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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 3rd week of April DVDs: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, JUNO... COMMANDO, PREDATOR, Schizophrenic Porn +...

First by DeadManWalking	Apr 14th, 2008 09:33:52 PM
First and Juno Sucked!
damn by Zadrock	Apr 14th, 2008 09:35:35 PM
second
bitchslap... WOW!!! by dalbatron	Apr 14th, 2008 09:36:01 PM
gimme gimme gimme
LET OFF SOME STEAM BENNETT by LoopyDAVE76	Apr 14th, 2008 09:37:04 PM
Hey Sully, remember when I promised to kill you last? Don't disturb my friend. He's dead tired. I eat Green Berets for breakfast... and I'm very hungry!
Weak Week by leobloom	Apr 14th, 2008 09:37:33 PM
Except for Lawrence (issued for the umpteenth time)
nice by yayasisterhoodinthehood	Apr 14th, 2008 09:37:34 PM
nice
what a great double bill by Zadrock	Apr 14th, 2008 09:38:36 PM
Juno followed by a' l' interieur. I'm going to invite the whole Lamaze class over for some pregnant movie magic.
is HD getting in the way? by dalbatron	Apr 14th, 2008 09:39:04 PM
A great movie is a great movie. I think harry maybe letting the new technology get the better of him... Love ya man, just ease back on the HD blurb if you dont mind
Isnt it always the same shit on a new format first??? by dalbatron	Apr 14th, 2008 09:42:37 PM

Diablo Cody! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Apr 14th, 2008 09:43:04 PM

Wankers!!! by dalbatron	Apr 14th, 2008 09:44:24 PM
They try and peddle all the old 'greats' on a new format first. just release the new and true greats on your new format NOT old shit!!! They did the same when dvd came out....
Why give attention to AvsP 2?? by Jobacca	Apr 14th, 2008 09:46:31 PM
Seriously...that thing does NOT deserve an Amazon link. Some poor sap might actually order it out of curiousity and or ignorance. It makes the first AvsP look like Aliens...or Alien.
"Leave anything for us?" by Zadrock	Apr 14th, 2008 09:47:50 PM
"Just bodies." Matrix can smell the bad guy's coming.
"Truly Lean's last great film" by Osmosis Jones	Apr 14th, 2008 09:59:51 PM
It was also his laet film, PERIOD, but I digress...
Also, about the Juno 2-disc set... by Osmosis Jones	Apr 14th, 2008 10:01:09 PM
...is the only thing on the second disc a free digital copy of the movie? Who'd spend an additional five bucks for THAT?
Sonny Landham Porn! by Sledge Hammer	Apr 14th, 2008 10:05:40 PM
As if that guy wasn't creepy, crazy and fucked up enough, now I learn of this too. Just...wow. Oh, and Lars & The Real Girl is a cool little film. Minus Man and especially Blast Of Silence are both really great too. And of course Lawrence of Arabia and Bridge Over The River Kwai are absolute classics. Much love for Commando and Predator too.
Good ol Marisa Tomei in all her glory (and no body double) by AshesOfDonnie	Apr 14th, 2008 10:14:53 PM
yup, im picking up Before the devil knows you're dead tomorrow!
Thanks for ruining Before the Devil Harry! by waggy	Apr 14th, 2008 10:19:30 PM
I live in fucking Delaware so this never played anywhere close to me and I was really looking forward to catching it on dvd.
I was going to countdown to Harry-bashing... by BadMrWonka	Apr 14th, 2008 10:25:06 PM
but I see I was not fast enough... whine on, whiners!
Marisa Tomei. Naked. by CrazyJoeDavola	Apr 14th, 2008 10:26:30 PM
Goddamn she looks good in Before The Devil Knows You're Dead.
Call it whining, but I think I have a point by waggy	Apr 14th, 2008 10:35:33 PM
The majority of the readership doesn't live in areas that get limited releases and therefore has to wait for dvd to see smaller films. Would it be whining if Harry posted that synopsis before the movie was released in theaters?
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI by Series7	Apr 14th, 2008 10:37:01 PM
Just saw it for the first time the other day. I am not really into old "war" movies, but man this movie was amazing. It truly has that timeless look to it, like it could've been made this year. Amazing movie, didn't even realize how long it was. Watching this movie made me realize how bad movies are today. Ummmmm say crap like Juno. I wish someone had put that cunt in the hot box.
Thanks as always for this column, Harry by Doc_McCoy	Apr 14th, 2008 10:40:36 PM
It's the only reason I come to AICN anymore.
just watched Lars today by krycek08	Apr 14th, 2008 10:41:18 PM
that movie fucking sucks.
Series7 by Gungan Slayer	Apr 14th, 2008 10:41:49 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed "...Kwai" and you make an excellent point. It's a damn shame how many awesome older films are out there that people today have never seen or heard of. and yes, Juno....bleh....should not have won that Oscar.
RUNNING WITH ARNOLD WAS THE PORN, RIGHT? CAUSE HE GROPES! by Err	Apr 14th, 2008 10:48:54 PM
cause he gropes! ba dum cha!
Gungan Slayer by Series7	Apr 14th, 2008 10:51:20 PM
Yeah I've been playing catch up for years of being an ignorant teen. Usually when watching old movies it is hard and tedious, just because its not what were used to. But certain movies are just so good that you don't even notice that its old, its just good.
Before Diablo Knows You're Dead by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 14th, 2008 10:57:16 PM
Saw Juno on the weekend. Much like Shakespeare in Love I had a beef with the movie before watching it. It was an OK little flick but not deserving of best pic and director nods and certainly not deserving of best original screenplay. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead was infinitely better. I don't want to join into the Cody backlash but she was rewarded for a sub-par script in a year when there was so much refreshing stuff. When I heard "honest to blog" I damn near choked on my own tongue. Marisa Tomei struts around nekkid in Devil and for a 43 year old woman, she has such a rockin' body that she shames women half her age. I imagine the meeting between him and his agent. "So Phillip, the opening scene. You, Marisa, doggie-style." Hoffman probably reached for his checkbook.
Psst...Harry... by phool2056	Apr 14th, 2008 11:01:22 PM
I love you to death, but there is no way I'm going to have any kind of high definition or blu-ray or whatever it is player for at least a couple of years. In fact, probably not until they reach the ridiculous "everybody has one" level where I can pick a cheap one up at Best Buy for eight bucks. So for my sake, please stop saying regular ol' DVDs are dead. It gives me the jibblies.
Can't Drink the Koolaid by TheGreatHomsar	Apr 14th, 2008 11:16:52 PM
I'm sorry, I've tried so many times to find the greatness in Lawrence of Arabia, and while I can appreciate the scope...I just can't learn to love it. I want to. I've been told I'm SUPPOSED to. But it just isn't gonna happen. For lack of a better word, overrated. (C'mon, denizens of the Interwebz...let's replace this word with something better already!)
As usual, Knowles... by Autistic License	Apr 14th, 2008 11:30:28 PM
The rest of us look down and see a lump of dog shit; you look down and see a gold nugget. "The Minus Man" is one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen, and is proof positive that Owen Wilson should never deviate from the flakey spacecase persona he has milked for so long. Perhaps if it had been released on DVD a few years earlier, you and your gay lover doc falken could have enjoyed it while taking a break during one of your many all-night buttfucking marathons. Oh well.
deliciouscowbell by TheGreatHomsar	Apr 14th, 2008 11:59:19 PM
Wow, it took me almost an hour to get what the hell you were saying...but yeah, you're on the right track. ;-)
J-lo is still IN her fucking prime by Osmosis Jones	Apr 15th, 2008 12:09:33 AM
GORGEOUS woman.
BTDKYD SPOILER! by captainalphabet	Apr 15th, 2008 12:37:43 AM
i was looking forward to BeforeTheDevilKNowsYou'reDead, knew a fair bit about the plot (kids rob parents store, something goes bad - sadly that's all in the trailer) - but i DID NOT KNOW THE MOM DIED AND YOU SPOILED THAT REVEAL. It's Sindey Lumet - in an age when so much plot gets spilled in the promotion cycle... c'mon man, you should know better.
Harry's Top 10 for 2007 by TwinkieTheKid	Apr 15th, 2008 01:37:21 AM
Hey Harry. I enjoy this weekly column especially as of late as it gives me an idea of what films from last year you thought highly of/recommend because YOU NEVER LISTED YOUR TOP 10 FILMS OF 2007! We may be halfway through April but, and I'm sure I speak for many others, I'd still love to see your list for last year.
What happened to you, Dillon? You used to be someone I could tru by TheBoyFromUlster	Apr 15th, 2008 03:26:27 AM
I woke up. Why don't you? You're an asset. An expendable asset. And I used you to get the job done, got it? .....I know its pure cheese but I love when bozos like me starts quoting fav nerd films on the talkback!... Predator is the greatest action film ever made in my opinion, a technical masterpiece. Man, John McTieran, what a waste of a career....
The Minus Man by Gwai Lo	Apr 15th, 2008 03:55:26 AM
That's Owen Wilson's loaf pinching face on the cover.
