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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 2nd wk of May - Disney, Trek, Huston, Korda & much more!!!

testing 1 2 3 by xega	May 12th, 2009 08:53:22 AM
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Trek DVDs by krazy-kaare	May 12th, 2009 08:59:58 AM
Hey, for those of us that can't afford the Blu-ray upgrade, is Paramount going to put the Trek movies back on standard DVD? All those 2-disc editions have been pulled from stores. Anybody know? Thanks!
Paramount by kbass	May 12th, 2009 08:59:58 AM
I'm a big "Star Trek fan", but everything I've heard about this Blu-Ray set is that Paramount cheaped out on the transfers of every film but "Wrath Of Khan." No thanks. I'll wait for the invevitable next release.
Or inevitable release, as it were. by kbass	May 12th, 2009 09:00:48 AM

So Harry thinks the Underworld movies are shit, but liked Van He by googamooga	May 12th, 2009 09:01:16 AM
Whatever. Harry's opinion in movies = Shit
Trek set has 6 films not 5 right? by Arteska	May 12th, 2009 09:03:13 AM
Hope so cuz it's already on its way. And Dalton is way underrated - Daylights is in the top tier.
Trek Movies by mikegator	May 12th, 2009 09:06:41 AM
Didn't you mean 5 of the 6? Or was that meant to be a joke since 5 sucked? LOL!
Horrendous by Toilet_Terror	May 12th, 2009 09:23:15 AM
Hollywood filled its 'terrifyingly bad cover art' quota this week.
Star curse by kafka07	May 12th, 2009 09:24:19 AM
Do you think Simon Pegg will get as huge as James Doohan did? I wonder if there's a weight limit for teleporting. Chris Pine and Zach Quinto will record albums and sing badly. And Uhura, well she won't stay hot forever.
The Living Daylights Blu Rya by Fortunesfool	May 12th, 2009 09:24:31 AM

when please? by Fortunesfool	May 12th, 2009 09:24:55 AM
stupid no edit button.
Sigourney Weaver... by arco2002	May 12th, 2009 09:28:03 AM
Wasn't she in Be Kind Rewind and Vantage point recently? They were live action. She still acts I say!
Sigourney Weaver by arco2002	May 12th, 2009 09:29:21 AM
Oh I see Sci-fi film... what a doofus I am. But Galaxy quest was her last really good film... that I can remember anyway!
The Trek Blu-Ray has "6" movies by Thundercats73	May 12th, 2009 09:30:29 AM
There are "6" movies and 1 special features disc. Harry has a picture of all of the covers and still gets it wrong.
They are NEVER... by maliswan	May 12th, 2009 09:32:45 AM
going to make a quality adaptation of "Wind in the Willows". Fact.
morbid caress by kafka07	May 12th, 2009 09:36:25 AM
sorry but the way Bacon touches that coffin....makes me not want to see that film. I'm glad to hear something positive about Taken though, as it seems like it has a lot of badass potential. The Fog I think is Carpenter's best film or at least close to it. Wise Blood! Gotta check that out, thanks Criterion and thanks Harry.
Re: 6 TREK films- Harry might be fucking with us by YackBacker	May 12th, 2009 09:42:32 AM
He might be thinking "Well, TREK V didn't really happen" so he says there are 5 original films as a result. Know your webmaster, people. I wouldn't put it past him. And Arteska and others are right- LIVING DAYLIGHTS is a fantastic Bond.
Harry I'm with you by Fico	May 12th, 2009 09:46:42 AM
Really enjoyed Dalton's take on Bond.
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride by PollexChristi	May 12th, 2009 09:51:29 AM
"WIND IN THE WILLOWS is the best – show it to your kids then take them on MR TOAD’S WILD RIDE..." This ride has been REMOVED from Disneyworld, but you are correct in that it is still in Disneyland.
Dalton Was Ahead of His Time by SamuelLappDance	May 12th, 2009 09:51:51 AM
The world wasn't ready for a hard-edged, steely, serious 007. It would take about 20 years. Man, I wish we would have gotten one or two more with Timothy. Would also have loved a World War II-era Indiana Jones. What the Hell were they thinking in the early '90s?! Sigh. I wonder if such films play in Heaven?
You had to mention the Guns of Navarone toy mountain by Shepard Wong	May 12th, 2009 09:54:04 AM
It was the single greatest disappointment of my early childhood. Well, maybe not but it did ruin my christmas one year. I remember getting it for christmas, excitedly opening it to find out that there were numerous parts missing. My parents tried to exchange it but couldn't get another one. Bummer. Oh well, off to therapy.
want to see what is wrong with todays action films? by kwisatzhaderach	May 12th, 2009 10:00:14 AM
Go take a look at the scene in The Living Daylights where Bond and Necros try and kill each other hanging oon a net out the back of a fucking plane. Amazing. The Living Daylights is the best Bond film ever. And a great fucking John Barry score on top.
Guns of Navarone toy mountain by Beezbo	May 12th, 2009 10:00:22 AM
One of my absolute favorie toys as a kid. My wars would always end with an American soldier killing the last Nazi by throwing him off the mountain. Good times.
Harry, I thought Eli Wallach was dead by Beezbo	May 12th, 2009 10:01:06 AM
But evidently he's not. Cool.
Ugly monkey-ass DVD covers by Utamoh	May 12th, 2009 10:09:55 AM
Galaxy Quest is a great film, but who's lobotomized nephew shit out that cover? What is the matter with the marketing departments? Lazy cheap bastards!
TAKEN Extended cut? by Stormshadow4life	May 12th, 2009 10:12:30 AM
is it really any different?
Taken was a great little flick. by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 10:14:22 AM
Lean, slick, nasty and violent with a great performance by Neeson as a man who makes the bad guys pay for their mistake. Probably one of the hardest PG-13 flicks I've ever seen though I'm curious to see what the uncut version offers.
Stormshadow4life by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 10:16:44 AM
Most of the time "uncut" is merely a gimmick but it seems possible that Taken was an R flick trimmed to fit the PG-13 rating. The film is violent but mostly bloodless so perhaps the uncut version has a bit more of the red stuff.
License To Kill Truck Chase..... by darthliquidator	May 12th, 2009 10:23:14 AM
....has yet to be equaled by any of CGI crapfest summer action movie..... the ADD idiots who edit and direct today's so-called 'action' movies should sit down and study it, frame by frame.
NO MORE TERMINATOR 2 DVDS PLEASE by supercowbell4therequestformoreco wbell	May 12th, 2009 10:25:11 AM
im sure well get about 54 more blurays...what do we have 2 already so far sicne bluray started? jesus.
darthliquidator by kwisatzhaderach	May 12th, 2009 10:26:12 AM
That truck chase just looks incredible now because it was done for real.
LTK Truck Chase by SamuelLappDance	May 12th, 2009 10:35:37 AM
Wow, was that sequence incredible. That's back when flicks were all about locations and stunt work and daring camera man. Compare that sequence with the horrible "Quantum of Solace" opening. Wait. There is no comparison! What were audiences thinking back in the summer of '89 not supporting this movie (and "The Abyss")?! Guess everyone ran outta cash seeing Batman, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Lethal Weapon 2, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, etc.
Dalton's Bonds were truly ahead of their time by Spandau Belly	May 12th, 2009 10:40:20 AM
People keeping crediting Craig's Bonds for being the ones that have no originality and just imitate everything else that is popular at the time and making a film designed for test screening idiots, but Dalton did it first! Then Brosnan had to come along and plunge the series back into the dark abyss of being distinct.
