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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 3rd week of May DVDs: Zombies, Pinky Violence, Jimmy Stewart Westerns, Muppets & More!!!

Short Curcuit ws one of my first cinematic experences. by DerLanghaarige	May 26th, 2008 01:11:06 AM
My older sister was/is ahuge robot fan and took me to see it when I was 5. I still love that movie, even if I switch off the nostalgia. It's just a damn good movie.
P.S.: I just got up 5 minutes ago. by DerLanghaarige	May 26th, 2008 01:11:59 AM
So...sorry for the typos. :P
One of my first live action cinema experiences as well by darthvedder81	May 26th, 2008 01:22:00 AM
was Short Circuit. I was about 5. The "robot battle" in the woods absolutely blew my mind (watching it now it's of course pretty lame). I still have fond feelings towards the movie now and Fisher Stevens was pretty funny.
finishing the game.... by GavinVanDraven	May 26th, 2008 01:23:22 AM
has been available at blockbuster for over a month now. where have you been? oh and Harry, is there anything special about this NOTLD release? or is it just a double... er, triple dip if you already own an edition?
very best Zombie movie ever made???? by Prossor	May 26th, 2008 01:34:55 AM
i would give that to The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Muppet Fans-A Question by Jobacca	May 26th, 2008 01:50:56 AM
How are these DVD's? Cause I had heard they were cut all to hell due to music rights. Dialogue re-dubbed and major scenes/songs missing. Is it really bad,or are these worht having in their censored form?
Night Of The Living Dead..Get it now! by Quake II	May 26th, 2008 02:18:18 AM
Before they release the 12th version of this on dvd in a year from now. Oh ueah, I enjoyed Indiana Jones 4 as much as Iron Man. Flame away.
Finishing the Game better than Better Luck? by Bungion Boy	May 26th, 2008 02:19:56 AM
I really wanted to see it at Sundance '07, but had to choose between that and Teeth and Teeth won out. Once Finishing the Game was actually released it got such horrible reviews from just about everyone. But I thought it looked funny. Anyone else see this? Is Harry right?
Glad you’re feeling well Harry, but… by Monkeybrains	May 26th, 2008 02:21:04 AM
Diary of the Dead is a piece of petrified shit, and what’s even worse is that it came from Romero. “I have added a sound track to the film because I want it to be scary because I want you to be scared” You’ve got to be fucking kidding. The film is insulting. You never care about any of the characters at all, except for maybe the random mute Amish guy that shows up out of nowhere. George should have stopped after Day….check that …he should have stopped after Dawn
Oh. And is the new Goofy short on the National Treasure disc? by Bungion Boy	May 26th, 2008 02:22:42 AM
I'm not a big fan of National Treasure. The thought of purchasing it makes me embarrassed. But I saw it theatrically just so I could see Goofy's How To Set Up Your Home Theatre. I loved it so much. I haven't heard any advertisements regarding it being on the disc though, and since it was an odd match to the film anyways, I assumed it would be left off. If it's not on the disc, does anyone know if it will be released on any dvd in the future? Wall-E?
SHORT CIRCUIT III - Number 5 V's The Predator by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	May 26th, 2008 02:44:08 AM
You know you want to see that flick... pity about the Fisher Stevens awful Breakfast at Tiffany's Moment... ouch... misjudged. To think this tool let Michelle Pfieffer slip through his fingers...
By thw way... NO MENTION OF GUTTENBERG! by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	May 26th, 2008 02:48:21 AM
Isn't it about time this 80's icon was resurrected in a Hofftastic way... OR MAYBE NOT.
BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE EVER : MANNEQUIN ON THE MOVE by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	May 26th, 2008 02:55:27 AM
Take a deep breath. Think about it.
Nice when they stop making the Blu-Ray boxes blue. by Dingbatty	May 26th, 2008 03:23:27 AM
It detracts from the cover art.
Come Drink With Me by fight this generation	May 26th, 2008 03:29:22 AM
thanks for the tip on that, Harry. Any word on other King Hu flicks getting released? Or how about Tsui Hark's BLADE?
I Agree Dingbatty by Antz	May 26th, 2008 03:41:52 AM
Those blue cases really suck with about 80% of the cover art out there.