"The Greatest Pregnant Threat Film of All time???" by GetYourAssToMars	Apr 15th, 2008 04:17:55 AM

Didn't Harry post a good review of AvP by Lost Jarv	Apr 15th, 2008 04:48:22 AM
despite the fact that anyone with 2 eyes can tell it's shit. In fact anyone with 1 eye can also tell it's shit.
INSIDE by GavinVanDraven	Apr 15th, 2008 05:20:22 AM
is everything you say it is HARRY. fucking christ. i think i am permanently scarred.
Obligatory Juno is overrated comment by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 15th, 2008 05:43:33 AM

Matrix... by Alientoast	Apr 15th, 2008 06:18:25 AM
...where's Sully? I let him go!
Must be nice.... by Jamador79	Apr 15th, 2008 06:51:26 AM
to get sent all these movies (thus saving Harry $20-$30 a piece on those blurays) for "review purposes," when all you have to do is write a 1-5 sentence blurb about it.
Sonny Landham Went To A Small College I Went To... by solartaco3	Apr 15th, 2008 07:00:18 AM
And I have the evidence posted on the interwebs. Stuffs a few years old, but here it is... http://www.sonnyspot.blogspot. com/
Speaking Of Great 70s Porn by Kubla_Khan	Apr 15th, 2008 07:00:38 AM
Anyone seen that hardcore version of Alice In Wonderland? Wow. It was great.
AVP:R ? really? by Bouncy X	Apr 15th, 2008 07:05:56 AM
i thought this column was for harry to show movies he enjoyed and wants to recommend or at the very least, movies he's interested in seeing. so if he thinks so little of AVP:R why even bother showing it? that only goes to further prove people's theory that they are paid linking to amazon. and honestly, even if they are...considering how many movies he lists each week, he doesnt have to put titles he doesn't care for. but i'm probably doing way more thinking than should be expected so i'll go sit in my corner now.
DOn't think by Lost Jarv	Apr 15th, 2008 07:07:45 AM
just post. It's much easier.
BREAKING NEWS! Today is Emma Watson's 18th birthday! by DerLanghaarige	Apr 15th, 2008 07:14:21 AM

Predator by MRJONZ72	Apr 15th, 2008 07:46:43 AM
Is also my favorite Arnold film, the Terminator films were second for a long time until I picked up Unverisals 2nd DVD release of Conan The Barbarian in the 2 disc edition in 02 I think. I hadnt seen the movie as a whole since the early 80's. I would just see bits and parts of it in shitty quality and in full screen on TBS or something like that, or that poor as quality 1st DVD release..but ever since I picked up the 2nd DVD release and watched it all the way through, it skyrocked to 2nd almost 1st... Now I think its time for me to watch some Predator...it almost maybe for me the most quotable movie of all time, lol.
Minus Man had the most pretentious add campaign ever by Right Bastard	Apr 15th, 2008 08:02:16 AM
"If you don't like this movie, it's because you're not smart enough". The movie really was not all that intelligent. It was o.k., it wasn't the second coming of Kafka or anything.
Back when Predator first came out I saw Sonny and thought by half vader	Apr 15th, 2008 08:10:43 AM
holy crap! It's Wolverine (being a nerdy kid at the time)! I don't think he's short but he's sorta stocky and facially I still think he's a dead ringer. Usually I can't stand talkback casting because they always do the kneejerk looks over acting thing, but I think from what I've heard about Landham's antics he fits the bill that way too. Geez, that was... how many years ago? I feel olllddd.
So Harry ruins a movie EVERY week now? Fuck you. by knowthyself	Apr 15th, 2008 08:26:01 AM
Come on you didn't just fucking ruin DEVIL KNOWS did you? Fuck you.
I like Juno... by Billy Batts	Apr 15th, 2008 08:26:18 AM
It helps me decide who to remain friends with based on whether or not they like such a peice of crap movie.
Thanks for the spoiler... by BangoSkank	Apr 15th, 2008 08:27:27 AM
I always love the DVD talkback.... but the spoiler on WtDKYD....fuck man.... you should know better Harry. "Hey, there's a great movie coming out this week, here's what happens!" That fucker is in the mail from Netflix right now, at least I have a good idea of what to expect.... By the way, Rosebuds just his fucking sled.
I like you Sully, Thats why I'm going to kill you last. by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 15th, 2008 08:28:47 AM
River Kwai is my second favorite film behind 2001.
FUCK JUNO, THE MOLDY PEACHES, ETC. by LORDRANDO	Apr 15th, 2008 08:32:33 AM
No one film has released as much shit into the world since Titanic. Id rather hear Celine Dion croon over that retarded Moldy Peaches song. Its like how Benny and Joon gave the Proclaimers a second chance at a career, except Juno sucks and the soundtrack sucks and every asshole at my school listens to that shit on their Ipod and i want to say fuck jason reitman (who claims his dad did nothing to help his career) except of course give him the name "reitman"
Im in agreement with BangoSkank Harry by MRJONZ72	Apr 15th, 2008 08:32:59 AM
BTDKYD...I added it to my netflix que the other day based purely on the recommendation on Ebert and Roeper this past weekend..and they didnt spoil it and I was quite dissappointed that you did..hopefully there is a lot to the movie that will leave me with surprises etcc..but that is one aspect of the movie that did not need to be mentioned in this article.
well I hope you left enough room for my fist... by turketron	Apr 15th, 2008 08:50:01 AM
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO RAM IT INTO YOUR STOMACH
Minus Man by oogabooga	Apr 15th, 2008 09:06:50 AM
After making this and Dupree old cock nose should have done us a favor and pulled the trigger. As for Harry's spoiler it was pretty obvious what went wrong in the robbery from the trailer so stfu this knowledge doesn't have any effect on the enjoyment of the movie at all.
Sonny Landham story by kbass	Apr 15th, 2008 09:34:48 AM
I've been privileged to spend some time with Sonny over the past several years. He's a really great guy. I did a story on him when the first AVP came out. The angle was we'd go to a theater and watch it and he would give me his take on it. No lie...20 minutes into the movie he is OUT! Dead asleep. And snoring! It was awesome. I woke him up and he graciously watched the rest of the film. Which he hated! Absolutely hated! His best quote was, "Why? Why did you make this movie? You can't need the money that badly!" Sonny Landham rocks! And, he's a decent golfer, too.
"If it bleeds, we can kill it." One of the greatest lines in mov by LaneMyersClassic	Apr 15th, 2008 09:51:39 AM
Oh and Juno rocks - the dialogue is appropriate. You wanna hear unrealistic dialogue in a teen movie, please refer to Superbad.
THROW DOWN THAT CHICKENSHIT GUN! by Aquatarkusman	Apr 15th, 2008 09:57:45 AM
Well, I'm waiting.
Isn't there some book by Series7	Apr 15th, 2008 10:05:00 AM
or web site about the luck of the actors in the movie Predator? Which could easily top any best action movie ever list. It would only have to beat out RAMBO and Conan. Or 3-way tie. Too bad action stars don't take steriods like they used to.
Yes that fuck that folk EMO music in Juno... by quantize	Apr 15th, 2008 10:13:46 AM
I was so ready to go along with this film but im sick to fuck of being TOLD what to feel by this folky EMO hippy fucking cool dudes with acoustic guitars music.. Fuck that SHIT... ENOUGH already..and Juno was packed to the gills with it...irritating emotional hamfisted direction..ruined the film completely..and its a monstrous cliche in a lot of indie films these days
Yes fuck that folk EMO music in Juno... by quantize	Apr 15th, 2008 10:15:13 AM
...correction..i was so angry thinking about all that EARNEST ness
Lars and the Real Girl was fantastic... by DanielKurland	Apr 15th, 2008 10:22:06 AM
Really, really enjoyed it. The audience I was with kept laughing at it though, and I don't know WHY it was submitted in the comedic category at the golden globes. Sure, it has its comedic moments, but so does The Departed, or, Mulholland Drive, but that by no means makes them comedies.
Just took "Before The Devil..." out of my queue by sideshowbob	Apr 15th, 2008 10:26:17 AM
Thanks Harry!
Love the classic Arnold quotes by Ted Brautigan	Apr 15th, 2008 10:41:19 AM
Even if I can never remember em right. "How'd you know they were here?" "I smelled them on the south wind." "atta way Bennett, let off some steam"
Passage To India by skimn	Apr 15th, 2008 11:16:48 AM
was the swan song of those long picturesque epics of a woman's journey of awareness, as she exposes herself to a culture foreign to her. There's a reason why they don't "make 'em like they used to". Kwai and Arabia will stand the test of time. India, not so much I think. And Guiness in Kiwi shoe polish doesn't help.
Ted Brautigan, way to butcher that shit by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 15th, 2008 11:21:46 AM
but your right, Arnie is highly quotable.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY FRIEND by Aquatarkusman	Apr 15th, 2008 11:53:52 AM
HE'S DEAD TIRED. AND BY THAT I MEAN I MURDERED HIM.
GO, PENNIES! by Aquatarkusman	Apr 15th, 2008 11:55:21 AM
HELP THE PUNY CHILDREN WHO NEED YOU!
re: sideshowbob by The Heathen	Apr 15th, 2008 11:56:04 AM
That was stupid of you. Sorry to say so. Before the Devil Knows Your Dead was one of last years best movies. Also, it starts off immediately with Marissa Tomei naked and looking better than ever. One of her two nude scenes. She's gorgeous in this. Just because it's a drama doesn't mean it isn't good.
