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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 4th week of June DVDs: Futurama, Swedish Erotica, Xanadu, Persepolis, Goodbye Uncle Tom & more!

First by david26	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:10:56 AM
10,000 BC was pretty lame but I'm still getting it.
Maid in Sweden eh.. by AshesOfDonnie	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:20:15 AM
must rent that.
God Bless Your Fat Ass Harry. by Redfive!	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:24:16 AM
Olivia,Sonny Malone,Gene Kelly=Xanadu an epic MASTERPIECE of 1980s Gay Purportions and Dammitt Kira is my DREAM GIRL..FOREVER!
Vacuum the crumbs from our red furred carpet? by RedwingsHoolihan	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:28:13 AM
Was that a pubic hair joke? Anyway I felt Beast With a Billion backs was a big improvement over Bender's Big Score.
Haven't even seen Bender's Big Score yet. by DerLanghaarige	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:30:05 AM
I just don't have enough time :P
The Hammer by Bungion Boy	Jun 23rd, 2008 03:28:43 AM
Comes out today. Really funny, old school comedy. Check it out.
Bender's WILL be in HD, Harry by half vader	Jun 23rd, 2008 03:47:48 AM
When I listened to the audio commentary on Bender's from memory they said something like "if you're watching this in high-def" or words to that effect. Sorry for paraphrasing but I remember the HD thing because I suddenly felt very ripped-off having bought the Sd version precisely because there was no word on a BD version. Fucking Fox. They're getting a very bad reputation in the HD world for charging like a wounded bull and then not even shovelling the already-produced SD extras on. It's happening with regularity. And it's not like they're maxing the bitrate so extras won't fit. Yes I bought Predator because I love that stupid film. But I wasn't happy at the piss-poor 'effort' they put in. So now of course I'm on the fence about Beast. Much rather have it in HD. P.S. Jesus Harry. I'm not buying ANY of those pornos, and you know why? Because there's no way I could watch any of those nubile swedes without a big red unwanted corpulent image appearing in my head. Nice that you're getting your rocks off by being so public about it big guy, but the whole thing's redundant because you (every week) spoil perfectly good porn (sorry, "pron") for the rest of us - Amazon won't see a cent from us, and you get freebies. See?
Xanadu by kungfuhustler84	Jun 23rd, 2008 05:32:25 AM
is my mom's favorite movie. and the only two films my mom has seen this summer are Sex in the City and Lost in Vegas. So I'm pretty much smart enough to stay the hell away from any movie she ever watches. That said, ELO absolutely rules.
Ain't It Perv News by Rolling_Stone	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:49:11 AM
Harry, you're reviewing way too much porn on this site. That's just not cool dude.
I saw Xanadu again recently by Right Bastard	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:28:39 AM
I think it was someone on CHUD who called it (paraphrasing) the gayest gay film that ever gayed a gay. That reviewer was pretty much spot on.
Goodbye Uncle Tom by TheNorthlander	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:57:01 AM
I still have nightmares about golden hands. =( Anyone know if Teen Lust is out on DVD?
Ahhhhhh Olivia. by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:57:59 AM
Nice to see some smut in there Harry.
The Furies by Garbageman33	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:18:36 AM
I was hoping that was a documentary about The Baseball Furies. I always thought they weren't given their due in The Warriors. They were much tougher than The Orphans. But not as tough as The Lizzies. Then again, not many things are tougher than a pack of angry lesbians.
I've seen Xanadu probably 100 times by CherryValance	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:26:38 AM
It's my #14 favorite movie of all time. But I'm not diggin' that cover. It's a crappy version of Sonny Malone's painting. And I've already got the soundtrack (obviously) so I'm not sure that that's worth it. I'll have to look at it in the store.
Bolzonnia by HEADGEEK	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:33:39 AM
No - because she knew who she was marrying and accepts me for who that was. Novel concept, eh?
christina lundberg does more than clean... by am102102	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:35:03 AM
check out her myspace page for some old Super 8 trailers. Red band trailers got nothing on these
Someone PLEASE... by TopHat	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:44:38 AM
...describe GOODBYE UNCLE TOM. Does the white chick fuck the black guy? Is it graphic? More graphic than DRUM?? hehehe
Harry - DIRTY HARRY collection ? by bluelou_boyle	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:15:06 AM
What are your thoughts on the Dirty Harry ultimate collector's set? Moriarty's review has stalled.
