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Harry's Missing 3 Weeks of DVD Picks & Peeks... DIRTY HARRY, RAMBO, 3 STOOGES, PATTON, JOHN HOLMES, MANNIX & more!

Verbose as usual, Harry!!! by Fortunesfool	Jun 14th, 2008 05:35:50 AM

Asia Argento is so hot.... by Its a LION	Jun 14th, 2008 05:44:09 AM
This.
who played will farrell's wife... by WelcoMatt	Jun 14th, 2008 06:16:53 AM
in semi-pro?
Sophia Loren, "great set" indeed, hah ha ha! by Frisco	Jun 14th, 2008 06:17:22 AM
I see what you did there
Susan George was to go-to girl for... by Bobo_Vision	Jun 14th, 2008 06:52:26 AM
...dramatic on-screen whore roles. Need a spoiled plantation owner to have sex with a slave? Who you gonna call? Susan George!!! Need a woman to get gang-raped while Dustin Hoffman is out getting milk? Who you gonna call? Susan George!!! Mandingo is definitely a classic when it comes to sexploitation, and the ceiling shot of the slave lying between Susan George's legs after they fucked has been replicated in other films for shock value, most notably in "Traffic" when Michael Douglas' young dope-addicted daughter humps her dealer, and the ceiling shot of him lying between her bare legs was used to shock white parents with daughters and give them the image of right out their ultimate unspoken worst nightmare.
Sand Pebbles by Quint	Jun 14th, 2008 07:06:04 AM
I have seen it, actually. Really solid flick. There are a couple on this list that are on my Movie A Day list, too, but Sand Pebbles ain't one of 'em.
Funny Games -just shit by m_prevette	Jun 14th, 2008 07:06:45 AM
What a horrid movie...no sense of style or satire or irony...just a clumsy attempt at making a satirical thriller, I suppose an attempt to "say something" about why we watch these kinds of films...but...instead it was a pointless failure. Garbage.
Can someone tell me what a "Digital Copy" is? by Knuckleduster	Jun 14th, 2008 07:18:35 AM
I don't live in America.
RE: Knuckleduster by Incomplete Gamer	Jun 14th, 2008 07:25:26 AM
Some movies have a "digital copy" option where you can take it straight from the disc and put it on your iPod, PDA or other portable media device without actually having to encode it in a different format. I haven't actually done this, but it seems useful enough ... I suppose. Not sure it's a U.S.-only sort of thing, but I could be wrong.
I fell in love with Jennifer Connelly... by Knuckleduster	Jun 14th, 2008 07:28:27 AM
... watching Once Upon A Time In America. Go ahead. Judge me.
I saw Battle of britain on DVD. a while ago by emeraldboy	Jun 14th, 2008 07:30:58 AM
the flying sequences are some of the best ever put on screen but the Acting is card board. and all the actors in it are wooden.
Glad this is back.... by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR	Jun 14th, 2008 07:40:31 AM
i missed it.
Thanks, Incomplete Gamer. by Knuckleduster	Jun 14th, 2008 07:51:55 AM
The Possession of Joel Delaney. Fuck. Quite disturbing. Can't imagine censors allowing some of those scenes today.
I fell in love with Connelly... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 14th, 2008 08:05:18 AM
...during her Rocketeer/Career Opportunities prime. Jen riding the mechanical horse is STILL one of the sexiest damn things I have EVER seen in a movie.
Student Bodies by Munkstomper	Jun 14th, 2008 08:12:03 AM
Man, a great comedy with the single WORST ending of any movie I have ever seen. It's like the finest roller coaster ride ever that ends right into a brick wall. A textbook film on how not to end a story.
I remember seeing "Phenomena" as "Creepers" in the 80's.... by Browzer	Jun 14th, 2008 08:27:40 AM
It was edited for the US release and re-titled. Ironically, the cover-art was much more graphic: http://www.retrojunk.com/img/a rt-images/creepers.jpg
"I'll be hitting it regulary now" by Internet Thug	Jun 14th, 2008 09:18:49 AM
words I wish I had never read from Harry
That was a pathetic attempt at a column... by Uga	Jun 14th, 2008 09:20:33 AM
I ain't clickin' on shit.
ah the stooges!brighto! by chainsaw1974	Jun 14th, 2008 09:23:26 AM
makes old bodies new!
harry, your lack of concentration... by bluebottle	Jun 14th, 2008 09:29:12 AM
IS due to withdrawal. you've greatly reduced the amount of food you put in your body... it'll all balance out once your body adjusts. i'm sure you know this, but, i figured, what the hell...
Harry, You Missed A Great Movie New To DVD!!! by AtticusRex	Jun 14th, 2008 09:33:53 AM
Hey, I know you have been going through alot of stuff... I just wanted to remind you of a great movie that just hit DVD for the very first time... Villa Rides! Written by Sam Peckinpah and Robert Towne, starring Yul Brynner, Robert Mtchum and Charles Bronson in a great, funny supporting role. Music by Maurice Jarre.
