybe they've already shown. And Richard Thorpe, director of "Date with Judy," was also the original director of "The Wizard of Oz" - shot a few weeks, before he was fired. His stuff was scrapped, and the film rethought. Check it out on IMDb - kinda fascinating. I'm going to be at Hollywood Video at 10A when the doors open - I've waited months to see "Cloverfield."
? by the way	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:15:17 AM
Harry, where's that documentary about all those inspired movie geeks who petitoned to save that movie from being held back & re-shot by the studio?
I love the way Warner uses vintage posters for DVDs ... by Henry Jones Sr	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:28:26 AM
... so how come the only films they didn't bother using straighforward original poster artwork for were my favourites - Superman. Bastards!
Cartoon Comemrcials? by Node32774	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:43:40 AM
Volume 1? What pathetic loser would sit and watch that? Or multiple volumes of them for that matter? Anyway some stuff on here intrigues me. Still deciding whtehr to spend time on the Blair Monster Project or not. Definitely want to see The Savages and The Orphanage though.
the minority by The Real MiraJeff	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:47:52 AM
i know, i know, i'm in the minority, but i actively disliked both charlie wilson's war and the orphanage. just don't see what all the fuss was about, especially with regard to the latter. i thought it looked great and the acting was pretty solid and the story had its share of spooky moments but on the whole it added up to a very familiar if not entirely generic ghost story. cloverfield and the savages are easily the discs to buy this week. i am going to get crucified for that assessment of the orphanage but so be it. i am prepared to face the wrath of the aicn gods (and talkbackers).
Cloverfield on Blu-Ray? by hamslime	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:49:28 AM
That doesn't make sense to me. Wasn't the whole conceit of the movie that it was shot on a video camera? I'll have to watch it again, but I'm reasonably certain that Hud's camera didn't shoot 1080p quality video, so I have to ask...why should Cloverfield get a Blu-Ray release again?
Cloverfield on Blu-Ray? by hamslime	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:52:23 AM
That doesn't make sense to me. Wasn't the whole conceit of the movie that it was shot on a video camera? I'll have to watch it again, but I'm reasonably certain that Hud's camera didn't shoot 1080p quality video, so I have to ask...why should Cloverfield get a Blu-Ray release again?
Cloverfield is 2 discs? by SilentP	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:54:54 AM
The link you gave to Amazon says it's only 1 disc, and there's no other edition on the site. So... is that a typo on their part or yours (or is the second disc you're talking about the bonus one from best buy)?
Cloverfield on Blu-Ray? by hamslime	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:56:51 AM
That doesn't make sense to me. Wasn't the whole conceit of the movie that it was shot on a video camera? I'll have to watch it again, but I'm reasonably certain that Hud's camera didn't shoot 1080p quality video, so I have to ask...why should Cloverfield get a Blu-Ray release again?
Cloverfield in High Definition seems pointless by TheLastCleric	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:57:02 AM
Isn't the whole point that this is found footage from a pedestrian's camera? I don't see a need for a Blueray version of Blair Witch either.
Cloverfield Ringtone? by keanho_in_nyc	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:05:54 AM
What is it, the roar? I didn't really find it THAT distinctive where my phone would ring and people would say, "Oh! Cloverfield monster!"
Cloverfield in High Definition by Monkey Butler	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:18:33 AM
Blu-ray doesn't have to mean high def video. It's just like a much much bigger DVD. So the extra space could be used for an audio track as fricken huge as it was in the cinema.
Series7 by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:25:08 AM
Personally, I have to say Donnie Yen is better but then again he's been in a lot more movies than Tony Jaa who's basically the new kid on the block. Flash Point is actually a pretty bad movie right up until the climax which is pretty over the top and a sweet fight scene. Unfortunately, Donnie puts out a lot of crap like Seven Swords and Dragon Tiger Gate. They are pretty to look at but the stories are a mess. Needless to say neither of these guys are thespians, but Sha Po Lang (Kill Zone) is definitely the Donnie Yen movie to see as he's surrounded by a fairly strong supporting cast and it has some of the best fight choreography ever put to celluloid.
Better sound doesn't compute either. by hamslime	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:35:03 AM
I'll give you that you can get better picure quality on Blu-Ray, but I'm not buying the better sound quality. It can't take THAT much space on a DVD. I also promise that I won't triple post this. In case I do, sorry in advance.
After the Orphanage I gave up on your list! by FILMFUNK	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:42:23 AM
Shirley Temple!? WTF!? I might check out Radcliff Potter goes to war coz I reckon he's been hobbled by the wizard type-casting and is Hilarious in Extras. Phil Semen Huffman is the man though! Last thing I sawd him intwas Before the Devil Knows you're Deed which was majorly flawed in the logic of story but more than made up for with Huffman screen eating and that lass in bufferoo!
PS - spoilers! by FILMFUNK	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:44:43 AM
the Orphlanage has to be the scariest Film about ghosts with no actual ghosts! and Tom Hanks is a pudding face.
cloverfield was fucking awesome... by jig98	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:47:37 AM
i seriously didn't expect it to end the way it did. and it could've gone either way. also, the monster was well worth it. i don't think i'll be buying it though, because the box office numbers kinda already explained that's it's one of those "one and done" kind of deals.
Hawaiian Organ Donor by Series7	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:57:52 AM
Thanks man. I'll will check it out. Hopefully these guys will stay out of Hollywood. Though, that doesn't seem likely at all. Which one do you think will do a movie with Vince Vaughn?
THE ORPHANAGE: Amongst the very best 2007? by BGDAWES	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:06:10 AM
Thanks for the recommendation Harold. So what are the other very best films of 2007? Specifically, the top 10 very best films of 2007? IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!! GIVE US THE LIST!!! This list... is an absolute good. The list is life. All around its margins lies the gulf. Post it Harry...damnit.
Cloverfield's ending sucked by Sithdan	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:25:43 AM
The movie left me hanging...no real resolution and many questions left unanswered. That was my biggest complaint about it. That said, it was one heck of a monster movie.
