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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 5th week of April DVDs: Alien Bestiality Porn, Foreign Genius Children Films, Golden Compass & more!

Hmm... kind of a light week. by Parallax	Apr 29th, 2008 08:23:45 AM
Netflixing Golden Compass today... Oh... and... first?
Fall of the Roman Empire by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 29th, 2008 08:24:42 AM
cool, they sadly don't make 'em like this anymore.
Fall of the Roman Empire by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 29th, 2008 08:24:42 AM
cool, they sadly don't make 'em like this anymore.
The Beast in Space?? by RighteousBrother	Apr 29th, 2008 08:25:51 AM
What the fuck is that!!??? I've gotta check it out.
You're gonna have to fight Herc, Harry... by tonagan	Apr 29th, 2008 08:28:56 AM
Herc said the Jazz episode of Young Indy was boring.
Herc by HEADGEEK	Apr 29th, 2008 08:30:52 AM
that's cuz he's old and deaf
"old and deaf" by Regenhund	Apr 29th, 2008 08:32:49 AM
then you shouldn't have too much trouble taking him out. ;)
The Beast in My Pants by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 29th, 2008 08:46:02 AM
will watch this one.
the Jazz episode is cool, and so is.... by RighteousBrother	Apr 29th, 2008 08:50:15 AM
the one with Indy working on the broadway show (I know, sounds terrible - but he's banging about 3 different chicks at the same time) and the ne when Indy's in Hollywood, and the one when Indy goes up against Vlad the Impaler - who it turns out is indeed Dracula!!!
I heard that Subtle Knife was very possible... by beastie	Apr 29th, 2008 08:52:03 AM
... a couple of days ago. I can't remember what site I read it on (dammit). But apparently Golden Compass passed $300 mil. overseas and that was what made it possible. I think it would be smart to make The Subtle Knife, keep the budget a little lower, distribute to fewer theaters in the US, and the same amount of theaters overseas but not sell distribution rights this time. It stands to actually be profitable if, this time, if the studio (now WB) is smarter.
And still...no ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) by Piltdown Joey	Apr 29th, 2008 08:52:52 AM
But we get Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Paddle To The Sea by Shoegeezer	Apr 29th, 2008 09:01:28 AM
This used to crop up at cinemas in the UK back when it was common practice to have an accompanying short - i.e. when they at least used to try to give value for money. It's probably over 30 years since I've seen it but can clearly recall most of it, lovely and strangely sad film.
Lucky to be agnostic. by beastie	Apr 29th, 2008 09:09:14 AM
I get to enjoy both Narnia (not so much Lion Witch & Wardrobe but Caspian looks tits) and His Dark Materials.
Are qe talking about the same Angelique? by DerLanghaarige	Apr 29th, 2008 09:15:30 AM
Maybe there is some international erotica-cut, but the German version I remember doesn't really sound like your description. (Although I was a kid and playing in the living room, while my mother watched it, but STILL it sounds like a different movie!)You mean 'Angelique' with the actress who also was in Bava's 'Black Sabbath', right?
And of course "qe" is a typo. by DerLanghaarige	Apr 29th, 2008 09:16:06 AM
It's supposed to be "we", obviously.
A Dungeon Siege Tale! by Nico Toscani	Apr 29th, 2008 09:19:21 AM
Harry, it just dawned on me you didn't highlight the DVD release of In the Name of the King! Did Uwe Boll not buy any banners to justify a plug from you?
thanks Harry by Spandau Belly	Apr 29th, 2008 09:49:48 AM
I really appreciate this column and you've really dug up some interesting picks this week. You're doing a great job with this column and I just wanted to express my gratitude.
You've got to follow your balloon! by Deuce Hexx	Apr 29th, 2008 10:01:23 AM
Red Balloon will throw you down a well, Red Ballon will send you straight to hell.
Who would win, Iorek vs. Aslan? by Series7	Apr 29th, 2008 10:04:20 AM
My moneys on Aslan, Lorek is too slow from all those years of only drinking coke. Man next weeks pics are going to be slim pickens, releasers are hoping people start going to the theaters. Can't wait for teeth. And I second Nico, wheres Dungeon Siege? Did AICN lose some bet to Boll saying that they can never say anything about his movies? I mean there hasn't been anything about the petition... i don't think?
They made Elliot Ness such dork in Young Indy by Tacom	Apr 29th, 2008 10:17:43 AM
I loved that.
Node32774: how can it be atheist fantasy? by chrth	Apr 29th, 2008 10:20:42 AM
By definition, acknowledging that there is a god/God/dust/whatever to kill precludes it from being atheist.