Waynes World is a comedy masterpiece. by HoboCode	May 12th, 2009 10:41:12 AM
Waynes World 2 blows donkey cock...HARD.
THE RIDE FUCKING TAKES YOU TO HELL! by TheMarineBiologist	May 12th, 2009 10:42:05 AM
Yeah, most badass ride at Disneyland, without competition.
S Darko & Waynes World by PlasmaOrb	May 12th, 2009 10:43:20 AM
First off... why put S Darko down if you hate it, unless you want people to click on your amazon page to make you some more undeserved money. Waynes World 2, yeah.. it had some funny parts but wasnt nearly as good as the first one. The whole Jim Morrison thing went on a bit long and was kind of painful at times... but id still own the movie but wouldnt say it was better than the first. I wonder if Yoko tells him to say these things at times, since some of these things are completely insane for a person who claims they love movies but yet says some of the biggest turds in history are worth owning on DVD or Blu Ray.
Whats going on here? by Fortunesfool	May 12th, 2009 10:43:44 AM
Everyone is in agreement. Where are all the morons?
Major League rules by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	May 12th, 2009 10:59:59 AM
As does Galazy Quest.
Galaxy Quest by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	May 12th, 2009 11:00:36 AM
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Force 10 From Navarone by skimn	May 12th, 2009 11:04:40 AM
I saw this too when it was released in theaters, and wondered what that plank of plywood was doing on the screen. That plank being Mr. Ford. Did he play the entire role with a lightsaber jammed up his ass? But the supporting cast...the immortal Mr. Shaw, Richard "Jaws" Kiel, Carl "Rocky" Weathers, the most British Edward Fox, and Barbara Bach at her bachiest. And it may be the last of the "impenetrable fortress" war movies ever made.
The Living Daylight and Liscense to Kill..... by DARTHpatel	May 12th, 2009 11:09:23 AM
Both movies are vastly underrated! Daulton had that cold blooded look in his eyes. Also those Bonds were made during the height of the AIDS hysteria, so bond bedded less women. He was more singularly driven because of that. I really wish he had at least one more movie to complete his trilogy. Maybe they could bring Daulton back somehow in the new ones as a villian or somebody involved in Bond's backstory. Just a thought.
Golden Gun by skimn	May 12th, 2009 11:14:07 AM
also has that amazing corkscrew bridge jump. God, the Bonds were the premiere of car stunts in their day. And get a chance to see The TV Set, with David Duchovny and a wonderful comic turn by Sigourney Weaver as a network exec.
Harry saying the original 5........ by DARTHpatel	May 12th, 2009 11:14:47 AM
That is obviously Harry's slight on Star Trek 5. I don't know I still like that movie somehow. I know it sucks, but the beggining and the ending feel perfect to me. I still tear up when Spock joins in with row, row, row, your boat at the end. At it's core those movies were about the great friendship's. Could you imagine a scene like that resonating with emotion in the New Trek. It's impossible to recreate that feeling. By the way I did injoy the new movie, and would like to see trek continue. Some trek is better for me then no trek.
Harry's review of Good Bad & Ugly transfer: by white_vader	May 12th, 2009 11:22:04 AM
What. The. Fuck? On what planet is it a good transfer? It's not as execrable as the waxathon Patton Bd (what is, beside Gangs of New York & Longest Day Bd?), but almost. Worse than the worst Star Trek one you mentioned. Biggest high-def disappointment of the fucking year. Now how do we get a hold of the fantastic Italian transfer of Fistful of Dollars? I know you don't really "watch" all these movies/you have them on while you work, but Jesus Christ Harry!
Harry by kwisatzhaderach	May 12th, 2009 11:23:05 AM
You do know there was a sixth Star Trek film called The Undiscovered Country...right?
never give up, never surrender by Gorgomel	May 12th, 2009 11:27:20 AM
we need GALAXY QUEST on blu-ray. This film is more respectful of Star Trek than the POS with Sylar
Harry : "This whole series has sucked." by IAmLegolas	May 12th, 2009 11:29:10 AM
And from the crap that YOU give positive reviews for, that's a jawdropping statement. It's clear that the Underworld series isn't for you. There's nothing wrong with the series if you are into supernatural, dark genre with a lot of action and soap opera storytelling (re: Dark Shadows, to borrow a reference from someone else). Oh and it has Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen in it for godsakes.
waynes world 2 is hilarious by supercowbell4therequestformoreco wbell	May 12th, 2009 11:30:09 AM
cant believe people say that one sucked. so many classic moments
Undiscovered Country by thorshammer	May 12th, 2009 11:33:43 AM
I would be more apt to believe that Harry was dissing the Final Frontier when he says there are 5 Trek films, if he hadn't listed it in the summary of titles included. Why would you omit the second best Classic Trek film?
Kingpin.. by Harold-Sherbort	May 12th, 2009 11:36:41 AM
and Dumb and Dumber are better Farrelly brothers movies. T.S.A.M. is good though. The cover however, is one of the worst DVD covers I think I've ever seen.
Dalton does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	May 12th, 2009 11:52:42 AM
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS contains one of the most awesome, yet random, fights in the entire Bond series. Some assassin dressed as a milk man infiltrates a country house and is spotted by a British agent (not Bond - just an unknown extra). That extra then proceeds to have the most kick ass fight sequence this side of Connery vs Shaw. Really hard, brutal fight that ends with the random extra getting his face sizzled on a grill. Anyone remember that fight? Anyone explain WHY it made the film? Utterly irrelevant to the plot but utterly glorious nonetheless!
IAmLegolas by Lando Griffin	May 12th, 2009 12:06:33 PM
I was about to post the same thing. The Underworld movies are by no means cinematic achievements but certainly better than some of the shit Harry gives passes to. Furthermore I am unsure when Wiseman became hated and the equivalent of Ratner.
Cobra--Kai by kwisatzhaderach	May 12th, 2009 12:09:04 PM
It's a great fight. Necros taking out one of the agents at the country manor. Frying pan off the pus!
DARTHpatel by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 12:09:13 PM
That bit of dialogue at the end where Jim says he thought he was going to die and Spock tells him "he was never alone." was a great bit as well. It's a goofy film but the established relationships make it watchable.
Underworld is just plain fun. by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 12:11:17 PM
The first is a bit clunky but decent and I really enjoyed the second, which is just a straight up action flick with plenty of vamp vs. wolf action. I haven't seen the third through if I can nab it cheap I'll probably get it because it's been a fun series.
Timothy Dalton Bond by KonkBob	May 12th, 2009 12:16:09 PM
Living daylights is one of my favorites, License to Kill is one of my least favorites. go figure.
TAKEN extended has to be different by Jarek	May 12th, 2009 12:16:18 PM
The first time I saw that film it was the international version, then I saw it in theaters here. HUGE DIFFERENCES. The uncut version is SO much more violent.
Villainy does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	May 12th, 2009 12:36:19 PM
Kwisa, that's the one. A good hardcore henchman villain is what the two most recent Bond's have lacked. They've had Le Chiffre and Roman Polanski-guy as the two 'megalomaniac villains' but they forgot to stick in a 'hardcore henchman villain' to tangle with Bond. Hardcore henchmen are in many ways cooler than the actual main villain.
Harry, a question on Good Bad Ugly by MattmanReturns	May 12th, 2009 01:01:17 PM
Is that the extended 3 hour cut that came out on DVD?