I always wondered if the Harry Potter-kids will 20 years from no by DerLanghaarige	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:30:48 AM
...guest star in sitcoms and poke fun at their career. Y'know, like Adam West and several Star Trek actors have to do all the time. I'm sure that sooner or later will Radcliffe show up in a sitcom and acts like he thinks that he really has magic powers or stuff like that.
Friday Night Lights by mvckalel	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:31:37 AM
Where is Friday Night Lights season 2??? Not recommended??
p by vaterite	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:46:49 AM
uh guys.......i'm pretty sure in the theaters they showed Cloverfield in a little more than 480 i.
DerLanghaarige by Node32774	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:47:25 AM
More likely whores and drug addcits. It took less than a week after Hermione's 18th birthday for her to flash her crotch.
"Fuck the moon, fuck corn on the cob, fuck squirrels," by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:11:56 AM
Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys is Hillarious, check it out by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:12:48 AM

Jane Powell was the Hayden Panattiere of her day by Tacom	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:17:35 AM
Of course she was a way better singer, but still petite, blonde and hot.
Trailer Park Boys, Season 7 available May 6, 2008 by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:18:02 AM

So Harry, why bring it up in your review by skimn	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:20:58 AM
if you don't tell us what DO you think is the best Hong Kong action flick. I've seen a lot of these Dragon Dynasty titles floating around and need a little guidance.
Oh and I actually saw a post a while back by skimn	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:26:17 AM
that complained that Cloverfield's special effects were shitty. Excuse me?? For the budget, the effects portrayed a NYC under seige pretty damn well. Say what you will about the plot and characters, the visual effects and the sound design really added to the full effect.
Funeral Crashers by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:27:39 AM
Series7, I'm not sure Jaa or Yen have any real interest in making movies for Hollywood. I think Donnie had a cameo in Blade 2 and one of the Highlanders but that's hopefully the extent of his foray over here. Along with Sha Po Lnag, check him out in Once Upon A Time in China Part 2 and if you can find it over here, his latest, An Empress and the Warriors is pretty good too.
And the spider-thingies in the subway, by skimn	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:28:37 AM
with the night vision, creeped me out moreso than all of I Am Legend.
curious about one thing by imageburn13	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:31:52 AM
People here are saying they dont need a hi def cloverfield, as it was shot 1080p. Now, I watch alot of DVDs, and I think everything looks better in HD. Even a movie thats supposed to look handheld, if its mastered in hi def the detail will still be better, all around. Who wouldnt want that?
[rec] is the film Cloverfield wishes it was by MontyPigeon	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:33:29 AM
Cloverfield is still without doubt the worst and most hyped film of the year. [rec] puts it to shame on everything.
see you next tuesday by Mr_X	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:48:00 AM
see u next tuesday. c u next tuesday. c u n... hey waitaminute....
Cloverfield was fucking awesome....... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:56:48 AM
....it was without a doubt the most fun I have had at the movies in the past two years.
Skimm by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 11:57:18 AM
If Harry won't tell you, I will. As far as Dragon Dynasty titles goes, check out Kill Zone and The Protector. City of Violence is more "guys getting stabbed with sashimi knives" than martial arts but it's a good little flick. Seven Swords is weak but it does have some good choreography. Dog Eat Dog and Fatal Contact had a couple of good moments but overall failed to deliver, although other reviewers felt differently. Unfortunately some of the best martial arts stuff isn't in the Dragon Dynasty catalogue yet. One of the best Hong Kong movies I've seen in a while is Invisible Target. Just unbelievable action and chase sequences. Shinobi, a recent Japanese wire-fu flick is simply one of the best movies this decade, period. Protege is another great HK movie that hasn't seen a North American release yet. Then there's stuff like Exiled, Election 1 & 2, The Myth and A Bittersweet Life (fabulous) that barely register a blip on our radar. Most of those titles you'll have to get through online rental services like eHit, Cinflix or Tiger Cinema. Or search the torrents. Also, along with Dragon Dynasty, Tartan Video puts out a lot of good titles like Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy. Considering Harry's love for Asian cinema, I really am surprised he doesn't review those films more often or at least have a section on this site devoted to them.
One more thing, Skimm by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 12:04:40 PM
Check out The Warlords. Epic period piece with Jet Li. Amazing battle sequences.
There will be Danny Glover'd Dickblood by Brunomac	Apr 22nd, 2008 12:19:44 PM
I loved Cloverfield. Not sure it will hold up as good on a TV screen.
I really liked Cloverfield. by Knuckleduster	Apr 22nd, 2008 12:22:42 PM
My only major complaint is that they showed a little too much of the monster (in particular, that close-up towards the end). Shitty CGI and 'authentic video footage' just don't mix.
I saw MY BOY JACK on tv months ago!! by unionJACKass.webs.com	Apr 22nd, 2008 12:24:38 PM
Good tv movie though - 7/10.
Please Harry... by JimmyJingles	Apr 22nd, 2008 12:58:41 PM
no more talk of you "shitting your pants".
YES! Miami Vice on Blu-ray by BraneRobot	Apr 22nd, 2008 01:07:51 PM
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! Today is a good day!
BBC = Worst Covers EVER! by BoggyCreekBeast	Apr 22nd, 2008 01:29:38 PM
Charlie WIlson's War and Cloverfield will be mine today, btw. Yeah, I know no one cares, but dammitt I need to post something!