Signs: retarded religious drivel by Windowlicker74	May 26th, 2008 04:18:44 AM
even worse than the I am Legend divine intervention
Diary of the dead by smyto12	May 26th, 2008 04:48:44 AM
I just bought it and it seems intresting enough for at least one watch
so bored... by billyhitchcock	May 26th, 2008 04:54:13 AM
...of the million NOTLD editions that are released. i know it's out of copyright so any prick with a PC can knock it off but it's killing the power of the film for me. is anyone else having problems with the sign in this site? i have to change my password to the same thing about once a week cos it doesn't recognise it!
I'm still suprised how many Scooby Doo series exist. by DerLanghaarige	May 26th, 2008 04:54:21 AM
Since a few months I got Boomerang and they show all these Scooby shows, that they've never showed here in Germany before. I mean New Scooby Doo movies with a guest star in every episode that is already dead or forgotten, was already dead by the time they made it (Laurel & Hardy) or didn't exist (Batman & Robin!?). And then fucking 13 Ghosts Of Scooby Doo. Vincent Price was cool. The show...not so much. (And I don't think that Shaggy and Scooby should team up with Daphne. Don'T know why.) To sum it up: If there is one thing that you can always count of, it's that there will ALWAYS be a new Scooby Doo series. I mean, just look how they made just a few years after "What's New Scooby Doo" "Scooby Doo Get A Clue"! I wonder what's next.
Are there more Scooby Doo series... by DerLanghaarige	May 26th, 2008 04:57:47 AM
...or Night Of The Living Dead releases outthere?
Man in the Wilderness also features cool animal deaths by JackRabbitSlim	May 26th, 2008 05:44:14 AM
At one point Harris, who's been mauled by a bear and left for dead by the naughty John Huston, stumbles upon an elk or somesuch that has been brought down by wolves. The predators are ripping its steaming flesh away in bloody chunks as the dying creature jerks spasmodically. Sigh for the halcyon days before damn PETA and that "no animals were harmed blah blah" bullshit.
Stengah by Boba Fat	May 26th, 2008 06:17:19 AM
I though that too. I really enjoyed the fist two thirds of Diary but they didn't have an end and this from a man famous for his downbeat, shocking endings. I mean, the guy is still in his mummy outfit days later? Maybe, it was rushed into production like Land of The Dead but it's infuriating that he still got 75% of the film right.
Jerks who whine about Peta by quantize	May 26th, 2008 06:18:09 AM
WTF is your point you moron? If an animal was harmed specifically for the making of that film then its fucking appalling on any scale to anyone with an ounce of humanity or intelligence...IF the scene was/is removed (and it provably isnt) PETA would have nothing to do with that it you dipshit. Just another dickwad whining about how political corrcntness somehow limits their 'freedom' to take joy in being a douchebag.
Damn you IndustryKiller! by IndustryKillers Bain	May 26th, 2008 06:22:06 AM
Damn you IndustryKiller!
Jesus Christ! Harry, is there any movie you DON'T love?!?!?! by JohnNadaUK	May 26th, 2008 06:24:49 AM
You're the worst critic that ever lived, and covering it up with "I'm a geek" ain't gonna cut it, you don't know what a geek is. You're just a twat!
Finishing the Game Suuuuuucks by MC-909	May 26th, 2008 06:30:00 AM
Sorry but it's true.
One movie that Harry forgot was.... by The Tao of Joe	May 26th, 2008 06:40:08 AM
"Forgiving the Franklins," a great no-budget indie sex comedy that was a hit at Sundance, SXSW, and other festivals. It also stars that hot redhead chick from "Superbad." Y'know, McLovin's girl. Anyway, here's the trailer: http://tinyurl.com/6zpjpr . It got picked up by blockbuster, so check it out.
Any Japanese porn experts here? by TheBigDogg	May 26th, 2008 07:59:21 AM
What is the term for those old Japanese porn movies? Or erotic movies? Or whatever you want to call them. The ones that aren't just porn but have these stories that seem to need topless women. Is there a term for that genre?
Jean Rollin by ev1ldead	May 26th, 2008 08:21:48 AM
Most of his work was stylish and erotic but even more boring than Jess Francos craptastic oeuvre. Especially Grapes of Death is so boring some might fall asleep while masturbating to Brigitte Lahaie. Oh ...and Night is of course only the second best Zombie movie of all time behind Dawn(1978).
I love that quote on the Diary of the Dead box. by Knuckleduster	May 26th, 2008 08:39:56 AM
"A Masterpiece!" Yet he only gave it 4 stars. What does that say about the word "masterpiece" these days? Star ratings are lame, anyway.