I agree, TheLastCleric and IAmLegolas by googamooga	May 12th, 2009 01:03:55 PM
Harry in his infinite wisdom has proclaimed that the Underworld movies are shit. And yet this is the same person who blew man goo all over Van Helsing, which is widely regarded as being the cinematic equivelent of vomit covered shit. Underworld is shit...Riiiiiiight.....
Major League vs. Bull Durham by RandallPinkFloyd	May 12th, 2009 01:04:57 PM
You can say that you prefer Bull Durham as a movie, but you can't say you prefer Bull Durham as a baseball movie...because Bull Durham is a chick flick, not a sports movie. Major League is a sports movie. I guess a bunch of film lovers would have trouble differentiating between a real sports movie and a chick flick wannabe sports movie.
KonkBob by TylerDurden3395	May 12th, 2009 01:06:58 PM
I'm the exact opposite. Licence to Kill is second only to Goldfinger and Living Daylights is my least favorite (unless you count Never Say Never Again). To each his own though...
Friends of Eddie Coyle finally?!?! by landosystem	May 12th, 2009 01:08:46 PM
I'll believe it when I see it, but damn I love that film.
force 10 by Charlie_Allnut	May 12th, 2009 01:09:33 PM
Never understood why some people hate it - its a really fun guys on a mission movie!
Can't wait to watch Licence by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 01:17:28 PM
on blu-ray. Netflix is shipping it to me today. I love Timothy Dalton as an actor. It's a shame that he didn't get the chance to play Bond until the 80's were nearly over. I think he could have ruled that decade as Bond. I dig "For Your Eyes Only" but every other Roger Moore Bond of that era was pretty forgettable, except for that Duran Duran theme song in "View to a Kill." Something about Dalton always seemed a little cold and remote - like he was a killer rather than a womanizer at heart. The mission came first. This is exactly the kind of interpretation that Bond needed! The sad truth is that Roger Moore was always more charming, personable, and funny in interviews than he ever was as Bond (blame the scripts). At his worst, he made Bond seem like a total cad who enjoyed the perks of his job more than the job itself. Dalton was all about the mission.
Cobra--Kai - milk man by SeanMiller	May 12th, 2009 01:17:56 PM
I was just about to write down the same thing. What you forgot to mention is that the fight isn't between the milkman henchman and a random agent, but between the milkman henchman a random f**ing chef!! I love how even the chef at MI5 is trained in martial arts and proceeds to almost take down the big bad henchman. The whole fight takes place in a tiny kitchen and plays out like a jason bourne fight scene. Wayyyy ahead of its time, just like the whole movie.
Last time I was at Disney World they took out Mr. Toad's... by rbatty024	May 12th, 2009 01:19:52 PM
Wild Wide. It was a real shame.
Re: TylerDurden by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 01:21:16 PM
I'm damn curious, man, how come you don't like Goldfinger? I prefer Dr. No and From Russia With Love as far as Connery Bonds go, but Goldfinger is still pretty aces in my book. In fact, what I don't like about Thunderball is that it's as if the producers said "let's do everything Goldfinger did but BIGGER - and underwater!" For better or worse, Goldfinger set the template for the entire Bond series.
The Fog Blu Ray by TechLord	May 12th, 2009 01:26:45 PM
This is now the third time Harry has included it in the "New This Week" news. If you take a close look, you'll see that this is an overseas release (hence the big "M" rating sticker on it). Also notice the $36.00 price tag on the Amazon link (also notice that it's "Out of Stock"). I'll wait till the US release thanks.
Lando Griffin by IAmLegolas	May 12th, 2009 01:29:40 PM
Right on! And it's clear that the people making these aren't in it for the money and aren't answering to studio chiefs. They have a clear love for genre film making, even with budgetry limitations and not everything works out. They are very fun movies to watch.... again, if you are into this sort of thing. Shit... Underworld 3 was infinitely better and more entertaining than Mummy 3.
Jarek, awesome if true. by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 01:31:00 PM
I really enjoyed the theatrical cut of Taken but I can imagine the true cut being even more satisfying.
Can't wait for You Only Live Twice on BluRay by skimn	May 12th, 2009 01:36:02 PM
Just to see Ken Adam's amazing set design in HD. Say what you will about Moore or Connery or Dalton, etc., but two names that raised the Bond pictures to another level are John Barry and Ken Adam.
SeanMiller by Sailor Rip	May 12th, 2009 01:36:24 PM
No, the guy fucks up the chef. The Agent walks in and see's him shoving him into the meat freezer. That's when the bad ass fight starts. Griddle faces,thrown boiling water, awesome indoor fight moves. Fucking brilliant.
Force 10 from Navarone was always fun. by Sal_Bando	May 12th, 2009 01:45:06 PM
Gotta like Barbara Bach:'Kill Zem!', Richard Kiel (as a Croat) and Edward Fox and his exploding Dogshit there. A funtime to be had by all.
As for all things Dalton, Underworld, etc. by Sal_Bando	May 12th, 2009 01:51:51 PM
Harold's taste is odd at times. Dalton's two Bond flicks were fine, I think he's a good Bond, esp the first one from '87 he did. As for the Underworlds-I figgered I've seen them before in other films to be hones, but just because something's not for me, doesn't mean it's shite. I agree-considering the junk that Harold Will give a pass on--DEATH PROOF anyone? well you know the score here-
Taken, good flick, till the end by VADER77	May 12th, 2009 01:53:29 PM
and the ending sucked.... and sucked bad.. when he is at the airport... that was a HUGE letdown ending for a very underated film... loved the movie, until the last 5 minutes...
I thouught TAKEN was good...until... by JDanielP	May 12th, 2009 01:59:28 PM
...it turned into an 80's style made-for-cable finale. How does a man with a machine gun miss...when pointing at the target and firing several rounds from a fairly close range??? (Don't tell me it's because the target is the STAR of the picture,...as that's not the answer I'm looking for.) Personally, for me, the finale broke the "wall of reality" (so-to-speak) that the movie had set for itself. (But I suppose everyone draws that line from their own perspective.)
Milkman does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	May 12th, 2009 02:14:11 PM
All I know is that random milk man fight from LIVING DAYLIGHTS was 100 times better than the QUANTUM OF SOLACE setpiece fight between Daniel Craig and the MI5 traitor who shoots Judi Dench and scarpers. Swinging around on ropes and with 100 fast edit cuts. Pooey. Did nothing for me. Two rules for next BOND movie... 1/ It must feature a hardcore henchman villain. 2/ No more attention deficit disorder editing. Horrible.
Sailor Rip by SeanMiller	May 12th, 2009 02:14:16 PM
I think you are right, but the random agent that walks in was just serving tea to the suits in victorian style boardroom. Maybe we can say he is a waiter/agent?? Point being...he did a damn fine job holding his own.
Re: Timothy Dalton by skimn	May 12th, 2009 02:14:46 PM
Remember seeing him as Prince Barin in Flash Gordon, and wondered why he wasn't making The Errol Flynn Story.
Random Observations by Kief_Ledger	May 12th, 2009 02:15:35 PM
1. License to Kill is a good Bond movie. Not great, but good. 2. The Man With The Golden Gun is one of the worst Bonds ever. Extremely silly, even for Roger Moore. Why would you bring back that southern hick sheriff? 3. Taken was Ok. The girl playing his daughter annoyed the living shit out of me. Just because she's a teenager doesn't mean that she's a total retard who jumps around like a three year old. 4. There's Something About Mary is not the Farrellys best movie; Dumb and Dumber is. That's just an objective fact. 5. Waynes World 2 is funny, but not nearly as funny as the first one.