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan by kungfuhustler84	Apr 22nd, 2008 01:42:39 PM
is a fucking classic. So damn good. Anybody who even claims to be a kung fu movie fan needs to get it. One chick kills people...with her fingers. and they're lesbians. It just rules. so worth buying
Series7 by kungfuhustler84	Apr 22nd, 2008 01:49:52 PM
I definitely prefer Donnie Yen. Jaa is entertaining, and he sells his moves well, but Donnie does it better. Like every move he does...you feel. And he really has a handle on realistic fighting, with most of his fights in his current stuff ending with the bad dudes getting brought to the ground. It's really exciting to see someone go in the same direction Bruce Lee did with realistic fights, but still elevating it to a new level of entertainment. Jaa is fun to watch, bu I don't see him developing into anything more than a more talented stunts guy.
and the best Dragon Dynasty title by kungfuhustler84	Apr 22nd, 2008 01:55:58 PM
is a tie between Sha Po Lang (Killzone) and the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, hands down, with Police Story coming in a close second. That makes for one of the best modern martial arts movies(Sammo vs Donnie!!!), one of the greatest kung fu classics of all time (look at all those cool training sequences!!!) and Jackie being Jackie in his prime, getting hurt, REAL BAD, for our viewing entertainment. I'm also really looking forward to their edition of Come Drink With Me, probably one of the definitive kung fu pictures of the 20th century, and hoping, praying that they release Fighter in the Wind, Fist of Legend, and the Drunken Master movies. I already own most of those, but getting copies of the movies all gussied up by Dragon Dynasty will be far more exciting than the bare bones copies I have. Any other suggestions on here for Dragon Dynasty? What about that Shaw Brothers Journey of the Monkey picture from the 60s to capitalize on the release of Forbidden Kingdom. That would be fun.
Hawaiian Organ Donor by kungfuhustler84	Apr 22nd, 2008 01:58:57 PM
I'm looking at you since you seem to know what you're talking about for the Asian market. I respect you already on the fact that you even named Oldboy.
I told you by disfigurehead	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:02:23 PM
I said last week: Wait until next week when cloverfield is released. Harry is still orgasmic about it.
Oh man, sorry for going crazy by kungfuhustler84	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:02:44 PM
but I just got inspired again. Since they already released one Gordon Liu movie, they should defnitely release Return to the 36th chamber and...8 Diagram Pole Fighter!!! That movie is so awesome, and has one of the best stick fights ever. And what about a Hwang Jang Lee collection? It could have the first Drunken Master movie and the two Secret Rival movies. He's not well known but he is easily one of the greatest martial arts movie kickers who ever lived. Oh and one more, and this is important, Wheels on Meals, with an interview with both Jackie and Benny Urquidez, giving a play by play on their legendary fight. I know the rest of the movie is just okay but that fight alone with restored picture would be worth the price. So am I just talking to myself or can I get some backup on this stuff?
Cloverfield was shot with HD cameras by polyh3dron	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:11:35 PM
The HD trailers I have look amazing. It would DEFINITELY benefit from a Blu-ray release.
Tartan destroys Dragon Destiny-- by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:35:46 PM
Stick with the Koreans.
Cloverfield by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:37:31 PM
I agree. A bit too much of the monster was ultimately shown-- but not at the end in my opinion. The one shot I hated was the first big wide shot of the monster on the t.v. inside the electronics store where Rob steals the batteries I believe. I hate that fake t.v. frequency scrolling lines effect they put on the screen. Looked gay.
kungfuhustler84 by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:43:38 PM
The great thing about the Shaw Brothers is that their stuff is being released by Tokyo Shock in beautifully restored and remastered DVDs. What we need now is better releases from Johnnie To. Election 1 and 2 got sweet Tartan releases but Exiled didn't. And although "Beat" Takeshi Kitano makes a lot of stinkers, they still deserve proper DVD releases over here. And then there are all the samurai movies which haven't received a solid DVD release. The Hidden Blade deservedly received gold star treatment but there are plenty more that are only out on subpar transfers.
GUMBY: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT by Jackie Boy	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:44:44 PM
I was going to post something snarky and sarcastic, but I think we can all agree that this speaks for itself.
Intimate Confessions by Abominable Snowcone	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:47:58 PM
of Chinese Cloverfield Lesbians!
Tokyo Shock huh? by kungfuhustler84	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:48:06 PM
can oyu list some titles they have, will be releasing? I don't know much about them. are they ones responsible for Intimate Confessions? and I definitely second the johnnie to and more samurai movies. I already have most of the ones I want, since Criterion does such a great job with the old classics like all the Akira Kurosawa movies and Sword of Doom, but I would love a good release of roningai and Samurai Fiction
best Hong Kong action film ever is: by HEADGEEK	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:55:34 PM
HARD BOILED. Fucking Awesome. After that I'd say FULL CONTACT and THE KILLER. In the crime/cop genre.
Tartan Video by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 02:59:36 PM
Agreed. Tartan Video does an excellent job. Look no further than the Vengeance trilogy, Natural City, Hidden Blade and Election. I wish they would handle a proper releases of stuff like Memories of Murder, Musa, The Restless and Arahan.
Hard Boiled: Perfection! The Killer: Most fucked up ending ever! by Stalkeye	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:06:24 PM
Chow yun Fat promises to donate his eyes to the lounge singer he (accidently) blinded, only to have them shot to pieces along with him.To top it off his friend the Cop kills the Mob ringleader out of revenge without proper jurisdiction,ergo his ass is going up river.Then again Killshot(starring Donnie Yun and Sammo Hung) should take the top honors for bad-as-in-depressing ending. Great films however.
Tokyo Shock and Ronin Gai by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:06:53 PM
Ronin Gai got a pretty decent release through HVE a few years ago. I just picked it last month. I have to say it's a good transfer. Tokyo Shock just released Heroes Two a few weeks back and between them and Image Entertainment, I'd say most, if not all, of the Shaw Brothers movies are out in a remastered format.
That's a ton of stuff, me needs more money by SoylentMean	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:07:29 PM
I wants me gold! I really like how Harry's favorites of anything are so fluid (yes you can have multiple favorites, unless you're a dictionary), and while I may question the money aspects of this site (click the link to see more) I will never question the absolute sincerity and glee that Harry uses to inform us of films we might never have heard of, never have sought out, and most importantly never have watched, without it.
