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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 5th week of July DVDs: Tyrone Power, Rolling Stones, Dark City, Jack Ryan & You're eating maggots!!!

Nice collection this week by Bobo_Vision	Jul 29th, 2008 06:09:26 AM
Some of those weird cult films look interesting, particularly Ralph Bakshi's Fire and Ice.
Lost Boys 2 was not that bad. by beastie	Jul 29th, 2008 06:14:43 AM
It, in my opinion, certainly is worth a curious look. Granted I watched it while at work, so maybe I missed what made it so bad, but I did catch some funny fucking one-liners and decent comic timing by Feldman. Otherwise, great list this week, Harry.
Winner winner by 20 inch Pythons	Jul 29th, 2008 06:20:07 AM
chicken dinner
Korgoth of Barbaria by Bobo_Vision	Jul 29th, 2008 06:21:18 AM
Speaking of Bakshi's Fire and Ice, there's this cartoon parody of Conan the Barbarian on Adult Swim called Korgoth of Barbaria, and its awesome. I love all things related to Conan, and if you haven't seen this cartoon, Harry, I suggest you search it on YouTube. You'd like it.
Clear and Present Danger by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 29th, 2008 06:36:17 AM
is awesome - a reminder of the kind of thriller/action film we've lost in the past few years. Reciprocity!
Just bought Fire & Ice by O_Goncho	Jul 29th, 2008 06:38:18 AM
How did I not know that one existed? Thank you for righting a wrong, Harry.
Korgoth by O_Goncho	Jul 29th, 2008 06:39:47 AM
I was so disappointed when that never got renewed for a full series.
I liked Doomsday by IAmMrMonkey!	Jul 29th, 2008 06:41:43 AM
It's as mad as The Joker but my God if it's not one of the most fun movies I've seen in a while!
Fire & Ice . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 29th, 2008 06:59:47 AM
. . . is easily Bakshi's best. Could have been Wizards, which was like only getting to see a rough draft.
Come on Harry... Lost Boys 2 is at least "worth a look" by Zombieflicker	Jul 29th, 2008 07:07:54 AM
I've seen way worse, and I could sit through this. Besides, the chick wearing the red bikini by the fire pit is super hot! That is at least worth something, right?
Doomsday was lotsa' fun indeed. by SpencerTrilby	Jul 29th, 2008 07:32:51 AM
I don't get the hate it suffered when released. It's volontarily silly and kicks so much ass. Sol was a great baddie, and Rhona Mitra was surprisingly good - both in badassness and acting style. When it comes to leading ladies in B-movie extravaganza, she's much better than Kate Beckinsale in the Underworld flicks or Milla Sonovabitch in the miserable Resident Evil flicks.
Dark City by Papa Lazaru	Jul 29th, 2008 07:42:05 AM
I only discovered and watched Dark City in the last few weeks . I never even heard of it until I came across it on IMDB just by chance . And I call myself a geek . I'll just get my coat.... great fucking movie though .
Ben Affleck has no range, he cannot act by BrowncoatJedi	Jul 29th, 2008 07:54:51 AM
That's why we hate Affleck. FOR A REASON.
Doomsday was a bit shit by lex romero	Jul 29th, 2008 08:06:42 AM
There was just nothing that great or entertaining about it. The action was unimpressive and shot terribly.
Bugnuts! by LordPorkington	Jul 29th, 2008 08:08:53 AM
Hey everyone, let's all say 'bugnuts' over and over again! Bugnuts... BUGNUTS!!!
Hair Extensions is fucking awesome. Bugnuts even. by ELGordo	Jul 29th, 2008 08:15:53 AM
Don't be fooled by the idiotic premise. It's more of a twisted comedy than a straight horror film although it does have it share of creepy moments. Especially if you have a thing against hair in your food, your clothes or growing out of your eyeball. And fuck those who decided that Region coding the Dark City Blu Ray was a good idea.
Mmmmmm.....Rhona Mitra....I think it's the voice.... by FlickaPoo	Jul 29th, 2008 08:30:47 AM
...what am I saying. Of course it's the voice.
