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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 3rd week of June DVDs: Popeye, Pot, Bananas, Nude Bombs and a Fanny!

Zeroth by Pancho Straight	Jun 17th, 2008 04:18:57 AM
pre-first
The Nude Bomb... by WONKABAR	Jun 17th, 2008 04:26:12 AM
shit....nice ad for Universal Studios Tour. Memories
Does Harry... by forrestal_was_good	Jun 17th, 2008 04:29:55 AM
Smoke weed?
forrestal by HEADGEEK	Jun 17th, 2008 04:38:25 AM
Not with any frequency. In fact not once this entire year, I'm sad to say. Pot saps one's productivity - and I'm lazy enough as it is.
Weed does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Jun 17th, 2008 04:51:12 AM
Quiz question - what classic war film is this line from. "Feel's good, don't hurt any more" - "Feelin' good's good enough".
Weed does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Jun 17th, 2008 04:52:43 AM
Bonus point if you name both actors!
Platoon...with Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe by Sledge Hammer	Jun 17th, 2008 05:41:15 AM
And it's actually "it feels good. I got no pain in my neck now." :-)
Platoon does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Jun 17th, 2008 06:01:35 AM
"Gravy. The rest of your life, gravy." Sledge Hammer you da man.
Bananas by haggardatbest	Jun 17th, 2008 06:32:35 AM
The subject of this post made me think I was finally going to get a decent DVD of my favorite Woody Allen movie. I should have known better anyway.
Respectfully I disagree with you Harry... by Charles_Corkey_Thatcher	Jun 17th, 2008 06:37:40 AM
You can actually make whatever you want to out of your experience. I clean my entire house when I do it. On top of increasing my Halo playing abilities about 100%
God, is there anything worse than Popeye? by Trazadone	Jun 17th, 2008 06:49:29 AM
It's just mind-numbingly bad. I don't believe I've ever made it through a full short in my life. I put it in the same category as Alvin and the Chipmunks, that category is called, "awful entertainment".
ANYONE ELSE CREEPED OUT BY POPEYE & WOODY WOOD PECKER by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Jun 17th, 2008 06:56:40 AM
Or is it just me.... you know like a creeped out by clowns kinda way.
JACK CARDIFF - RAMBO...... by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Jun 17th, 2008 06:58:01 AM

JACK CARDIFF - RAMBO TAKE TWO.. by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Jun 17th, 2008 07:01:30 AM
Love the guys work to death.. everything from the vikings to Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven) but was it me or did Rambo II look like a TV movie? I watched it recntly for the first time on god knows how long and it just looked like an episode of 80's television.... all the colours were just the wrong side of too warm....
Wow by Series7	Jun 17th, 2008 07:08:41 AM
I thought Harry was being picky, but that really is all that was released this week. And Be Kind Rewind.
my thoughts on lovely weed by Bouncy X	Jun 17th, 2008 07:13:36 AM
i dont think its evil and wrong or stupid or whatever, if you wanna do it then do it but consider this. just about if not every movie or tv series reference or storyline about it is a comedy or done in a comedic way. i think that says a lot. sure some might say its because people do stupid funny things when high but i think its deeper than that. :P
BTW.... No Calfornication...???? by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Jun 17th, 2008 07:13:49 AM

Popeye by Spandau Belly	Jun 17th, 2008 07:26:57 AM
Louis Leterrier should do a sequel to Robert Altman's film.
THE FUCKING NUDE BOMB!!!!!! by Fart_Master_Flex	Jun 17th, 2008 07:37:02 AM
That's the movie I have been trying to remember. I saw it one lonely Sunday morning on TV as a kid. Oh and I am kind of bummed that the Sword in the Stone isn't on Blu Ray. I love that movie and was planning on buying it. I have a one year old daughter and would love to show that to her one day.
The T. H. White book was much better. by jae683	Jun 17th, 2008 07:39:30 AM
The Once and Future King is must read if you like Arthurian legend.
Oh and Harry..... by Fart_Master_Flex	Jun 17th, 2008 07:39:49 AM
You are right, pot DOES sap your productivity. So stay away from it brother. We need you posting shit on the site all day long!!! Oh and on a side note....where my Blu Ray of Pete's Dragon?!
Max, when did you learn that move? by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jun 17th, 2008 07:50:02 AM
The minute my foot hit this banana peel.