And Darfur should be our problem why? by The Nihilist	Jun 14th, 2008 10:02:30 AM
Seriously, moonbats. Somebody explain to me...why should we send military to Darfur? Please explain how, due to whatever tortured moral scale you use, it would be more permissable to send troops to Darfur than Iraq?
Rambo blu-ray by Bouncy X	Jun 14th, 2008 10:14:37 AM
that whole complete collection isnt even on blu-ray...how retarded and odd is that? they released the 3 movie set from a few years ago and part 4 individually but if you want the fancy box with the cool extras on blu-ray..you're fucked. let's hope it gets released sometime soon.
Harry you are such VAG liberal by sizzler	Jun 14th, 2008 10:42:28 AM
I was going to say that Bill Clintons soul will be serving a penance over his inaction in Rwanda which lead to THOUSANDS of deaths, but then I rememberd Clinton has no soul.
Hypocrite... by PirateEmery	Jun 14th, 2008 11:06:53 AM
There were far worse atrocities taking place in Iraq than in the Sudan. If you are suggesting we go into the Sudan yet disagree greatly with going into Iraq to take out Saddam, you deserve to burn in hell with the rest of the hypocrites (8th Circle of Hell: thank you, Dante). Talk about movies, you are very knowledgeable about that. As for international issues, you don't know shit.
Don't Mince Words, Harry... by Read and Shut Up	Jun 14th, 2008 11:11:45 AM
Jeez. Can I sum up: DIRTY HARRY: Dirty FUNNY GAMES: Funny JOHN HOLMES: Lengthy RAMBO: Gory
It's quite simple really!!! by ZombieisaDouche	Jun 14th, 2008 11:19:14 AM
We should never have gone into Iraq, nor should we GO into Darfur. All this international shit is NOT our problem. I mean fuck, if we get involved, we end up getting blamed for it anyway. Oh and by the way, nice job U.N. with all your peacekeepers raping women and kids. Real classy.
OK Nihilist by Holy Hell	Jun 14th, 2008 11:22:55 AM
Because the government of Sudan provides air support and intelligence to janjaweed militias in a state-sponsored campaign of genocide against the inhabitants of Darfur in which anywhere from 200 - 500 thousand innocent people have been killed. Such conditions-the sanctioning of mass murder by a state-demands decisive action by the civilized world. Not occupation, necessarily, but an enforced ceasefire, a value manifested legally by the UN protection mandate offered by the Canadians and passed a few years ago. The invasion of Iraq was never defended under such moral terms. The "spreading democracy" argument, the only "moral" argument offered, does not demand violence on the order we've witnessed in Iraq: the deaths of 4000 Americans, the injuring of tens of thousands more, and the killing and displacing of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. We decided to begin our "mission to democratize the developing world" there because of our oil-based economy. It was easier politically, and more satisfying culturally (no matter how confounding the 9/11-Iraq facts are) to shed some blood rather than to invest in domestic oil production AND diverse alternative energy possibilities. If we'd committed to intelligent energy policy making at any point over the last fifty years the corruption of the monarchs and despots of the middle east would be much weaker, their subjects would have less reason to resent the west (there'd be less of a military presence there), and it would be easier for progressive economic diplomacy to put pressure on those cultures to democratize. And Harry-every time I open your column I'm more confident I'll get some guilt-ridden explanation for your tardiness than I am that the sun'll come up. Just stop it. I don't care if you're late or not, your constant explanations are not necessary. I do hope you're recovering well, though.
Dude I saw the Happening by Series7	Jun 14th, 2008 12:13:29 PM
Back when it was called the Signal. It just came out on the DVD's check it out, its no doubt better then Lady in the Water 2. Also its a real R rated movie.
Hey Node by rogueleader66	Jun 14th, 2008 12:27:57 PM
Why don't you shut the fuck up you stupid ass? Nobody on this site likes you, your words are as useless as you are, you are like the little retard that everyone laughs at, and that's why ANYONE pays you any attention, the village idiot is always an amusing distraction. Dumb fuck. Go back to sucking your Mamma's tit little boy.
Dirty Harry by rogueleader66	Jun 14th, 2008 12:31:26 PM
The first three were classics, Sudden Impact was near classic, The Dead Pool was OK as far as Dirty Harry films go, but arguably the weakest of the series. I hope Clint can pull out one more Callahan story for us, he is such a classic character. If Stallone and Ford can do it, so can Mr. Eastwood.
ok I don't want to be a jerk by Bloo	Jun 14th, 2008 12:34:47 PM
and I'm sure that I'll be called much worse, I'm not sure if anyone has said anything about this or not because I need to read the rest of this talk back but... why should we get involved in Dufar but not in Afghanastain or Iraq? don't get me wrong, please, I do think the lack of American action of some sort in Dufar is an atrocity, I think we need to do something, maybe not militarily, but something, but I also think the UN and the rest of the world does too "an Injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere" right? that said, why do we critize a President who does take action in nations where there is injustice (Afghanstain, Iraq) and get's critized for not taking action in Dufar? are you just looking for reasons to critize Bush, if that's the case, then so be it, but at least be upfront about it and I'll admit that conservetives we're just as bad during the Clinton White House years where we critized him for seeking out justice in Serbia/Yugoslavia, etc and not in other areas like Rawanda thanks for pointing out what looks like a great documentary on Dufar and like I said we do need to do some kind of action there, I'm just a little confused by hyprocisy, on any side of the "aisle"
Argento by kafka07	Jun 14th, 2008 12:39:21 PM
I really like the new Tenebre and Phenomena artwork, for what are two of Argento's best films. Tenebre is a great work of giallo. Phenomena is totally insane!