"the situation we're finding ourselves in today" by skynetbauxi	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:41:37 AM
Harry, what is the situation we're finding ourselves in today? I'm asking because I'm thinking about seeing PERSEPOLIS, but before I do I'd like to know what you mean. are you talking about the terrible religious-ness of large parts of the world, be it christians or muslims or jews or whatever? or are you talking about something political? I'd like to know so I can decide whether PERSEPOLIS really is required viewing for me.
skynet... by MCVamp	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:23:16 AM
You could always see it, then decide for yourself.
Golden Hands? by Lost Jarv	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:12:22 AM
Please explain for us that can't be arsed to see it.
oooooooo... by kingben	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:14:59 AM
do i detect a note of anger in your post Harry?
I have such high hopes for 10,000 BC by just pillow talk	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:16:51 AM
I want the cheesiness factor to be set to "stun" please.
Why are these erotica movies on DVD? by BobParr	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:18:15 AM
I don't see the point of these DVDs. Before VCRs you had to go to disgusting theaters to see real smut so most guys just got those really bad quassi-adult cable channels and beat-off to Sylvia Kristal and Laura Antonelli movies. But why would you watch it now? The movies were stupid with interchangable "erotic journey of self-discovery" plots.
Remember in Xanadau when Swan got Ajax to bust Gene Kelly's head by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:37:42 AM
True Story.
Charlie Bartlett by fuldamobil	Jun 23rd, 2008 12:39:55 PM
is one of the absolute worst movies I have ever seen. A blatant Rushmore rip-off with absolutely no emotional depth. RDJr looks bored to death. I'm surprised Harry enjoyed it. He usually sees through something like this.
Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun by skimn	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:51:40 PM
Yet another drive in classic! This and Quint's review of Robinson Crusoe On Mars really brings me back. I think this is this first movie I ever heard of the term doppleganger.
10,000 bc by disfigurehead	Jun 23rd, 2008 02:09:33 PM
I knew it would suck right away but I had hope we would see a lot of the sabertooth tiger. Nope. Waste of an awesome animal.
In Bruges was great by kafka07	Jun 23rd, 2008 02:39:59 PM
definitely going to check out Persepolis and most of these other titles too.
There is NOTHING redeeming about 10,000 BC by Jabroni	Jun 23rd, 2008 03:39:17 PM
A turd by any other name is still a turd. I saw this feces-fest at a test screening 2 months before it came out. WOW! easily one of the top 10 worst films in the past 8 years. The creatures are there for no reason, and are we supposed to be rooting against the big bad civilization? I don't get it. Overly long and flat out silly. Emmerich still makes money with this crap, and is allowed to make more films. Hollywood still kisses his ass after Independence Day, and nobody has bothered to tell Mr. Emmerich that ID4 sucked as well. F' the Hulk, I want a Godzilla reboot!
Just wanna say I fucking LOVED by Gilkuliehe	Jun 23rd, 2008 05:34:50 PM
BEAST WITH A BILLION BACKS. I wish these guys just keep on doing Futurama... So clever and funny.
Maid In Sweden = Rochelle, Rochelle by gavdiggity	Jun 23rd, 2008 05:55:49 PM
A young girl's erotic journey from Milan to Minsk, anyone?
Harry, you like some shitty films.. by loafroaster	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:03:59 PM
...and not even films that are shitty in a good way. 10,000 BC and Charlie Bartlett? Come on, they both sucked bigtime.
1,000 bc vs Pathfinder by disfigurehead	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:27:17 PM
Well at least I did not walk out of 10,000 bc.
Mr. Gold Hands by joe90025	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:15:39 PM
According to a reviewer on IMDB, Mr. Gold Hands is a pedophile slavemaster who enjoys painting naked african boys golden with his bare hands.
Charlie Bartlett=mixed bag by drewlicious	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:43:54 PM
So far I like Anton Yelchin but his character was one of the big reasons why this didn't work. There were moments I felt sorry for him (who takes care of you?) but the rest of the time he was insufferably annoying. Robert Downey Jr. did seem to be having fun though and I can watch him do just about anything.
Bah. I already own both soundtrack and movie for Xanadu by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:03:19 PM
And I'm not gay!
Whenever you're away from me by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:07:39 PM
Wherever you go You're never far away from me-ee I want you to kno-o-ow I only have to close my eyes, dear And suddenly I'm where you are You better never stray-- Cause I'll never be far away ... Love song, or stalker song? YOU be the judge!
Gene Kelly was the fucking DANCE MAN! by Pennsy	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:11:21 PM
I had forgotten Xanadu would be rereleased tomorrow; this, along with the original Superman in '78 are tied for the most times I've ever seen a movie in a theater - 8. It was check your brain at the door entertainment, in the best tradition of 'let's put on a show'.