Do you know how fast you were going? by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jun 17th, 2008 07:51:22 AM
No. How fast? About 60 miles per hour. Is that fast for a desk?
I'd like to read you something, by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jun 17th, 2008 07:53:03 AM
before you shoot me. Whats that? The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
Sword In The Stone is weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 17th, 2008 07:53:54 AM
Before the post-90's creative flame-out, it was one of the weakest Disney animated films.
If you like Fanny at all by Jbud	Jun 17th, 2008 07:54:27 AM
You must immediately go watch the far superior Marcel Pagnol original french trilogy (Marius, Fanny and Cesar) that it was based on, and witness the genius work of Raimu, the man Orson Welles called the world's greatest actor.
if my little brother was around by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jun 17th, 2008 07:54:58 AM
we could go on and on. The Nude Bomb movie was a frequently watched VHS at the Egg Omlet house.
"[blank] does not exist in this dojo" by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 17th, 2008 07:56:17 AM
Fucking CUT IT OUT with that bullshit. It's NOT funny and repeating it in every talkback won't make it so.
I still maintain that... by Darkman	Jun 17th, 2008 07:57:50 AM
...with the right script and talent, a direct-to-video SWORD IN THE STONE follow-up could've been one of the best sequels ever. We'll never know, though.
Be Kind Rewind by Topher4801	Jun 17th, 2008 07:58:54 AM
Hey Harry, I'm surprised I didn't see Be Kind Rewind on your list today. I thought I saw some good reviews on your sight awhile back when it came to out.
NEVER EVER SMOKE WEED by BobParr	Jun 17th, 2008 08:06:38 AM
if you're trying to lose weight.
I've heard an August release date for Forgetting Sarah Marshall by Pennsy	Jun 17th, 2008 08:14:14 AM
True or not?
The DVD, that is... by Pennsy	Jun 17th, 2008 08:20:01 AM
Maybe an unrated version with the theatrical one, cast/crew commentary, deleted scenes, gag reel, featurettes...$88.8 million worldwide since its release. Hopefully it'll hit 90m by mid-July. It was the little movie that could - and did- succeed.
Steve Carell by BobParr	Jun 17th, 2008 08:22:56 AM
If GET SMART is a flop does this kill Carell's film career. He seems to appear in a lot of shit after making a splash with 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. I don't have a lot of hope for this film because you can't parody a TV show that was a huge parody itself. Austin Powers made three movies spoofing the spy genre. What are they going to do in this movie other than have Steve Carell fall down a lot?
i must warn by chipps	Jun 17th, 2008 08:23:44 AM
I'm a narc
Forget Carmen Miranda by RenoNevada2000	Jun 17th, 2008 08:41:52 AM
Call me when the Lupe Velez box set (with collectible replica sleeping pill bottle) comes out.
SMOKE MORE WEED. by PwnedByStallone	Jun 17th, 2008 08:49:20 AM
Just stay away from the baked goods with pot in them. They will fuck you up if you don't know what you are doing. But there is nothing wrong with smoking marijuana. At least it's natural, unlike alcohol or nicotine. Bad for your lungs? Use a smokeless machine. And it doesn't "sap one's productivity." That's a myth perpetuated by the government and uninformed dolts like Harry who were raised fearing it as a "gateway" to more dangerous and addictive drugs. Another crock of shit. Somebody's been watching Reefer Madness one too many times.
Saw a clip of Get Smart on Leno last night by skimn	Jun 17th, 2008 09:01:56 AM
with the luscious Miss Hathaway. It was the old inhale-the-blow-dart gag. Hardee har har har....or Hardly har har har... I loved Carell on The Daily Show, too bad Hollywood came and Hollywooded him up. Still love The Office though.
Do corn, not pot. by Uncle Stan	Jun 17th, 2008 09:02:34 AM

Be Kind Rewind by beastie	Jun 17th, 2008 09:05:39 AM
It was a wonderful movie. Yeah formulaic. Yeah the best jokes were given away in the trailers. But Gondry played that formula WELL and what made the film good wasn't the jokes anyway. I am also surprised to not see it on the list. It's the first Jack Black vehical I've enjoyed in some time.
Looking at the Get Smart Trailers.... by TVguy4566	Jun 17th, 2008 09:06:13 AM
I think Harry is wrong. I think both Harry and Quint should have picked up the box set of season 1 of Get Smart and avoided both movies.
