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Harry's DVD PICK & PEEKS: 2nd week of July: Buster Keaton, Groovy Goolies, Women in Prison, remake of Poltergeist II, early James Cameron work & more!!!
Hey folks, Harry here… This is a fairly short week, so again I give you a preview of a single title from next week to make it up to you. But next week is another week that is filled with interesting weird titles that I love – so that'll be a longer column. Not to say there isn't great stuff here. Just check it out and see! As usual the pics and the titles will take you to AMAZON – where you can learn more on the title, or you can purchase it, which helps to support this column, which is absolutely appreciated. So take a look down the line, fun awaits you.
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
BUSTER KEATON – SHORT FILMS COLLECTION: 1920-1923 (3-disc)
Now this is a fan-fricken-tastic Blu Ray set from KINO. KINO traditionally does a great job. But to do that job by bringing us a great collection of Keaton's early work in his shorts period… well, fantastic. Suddenly here is a pristine presentation of that which hardcore geeks crave… unseen Keaton work. I had some of Keaton's work when he was with Fatty Arbuckle, but there was quite a bit that I hadn't previously seen – never mind the fact that it's 1080p and amazing. Plus I've had Keaton's COPS on 16mm for about 20 years. But here's what all is on the set. Don't pass this up!
THE HIGH SIGN (1920/21 - B&W - 19 Min.)
ONE WEEK (1920 - B&W - 24 Min.)
CONVICT 13 (1920 - B&W - 19 Min.)
THE SCARECROW (1920 - B&W - 18 Min.)
NEIGHBORS (1921 - B&W - 19 Min.)
THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1921 - Color Tinted - 20 Min.)
HARD LUCK (1921 - B&W 21 Min.)
THE GOAT (1921 - B&W - 23 Min.)
THE PLAY HOUSE (1921 - B&W - 23 Min.)
THE BOAT (1921 - B&W - 23 Min.)
THE PALEFACE (1922 - B&W - 20 Min.)
COPS (1922 - B&W - 18 Min.)
MY WIFE'S RELATIONS (1922 - B&W - 17 Min.)
THE BLACKSMITH (1922 - B&W - 21 Min.)
THE FROZEN NORTH (1922 - B&W - 17 Min.)
DAY DREAMS (1922 - B&W - 19 Min.)
THE ELECTRIC HOUSE (1922 - B&W - 23 Min.)
THE BALLOONATIC (1923 - B&W - 22 Min.)
THE LOVE NEST (1923 - Color Tinted - 20 Min.)
Fifteen visual essays illustrated with clips and stills, written by various Keaton experts
Four visual essays on the film's locations by ''Silent Echoes'' author John Bengston
Eight page booklet with an essay by Jeffrey Vance, author of ''Buster Keaton Remembered''
''The Men Who Would Be Buster'' a collection of clips from slapstick films influenced by Keaton's work
''Character Studies'' (ca. 1925) a gag film starring Carter DeHaven, with cameos by Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Roscoe ''Fatty'' Arbuckle and others.
''Seeing Stars'' (excerpts) a 1922 promotional film featuring cameos by Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and others.
A series of brief, alternate / deleted shots from ''The Goat'', ''The Blacksmith'' and ''The Ballonatic''.
See – isn't this a fantastic set?
This is one of the great films – I love it. But all you're getting is the 132 minute version of the film. You're not getting extras, no docs, nada. SO weigh it. You know we're going to get, at some point, a big deluxe set. Obviously we want a Criterion set that is at least as full as that 3-Disc boxed set they put out. But… Let's face it, you that 3-disc set is out of print, so if you don't have it… you're not likely to, without paying a pretty penny, and this is only $19. If you're pinching pennies, hold off. But if you just can't wait to check this out on High Def, that's what you'll get. But nothing else.
BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS Blu Ray
A magical film. If you're a young cynical film snob that turns their noses up at cel animated laser blasts, that any amount of cheese puts you into a lactose intolerance-fueled rage, if you demand CG in your movies and think models are nerds… and if you hate magnificent epic cleavage… so much so that perhaps there's even a heroic titted spaceship with a sassy voice that could fuel your pitiful black heart and make point and rage yet again with your pathetic existence. BUT THE REST OF US! Yes, the rest of us will continue to just fucking love with the very marrow of our bones, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. It's a film that at many levels had everything stacked against it.
This was a Roger Corman produced Sci-Fi film that not only wanted to rip-off STAR WARS… but was even going to be a Sci-fi trippy as all hell send-up of SEVEN SAMURAI… which basically has you trying to rip-off two of the greatest films ever… and we all know that STAR WARS was just a rip off of THE HIDDEN FORTRESS by Kurosawa and fueled by Lucas' frustrations at losing out on the rights to JOHN CARTER OF MARS to John Boorman. Yes. This film came from a strange fucking awesome era with that shit going on. But ya know… It just works. How can I tell?
My nephew gets to spend an occasional weekend over here at my wife and mine's Geek Shack… and whilst here – he treats me like a film request DJ. He'll say… "Uncle Harry, I want to see… " insert a film genre here… everything from Sci-Fi, Something Scary, Funny, Cool, Badass, with Horses, black&white, something with Stop motion, something funny with monsters… all with the caveat, "That I haven't seen!"
Well, I'm the exact right Uncle for this kid, because I always come through. This particular night he asked for a "Science-fiction Fantasy!" Well, this was literally in my stacks to watch so I put it in. It was 2am when he asked, he fell asleep at 3am. But the next day, when we were alone and he began his DJ requests, he said, "UNCLE HARRY, can I watch that movie from last night? I really want to see the rest of it!"
I put it in, and I went to scenes and said, "do you remember the last thing you saw?" and Gio said, "Yeah, but can I watch it from the beginning? I really like it!" When we finished he was just really excited. "Did they do anymore of these?" I love when one of these films just flares my nephew's imagination. I, of course, put on GALAXY OF TERROR & FORBIDDEN WORLD – and he liked those, but not like BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. He wanted to take that home with him to show his Mom. I gave him the BluRay and ordered a replacement for me. Coming today. So yeah, that's just how great this one is. He wants to try and make lego versions of the ships – and he really means all the ships. He keeps noticing Robert Vaughn in other movies and calling him, "That guy from BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS" – I can't wait to show him THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN! But I bet anything he'll think it ripped off this. Same with SEVEN SAMURAI. I'm saving that film for when he's 16. He's freaking love it.