Hey Bloo! by Holy Hell	Jun 14th, 2008 12:43:46 PM
I've been away for a bit and it's good to see a familiar personality up here. I don't know if you read my post above, but I spoke to the discrepancy. You know I'm an independent, and I think it's easy to criticize Bush for his foreign policy decisions. You're right, though: the US has pushed harder than any nation to get tough with Sudan, and it's been the economic interests of the Chinese delegation at the security council that has strangled any meaningful UN resolution. And the democrats are no better- their new congressional majority has done nothing to address and/or redress the failed Bush policies, and many of their ideas are tepid polemic bumper stickers.
Bloo by rogueleader66	Jun 14th, 2008 12:45:08 PM
Personally, and this is just me, while I think it's noble and nice and all that other BS, I am sick and tired of the US being the fucking "world police". We are so busy being the neighborhood watch, that we keep forgetting about our own country which has plenty of problems. We are so worried about the rest of the damn world that we put our own on the back burner. The problems of the rest of the world do not always have to be our problems to come in and solve. For once I would like to see the US take care of itself for a change.
by tennisboygr	Jun 14th, 2008 01:15:43 PM
Your Democratic Senate and Congress has done wonders for Darfur too Harry (note sarcasem).
DVD Trivia..... by Cagliostro	Jun 14th, 2008 01:52:13 PM
Mandingo was written by the man who was the real life inspiration for the "Tony Clifton" character. Suprise?
Semi-Pro was horrendous by Garbageman33	Jun 14th, 2008 01:57:59 PM
I still can't believe how stunningly unfunny it was. It made Blades of Glory look like Slap Shot.
More one sentence summaries please! by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Jun 14th, 2008 02:44:10 PM
This rocks. For reals though I like perusing your lists though Harry, there's always something in there I might've missed that I'd checkout. And I ain't talking about the skin flick of the week either, well not this week's anyway.
Looks like I'll never get Arnold's Wrecking Company on DVD by 2for2true	Jun 14th, 2008 02:50:59 PM
An all-time classic of the drive-in circuit. Check it out on Wikipedia. Good times....great times.....the BEST of times.
Wanna know why nobody does anything about Darfur? by Knuckleduster	Jun 14th, 2008 02:55:17 PM
And why nobody did anything about Rwanda? Because it's Africa, baby. Nobody gives a flying fuck about Africa. It's third world and it always will be, because most African leaders are corrupt and power-hungry dictators. Those are the rules of survival out here. Why do you think Mugabe's been getting away with it for decades now? And Mbeki's no better. There are no more Mandela's.
Uh...subtle plug there on the cover of Signs by Badger23	Jun 14th, 2008 03:04:07 PM
"It's Happening" Yes, I'm aware it's a line in the movie. I just wanted to comment on the brilliant marketing.
And SIGNS is still shit by palimpsest	Jun 14th, 2008 03:10:49 PM
So, M Night, your premise is that God kills a preacher's wife which makes him lose his faith, but in killing her you make her spout some gubbins that pays off later in the movie when you engineer an alien invasion which can only be defeated by the use of said gubbins, leading to the preacher regaining his faith. That's your story, you asshat? That God kills people for no good reason, but yet that's a sound basis for faith? Moron. A dumb, dumb movie.
That Mandingo dvd cover sucks by wash	Jun 14th, 2008 03:12:17 PM
The original poster is 1000000x better than that 2 minute Photoshop POS job.
Gutless Node by rogueleader66	Jun 14th, 2008 03:29:18 PM
See, he can talk shit about Harry, do his moronic "Hulk smash" bullshit, but when someone calls him on what a gutless turd he is, silence. Thus proving to the world what he really is, shit. Anyways, I must disagree with a previous statement that Saving Private Ryan was dreck. Not the best WWII movie of all time to be sure, but still a good movie in its own right. Spielberg has gone downhill since, with one notable exception being Munich, although I have yet to see Indy 4, which I do intend to see despite the mostly negative feedback I have heard from members here.
xiphos, SPR was one of the best war movies ever made. by jae683	Jun 14th, 2008 03:47:14 PM
And it revolutionized how combat was shot. How many movies used that same technique since then?
Funny Games by BrightEyes	Jun 14th, 2008 03:58:23 PM
is brilliant, second best film of the year.