"the situation we're finding ourselves in today" by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:18:38 PM
Harry is referring to that recent troublesome episode where Hillary Clinton supporters felt it necessary to leave Daily Kos because Obama supporters were persecuting them. Truly a historic crisis that will live in liberal memory for at least another four weeks.
"Rochelle, Rochelle"! by REDD	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:23:37 PM
"Death Blow", when someone tries to blow you away!
"BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE!!" by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:28:58 PM
Nearly 7 months after BNAT, this exclamation -- shouted by a black man at the end of the film as he viciously murders several white people -- is the enduring memory I have of "Goodbye, Uncle Tom". I think "Goodbye, Uncle Tom" was the penultimate film we saw, right after the atrocious "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" and the tits-and-ass fest that is "Teen Lust." Ultimately, I'm glad Harry put it in the lineup, just so I can say I have witnessed a film that made everyone in the theater collectively (and perhaps, simultaneously) say and/or think, "What in God's name were these filmmakers thinking?". Here's a clip of one scene that kind of gives you an idea of what we saw at BNAT. http://tinyurl.com/676 rbj
xanadu??? by bacci40	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:28:09 PM
was there ever a more boring movie made...kills me that this was the final film for gene kelly, and he was treated like a has been...comeon, the lead's dream is to build a roller disco...go see the play when it comes to your town...now that is some good fun...
'Whenever you're away from me'... by Pennsy	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:51:13 PM
Love song in its textbook form back then. Now - maybe not so much. Thanks, Harry, for bringing back a lot of nice memories of Xanadu. It was pure escapist entertainment. It wasn't Chariots of Fire or Reds back then. We need those kind of movies to balance the super-serious quality stuff.
bacci40: I don't know about you ... by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:53:23 PM
But it's my dream to build a roller disco. Let's Skate!
The beginning of Xanadu's finale... by Pennsy	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:01:57 PM
You have to remember, I was just an 18 year old kid at the time, and this gave me goosebumps; the music, the choreography, the steadicam. http://tinyurl.com/5zpdmp
OH LOOK AT ME IM FIRST!!!.... WHAT AN ANAL DOUCHE by eoneon	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:14:25 PM
NOT MUCH OUT THIS WEEK. THE ONLY THING I'LL CHECK OUT IS THE BEAST WITH A BILLION BACKS
More like Xanadon't by Loosejerk	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:26:44 PM
All over the world, everybody got the word, everybody everwhere is gonna feel tonight.
I have said before and I will say again by TVguy4566	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:44:45 PM
Roland Emmerich should have ignored science (well he actually did) and put man and dinosaur together ala One Million Years BC which this movie was very loosely based on. I mean is having man and a T-Rex co-existing together really much more far fetched than the Egyptian pyramids being built thousands of years before the first Egyptians were built and having them use an animal to help build the pyramids that was long extint before the pyramids were even built? Heck, Mamoths were extinct about 2000 years before 10,000 BC nevermind in 2500 BC when the pyramids were actually built.
In Bruges & Charlie Bartlett by Kid Idioteque	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:46:56 PM
Probably my 2 favorite films of 2008 thus far and no one has seen either of them. I hope that changes.
Whoever said... by Don Lockwood	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:06:13 PM
...they tore down the Deco Building used as the facade of Xanadu is incorrect. It burned down so there's wasn't much left. Word is that somebody is rebuilding that facade at a theme park near you, though. Oh yeah, I love Xanadu, too. Fuck all you bitches.
Surfing Documentaries by cornholiosbungholio	Jun 24th, 2008 12:36:21 AM
Harry, if you love these things, check out Crystal Voyager (if you haven't already!). It's really good. And what's more, it's got Pink Floyd's Echoes as the soundtrack! You can't ask for more!
Xanadu by Wrath4771	Jun 24th, 2008 07:47:40 AM
Xanadu stands as the second monument (Grease being the first) to the hotness that is Olivia Newton-John. When she had that HBO concert in the early 80s I think I saw that bad boy at least 25 times.
I liked Charlie Bartlett. by Knuckleduster	Jun 24th, 2008 08:08:00 AM
Oh, and Spiderwick is a great little film. I was starting to give up on these kiddie fantasy movies, but I really won't mind seeing more of this series.
jagga by Knuckleduster	Jun 24th, 2008 08:09:43 AM
What do you expect? The guy's name is Devin.
Speaking of Grease ... where's the Dody talkback? by chrth	Jun 24th, 2008 08:53:38 AM

Where is by nukethefridge	Jun 24th, 2008 09:51:51 AM
Jurassic Park iv????