RANGO is a tremendous animated film from Gore Verbinski and INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS & MAGIC. In fact it is the first fully animated film from ILM, contrary to what many think about the Prequels. I think Ewan was real. Anyway – you've all seen some of the behind the scenes of how Verbinski recorded the sound – and unfortunately they don't have a feature where you can just watch the movie with a PIP of the real life version that the actors all did. I'd love that personally. They do have great extras… I just would have loved to have all the cast stuff on there too. But that'd be a great selling point for a 15th Anniversary edition. Don't Lose it! Heh. Depp's title character is just downright one of the most fascinatingly animated, performed and designed animated characters that I've ever seen. I love it. Truly trippy and constantly cool. OH… and it is gorgeous on my screen. There's stuff that you'll see that just gives ya a "gawsh gee whiz" kinda smile – and that's a great smile to have on your face. Here's the extras:
Experience the Never-Before-Seen Ending
Uncover 10 Deleted Scenes
Meet the Real Creatures of Dirt (HD)
Filmmakers' Commentary Watch with Storyboard Reel Picture-in-Picture
Go Behind the Scenes with Cast and Crew (HD)
Take an Interactive Trip to Dirt
Someday I'll introduce my nephew to the term POST-APOCALYPTIC… This will probably be soon, especially due to a recent writing gig that I've landed. But next time he asks to watch something SCI FI, I'll say, "Remember that Rolling Roadshow trip you took with Grandpa and me? This is a Post-Apocalyptic version of that!" He'll love that. But I have to define POST APOCALYPTIC for him first with A BOY AND HIS DOG. I actually can't believe I haven't shown him that yet. Sorry, the boy is on the brain. Booked a Christmas-New Years trip for the family – and the whole time I just can't get him out of my head. It'll blow his brain. BUT let's get back to DAMNATION ALLEY. I wrote at length about it last week. However, I just feel the need to make sure you folks see that I really do care about this film. That vehicle you see on the cover is just my pick for POST-APOCALYPTIC VEHICLE of choice! What's yours? Oh – and if you haven't seen this film – your opinion is tainted by not knowing the awesome of this vehicle. LEARN! And Survive! Some lucky bastard around San Francisco has this parked in his garage just waiting for the apocalypse. And who will dare laugh at him then? I mean the film has Jan-Michael Vincent doing all kinds of motorcycle cross-country stunts, George Peppard rocking at Burt Reynolds – and yeah, it is all kinds of weird. OH! And it has little Jackie Earle Haley – and he's a badass in this too! Even as a little kid! All the extras are basically propaganda by the producer of the film to make a remake. And I'd love to see the director of RUBBER do it.
Handsomely produced and acted. But none of it really mattered. I like everyone in the film, it was absolutely watchable, but nothing really made a dent. This is a courtroom thriller type of flick, I love that genre, but this just isn't that gripping. The threat never really carries any weight in my head. There's something about the film that just left me not caring about the characters – and I think it's because McConaughey's character – as written – isn't really someone I cared about. He's a bit of a douche, and that's the character he's playing and my empathy for his character left me kind of hoping he'd get killed. Except that the psycho – is even douchier. And I like that actor too, but not this character. You see that's the problem with the film – I had noone to care about and that makes a thriller unengaging.
WOMEN IN PRISON Triple Pack (CHAINED HEAT / RED HEAT / JUNGLE WARRIORS
First note: MR. SKIN PRESENTS… That means something to people of caliber like you. I'm not going to pretend to know what you think, but to a lowbrow Neanderthal like me – it makes me suspect that there could be some degree of nudity in the films presented therein.
A survey of the titles instantly tells me – OH YEAH! These are primo-skin flicks. I just wish that MR SKIN was presenting said awesomery in the crystal clarity of Blu. I have had a long scintillating cine-skin affair with CHAINED HEAT. And that Sybil Danning obsession of the 90's assured me of being a fan of JUNGLE WARRIORS. But this was my first time with RED HEAT. It was quite satisfying. You see, I'd always heard it was a ripoff of CHAINED HEAT… but it is also some awesome Commisploitation, which there's not nearly enough committed films to. It isn't legendary like RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II, but it has way more tits!
I've watched it twice. It is most certainly not "the most terrifying film since THE EXORCIST" and if you think about that too much, it'll rightly piss you off royally, but realize some guy named Steve O'Brien of WCBS RADIO said that. And why the hell would you believe that? I would genuinely love to hear Steve sell me that quote and defend it. BUT… don't let that insane statement keep you from enjoying what is otherwise a really kinda wacky remake of POLTERGEIST 2, but what I didn't count on was that the big sequence at the end… well it's better done here. There's some genuine scary scenes and situations here. It could also fall apart on the rather odd performance from Patrick Wilson who seems constantly annoyed. But I've begun to read that look of annoyance as a "sneaking suspicion that I've experienced this before" – which is probably what he was going for. But he might be annoyed. If he's annoyed, it shouldn't be by the film, it's pretty darn fun. Watch with friends, it's got some jumps that'll get ya laughing if you like that kind of horror.
Ya know. This movie was a pretty terribly sold movie. I hated the trailers. Hated them. Hated them so much that it was a point of pride to avoid and deride the film as often as I could. But tonight, I put it on. You see, I'll give everything a chance at least once. I'm genuine glad I watched ARTHUR. Russell Brand is a parody of a celebrity, incredibly self-aware – so much so, that if you were to talk to him for a brief period of time, he'd absolutely charm you. He's got crazy fun charisma and you can see that on display in ARTHUR. What makes the film work is that Brand's take on ARTHUR is genuine and oddly whimsical. I like that. I also really like Helen Mirren. And, as Yoko said, "I actually like Jennifer Garner in this because I am supposed to hate her, it works!" Which again is brilliantly put by this awesome lady. But I really love Greta Gerwig. She's in the Liza role. She's a different kind of gal, but one I can absolutely fall for in the same way I did for Liza. All that said, there are some bullshit moments that feel absolutely false – and that pissed me off for a bit here and there. But ya know… I still came away liking it better than I expected. It just kinda falls dead flat in spots – but overall… it ain't the worst remake, but it isn't effortless like the original. The original ARTHUR was this brilliant spontaneously sweet and awesome film. This is a pale imitation. It tries, works in places splendidly, but that original was just so original and this… well it's just the remake that reminds you how perfect it was the first time.
The only thing wrong with this movie in Mike Leigh's career is that it was surrounded by films I preferred, but I really really do have a huge affection for his NAKED. And HARRY POTTER fans – if you've always wanted to see Professor Remus Lupin au natural, well this is most definitely your chance. Be forewarned though, this film isn't for the youngsters – it is thoroughly adult in nature, in case the title hadn't clued you in. It took me years to come around to this film. There was a point in time when I didn't care for Thewlis that much, but now – I watch this film – and I really do kinda wish it had Gary Oldman in it – and that they tumbled about naked Oliver Reed fashion. It'd just give those fanfic-ers something to reference. Not that I know a damn thing about that.
Seriously though, this is a dark, sometimes hysterically smart film. It's just fun to remember that all those professors in HARRY POTTER – they're brilliant actors that have done some of the most serious and brilliant films and roles. You should look at and appreciate those movies. In fact, that'd be a wonderful project for somebody's film blog – to just track the actors of HARRY POTTER – go through each professor and Death-Eaters' filmographies and writing about each. Then gain a full impression of what I feel is the real lessons these professors taught these young inexperienced actors. Who grew up learning from some of the most avant garde and talented performers we've seen in recent cinematic history. Personally, I'd start with Richard Harris… But David Thewlis would give you all manners of fun things to write about and talk about.
Criterion has done a superb job on this disc – here's the extras you'll receive:
Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director
Audio commentary by Leigh and actors David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge
Exclusive video interview with director Neil LaBute
An episode of the BBC program The Art Zone where Will Self interviews Leigh
"The Short and Curlies," a short comedy from 1982 directed by Leigh
Original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by film critics Derek Malcolm and Amy Taubin
I know nothing about this film. I haven't seen it. But look at that box art. It's all kinds of frightening. One just the look of the image, it seems really and truly messed up. Obviously it looks evil. It came out in 1989, I was just a senior in High School – and I never heard of this flick. It did star Amber Lynn, who I was… familiar with through a left behind porn collection that one of my mother's boyfriends left behind. But this is not a porn. I don't think it is anything playful or fun. It looks like something that would make you carve your eyes out and plug your ears. I'm afraid of this film. So why put it here? Because some day I'll click this link and order it. I will. And I'll watch it. And I know I'll be the worse for it. I just know. This film looks evil. Absolute evil. Right?