AVP:R vs Juno by 9000rpm	Apr 15th, 2008 12:14:41 PM
Let's see, which one to buy. AVP:R was entertaining from beginning to end (c'mon, even the dad and the little boy get facehuggered) and Juno had the irritating little lesbian. Would I ever, ever want to see another moment of Juno? Never. But I'd watch AVP:R once a year because while it isn't as great as the giants whose shoulders it stands on are it certainly is amusing.
Bouncy X by shodan6672	Apr 15th, 2008 12:15:03 PM
The site openly admits that they get money for clicking. It's not a secret
Ted Brautigan by shodan6672	Apr 15th, 2008 12:19:33 PM
The best part of that smelled line was the guy's reaction."You smelled them?
My First Post! by Darthkrusty	Apr 15th, 2008 12:24:39 PM
Greetings fellow talk-backers! Thank you Harry for this column but, unfortunately, I'm disappointed in your BTDKYD spoiler. I was really looking forward to seeing this film. I knew there was a "tragic" aspect to the plot, but I didn't know what it was... until now. I was going to purchase this dvd today. Now it will either be a rental or a wait-for-cable title. Very bummed, but thanks anyway Harry for your good work on this site.
Same Old... by mvckalel	Apr 15th, 2008 12:27:30 PM
So the 'new' releases of Lawrence... and Bridge... are basically the same as the old ones, just repackaged, right? Good thing I got a Lawrence... copy from BB for $10 two weeks ago...
DTS-MA via PS3... by BoggyCreekBeast	Apr 15th, 2008 12:29:58 PM
Will this make AvP2 worth renting? Naw, I didn't think so either, but I gotta buys me some Arnold greatness with Predator and Commando today, fer sure!
"AVP:R was entertaining from beginning to end" by The Heathen	Apr 15th, 2008 12:43:09 PM
One of the most dumb and inane things I've ever read on this site. Thanks for lowering the bar even further. Wow.
Ya know, just because it's '70s porn... by Reel American Hero	Apr 15th, 2008 12:51:00 PM
Doesn't make it retro hip cool or anything. It's still just porn. Not that there's anything wrong with that mind you.
SPOILER by HEADGEEK	Apr 15th, 2008 01:07:16 PM
Sorry about that - given how early and integral that piece of the story is to the overall story that follows - it's just the setup for the greater story that comes after. In no way does that ruin the movie, but rather is the setup for the whole thing.
9000rpm by just pillow talk	Apr 15th, 2008 01:24:02 PM
You are the first person I've heard say that about AVP:R. I've never seen it, so I can't comment on how bad/good it is, but everyone I know who has seen it said it was awful.
Is Before The Devil by skimn	Apr 15th, 2008 01:27:01 PM
told out of chronological order? Then Harry's "spoiler" may not be the spoiler one thinks it is.
AVP by j2talk	Apr 15th, 2008 01:33:33 PM
so....what was wrong with both fims? they where a scifi story,action some fx shots....what more did you expect!?!?!?!
Darthkrusty by Thrillho77	Apr 15th, 2008 01:41:52 PM
You sound as if you haven't yet been weathered and warped by the horrible creature known as "the average talkbacker"
just pillow talk : AVP:R by 9000rpm	Apr 15th, 2008 01:46:28 PM
Yes, I'm aware most people get all indignant over the AVP films but I couldn't care less. The second AVP delivers. I watched the directors cut of Troy in BluRay (on harry's recommendation. Thanks!) and it was much better than the teatrical releae and I'm hoping the extended version of AVP:R will be even better, too. And even if it's not, I'd still rewatch it more times than Juno.
Gary Oldman=Chuck Norris by blackhole4140	Apr 15th, 2008 01:48:49 PM
I mean, just look at the cover of Backwoods. It's uncanny.
Predator is still the greatest movie of alltime... by BMacSmith	Apr 15th, 2008 01:50:22 PM
even though AvP almost ruins it.
Juno by erichaislar	Apr 15th, 2008 01:54:12 PM
I liked it. You can all blow me.
Stengah: AVPR is like jerking off and your mom walks in on you by 9000rpm	Apr 15th, 2008 01:54:53 PM
Not having had the experience I guess I will take your word for it. I guess you're the sort of person who really likes having your mom watch while you jerk off.
If it Bleeds we can Fuck it! by travis-dane	Apr 15th, 2008 02:00:35 PM
Happy Birthday Emma Watson.....
Harry didnt spoil much by Yeah I Wrote That	Apr 15th, 2008 02:02:40 PM
I came here to clear it up but see that he pretty much has. Yes, the film is way out of chronological order. It jumps around quite a bit. This info comes pretty early in the movie and while it is crucial to the story, that character's fate is not much of a source of suspense for the story. There is plenty of reason to watch the movie with this knowledge if you are looking for a dark drama.
The Heathen: AVP:R 'inane' by 9000rpm	Apr 15th, 2008 02:02:51 PM
Am I to understand from your comment that you've already planned your Saturday night, really 'getting into' your new Juno disc?
Predator is Arnold's best by Prossor	Apr 15th, 2008 02:11:13 PM
His best movie and his best performance, now i know that's stretching it talking abou acting with Arnold, but he does give the most conviction to his role getting TO DA CHOPPA and all. THe only other two contenders are Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator, but his characters here are really more one-note and not too wordy. Conan is a marvelous movie but it's a lightweight grunting role pretty much, and i'm not even including T2 which is an overrated cheesy effects-vehicle. T1 is agreat but one can only play an unfeeling robot killing machine so many ways and he knocks it out of the park but his role is still more of a supporting character. With Predator it is his shining jewel, his magnum opus, it's to Arnold what Treasure of the Sierra Madre is to Bogie, he gives his coolest kill quip ever "stick around" and the movie itself is a pure thriller. The character of Dutch Shaefer is his most fleshed out and strongest characters during his 80's prime, one of the most unique action characters up there with Rambo even though appearing in only 1 movie. Come to think of it, it would have been awesome to see his team in their operations that they talked about like Berlin, Afghanista, Cambodia.
Spoil Sports by Darthkrusty	Apr 15th, 2008 02:15:57 PM
Thanks for the welcome & clarification. Perhaps I will purchase this DVD after all. I've been a fan of this site and read many talk-backs over the years, so I know to keep my politics out of it and have fun joining the geek film discussions.
inane \|iˈnān\| by The Heathen	Apr 15th, 2008 02:16:36 PM
adjective silly; stupid Hope that sums up that mystery champ. My Saturday is up for question considering it's only Tuesday, not that it's any of your business of course, but no, I won't be watching Juno because I'm holding out on movies like that, There Will Be Blood, No Country, etc. until I get a fancy Blu-Ray player. You go ahead and watch AVP-R or whatever it's called. I think I'd sooner watch Automaton Transfusion again, but heaven forbid something like Juno that is smart, funny and well written. Fuck that nonsense!!!
AvP by j2talk	Apr 15th, 2008 02:27:09 PM
i mean i "know" the average Talkbacker can make an intelligent comment but really ,what did people expect out of AvP?
That's what people who hate Juno complain about? by Knuckleduster	Apr 15th, 2008 02:28:55 PM
The dialogue? Jeez, it's a movie, folks. With movie dialogue. Besides, the lines in Gilmore Girls and Dawson's Creek are even more ridiculous, but we all love them, right? Right? ... I'm alone with the Dawson love, aren't I? P.S. Hey, at least those Blu-ray covers are getting better.
Blast of Silence cover looks amazing by Buckys_Kick_Ass_Arm	Apr 15th, 2008 02:32:30 PM
All praise Sean Phillip's art
AVP-R by GavinVanDraven	Apr 15th, 2008 02:36:17 PM
was better than AVP. it at least had a solid R rating, used alot of elements from the originals, and captured the darker mood and grittiness. it has alot of great nods to the originals. especially the sound effects. the creature performances are very well done. predator was badass. it does provide a logical bridge to ALIEN as well. predator technology in the hands of THE COMPANY at the end of the movie provides them with technology that will lead to space travel and such (i assume) on the flip side, alot of things about this movie um, suck. the human actors pretty much suck. nods to sound effects are great, rehashing one-liners is not so great. "get to the choppa!", and such..... meh. the pre-alien regurgitating eggs is a huge fuck up. way to break the rules fucktards. you have to adjust your tv settings just to watch the movie, or else you are just watching shadow puppets fight. ever hear of lighting a scene? that being said. i give it a C+
oh yeah... heres my "grades" for the rest of the movies by GavinVanDraven	Apr 15th, 2008 02:40:36 PM
predator A+, predator 2 A-, AVP C-, AVPR C+, ALIEN A+, ALIENS A+, ALIEN3 C, Ressurection D+.
Here is by Calihoma	Apr 15th, 2008 02:41:17 PM

Here is Sub-Zero...now...Plain Zero by Calihoma	Apr 15th, 2008 02:41:50 PM

I'm going to throw up all over you by Calihoma	Apr 15th, 2008 02:43:22 PM
Go for it. Won't show on this shirt.