Re: skimn by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 02:16:23 PM
Timothy Dalton's role in The Rocketeer is a subtle nod to his Errol Flynn-ish persona, though he ends up being a, uh, Nazi by the end.
Well, guns never make much sense in most films. by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 02:17:58 PM
Taken isn't the most realistic film anyway and guns in films aren't usually shown in a realistic manner. I loved the film and Neeson is just so good in these types of roles. I hope the success of this film gets him more attention than he's gotten in recent memory. He's just an awesome on-screen presence.
by Cobra--Kai	May 12th, 2009 02:18:11 PM
One final rule for next Bond movie... There must be a scene where Bond visits the grave of that random waiter/agent from LIVING DAYLIGHTS to pay his respects. Maybe leave a bottle of milk by the graveside as a tribute. That unknown fucker did do a damn fine job of holding his own. He deserves some recognition.
Re: Maggie Grace in Taken by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 02:18:20 PM
Considering Maggie Grace is around 24 years-old, it was weird seeing her play a really squirrelly 17 year-old in "Taken" but, um, you really have to understand that...for SOME people...that's kind of, um, fetish fuel. Not that I'd know anyone like that. But yeah.
LastCleric by Jarek	May 12th, 2009 02:43:58 PM
The cut of TAKEN I saw was not only edited differently (the hits seemed to connect more solidly, not as fast as the theatrical), but key scenes were different. When he shoots the guy in the elevator he fires like 6 times in the international, and only once (offscreen) in the US theatrical cut. The torture scene in the US is missing the spikes being driven into the legs, and the connections of the shock pads to the body (US version you only see the torturee's face and reaction). Those are two that jump to mind clearly.
Wow, Signourney Weaver's cleavage got the best spot by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 02:44:57 PM
... on the Galaxy Quest box. They must have a better agent than Tim Allen.
Hmmmm by drunkenmonkey73	May 12th, 2009 02:45:15 PM
and which 3 Blu Rays am I going to spend my hard earned cash on? Definitely The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Probably The Fog. Big or Fargo or Taken?
Cobra--Kai by SeanMiller	May 12th, 2009 02:45:57 PM
I can see it now... Craig walks up to the grave with latest onscreen bond girl in tow. Girl: "Who was he?" Bond: "I don't know, but this F**CKER did a damn fine job of holding his own."
That WISE BLOOD cover looks like a 70s era schoolbook by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 02:47:06 PM
Is that the look they were going for?
Ooooh, it has O'Connor reading "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 02:48:53 PM
That's the special feature I'm really interested in. That short story always weirded me out. I'd really like to hear how she reads the end, what kind of voice she gives the grandmother and the Misfit.
Taken sounds like Die Hard 4 without the tech by lockesbrokenleg	May 12th, 2009 02:54:15 PM
stuff
'Force 10 from Navarone' by Lone_Wolf_McQuaalude	May 12th, 2009 02:59:28 PM
Really fun flick. Loved it as a kid. Great cast, great theme song (if I remember right). And Robert Shaw is always worth watching.
Part of the problem of adapting "The Wind in the Willows" by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 03:01:58 PM
Is figuring out how big the animals are supposed to be! For most of the book, you're thinking they are in their natural state, just the right size... But then in the next chapter you've got Toad driving a car and dressed like an old washerwoman. Its a bit hard to figure out. I have a fondness for the stop-motion animated one from 1984, that some tiny childhood memory can only recall in broken fragments and images. My favorite chapter was "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and to my knowledge, its never been adapted. If I ever get the chance to do so, that part of the story stays in the picture. Its just beautiful.
About fucking time Wise Blood came out. by TheContinentalOp	May 12th, 2009 03:18:31 PM
As a major Brad Dourif fan, I've wanted to see one of his few non-schlock starring roles for years. I even wrote an email to MGM, who had the rights back in the VHS days, begging them to put it on DVD. Thanks, Criterion, for putting it out in a fancy edition I'll never be able to afford.
In A World... by www.valiens.com	May 12th, 2009 03:29:35 PM
... where Wayne's World 2 is better than Wayne's World 1... and the Underworld Trilogy completely sucks... Comes a man with a finger on the pulse of a nation. Harry Knowles is... Jar-Jar, Movie Reviewer. "Mesa wuv shit sandwich!" Join Harry as he reviews skips vowels, consonants and entire words in reviews of everything from Hollywood classics to softcore porn. Wonder in amazement how the fuck he became rich and famous off of mediocrity. Marvel at the fact that he gets laid more than you do. Jar-Jar, Movie Reviewer... It's here. it's now. It's in smell-o-vision.
Ah, Karma...she is instant, no? by www.valiens.com	May 12th, 2009 03:31:26 PM
"Join Harry as he reviews skips vowels, consonants and entire words in reviews" - FAIL. "It's here. it's now." FAIL. My life sucks.
Wiseblood is just the by Incandenza	May 12th, 2009 03:32:28 PM
greatest movie on the list this week and i'ts not even close. A true southern gothic masterpiece and without a doubt one of the most haunting endings I've ever seen. Plus it was filmed in my hometown.
HARRY by idrinkyourmilkshake	May 12th, 2009 03:34:49 PM
UMMMM,underworld 1 was okaaay.Underworld 2 was fucn as fuck.I REALLY enjoyed it , and saw it twice in theaters.It wasn'a GREAT film, but defintiely "fun"...so....FUCK YOU.
UNDERWORLD ... by ThusSpakeSpymunk	May 12th, 2009 04:02:17 PM
I think people complain or dislike UNDERWORLD as a series of movies because it's not what they're looking for when they hear "werewolves versus vampires." I honestly think that. I truly enjoy the characters in the UNDERWORLD series, the quality of Epice Theatre to the proceedings. I don't find them "dumb" at all. I hope we get more.
I resent the Underworld series by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 04:07:44 PM
Don't you guys remember back in 2004 or so when the first Underworld was being hyped as the first genuinely cool post-Matrix thrill ride featuring an all out war between vampires and werewolves? And it turned out to be a relatively low-budget, limp-wristed take on a LARPing series that's been around since the 80's.
Thanks, Jarek by TheLastCleric	May 12th, 2009 04:09:50 PM
That sounds really good. I just hope the uncut version is the same version you saw because as much as I enjoyed the film I think an "R" version would play out that much better. By the way, it's funny you mention the spikes, because I remember that part being in the trailer for the U.S. version.
ISN'T IT FUNNY... by johnnyrandom	May 12th, 2009 04:13:05 PM
...how Harry sometimes pretends to have high standards? The answer is yes. It is. Hi-fucking-larious! I refer of course to his quote attached to S. Darko, "It exists, but I have no interest." Too late, Harry, you fat fuck. We already know you'll back any old shite. Stop trying hard to convince us otherwise. You fat fuck.
OH, AND HARRY... by johnnyrandom	May 12th, 2009 04:13:59 PM
...you're a fat fuck.
Golden Gun corkscrew bridge jump... by Nasty In The Pasty	May 12th, 2009 04:22:08 PM
...was wrecked by that HORRIBLE slide whistle they tracked over it. Typical Moore-era bullshit...take a genuinely exciting stunt, and ruin it with a dumb gag tacked onto it.
Where's Disney's version of Peter & the Wolf? by SoylentMean	May 12th, 2009 04:37:20 PM
I love that short.