The Furries by Kentucky Colonel	Jun 24th, 2008 09:52:13 AM
I had no idea they did a flick about these costumed-stuffed-animal-people -fucking-each-other-convention s.
Far Side of the Sun by Autodidact	Jun 24th, 2008 10:27:47 AM
I'll have to check this one out. I love classic model work, especially space stuff.
10,000 BC wasn't even good as a popcorn flick by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 24th, 2008 02:58:52 PM
More like a corn in your poop flick. The mammoths looked great but there was no real sense of dread and the villains were too cartoonish. Mel did this so much better with Apocalypto. I can't even recommend 10,000 BC if there's nothing else to watch. Go stare at the wall for two hours instead. The Hammer (why the snub, Harry?) was great and deserves to be seen by more people.
Prognosis Negative by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 24th, 2008 03:37:41 PM
Kenny? Kenny?
http://www.tvacres.com/photos_fi lms_seinfeld.htm by REDD	Jun 24th, 2008 08:50:08 PM
Agent Zero ("The Pool Guy") Barcelona ("The Engagement") Blame it on the Rain ("The Calzone") Brown-Eyed Girl ("The Pool Guy") Blimp-The Hindenburg Story ("The Puerto Rican Day") Checkmate (" The Pool Guy") Checkmate ("The Movie") Chunnel ("The Pool Guy") Chow Fun ("The Pool Guy") Cry, Cry Again ("The Little Kicks") Cupid's Rifle ("The Pool Guy") Death Blow ("The Little Kicks") Firestorm ("The Pool Guy") Means to an End ("The Calzone") Mountain High ("The Pool Guy") The Muted Heart ("The Engagement") The Pain and the Yearning ("The Comeback" - recommended by Vincent, a youthful film critic) Ponce De Leon ("The Dog") Prognosis Negative ("The Dog") The Other Side of Darkness ("The Comeback") Rochelle, Rochelle ("The Movie") Sack Lunch ("The English Patient") Weekend at Bernie's 2 ("The Comeback" - The "Gene Pick") [Kramer' see the film at a video store and says "Now, that's an hilarious premise." Elaine decides to rent 'Bernies' but regrets it saying (shouting at the TV screen) "Bernie is dead, you moron!...Just because he's wearing sunglasses he looks alive?! (picks up video box) Ugh, how long is this weekend, anyway? Ugh!"]
Harry the liberal pussy strikes again by sizzler	Jun 24th, 2008 10:19:29 PM

MCVamp... by skynetbauxi	Jun 25th, 2008 05:21:01 AM
sure I could, but I don't want to risk wasting two hours of my life on a movie that didn't really look like my kind of thing from the trailers I saw.
Did anyone else by Series7	Jun 25th, 2008 08:10:21 AM
Get duped into watching that lame ass Sweedish movie Storm? Terrible movie. And not terrible in the 10,000 B.C. way were its at least stupid so I don't care.
In Bruges by MacTard420	Jun 25th, 2008 11:48:39 AM
just watched it last nite. now i really regret not seeing it and the little indy theatre! great film!
doh! by MacTard420	Jun 25th, 2008 11:49:37 AM
AT the little indy theatre...damn no-edit function!
Before the Rain by nyj_et	Jun 25th, 2008 04:38:56 PM
Acutally, I don't think things are bad in the U.S. I plan on seeing Macedonia, but I've already been to Europe, India, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. All of those places have people far worse off than the U.S. I'm sure after seeing Macedonia, I'll think the same of the poor people that have to live there too.
In Bruges by volcanopele2	Jun 26th, 2008 02:30:00 AM
Just picked that movie up today. I definitely thought this was a good flick and probably the best of this week's releases. Some very clever writing and perhaps the best setup I've seen in a movie in a god while (though it could be argued that it was a bit too clever). This will be added to my list of movies I have to watch every Christmas (along with Die Hard, A Christmas Story, and Bad Santa).
Charlie Bartlett by 3500149578x	Jun 29th, 2008 12:00:59 AM
just finished watching it. GREAT suggestion!! never got dull, Downey Jr is very good, ending is very nice. overall - A.
Sack Lunch was better than The English Patient! by thebearovingian	Jun 29th, 2008 12:07:14 AM
Elaine, you don't like The English Patient? You're fired.
In Bruges is EXCELLENT by Judge Briggs	Jun 29th, 2008 10:03:50 AM
Maid in Sweden... Roshelle, Roshelle: A Young Woman's Erotic Journey from Milan to Minsk... best title EVER.

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