Fuck I menat Killzone. by Stalkeye	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:07:32 PM

Harry, You're The Greatest by Rebeck2	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:09:02 PM
Seriously. Does anyone have such wonderfully eclectic taste in or greater and wider knowledge of film? The answer is no. Every day people come on this site and hurl abuse at you, and I just want to thank you for this column, always my favorite part of this site. It celebrates EVERY kind of film - not just modern or American or action or sci-fi or comic book, or whatever the fanboys are in love with at the moment. No, you do your best to open the minds of fanboys who would normally write off an old film as "boring" or "slow", or in their worst show of stupidity, "totally gay". As hard as it is to get through to them, I think this column has to pique their interest and convince them to get a little more daring in their Netflix queue. It's a great service and it shows that you are a TRUE lover of film. I'm right there with you. I don't mind at all being a movie geek in the true definition of that term - somebody who loves all the genres and is searching out great new movie experiences wherever I can find them. It seems too many geeks around here think that means they should only care about the latest superhero CGI-fest. I just fell in love with an old film I'd never seen before last week, "The Bad And The Beautiful" with Kirk Douglas. Fantastic. Before that it was "Seance On A Wet Afternoon" and Becker's "Le Trou" and the samurai film "Kill" and Bergman's "The Silence" and anything with Glenn Ford (what an underrated amazing movie star he was) and the classic drive-in movie "The House That Screamed"... I could go on. Every time I think I've seen everything I find something new that I missed and there's a very real joy of discovery. Good job, Harry, in encouraging that in me and everyone else here.
Stalkeye by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:13:34 PM
That's the great thing about Asia cinema. The good guys rarely seem to live. Hard Boiled is easily the best Asian entry in crime/cop genre. I'd have to say SPL (Kill Zone) is a close second or possibly third. It's been a while since I watched The Killer. And for anyone who wants to see the latest entry in the Asian WW2 genre, The Assembly just came out on DVD. It's China's version of Saving Private Ryan. It chronicles China's Civil War. Not a great film but the battle sequences are well done, if unrealistic.
Did You Know? by SteveMovieez	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:26:22 PM
That Edwin S. Porter made the world's first music video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrA0wz a_FBs
Fuck Paramount! by Amadeo Zeller	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:27:17 PM
Weren't they the last major studio to release their product on DVD? Now they're the last to release their product on Blu-Ray. Someone should let them know that it's not cool or hip to constantly play the contrarian. At least Universal made their announcement/plans for Blu-Ray last week. What is Paramount waiting for - The CES? Just get it over with, why prolong the inevitable.
Fuck Paramount for fucking up The Warriors DVD by Toby___Wong	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:35:00 PM
Nasty bitches.
Hawaiian Organ Donor by Stalkeye	Apr 22nd, 2008 03:53:40 PM
Yeah it's not just the good guys getting killed in Asian Cinema, but Anime as well (i.e. Spike from Cowboy Bebop and the whole Gatchaman clan.)but I was hoping that (in the Killer)Sally Yeh's character would atleast have the cornea transplant as some sort of redemption from Yun-Fat. Thanks for the suggestion, The Assembly.But first, I (finally) gotta check out Taegukgi. One of my friends have been recommending this film over a year.You know your shit when it comes to good Asian Cinema, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengence were classics, never got to seeing Mr. Vengence though. Shinobi is often compared to the Basilisk Anime, which I'm also fond of. Time to push Dog eat Dog and Full Contact at the top of my Netflix queue.
They should give you vomit bags with Cloverfield by gotham_night	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:00:39 PM
The shakey cam is gonna look worse on the small screen.
Whatever happened to the Clovey toy? by SoylentMean	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:09:59 PM
It looks decidedly less awesome scaled down, but it would still be cool to have a toy of that deliciously weird monster. Now if only someone would make a collectible toy of the monster from The Relic...(elipsis)
The Clovey toy! by gotham_night	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:12:47 PM
100 for a pile of green poo.
No gonzo porn this week, Harold? by Little Beavis	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:14:53 PM
...and no, I don't count the chinese lesbo ninjas in that category...or maybe I should???
Harry please cover the remake of Le Cercle Rouge! by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:16:23 PM
It's going to be directed by the awesome Johnnie To and so far stars Chow Yun Fat, Liam Neeson, and maybe Orlando Bloom.
It's really 100 bucks? by SoylentMean	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:16:42 PM
Pass.
Cloverfield by Mr. Lahey	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:16:52 PM
needed Donny screaming "What in the fuck!" at some point. I'd say right after the Statue of Liberty head scene when everyone was wondering around the street covered in dust.
CHINESE LESBO NINJAS!!! IN 3D!!! by gotham_night	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:16:58 PM

Cloverfield needed... by SoylentMean	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:27:57 PM
The monster scooping up buses full of people, popping 'em out like candy from a Pez dispenser. An "R" rating, realistic freakout cursing. Excessive and abhorent gore. Nudity. A religious nutter screaming "This is the End" and getting promptly stomped. The revelation at the end that another creature was emerging off the coast of California. A steadicam.
Clovefield needed by gotham_night	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:32:18 PM
A plot and likable characters.
Cloverfield needed... by SoylentMean	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:35:19 PM
an audience that actually grew up watching monster movies. An audience that craves monster movies like Scott Weiland craves rehab.
Where the shit is HOWARD THE fucking DUCK? by Uncle Stan	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:46:00 PM

Cloverfield is not the best of anything by TallBoy66	Apr 22nd, 2008 04:56:06 PM
The movie is simply okay. Douchie yuppies shake around camera even at moments when the film clearly doesn't call for it, and the majority of the dialouge is compromised of "Oh My God!! Shit!!! Oh my God!!" Still has its moments, the bridge scene is fantastic and I liked the small peeks at the monster, but its basically a parlor trick that can't quite sustain its 90 minutes. Overall, simply okay. Not great, not best of anything, but just okay.
Cloverfield was fine.... by JayWells87	Apr 22nd, 2008 05:22:58 PM
Not the greatest work, but good enough. I just wanted to know more about the monster. Not how it looked or whatever, but where the hell it came from. A splash at the end doesn't explain nearly enough. And i refuse to go through fucking puzzles and shit online to find out something that the movie should have explained itself.