Diary is Meh... by nascentia	May 26th, 2008 08:52:03 AM
I missed that Diary came out this week until this update, Harry, so I do thank you for reminding me. I rushed right to Wal-Mart at 4 a.m. to buy it, because I LOVE Romero's movies. But man...I was let down. I think it was worth my money, but still...the gimmick here really was a gimmick, unlike Cloverfield. I didn't buy into it or the characters at all. And the acting was terrible. But it still had some amazing moments and some original gore for a zombie movie, and I loved the gritty look and tone of the film. I think the opening news crew scene was the best. It's definitely worth a watch, and a buy if you REALLY love zombie movies, but I definitely think this is the weakest of the 5. But then again, I LOVE Day of the Dead and think it's his best, and I know everyone seems to hate it...
Short Circuit...some of the most shameless... by Osmosis Jones	May 26th, 2008 09:00:22 AM
...product placement EVER. "Would you like to be a Pepper too...?"
Hanna-Barbara has always been the hallmark of crap. by Uncle Stan	May 26th, 2008 09:13:00 AM

Sniff... still no Punky Boobster reviews... by Little Beavis	May 26th, 2008 09:29:12 AM
You promised that one like 2 months ago, Harry....and I'm holding you to it...
4 Star Masterpiece by ev1ldead	May 26th, 2008 09:31:27 AM
Some critics use 4 Stars with 0,5 steps. Like Roger Ebert.
Rollin!!!!!!! by listo65	May 26th, 2008 09:46:58 AM
Jean Rollin is awsome... check out LIVING DEAD GIRL and THE IRON ROSE
ev1ldead by Knuckleduster	May 26th, 2008 09:52:25 AM
Yeah, but those critics are just silly.
Wanted to like Diary of the Dead. by beastie	May 26th, 2008 09:56:41 AM
I even kept telling myself, "it's gonna get better - this stuff will actually have a point" but ultimately, to me, it felt like Romero shot his rough draft. It felt like he went into this movie and half-assed the entire thing. Found footage movies are some of my favorite, but this one was just bad, for me.
Are the Asians busty? by Thrillho77	May 26th, 2008 10:58:20 AM
I love busty Asians.
Blu Ray by Turd Furgeson	May 26th, 2008 11:27:08 AM
I just got a blu ray player for my birthday and just bought my first 5 titles. I almost bought first blood but wanted to wait until he released all 4. Gonna have to get V for Vendetta as well. I have to start watching part 1 of the 5 versions of Blade Runner in the box set...
Signs? SIGNS? by palimpsest	May 26th, 2008 01:29:44 PM
That's an awful movie. And the idea that an audience is supposed to buy the concept that God kills Mel Gibson's wife (which extinguishes Mel's faith) then organises an alien invasion and a set of character traits in everyone Mel knows that ties in with the wife's last words so that Mel can believe again is a) dumber than a hammock full of Al Bundy's children and b) the most anti-faith thing you ever heard of and c) plain bad cinema. Sure there's some thrills and spills along the way, but the whole thing unravels into a spaghetti-and-meatballs-vomit mess that even a hungry coyote wouldn't eat up. Too awful to construct better comparisons for...
Diary of the Dead Sucked Because.. by Autodidact	May 26th, 2008 01:59:12 PM
.. because every second scene for the entire movie has one of the characters tell the guy filming that he is a jerk for filminig. Half the running time of the movie was a discussion on whether or not to tape things.
On Diary... by nascentia	May 26th, 2008 02:05:49 PM
Things that rocked about Diary: - Hydrochloric acid; scythe; bow & arrows; defibrillator; zombies in general. Things that sucked about Diary: - The awful narration; the actors (except for the Amish dude and the professor); the actING; the stupid gimmick; the pacing; the lack of an actual plot (seriously, there wasn't much of an ending, was there?)
I've Always Somewhat Preferred Dawn of the Dead by grungies	May 26th, 2008 02:07:48 PM
Night of the Living Dead is awesome, don't get me wrong. It's probably the scarier film. However, Dawn has fun oozing out of every punctured crevice and every exploded head. Not to mention it's funny as hell.
Main Reason I Can No Longer Watch 1978 Dawn of the Dead by Autodidact	May 26th, 2008 02:15:54 PM
When the blonde guy dies and comes back to life under the sheet, the sheet slips down to reveal his face, and his EYES ARE CROSSED. LOL!