If you're like me. You'll never be able to get enough Robot Chicken Star Wars parodies… especially when engineering toys to play the stories out. It's hypnotic. Hilarious. But really, the reason you must own this… Wait till you see the extra that has Seth Green and the guys behind Robot Chicken having a boardroom meeting with George Lucas – that they video'd – and you'll see George answer questions about the Gungan Language. It was sublime. Kinda amazing to behold. And I absolutely would love to just sit down for a few hours and pick George's brain because he's kind of hilarious.
GROOVIE GOOLIES: Saturday Mourning Collection
This is absolue crack. At the same point in my life that I was being properly indoctrinated to love the classic Universal Monsters, which somehow felt absolutely natural – this was on TV. I loved ARCHIE comics, still do. Introducing my nephew to Jughead – which was technically Yoko's brilliant idea – well these were the Universal Monsters as interpretated by an Archie universe – and there's something so excruciatingly correct about that… You see, growing up – it all made so much sense. The monsters were applicable to any and all universes. I recognized this from UNIVERSAL – which eventually put all their monsters together – thus guaranteeing that we'd see it that way. Then Archie puts them all together in their universe. Then there was the Rankin Bass Stop Motion animated MAD MONSTER PARTY movie – which brought the monsters into the Rankin Bass universe. HAMMER FILMS had their take. I thought when UNIVERSAL got THE MUMMY series together, that they were going to spin the Rick O'Connell character off to have fun PG & PG13 adventures with each of the Universal monsters, but they missed that boat. Sadly. It would've been fun. I'd kinda kill to see Quentin Tarantino create his unified monsterverse… because he should. He created the notion in his script for FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, but has never followed through. I kind of wish he would. Actually I really do. BUT till then, I just have all the other films that feature these beloved monsters. Watching the GROOVIE GOOLIES is just pure unwashed nostalgic glee. I don't know how it makes any of you feel, but for me… I can remember playing on a plum purple deep shag carpet with my MEGO MONSTER DOLLS and watching GROOVIE GOOLIES the first time around. It doesn't make me feel old, but young. I can't imagine not having this. AND – it comes with extras:
16 episodes on three discs
Sing-along: "Goolie Get Together"
Candid story from producer Lou Scheimer about The Creation of Filmation
Liner notes by TV writer/producer Shawn Sheridan
DVD-ROM extras: Scripts and the original series bible for The Kookie Spookies
A brand-new 45-minute "docu-comedy" featuring interviews with Alice Cooper, Forrest J. Ackerman, Ron Chaney, and more
Music video with the punk band Groovie Ghoulies
Image galleries
This was another short week, I guess they figure after hitting us with that SUPERMAN and LORD OF THE RINGS sets – we're broke for a bit, but I for one wish the releases would speed up with quality – let's see what we have next week: LIMITLESS, AMELIE on Blu, TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT, YOUNG JUSTICE, the surprisingly awesome THE REEF, the release of the year – Criterion's Blu Ray of Cocteau's BELLE ET LA BETE, TEKKEN on Blu, BOYZ 'N THE HOOD Blu, HEY BOO: HARPER LEE AND TO KILL A MOCKINBIRD, CHOCOLAT Blu, POTICHE, THE MUSIC ROOM Criterion Blu, DARK OF THE SUN, SMURFS: A MAGICAL SMURF ADVENTURE, BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY Blu, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS Blu, NOWHERE TO RUN on Blu, Dangerous Babes Collection, HEARTS OF THE WEST, AVALANCE EXPRESS, THE DOUBLE MAN, ONCE BEFORE I DIE, FERRY TO HONG KONG, ASSIGNMENT TO KILL, DARK DAYS 10th Anniversary and 24 HOURS TO KILL. Wow, that's a lot to write about – and thankfully I've seen most of it already. I'll give you a preview of my favorite of the releases…
Jean Cocteau's BELLE ET LA BETE (aka BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) Criterion Blu
This is my personal pick for the best release of 2011. Cocteau's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is the greatest monster fantasy of all time. And that's coming from a guy that's seen them all. This is one of those films that Guillermo Del Toro would kill to walk the sets of and to speak to Cocteau about this, and so much more. This film is simply breathtaking. Exquisite and brilliant. The makeup on Jean Marais is simply my favorite monster make up of all time. It's elegant, fascinating and will constantly surprise you. The costumery, the setting, the magic of it…. Breathtaking. Josette Day is my Belle. I've known this film my entire life. This was how I learned of the story. My parents showed it to me around the time I was 4 and read the movie to me. They did this till I could read fast enough that I could do it. When you see this movie, watch it first as it was originally… but then… watch it as Phillip Glass intended. You see, Phillip Glass turned this film into an Opera. One that is mostly lip synced. It's astonishing to watch. It is as though it is an entirely new and magical and wondrous thing. It is something that I work to, that I'm learning to sing along with, poorly, but its neat to sing in French… which I don't understand. But if I leave the subtitles up, I absolutely do. It reminds me of how I used to watch A CHINESE GHOST STORY – before I had a copy that had subtitles. I watched it and worked watching it on repeat. It's simply one of the greatest works of cinema ever created. Something to inspire you, that exceeds all expectations and simply is a thing of pure wonder. I don't know if fantasy can ever exactly be the dream that this is. Nor should it. This is Cocteau's BELLE ET LA BETE and there will never be another of its like. I'll love on this more next week, but it's a release to leave you with my friends.
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Sybil danning... aaaah the 80's
July 12, 2011, 4:49 a.m. CST
by CreepyThinMan
Sheesh! Finally! I was about to transfer a VHS to DVD until this announcement. It's nice to see Monique Gabrielle in her prime in this one. She's definitely a hot, underrated gal from the '80s.
in Galaxy of Terror?
July 12, 2011, 6:03 a.m. CST
I had noone to care about and that makes a thriller unengaging
by ballyhoo
Christopher McQuarrie would disagree with you, as would I.
Linda Blair did some hilarious trash back in the day. I kinda keep hoping somebody will come up with a movie like this for Lindsay Lohan.
July 12, 2011, 6:22 a.m. CST
NAKED: a comedy/drama with a rapist as the protagonist for whom
by KilliK
we must feel sorry.great. and people award this kind of movies but feel offended with movies like Serbian Film? what a fucking hypocrisy.
July 12, 2011, 6:27 a.m. CST
About the women in prison genre,does anyone remember the title
by KilliK
of an early 90s movie of that genre,where three hot women are having a summer vacation in Turkey where they get caught with drugs and then they are sentenced to prison? there the guards and warden keep raping them until they manage to kill them and escape.i remember a scene where one of the girls cuts the dick of the warden.ouch. it something like the female version of Midnight Express but with a lot of nude tits.