I hope you leave enough room for my fist by Calihoma	Apr 15th, 2008 02:44:17 PM
....because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and break your god-damn spine!
hasn't anybody else seen INSIDE yet? by GavinVanDraven	Apr 15th, 2008 02:44:42 PM
seriously? fucking holy hell that movie is SICK!
Some Arnold lines are just classic by Calihoma	Apr 15th, 2008 02:45:27 PM

Alone with the Dawson love, but… by The Heathen	Apr 15th, 2008 02:45:58 PM
I love me some Gilmore. ; ) Blu-Ray covers are getting better slowly but surely. I think Close Encounters and Bonnie & Clyde have been the best so far. Blade Runner too.
No way by The Heathen	Apr 15th, 2008 02:51:40 PM
that AVPR is better than Alien 3 or even AVP. Not that I'm a fan of either, but it's even worse than Resurrection. Also, Predator 2 is alright, but it isn't an 'A' by any stretch of the means.
Juno was fine by kungfuhustler84	Apr 15th, 2008 02:58:02 PM
the problem was after it came out, every hipster douche bag had to parade it around and play the soundtrack and it got really tiring, like hearing the same song on the radio over and over.
The Heathen: Alone and in love with Dawson by 9000rpm	Apr 15th, 2008 03:26:59 PM
One of the most dumb and inane things I've ever read on this site. Thanks for lowering the bar even further. Wow.
What didja expect out of AVP:R?? by skimn	Apr 15th, 2008 03:37:03 PM
I haven't seen it, but considering it was directed by a couple of special effect guys, who looked like they haven't strayed too far from their computer monitors, what did you expect??
"I'm gonna shoot you in the BAWLS!" by blindambition238	Apr 15th, 2008 03:44:40 PM

Skimn: looked like they haven't strayed too far ... by 9000rpm	Apr 15th, 2008 03:45:44 PM
What did I expect based on the fact they looked like Peter Jackson?
AVP:R Was Much Better than AVP by TheLastCleric	Apr 15th, 2008 04:05:47 PM
It was a passable monster movie and a much more serious take on the material. Not a perfect film by any means but far and away superior to the first. And Juno was a great film, just not in the same league as TWBB, NCFOM, or even Michael Clayton.
I probably would enjoy by INWOsuxRED	Apr 15th, 2008 04:13:02 PM
any movie where somebody kills Sheryl Crow, but even without that, Minus Man kicks ass.
"Juno" it sucks by AgentArchangel	Apr 15th, 2008 04:21:32 PM
Juno sucks. Why? Because the dialogue was not only unrealistic, but seemed like it was written in crayon by some blond haired, dim witted teenager. You want to make a heartwarming film, don't make your protagonist seem like such a self absorbed douchetastical fuckwit! The only real laughs I could gain from that film were from the stepmother, and that's mostly because Allison Janney rocks anything she does. As for the rest of the film, it made me hate the being called Diablo Cody with a fucking vengeance. I want her head mounted on a pike in front of Fox Studios, to show everyone who will most assuredly mimic her work what the punishment is for contributing to the collective retardation of American cinema. I hope Jennifer's Body crashes and burns, and I hope Diablo Cody goes back to stripping, where she belongs. Congratulations Ms. Cody, the oldest man you've ever had a one night stand is 80 years old and named Oscar.
"Juno" it sucks (again) by AgentArchangel	Apr 15th, 2008 04:23:31 PM
One thing I forgot, but everyone else remembered...THAT FUCKING SOUNDTRACK! What the fuck? Except for a couple good songs, the rest of the soundtrack was nothing more than pure EAR RAPE! I knew the moment I heard whatever the opening song was and I saw the "artsy" opening credits, I was going to hate this film. Anyone else who wishes to aid in my crusade against Ms. Cody is free to join me. The rest of you, nothing personal...the movie just sucked.
AVP by j2talk	Apr 15th, 2008 04:38:04 PM
AVP-R what did I expect? To be entertained for an hour and a half.....i DIDN'T expect a masterpiece, I expected effect worthy of a Big Screen budget not the sci-fi channel(BSG excepted), ties to the previous films, perhaps the novels or comics..... Based on that I wasn't dissappointed sure it could have been better, but for what is was ,it was good
AVP by j2talk	Apr 15th, 2008 04:38:18 PM
AVP-R what did I expect? To be entertained for an hour and a half.....i DIDN'T expect a masterpiece, I expected effect worthy of a Big Screen budget not the sci-fi channel(BSG excepted), ties to the previous films, perhaps the novels or comics..... Based on that I wasn't dissappointed sure it could have been better, but for what is was ,it was good
Juno by j2talk	Apr 15th, 2008 04:40:32 PM
Juno Rocked, finally a teen film that didn't dumb itself down....until John Hughes comes out of retirement it will do
juno soundtrack by ian216a	Apr 15th, 2008 05:09:37 PM
So The Kinks, Buddy Holly, Belle & Sebastian, Sonic Youth, Mott the Hoople, Cat Power, The Velvet Underground and The Moldy Peaches are ear rape? Everyone's entitled to their own opinion AgentArchangel, but your opinion has just entitled you to being a huge fucking twat. I mean just look at that list. Even if that's not your personal taste in music, it's pretty bloody impressive. As for the film - said it before, I'll say it again, if you don't get it, that's because the cool chicks never talked to you when you were at school. To guys like me, that couldn't beat the smart, snarky, arty girls off with several massive sticks, it's a fucking masterpiece.
Ian216a... by AgentArchangel	Apr 15th, 2008 05:21:03 PM
...I've never been called a "huge fucking twat". While I disagree with your comment, I have to say that I like your choice in profanity. I met smart, snarky, artsy girls, and I am in fact dating a smart, snarky girl who happened to like the film. That having been said, I didn't hate the whole soundtrack, in fact I specifically remember liking that they used Well Respected Man in their soundtrack. Buddy Holly, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power also are quite good. The more ear rapturous selections were the first and last songs used in the film, in my opinion though as you've ably pointed out. Still, I've been called a "huge fucking twat"...that's an accomplishment, and I thank you for the experience.
is "inside" going to let me down? by slappy jones	Apr 15th, 2008 05:22:46 PM
after reading moris post yesterday and now this I have ordered it but is it really that shocking???I hope it hasn't been built up to much
what a hothead by slappy jones	Apr 15th, 2008 05:25:03 PM

what a hothead by slappy jones	Apr 15th, 2008 05:25:05 PM

Sylvia by Brunomac	Apr 15th, 2008 05:53:12 PM
does it has money shots? Inquiring minds want to know! You'd think that crucial info would be included.
Lars and the Real Girl by Mr_X	Apr 15th, 2008 06:04:55 PM
is fucking brilliant, found it better then juno. lars is a great odd quirky funny drama, brilliant infact. do yourself a favour and watch it
Predator + Commando by Brunomac	Apr 15th, 2008 06:06:03 PM
= one happy Ah-Nuld fan. Cool down a 12-pack, order a pizza, and you've got a great evening of Schwarznfun.
I EAT GREEN BERETS FOR BREAKFAST... by uss cygnus	Apr 15th, 2008 06:12:31 PM
And right now, I'm VERY hungry!
YOU KNOW WHAT TODAY IS, MATRIX? by uss cygnus	Apr 15th, 2008 06:15:28 PM
...payday. thwook!
I AIN'T GOT TIME TO BLEED. by uss cygnus	Apr 15th, 2008 06:16:39 PM
Oh, yeah? You got time to duck?
NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH I MISSED THIS, DUTCH! by uss cygnus	Apr 15th, 2008 06:21:53 PM
...You never were that smart.
DON'T DISTURB MY FRIEND... by uss cygnus	Apr 15th, 2008 06:24:12 PM
He's dead tired.
Didnt Arnold mockingly threaten rape also? by blindambition238	Apr 15th, 2008 06:26:33 PM
In Commando I mean, not in real life.
No Bouncy X, you're doing way too LITTLE thinking by half vader	Apr 15th, 2008 06:44:58 PM
And reading of the bloody post. Harry took a leaf out of Bill Hunt's book a while ago and has been straight up about the Amazon links for ages now. I second Shodan.
Lawrence in HD-- not that great! by Mgmax	Apr 15th, 2008 06:54:40 PM
I saw a few minutes of the Lawrence HD transfer and I have to say, it was not nearly as good as Khartoum or The Big Country (to name two other movies of a roughly similar vintage), let alone the VistaVision Hitchcocks which are just drop dead f'ing gorgeous. I don't know why, I'm just saying, it may not be all bad that they're not rushing Lawrence out on blu-ray just yet.
Predator: fucking classic film! by Stalkeye	Apr 15th, 2008 06:57:10 PM
Aside from Arnie's laughable dialog,this movie is up there with all the 80's greats:Terminator,Escape from New York,Robocop,Road warrior and Aliens. Too bad Ahhnuld is a prick nowadays.Oh and I already spoke my iece about that Lifetime TV mess of a movie called Juno..damn and I thought attonement was sappy. That aucoustic near the end of Juno is more reason to sue Cody for wasting over 90 minutes of my life. regardless if my girlfriend liked this shit there will be no encore showing in this house.