I wish, I was as easily pleased as Harry. by jah_kingdom	May 26th, 2008 02:27:37 PM
And loved every movie. But as Oscar Wilde once said, "Taste has deprived me of a great many things." How can anyone over the age of 13 and buy into National Treasure. Either Harry is stoned on some super chronic or he's still waiting for puberty to hit. C'mon Diary of the Dead, horrible.
V for Vendetta was horrible by qweruiop	May 26th, 2008 02:39:48 PM
I've never read the comic, I've only read a few Alan Moore comics overall, and I've only seen a few Natalie Portman movies beforehand (Professional among one of them). In other words there was nothing prefacing me from either being for or against the movie as I watched it. Even then this movie just stunk so bad. A hero who fights in 10 minute long rhymes and riddles? Who also happens to have super strength, Hulk-like endurance, a mysterious shrouded past, and oh yeah, the mad fighting skills of Jet Li and Raphael all rolled into one? Portman was okay, but her character was so stupid to have never realized that he had abducted her. That "revelation" was only visible from about 10 miles away. Oh, and a totalitarian government is wiped out by this "hero" and his 25,000+ mob of followers by the end of the movie, who suddenly and conveniently have the clothing to dress up like him and march proudly towards the new downtown government. WTF? This is quality? I was laughing my ass off at this movie's attempt at being a sophisticated take on the socioeconomics of politics. It's obvious why Harry likes it though; he desperately wants this "revolution" to happen right now in Washington D.C.
Not seen DIARY so I can't comment by palimpsest	May 26th, 2008 02:39:58 PM
though I paid cash money to see NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS at the cinema. Yeah, I know. That's a movie that not only redefines 'mediocre' but finds an expensive way of wasting some fine actors. And Justin Bartha, ba-dum-tish.
That being said, queruiop... by palimpsest	May 26th, 2008 02:44:00 PM
...it's a strange socialist revolutionary that tries to engender the overthrow of capitalism by eating too many chimichangas and panhandling for a few referral bucks from Amazon.
Best zombie movie ever? by Ckuouka	May 26th, 2008 03:26:25 PM
I too, tend to prefer Day of the Dead over NOLD and the original Dawn. Of course, I'm also a big fan of the remake of Dawn. I think it's too different a movie to compare it to the original, honestly. I went in, expecting to hate it, and I was blown away by how good it was. It most certainly wipes the floor with both Land of the Dead ("They're just looking for a place to go." WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!?) and Diary of the Dead, where I wanted every character to die because they just annoyed me so goddamn much.
Nice to hear that you liked DIARY Harry... by zed261	May 26th, 2008 03:41:28 PM
To be honest I was little bit shocked by Moriarty's review whom movie taste is quite close to my own... It may be not the great horror movie because it wasn't that much scary but anyway this is one of my favorite film this year simply because Romero proves that he can still use that shitty zombie genre while making powerful movie that tells us something important and very present. That gory scene with voice-over at the very end completely nails the whole film and somehow it made me sad.
Why does nobody every bother to tell us what extras are on the D by darthflagg	May 26th, 2008 04:57:22 PM
Whenever old movies get rereleased on DVD, why is it nobody bothers to tell us if they have any new extras to make it worthwhile? Not blaming Harry - other DVD reviewers seem as equally in the dark. Even Amazon doesn't have a list of special features for most new releases. I want to know if this new Short Circuit has the extras on the long out of print DVD SE, but no one seems to know. There is a conspiracy here and I will seek it out!
WALL*E not a Short Circuit rip, but ... by mihal2	May 26th, 2008 05:17:38 PM
it is E.T. redeaux. Compare the two, WALL*E looks just like E.T. as a robot.
Suggestions for the Facebook App: by nodforlife	May 26th, 2008 05:28:17 PM
Hatori Hanzo Steel Bad Motherfucker Wallet Flying Guillotine
darthflagg by Knuckleduster	May 26th, 2008 05:48:09 PM
I hear ya. Amazon is terrible when it comes to listing extra features. Harry, I know you have your hands full and everything, and we don't want your short reviews to get too long, but it would be awesome if any extras were mentioned.
Uh, Did'nt Dragon Tiger Gate came out 3 Months ago? by Stalkeye	May 26th, 2008 06:28:43 PM
Yeah Harry you have a lot of catching up to do.NOTLD is the best Zombie movie as it was the first to focus on flesh eating Zombies which had redefined the genre and eventually inspired movies from Fulci's Zombi to games like Resident Evil. Not too crazy bout Diary, but i liked it more than the silly Land of the Dead. And speaking of gore, the comeback award goes to Sly for Rambo. Good actioner with tons of (unapologetic)flying entrails and gooey guts.Not for kiddies!