"one of the single most important directors..." by firewhale	Apr 22nd, 2008 05:56:34 PM
"Yasujiro Ozu is one of the single most important directors in the history of Japanese film..." Huh? Irregardless, you need an editor, Harry.
IRREGARDLESS by misterorange	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:16:09 PM
NOT A WORD. Now who needs and editor?
misterorange by Amadeo Zeller	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:26:47 PM
Then why is it in the dictionary?
Irregardless - from Dictionary.com: by REDD	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:31:59 PM
ir·re·gard·less Audio Help /ˌɪrɪˈgɑrdlɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ir-i-gahrd-lis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adverb Nonstandard. regardless. [Origin: 1910–15; ir-2 (prob. after irrespective) + regardless] —Usage note Irregardless is considered nonstandard because of the two negative elements ir- and -less. It was probably formed on the analogy of such words as irrespective, irrelevant, and irreparable. Those who use it, including on occasion educated speakers, may do so from a desire to add emphasis. Irregardless first appeared in the early 20th century and was perhaps popularized by its use in a comic radio program of the 1930s.
by misterorange	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:43:31 PM
It's like putting "fo' sho'" in the dictionary. It's not a proper word.
Ozu is one of the Top Five greatest filmmakers EVER by Chishu_Ryu	Apr 22nd, 2008 06:59:30 PM
My username says it all...
gumby is fucking terrifying by ironic_name	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:38:04 PM
cloverfield was successful, therefore losers hate it.
Preston Sturges needed to Direct Cloverfield. by TomBodet	Apr 22nd, 2008 07:43:44 PM
Who turned the corner and was Really a 200' tall CGI Mae West (pursued by CGI 200' Bert Lahr, of course-Xiphos would never agree to his being left outta this) AND, and, of course, Giant Robot Lions, all being operated inside by teams of lions. I think it's only fair and fitting that this movie was never made but Doggone it, they Shoulda!
Cloverfield needed by wash	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:16:55 PM
...to be a good movie, instead of a 10 buck insomnia cure.
Missing Cloverfield music. by jerseycajun	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:17:57 PM
I really couldn't care less about "Rob's Party Mix" or whatever it's called. The music that really knocked my socks off was the end credit music by Michael Giacchino. Itunes still hasn't released it, and I haven't found it anywhere else but on pirated copies recorded in the theater. It's phenomenal work, some of Giacchino's best, and it deserves to be formally released. Someone get on the phone with Paramount and get it on the market!
Irregardless of dictionary.com, irregardless aint a word. by leobloom	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:24:37 PM
But aint is.
So... by REDD	Apr 22nd, 2008 08:37:17 PM
Is there some official, governing body that decides which words are legitimate and which ones are not? I mean, who has the final say? Oh, that's right, no one really does. Sho nuff.
harry never saw a whole ozu film by g-ride9000	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:13:43 PM
look at that clift notes review
Cloverfield 2 Disc SE by bmoviegeek	Apr 22nd, 2008 09:15:39 PM
So, uh, where is the 2 disc edition you mention above? All I could find was a single disc edition. Even the special tin at FYE was only a single disc. Any word out there?
Cloverfield = shit Orphanage = gives way to corn by quantize	Apr 22nd, 2008 10:30:35 PM
neither effective.. Harry has no fucking idea anymore...really
when does Simpsons 11.x come out? by Jubba	Apr 23rd, 2008 12:35:35 AM
please and thank you
hamslime, by catlettuce4	Apr 23rd, 2008 12:38:12 AM
don't be fooled. Cloverfield wasn't really shot on low-res consumer handycams. For the most part, they were using $80,000 cameras, natively recording at 1080p/24p. The filming is actually pretty high-tech. So, yes, it fully deserves a high-def release.
cloverfield vs. charlie wilson by cwlakers34	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:21:59 AM
wellll... either pick up a movie with a shitstomping monster that actually left me a bit scared, uneasy (not from the shakycam), and left me wanting more... orrr... pick up a bit of good ole liberal propaganda.... ill take the beastie all day. btw, cloverfield was very effective in my opinion and i would love to see a sequel... but not one that just takes the events from the first movie from a different POV.
Just watched Charlie Wilson... by Lashlarue	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:02:02 AM
Liberal propaganda? Are you fucking kidding me?!!! Ughhhh... go watch your monster flick dogboy. I have a brain, which is more than I can say for you.
2-disc edition of Cloverfield? by Darth_Gonz	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:28:36 AM
I went to Best Buy, and all they've got is the 1-disc edition with nothing special inside. Amazon.com is also only selling a 1-disc version. What gives?
Okay, so I just watched There Will Be Blood by gotham_night	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:34:17 AM
And for some reason it reminded me of 2001. How the near silence of that movie talks about how technoloy affects people and places, etc. Plus, the movie had a little Untouchables style violence. Great movie, though.
"when I found out she was extremely old." by Prossor	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:38:23 AM
so what harry!?! like love transcends age mman!
Uncle Stan by Lashlarue	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:57:05 AM
Howard the Duck rules! I don't care what anyone says. Did it come out on DVD? I'm so there if it did.
Is Cubby Bear the one... by kungfuhustler84	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:04:00 AM
with a boy bear...and a girl bear? and they went to a zoo, and all the animals were going ape shit, and the lion got out?...why did bears go to a zoo? I need alcohol.
Lashlarue by 7-zark-7	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:05:08 AM
HOWARD THE DUCK has been released on DVD in England and Germany; both feature nice widescreen transfers, with pretty much the same bonus features (a few trailers, one of which has some "behind the scenes" footage) ... however, both DVD's are Region-2, so you'd need a "multi-region"-capable player to view them. Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de would be the best places to find them. And, yes ... HOWARD THE DUCK does, indeed, rule.
wankers_with_underscores_in_thei r_name by quantize	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:29:44 AM
really cant say shit
Donny Yen... by travis-dane	Apr 23rd, 2008 06:53:11 AM
is a fucking ManGod....