July 12, 2011, 6:33 a.m. CST
BBTS Blu-ray: amazing transfer considering the film's condition on the previous DVD
by justmyluck
I snagged a copy of this disc last week and BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS never looked better, and probably won't ever look better than this SHOUT Blu-ray. Even the sometimes gritty and jittery VFX are revealed to be much better than originally shown in theaters and, yes, James Cameron's milk crate and foam padding art direction is now sharp as a tack. Bravo! My only gripes are that the music score still sounds a bit hollow (compared to the soundtrack CD) and the documentary makes some of the interviewees faces look a bit red and blotchy. There's also a shorter, but great, interview with Richard Thomas in which he makes no bones about his role, the production and Sybil Danning's wardrobe malfunctions. The prior DVD's commentaries are re-included, so this Blu's a keeper.
In Dragonheart, he pulls off the "peasants are revolting" gag with a straight face, which I doubt even Larry Olivier could manage. Anyone tell me if the BBTS blu is region free please?
July 12, 2011, 7:11 a.m. CST
Courtroom Dramas... the most boring genre next to rom-coms
by Autodidact
I just can't get into courtroom dramas. If I go the rest of my life without seeing the inside of a court, real or virtual, I'll be happy.
You wrote of Paranormal Activity that it was "one of the scariest at home viewing experiences ever." Will you stand by those words today? List for me the all time scariest at home viewing experiences and Paranormal Activity's ranking if you would because if you're gonna call out Steve O'Brien you should be held accountable too.
July 12, 2011, 7:28 a.m. CST
Was it me or was this weeks collum more incoherent that usual?
by moorE12
I really enjoyed Insidious, although I thought the movie went off the rails at the end. Your comment about the big sequence at the end being better done on the DVD release made me wonder: is this a different version of the movie?
I was attending an acting workshop in Hollywood taught by Bebe Besche (one of those Hollywood "acting as personal exploration" type things) and Ginger Lynn was attending. We ended up partnering together doing acting exercises, and on the second day, Amber Lynn dropped by. Ginger was short, really cute, oddly self-possessed and insecure at the same time. But Amber Lynn had some of the most suspicious, buttoned-down eyes I'd ever encountered. That was one armored lady, I'll tell ya. Ginger was sweet. Learned through a mutual acquaintence later than Charlie Sheen really broke her heart.
July 12, 2011, 7:53 a.m. CST
If you're like me. You'll never be able to get enough Robot Chicken Star Wars parodies..."
by Aquatarkusman
There are a number of reasons I'm glad I'm not you, but this one shot to the top of the list.
July 12, 2011, 8 a.m. CST
dadtimestwo, Harry means better than Poltergeist 2
by THAT_SAID_THE_CHOPPAH
July 12, 2011, 8:05 a.m. CST
All that said, there are some bullshit moments that feel absolutely false – and that pissed me off for a bit here and there. But ya know… I still came away liking it better than I expected.
by THAT_SAID_THE_CHOPPAH
This is a pale imitation. It tries, works in places splendidly, but that original was just so original and this… well it's just the remake that reminds you how perfect it was the first time.
Of course it did. It's Russell Brand.
July 12, 2011, 8:21 a.m. CST
Seeing Russell Brand and Jimmy Fallon (and Seth Green)...
by Aquatarkusman
... provide testimonials on the Monty Python documentary led me to believe that comedy was dead and that we were pissing on the corpse.
Harry--if you are truly a fan of the film, then you would vehemently loathe that Blu. Anything less than the International Cut is shite. You might as well watch the Sheinberg-endorsed 94 minute hack job. Plus no extras whatsoever!? That is unacceptable. For a film that has had books written about its production and material produced in the same manner, there is no reason for Brazil to receive such shoddy treatment. Any true self respecting fan first off, should own this, but should also wait for the Criterion release proper. Its happening, just as Fear and Loathing did..a shitty Universal release and then a far superior Criterion Blu. So let it be written..so let it be CHOPPED.
I bought that BRAZIL Criterion box for $35 brand new and on sale back in the day. I'm gazing at it right now with a proud gleam in the eye. Haha! Suck it, bitches!
July 12, 2011, 8:31 a.m. CST
Harold Throckmorton Knowles IV, when defuck are you going to fix your site?
by THE_CHOPPAH
Ground Zero for James Horner. Pure Bliss.
July 12, 2011, 8:37 a.m. CST
it's sad that the new Arthur made more $ than the other comedy
by wattos new hat
that was released in the theatre that day 'Your Highness', which actually was written as a comdy and not some documentary about some selfish british dick head who prances around NYC without any reguards to how his asshole ways are ruining his family business and causing them to lose money that he didn't even help earn.
You can get Brazil 3-disc for $12 on Amazon today. Bye!
.........is my favorite women in prison flick. Sure wish it was on Blu-Ray. Seeing a hot female inmate get her ass whipped with a belt for eating a potato was delightful.
July 12, 2011, 8:46 a.m. CST
i like to think of THE LINCOLN LAWYER as continuation of A TIME TO KILL
by THE_CHOPPAH
It makes the film so much more interesting. Basically the lawyer has sold his soul and will do anything for a buck. Its also a fitting commentary on the rise and fall of McCounaghey the Actor. He has such promise in his early days...but it was a False Dawn. Indeed.
Yeah..if you want to purchase hand-me-downs from pedophiles and smut peddlers who used the underside of the disc to wipe up after frolicking in their own semen and a bouillabaisse of oatmeal and Zatarain's Jambalaya. Could be worse..it could be a used screener from Harry's own stash that he's selling to keep the server running. CHOPPED
Somewhere Harry's elementary school English teacher is crying quietly...
Lucky Bastard. First he was in a drug induced haze that is Popeye and then went on to the fever dream of Dune. Then Jungle Warriors. And THEN he got to be slapped around by Red Sonya. Some people want to be firefighters when they grow up..I wanted to be Paul Smith just cause he was in CRIMEWAVE. The rest was just icing.
How do you cats on the 'net say it? She is teh hot?
July 12, 2011, 9:07 a.m. CST
Rose Bryne has been playing Casey Athony in dreams lately..
by THE_CHOPPAH
It starts good but then I wake up to her drowning me with her pantys around my ankles. I usually let her finish
You can't talk about this genre without mentioning "Women in Cell Block 7". It may not be the "Citizen Kane" of women in prison movies, but it damn sure makes you miss the days of Drive-In movies, and when the second feature was "Trip With The Teacher". Good times, my friend... good times.
This column gets more incomprehensible by the week.
Parody himself--fake or real, I don't care. Talking to some Gungan statues and stuff.
Genuine scares, spooky ghosts/creatures, great atmosphere. Was a fucking refreshing surprise.
I see this guy on the site all the time. What type of person finds their identity on AICN messageboards? I mean seriously. What do you do for a living? For the record, I have visited this site regularly on breaks at work for years and have posted less than 10 times.
July 12, 2011, 9:57 a.m. CST
I don't know choppah - after Criterion put out the original
by openthepodbaydoorshal
non-anamorphic disc set, then the new transfer single and multi-disc set, do you think they'll press yet another set for the Bluray crowd? I'd like to think so. I think it's beyond shitty that Universal is treating this as a back catalog title, and giving it a standard release along with about 15 other titles this month and next. And Harry is warning people if they buy this, they get what they get and nothing more.