Don't get your tails in a twist, the Underworld movies are fun by SoylentMean	May 12th, 2009 04:43:18 PM
just like the Mummy movies are fun, the MIB movies are fun, the Bad Boys movies are fun. Jeez, some of you really are kinda inconsistent with the type of shit you do and don't like.
Underworld 3 = WAY better than Indy 4 by SoylentMean	May 12th, 2009 04:44:19 PM
Nuke that fridge and then let it cool. The contents will be hot for five minutes.
Is this the extended version of THE GOOD, BAD, & THE UGLY by SierraTangoFoxtrotUniform	May 12th, 2009 04:45:29 PM
I really hated the changes they made. Tuco walking into a cave and that weird voice-over/narrative crap. Also the dubbing over of Eastwood with his old man current voice. Ridiculous. IT WAS FINE AS IT WAS!!!! LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE!!!!
UNDERWORLD is pretty cool by ChezKing	May 12th, 2009 04:48:46 PM
It's not the best but it is definitely above average. I think when certain big name critics slam a film then what happens is all the other critics join in creating a kind of snowball effect of extreme criticism. It all spirals out of control and suddenly a movie gets ridiculed and ripped apart as the worst thing ever. Which is ridiculous. The Underworld series is actually very well done, very well shot and the acting is quite good. It, along with many other movies over the past few years, keep getting unfair reviews. It's not the best but it definitely is entertaining.
by Cobra--Kai	May 12th, 2009 04:51:52 PM
Johnnyrandom, better to be a fat fuck than a snidey, nasty little fuck like you.
DONT BUY STAR TREK BLURAYS!!! by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 05:00:07 PM
video quality not so good on biggest projections...you let this slide, Harry?
License to Kill>Living Daylights by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 05:07:20 PM
Robert Davi and Benicio Del Toro!!! who the fuck was the bad guy in Daylights, i fell asleep. girl was hot though.
You want quality Disney shorts?? by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 05:08:48 PM
sack up and buy the Walt Disney Treasures. only way to get them all. none of the Fun Factory DVD Mouse House shit.
I heard the Trek movies looked like shit on Blue Ray by lockesbrokenleg	May 12th, 2009 05:11:06 PM
I don't see how Blue Ray makes older movies look better. They weren't shot digitally. The sound wasn't even digital for the most part, so what's the deal?
Demon Bag is right by moondoggy2u	May 12th, 2009 05:11:16 PM
Those Star Trek movie DVDs are just low quality blu-rays; they simply upscaled the dvd transfers and never went to the original negatives. Even Kahn got the same treatment, it was just upscaled a little better than the others. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SLIP-SHOD Paramount con job. And shame on you, Harry, for promoting these things without first viewing them. Dont you care about your loyal readers????
TREK BR=quick cash grab... by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 05:13:52 PM
then theyll bend ya over for the director's cut!
Too bad Walt Disney Treasures are so damn rare by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 05:15:23 PM
Someone stole my Complete Goofy set. I'll never find that again, as Disney only prints like a few thousand of them or something.
by Cobra--Kai	May 12th, 2009 05:17:14 PM
Six Demon Bag, the bad guy in DAYLIGHTS was the milkman assassin 4 fux sake DONT. FALL. ASLEEP.
Cobra by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 05:30:35 PM
but i stayed awake for the cello solo..hot.tie.
D.Vader by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 05:31:21 PM
find Goofy it is my fave one..p.s. find the fucker it took it and make them watch S.Darko. fuckers
I'm renting the WoK blu-ray by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 05:37:16 PM
just because I've never seen the movie itself before, but it's a shame if the Star Trek blu-rays got such a shoddy job from Paramount. If there's anything I hate, it's a blu-ray that looks like nothing more than an upscaled DVD. There are movies much older than Star Trek - like Dr. No, Adventures of Robin Hood, and The Third Man - that look amazing on blu-ray. Why not Trek?
That's Robert Shaw? by OutlawsDelejos	May 12th, 2009 05:44:47 PM
I can't imagine without ahab chops and leathered skin.
Too bad Walt Disney Treasures are so damn rare by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 06:07:15 PM
Someone stole my Complete Goofy set. I'll never find that again, as Disney only prints like a few thousand of them or something.
The Complete Goofy is a fantastic set by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 06:10:07 PM
It had all those sports shorts and the "How to's". It also had one of my favorite Goofy cartoons, the one where he's fishing with his pet grasshopper, Wilbur. I'll probably never see it again, now that some drug-addled asshole stole it (unless I wanna spend upwards of $100 for it). It just kills me knowing that some fucker probably got it for 10 bucks at the pawn shop.
I dunno why it repeated the first Goofy post by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 06:10:28 PM
That's, well... that's just goofy.
Disney covers making me feel like a kid by stupidmop	May 12th, 2009 06:11:37 PM
Man, just seeing those old disney covers makes me feel like a kid and watching them for the first time. This may be the first time I actually buy a Disney movie. If only they would release that short with Goofy, Mickey, and Donald riding around on vacation in the RV with Donald doing the typewriter with the corn on the cob.
Oh Hell yeah StupidMop! I remember that one! by D.Vader	May 12th, 2009 06:17:17 PM
And they were going around a mountain, and the RV basically had just one axle as it was being towed, so the whole thing would teeter back and forth like a see-saw as it careened around the mountain turns. I really want to see that old Disney short "The Windmill" (I think that's what it was called) about a terrible thunderstorm at a windmill and all the frightened animals that take place within, hoping it will weather the attack. Also, the one where Mickey conducts the symphony as they play "The Hurricane". I think that was the name of the piece.
WISEBLOOD by OrsonSwells	May 12th, 2009 06:25:39 PM
Was,in my opinion,an awful mess. The soundtrack was so horrible. I love Brad Dourif as Hazel Motes and of course Huston is a master but this movie completely missed the mark.
D.Vader by stupidmop	May 12th, 2009 06:26:35 PM
You just gave me my second dose of nostalgia today by describing the windmill. I had completely forgot about that one, but you jogged my memory and your right that one rocks. So much of my childhood has been lost to pot.
Why hasn't there been some countdown timer by Series 7	May 12th, 2009 06:30:55 PM
On this site letting us know when Fanboys comes out on DVD?
The Old Mill is what it's called D Vader. by Sal_Bando	May 12th, 2009 07:12:34 PM
It's on You Tube just look for it, I've seen that and many of the other old Silly Symphonies on there. Moondogger!!! where ya been pallie? been a bit between sightings. STILL needs Giant Robots!
THANKS for the REAL opinions on Star Trek BLU-RAYS. by JDanielP	May 12th, 2009 07:20:32 PM
And to think that Paramount almost had a buying customer, here. It's GREAT to know the truth before you BUY, even if the truth SUCKS!!! DAMN IT, Paramount!!!
Dalton's Bond over Underworld? by Boomstick78	May 12th, 2009 07:32:33 PM
So you dog Underworld but love Timothy Dalton's Bond movies? Someone needs their head examined. Dalton is the worst Bond in the history of the movies. As for the Underworld series, they are fun to watch if not anything else. Plenty more appealing than Dalton.
Yeah! Harry Doyle by BizarroJerry	May 12th, 2009 07:44:36 PM
"Tonight's game is brought to you by... Christ, I can't find it! The hell with it!"
"Are you saying by BizarroJerry	May 12th, 2009 07:45:11 PM
Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?"
Disney shorts are good times all around by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 07:46:15 PM
pretty got much of the treasures..scoured ebay..vader you might keep an eye out for goofy sometimes you luck out.