And Def Leppard's "Sparkle Lounge" hit stores as well by joeelliott	Apr 29th, 2008 10:21:58 AM
-- I only want my youth back. Just three or four good songs guys -- please
joeelliott: Nine Lives is good by chrth	Apr 29th, 2008 10:36:35 AM
Although maybe only in concert (i.e. sans Tim McGraw). Haven't heard any others yet, but the gang is still rocking so I have faith.
I mean this jokingly but has Harry.... by harosa	Apr 29th, 2008 10:43:54 AM
not ever done anything as a kid and now an adult that he cannot relate to any film ever made. All i'm thinking of is space travel but im sure as a kid he must've visited or seen a shuttle take off.
cartoon sexier than Melissa Joan Hart? by 40ozToFreedom	Apr 29th, 2008 10:50:01 AM
Harry you buggin'.
Passing on this version of the GOLDEN COMPASS by WhoDis	Apr 29th, 2008 10:52:59 AM
I read the books, and there is a great movie in there somewhere, it just needs to be re-edited and extended. The director threatened to do so one day, I can wait (if it pans out).
Thanks Chrth - Now that is some Aintitcool news by joeelliott	Apr 29th, 2008 10:54:02 AM
I heard part of Nine Lives on a basketball commercial and it was good. I think the band is going to be on Dancing with the Stars tonight. I'm going with blind faith today to get my cd. I really wish the boys would team up with Mutt Lange one more time.
The 3 Caballeros by Gungan Slayer	Apr 29th, 2008 11:24:04 AM
DAMN was that an AWESOME movie. and FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE!!! So great to finally, finally have the Mann epics on DVD.
A Disney Donkey Show? by ConcreteParakeet	Apr 29th, 2008 11:28:48 AM
Harry, you've got to write about what that was all about.Discretely, of course, always very discreet.This was an actual live action/animation test? With what characters?
Harry, Michael Jackson has the American by Fred	Apr 29th, 2008 11:28:54 AM
cartoon character in the Middle East thing already covered.
Gotta love that Frank Frazetta piece by Supernatural_Canary	Apr 29th, 2008 11:46:35 AM
on the cover of THE BEAST IN SPACE. Although, it is an early color sketch of that work, not the final, gloriously dark finished version. I wonder if he approved the use...
by the way	Apr 29th, 2008 12:32:42 PM
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY is great but it's tone is the exact opposite of that cover design........................ ..TDK will pown.
joeelliott and chrth by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 29th, 2008 12:46:01 PM
Listened to the new Def a few times already. Their best stuff in possibly two decades, although I'm one of the few who thought Slang was a great album. But the new record will rock your socks off. Only one ballad in the mix too.
Talk about a slow week by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 29th, 2008 12:48:55 PM
Further hobbled by the lack of anything by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. How the hell do you inset paragraph breaks into your posts?
Golden Compass and the rest of His Dark Materials suck ass... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 12:51:04 PM
His Dark Materials was such a monumental waste of my time and money. Whenever I read or hear of people praising the series I have to laugh. The storytelling is god-awful (no pun intended) and frankly quite hateful. The characters are entirely unlikable, with even the little hero and heroine coming across as the brattiest of snot-nosed brats. And it fails on almost every conceivable level, save for one: being completely hateful toward religion and those that believe in God. In that respect it succeeds admirably. Philip Pullman, the bastard who wrote the puerile tomes, is such an angry atheist and a wannabe intellectual, I'm surprised he hasn't just offed himself in the hopes of proving his point. It's commendable to want to push the envelope of the established characteristics of children's literature. The problem is, his ideas are either boring or inane (and incredibly offensive), and his attempt to express those ideas on the page exhibits some of the most incompetent storytelling in ages. I didn't bother going to see the movie because the books irked me so. I understand they omitted or changed a lot of story that was so hate-filled toward religion and the Catholic church. Even so, the film has largely been regarded as a failure. Even with the presence of a high-caliber cast and expensive production values. Apparently Pullman's storytelling is far worse than even I gave him credit for. Failure suits him well. Maybe he'll be driven to write another book in the series, going farther this time. I mean, after all, he didn't quite get the priest to sexually molest Lyra or Will last time. How funny. I just found out that he HAS written a new book, called Once Upon A Time In The North. Hearing him describe it, it seems that he has decided to focus on Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison. Good choice, as those are two of the best characters in the books. I am sure it won't be cool at all, though, as he will undoubtedly feel the need to throw in several scenes where Lee and Iorek have some Brokeback Mountain moments. Maybe Pullman and J.K. Rowling should compare notes as she has posthumously made Dumbledore a homosexual wizard. Hey, she can write a book with Pullman, and they can have Harry and Lee and Iorek and Dumbledore all snort a couple of keys of Dust and have a great big sex orgy. I hope they don't forget to invite Dobby and the little fairy spies from HDM.