"But look at that box art. It's all kinds of frightening. ... This film looks evil. Absolute evil." I think it looks hilariously cheesy, but whatever. The pervy-looking fellow with the power drill makes it look like a torture porn / serial killer flick, but according to the DVD review at DVD Drive-In, it's more akin to THE EVIL DEAD. www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/t-z/things89.htm
"That means something to people of caliber like you." Or: "This movie was a pretty terribly sold movie."
July 12, 2011, 10:39 a.m. CST
"It did star Amber Lynn, who I was… familiar with through a left behind porn collection that one of my mother's boyfriends left behind.
by googamooga
So did he leave behind a porn collection, or was it a porn collection based on the 'Left Behind' series? The redundancy is making my brain hurt...
Don't worry about me--i have an identity in the meat world. I do have lotsa free time in the silos to post my thoughts on film and such. Its what we at AICN do. Please to join us. You should know that after coming here all these years. Good for you for a having a meaningful productive life. You DO know what we say about people who brag about how much pussy they get, right? Virginally CHOPPED.
You can come to the party but you stand to the sides like a wallflower at a sixth-grader at a middle school orientation. You aint posted here all these years cause you obviously havent anything meaningful to bring to the conversation.. Your two retorts up top are Prime Evidence that with or without you commenting, The Choppah and AICN will move on without insightful comments. What were other posts, daresay I ask? "This John Carter film looks nice. And strangely I'm feeling something I've never felt before looking at that poster" Take that shit back to the Playground and drink you Yoohoo sucka.
You missed it!
So much crazy fun, and I think I've commented before on the tits flying around in this flick. Danning's well oiled tits are a true sight to behold. Yeah, I can't wait to get my hands on this blu. Even though it is clearly "inspired" by other stuff, it is totally it's own thing. I mean, seriously, Hollywood can't even rip itself off properly anymore. A remake of Carpenter's "The Thing", which is a remake itself? Seriously? Why do fucks keep remaking Carpenter's stuff? I know he isn't as hallowed as the beard, but no one will ever make a better "Thing", "Halloween" (fuck you Rob Zombie), or "Escape From New York". And "Arthur"? Why, why, why? There is a century of shit to remake, and we get "Arthur" and the "Thing". Give me a crazy "Seven Samurai"/"Star Wars" rip off any day. Yeah, that's the new "R" word I want to hear, the new trend instead of remake or reboot, give me rip-offs. Rip-offs at least are more original for fucks sake.
July 12, 2011, 11:23 a.m. CST
BATTLE BEYOND... does indeed rule. The CITIZEN KANE of WIP flicks is
by djangoilbastardo
THE BIG BIRD CAGE. And the capitol of Nebraska is Lincoln!
Just look!
No, just terrible. I have no idea what Katy Perry's husband is doing staring in feature films. He really isn't a very talented "actor", if that's what you'd call him...
July 12, 2011, 12:06 p.m. CST
I am definitely down with the groovy goolies, can ya dig it?
by Hey_Kobe_Tell_Me_How_My_Ass_Tastes
can ya dig it?
July 12, 2011, 12:15 p.m. CST
I know that bitching about dvd covers is as old as dirt, but
by openthepodbaydoorshal
who's school age body did they paste Helen Mirren's face upon? That just looks wrong. And I vow, until my dying day, if I ever meet up with him in person, I will punch Russell Brand in his smug, smiling jack-o-lantern face, as hard as I possibly can, until his teeth fall like Chiclets on the street.
No thats all Lady Helen!! She still has got it. She is more than enough lady to make Choppah's thighs quiver.
July 12, 2011, 12:36 p.m. CST
I be gittin' me some Battle Beyond The Stars Blu-Ray love, real soon............
by Astronut
Been a long time since I seen them gigantic space boo-bays!
If ever a film deserved that title, it's Things. It's kind of mind-blowing. It kind of feels like the outtakes from someone's drunken home movies.
July 12, 2011, 12:45 p.m. CST
Mad Monster Party? Yes! Hammer Films? Fuck YeaH! Groovie Ghoulies? Aw, hell naw..!!
by Stalkeye
That is some lame shit like 80% of cartoons cranked out by Filmation. Should have been called Failmation.
July 12, 2011, 12:50 p.m. CST
Chop, agreed, Lady Mirren has the body of a well rounded goddess
by openthepodbaydoorshal
The figure on that cover is skinnier than Garner
July 12, 2011, 12:53 p.m. CST
NObody mentioning the Buster Keaton short collection?
by sherlock_junior
It's friggin awesome and every movielover should be exposed to the world of Keaton. Most timeless actor/filmmaker who ever lived! The stuntwork on these shorts is also breathtaking.
Screw it...I'll get it just for the Alice Cooper bit.
...I know you didn't just compare a classic like Naked to trash like A Serbian Film. Philistine.
regarding the girls getting busted for drugs in a different country.... It was Brokedown Palace. You're welcome.
I remember loving it as a kid, and then when I saw it again recently...wow. There are some old cheesy movies that I love, but unfortunately for others, the memories are better than a second viewing.
I'm sick of apologists for could have been a damn balls to the wall classic. Again, look at the fucking source material. Then sit through 5 minutes of sub-TV retard action. Then fuck off.
But so wrong about Brand. The guy is a tit, and about as funny as bowel cancer.
July 12, 2011, 1:21 p.m. CST
re: "if you were to talk to [Russell Brand] for a brief period of time, he'd absolutely charm you."
by buggerbugger
Bollocks. His ability to absolutely charm me is no match for how quickly and thoroughly my hands can reflexively choke the life out of him on sight. How long can it be before that blank-eyed pair of tits divorces him and he turns back to drugs, to die of a heroin overdose? Speaking of the pair of tits... What's up with that wide-eyed, thousand-yard stare she permanently exhibits? Was she raised in a religious cult or something, because she looks like she hasn't quite managed to fully shrug off the conditioning?
I never saw Brokendown Palace, but I just don't see a PG-13 Claire Danes fllick that includes girls cutting guards dicks off and "lots of tits". But if I'm wrong, please let me know so I can Netflix that shit.
July 12, 2011, 1:25 p.m. CST
scratchmonkey: Yes, Katy Perry was raised in a religious cult.
by THE_CHOPPAH
It's called 'Christianity.'
July 12, 2011, 1:29 p.m. CST
So seriously, what IS the scariest film since The Exorcist?
by Hellstrom
Its a phrase that has been abused and misused for decades...and I realize its all subjective, but I wonder if we could get a legit shortlist?
Ewan Bremner. Epic.
Halloween. John Carpenters original ofcourse, not the remake. Although that could possibly be the shittiest scary film since way before Exorcist.
July 12, 2011, 1:49 p.m. CST
Robot Chicken Star Wars: So when do we get to buy a 3pac?
by sweeneydave
I love my Family Guy Star Wars set. I want a box set for Star Wars Robot Chicken.
July 12, 2011, 1:52 p.m. CST
NVM i found the movie.it's called Prison Heat made in the '93.
by KilliK
sorry that honor goes to Charlie Chaplin.FACT.
Scares AND shocks AND suspense...Carpenter's The Thing.
July 12, 2011, 2:45 p.m. CST
Re: The Thing...AND...it holds up really, really well
by openthepodbaydoorshal
The chest collapse still impresses, and even beats the chestburster from Alien. "You've got to be fucking kidding..." No. I'm not.