I love me some Commando by disfigurehead	Apr 15th, 2008 07:00:20 PM
Nice cheesy afternoon of fun.
Remembah I said I would kill you last? by Brunomac	Apr 15th, 2008 07:11:38 PM
I liiiiiiiiiiiiied....
I'd only watch Juno if it was preggo porn by Brunomac	Apr 15th, 2008 07:13:06 PM
and only then if it included gang bang action...
Wow, preggo porn comment by Brunomac	Apr 15th, 2008 07:41:27 PM
stopped the chat dead in it's tracks. Sometimes I go to far...
juno sucked by celebritydave	Apr 15th, 2008 08:15:29 PM
what an overrated piece of shit. look how clever the young girl is blah.. its like a dawsons creek sequel.. "but its written by an ex-stripper" who gives a fuck. the thing sucked balls.
Lawrence and Juno by half vader	Apr 15th, 2008 10:35:27 PM
Yeah everyone on the AV type forums is scared because even though LOA isn't planned 'til next year it looks like they're currently going to go with a transfer that's many years old and soft as, which is a crime for a 70mm movie. And a fucking (italics) crime for this particular 70mm flick. Fingers crossed. As for Juno, for once Harry is right about the classic-style snappy banter. I bet you're all the same idiots that hated Brick and couldn't see that High-school cliques are a perfect modern analogy to stylised noir. Having said that though yes the fucking songs. So "quirkier than thou".
Anyone bitching about Before the Devil by Series7	Apr 15th, 2008 10:41:01 PM
Obviously never saw the trailer before. I am pretty sure I knew about the mother situation before seeing it, and all I had seen was the trailer.
Re: McTiernan commentaries... by Osmosis Jones	Apr 15th, 2008 10:44:53 PM
Is it just me, or does McT sound EXACTLY like Dr. Zoidberg on Futurama? "And YOU...and YOU...and YOU!"
Bridge on the River Kwai by JimCurry	Apr 15th, 2008 10:55:11 PM
Is one of the best movies you'll ever see...
"Sheryl Crow’s character is a rare performance of heroin addicti by James Westfall	Apr 15th, 2008 11:08:46 PM
Your credibility just fled from you with the speed of a frightened bullet train.
Fuckin' haters by TheGreatHomsar	Apr 16th, 2008 12:13:45 AM
Yeah, yeah, "fuck Juno/Diablo Cody/Moldy Peaches" la di fuckin' da all day long. It's all the same goddamn noise that starts playing as soon as something gets popular or hyped. They bitched about Little Miss Sunshine, they bitched about 300, they'll bitch about the next surprise hit. Juno was great, I'm not a fan of the music, didn't deserve a Best Picture nod but I'll damn sure be buying it this week. And Lawrence is Leno, game over.
Stirring up the pot by TheGreatHomsar	Apr 16th, 2008 12:16:05 AM
You can toss Bonnie and Clyde in that category, too. Did they really hand out an Oscar to that shrieking harpie Blanche??? Ugh.
David Lean in HD by S.Lowrey	Apr 16th, 2008 12:38:11 AM
How did A Passage To India get an HD release and Lawrence didn't? Makes no sense. Also, how many dvd versions of lawrence are there by now? Enough already, give us the HD or go away.
Diablo Cody by S.Lowrey	Apr 16th, 2008 12:39:11 AM
is a hack... sorry, Juno sucked, sucks and will suck for all time.
AVP was not that bad I just saw the bluray by skiff	Apr 16th, 2008 12:39:39 AM
I was expecting a real turd and to my surprise I had fun. There were a few groner parts but I had fun. No where near the shit storm I was led to believe it was going to be.
just wait until next week. by disfigurehead	Apr 16th, 2008 12:58:55 AM
Cloverfield comes out on dvd and I am sure we will get Harry's orgasmic review again.
More ugly cover art by christian66	Apr 16th, 2008 01:57:36 AM
Serously. Except for the Criterion and actual COMMANDO poster, it's all bland photoshop hackery. Kee-rist, fuck blu-ray until the marketing folks wake up from their nap.
9000rpm by Lost Jarv	Apr 16th, 2008 03:21:59 AM
Please god never, ever purchase another cinema ticket. You are part of the cretinous human flotsam that is destroying standards in hollywood. AvP: R was a complete and utter load of wank- not even that it was a badly lit, stupid, mean-tempered, piss poor addition to the series. It was even worse than the first one, and that is saying something. For retards only.
I wouldn't let AvP:R "deliver" a fucking pizza by Lost Jarv	Apr 16th, 2008 03:23:39 AM
and hopefully that is what the 2 hacks that directed it will be doing for the rest of their "careers" Oh, and PLANT.
i enjoyed the fuck out of AVP-R by GavinVanDraven	Apr 16th, 2008 04:11:21 AM
no way does it compare to the first 2 alien movies or the first predator... but it hangs with the rest of them.... and yes resurrection was worse than AVP-R. where do i begin? the stupid newborn thing sucked + corny one liners + basketball scene + the snake pit ( aka the obvious single piece of foam rubber that was supposed to be a mass of swarming aliens) + aliens roaring + weak ass preggo queen + no resemblance to the mood of the previous films = shitty movie. ive seen in at least 10 times, i should know.
Alien 3 is grossly underrated by Lost Jarv	Apr 16th, 2008 04:35:36 AM
but I can't be bothered to go into it again. The Predalien is the single worst thing I've seen in any of them- especially the votiming foestuses down the pregnant woman's throat. Utter, utter shite.
and Resurrection was NOT worse than AvP:R by Lost Jarv	Apr 16th, 2008 04:41:44 AM
the first 2/3 of it are actually quite good. I do agree about the baby thing and the snake pit though.
Before the Devil was amazing by BurgerKing	Apr 16th, 2008 04:53:13 AM
One of the best movies last year, if not the best. Shitty that it had such a small scale run, why do things like that happen? Also, with its Oscar snub, shows how the Academy only ever unfairly goes for the flicks with lots of marketing, coverage, profits, and reviews. The small guy gets screwed. Also, Harry's "spoiler" is hardly a spoiler, I knew about it before seeing the movie and didn't stop me from loving it. Gonna have to pick it up.
Multiple Personalities is not Schizophrenia by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Apr 16th, 2008 05:31:52 AM
How about we try and fucking educate ourselves on the matter before spewing misinformation?
Amen Guy who got a headache by half vader	Apr 16th, 2008 05:39:57 AM
That Schizophrenia thing pisses me off like nothing else. Especially when the misunderstanding comes from people making fucking films about it! Is that why you've got a headache?
Alien Resurrection had what could have been the greatest by half vader	Apr 16th, 2008 05:49:12 AM
scene in the whole saga - and completely fucked it up. The bit where clone Ripley discovers the other clones/ clone/alien abortions. It should have brought all the films to a head and Ripley to the very core of what it is to be human, female/life-giving, and whether you are yourself or just a facsimile, etc. Which is what the whole fucking thing is about. It should stop her in her tracks and shake her fucking soul. Then five minutes later it's like it didn't even happen. Back to Rambolina. I can't believe it was the same guy who made one of my fave flicks, City of Lost Children which I just watched again today for the first time in ages. At least he made up for it a bit with Amelie. Grrr.
Man Mac aka Bill Duke had some great lines in Predator as well. by MRJONZ72	Apr 16th, 2008 08:02:08 AM
Here we are again bro... Just you and me. Same kind of moon same kind of jungle. Real number 10 remember... Whole platoon, 32 men chopped into meat... We walk out just you and me, nobody else. Right on top huh? Not a scratch... Not a fuckin' scratch. You know who ever got you. They'll come back again. And when he does I'm gonna cut your name right into him... I'm Gonna Cut your name right into him.
MRJONZ72. Very nice by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 16th, 2008 08:33:26 AM
Tip o the hat.
Finally after all the "Cody sucks" by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 09:52:15 AM
backlash I caught Juno last night. Did it deserve all the Oscar noms and win for screenplay? Not really. It truly was last years Little Miss Sunshine, which I thought was a screenwriters stab at "quirky" family disfunction, in a family that only exists in the movies. But it's the characters that are affected by Juno and her pregnancy that raise this above LMS. Simmons and Janney as the supportive parents..the scene with the sonogram technician..Jason Bateman trying to reconnect to his lost youth with Juno as his conduit..Jennifer Garner's face when she feels the baby kick in the mall..the small detail of Juno's father and boyfriend both calling her "Junebug"..Yes the overly arch dialog, mainly coming from Juno herself, could be maddening. Thank God Rainn Wilson's character was limited to the short scene at the beginning. A couple more cute rhymes or references and I would want to smash his face in. All in all, there is much more to recommend than not.
OMG!!! JUNO SUCKS I HATE DIABLO RAH RAH by Fart_Master_Flex	Apr 16th, 2008 10:23:44 AM
I am always shocked at how much venom is spewed towards a little indie movie about a pregnant teen. I guess I am the small camp of people who loved this movie. I can't wait until the Juno backlash becomes so old that it suddenly is uncool to hate it. Then I will finally have my chance to be cool again.