There's a hardcore version of The Beast in Space by MartinBlank	Apr 29th, 2008 01:00:32 PM
...available directly from severin-films.com. I don't work for these guys or anything, just thought I'd pass it along. Also dunno if it's that much different from the presumably softcore version you get at Amazon. Probably just some XXX inserts.
The Red Ballon & Paddle to the Sea by Yeti	Apr 29th, 2008 01:08:20 PM
Wow! Nostalgia Trip! Haven't seen those since I was a kid in grade school so going on close to 30 years...Thanks for the memory trip Harry.
Pullman is a disingenuous prat. He is backing off of his... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 01:17:07 PM
previous comments about how His Dark Materials is about "killing God" and that it tries to "undermine the basis of Christian belief". When the movie was coming out, he said, "As for the atheism, it doesn’t matter to me whether people believe in God or not, so I’m not promoting anything of that sort." Right. That's why he wrote His Dark Materials. Because it doesn't matter to him that people believe in God, that they spend their lives believing in what he considers theocratic nonsense. Pullman is a coward. He caves under pressure from film studios and when he realizes that he has undermined his own career because of his hateful rantings about religion and his disdain for those who practice it. What a sad excuse for talent.
Hawaiian Organ Donor by strosmer	Apr 29th, 2008 01:29:21 PM
To enter a line break, insert < p > without the spaces.
THREE CABALLEROS ... the edited version. by riskebiz	Apr 29th, 2008 01:30:54 PM
I am under the impression that this version of THREE CABALLEROS is a revised version with edited scenes and was recut to be more PC-friendly and the original that we saw as kids will never be released as it was. True?
Anchorite - you're not trying hard enough. by Bigmacx	Apr 29th, 2008 01:37:34 PM
In your haste to bash the athiests and homosexuals you forgot to get a dig in at evolution too. And if you really want to do this thing properly - you absolutely need to have something negative to say about immigrants. Preferably gun control too. C- more effort required next time.
strosmer by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 29th, 2008 01:39:36 PM
Thanks. I should have figured that out from my old HTML days. King Corn is the only thing this week I added to my Netflix queue. So I take it Golden Compass isn't worth even a rental?
Never saw a single episode of Young Indy either by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 29th, 2008 01:41:30 PM
Is the entire series worth picking up?
Killing God by Toonol	Apr 29th, 2008 01:42:03 PM
Node32774: how can it be atheist fantasy? By definition, acknowledging that there is a god/God/dust/whatever to kill precludes it from being atheist. You're right. Atheists wouldn't try to kill God. REALLY BAD CHRISTIANS would be the ones trying to kill God. Watch out for them!
Hawaiin Organ Donor - YOU'RE RIGHT! by joeelliott	Apr 29th, 2008 01:50:05 PM
Well, so far I'm part way through the new and it rocks! And I too loved the Slang album - Sparkle Lounge looks to be the best thing they've done since that.
Pullman never says that there is a God... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 01:52:38 PM
rather, he goes out of his way to say the "God" that the people of the various worlds believe in is nothing more than a pretender, a fraud. He then kills that character off by it blowing away into dust. I mean Dust. Pullman is most certainly an atheist, and he most certainly tries to kill at lest the idea of God in his disappointing books.
BigMacx, gimme a break... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 01:58:23 PM
Don't try to shut me up by painting me as a homophobe or a Bible thumper or a crazy conservative. There's nothing hasty about my posts. I have been thinking poorly of Pullman's writings for years. And I think Rowling's an idiot who caved to PC pressure. That's why she threw in the bit about Dumbledore being a homosexual AFTER killing him off and finishing the books. Especially AFTER making many hundreds of millions of dollars (pounds, Euros, what have you) off of her series. Why stop at Dumbledore? Why not say that Harry and Ron were secretly buggering each other in the Shrieking Shack all those years?