Harry..Fuck man.. by JBouganim1	Jul 29th, 2008 08:37:17 AM
The one movie that I wanted to see up on that list (that I haven't seen), Lost Boys 2, you give a quick negative review. The movie must be terrible for you to do that. Usually, you throw in something positive even if its small but not this....damn
Fuck hair extensions. by DerLanghaarige	Jul 29th, 2008 08:40:30 AM
My long hair is all natural and can kill too! That's been said: Lost Boys is probably the only good movie that Shuhmacher ever did. He got lots of shit for BAtman & Robin, but all of his movies were dumb as fuck. But Lost Boys was at least able to build up some atmosphere and entertaining value. And HUGGBEES! Freakazoid on DVD!
lost boys 2 by chokinonrhodes	Jul 29th, 2008 09:06:02 AM
was god awful.. Ill still pick up the orig. on bluray though, but not before doomsday. rhona mitra...have my children.
I. Bastards by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR	Jul 29th, 2008 09:08:58 AM
....Last week at Bestbuy(yes the 3 disc version). And this was the 1st time i watched it. It was a pretty good film. I was surprised by the fact at how normal it was. By that I mean it did not seem like a B-movie. It had no gore, very little nudity and it was not really over-the top. And even the acting was half way decent. It seems that Enzo was trying to make a legit war movie. So this is definitely a film for those who love The dirty dozen, force 10 and other war film from that era. The ending was a bit of a surprise as well. AND lots of cool stuff this week. Also alot of movies i loved are out this week, yes i even dug Doomsday.
Dear Harry, please update the Dark City review by half vader	Jul 29th, 2008 09:13:51 AM
once you've watched it. Thanks mate.
P.S. Harry by half vader	Jul 29th, 2008 09:15:51 AM
"Filthy, Bizarre, Surreal and Fucking Funny. It is moreso of all here." Dude. W.T.F.?!
That Said... Bugnuts by Hjermsted	Jul 29th, 2008 09:47:43 AM
Bugnuts... That Said
Scott Adkins > Tony Jaa by Spandau Belly	Jul 29th, 2008 09:47:54 AM
Tony Jaa just has no screen presence. I get that Jaa's willing to do all sorts of absurd stunts, but Adkins his strong physical ability and lots of charisma. And what are stunts and action without personality? Adkins's performance in Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing was awesome. He was like a newschool Ivan Drago, a Russian fighter who wanted a worthy opponent but was trapped in a corrupt system where he couldn't get a real fair fight to feel his oats. I'm really looking forward to his leading role in Undisputed 3: The Warriors On The Streets of Fire. I wished they'd got him for that Never Back Down movie instead of a bunch of dudes who had bit parts on The O.C. or One Tree Hill or whatever. I'll still see it, I just wish it was Adkins in there.
rotoscoping and motion capture freak me right out by Spandau Belly	Jul 29th, 2008 09:50:15 AM
So no Fire & Ice or Beowulf for me thanks. It's like being in some creepy living wax musuem or something. Just animate people to look like cartoons like they do in Ratatouille or The Incredibles and leave this total realism stuff for the video games please.
"And how great is Willem Dafoe here?" by FleshMachine	Jul 29th, 2008 09:53:29 AM
um...zero...zero great Harry. He totally miscast as Clark. He comes off as kinda gay (literally...kinda gay). Liev Schrieber was a much better choice for that character in the Affleck film.
Whew! For a minute I thought Harry didn't have porn this time. by HoboCode	Jul 29th, 2008 09:54:33 AM
I should have known better.
Mr. Potatah Head! MR. POTAH HEAD!! by HoboCode	Jul 29th, 2008 09:55:47 AM
I. Love. WarGames.
Spandau Belly by zombiwolf	Jul 29th, 2008 09:56:05 AM
Fire and Ice is neither of those things. Kind of rotoscoping but not in the dizzying Scanner Darkly way. It feels like a particularly good Saturday morning. Don't fight it.
Falling Down in Blu-Ray by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Jul 29th, 2008 10:09:15 AM
I want
I'm Bugnuts For Bugs Nuts by georges garvaren	Jul 29th, 2008 10:16:07 AM
What kind of word is that? What does it really mean, Harry? Also, how can there be no Criterion releases this week? It's shameful.