No jeans, no non-religious music, nights spent watching Trinity Broadcasting Network. Like many before, the woman rebelled and went completely the other way.
July 12, 2011, 3:07 p.m. CST
Harry, how old is your "nephew" that you would show him Galaxy of Terror?
by django_il_bastardo
Maybe next time you can show him your favorite "Serbian Film".
The original is one of my favorite movies...and I was furious when I heard they were remaking it. I finally got the nerve to go see it at the dollar theater in Round Rock...and I came away surprised as well. No where near as fuuny and brilliant as the original...but I agree with Harry. It left me surprised and happy at some points. Russell Brand was able to win me over and while not as good as the original...maybe this will make people go watch the original and see how amazing it is! We miss you Dudley!
July 12, 2011, 3:48 p.m. CST
Naked? Thewlis is BRILLIANT. The dialogue/Psychology of the characters, fascinating. Beauty and the Beast? A true definition of a MASTERPIECE.
by Jeff Myers
But have they really DONE more to Cocteau's print than the vague restoration done for the most recent DVD? HARRY it's your f*cking job to be telling us this - while you're WHORING for Amazon.
Seriously. Although, I could never take John-Boy Walton as a space-jockey type. I actually saw the Walton's and could just never shake the image of John-Boy. Same for when he played the adult "Richie" in "IT" (Beep, beep John boy! Err, I mean Beep beep Richie!!). And Sybil Danning..ahh yes! America's Sylvia Krystal!!! B-movie queen with big boobs popped out in every movie. I think in Howling 3 her outfit was basically a braless leather thing with her boobs just hanging out the entire time. That = genius in my book. Although, I have to say, as a wee ratfink of the 80's, I have the warmest place in my heart for Linnea Quigley, B-movie Goddes Supreme - still the hottest fully naked punk zombie to ever grace the silver screen. Yeah, Julie Strain isn't so bad either but she's far too self-aware for my tastes. Linnea just propelled super-hottness at your face with a vengeance, whether zombiefied or demonized (the convenience store scene in Night of the Demons? my, my, MY!!!)
Jaws Halloween The Thing ...others?
Dude, you're not throw statements like that at someone who is named 'sherlocl_junior' . You just now you're taking on the OLD Chaplin vs Keaton topic and I'm not going that way, cause it's apples and oranges, I can DO state however that I love Chaplin too, but honestly think his brand of humor and acting his very typical of the age. Besides that deadpan humor works just better than forced smiles. (Chaplin smiling after performing his potatoes on forks routine just makes the joke poor). Keaton is wayyy more of a filmmaker who actualy takes his camera outside of the studio and comes up with brilliant montage, tracking shots, pov shots, experimentation with filming techniques and the most stylistic ways of shooting and performing stunts. How much more poetic than daring lifethreathening stunts for the sake of art. Did you actually see The General or any other Buster Keaton classic? Or his short films? There's more wimsy and inventive stuff going on in the house interiors in his short 'The Goat' than in Chaplin's entire oeuvre. FACTS.
Dude, you're not throwing statements like that at someone who is named 'sherlock_junior' . You just now you're taking on the OLD Chaplin vs Keaton topic and I'm not going that way, cause it's apples and oranges, I can DO state however that I love Chaplin too, but honestly think his brand of humor and acting his very typical of the age. Besides that deadpan humor works just better than forced smiles. (Chaplin smiling after performing his potatoes on forks routine just makes the joke poor). Keaton is wayyy more of a filmmaker who actualy takes his camera outside of the studio and comes up with brilliant montage, tracking shots, pov shots, experimentation with filming techniques and the most stylistic ways of shooting and performing stunts. How much more poetic than daring lifethreathening stunts for the sake of art. Did you actually see The General or any other Buster Keaton classic? Or his short films? There's more wimsy and inventive stuff going on in the house interiors in his short 'The Goat' than in Chaplin's entire oeuvre. FACTS.
The 'God is in his holy temple' scenes with the priest in Poltergeist II scared me. Badly. Enough to make that movie one of my favorites, despite everything wrong with it. But then religion scares the hell out of me also, so maybe the movie isn't as powerful as i think it is. Growing up watching your family burn 'demonic' books and speak in tounges might make you run screaming for atheism, too.
Well..perhaps dated but watching American Werewolf in London in the theater was probably the most frightening theater going experience of my life. I was a wee-rat at the time (thanks Pops for taking me to countless R flicks!!!) but that subway scene and the apartments scene - I had my hands covering my eyes and ears and just peeked through my fingers...and the dream within a dream? holy shit!!! For scary, we cannot go with jumps alone but genuine dread. And that dread usually dissipates over time with repeated viewings making it harder to recall just how that dread affected you and your appreciation of it... Remember the first time you saw Alien? How scary was that? Pretty much the entire third act of that movie is basically perfect cinematic dread!! And yes, the first time you saw Jaws? Two simple bass notes and a calm ocean surface at twilight....and all that implies... Again, not just jumps but real dread. The dread that somewhere, out of site, behind the next bulkhead corridor or under the waters of the Atlantic, death with razor sharp teeth circled slowly....ahhh, ain't horror grand??!?!?! Though, admittedly, I never considered the Exocist as particular scary. Amazingly brilliant, no question. But not cover my eyes scary...
July 12, 2011, 4:37 p.m. CST
If creepiest and disturbing as all get out applies..
by openthepodbaydoorshal
Audition. And the thing in the sack..?? Whoa fuck.
In case you perverts missed it... http://www.amazon.com/Collection-Cormans-Classics-Feature-Blu-ray/dp/B004ZKKL0A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310506672&sr=8-2
....the battle beyond the stars blu is just A or B as well? Amazon says 'Region 1'! How 1997.
July 12, 2011, 6:30 p.m. CST
AGAIN no mention of It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Blu?? WTF???
by m_prevette
One of the greatest comedies ever, a true epic, on a FANTASTIC Blu Ray transfer...and no mention??? Yeah I know it is a Wal Mart exclusive but FUCK GO TO WAL MART AND BUY THE FUCKER!!!!!!!!!! Sing praises !!!!! This brilliant, wacky , indulgent comedy masterpiece still holds up!!!
It was a LOT more creative than the standard supernatural thriller nowadays. I thought it was pretty scary at times. Total Poltergeist rip-off, but that's o.k. I guess.
The scariest movie I ever saw after the Exorcist, was the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Originally saw it at an all but empty drive in as the third movie on the bill. Watch that shit in an almost empty drive in at 1 in the morning - WOW. I'd also like to throw in a vote for The Ring (the US remake). That movie seriously creeped me out. And continues to creep me out everytime I watch it.
...the 1978 remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers rattled the hell out of me...and I never even saw it until 2004 (the year I turned 30). Watching that one late at night less than a week before Halloween gave me a case if the heebie-jeebies that I wasn't able to shale for weeks. The skewed, shadow-drenched cinematography, the eccentric score, the performances, and, of course, that sucker-punch of an ending, which practically made me hit the ceiling. One of my favorite "eerie" movies.
July 12, 2011, 8:53 p.m. CST
Suspira messed me up pretty good (not sure of the year)
by Turingtestee
The whole movie is a set-up for the joke at the end. I swear the guy that plays the ever smiling robot in the vault is the same guy that played Hursts right-hand heavy in Deadwood.