Harry, this is off-topic, but by Sith Witch	Jun 17th, 2008 09:08:24 AM
are you going to post your thoughts on Prince Caspian, aka the best movie this summer?
jae683 by Nice Marmot	Jun 17th, 2008 09:10:24 AM
You think anybody into Arthur, Camelot, and all that has never heard of The Once & Future King? Thanks a bunch Captain O.G.Readmore.
Bliss, Harry? Are you in perpetual bliss or what? by LORDRANDO	Jun 17th, 2008 09:14:14 AM
If so, can i get me some?
I agree with Sith Witch... by epevensie	Jun 17th, 2008 09:24:08 AM
Prince Caspian was amazingly good, and deserved more coverage on this site.
How Are Alcohol and Nicotine Unnatural? by kevinwillis.net	Jun 17th, 2008 09:37:01 AM
Nicotine occurs naturally in tobacco, and most tobacco products only have natural levels of nicotine in them (some cigarettes are, natch, enhanced to up the effect). Alcohol is the natural product of fermentation. Nothing wrong with marijuana, however, except for it being illegal, which I've always thought was stupid. Only reason I never smoke pot is the illegality issue (which has many attendant issues--I know more than one person who got held up at gunpoint seeking a little baggy).
BTW, Worst Disney Animated Film by kevinwillis.net	Jun 17th, 2008 09:37:58 AM
Is the Black Cauldron. Sword and the Stone is top-notch, compared to that random mish-mash of fine animation an tedious story and pacing.
Blu-Ray of Pete's Dragon? Nah! Remake! by kevinwillis.net	Jun 17th, 2008 09:40:09 AM
They need a remake of Pete's Dragon with the full CGI dragon . . . dragon should look just the same, just be fully rendered CGI. Plus, I never liked the kid in that movie, or Helen Reddy (sorry). And Mickey Rooney could reprise his roll . . . if they make it soon enough.
Shouldn't "Popeyes" be seafood, not chicken? by Snookeroo	Jun 17th, 2008 10:00:04 AM
Unless, of course, they are referring to "Chicken of the Sea". But that would be a stretch. And confusing.
What about Chaos Theory? by Agent Blue	Jun 17th, 2008 10:01:21 AM
I've been looking forward to seeing the flick for a while.
of course pot saps productivity by Lost Jarv	Jun 17th, 2008 10:19:25 AM
so does alcohol. They're both sedatives. Doesn't mean thay aren't fun Stupid bastard.
Snookeroo by RockFlagandEagle	Jun 17th, 2008 10:20:27 AM
Popeye's restaurants are actually named after Popeye Doyle from The French Connection, not the spinach eating sailor.
Popeye Doyle's Chicken of the Sea by Jonas Grumpy	Jun 17th, 2008 10:50:21 AM
Then who was Popeye Doyle named after? (I mean the Ed O'Neill Popeye Doyle, not the Gene Hackman Popeye Doyle.)
Get Smart TV Movie by Jonas Grumpy	Jun 17th, 2008 10:52:13 AM
I do recall finding the 1989 "Get Smart" reunion TV movie slightly entertaining. The one that co-starred Q from ST:TNG. Never saw "Nude Bomb." Was there any actual nudity, or was there a lot of obstruction via fence posts, stop signs, and tennis racquets?
fanny by seabiscuits	Jun 17th, 2008 11:15:16 AM
heh
PwnedByStallone by hst666	Jun 17th, 2008 11:35:34 AM
Weed absolutely saps your productivity. It is a combinations sedative/hallucinogen. I speak from experience. I am 37 and have smoked it 150 - 200 times over the last 20 years wth the density a lot higher in my late teens/early 20s. I never got anything productive done when I was high. Not knocking it. Just saying that if you take any sedative, you will be less productive (unless, I suppose, you were super hyper prior to smoking, then mabe it could even you out).
Weed and productivity. by RockFlagandEagle	Jun 17th, 2008 11:54:23 AM
Yes, doing anything recreationally saps productivity, but the implication of the statement is that smoking weed destroys ones ambition to do anything else, which is malarky.
Weed will by MacTard420	Jun 17th, 2008 12:17:30 PM
SAP productivity...especially for a casual user. I don't want Harry smokin' too often, I like these DVD Columns too much! I'll smoke more for ya Harry to even things out! =p
Whenever I got high... by Ultron ver 2.0	Jun 17th, 2008 01:15:32 PM
it was pretty much video games, TV, or chillin on the couch. Didn't see much housecleaning, landscaping, or financial work being done. Saying that's Government lies is just plain retardo. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Pwnedbystallone.