Not to be an insensitive twat harry but... by Spikey	Jul 29th, 2008 10:24:44 AM
"this was the last film I ever saw in a movie theater with my Mother WHILE SHE WAS ALIVE"? Is there more to this story? Psycho?
Red October by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 10:28:24 AM
Never read a Clancy novel (not into techno babble), but this was highly entertaining. Too bad Baldwin never continued as Ryan as he seemed to be perfectly cast. And look at the younger Baldwin at certain angles and tell me he and Ryan Gosling couldn't be brothers.
Please H-E-L-P... by TopHat	Jul 29th, 2008 10:34:28 AM
...saw a film back in the nineties on cable ...it had this scene involving some guy strapped to a hospital operation table in something like a basement ...people are watching him, and they send in this really hot woman dressed as a nurse ...the "nurse" gets on top of him and begins to have sex ...the guy gradually wakes up, RIPS his restraints off, THROWS the woman onto the table, and FUCKS the living shit out of her ...then, he kills her ...one guy from the group of people watching says "He's ready" ...P-L-E-A-S-E, someone tell me what movie this scene is from! Or, at least tell me of some other forum or website I ask this to...
Tophat by Ted Brautigan	Jul 29th, 2008 10:45:03 AM
That sounds awesome. Try the A.V. Club. They answer weird questions like this in the mailbag every friday and I think they're low on questions. Or just check back here in a couple hours.
One of the '70 - '80s great dependable directors by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 10:53:36 AM
was John Badham. Remember WarGames and Blue Thunder coming out just around the same time that year. Would like to see him tackle the big screen again.
And I believe Whedon admitted he was by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 10:55:32 AM
influenced by Dark City, when he came up with Buffy's "Gentlemen" in Hush.
I think critics were stymied by Doomsday by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 11:00:23 AM
after proclaiming The Descent as a horror classic, they didn't know what to make of this super-duper drive-in B-movie.
Kiefer in Dark City by FraDolcino	Jul 29th, 2008 11:16:15 AM
I'm sorry, but I've never fully gotten on board the Dark City love train. It looks amazing, to be sure, and well-acted, but I remember cringing a lot during the dialogue. Plus Kiefer always came off as Basil Exposition "This... is what's happening to you... and let me... tell you why!" Oh well, fuck it, I still own the dvd, and I'll give the DC a chance though.
Harry K. by fassbinder79	Jul 29th, 2008 11:36:47 AM
I was really moved reading your description of Patriot Games. The story about your mom is movies should be all about. Thanks for sharing.
Red October better than Predator? by neal2zod	Jul 29th, 2008 11:46:13 AM
You sure about that, Harry?
Forbidden Zone, in Color! by Thorstrongstone	Jul 29th, 2008 12:08:06 PM
Hot fucking damn! This is great news, and something a friend and I have been working on as a side-project.
Nice week but by MacTard420	Jul 29th, 2008 12:15:05 PM
no mention of Tiny Toons, Harry? We've been waiting years for that to come out!!
Doomsday was a steaming pile of walrus shit by _SnakePlissken_	Jul 29th, 2008 01:46:50 PM
I'd rather mash my gonad's between two bricks than try and sit through that again..Harry seriously mate, have you ever hated a film? You fucking like everything Harold and fucking Kumar?? what the fuck is wrong with you?? Do all American's find that lame shit funny, or just the same sad cunts that contribute to "Epic Movie" being number one at the box office?
Speed Racer scheduled for home video by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 02:00:57 PM
September 16th...Is that a record for video release for a "summer blockbuster"??
skimm by fassbinder79	Jul 29th, 2008 02:02:57 PM
I know this is probably impossible but with the success of dark knight this summer I really hope its gets a fast release on blu-ray sometime in early october at the latest. Not going to happen I imagine but I would LOVE to watch it on my bravia 46 inch hdtv. Can't wait!!!