7-zark & Howard the Duck by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:25:37 AM
Actually, for all those on here wanting to pick up Howard the Duck, you don't need a region 2 or region free DVD player. Just use something like DVDFab to rip it and then Nero to burn it. DVDFab removes the region specific nonsense and is freeware as a bonus. I've had the movie in my shopping cart on dozens of occassions but can't pull the trigger. I haven't seen it in 20 years so I'm not sure how well it's aged.
Howard the Duck by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:30:12 AM
Comes on Movieplex all the time as well. For anyone with Comcast. Got it saved on the ole DVR. Did not remember seeing Duck boobs in the first five minutes of the film when I was a CHILD!
Something has found us.... by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:32:52 AM
It says that on the DVD cover of the just out of theaters Cloverfield. I don't remember ever seeing that as a tagline before.
More Asian Recommendations by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:40:06 AM
These are all coming out on DVD in the next couple months. Fatal Move with Sammo Hung. This movie was given the equivalent of an NC-17 rating due to violence. Not a great movie as there is more gunplay than fisticuffs but Sammo still rocks the screen. The Machine Girl which is also bloody disgusting with over the top gore. It's the Japanese answer to Planet Terror. Instead of a chick with a gun for a leg, you have a chick with Old Painless for an arm. And finally Chocolate from the same team that made Ong Bak. Instead of Tony Jaa it has a chick who kicks mucho ass and she's pretty hot to boot.
Oh and Cloverfield needed... by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:41:18 AM
to be a speciel feature on my 2 disc collectors edition of Ronald Emmerich's Godzilla.
Series7 by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:42:27 AM
And how has H the D aged? And I do faintly remember the duckette taking a bath with her feathery boobs hanging out.
catlettuce4 by hamslime	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:56:20 AM
I understand that it was shot on expensive cameras (a complete waste of money if you ask me), but the movie was presented as found footage. It doesn't need an HD treatment because that isn't how it was supposed to be viewed. The Man Who Wasn't There was shot in color, yet the Coen Brothers haven't released a color version of it because that isn't the tone of the movie. It's a black and white movie, just like Cloverfield is an amateur home video. That's where I am going with this.
offense taken to plugging Shaw Brothers as exploitation by JRKerr	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:04:01 AM
I can continue to overlook that geekdom doesn't know to plug MPGI Grace Chan stuff like Mambo Girl or Air Hostess because its really far outside the conventions of our canon, but man... to oversimplify anything coming out of the amazing new transfers of the Shaw Brothers library... after years of awful low contrast pan and scan dubbed junk versions of Come Drink With Me and Five Deadly Venoms... now we get access to Golden Hairpins like Lily Hu, Sheng Pei Pei, et al in big rich widescreen technicolor remastered/supervised transfers by Run Run Shaw himself on Shadow Whip, Dragon Inn, Hong Kong Nocturne and this eyeball popping Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan... and you have all this opportunity to nod to the huge body of work that geekdom is pretty much oblivious to... and all you have to say is "its fucking awesome." What a failure of geekdom to laud this universe of film duly!
freaking typo by JRKerr	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:06:28 AM
Lily Ho. I am so ashamed.
I wanted to see Cloverfield but I kid you not by emeraldboy	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:24:02 AM
this is what happened. It was relesed in into Irish cinemas in Feb 08 but by March it was Gone! I cant undertand how they talk about a sequel when This film tanked so badly.
Cloverfield by emeraldboy	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:28:54 AM
the Bullshit continues....... If this was a such a great film you would think that Studio would put a an all singing all dancing 2 disc SE. But maybe privately Paramount does think much fo this film.
Hawaiian Organ Donor by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:02:36 AM
Man, now that I am older the Duck is awesome. I still need to watch half of it. But man, you can't top bad movies from the 80's. Like bad 90's movies means late night Sci-Fi crap. Bad 70's movies are just bad editing and boring. Bad 80's movies are what truely made the 80's awesome. Like if Howard were made today, its be like Alvin or Jar jar. But having that physical duck suit is amazing. Between this and Duckman i don't know who got shafter harder, its hard out here for a duck. I think the only really successful ventrue involving ducks and media was Duckhunt, even that Anna Paquin movie bombed (even though that was geese, the retarded uncle of ducks). Checking out who was involved with Duck, I am amazed that only (2) people had their careers ended by that movie, the director and producer. Everyone else managing to turn out fine. Shit even Tim Robbins got lucky and was put in one of the best movies of all time turning him from the doofy guy with a dumb look on his face all the time, to a serious actor. Jeffery Jones has pretty much been constant his whole career, it would be fun to go through and watch his movies as like a marathon and watch his belly expand. Back to Howard though, they just don't make movies like this, like Hitchhikers Guide is the closest one I can think of and Serenity. Movies that rely on physical props and sets. Some Lucas pioneered and then destroyed. I see Howard one the Razzie (personally I think the Razzies are the lamest awards given out, because there is little to no thought put into them) for worst movie of the decade. I don't think the Duck was that bad, it just get the bad wrap for being a huge financial flop. Only Micheal Bay is allowed to do that and still make movies.
Cloverfield reaction by HereAgain	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:26:22 AM
Waited months to see this on DVD, and I HATED it. I was laughing by the end, and I didn't expect that, at all.
lashlarue... by cwlakers34	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:22:18 AM
just because i do not feel like sitting down and watching a movie that overglorifies the plight of a liberal representative does not mean i do not have a brain... i love tom hanks and julia roberts and seymour hoffman but i dont love the subject matter, that's all. plus i like cloverfield for its entertainment value.... not cause im a moron...