Howdy howdy Sallie by moondoggy2u	May 12th, 2009 07:57:21 PM
Its been a moondog's age!! How are you doing? And you are absolutely right--giant robots are desperately needed! At least McG's listening to me...
Harry by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 08:06:43 PM
curious to know what films you been forced to embargo. wanna know how many actually turned out to be good. do this for me and all will be forgiven. cheers
BillEmic by TylerDurden3395	May 12th, 2009 08:09:32 PM
I said Licence is second only to Goldfinger. Goldfinger is my all time fave Bond flick.
Splash has one of my very lines ever!!! by Bastard_In_A_Blanket	May 12th, 2009 08:09:34 PM
When John Candy says: "You never seen a guy who slept with a fish before?" I really miss John Candy. Todays "Comedy Gods" really DO NOT cut the mustard.
Splash has one of the all time best quotes! by Bastard_In_A_Blanket	May 12th, 2009 08:13:25 PM
Freddie (John Candy): You never seen a guy who slept with a fish before?
Didn't think it posted the first time... by Bastard_In_A_Blanket	May 12th, 2009 08:15:14 PM
... and for wasting bandwidth - Wayne's World 2 sucked like a pennyless Divine Brown, Harry! Well, not that bad, but you get my drift, eh?
so what is this new Harry gif a reference to? by The Amazing G	May 12th, 2009 08:16:07 PM
these things are getting more and more obscure
huh by mr. smith	May 12th, 2009 08:25:10 PM
1) WTF is S. Darko? beats the hell out of me. 2) Force Ten from Navarone rulz.
Awesome non-Dalton fight in "Daylights" by darthliquidator	May 12th, 2009 08:35:51 PM
That was one of the movie's major flaws...one of the series' best-ever fights (the kitchen brawl between the milkman goon and the anonymous British agent)...didn't even involve Dalton??!! Stupid, stupid move...audiences were paying money to see BOND in action, not the guy who's listed last in the cast credits. Also...they should have kept the sequence where Dalton rides a carpet over telephone lines, as if he were in "Thief Of Bagdad" Cheesy, I know...but this movie always comes off looking a little too staid and reserved....and Joe Don Baker's death was unforgivably lame and unimaginative.
Harry is right on the money... by fassbinder79	May 12th, 2009 09:00:44 PM
...About Miller's being the Coen's best film. No question. And easily one of the best films ever made.
Wayne's World 2 owned the first one by seppukudkurosawa	May 12th, 2009 09:08:11 PM
which suffered from coming across like an extended SNL skit (which is exactly what it was). Seriously, be objective now and watch them back to back; the second one was actually funny, had more of the rock 'n' roll spirit, had Ralph Brown reprising his role of Danny from Withnail & I and it had Kim Basinger in her purrrrrime. Harry's right on this.
Waynes World 2 does rock by Six Demon Bag	May 12th, 2009 09:13:42 PM
farley, walken, kevin pollack, ralph brown. shit first one had ed harris and robert patrick. like Godfather 1 and 2 boys.
Dont forget WWII had Charlton Heston! by seppukudkurosawa	May 12th, 2009 09:24:28 PM
I mean the movie, not the war... Although the war had Charlton Heston too, so it automatically becomes the best war ever!
The Living Daylights villain was MITCHELL!!!! by Nasty In The Pasty	May 12th, 2009 09:33:12 PM
Wakka-chi-wakka.
BIG is a MUCH MUCH BETTER THAN crappy Splash by Proman1984	May 12th, 2009 09:34:15 PM
Are you kidding me? There is no contest!
And Coen's best film is THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE by Proman1984	May 12th, 2009 09:36:36 PM
A masterpiece among their many masterpieces.
SHUT YO MOUTH! by The Amazing G	May 12th, 2009 09:43:32 PM
I'm just talkin' bout Mitchell!
Re:TylerDurden by BillEmic	May 12th, 2009 09:53:44 PM
My apologies, I have no idea what I was smoking when I first read your post. Now I'm looking forward to watching Licence on blu-ray this week.
Miller's Crossing was too much of a rip-off--- by seppukudkurosawa	May 12th, 2009 09:56:11 PM
of The Glass Key (both the movie and the book) for me to truly love it. Admittedly, it beats the earlier movie (which I still really like- especially for Brian Donlevey, the king of noir-era character actors), but the Coens could have at least thrown Hammett a story credit, considering not only does it follow damn near every beat of the book (and lift shots from the movie), it even repeats whole lines. I really like the Coen Brothers, but the more I delve into cinema history, the more I think they just wish they were making movies in the '30s and '40s. Burn After Reading might as well have been a rewrite of some lost screwball script written by Preston Sturges or someone. It's OK having a knowledge of cinema history, and it's also OK having your head lost in the past, but sometimes I think they have as many magpie tendencies as QT, they just hide them better. I can't choose which Coens Brothers movie I prefer out of Big Lebowski, Hudsucker Proxy and Barton Fink. 'spose if you pushed me I'd go for Big Lebowski... Although everyone quoting every single fucking line every time it gets brought up can be kind of annoying, even if it is a testament to the awesomeness of the script.
so what is this new Harry gif a reference to? by theJackalope	May 12th, 2009 10:05:29 PM

"so what is this new Harry gif a reference to?" by theJackalope	May 12th, 2009 10:06:35 PM
Obviously it's Harry finding his way out of a paper bag.
Jackalope by odo19	May 12th, 2009 10:19:24 PM
Mulholland Drive.
THE PAPER CHASE GUY WAS IN FOG? by lockesbrokenleg	May 12th, 2009 10:25:26 PM
WTF?!!!
Mary is anal leakage compared to Dumb & Dumber by JuanSanchez	May 12th, 2009 10:28:04 PM
Dumb & Dumber is their masterpiece. Eventually Mary will be forgotten.
JuanSanchez by IHaveSeenEveryEpisodeOfPrisonBre ak	May 12th, 2009 10:35:44 PM
Agreed! Mary is an OK throwaway flick, while dumb and dumber is true art!
I've said this before and I'll say it again... by Davidia	May 12th, 2009 10:38:17 PM
Don't expect Harry to reply to any credible arguments, it's to hard for him.
Sigourney Weaver's tits by Badger23	May 12th, 2009 10:44:04 PM
Was Galaxy Quest the first movie where her tits got HUGE?
Dumber is a comedic high. Mary... just a beer or two by JuanSanchez	May 13th, 2009 12:39:45 AM

Badger23 - it's just a good bra and an assload of padding by JuanSanchez	May 13th, 2009 12:40:16 AM

which is more cloying...harry' s opinion on film or politics? by blue1622	May 13th, 2009 01:18:06 AM
stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life.
I beat them to death with their own shows by lockesbrokenleg	May 13th, 2009 02:32:43 AM

Did somebody just suggest by kwisatzhaderach	May 13th, 2009 03:48:11 AM
the Underworld movies were better than the Dalton Bonds? Only on AICN...