Academy Award Winner! Top Gun by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 02:04:52 PM
is like saying Golden Globe Award Winner! Pia Zadora
Fass by skimn	Jul 29th, 2008 02:08:33 PM
You know the studio is gonna wait for the holidays..so I'll betcha a late November/early December release..that may be the incentive (and a nice price drop) for me to go BluRay.
Great colum this week Harry by Broseph	Jul 29th, 2008 03:06:02 PM
I really enjoyed your story about your mother.i was watching silence of the lambs last night and remembered how much my late grandmother loved this film.i did as well even at a young age.she was the person who sparked my love of movies and i keep her spirit alive with my large collection of films simular to hers and definitely inherited her ability to name an actor or recognize them enough to say that's guy that was in random movie title.
Enough with "Bugnuts" already! by Nico Toscani	Jul 29th, 2008 03:09:35 PM
Seriously dude. How many times did you use that word in this column? Find a new adjective man.
"It is moreso of all here." by Skraggo	Jul 29th, 2008 04:17:59 PM
Dictionary.com needs a "Knowles to English" button on its language translator. It is moreso of all here? Wha? I once knew a guy who fancied himself a writer and was always writing these really shitty short stories. He once wrote a line of dialogue in which a character said, "Your kindness exudes me." I was usually able to tease out an intended meaning from such mysterious phrases, but that one confounds me to this day. Nor have I gotten one jot closer to understanding what the hell Knowles meant by "It is moreso of all here." It always astonishes me when people who are rabid readers turn out to be terrible writers.
Spikey, read Harry's book... by Lenny Nero	Jul 29th, 2008 05:32:05 PM
...for more information. It's not really a light subject.
Dark City by deanbarry	Jul 29th, 2008 06:09:46 PM
Is also one of Melissa George's first movie gigs in the states, (she was a popular tv actress here in Australia for years)...and she does what all hot, young things do to get attention. Get her boobs out. Worth the price of admission alone. Can't wait for it to come out down here. And Beowulf? I have had that on Blu-Ray for months. Has it only just come out over there?
So Harry... by Barry Convex	Jul 29th, 2008 07:30:07 PM
What do you think of the Director's Cut of Dark City?
Affleck and Lillard by TVguy4566	Jul 29th, 2008 09:44:08 PM
I guess I can be firmly entrenched in the "I hate Ben Affleck" camp. I guess to me he consistently plays his rolls far too lightweight. As if he is there to have a good time in his role and not really care if the audience engages his character. It did work in Good Will Hunting, but he was basically playing himself or at least people he grew up with. Otherwise, I feel it is ineffective like in Sum of All Fears (although I liked the movie as a whole) to downright in appropriate (Pearl Harbor, but then again the whole movie was inappropriate considering the subject matter and Michael Bay's glossy, superficial, long and boring movie). As for Lillard, I find him hit or miss. He is a guy who definitely has too much personality and energy. I thought it worked in movies like Scream and Hackers, but not in other. It is ironic that he has done so many movies with Freddie Prinze. Prinze is the anti-Lillard. Prinze has zero onscreen charisma and sucks the energy out of every scene he is in. I am shocked when I rare occassions watch episodes of Chico and the Man and think Freddie Prinze and Freddie Prinze Jr. are related. Jr. obviously got his onscreen prescense from his mother.
I'm constantly told that I look like Tyrone Power by SubliminalJones	Jul 29th, 2008 10:02:33 PM
It's helped me get laid alot thorughout my life, especially with the over-70 honeys.
TVGuy by Bobo_Vision	Jul 29th, 2008 10:15:15 PM
The best Lillard movie is SLC Punk. Hands down.
So I just finished Lost Boys 2... by Dingleberry Jones	Jul 29th, 2008 10:55:02 PM
yeah, Harry pretty much nailed it. As far as sequels go, I'd put it a notch above Swamp Thing 2, but well below Escape from LA. It's not nigh unwatchable, but when the best parts are when Corey Feldman are on screen, well, that ain't saying much for your movie, especially in 2008. Actually, Feldman's role is a glorified cameo because I guess they had to leave room in the film for the One Tree Hill stunt doubles who are the "stars". On a positive note, it does have breasteses in it, which is nice, but if you paint a turd purple, you still got yourself a purple turd. And now you know-and knowing is half the battle.