Holy Hell and Bloo by Charles Martel	Jun 14th, 2008 04:00:14 PM
First, to Bloo: Reps didn't obstruct Clinton's interference in Kosovo/Bosnia, despite what turned out to be "intelligence failures" (i.e., the claimed "mass murder" in Kosovo dropped from 10,000 dead Bosnian Muslims killed in a "genocide" to around 1,800 military and civilians dead on BOTH sides). In fact, they were very supportive (except for a few who didn't object due to the facts of the situation - we were there to give support to Muslims to avoid anger over sending missiles into Iraq, as Eagleberger admitted - but for stupid, political reasons). So, we can drop that myth. Second, to Holy Hell: you really need to go back and look through the actual speeches given by Bush before we went into Iraq. The idea that it was "all about WMD" only has validity in that it has become the dreaded "common knowledge." Outside of that, it has no validity at all. Larry Elder did a detailed deconstruction of McLellen's latest fibs using only samples from speeches given by Bush and Congressional leaders, including Dems. The "WMD" thing was part and parcel of a list of over a dozen reasons. Darfur? Truly an atrocity, but no more than Rwanda. And, in Darfur, though it's called a genocide (and is, technically), it is a religious war of domination. People have tried to argue that it's race based, the lines of race are drawn along religious lines. I didn't think we were supposed to get involved in religious wars.
As far as energy, though . . . by Charles Martel	Jun 14th, 2008 04:11:02 PM
I couldn't agree more. Of course, this should have started under Clinton (or before) who said that the oil wouldn't get here for 10 years. Of course, that was 15 years ago. And if France can use nuclear power for, what, 75% of its domestic energy needs, why can't we?
Charles by Holy Hell	Jun 14th, 2008 04:14:54 PM
I think you might want to re-read my post. I never mentioned the WMD argument. The only argument I referred to was the only one that had any "moral" dimension- the "spreading democracy" argument. I was responding to Nihilist who asked how arguments against the invasion of Iraq and for a hypothetical military action in Sudan could be different. I realize Bush and company doled out excuse after excuse for the war. Please, before you ask someone to "re-read", be sure you've read correctly yourself, otherwise the conversation collapses into ingrown holier-than-though soliloquies. Peace.
nuclear energy by Holy Hell	Jun 14th, 2008 04:17:06 PM
should be part of a very diverse energy portfolio. 75% of American energy consumption creates a whole lot of nuclear waste, though, and yucca mountain is only so big.
''A truly great M Night film'' ... by FILMFUNK	Jun 14th, 2008 04:52:18 PM
I think not! 'Swing Away! how poop! I will be buying my first Blue-ray disk in the oily black shape of There Will Be Blood. No Country Kicked arse but Blood was fucking oldschool!
what about our movie? by ajbowen	Jun 14th, 2008 05:04:06 PM
huh?
"like Boogie Nights?" by KurtLockwood	Jun 14th, 2008 05:41:50 PM
Check out my porno parody version of Boogie Nights called "The Real Boogie Nights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jovJQ_XuPEc
Argento vs. Fulci by Prossor	Jun 14th, 2008 05:42:55 PM
who would you pick in this neverending debate ? both good but i prefer Fulci , he is more hamfisted than Argento but his stuff is more entertainign. He has more misses than Argento but when he hits i like it even better than Argento's best: Deep Red, Susprisia, Crystal Plumage. namely Fulci's The Beyond, Graveyard, Zombi 2, Duckling.
The Longest Day>Saving Private Ryan by Prossor	Jun 14th, 2008 05:46:34 PM
in terms of the best D-Day movie ever. SPR's battle scenes are the only saving grace and even they dont give the same shock after rewatching them, without these bookends it's usual sappy preachy awfulness. Longest Day stands up with many many great performances and all-star cast that dont overwhelm the bigger story.
Rewatched... by DocPazuzu	Jun 14th, 2008 06:07:13 PM
...The Professionals recently (on regular-ass DVD). Now that's a fine fucking movie! There's so much testosterone on display from Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Jack Palance, Woody Strode and Robert Ryan that I swear I grew an extra testicle just from watching it. They don't make 'em like that any more.
"Wish he had a new one out in theaters now. Oh well." by grungies	Jun 14th, 2008 06:19:03 PM
Ouch
Those who hate Funny Games... by loogenhausen	Jun 14th, 2008 06:22:41 PM
...are exactly the people Haneke is ridiculing.
Wait, who the hell is Milius? by grungies	Jun 14th, 2008 06:22:50 PM
I don't see anyone named Milius who was involved with Patton.
Bob Milius, John Milius's brother by Prossor	Jun 14th, 2008 06:27:55 PM

The Beast... by depalma25	Jun 14th, 2008 07:17:20 PM
...did too entirely suck. Now the "Creature" with Craig T. Nelson and Kim Catrall, now that's a celluoid masterpiece. Man in rubber suit! Yeah!
Don't EVEN get my started on Jennifer C.... by MovieDeal	Jun 14th, 2008 07:59:08 PM
Thanks for putting it up in a TB. Jennifer Connelly will always be lovely! As far as Harry's picks, I like a lot of it. In fact, I LOVE a LOT of it. But, I don't want to look like an "apologist". Well, I don't want to look how coincidental that the films that Harry loves are also the ones that I do. Sue me. I don't have much. If you win, you'll get my lucious ball sack.