Men in Black by chewyou812	Jun 17th, 2008 01:19:15 PM
Blu ray hit today didn't it?
the black cauldron kicks ass by disfigurehead	Jun 17th, 2008 02:10:11 PM
I want me a blu-ray version
Nicotine isn't natural? by veebeeyes	Jun 17th, 2008 02:56:24 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it come from leaves?
Same thing with alcohol. by veebeeyes	Jun 17th, 2008 02:57:43 PM
It's a waste product of a living organism.
Alcohol and nicotine. by PwnedByStallone	Jun 17th, 2008 03:16:48 PM
Yep nicotine is from a plant. Nightshade. To clarify I meant naturally grown. But just fro the record cigarettes use chemicals to drive the nicotine to your brainmore easily. That isn't natural.
Pot and Productivity by HEADGEEK	Jun 17th, 2008 03:22:21 PM
Pot hits different people differently. In me - when I get baked I go into idle mode. When I work usually, I have a movie playing and can do work as I watch a movie. On Pot - I will only watch the movie. My multi-tasking skills evaporate - and I just want to relax. That said - If I turn the screen off - and focus on the computer - I can write enormous amounts. That said - I like to be able to multi-task and not get fixated on just a single thing. Which is why Pot reduces my personal productivity.
Is anyone else a big Doug by Series7	Jun 17th, 2008 03:36:48 PM
Benson fan like me? Also isn't Super a Netflicks produced film? Like This film not yet rated? I like that they are such the anti Blockbuster. I work for a company that does work for Blockbuster, and all I keep thinking is man that accounts gonna go bust one of these days.
Indica vs Sativa by irrelevntelefant	Jun 17th, 2008 03:49:02 PM
there is a difference in the strains of weed, people. look it up (my guess is hst666 was smoking more of an indica than a sativa )
people whove smoked for long time by Prossor	Jun 17th, 2008 05:03:35 PM
anyone notice peopole whove smoked their whole lives look kind of pale, their eyes look sleepy and they act like vegetables? whenever you occasionally get some pothead leader of some pro-pot movement organization or who wrote a pro-book on it, as a guest on some TV show they look like the would rather be aimlessly wandering around a field or something. fuckin zombies
THE BLACK CAULDRON... by Darkman	Jun 17th, 2008 05:45:17 PM
...much like SWORD IN THE STONE, is a few good moments wrapped in one big missed opportunity. Elmer Bernstein's score, though, is one of his best.
"archimedes, help!" by Lt. Kaffee	Jun 17th, 2008 05:59:18 PM
that damn owl made the whole movie.
The Nude Bomb by phaedrus007	Jun 17th, 2008 06:27:33 PM
I agree with Harry, this is definitely one of those movies that you remember liking when you saw it as a kid but when you see it again years later you wonder what you were thinking.
Of course nicotine isn't naturally grown. by veebeeyes	Jun 17th, 2008 06:38:12 PM
Because nicotine isn't a plant.
There's an actual medical term for chronic pot use by Bobo_Vision	Jun 17th, 2008 07:08:36 PM
Its called "amotivational syndrome". I shit you not. Its self explanatory.
chronic pot, redundant? by irrelevntelefant	Jun 17th, 2008 09:01:49 PM
while you're at it read up on the difference between indica and sativa strains. in laymens terms, indica is the "sit on the couch and watch robot chicken and eat ice cream" it hits you mentally and physically. sativa is basically a similar mental high, but without the physical laziness. or in even more simpler terms. indica is the shit most teens smoke, sativa is what most grown adults who care to know the difference smoke. (or indica is the pussy you got in high school, sativa is the pussy you get at 30 with a job and a house) and for any you narcs, i got a prescription. us crazy californians (wait for it.... wait... okay, insert gay marriage joke here) puffpuffgive
Nude Bomb by Kenny8	Jun 17th, 2008 11:09:16 PM
I saw Nude Bomb down under with a preview of Airplane....didn't do it any favors. I do have a soft spot for it though. Don Adams, much missed here.