Haim IS in Lost Boys 2 by dead youngling	Jul 29th, 2008 11:04:06 PM
Watch past the credits and the 2 alternate endings. Wasn't a great movie, but not as bad as Harry thinks. Lots of Lost Boys references/Easter Eggs if you wanna call them that.
LOST BOYS 2 by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 29th, 2008 11:33:41 PM
It wasn't that bad, but they really should have gone with one of the alternate endings as the actual ending, that would have been a nice setup for LOST BOYS 3. Which HAD the potential to be good, and I can't believe I'm saying this but, Corey Feldman was the best thing about this movie.
Yeah, I pointed it out last week... by MonsterManiac	Jul 30th, 2008 12:02:09 AM
Harry says "that said" a lot.
"Sutherland" on Lost Boys 2 cover by MaxCalifornia.	Jul 30th, 2008 12:13:58 AM
That's some funny shit on the front of the Lost Boys 2 DVD, see how they SCREAM the surname out : "SUTHERLAND", and you need a magnifying glass to see that its not actually Kiefer. (It is Kiefer's half-brother)
Lost Boys II by cousindave	Jul 30th, 2008 01:00:21 AM
It wasn't that bad. I've seen much worse.
Harry will the eventual American BD release of Sweeney Todd by half vader	Jul 30th, 2008 02:14:23 AM
have the moronic DNR plasticising on the cheeks and noses (and nowhere else) of the leads' faces? WTF was that? Especially on a fucking movie that's MEANT to show wrinkles, ageing, dark circles and literal and figurative decay? They could at least have matched the film grain rather than make it look like someone was smearing vaseline everywhere. And what about an un-DNRd Patton?
Kiefers half brother can't act to save himself from drowning by PR1C3Y	Jul 30th, 2008 04:20:07 AM
It made me so sad to think Kiefer might see the sequel to the great he was in and Jack Bauer his half brothers ass off a high building.
Bobo_Vision by TVguy4566	Jul 30th, 2008 05:40:22 AM
I did like SLC Punk and Lillard in it. Another example where his too much personality style of acting actually worked.
Lenny.... by Spikey	Jul 30th, 2008 07:28:12 AM
i was referring to the specific mention of watching a film with her while she was still alive as it implies that they watched films together afterwards also. Hence Psycho and norman bates etc.
After watching Doomsday, I could only think by skimn	Jul 30th, 2008 08:11:38 AM
would some studio please get a good script and a decent budget, and slap the bong out of Carpenter's hands to get him to direct. The title font, the graphic explaining the quarantine area, the hero with the eye patch, even the music, were direct nods to Carpenter. Not exactly "bugnuts", but entertaining just the same.
WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH - UNCUT by crazygoji1	Jul 30th, 2008 08:57:06 AM
Warner Bros released a double feature disc with Moon Zero Two. WDRTE is the uncut, 100 minute version which features much more of Victoria Vetri than previous US versions. It is also Widescreen. Now the not so good news, it is a Best Buy exclusive.
I wish people would stop shitting on Schumacher. by Knuckleduster	Jul 30th, 2008 09:16:56 AM
Yes, he made Batman and Robin. Yes, it sucked. Let's all get over it. Claiming that he alone was responsible for the "death" of a franchise (which he wasn't) is just naive. And as I recall, a good number of people actually liked Batman Forever (Fuck, Nicole is so hot in that movie). Besides, he's made some solid movies since. Tigerland, Flawless, Phone Booth, Veronica Guerin. Is he an "auteur"? No, the guy is very much a studio director. He works where his salary takes him (how else do you explain Bad Company?), but he's by no means a bad director.