Milius on "Patton?" by Smilin'Jack Ruby	Jun 14th, 2008 08:29:03 PM
Well aware that Milius has done a ton of uncredited work, but had never heard that he worked on "Patton." True story?
Just saw Saving Private Ryan on the bigscreen in the last week.. by grungies	Jun 14th, 2008 08:40:50 PM
I prefer The Thin Red Line (and I'm aware that they are very different films) but Saving Private Ryan will always be amazing. Why must we bicker over whether it or The Longest Day is superior?
HAahahahah by Series7	Jun 14th, 2008 08:56:03 PM
Vince Mcmahon got rick rolled on tv hahahahahaha.
This is what we've been waiting three weeks for? by moondog65478	Jun 14th, 2008 11:13:37 PM
Not to be an ass or anything, but even if you had to type by just bashing your face on the keys, it wouldn't take "hours and hours" to throw some Amazon links and two sentence reviews on a page. Honestly. Most snarky, smart-ass talkbacks (much like this one), are twice as long as most of these "reviews". And this just took me about thirty seconds to type. With my face.
Cut the fat man some slack by palimpsest	Jun 15th, 2008 01:52:50 AM
Yeah, this column's just an advertorial (same as that ScriptGirl shit he's been ladling these past few weeks) but it sounds like he's been having a torrid time of it, one way or another. Hopefully he'll be firing on all cylinders soon, with health back in place, and the whole GONE business fading from the collective consciousness. MInd you, I still think Harry owes us a confirmation / denial on the AICN selloff rumour thing. And someone should hold their hands up about GONE and apologise.
that Milius PATTON thing by HEADGEEK	Jun 15th, 2008 02:09:52 AM
was a 5am brainfart
You know it, Xiphos! by DocPazuzu	Jun 15th, 2008 02:58:59 AM
However, I have to admit that I, despite my newly grown testicle, actually DID want to nurse when I saw Claudia Cardinale and Marie Gomez in The Professionals.
Bodet by DocPazuzu	Jun 15th, 2008 03:00:09 AM
Too true -- Burt is the man. There is nobody, NOBODY, even close to him or Lee Marvin these days.
Bad-ass actors by palimpsest	Jun 15th, 2008 08:17:03 AM
Rutger Hauer. Daniel Craig. Jason Statham. Christian Bale. Bob Hoskins. Kevin McKidd. Jean Reno. Takeshi Kitano. Chow Yun Fat. Sam Neill. Ray Winstone. Nick Nolte.
Oh, and John C McGinley by palimpsest	Jun 15th, 2008 08:18:44 AM
remember when he used to get cast as cold killers? James Woods when he's not hamming it up. Brian Dennehy. David Cronenberg. Powers Boothe.
Darfur = Not Our Problem by Nico Toscani	Jun 15th, 2008 08:31:23 AM
We simply don't have the money or the manpower to be the policeman of the world. Especially when no vital US interests are at stake.
Attention Holy Hell... by The Nihilist	Jun 15th, 2008 09:39:41 AM
...so basically you're saying "Bad people are doing bad things in Darfur! We should go in to assauge my white guilt!!" No. We could go into Darfur. But it'd be bad. Bodies of American soldiers would come back in body bags. Crimes and atrocities would be committed by some bad-apple American soldiers, as they have been committed by some soldiers of every army since the beginning of time. We'd be squaring off against a faceless insurgent who would be hard to pin down and would often have the support of civilians. It'd be a long, bloody, nasty slog and at times the cure would feel worse than the disease. In other words, it'd look and feel almost EXACTLY like Iraq, or at least Iraq before a few months ago when the violence started subsiding. So which way do you want it? Is it cool to go in and make moral judgements against another tyrranical regime at the point of a gun or not? You can't have it both ways.
Nico by Holy Hell	Jun 15th, 2008 09:47:46 AM
These issues are complex, for sure, and a poorly explained invasion of yet another muslim country, without the support of our allies, would certainly fail. The goodwill of Americans, as well as their tax dollars, have been spent by a misguided, immoral, and probably profiteering adventure in Iraq. America could not stomach another war; we don't trust the intentions of our government at this point. However, as an American and a member of the human family, to state that an agressive stand against genocide is not a "vital US interest" is intolerable to me. How people justify that the Iraq war is a vital nat'l interest because we decided to NOT invest in common sense, long-term energy policies at any time since WW2, but that state-sanctioned rape, torture, displacement, and murder are NOT a vital US interest are submitting that there is no fundamental right and wrong in our moral universe. Strange that such arguments often come from conservatives who pretend to despise the cultural erosion of "moral relativism", when such an apathetic posture to African genocide betrays their own insidious moral relativism. The country I love will stand up against such clear displays of barbaric tyranny, and I no longer care if such an opinion smacks of puffed-up self-righteousness. Tell that to the women who's baby sons were killed after they watched janjaweed rape their mothers. Tell that to the lost boys avoiding lions and murderous militias.