V for victim (of watching this movie) by Munkstomper	May 26th, 2008 07:50:57 PM
Harry, I usually agree with you, but I have to call you on how good V for Vendetta is. I agree it's a great film right up until the ending. The ending in the graphic novel (I have the original issues of the comic) made sense because you could only come to one conclusion. To have a movie director say "No, I don't like that ending. Let's give EVERYONE masks!" completely dilutes the power of the novel ending. I'm sure this is one of the reasons Alan Moore pulled his name from the movie. I would too.
los locos kick your balls into outer space! by seabiscuits	May 26th, 2008 08:36:36 PM

Apparently, it wasn't shameless enough... by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	May 26th, 2008 09:17:54 PM
Osmosis Jones (at least not enough to keep it in your memory banks)... cuz the tagline is actually, "WOULDN'T you like to be a PEPPER too?"
There's also the channel-changing TV scene... by Osmosis Jones	May 26th, 2008 09:55:30 PM
...with Johnny Five lingering on EACH and EVERY commercial juuuuuuuuuuuuust long enough for the product jingle to play out in full ("It's allllllllllllllllll-righta!").
Zombies are dumb. by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren	May 26th, 2008 11:32:26 PM
Soooo dumb.
Another release or Night of the living dead! by FILMFUNK	May 27th, 2008 05:52:11 AM
Diary of the Dead was shit and it's really hard to believe the same guy did Night! National Treasure was Shit Short Circuit was Shit!
FILMFUNK: "Short Circuit was Shit!" by Knuckleduster	May 27th, 2008 08:19:43 AM
God hates you.
Harry's Prince Caspian Review by Sith Witch	May 27th, 2008 08:41:01 AM
Harry! Where's your take on the summer's other big movie, Prince Caspian?!
Diary Of The Dead by skimn	May 27th, 2008 09:30:07 AM
Romero's days of finding the next Ed Harris are pretty much over. I don't know who does his casting, or what pool of actors they choose from, but my local community theater has better actors than those in Diary. And as stated above, the "its not real if its not being filmed, right?" angle was pounded to the ground. Used to be, Romero would let the subtext goalong for the ride. Now, it seems that he has to pound the point across.
National Treasure 2 by Hawaiian Organ Donor	May 27th, 2008 11:33:26 AM
Might have been a pointless, uninspired movie filled with ridiculous gobbilygook nonsense but at least it didn't have lead lined refrigerators that are atomic blast proof. This has got to be the weakest DVD release week in months.
_diary_ is ONLY ok... by duanejones	May 27th, 2008 01:06:43 PM
...which makes it lightyears better than the abysmal _day_ and _land_, the end. both of which, incidentally, you aicn "official writers" loved, mostly. what leg do have to stand on to dismiss the FAR SUPERIOR, albeit lame, kinda _diary_? back to your wheelchairs, boyz... and per skimn, george....let's talk. must you bludgeon the most obvious aspects of the zombie metaphor (now with extra added video/mediated-society metaphor - bludgeoning!) into the ground, again and again? shouldn't you have reached china by now? to come right out and say it: george, can you stop making crappy films? like, immediately? pretty please? how did you feel when everyone thought you were mr. one-hit wonder and then you pulled a _martin_ out of your hat in the 70s? had you died then (shades of hillary/rfk!), you would be remembered as an auteur with little peer among american indepedent filmmakers. do you now wish to be remembered as the director of _bruiser_, _diary_, _dairy 2_ and author of the _creepshow 2_ screenplay (fill in your own atrocities)? because this is the direction your career is listing towards. you've been warned, by me, for the 1000th time... on a lighter note, can we now hope for a _land of the dead_ re-make, starring james russo and eric estrada, to come out on dvd next week, followed by a _diary_ remake, starring dax shepard? admit you had to think for a second about whether that was a joke or not....
National Treasure is already on DVD? by Series7	May 27th, 2008 01:55:09 PM
I just saw it in theater opening night last thursday? And Shia Labuff was in it as well?
Night of the Living Diary by Darthkrusty	May 27th, 2008 02:41:25 PM
Got a massive headache watching DiaryotD in the theatre. Seemed like they were shaking the camera and framing the shots at extreme angles to make the viewer ill on purpose. I made it through Cloverfield, Blair Witch & others fine. The only other shakey-cam film that made me nauseous was Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives. But I agree that Night is the scariest zombie flick I've ever seen as well. Stayed up late when I was 10 and scared the poop out of me. Had to turn it off when the little girl was about to kill her Mommy.