CLASSE TOUS RISQUE by Subovon	Jun 18th, 2008 01:09:42 AM
I thought the release of CLASSE TOUS RISQUES would get some attention. It's a 1960 gangster flick with Lino Ventura and a young Jean-Paul Belmondo. Anyone who loves THE GODFATHER and THE SOPRANOS should check it out. Great script, great acting and some beautiful B&W photography. This movie was released in 1960 and was swiftly swept aside when the French New Wave hit cinemas with films like "400 BLOWS" and "BREATHLESS," which ironically also starred Belmondo. Suddenly, everything had to have a jump-cut to be “in” and this well crafted thriller was overlooked.
Also, by Subovon	Jun 18th, 2008 01:10:40 AM
This is a new CRITERION release too, so I'm twice surprised Harry didn't mention it. It's a great movie and this edition rocks without costing an arm and a leg. I also recommended it to impress your friends with you film knowledge without boring yourself to death for 2 hours.
all this talk about weed.. by soup74	Jun 18th, 2008 03:21:35 AM
and no one has mentioned the movie, super high me. its actually pretty good.. Doug Benson is a regular pot user, and he goes 30 days not smoking, to 30 days begin high every waking moment. they do some medical tests before and after and the results are kind of surprising.. as is his attitude on being high for 30 days straight by the end of the movie. (well, surprising for me)
Don Adams IS Maxwell Smart by Nico Toscani	Jun 18th, 2008 08:25:38 AM
Fuck Steve Carell. You can't do Get Smart without Don Adams. The new movie will either be A) More lame Steve Carell humor where he stands and yells odd things or B) a bad impersonation of Dan Adams. No thanks. You can keep that crap.
Yeah, that Carl Sagan was one lazy son of a bitch by triplefive	Jun 18th, 2008 08:50:15 AM

FREE XIPHOS! by just pillow talk	Jun 18th, 2008 08:58:44 AM

Leslie Caron = Liv Tyler by monorail77	Jun 18th, 2008 10:35:56 AM
Look at that Fanny DVD cover art. Am I the only one who seees this?
Bob Parr by Wee Willie	Jun 18th, 2008 10:44:53 AM
Oddly, the only time I lose weight is when I stop drinking and replace it with smoking weed. I love doing crunches when I'm stoned. I forget what I'm doing and grind out 200 of the fuckers (in my best days). Nowadays, because I'm drinking wine instead of smoking pot, I am tubby and lazy. Why not give up both, you ask? Don't be silly...
I have a movie playing and can do work as I watch a movie. by abcdefz7	Jun 18th, 2008 11:19:37 AM
This explains so much.
After Major Surgery March This Year I Gave Up Pot by PR1C3Y	Jun 18th, 2008 03:31:50 PM
And boy do I miss it, some stuff was just so much better when high, who agrees? I found Devil's Rejects to be almost a religious experience when baked... although still great sober
Lol abcdefz7 by Gilkuliehe	Jun 18th, 2008 03:50:37 PM
I was thinking the exact same thing. How the hell can you do both and not doing a shitty job/having a lousy movie experience? Best case scenario, either activities are incomplete, man.
Also. by Gilkuliehe	Jun 18th, 2008 03:51:21 PM
People who say "lol" are gay.
Gulliver's Travels on Popeye disc? by Bungion Boy	Jun 18th, 2008 04:45:00 PM
That would be awesome. I haven't seen that in years. But it's not listed on the extras on my disc. Is Harry mistaken?
Outside the US that title sounds very bad... by Antz	Jun 18th, 2008 05:44:08 PM
Fanny... all love stories rolled into one.
PETE'S DRAGON!!! by Charlie Murphy	Jun 18th, 2008 09:56:09 PM
aww shit, i might have to bust out my vhs copy... wow, i almost totally forgot it existed, to be honest. people are talking about pete's dragon and i'm like "what the fuck is that?" but it all came back to me... it's been years since i saw that movie. like... maybe ten or eleven years. as for worst disney movie, i would concur on the Sword and the Stone and Black Cauldron. I was always a big fan of Oliver and Company and Great Mouse Detective (although i haven't seen either in ages either...) but my favorite was always the Jungle Book.
Some of MAXWELL SMART'S Dialogue From TV's GET SMART by Red Dawn Don	Jun 27th, 2008 12:57:45 AM
Maxwell Smart: * "Would You Believe...?" * "Sorry About That, Chief." * "And Lovin' It." * "Missed It By THAT Much." *** My personal favorite is when beautiful AGENT 99 (Barbara Eden) says "Oh, MAX!!!" Also loved THE CONE OF SILENCE.

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