Nihilist by Holy Hell	Jun 15th, 2008 09:50:35 AM
I am not white. And if you're suggesting that guilt is the only emotion strong enough to demand a halt to rape and murder than your soul demands some reflection. If not, then your person possesses a much diminished glow of humanity. Get well soon.
And Nihilist by Holy Hell	Jun 15th, 2008 10:08:54 AM
If you are too simple to appreciate nuance, don't assume that those you address are. I never suggested we should "shock and awe" Khartoum. Re-read my posts. Your presumptuousness is a tragic flaw.
I didn't hate Funny Games... by BangoSkank	Jun 15th, 2008 10:09:11 AM
I just thought it failed as a movie. It had some brilliant moments, though. I wasn't bothered by either the pace or the uncomfortable tone it set, or the ending, or the acting, or anything specific. I just thought it was a bit too muddled in its direction. If you're going to point the finger of judgment at your audience for their choice of movies, you gotta do better than that. Man Bites Dog was probably a better flick....
harysuxafatone by Knuckleduster	Jun 15th, 2008 11:45:52 AM
Do you also prefer Ghost Rider to Iron Man?
M-O-M by DocPazuzu	Jun 15th, 2008 01:10:10 PM
As usual, you're completely wrong. Clint Eastwood is the LAST of those badasses which actually proves my point. I love both Kurt Russell and the Bourne flicks but neither Russell nor Damon have the aura of menace or sheer two-fisted manliness that Marvin, Lancaster, Eastwood or Bronson had. And no, it's not just how good they were as actors or how the films were shot. There's a natural toughness to those guys that you simply can't fake, whether it's Marvin's experience as a WWII combat Marine or Bronson's back-breaking stint as a coal miner. If you can see no difference between the way they carry themselves compared to someone like John Wayne for instance, then you are as hopeless a cineaste as I've always suspected you to be.
Well Said Holy Hell by codymr	Jun 15th, 2008 02:05:24 PM
Although MANY ethnic groups were persecuted, terrorized and gassed under the Hussein regime (within and beyond Iraq's borders), he never used his military for outright genocide. The US and UK invaded Iraq for reasons that were self serving and strategic in nature... not humanitarian. The problems in Sudan are entirely different: The use of a UN supported military intervention would be used for 3 reasons... 1. To create a cease fire and halt the ethnic cleansing. 2. Protect international aid organizations and ensure that money, food, medicine and shelter are distributed to those in need. 3. Protect foreign engineers who will need to rebuild Sudan's infrastructure. In contrast, the Iraq war was initiated and conducted by misleading the public and, unlike the use of force during WW2 or the intervention in the Balkans, there was not moral imperative to invade Iraq. There was no WMD, no genocide and no longer any possibility that Iraq could inflict war on its neighbors. Its military and weapons programs were wrecked during the First Gulf War... after that, Iraq was contained within its borders.
phenomena could have the best ending ever by reckni	Jun 15th, 2008 02:13:14 PM
They have it on youtube, so whenever I'm in the mood to be disturbed, I just go there.
Machine Girl... by Galva	Jun 15th, 2008 05:42:45 PM
... is one of the worst fucking movies I've ever seen.
Machine Girl by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jun 15th, 2008 07:16:24 PM
I honestly don't remember the last time I had that much fun watching a movie. I was laughing my ass off the entire time, awful CGI and line readings included. That scene at the end where the ghost of the brother shows up and claps his hands? Priceless. You could tell the director was having a blast. It is the new cheese on my nachos of awesome.
Whhhhaaaaaaaattt??? by Galva	Jun 15th, 2008 07:40:10 PM
No, Machine Girl's not "so bad it's good," it's just bad. It tries to be Kill Bill meets anime meets Dead Alive/Braindead, and for a while it's funny. But, over the running time it goes from funny to tedious. It's from the Uwe Boll school of low-brow entertainment missing the damn point.
If that's how you wanna see it, that's cool. by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jun 15th, 2008 08:16:19 PM
Me? I want to be a part of the new Super Mourner Squad!
re Darfur by Fireball XL-5	Jun 15th, 2008 08:28:58 PM
Remember that scene in 'The Time Machine' where the super-evolved Eloim sat around like sheep and just watched while one of their number drowned? That's a little like the rest of us trying to intellectualize a proper response to Janjaweed militia riding into villages and sexually mutilating women and girls after they've hacked off the arms and feet of men and boys. It's astounding that the entire world cannot muster enough common sense to say "Let's just work together for a few months and put a stop to this." How pathetically 'enlightened' we have become.
Hey fatty, I've got a movie for you... by mooseaka	Jun 15th, 2008 08:41:41 PM
...how about "A Fridge Too Far" Good times. I think the writers of the Simpsons circa late 90's took the same brain washing drug that M. Night did circa 2005.