Red Sun by HailDaHypnoToad	Apr 16th, 2008 10:26:46 AM
Will someone at Geek Headquarters please find who owns the National General Pictures Library so that we can get a NEW release of Red Sun. Starring Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune. I LOVE this movie not just for the east meets west vibe, but for the inherent coolness of these late great actors. (Plus it is the ONLY instance of actors from both The Seven Samurai AND the Magnificent Seven in the same motion picture) These are the sort of geek moments that we should all be able to treasure. RE-RELEASE RED SUN!!!! ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!!
re 9000rpm by DocPazuzu	Apr 16th, 2008 10:29:41 AM
The guy has only posted in two other talkbacks on AICN. In this one he shows up to talk about how AvP:R "delivers". I'd tell you good folks to do the math, but the math's as good as done.
The main problem with Juno's soundtrack is... by ExcaliburFfolkes	Apr 16th, 2008 10:41:54 AM
...that it contains few if any songs an actual teenager of today would normally listen to. Every time a 40-year-old song starts up in the background the mood is ruined. If you're going to do a flick like this one you need to put someone in charge of picking the tunes who's under the age of thirty and not beholden to musty, even if classic, Baby Boomer standards.
yes- but what is VanDraven's excuse by Lost Jarv	Apr 16th, 2008 10:54:06 AM
we seem to be seeing a new evolution of plant- the one that turns up to try to trick us into buying the DVD. Fuck off back to your slavemasters you marketing whores.
Brunomac-you just described a wet dream by T 1000 xp professional	Apr 16th, 2008 10:57:16 AM
....wow commando and predator in the same week on bluray...Commando is saturated with fun while Predator is one of the best action movies of all time..Good week to be an AHHNOLD fan... ( opening scene introducing Dutch in the chopper smoking the cigar: they don't make badasses in movies like that anymore)
HYPNO by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 11:08:56 AM
Yes!Yes!Yes! I haven't thought of Run Sun in years. I had seen it in a theater in San Fransisco in the mid '70s with a friend who was on his way to attain multiple black belts. It truly needs a release, considering how much crap IS released.
Waggy, Harry didn't ruin much. by Lenny Nero	Apr 16th, 2008 11:12:39 AM
Unless you miss the first goddamn ten minutes.
Guys, Harry didn't ruin BTDKYD. by Lenny Nero	Apr 16th, 2008 11:16:14 AM
That's the fucking set-up. Don't let a misunderstanding stop you from seeing a movie that is more than what you think it is. Sheesh.
Ok my problem with Juno by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 11:37:46 AM
Besides the fact that it makes people who know nothing about movies think that they are movie experts because they saw it. Is Fox Searchlight. It boggles my mind, and I've been preaching about this forever. How they can have Juno playing in every god damn theater in the world, a movie that cost around 11 million to make (and is considered an indy, probably because everyone in it is already famous) but yet Fox Search made it gross over 100 million. While they picked up two movies last year, Nightwatch and Sunshine and fucking turned them into indy/art house flicks. If Juno had been given the release treatment of Nightwatch and Sunshine, it still may have some value to it. But when you waterboard about this movie thats suppose to be about introverts and nifty blogger types expect people to hate it. It was way too self congraulatory, and everyone in hollywood was way to beside themselves in love with it. When probably 99% of them didn't even really releate to the people being portrayed at all. It was the "indie" movie that wanted to keep saying it was "indie" even though nothing about it was indie. At least Little Miss was just a family comedy that was likeable and I didn't see one of the actors/directors/writers on TV all the time talking about how cool they are because of it. I don't understand how these two sci-fi movies Sunshine/Nightwatch got zero attention. Sunshine was good enough to make at least 50 million had it been released as a big summer blockbuster. Especially with last years lack of good summer movies and sci fi. Nightwatch is a much harder sale because of the subtitles, but after Wanted comes out (assuming that its not total crap) Nightwatch could be re-released and probably make decent money. I mean they could've slaped Danny Boyle and Chris Evans name on there, they have done enough stuff to be known to dumb movie goers. Add Batman Begins next to Cillian Murphy as a bonus. Just Sunshine was an amazing movie, and not half the movie on the small screen, where probably 90% of people who see it will end up watching it.
Series by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 12:10:27 PM
Name a science fiction film that doesn't have Star Wars in the title (which may fall under fantasy anyway), that has been a big box office success. Pure sci-fi, which I would define Sunshine, is a tough sell to the general public. I think Searchlight did dump it here in the US, possibly after middling box office results in England?? I'm not sure.
Skimm by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 12:27:44 PM
UMM HELLO! Zardoz? Silent Running? Supernova (they two packed it with Sunshine at Wal Mart to even further the point that they went out of there way to make this not make money) Apollo 13 if that counts? Naw yeah I know there aren't many box office successes with Sci Fi Films. But when its good its usually a hit, and Sunshine was very good.
Umm, Skimm, 2001 A Space Odyssey? by Mgmax	Apr 16th, 2008 12:32:55 PM
I kind of think they may have made a little money on Planet of the Apes, too, since they've made a zillion more of them...
Series by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 12:33:41 PM
I'm sorry..I left out "recent sci-fi films"..hey, the Trek films did pretty well till the bottom fell out.
Skimm by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 12:41:00 PM
Here are some real movies that were decent hits at the cineplex. Galaxy Quest, Lost In Space, The Treks, Alien (first 4), Starship Troopers, Total Recall, Treasure Planet, Fifth Element (if it counts), New Planet of the Apes, Pitch Black 1 and 2, Space Cowboys. And Amagedon/Independence Day/Stargate if you can count those. All those movies (except Pitch Black 1/Treasure Planet/Nemisis/Alien 4 grossed over 50 million I am pretty sure). I mean all and all there aren't as many A-movie Sci-Fi movies out there as you would think. You must remember I am not counting b-movies/DTV movies. I think sci-fi movies are looked down upon because they cost so much money to make, and they don't always break even. But movies like Pitch Black 1 was a big success, and I don't think Sunshine cost an extreme amount to make. And I bet it could've recoup its price tag had they attempted to promote it, to even half the level they did with Hojo. Damn now I am going to try to remember more Sci-Fi movies all day.
Oh yeah by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 12:42:38 PM
When I put Zardoz, I actually meant Outland. I just saw Outland, and I knew Bond was in it and I knew he was in a movie called Zardoz. I think Zardoz is a sci-fi film none the less. Whatever.
Mgmax by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 12:43:29 PM
Was 2001 really a hit? I don't know. I thought like it floped because people didn't get it and what not? Do you know how much it made?
Battlefield Earth by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 12:46:19 PM
I think this is what killed the Sci-Fi genre. Because it was such a big flop. After it people started moving away from it and toward movies that cost nothing to make and can be eaten up by the American public.
2001 by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 12:59:00 PM
I seem to recall it did poorly at first, but MGM kept re-releasing it through the mid '70s cashing in on the "trip" aspect.
"What's that Miss Brant?..." by Kid Z	Apr 16th, 2008 01:05:09 PM
"... My daughter's pregnant? Why can't she be more like her brother the astronaut? Wants to keep it? What am I? Made of money? Robertson! Get down to Finance and tell them to raise the subscription price again! Parker! You're fired! No, wait a minute... you're rehired! Now go get me more pictures of Spider-Man!"
Funny post Kid by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 01:17:05 PM
Actually I was about to say that I think the advent of CGI stuntwork and the success of Spiderman helped take serious sci-fi films off the slate. Look at Iron Man and Hulk this summer.
Maybe Cameron and Avatar by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 01:20:18 PM
will turn things around.
Minority Report by skimn	Apr 16th, 2008 01:21:03 PM
did pretty well...
Hi-Def Haters by brokemart	Apr 16th, 2008 01:25:18 PM
Thanks for the Blu-Ray highlights, Harry. Keep it up...ignore the haters. I did notice that there appears to still be a substantial number of DVD reviews in this column. Contrary to the talkback, this hasn't morphed into "all Blu-Ray, all the time". Hi-Def is a superior format to DVD. If you can't stand the thought or cost of another format change, that's your problem.
Fucking Juno ads by hktelemacher	Apr 16th, 2008 01:28:32 PM
The television spots make me want to kill! I saw it on a very heated recomemndation from a friend who clearly just wanted to stick it to Ellen Page and actually liked it in spite of myself. I was glad the hipster parlance was such a small part of the total dialogue, since it's absolutely insipid (poor homeskillet Rainn Wilson), but it's featured in every aspect of the fucking advertising, making me really dislike the movie. Moreso than that idiot/PR genius Diablo Cody winning an Oscar. That was a serious case of the Affleck/Damon's where the story behind the writer eclipsed the work itself. It's all worth it for Samberg's impression of her on SNL: "I was a stripperrrr!"
Still a Juno fan myself by drewlicious	Apr 16th, 2008 02:19:12 PM
Why Jennifer Garner wasn't nominated for best supporting actress I'll never know. And I liked how the story played against our expectations. The first ten minutes nearly made me walk out, though. That animated sequence was way too indie/cutesy and fortunately the worst of the hipster dialogue is done by then. "Honest to blog?" Not the highlight of the movie. And is it possible for Michael Cera to plagued by hairless legs all his life? I thought that was just a joke in Arrested Development until I saw this movie.