I know nothing about Pullman or the Dark Materials series by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 29th, 2008 01:58:26 PM
So maybe I should STFU but I suspect his caving in and downplaying the anti-Christian theme of his book was due to pressure from New Line telling him to keep it on the down-low lest it impact ticket sales. In retrospect he should have maintained his stance because it ended up bombing in North America after all. I don't give a crap about Miley Cyrus but Disney, the media and assface housewives are all in a tizzy over a photograph which amounts to nothing. She's had to apologize to stem the backlash when deep down we all know she shouldn't have to apologize for a damn thing. Who cares? Kids in third world countries are dying due to food shortages as I type this and some asswipe Disney executive and right-wing idiot housewife are in a tizzy over a 15 year old girl's bare back? Have they not been down to a beach lately? It sounds to me like Pullman was turned into an apologist as well for no other reason than he's shilling a product and he needs to keep his corporate backers happy.
Node, no, he doesn't acknowledge that... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 02:35:30 PM
Unless you want to consider his notion of "Dust" as the higher being. But you can't really do that because he goes out of his way to make it seem that it isn't a higher entity at all. He says that Dust is reliant on humans and humans are reliant on Dust, so it's more of a symbiotic relationship. And ultimately he likes that relationship because there's no pesky moral judgments to be made. The more humans experience in life, the more Dust they collect; the more Dust they collect, the higher their state of enlightenment and happiness. It's all a veiled attempt at discrediting value judgments and the implications that come with having a moral code. It's all a big mess, really, but the one thing that IS clear is his disdain for religion and those who practice it. It seems to me that you are all on-board with him in that regard. And you are entitled to your opinion, of course. And so is Pullman. The difference is, you're expressing your opinions on a TB whereas Pullman has written a series of books, one of which was turned into a big-budget box office failure of a movie. Pullman's been making lots of money off of his hateful and disdainful notions for years, ready to make anti-religious comments and quick to call the church a fraud, doing what he can to undermine Christian philosophy. He's been proudly proclaiming himself a self-styled atheist theologian and a deeply principled proponent of humanism and atheism who is pioneering a bold, brave new world in children's literature. Bully for him. But now that he sees that cash cow heading for the slaughterhouse, he wants to pass himself off as a kinder, gentler Philip Pullman so he can make money in the future. His supposedly deeply-held beliefs have seemed to vanish as quickly as his publisher's advance. Like I said, he's a bigger fraud than any religious believer he looks down his nose at.
Yes, Caballeros is edited by Osmosis Jones	Apr 29th, 2008 02:41:18 PM
They digitally removed a lit cigarette from Goofy's hand in one segment, so he's posing as if he's holding a cigarette WITHOUT THE CIGARETTE.
The Red Balloon needed some actual excitement by SoylentMean	Apr 29th, 2008 02:52:06 PM
I remember watching that as a child; I'm pretty sure it was in day care, of all places, and absolutely being terrified. It's the film that proved to my young mind that there is such a thing as a boring movie. Although in the same day care they let us watch Pinnochio, Swiss Family Robinson, and Robin Hood (the Disney one of course). All three of which are among my favorite films from my youth. But The Red Balloon is not a movie to show little kids who just want to break shit. They will break more shit. Parents will be called. Oh yes, parents will be called.
golden compass > eragon (aka star wars redux) by GavinVanDraven	Apr 29th, 2008 02:52:56 PM
place your bets on which one gets book 2 made first. i laugh at people who rent eragon, or buy it. i will do the same for compass.
OK... by Bigmacx	Apr 29th, 2008 02:53:38 PM
"And I think Rowling's an idiot who caved to PC pressure" Who from - the Gay Wizard brigade? Seriously, where was the the pressure coming from to make a fictional magical character gay? Did I miss out on some marches? Anyway, so what if he was gay? His sexual preferences weren't relevant to the story at any point and therefore (correctly) went unmentioned. If you now re-read the stories (with this new knowledge) do they now become a tense thriller everytime Ron and Harry's get summoned to Dumbledore's office? Is their virtue in mortal danger? Now if she'd said he was a Catholic Wizard....
the red balloon by crazy4dragons13	Apr 29th, 2008 03:01:42 PM
will take you straight to hell. or at least the porn shop like on mr. show.
I wrote a few posts on a His Dark Materials fansite... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 03:33:24 PM
that caused all sorts of angst. I won't bother you with them as they are awfully lengthy. But having re-read them just now, I can say that my attitude toward Pullman has actually soured over the years. And all of my predictions came true. The movie didn't fare well at the box office and there probably won't be any sequels. If you want to read my posts, I will copy and paste them on here. But be warned: They are verbose!