Why is Harry comparing NOTLD to Signs? by maxbrown	May 27th, 2008 02:59:09 PM
I've only been a steady reader for the past year and a half, so maybe I missed out on the Golden Age of Harry. I'm just amazed that he's come so far, seeing as how he can hardly write, and seems to pull all of his subjects out of nowhere. What the hell does Signs have to do with Night of the Living Dead? "I just finished watching an episode of QUANTUM LEAP, and I have to say, it's nowhere near as good as NOTLD!! They were really holding themselves back!" Seriously. I guess I should just be glad that there was no mention of Yoko or his health problems.
Day by tomdolan04	May 28th, 2008 07:03:15 AM
Ok it was no Dawn, but in many ways bleaker and depicts humanity breaking down in a scarily believable and disorganised way. Sure the acting was hammy in places but it sure as hell beats the crap out of Land and Diary in terms of inventiveness.
Scariest "shaky-cam" movie by skimn	May 28th, 2008 08:09:22 AM
I Am Sam. That Sean Penn is such a 'tard.
Where in the fuck are this week's DVDs? by Sithdan	May 28th, 2008 03:01:41 PM
WHERE?
"Grapes of Death" simply isn't very good by Drunken Rage	May 29th, 2008 09:01:32 AM
Pretty boring, actually.
I love reading this weekly column... once a month. by moondog65478	May 29th, 2008 11:53:11 AM
I know Harry's got the operation and recoup and all... but even when all is well, this column shows up more sporadically than a sinus infection. Seriously. Harry was supposedly working on this last week. On the one hand, AICN likes to pretend they're just fanboys writing about what they love. But when it comes to exclusives and interviews (and weekly COLUMNS) and such, they like to pretend they're professionals. Anyway, guess we should get our cool DVD news from dvdverdict.com, digitalbits.com, or dvdreview.com. At least they post regularly. You know. Like professionals.
Just Watched Diary... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	May 30th, 2008 09:34:47 AM
and I'm sitting here thinking having diarrhea would've been more enjoyable. Romero put his name on this garbage?
Also, by BanAllFIRSTPosters	May 30th, 2008 09:41:06 AM
I had Coke blow through my nose during the zombie clown sequence. I hope that was supposed to be funny.
I expect the wrath of 99% of AICNers by skimn	May 30th, 2008 12:25:59 PM
but outside of turning half of the Burmese Army into puddles of strawberry jam, I was not that impressed. Stallone direction was clean and efficient, but the story was so simplistic, it was reduced to an almost comic book level. Rambo says "Fuck The World", then gets a bit of conscience from Benz' character, says "Ya godda die for sumthin, bedda than live for nuthin", splatters a bunch of bad guys, then in yet another fit of "conscience" while staring at Benz, returns home to, what must be, his 85 year old Dad's farm. THE END. The running time on the shell says approx. 91 minutes, but my clock read 1 hour 20 minutes as the credits started to roll..thats one short movie. And the mercs came from central casting, with the standard bullet headed Aussie/Brit/New Zealand (?) leader. What was Vinnie Jones busy? It was a decent rental, but not worth all the huzzahs it got from this site.
skimm by Knuckleduster	Jun 1st, 2008 03:13:30 AM
Fair enough. I think most of the things that you dislike about the film are things that I like. I like that it's simple and short and uncluttered (if not for all the body parts! High five?). Also, when it comes to running time, you should always take off 1/25 of the time on the back. DVD runs at 25 frames a second. Film runs at 24 frames a second. Meaning a movie that's 100 minutes on film will be 96 minutes on video. For some reason, they never make that deduction when printing the running time on the back of the box.
Since AICN doesn't bother with this column anymore... by moondog65478	Jun 3rd, 2008 06:49:40 AM
Check out SLASHFILM'S DVD release article for the 1st week of June... slashfilm.com
To SoylentMean by moondog65478	Jun 4th, 2008 12:56:52 PM
Actually, the slashfilm link has just as much info about each release as Harry's (whether good/bad, links to feature stories, etc. - http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/ 06/03/this-week-in-dvd-dirty-h arry-box-set-semi-pro-meet-the -spartans-and-more/ It also list best prices for each disc.
See all his new reviews? by moondog65478	Jun 6th, 2008 08:44:03 AM
See - we can all rest easy. Harry's not sick. Just lazy.

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