So Juno sucks because the dialogue is unrealistic. by Rev. Slappy	Apr 16th, 2008 02:59:38 PM
And geeks love Tarantino. I don't get it. I thought Juno was pretty good, and it was a really hard movie to make well. The cast was uniformly splendid.
DocPazuzu: and your limp point is? by 9000rpm	Apr 16th, 2008 04:09:53 PM
So I've only posted in Talkbacks twice. I've been a member since the 90s (ironically, I originally contacted the site in 1996 to ask Harry about the a script for an Aliens vs Predator film and he emailed me info about the one that was sort of used by dark Horse comics). The notion that I've never posted before and that I'm a plant or that I'm hyping AVP:R is silly. I must have posted 100 times alone re how shitty Death Proof is.
And part of the fucking reason for Juno's mannered talking by half vader	Apr 16th, 2008 04:20:28 PM
is that she's a fucking teenager and compensating for Christ's sake. She covers up her insecurity with know-it-all soundbites. Jeez. Series 7, your problem with Juno seems to be with everything AROUND the movie. Watch the fucking flick, not all the hype. You probably went in with an agenda like most everyone else here. It was hilarious that you talk about people who know nothing about movies! Glass houses man. The Sunshine thing was hilarious. You do know don't you that to 'market it as a blockbuster' COSTS around 50 million (more if you're talking say, Golden Compass), don't you? Of course you don't. And you left out the Alien and Matrix films. They were sci-fi flicks that made a bit of money, from memory. Jurassic park, E.T (although that one's about as sci-fi as Star Wars in other words not really)... As for Lost in Space and Treasure planet making money, stop looking up Amazon's sci-fi list dude. Jesus!
And notice that Juno leaves the smartarse talk behind by half vader	Apr 16th, 2008 04:24:30 PM
when it comes to the crunch and we see she shuts the fuck up and is revealed to be a fallible and emotional teenage girl.
My 2 cents by HailDaHypnoToad	Apr 16th, 2008 06:54:01 PM
USS Cygnus: "I ain't got time to bleed was spoken by Jesse "The Body" Ventura, NOT AHNOLD. Skimn: Thanks for backing me up on RED SUN.... Maybe someone will pay attention at Geek HQ and get me an answer. Juno:Was a Chick Flick. I don't do Chick flicks. The only reason that the movie was semi-successful is that it was WRITTEN BY THE DEVIL... and someone sold thier soul in the good old fashioned hollywood way to make it popular amongst the CHICK FLICK LOVING crowd. Bleah>>> True Sci-Fi has always been a hard sale to the general movie going public. Flicks like Star Wars, ID4, Aliens and Pitch Black are not true Sci-Fi, instead they are ACTION or HORROR movies with sci-fi elements. True Sci-Fi like The Day the Earth Stood Still (please god don't allow anyone in todays Hollywood to fuck up this cinema treasure), Forbidden Planet, Alien, 2001-A Space Oddessy, were all hits by the standards of thier time. I also consider the 5th Element to be pure sci-fi and no one can doubt that THE MATRIX is science fiction. I think that one qualifies as a true hit as well.
For all of those whining about Harry and BDKYD by RyanEsta	Apr 16th, 2008 06:59:21 PM
I see many of you whining about Harry talking about spoilers for "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead". If you would have seen the trailer, then you would have seen that the mom dies. The mom dies within the first 5 minutes of the film, this is honestly the first event to even happen in the film. Stop whining and just watch the movie, it is very very good. Trust me, nothing was spoled.
Saw Jesse Ventura on TMZ the other day. by Stalkeye	Apr 16th, 2008 07:09:12 PM
WTF happened to that guy, he looks like a corpse.Damn Steroids.
What happened to Jesse? by HailDaHypnoToad	Apr 16th, 2008 07:11:11 PM
4 years as Governor of Minnesota, I think. Politics is a bitch, I hear
SK229 your post about Blu-Ray/HDDVD... by RyanEsta	Apr 16th, 2008 07:21:29 PM
Is 100% true. I was someone with a large collection of regular DVD's and didn't really think there was much of a different between standard and the new HD formats. But then I upgraded to a new HDTV (which is not near as expensive as everyone thinks it is) and I wanted to get a new DVD player that would transmit an HD signal so I thought "Why not get one of the new formats?" I spent $150 on an HD-DVD player at the time and got 7 free hd movies (which paid for the price itself) and fuck man...it is NIGHT AND DAY. Everyone time some film buff comes into the house, I play them '300' on HD-DVD and then show them the Standard DVD version and they are instantly converted. Anytime I buy a new movie, it has to be in HD now or I'll have to really sit and think about whether I'll want the standard version or not. And good advice about the LG dual player, I'll have to look into that. I want to get a Blu-Ray but the price has scared me off a bit (since I only paid $150 for my HD-DVD player it's hard convincing myself to spend $400 on a blu-Ray player, especially when I like the HD format better than Blu-Ray). But I'm supposed to be getting some money back from Best Buy for buying the HD player there so maybe that combined with selling my player will knock off enough $$ for me to considering getting Blu-Ray.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD Should Have Won Best Film by LaserPants	Apr 16th, 2008 08:47:51 PM
Thats all there is to say. It was a fucking flawless masterpiece. NO COUNTRY was great, but THERE WILL BE BLOOD was fuckin' brilliant.
SK by half vader	Apr 16th, 2008 08:57:54 PM
My "idiots" post wasn't aimed at you, BTW. At least you gave a coherent argument way back then... Have you heard that talk about HD Lawrence? Apparently the master is years old and supposedly there are no confirmed plans to update it. Judging from the screenshots of existing HD (yeah I know they're compressed and all) from broadcast and cable, I'm a bit scared. Surely they'll see the light, it's too important to fuck up. Was the one at the Sony Centre pin-sharp? And amen on the night & day difference between SD and HD (whatever format). Didn't pick up IAL 'cause I didn't like it that much (bar the beginning), but I, Robot looks pretty great (film's O.K., and yeah I did work on that one). Almost Famous looks pretty good. Gonna watch Bonnie and Clyde tonight.
Clarification for SK by half vader	Apr 16th, 2008 09:00:25 PM
Meant I'm a bit scared because the scuttlebutt is that the disc release will be from the same master.
Lost Jarv by GavinVanDraven	Apr 16th, 2008 09:22:14 PM
what the fuck makes you think i am a plant? i manage a blockbuster store. i dont work for a studio and i have my own fucking views.
is the ending the biggest freak out scene? by ThePilgrim	Apr 16th, 2008 09:53:38 PM
Cause all the haggard old bitch does is cut the baby out of the younger bitche's stomach while that younger bitch lays there on the stairs with her neck sliced open- and still very much alive. All I can say is "YAWN......."
half vader by Series7	Apr 16th, 2008 11:51:50 PM
First OFF! It was IMDB list. Also I did mention the Alien movies. And yeah i know it cost money to promote movies. But Juno was just bad, I'm sorry you have a vagina. And I'm sorry that its too late for me to not resort to name calling. But I am done. The internet here has dried up and in the meantime I got a family that needs internet right away.
WHO's a vagina then 7?! by half vader	Apr 17th, 2008 12:15:35 AM
Sorry you're right I did miss the Alien ones sandwiched in there. The point was it just looked like you looked up some list of sci-fi flicks on the net without knowing what they actually made or were made for. Defeating the whole Sunshine thing. As for having a vagina, I've got a wife & three kids but you don't see them elbowing ME off the computer for some net time! Or maybe you meant that you'd used your net account's allotment/hot water/whatever and are in 'big trouble' now. Whichever... Speaking of pussies, or 'cunts' as Poetic likes to call 'em at every opportunity, Pilgrim you qualify quite nicely for that sneaky fucking spoiler. Stop posting just to fuck people up.
vader by Series7	Apr 17th, 2008 12:27:32 AM
I guess you missed South Park tonight? As for that list, it was mainly complied of movies I knew and knew a ball park figure of what they made. I follow box office numbers pretty closely. Yes I do not know what a number of them cost to make. But I mentioned that. Plus I am pretty sure neither Sunshine nor Juno were produced by Fox Searchlight, they just bought them up and were mainly involved with distributing them. So they didn't have to sit around trying to get butts in seats because they invested tons of money to have this movie made (like Tristar and touchstone did for Starship Troopers). They just got both movies on the back end, and decided to make more money off of Juno. I am really curious to know what Fox S. paid for the distribution rights for Sunshine, and how much it did cost. I know for Juno it only cost 11 million, and Fox S. only had to let Dioblow Cody blow everyone on staff to get the distribution rights. That movie is awful, and it being a huge hit just shows how pretentious and full of ourselves Americans are. Its like the same reason Adam Sandler movies don't make any money overseas. So what makes you so full of knowledge to nay say my prolific posts?
Harry has chosen Blu-ray and here's why by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 17th, 2008 12:33:44 AM
well?