Oh yeah hey Harry by Series7	Jun 15th, 2008 10:58:35 PM
thanks for the heads up about that movie Strom you've been running a banner ad for like 3 weeks...... IFS FUCKING TERRIBLE. Waste of a netflicks space. I was so lost without the DVD column I was just grabbing at air as to what to rent.
FUCKING BLISS? by garfinkel	Jun 16th, 2008 04:07:20 AM
Seriously, did Harry really even see MACHINE GIRL? The movie had its moments, but was otherwise quite bad. I love real cheese, but this slice was processed and wrapped in plastic. With John Sirabella, CEO of Media Blasters, as the Executive Produce of this Japan/US production, one has little doubt that this flick is nothing more than a quick attempt to cash in on a naive audience. There is stupid fun to be had, if you have the patience, but it is far from BLISS. My guess? This un-read book is being judged solely by its cover.
Loren and Denueve by Abominable Snowcone	Jun 16th, 2008 07:26:16 AM
are they noode in those flicks? Enquiring wieners want to know.
I like Saving Private Ryan, but I love The Longest Day by just pillow talk	Jun 16th, 2008 07:28:33 AM
and A Bridge too Far. What fucking fantastic movies they are.
harysuxafatone by Knuckleduster	Jun 16th, 2008 07:31:54 AM
So that's a yes then, right? P.S. Do you also prefer Battlefield Earth to 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Modern Badass actors by Lost Jarv	Jun 16th, 2008 07:35:49 AM
do exist. Of course they do- Ray Winstone leaps to mind- rough as fuck to the core, and he looks like he could actually kill a whale with his bare hands. Memories, I'm disgusted to find myself almost agreeing with you- except you're still wrong about SPR. While the saccharine of the old guy in the cemetary is truly, truly awful- SPR has many more flaws than that and they're all in the writing. Characters only exist to meet a pathetic stereotype- and all get their supporting actor monologue. Outside of the 2 battle sequences it is an overlong, overwrought movie, but the 2 sequences, the landing especially, are simply mindblowingly awesome.
My love of Jennifer Connelly's hooters dates back to... by Little Beavis	Jun 16th, 2008 07:40:15 AM
The Hot Spot........ BOOOIIINNNGG!!
RENT Student Bodies!!! by boba_rob	Jun 16th, 2008 08:04:04 AM
OMG, I remember watching this movie at a friends in junior high! Really stupid, but funny! I cant believe its being released on DVD. Ive been searching for years!
Time to up those calories again Harry!! by BobParr	Jun 16th, 2008 08:16:51 AM
The entire U.N. has completely ignored Darfur. They refuse to acknowledge it, yet it's Bush's fault in your uneducated brain. I guess the only countries we are allowed to save from dictatators and murderers are the ones that George Clooney approves. You should just continue to lay in your recliner sipping your SlimFast and watching Elmer Fudd reruns and leave the political commentary to people not quite as pathetic as you.
It takes you hours to do these DVD columns??!! by BobParr	Jun 16th, 2008 08:32:58 AM
It takes you hours to cut & paste a DVD cover and then write "Fucking Awesom" in the caption?
Thanks Harry by Wee Willie	Jun 16th, 2008 08:40:37 AM
Love this column. But don't worry about it being late seeing as you're CHANGING YOUR ENTIRE LIFE FOR THE BETTER lately. All the best, Champ.
Harry do you love everything? by kilik777	Jun 16th, 2008 11:22:59 AM
Im usually one of your staunchest defenders but this is some utter crap you liked. Boarding Gate with Asia Argento is fucking awful and The Machine Girl was a huge letdown. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
The X Files by skimn	Jun 16th, 2008 12:22:46 PM
You do gotta love the nods to the past that Chris Carter had in X Files by casting Roy Thinnes and Darren McGaven in guest roles.
BobParr by skimn	Jun 16th, 2008 12:45:46 PM
I'm assuming Harry re-views these discs and bases his critique on the new pressings...right Harry...Harry?
Lost Jarv by Mattyboy122	Jun 16th, 2008 02:17:29 PM
Fuck yeah, Ray Winstone is the man. Just a big, burly motherfucker who looks like he could break some poor jabroni in two without breaking a sweat. I really wish Zemeckis had made Beowulf look like Winstone and not some pansy male model. Oh well. Winstone is fantastic in The Proposition and Nil by Mouth.
Jennifer Conelly wasn't in "Once Upon A Time In America" you dum by Teh Suk	Jun 16th, 2008 02:54:13 PM
STFU.
Jennifer Connelly WAS in "Once Upon a Time in America" by monkeyboy666	Jun 16th, 2008 03:14:59 PM
She played the young Elizabeth McGovern
I have to agree with... by ladevastation	Jun 16th, 2008 04:25:40 PM
WhinyNegativeBitch, moondog65478, and BobParr. How in the fuck does it take you hours to do these columns. I think that is the biggest load of shit I have ever heard in my life. If you want to make excuses to make yourself feel better that's fine but don't try and tell us that bullshit. We all know that you get paid for this shit too, and that's the best you can do. I'M NOT CLICKING ON SHIT FROM THIS PAGE. We've missed this column for over 3 weeks and what do you do but write a fucking single line under each one. You're fucking lazy....