Cloverfield's "reality" by Bouncy X	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:50:05 AM
its not like Blair Witch where for a while they were trying and even succeeded in convincing people it was actual footage that was found. hell some people still thought it was real by the time the sequel came. everyone was treating it as reality, down to that special about the Witch's history, no where in there did it mention a movie or anything. this was meant to be real. Cloverfield wasn't ever trying that, their "found footage" angle was simply a gimmick, their way of telling this particular story. they weren't trying or expecting anyone watching to think it was real. it was still simply a movie. of course even if they had, the actor playing Hud used an HD camcorder, so of course the image can be better on blu-ray. the source was already high definition. to those saying it would betray the reality or whatever, they already did that. if this was meant to be truly real, they would have left it as video and not make it look like film.
emeraldboy by soup74	Apr 23rd, 2008 12:24:33 PM
sorry, but just because you didnt get a chance to see it in Ireland doesnt mean the movie tanked. its production costs were 25 million, and it made 170 million worldwide (before dvd sales) like it or hate it, it did make the studio lots o' money.
Thanks Hawaiin and others for the suggestions, by skimn	Apr 23rd, 2008 12:34:13 PM
and I completely forgot about Hard Boiled, maybe because I think it transcends "Hong Kong cinema" as a label and is simply one of the best action films of all time.
Cloverfield Kicks Ass!!! by rutgersjaffo	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:11:50 PM
Will buy, will watch many times. Was a good time in the theater. That is all. FLAME ON!!!
CLOVERFIELD IS SHIT.... by Underoos Hero	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:51:14 PM
I absolutely could not sit through more than 20 minutes of this shit storm after my friend handed me his ripped copy. I am so glad I had the better sense to not see it in the theater. There is nothing redeamable about this piece. Oh, and the sorriest looking movie monster of all time.
The only thing I didnt like abot "blood" by gotham_night	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:17:00 PM
for the locations being in the 19th Century, they sure looked like they used lawn mowers back then.
Cloverfield is the best movie OF ALL TIME! by Darksider	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:21:18 PM
So much so, that the words "movie","film", "dvd", and "picture" should be removed from all languages and be replaced by "Cloverfield". For example: "I have a library of over 300 Cloverfields." Or, "Let's stay in tonight an watch a Cloverfield.", As well as "Guillermo Del Toro has directed his best Cloverfied since his last one!"
Cloverfield is the worst movie OF ALL TIME! by Underoos Hero	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:37:01 PM
So much so, that the words "shit","feces", "dog shit", and "bad shit" should be removed from all languages and be replaced by "Cloverfield". For example: "I have a library of over 300 Cloverfields." Or, "Let's stay in tonight an watch a Cloverfield movie.", As well as "Guillermo Del Toro has directed his best Cloverfied since his last one!"
misterorange, re: irregardless by firewhale	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:18:01 PM
Um...it's called sarcasm? I guess I didn't hit you over the head hard enough.
Just say regardless by gotham_night	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:35:57 PM
Irregardless isn't a word.
Underoos Hero by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:54:58 PM
You are annoying. Your response to Darksider was not at all funny or clever. You just come off like an angry little nerd. I ignore your posts from now on. That is all.
Man I bet by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:37:52 PM
Harry hates facebook right now. Its the closest he's ever gonna be to know what its like to be George Lucas.
gotham_night by firewhale	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:44:30 PM
that was the freaking point of using "irregardless" in the first place (in a post about Harry needing an editor). SARCASM. It's all the rage...look it up. Christ.
Who gives a fuck about grammar? Seriously by Series7	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:56:52 PM

Irregardless IS a word by gotham_night	Apr 23rd, 2008 05:01:58 PM
But it wasn't used correctly.
I AIN'T DONE YET, ALL Y'ALL by misterorange	Apr 23rd, 2008 05:47:01 PM
I just thought it was hilarious to see people fight back about something like that. Really, sometimes people here have nothing to do... And Cloverfield? Meh, not that great, but the hype up until I saw it kept me interested.
I Like "Irregardless" and other words like that... by Autodidact	Apr 23rd, 2008 06:38:32 PM
... because it's an easy litmus test for whether someone is a moron or not. The best test of all if if someone writes "could of" when they mean "could have." This is a person who has never read a book in their life.
But I digress by gotham_night	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:24:01 PM
I digress.
Um... by rutgersjaffo	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:49:29 PM
If you 'couldn't sit through more than 20 minutes of it', I have to say you really didn't even see much of Cloverfield, let alone the monster, d-bag. FAIL.
God Bless Dragon Dynasty by CeltMonkey	Apr 23rd, 2008 07:49:43 PM
I friggin love their dvd releases. I highly recommend Flash Point to anyone who loves a great action movie. For the record: The Killer is still my favorite HK film of all time.
JJ Abrams & His Cloverfield by DarkJediStoops	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:41:48 PM
I won't even bother to illegally download that shit. JJ Abrams can suck on my brown eye.
Cloverfield's "reality"..oh just fuck off by quantize	Apr 24th, 2008 03:33:54 AM
right and therefore no reason to do the totally fucking obvious 9/11 news style building shots...really anyone who claims for a millisecond this film wasn't 'trying' somehow to be 'real' is excusing it of its biggest dumbest conceit. it was shit of the lowest silliest order. It's no fucking genre buster..its just a dumb gimmick movie..
Bobo_Vision by Halloween68	Apr 24th, 2008 06:45:11 AM
On Donnie Yen. You should see him DRAGON TIGER GATE. He looks like a total putz in that. Somebody needs to tell him that A) he's not working fashion magazines here (it's kung fu, man. Nobody cares what your hair looks like) and B) he ain't 20 yrs old anymore. I realize that film was based on a comic book. But man does he look like a tool. Check it out. Good movie. And I guess the look is worth a laugh.
Donnie Yen as Storm Shadow! by Stalkeye	Apr 24th, 2008 06:54:45 AM
Who the fuck is that Emo looking guy picked as SS for the Joe Movie anyway?
You guys interested in Asian cinema... by Knuckleduster	Apr 24th, 2008 08:01:25 AM
... should check Kim Ki-Duk's stuff. He doesn't really do action movies, but the guy is one hell of a filmmaker. "Bad Guy" especially made quite an impression. I love what the Koreans are doing these days. Also, check out Park Chan-Wook's shortfilm "Cut". It's pretty cool.