One last thing vader by Series7	Apr 17th, 2008 12:41:19 AM
Since it sounds like your are will to bet your kids college fund on how little I know about movie production. I am actually about to watch the documentary about the biggest producer the other side of Jerry Bruckheimer, The Kid Stays in the Picture. Gonna go get educated.
i liked Juno by GavinVanDraven	Apr 17th, 2008 01:14:16 AM
my girlfriend told me so
The nerds hate Juno because.... by Scrolly	Apr 17th, 2008 01:15:12 AM
it features a strong-willed female character in the lead. Little boys are afraid of strong females. And AVP:R sucks ass.
Not you Gavin by Lost Jarv	Apr 17th, 2008 02:27:10 AM
Sorry if that wasn't clear. I know you've been around for ages.
Harry didn't choose BLU RAY - It Became the only choice, dammit by HEADGEEK	Apr 17th, 2008 02:55:06 AM
and I really hate that. I love 1080p... but I still would prefer that HD DVD had won. Not because of anything, but the fact that I vastly prefer the functionality of HD DVD. The special features and the players. BUT - BLU RAY won - and they still don't have a perfect player yet.
I Dunno, Man, JUNO Was Pretty Fuckin' Nerdy by LaserPants	Apr 17th, 2008 05:14:01 AM
Not to mention retarded, and a little too forced quirky. In addition, NOBODY talks like that in real life ACCEPT nerds who think thats the way that cool, hip people talk. If I was 12, I woulda loved it, at 36? It was just annoying. But I love Ellen Page. Shes the cutest little pixie lesbian going today. If only she liked boys! I'd do her, hardcore. (Final note: HARD CANDY was better, MUCH better, than JUNO.)
My "lame point", 9000rpm... by DocPazuzu	Apr 17th, 2008 07:17:04 AM
...is that if you're a posting n00b and say something as outrageous as AvPR being good on any level and use marketing cockspeak like "delivers", then you are, at the very least, a suspicious presence, never mind how shitty Grindhouse is. You will notice that I didn't raise the same questions about Gavin since he's been here a while. His poor taste is due to his being a manager of a Blockbuster, which is an entirely different matter.
If I was a manager at Blockbuster by Lost Jarv	Apr 17th, 2008 07:21:08 AM
I think I'd have lost all critical faculties as well.
I AM LEGEND HD DVD by Mace Tofu	Apr 17th, 2008 07:25:42 AM
HG, I chose HD DVD so I just got my I AM LEGEND in high def. Now I'm 3 weeks behind you all : ( but hey I'm still buying HDs & SDs cheaper than BRs lol
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Apr 17th, 2008 08:39:30 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
I Loved Juno. Put me in the Loved it catagory. by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 17th, 2008 09:07:39 AM
It was one of those fun funny films that IFC throws out when your bored of all the crap weekend tv and want something a little bit quirky and cute. Don't know what the hate's about, it's not like this movie or the adverstising ever pretended to be anything but what it was. The trailers pretty much put the cards on the table if your not into the quirks pass it by and move on to the next film. Lawrence of Arabia. Wow. I don't even have a BluRay player and even I know that's a sin not to have it in BluRay. And Bridge over River Kwai. Can't get enough Alec Guiness. Porn with plot and acting, God I miss the sevties. Sylvia.
And speaking of Blockbuster... by Stalkeye	Apr 17th, 2008 09:16:46 AM
Fuckers need your credit card in order to rent a game? No way I'm letting those lil' snots get access to my CC accounts. Wonder how that proposed merger with Circuit City will effect the rental chain stores.
Lawrence of Arabia by CuervoJones	Apr 17th, 2008 09:19:05 AM
There´s only one way to watch that movie: on a great cinema screen.
Scrolly by Series7	Apr 17th, 2008 09:31:48 AM
No I hated Juno, because that kind of girl is someone who would mock and make fun of dumb girls that got preggo. But all of the sudden she has a kid and she wants to be all nonchalant about it and then wants people to feel for whats she's going through. And probably after its all done she'll still make fun of teen pregency and say that only dumb people get pregnet. Its just such a horrible idea for a movie, and they played it out like some hooky trendy thing. I mean young teen girls are dumb enough. Do we really need to make them think being preggo is funny? Just like how Thank you for Smoking Showed us the lighter side of lobbiest. I mean whats next for this mooch my my father success, Jason Reitman? A story of a pedofile pedophile looking for love on-line? And how its funny when a 34 year old AICN TB can be in love with a 13 year old. And when movies like The Golden Compass gets all this hulabaloo for being anti-christian while every thought they were so smart for enjoying Juno. Both movies are now oscar winners as well.
Universal is going Blu by Stalkeye	Apr 17th, 2008 09:39:45 AM
"LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Universal Studios, once Hollywood's top backer of the doomed HD DVD video format, will soon release all its new videos on the victorious Blu-ray rival at the same time as its standard DVDs. The studio is set to announce Thursday that the program will kick off in the summer with the recent box office flop "Doomsday." Universal's Blu-ray strategy includes plans to release about 40 titles in the second half of the year. Among them are the studio's five big feature films of the summer, including "The Incredible Hulk," with Edward Norton, William Hurt and Liv Tyler; "Wanted," an action thriller starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie; "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"; "Mamma Mia," the adaptation of the musical starring Meryl Streep; and the sequel "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," with Brendan Fraser and Jet Li. Universal officially will enter the Blu-ray market July 22 with a trio of films from its "Mummy" action-adventure franchise: "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns," both starring Fraser, and the spinoff "The Scorpion King," with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Also planned for domestic Blu-ray before the year is up are the catalog titles "American Gangster," "Knocked Up," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Miami Vice," "End of Days," "U-571" and "Land of the Dead," among others. Universal had been HD DVD's biggest studio backer ever since the next-generation optical disc format came to market in April 2006. But when Toshiba pulled the plug on the format in February, the studio wasted no time switching its allegiance to Sony's Blu-ray." Uh, no surprise.
Uh, PS3 is the perfect player Harry by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Apr 17th, 2008 10:20:32 AM
It's the same cost as the cheapest stand alone sony blu-ray player, has constant firmware updates that improve and add all kinds of shit, it even had one just the other day that now allows it to have some kind of fancy ass HD uncompressed Audio playback. But no, you didn't want a ps3 because you're "not a gamer" as if you'd be FORCED to play fucking games by owning the thing. Act like you got some sense Harry.
Thought that was the point of Juno. She had by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 17th, 2008 11:46:15 AM
her defenses and her cynism crancked up so high, she had to get over herself and see the people around her. Her experience made her do that.
DocPazuzu, being a "noob" doesn't mean shit by TheLastCleric	Apr 17th, 2008 12:40:32 PM
And being a vet of this place is equally worthless in terms of credibility. Let's not pretend that online forums of any kind are anything but white noise. And AvP2 is a decent enough little flick and easily on par with the last two Alien flicks, at least in terms of offering up some solid action and gore. Not a "great" film but hardly the tragedy some of you are claiming.
TheLastCleric by DocPazuzu	Apr 17th, 2008 03:15:43 PM
Wrong on all counts.
30's style by Larry Sellers	Apr 17th, 2008 03:43:24 PM
Can anyone explain how exactly Juno is a 30's style comedy?
Since when does it matter how people talk in real life? by Reel American Hero	Apr 17th, 2008 05:38:44 PM
It's a movie. People don't talk like they do in Tarantino flicks, but those are praised for their witty and quotable dialogue. People for damn sure don't talk like they do in Star Wars, yet again, those movies are loved by millions. The movie yes is a bit on the quirky indie side, but unrealistic dialogue doesn't really matter. People are just looking to add stuff for the hatorade.
Juno-haters are LAME... by JimmyLoneWolf	Apr 17th, 2008 06:03:58 PM
Here we are again, a year later, and like I did last year with Little Miss Sunshine, I'm in the unenviable position of coming on here and defending a movie that I wouldn't have to defend at all if it hadn't become popular. In which case it would have no end of "geeks" singing its praises. Would you get a life already? The movie is funny, touching, and ultimately very sincere. Diablo Cody is so filled with LIFE...you can see it in her book, her screenplay, her blog, anytime she speaks in public. She's a "geek's" dream girl, and sometimes I think all the hostility towards her comes simply from the fact that some people are jealous they'll never have a girlfriend as cool as she is. Like, honestly, have you even checked out her myspace? How the hell could you dislike someone who loves amusement parks and rollercoasters, makes fun of herself every chance she gets, and has no shame in being as screwed up as the rest of us!? What female visionary would you prefer? Penny Marshall? Amy Fucking Heckerling? Get. A. Life. I wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors, and I have a feeling she won't let me down. Hopefully, the rest of you will catch up...and realize that Diablo Cody is a "diamond," in the "rough" of an industry with far too few female writers, and even fewer with any modicum of the talent she has (only Tamara Jenkins equalled her this year). Give her, and the great cast and underrated direction that made this film what it is, some credit. Juno deserved its success, and its popularity. Go hate on something that deserves it...like whatever mean-spirited, narcissistic "comedy" Dane Cook is making next...
when i see/hear about these people that liked AVPR by future help	Apr 17th, 2008 09:35:49 PM
I just get pissed at the lack of respect. (i somehow stay calm with the idea that they must ALL be 12 yr olds or younger.)
Alien 3 is a good film by Lost Jarv	Apr 18th, 2008

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