Movies I believe had a foundational affect on me: Exorcist (demons/religion) Jaws (being eaten/in the water) Carrie (teenage angst/outcast/religion/ familyabuse) *this movie scared the shit out of me when I watched it on TV as a youngster, and my mom, after the ending said "See, thats whats happens when you make fun of people!" Halloween (psychos) Alien (HR Giger tapped into something really disturbing with the mouth raping facehugger) The Shining (family dysfunction/abuse) The Thing (isolation and body being mutilated, general freak out) Sorry to have hijacked the thread if I did... :)
Fat fuck.
Harry said, "Let's face it, you that 3-disc set is out of print, so if you don't have it… you're not likely to, without paying a pretty penny, and this is only $19." I said, "What! I have that set! It's worth major coin on ebay? Nice!" I visited ebay..... yeah, this set is going for like $5 - $20 Thanks for getting my hopes up. DVD is dead, man. It's just fucking dead. After laserdiscs killed my bank account I said never again, and now I've got a nice wall of dvds that have also gone the way of the dodo. Fucking technology, man. Shit.
DVD is dead? I think not. If you were looking at DVD as some sort of investment, I'm sorry to say you were duped. DVDs were at the right place at the right time bringing films to the masses at a low price with special features. The quality both visual and audio were lightyears ahead of VHS and LD...plus you didn't hafta flip the disc every 30 minutes. DVD also paved the way for HDTVs..we'd still be in 4:3 if it wasn't for DVD. DVD ain't going anywhere
'nuff said
Until the age of 12, the only thing i had was a steady diet of OS Star Trek and Pippi Longstocking. Then on a weekend alone with my uncle, he decided to rent and show me Alien, Hellraiser, and Nightmare on Elm Street. At 12. i've never been right since. i would hope the ample red-headed man-child takes a moment to consider what he might be showing his lil' relatives. But i doubt it. Enthusiasm short-circuits common sense.
I can totally see how Harry must be sought after for any hot writing assignment.
...that rings so true almost 20 years on: Johnny: "You've had nature explained to you, and you're bored with it. You've had the living body explained to you, and you're bored with it. You've had the Universe explained to you, and YOU'RE BORED WITH IT! So now all you want are cheap thrills and, like, plenty of 'em, and it don't matter how tawdry or vacuous they are, as long as its new! as long as its new! as long as it FLASHES AND FUCKIN BEEPS IN FORTY FUCKIN DIFFERENT COLORS!!!" Used to drop that as a sample in my band. Great great film.
July 13, 2011, 1:21 a.m. CST
Robot Chicken Star Wars was GREAT. Episode II was even more amazing...
by Tigger Tales
Episode III, not so much. I eventually turned it off two thirds in.
I picked this one up since it's fairly inexpensive and contains the main cut. Apparently Gilliam's extended cut was something done specifically for Criterion and, while Universal included it in a release before, it was obviously off the menu for this Blu. Maybe that means Criterion has to do everything from scratch again and Universal must re-license it again - who knows? Then, what would a new Criterion BRAZIL Blu-ray cost, factoring a new restoration? This Universal Blu for under $20 looks and sounds fantastic and it's not the crappy happy ending version so, in a word, "worthy". As 'kingslayer' mentioned, the 3-disc set is being sold off online, and that may be the most economical way to get the other versions and extras at this point.
July 13, 2011, 7:57 a.m. CST
WTF? No love for Lincoln Lawyer? Fuck you Harry...file under Harry's Hall of Inception SHAME
by quantize
it was a fine film, and excellent performance by the lead
July 13, 2011, 10:34 a.m. CST
Insidious - quite impressed with the quality for such a low (reportedly under 2 million) budget
by openthepodbaydoorshal
Perhaps thats why the scares come from editing tricks and noises, no budget for expensive CG effects. I was also impressed by the natural look of the cinematography and the fine acting from Bryne and Wilson, both rather underated actors. And nice to see Lin Shaye in a serious role outside of her stuff with the Farrelly brothers. She was the cunnilingus nightmare lady in Kingpin, and Cameron Diaz's ever-tanned neighbor in Something About Mary. And beside Poltergeist, I got a little feeling of The Shining in the deliberate pacing. I had problems with the astral projection and traveller explanations, and Wan's solution of Wilson walking around in the dark to represent "The Further", illustrated the low budget. There's nothing like the bravura sequence in the parking garage in Death Sentence, but I'd like to see what Wan could do with a larger budget.
July 13, 2011, 12:31 p.m. CST
Re: Harry's nephew...strange movie choices for a (I believe) preteen
by openthepodbaydoorshal
..and the kid is up at 2am, and Harry decides it's movie time?
i've been reading this site for years, but have been ignoring the comment threads until recently (i considered them digestive noises, until digging into them recently and discovering that there's some really funny, insightful stuff). i'm only vaguely aware of Harry's choices with his nephew, but i really hope you weren't serious about that. That would be fucking awful. Rape scenes are too much for me to take. Cartoonish dominance fantasy like 'Caged Whatever' are fine for adults. Either one would probably warp a child for life, tho. i can't imagine someone being THAT irresponsible.
...and what do I behold? The amusement of finding that someone somewhere who had a hand in preparing the packaging f-ed up and evidently didn't realize that those two pictures of Thom Christopher in alien make-up (on the back and the inside front cover) aren't from Battle Beyond the Stars, but rather from another Roger Corman sci-fi film for which Roger borrowed effects shots from Battle Beyond the Stars for called Space Raiders. It also had the tittied spaceship and is fun, but no where near as cool as BBtS. Speaking of Space Raiders, I hope they come out with that one soon as well, though I'll likely keep my VHS to DVD custom transfer just because. The pics of Thom are the one on the far right on the back cover and the second from the bottom on the right of the inside front cover. He's holding a pistol in the one on the inside and aiming it in the one on the back.
I'm with you on that one. However, it can be found right now on Amazon.com for $21.99.
It has disappeared.
The Beauty and the Beast is a preview of next week. I missed that. Perhaps that's why my previous comment was deleted?
The ghost story seems the least played out horror subgenre. Maybe because it's hard to do well, and more than any other kind of horror it needs to capture something in the human truth about living and dying that makes it resonate. But it means we have more good ghost stories that bad ones. INSIDIOUS was half a good ghost story, then it became a different kind of story, which was just okay. I think Wan and co. are pretty decent storytellers. Even if it didn't resolve as well as it started, it scratched an itch that doesn't really get scratched these days.
Just picked up THE THIEF OF BAGDAD.
But in the end it was a poor attempt at a Poltergeist remake. I was sold all the way until the nerdy ghost hunters showed up and it all went down hill from there. I wasted an hour and a half of my time.
...that sucks though :-(
For my money that would be The Entity. Something about a woman being repeatedly raped by something she cannot see horrifies me...and that double kick pedal soundtrack was distressing too. Good work by Barbara Hershey it must be said. Honourable mentions go to Suspiria, The Eye (Japan, never saw the remake), Martyrs and (honestly) The Exorcist III: Legion. The few scares that were in Exorcist III (woman on the roof, sheet stalking the nurse across the hall) gave my many nightmares.
July 14, 2011, 9:30 a.m. CST
Didn't Battle Beyond the Stars and Brazil already get pushed in this column?
by ufoclub1977
months ago?
yes. but they were held back.