Dark City by mthrndr	Jul 30th, 2008 11:48:06 AM
Am I the only one who couldn't stand Kiefer in this movie? Great concept, excellent cinematography, ruined by Kiefer playing a breathless troll who sounds like a flasher you'd meet on 42nd street in 1979. "first heh there was darkness heh then came the strangers heh they had mastered heh the ultimate heh technology."... I had a friend I was trying to get into sci-fi, and I'm pretty sure this ruined it forever for him. Any time I bring up a sci-fi movie, he starts talking like sutherland in this film.
mthrndr.... by www.valiens.com	Jul 30th, 2008 12:57:39 PM
I remember really wanting to like Dark City but it just missed the mark. I'm thinking about getting the director's cut in case that makes it hit the mark--but you just reminded me how fucking obnoxious Sutherland is in this film. REALLY grating. Shit, maybe I'll pass. Someone review it for me, damn it!
Simpsons Tree House of Horror = Hair Extensions by knowthyself	Jul 30th, 2008 01:38:15 PM
Reminds me of when Snake's hair possessed homer simpson lol. Funny shit.
Harry...... by Crackles	Jul 30th, 2008 04:07:32 PM
why did you like The Ruins? I suffered through that film cause you said it was hardcore! There is more gore in the last half of Pelts than in the complete run of The Ruins! Fuck those stupid plants!
Escape From Guantanamo Bay was Garbage by auddym	Jul 30th, 2008 05:10:33 PM
Biggest disappointment of '08. At least the first one had a plot, as ridiculous as it was, and a destination. I've seen pornos that made more sense that this trash.
Loved Lost Boys then, and now as well by Zeke25:17	Jul 30th, 2008 05:56:49 PM
Great photography (Michael Chapman), wonderful use of music, fine performances from everybody. Along with Falling Down, Schumacher's best without a doubt. But who in the HELL was that sweaty muscle-bound freak blowing the sax and popping his eyes out while he sang (the song was "I Still Believe)? I still say he was scarier than any of the juvenile delinquent vampires!
Harry's Bugnuts!!! by CellarDweller	Jul 30th, 2008 09:13:49 PM
...Maybe he's got bugs on his nuts. Nut bugs multiply in the shade I hear. Schumacher is going to hell for Batman and Robin AND Batman Forever. Neon-nippled crapfests! I'd love to get nut butter all over Dark City-era, Jennifer Connelly! Now she's the Crypt Keeper in drag.
Harold and Kumar 2 by Boscorooty	Jul 31st, 2008 09:28:31 AM
Harry, I know you hate the president, the government, etc, etc, but H&K 2 was one of the single worst movies I've ever seen. Vapidly, pointlessly, insultingly bad. If you liked it for its Republican bashing, why not check out somehting good, like Bob Roberts? This movie was just pure, unadulterated, didn't-laugh-once, shit from beginning to end.
In defense of Harry by toshiro-solo	Jul 31st, 2008 11:29:41 PM
He's right - Doomsday IS bugnuts. Just finished watching it. Switching from an Aliens homage to Mad Max to Arthurian shit back to Mad Max and bookended by Bob Hoskins being awesome. Easily one of the weirdest things I've seen in the last little while. What an odd movie.
I'd pay to watch Harrison Ford beat the shit out of Affleck by I Dunno	Aug 1st, 2008 05:20:42 PM
...and I actually like Affleck. He just tries to hard to be Harrison Ford and it ain't gonna happen. As for Schumacker, although his uber-gayness didn't help matters, the blame for Batman and Robin really lies with Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the thing. Not only was he allowed to live after writing that, he was allowed to work again. And then he was given an Oscar, proof that Satan is very real.
Xyzzy by half vader	Aug 2nd, 2008 11:27:47 PM
That shot of him looking at the spiral fingerprints on his hands wasn't in the original was it? That was a great shot.
Forbidden Zone....in COLOR?? by Organs	Aug 3rd, 2008 05:16:32 AM
This is crazy! Is it like the colorization of those old film classics where everything is pastel? I absolutely love the movie. Well, it's not so much a movie as a freaky-weird variety show, but still... In any case, I still need to get the black and white, and THEN the color version.
Dark City by the castor	Aug 3rd, 2008 12:48:40 PM
was much better than the Matrix-no Jennifer Connelly in the matrix
Good point about Reefer though by half vader	Aug 3rd, 2008 11:27:02 PM
He DOES get more annoying every time you watch the film. I always feel like Connelly should have been just a few years older too (before the reduction/anorexia of course).

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