I guess Harry read this Talkback by BobParr	Jun 16th, 2008 04:57:52 PM
The column has been edited. He reomoved the line that it takes him hours to do these DVD columns and he acknowledges that he didn't give much of a description or commentary to these DVDs. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!
Correction Harry by chewyou812	Jun 16th, 2008 05:51:59 PM
George W. Bush has no soul.
Student Bodies by buffywrestling	Jun 16th, 2008 06:41:54 PM
Oh god. I used to watch that movie all day when it was on the movie channel in the 80's. "Melvin pee red". Kill me.
meddling in other countries - by grendel824	Jun 16th, 2008 10:41:30 PM
Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Bush is "bad" for sending troops to Iraq and "bad" for NOT sending troops to Darfur. It was no different with Clinton, except with whackos on the opposite side being just as unfair - how dare he send troops to Somalia! How dare he NOT send troops to Rwanda! etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum. Not everybody is that ridiculously hypocritical, but the blowhards surely are.
Bloo = correct. by grendel824	Jun 16th, 2008 10:50:24 PM
Bloo - you're not being a jerk at all (and only a jerk would call you one). Unlike too many people, you seem to understand that the world is a complicated, fucked up place, and the loudest voices you hear are hypocrites. I don't see any reason to doubt that ANY of the last few presidents of the U.S. tried to do what was best and ALSO tried to act in their own AND in their country's best interests. All I see are people trotting out the point that there might be more "profit" for the US in Iraq than Darfur (and there really wasn't - even the most fantastical projections only had the US "breaking even" on the war, and everyone in charge knew that even if it were possible to suck every drop of oil out of that country with 100% efficiency, it wouldn't begin to cover the costs), as though it's something damning. Can they seriously claim that if they had $1 to give to charity and could choose between giving it to one that wouldn't do anything for them or another that would have a 10,000% ROI that they'd pick the former because self-interest is evil? That's just stupid.
Machine Girl was good if you like grindhouse by Stalkeye	Jun 17th, 2008 03:32:37 AM
It was pure camp and not to be taken seriously just like versus not something i would own, but worth a veiwing.
Animation Show rocks by Martrese	Jun 17th, 2008 12:31:03 PM
I'm new to posting here. But I have to say "The Animation Show" DVD rocks. If you love animation it's a must own. You can actually view a couple of the shorts on http://awntv.com. "Learn Self Defense" is brilliant.
BobParr by just pillow talk	Jun 17th, 2008 01:57:24 PM
Still there at the 2:56 PM EST, 6/17/08.
machine girl by disfigurehead	Jun 17th, 2008 02:07:08 PM
Fucking kicks ass!!!
LIBERALS Like HOLLYWOOD Plead Up The Worlds Problems by Red Dawn Don	Jun 19th, 2008 02:14:30 AM
LIBERALS such as HOLLYWOOD and the MEDIA (Newspapers) Crank Up The volume on the worlds problems (Viet Nam, YUGOSLAVIA, IRAQ, DARFUR on and on). Then CONSERVATIVES act on these LIBERAL PLEAS to do something and then the LIBERALS scream bloody murder at the ATTEMPTS. Kinda like a lot of marriages. DAMNED if you DO, DAMNED if you DON'T. My stance "Liberals shut-up with the PLEAS, Conservatives stop with the EFFORTS."
On A More Serious Note JENNIFER CONNELLY Is Dead To Me by Red Dawn Don	Jun 19th, 2008 02:20:10 AM
On A More Serious Note JENNIFER CONNELLY Is Dead To Me. Ever since she got BREAST REDUCTION surgery. She went from a LARGE C++ bra cup size to a SMALL b-cup size. What a destruction of a pair of NATIONAL TREASURES. Who says winning an OSCAR doesn't hurt. That OSCAR win made her do it.
Poster Grendel824 by Red Dawn Don	Jun 19th, 2008 02:33:30 AM
We are on the same wave-length about AMERICAN politics. I read some of the earlier DANFUR posts and had to post ASAP. So I only just now read the entire thread comments and saw your AMAZING comment. COL (Chuckling Out Loud)Now, how do you feel about Jennifer Connelly's Breast Chop?
I like the B-cups. by Knuckleduster	Jun 19th, 2008 09:10:05 AM
I don't like 'em too big and flabby. It scares me. I even like the really small ones, like Keira's. We should discuss tits more often here on AICN. Something we all love.
let's talk about Netflix by wash	Jun 20th, 2008 11:19:21 AM
And how they're really fucking up by getting rid of thier "profiles" feature.
And the Neo-Cons continue to CAUSE them : by PTSDPete	Jun 20th, 2008 09:45:28 PM
You're not helping either.
RAMBO by alcester	Jun 24th, 2008 09:36:02 PM
rented it and i loved it! totally believable and SLY does great underrated performance. one of my favorite movies so far this year. long live RAMBO!!!!

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