Star Trek on blu-ray by rost	May 13th, 2009 05:34:17 AM
They don't look as good as they could but they also look better than ever before! I am okay with them; for now.
the best Coens by Bloo	May 13th, 2009 06:06:14 AM
is easily Hudsucker, script by the Rami's great performances from Robbins, Newman, Leigh, Ted Rami and Campbell, it's just an overall great flick. Raising Arizona is great too as for Dalton's Bond's I hated them as a kid, who loved LOVED Moore's...looking back now, his were sublime and wonderfuly and I still have to wonder what Bond would have been like had Laenby been given a fair shake
The Living Daylights Has Some of the BEST Action by SamuelLappDance	May 13th, 2009 06:27:59 AM
of ANY Bond film. The opening sequence on the Rock of Gibraltar -- practically without dialogue -- is awesome, perfectly edited and just damn exciting. Then, you get the kitchen fight that everyone mentioned above. A bit later is the Aston Martin chase in snowy Czechoslovakia ("I had a few optional extras installed"). The climax is then this enormous desert battle in Afghanistan climaxing with Bond hanging out of a cargo plan going one-on-one with a Eurotrash assassin all the while a bomb onboard ticks down. Yeah, the Whitaker bit at the end was anti-climactic. But, man, light years ahead of any 007 film since ... er, with the exception of "Casino Royale." Respect the Dalton!
Never understood the Underworld hate. by Knuckleduster	May 13th, 2009 06:28:42 AM
They're not great films, but it's not like they ever pretend to be anything other than B-grade. Besides, you get vampires, werewolves, chicks in leather, Bill Nighy and the awesome Michael Sheen. I thought that last one with Rhona Mitra was kinda fun. Maybe it's because she's so fuckable.
i love the star trek covers by Mr Gorilla	May 13th, 2009 06:37:31 AM
but they have messed up not doing a good version of Motion Picture. people slag it off, but it's really ambitious and beautiful and would very much suit a good clean blu-ray of the much superior director's cut. oh, and it's one of the best movie scores ever ever ever....
by New_Magneto	May 13th, 2009 07:01:00 AM
Cool !!!
by New_Magneto	May 13th, 2009 07:47:47 AM
Cool !!!
by Cobra--Kai	May 13th, 2009 07:52:32 AM
BBCNews24 is reporting that a prequel 'spin-off' to THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS has just been announced. This movie will cover the life and events of the hitherto anonymous British agent/waiter who died valiantly upon the griddle. Christian Bale is set to star as the nameless agent, and Ralph Fiennes has signed on to appear as his nemesis 'the milkman'. Timothy Dalton hasn't commited to cameo as Bond in the drawing room over fears that his one line of dialogue "milk and two sugars please" don't provide enough challenge to the veteran actor.
I don't understand Coen 'fans' by white_vader	May 13th, 2009 08:17:30 AM
I mean, how is it that no-one appreciates the perfection of Hudsucker? And even more than that, people are mentioning their favourites and it's the usual suspects but somehow their masterpiece Raising Arizona is like a forgotten film? What is WRONG with you people?! How does it not even rate a mention?
Underworld hate by white_vader	May 13th, 2009 08:21:36 AM
Probably has something to do with astounding feats like dressing Kate Beckinsale in head to toe latex and corsets and somehow managing NOT to make her sexy. Or werewolves that for some unknown reason run on walls and ceilings but somehow are still slower than the people they're pursuing,,, just a guess.
HEY, COBRA__KAI... by johnnyrandom	May 13th, 2009 08:25:12 AM
...I think not. You sound like a fat fuck. Did I hurt your feelings? AWWWWWW!
It was hard enough to take Dalton seriously in anything by white_vader	May 13th, 2009 08:31:16 AM
after Flash Gordon (not his fault really). But now I can never take him seriously ever again after his glorious scenery-chewing baddie in Hot Fuzz. His brilliance has done him in I think. "Thith REALLY hurrrtthh!"
Moore's Bond was a sleazy old perv. by Knuckleduster	May 13th, 2009 08:40:29 AM
But the movies were a lot of fun. Man with the Golden Gun is one of my favourites. Can't beat Connory, though.
by Cobra--Kai	May 13th, 2009 09:49:52 AM
johnnyrandom, and YOU sound like a bully. That's why I defended Harry, and that's why I (still) believe you are a snidey, nasty little fuck.
"I say by Big Jim	May 13th, 2009 10:31:09 AM
fuck you Jobu" I never got the hate for the Dalton Bonds so its nice to see it isn't universal. People complained he was too cold, but I found his Bond to be, by comparison to the character he played in The Doctor and the Devils, a warm and loving humanitarian.
Hudsucker Proxy... by IAmLegolas	May 13th, 2009 10:33:03 AM
... is not the Coen Bros best film. I wish I could see it but both of the times I tried (1996 on VHS and 2001 on cable TV) I fell asleep 20 minutes in. If anything it should fit alongside any Coen Bros. movie that stars George Clooney, Killer Of Potentially Good Coen Bros. movies. Oh, and... if Miller's Crossing is a rip-off of anything, it would be movies like Yojimbo & Fist Full Of Dollars, which steal from Dashiell Hammett's novel "Red Harvest". The Glass Key my ass....
I stand corrected... by IAmLegolas	May 13th, 2009 10:36:18 AM
The Glass Key was based on Dashiell Hammett's book. And thusly, I'm pwn3d.
Love Galaxy Quest by Lovecraftfan	May 13th, 2009 11:00:23 AM
Very well-written with great special effect and wonderful turns by the whole cast
Best Dalton? That'd be Flash Gordon of course. by Stuntcock Mike	May 13th, 2009 11:02:48 AM

FUCK YEAH!!!! WATCHMEN 7/28 by Six Demon Bag	May 13th, 2009 11:22:15 AM
BRING IT THE FUCK ON!!!
Dalton should stick to BAD guys by CENOBITE	May 13th, 2009 11:55:46 AM
he was such a PRICK in the Rocketeer. . . and Jennifer Connelly such the FOX. "WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BECOME SO SKINNY, JENNIFER... WHYYYYYY?!?"
Robert Shawn did a movie with H. Ford? Wow! by ricarleite2	May 13th, 2009 12:02:07 PM
I did not know that. How neat is that? Also, I love "Big", because I always liked the young skinny Hanks as opposed to the older, fatty Hanks (post Philadelfia Hanks).
Dalton Era Bond movies blew dog by Rocco Curioso	May 13th, 2009 12:10:58 PM
He's a competent actor to be sure, but too stiff as Bond... ya gotta give the character some personality, not just play him as a badass with a Walther PPK. IMO no one touched Connery, but you at least have to try(this aspiration wasn't lost on Pierce Brosnan when he took over). License To Kill mercifully had a pair of cool villains: Robert Davi as senior baddie and a young Benecio Del Toro as junior baddie. First time I saw it, I kept expecting Del Toro to turn to Davi and say "I was in junior high, dickhead"(in Spanish), but he never did.
Is Legend of Sleepy Hollow . . . by Nice Marmot	May 13th, 2009 12:34:48 PM
. . . on any of these Disney Collections yet?
Windy in the Willows = Gassy Frog! by loserguy3000	May 13th, 2009 12:54:41 PM
Why is there a cloud of gas coming out of that frog's ass? Seriously?
Passengers and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans by 9000rpm	May 13th, 2009 12:54:45 PM
I actually really enjoyed both. Passengers was totally involving and, let's face it, the Underworld series has been very successful because these are interesting characters. I'm looking forward to U4.
Galaxy Quest by midgarddragon	May 13th, 2009 01:26:07 PM
I wouldn't bother waiting for Blu unless you just happen to be one of those rich fcks that has decided to adopt a format that's still years away from being mainstream...but as for Galaxy Quest, do not* go searching for it in stores, especially the Wal-Mart/Target variety, they do not have it anywhere. Just order it online from Amazon, at 10 bucks you can get 1-Day shipping and still come out under 25 bucks.