You made the connection because Filmation did both shows, and Filmation has a very prominent house style. But that's it.
It was a spinoff. Hush my mouf.
July 14, 2011, 9:49 p.m. CST
Never Posted, long time fan - Harry, your wrong about Insidious. If you don't get it, leave it alone. Poltergeist 2 comparison is a joke. Twice. Really?
by marcus_halberstram
July 15, 2011, 3:19 p.m. CST
I loved the maggot rape scene when I saw it in the theater.
by UltraTron
Galaxy of terror freaked me out as a small kid in the theater. Seeing Jonie crushed to death induced freakish sub-lizardbrain impulses in a young child's mind that seemed to scream- crush that bitch and fuck her with maggots. Yes Roger Corman was shaping my young mind into the masterpiece it is today.
I made it through about 45 minutes of Insidious before giving up. The first time I saw Naked I was impressed. Rewatching some of it I found it isn't nearly as apocalyptic or intellectual as it would like to be. Thewlis and the others are very fine in it however.
July 20, 2011, 2:39 p.m. CST
by ShavedLeatherPig
Thewlis and the late Cartlidge are fantastic. Thewlis is one of the greatest British actors, he's sublime. He got gypped with Dr. Moreau, was meant to be his breakout film and instead he got Frankenheimered. <P> David Thewlis, Daniel Day Lewis, Gary Oldman, Bob Peck, Paddy Considine. A top five if ever there was one.
the 1978 Bodysnatchers is right up there in my scary list. The bit with the humanoid dog, shit....<P> Another overlooked film is The Eclipse, with Ciaran Hinds. Slow paced, pondering film, with two absolutely fucking terrifying scenes. I've never been as scared.<P> With one exception. The 1989 Woman In Black adaptation by the BBC is the most horrific i've ever seen. The dread and malice in that film, it is palpable. It used to be hard to get hold of (weirdly, it only had a US release) but I think it is widely available now. If you're a horror buff, it can't be missed.<P> The only film that's really got me 'recently' was REC. Restored my faith in the genre.
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I think Silas is 100% on the money.
I understand why Cavs fans are hurt though, imagine you had the chance to date this woman for 7 years...
... then she leaves you in an ugly breakup for a guy thats better looking, has a better job and has a nicer car. Of course it would hurt like Hell when it happened, but nobody can take away those fantastic times that you guys had for so many years.
In my opinion, Cleveland was damned lucky to have him for those 7 years.

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A Douglass man is in jail following a Nacogdoches County grand jury's indictment which charges him with having sex with an underage girl.
Erick Garcia Tonche, 24, is charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child.
According to the indictment, Tonche, had sex with a girl under the age of 17 on Feb. 1, 2008.
He remains in the Nacogdoches County Jail on a $25,000 bail.
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I can follow the step in the article and it works fine. However, when I try to publish to the /User/me/Sites/dav folder, I get the error "This access had been forbidden by server." I have substituted this directory with the one used in the example "/Library/WebServer/Documents/dav" in all of the Terminal commands but no luck. Any thoughts? Anyone? Bueler? |
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gyarados. it might take some time to get it, unless you fish for it, but i find theres a lot that people can take advantage of
Flygon is such a pain to evolve.. Trapinch was frustrating.
I would say that there are many overused pokemon in these games, such as blaziken, swampert, gardevoir, salamence, absol, manectric, even skarmory. This game is filled with overused pokemon.
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salamance is so overused god i hate that guy!
I get the impression that somehow all of the pokemon in 3rd gen will be mentioned even though Rayquaza is probably the most over used, that and the Ralts line and Salamance if they're willing to get it in Meteor falls
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How do you guys know these are overused? Do you battle people in 3rd gen? I don't get it.
Personally, for me it was based on what choices my friends made when R/S/E came out. Blaziken, Swampert, Salamence, Rayquaza (giving you the beastliest Dragon-type pre-E4 in Emerald doesn't help...E4 was a cakewalk because of this), Groudon, and Kyogre were traditionally overused by local players. Rest were usually their choices.
Blaziken, Swampert, and Salamence.
In terms of legendaries, Rayquaza. Everyone I knew during the 3rd generation times were all "RAYQUAZA RAYQUAZA! I MUST CATCH IT!".
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Salamence and Gardevoir. Seriously, I kept seeing them when I view other people's teams :/
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The starter Pokemon seem popular, more Swampert and Blaziken than sceptile.
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1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put cupcake papers into the cupcake pans. Beat four teaspoons of room-temperature butter and one-fourth cup sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in one large egg. Sift one-half cup self-rising flour and two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder. Use a metal spoon to fold it into the mixture. Stir in one teaspoon of milk.
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Last week, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer arrived in the US, and was quickly sold out. Rumors around the Internet quickly erupted, suggesting that the device was low in volumes due to component shortages or even because of quality control issues. Asus has now confirmed that it is expecting to produce 100,000 units in May and 200,000+ units in June. Frankly, I think it's a shame that Asus has set its expectations so low.
When Netbook News asked when the shortage would be over, an Asus spokesperson said that "we will see a significant alleviation in the month of June" and that "if the demand continues to increase substantially then we will have to continue to ramp up production in order to fulfill our customers' demand." He reiterated that "it really depends on the demand. The current demand surpasses our expectations by far."
The Eee Pad Transformer sets itself apart from the tablet competition with an optional chiclet-style keyboard dock that essentially transforms the device into a netbook. Besides making the device much more convenient to type on and handle productivity tasks, it also extends battery life from around 9.5 hours to 16 hours thanks to a second battery within. The actual device costs $400 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, although the dock will set you back an extra $150. Still, the price is very competitive given that this is one of the few tablets available with Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb).
The Transformer has a 10.1-inch 1280×800 IPS Gorilla Glass capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5MP rear and 1.2MP front cameras, a Micro SD expansion slot, and HDMI out. You'll also find speakers and audio jacks, USB 2.0, 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, as well as a G-sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, e-compass, and GPS. It also comes with Asus' Waveshare interface, which includes MyNet (streams media to networked devices), MyLibrary (digital bookstore) and MyCloud (cloud storage and remote access tool).
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I have a Nikon D50, and every now and then (more often lately), when switching to any of the 4 manual modes, it acts as if it's in automatic mode. For example, when I press the WB/? button, it brings up the help screen for automatic mode. The other digi-vari modes work fine and show the correct help screens for those modes, however, all 4 manual modes act as if they are in Automatic mode. If I leave the camera for a while, sometimes the problem fixes itself and it acts normally. However, removing the battery, resetting the settings, and turning it off and on do not fix the problem. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Tempted by the colorful array of flavored waters at the supermarket? They're often just glorified soft drinks without the carbonation. It's much healthier (and less expensive) to make your own. In this version, a tart squeeze of lime and a floral hint of basil brighten up watermelon's natural sweetness.
Put the basil leaves and sugar in a small pot and crush the leaves with a wooden spoon. Pour in the boiling water and stir until the sugar dissolves. Set aside to steep and cool for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a blender, purée the watermelon with 2 cups cold water. Strain the watermelon liquid and basil liquid through a fine strainer into a large bowl; discard the solids. Pour the liquid into a large pitcher. Add the lime juice and 2 cups cold water; stir to combine. Serve over ice.
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