The 2 disc Cloverfield could be the Best Buy-specific one by Pennsy	Apr 24th, 2008 09:08:40 AM
With a half-hour of footage shot by the actor who played Hud. I got mine at FYE, because it was $20 with a $7 rebate.
people need to get over 9/11 already by Bouncy X	Apr 24th, 2008 11:55:24 AM
anytime some movie or tv series shows some buildings getting damaged or falling apart or whatever, some people always cry "they're trying to remind us of 9/11" . like jesus, its been almost 7yrs, time to move on. its possible to have city destruction happen and have it simply be a movie. not everything revolves around that one day. i'm surprised nobody accused Transformers of doing the same because Prime and Megatron made some buildings fall apart. as for Cloverfield, well their buildings actually fell sideways and things, they didnt fall perfectly as if it was detonated which is ironic because the movie looked more natural than the real event but thats another story for another day kids.
Anyone FRIGHTENED By by Broseph	Apr 24th, 2008 12:46:46 PM
the thought of harry wolfin down cheetos drooling over shirley temple as a young boy?
least he isnt drooling over her today by Bouncy X	Apr 24th, 2008 01:25:27 PM

Godzilla represents 9/11. by Knuckleduster	Apr 24th, 2008 01:45:54 PM
It's true.
in my opinion by novembre13	Apr 24th, 2008 03:28:11 PM
i'll get that out of the way first, since i know none of it means shit. "cloverfield" had a good idea, but it was poorly executed. and who was exactly showing this "found footage" and to whom was it being shown? and why would the viewers care about these morons who filmed so little of the actual monster(s) and so much of their petty last moments? how about 10-15 minutes of "found footage", the camera pulling back to reveal the war room of viewers from the scientific and military community and the rest of the movie be an actual monster movie? j.j. abrams wanted an "iconic american monster" to compare to godzilla. you can't just throw some shit together, mix in cg and "found footage"(can you hear me sneer as i type these two words together) of some douchebag yuppie hipster-types and expect it to become an instant classic. no one gives a shit about "the blair witch project" anymore and no one will care about "cloverfield" in a few years. as for all the release of all the movies ever made...stop. please. yes, harry, the screwball comedies were genius and shirly temple was great and everything made before 1940 is wonderful. i for one, don't care. all this reverence of these and other moldy oldies is what holds back movies from breaking free of the same old tired formulas. of course this shit is looked up to as being groundbreaking...there was nothing like it before. the movie camera was still in its infancy. just because something is old, doesn't make it worthy of praise. that's all for now.
cloverfield by novembre13	Apr 24th, 2008 06:08:36 PM
and in the interviews, j.j. abrams hinted that the monster was maybe just a baby and was frightened which accounted for the destructive behavior...okay, great. why the fuck wasn't that the movie instead of the crappy handicam bullshit??
JJ Abrams is a total douchebag by DarkJediStoops	Apr 24th, 2008 06:12:34 PM
That is the answer.
denying the 9/11 thing in Cloverturd is retarded by quantize	Apr 24th, 2008 07:02:27 PM
it's totally obvious and the comparison has NOT been made with ANYTHING else...Once you shoot it in that faux doco style shakey cam, you know PRECISELY what bones you are rattling...wake the fuck up and stop excusing that turd of a movie. It was a cheap stunt.
Got my Munchausen and Predator Blu-rays from last week's by half vader	Apr 24th, 2008 11:34:35 PM
list... Munchausen is great and actually a lot more coherent than I remember. Moon scene still drags though. Predator eh? Man, I love it and although I don't usually buy things again... What a fucking rip though. 27 bucks and they didn't even bother to shovel the extras from the last DVD version onto the disc? Grrr.
Respecting old movies is what's holding cinema back? by Knuckleduster	Apr 25th, 2008 08:21:20 AM
Riiiiight. You're not by chance a studio exec, are you?
Cloverfield by Quantum Leap	Apr 25th, 2008 08:36:39 AM
Good film. I might rent it to watch the extras.
Cloverfield Alternate ending by TheBuffalo	Apr 25th, 2008 03:04:22 PM
Surprised that no one has mentioned the alternate ending yet. Loved it when just before Central Park got bombed the battery of the camcorder went dead.
Bless you, Harry by Mgmax	Apr 26th, 2008 08:16:32 PM
I am definitely impressed to see the two releases I was most excited about this week-- Easy Living and the Silent Ozu box-- in your column. Thanks for liking and plugging that kind of thing, along with the Cloverfields of the world. Don't miss Abel Gance night on TCM tomorrow night!
Rob-ROB I SWEAR-it's a LION-it's HUGE--- by TomBodet	Apr 27th, 2008 03:05:50 PM
-you know I'm right-
everything made before 1940 is wonderful. i for one, don't care. by eggart	Apr 27th, 2008 04:06:08 PM
HahahahahahahaHahHAHAhahaHAHAh ahaha hHahAhahaahahahahahahahahaHAHH AHAhAh AhAHAHAHAHAAH
People totally need to get over the Holocaust already. by Jackie Boy	Apr 28th, 2008 01:07:48 AM
I mean seriously guys, it's been almost 70 YEARS NOW. Plus, people get massacred all the time now, esp. in places like Africa. Like seriously, I'm sick of all this uproar everytime there's "ethnic cleansing" somewhere. I think enough time has passed for there to be genocide in this world again without everyone making a big deal. /cynical sarcasm
Cloverfield Holds Up! by www.valiens.com	Apr 28th, 2008 09:45:33 AM
I got it at Best Buy. There was no 2-DVD set. There was no bonus 3rd DVD from the store. WTF?! - But then again, so what? I'm pleasantly surprised that not only is it easier on the eyes on TV but holds up as a film. Well-played, JJ Abrams, well-played.
Nothing for this week apparently by SoylentMean	Apr 28th, 2008 07:30:04 PM
Maybe we'll find out what's new and noteworthy, tomorrow, you know, after it's already come out and any kinda preemptive heads up will be all but moot. Can't wait.

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