"sister, when I've raised hell you'll know it" by mr. smith	May 13th, 2009 01:42:21 PM
Millers Crossing sure is my favorite Coen Bros movie!
Has anyone ever noticed.... by acebrando	May 13th, 2009 02:11:29 PM
how many times Harry says "that said" in each of these columns? Sometimes he will say it two or three times in the same paragraph. Once i noticed this, it jumps out at me now and I cringe every time i see one.
Oh and also... by acebrando	May 13th, 2009 02:18:23 PM
Big was a better film than Splash, Waynes World was better than 2, and Fargo was better than Miller's Crossing. 'you know nothing jon snow'.
Found new 'Galaxy Quest' DVD in Best Buy no problem.... by thethedew	May 13th, 2009 02:53:35 PM
Spiffy lenticular cover.
HEY, COBRA__KAI... by johnnyrandom	May 13th, 2009 04:28:01 PM
...Here's a hanky, for your tears. Have a lollipop too, kid. ruffles your hair
WISE BLOOD? hell YES! by SpanksterOfLove	May 13th, 2009 04:48:37 PM
Finally on dvd, and it's about damn time. There needs to be a "John Huston: The Later Years" box set of some sort, one that includes all his work from the 70's on. "Fat City" "Wise Blood" "Prizzi's Honor" "Under the Volcano" "The Dead", plus a few more. Aw hell...might as well throw "Annie" in there too, I guess. And Flannery O'Conner is the Queen of Crazy-Ass Southern Gothic Goodness. Thank you Criterion for releasing, and thanks Harry for the info!
Moore's Bond bagged more chicks in a hour by lockesbrokenleg	May 13th, 2009 05:39:33 PM
than Dalton did. Poor guy.
And the shittiest... by Gluecifer	May 13th, 2009 06:09:29 PM
and most overrated action movie of the year is...suspense... Nah, no suspense: Luc Be$$on's produced (and incredibely badly written) Taken! Luc Be$$on: shitty director, shitty producer (90% of the time) and SHITTY WRITER!!!!! Fuck you, Luc, and fuck you if you like that guy's work.
13 going on 30 is a better "Big" than "Big" by white_vader	May 13th, 2009 06:17:52 PM
Of course i'm just trolling, but seriously the ending is better at least. I loved Big, but wtf was up with the Disneysaccharine fucking shot of him with the ruffled hair and puppydog eyes looking back over his shoulder in rumpled clothes 5 sizes too big? Jesus Christ what a vomit-inducing shot! Didn't quite spoil the movie, but almost...
John Carpenter's 'The Fog' Rules!!! by Orionsangels	May 13th, 2009 06:58:19 PM
That movie scared the bejesus outta me when I was a kid. I was scared of it that when the commercial came on. I would change the channel. It still creeps me out to this day. It's a classic horror movie!
Khan? by darthwaz1	May 13th, 2009 09:11:45 PM
Is it the Director's cut that was released on dvd a few years back?
Did Harry say that something by Seth MacFarlane is actually funn by Series 7	May 13th, 2009 09:38:37 PM
Because that would be crazy.
startrek boxset looks dam good on my 50'' sony by skiff	May 13th, 2009 10:26:20 PM
the dvds never looked anything like this and we finally the right ratios. The way everyone is talking i thought they would look like shit. Now the dvds they looked like shit.
Dalton-Era Bond... by The_Dreaded_Rear_Admiral	May 14th, 2009 12:08:21 AM
Underrated. here I logged in figuring I'd have to defend Tim, but I'm seeing a lot of love for the Dalton Bond! I do believe License was the first Bond to be ALL about the revenge, and the sex and quips came in second! Don't forget Anthony Zerbe's Milton Krest getting blown up in the hypobaric (sp?) chamber!
Wayne's World 2 is a terrific sequel by BigTuna	May 14th, 2009 01:17:18 AM
Even though it bombed and the first film was the smash hit, I thought WW1 was overrated. WW2 though is a rare sequel that's better than the first and has much bigger laughs.
god by KazAlvinRunts	May 14th, 2009 01:55:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =rik6Jo19YWU
A plank of wood had better expression than Dalton by lockesbrokenleg	May 14th, 2009 02:37:15 AM
Dalton sucked ass, He was boring. Living Daylights was just silly junk compared to Moore and Connery.
The Living Daylights is so FUCKING boring! by BigTuna	May 14th, 2009 03:58:59 AM
Yes, it has a couple of scenes with terrific stunt work, but christ, the film is far too long and drags horribly. Not to mention Dalton is a snoozer as Bond.
Harry GIF is a reference to... by clownparts	May 14th, 2009 04:41:01 AM
Mullholand Dr.
avoid the european blu-ray of FOG at all cost by Gorgomel	May 14th, 2009 04:42:28 AM
crappiest transfer I've ever seen! hope they will make it right for the US BR.
Harry, et al by Halloween68	May 14th, 2009 01:29:00 PM
I never understood the hatred some people have for the UNDERWORLD film series. If you get the point of the films, I don't know how you can't at least enjoy them as fun popcorn flicks. They're serials. It's like a non-comedic BUFFY in the movies. The thing that this series reminds me of the most is that Aaron Spelling Vampire series that ran in the 90s on TV. Can't remember the name of it, but it was a pretty good series. UNDERWORLD is very visual, stylistic. Pretty to look at. Fun action sequences. And how can you not at least perk up for Kate Beckinsale in tight, leather action gear. Each movie's a piece of history behind the vampires and werewolves feud. There's no beginning. There's no end. You can pick up anywhere along the bloodline of these two species and run with it. I mean, don't get me wrong, nobody's going to win any Academy Awards for any of these films, and there are some major holes in the established rules of both species. But come on. This stuff is far more entertaining than TWILIGHT or most any of the supernatural actioners that have appeared over the past few years. I wouldn't say they're as good as HELLBOY (but then again I'm a HELLBOY nut), but I'd run it up against DOOMSDAY, LEAGUE OF EXTRORDINARY GENTLEMEN, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, or the MUMMY series any day of the week. Again, haven't seen the 3rd UNDERWORLD, so I can't speak for it. But I found the 2nd in the series extremely entertaining. A notch above the first. The only reason I didn't run out to see the 3rd film is because they changed directors and switched lead actresses. To me that's like starting over. That's a different face and a different voice. I'd rather wait to video to see if it's on par with the first two.
Yeah Living Daylights sucks by MattmanReturns	May 14th, 2009 06:24:50 PM
I had to seriously force my eyes to stay open in that movie. Licence to Kill much better.
thanks for telling me what the gif is a reference to by The Amazing G	May 15th, 2009 04:47:10 AM
I really need to see more of Lynch's flicks
Richard Kiel 's greatest line by Skankardly	May 15th, 2009 06:45:34 AM
"Blackie bleed red blood."
RandallPinkFloyd needs to take another look at Bull Durham by BanditDarville	May 17th, 2009 06:33:20 PM
and please explain why Bull Durham is a "chick flick wannabe sports movie". Major League is one of my favorite baseball flicks and highly entertaining, but Bull Durham has been recognized by Major League Baseball and ESPN as a classic sports movie. It's got one of the best shit-talking scenes ever, baseball history in that it has Durham as the Single A farm team for the Atlanta Braves (now they are the AAA affiliate of the Devil Rays), and hell, let's be honest- Bull Durham did the President Joebu Palmer voodoo shit with the bat first. Oh, and those posting about Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest. The shuttle scene in Alien with the skimpy panties is still sexy as hell.

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