Funny post, BigMacx... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 03:37:13 PM
No, not the Gay Wizard Brigade. She caved to general PC pressure that seems to afflict a lot of liberals. Kind of like people who want to vote for Barack Obama because they think "it's time for a black president". Maybe to Rowling, it was high time for a flopsy wizard. Oh, who am I kidding? I'm just bitter because I wanted Dumbledore and McGonnagal to get it on in the owlery. Alas, that wasn't meant to be.
Why not a Director's Cut of Golden Compass?? by Dreamwriter	Apr 29th, 2008 03:38:56 PM
The movie tanked due to the studio chopping the entire end off and re-editing other scenes to try and make it make sense. It obviously was a bad idea, so why are they releasing that version on DVD? It's pretty much guaranteed to do just as poorly as the movie (which lessens the chance of them being willing to release the double-dip director's cut).
Beastie.... Compass Gross was on HisDarkMaterials.org by YotzVonFrelnik	Apr 29th, 2008 03:41:40 PM
With an international haul like that, the should make the second story. And yes, the bad pacing was due to an idiotic suit decision to shuffle scenes around.
You're a nitwit, Anchorite. by Roguewriter	Apr 29th, 2008 03:44:41 PM
I don't think you should be allowed near movies or literature anymore. Or, ya know, rational human beings. You're like one of the dwarves at the close of Lewis's THE LAST BATTLE, clapping your hands over your eyes and ears and dismissing everything around you except your own preconceptions. And your vitriol and vulgarity, even as you try to defend Christianity... man oh man, what a steaming pile of hypocrisy. Enjoy your magic, barbaric, hateful misconceptions about divinity and, well, everything else...
Sean Patrick Flanery is God awful as Young Indy! by Orionsangels	Apr 29th, 2008 03:56:19 PM
WTF are you talking about Harry? Sean Patrick Flanery makes Young Indy a nerd. River Pheonix. That's how you play Young Indy.
I really dont get the hate for His Dark Materials by Lovecraftfan	Apr 29th, 2008 04:06:21 PM
I recently read all three books and found them quite powerful. Just beautiful stories.
Thanks, rogue... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 04:06:35 PM
MY vitriol and vulgarity? What's so vulgar and vitriolic about pointing out that Pullman is a hateful, disingenuous prat? How is that irrational? It's not. If anything, it's logical. When you have read his works, you have read and listened to his own comments, his own confessions about his attitudes toward religion and those who practice it, then you should be able to make your own conclusions based on those facts. That's what I did, and they certainly seem pretty rational to me. And I can defend Christianity just as readily as I can defend Evolution - without being hypocritical. At some point, both lack the ability to convince people in a rational manner. So both require faith. Is that a vulgar or vitriolic statement? Is that irrational? Hypocritical? Just because you may choose to deride religious believers such as myself doesn't mean I'm somehow irrational because I don't. And for the record, I don't deride atheists in general. I have no problem with people who choose NOT to believe in a creator. I may respectfully disagree with them, but they have every right to their opinion. But people like Pullman aren't interested in letting religious believers have their faith without becoming targets of his derision and hateful rhetoric. It sure would be nice if you would understand that little tidbit. There seem to be quite a few intolerant atheists out there (on here). Considering that one of the main criticisms leveled at religion is its inherent intolerance, you'd think people who want to criticize religion wouldn't exercise the same type of intolerance they so vocally criticize. Talk about hypocrisy. Also, I am not a Christian, if that makes even the tiniest bit of difference to you.
I really couldnt care less what Pullman is like in person by Lovecraftfan	Apr 29th, 2008 04:07:41 PM
Theyre just great books.
I wish I could agree, Lovecraftfan... by anchorite	Apr 29th, 2008 04:20:29 PM
The further I got into them, the more I wished they had been written by a better author. Pullman had some great ideas but his storytelling ability (or lack thereof) made the ideas suffer. Some of the imagery was great, and I loved the idea of armored bears, witches, fairy spies, and the technology, settings, etc. But the characters weren't likable, especially the supposed heroes. The interactions and relationships between the parents and the kids weren't very believable, and that annoyed me most of all. The anti-religion rhetoric pulled me out of the story somewhat, but really it was a lack of cohesive storytelling that made me want to pull my hair out by the end of The Amber Spyglass. Rarely have I felt so disappointed and frustrated by an author's work. I really wanted to be immersed in the universe Pullman created. I wanted to love the books, and I think ultimately (strangely?) that may be what made me feel so passionately that they were a disappointment. I am glad you liked them so much, though. I sure wish I had!
Golden Compass is stupid by SoylentMean	Apr 29th, 2008 04:23:51 PM
Minus the polar bear fight/jaw launching scene and it's just fuckin' stupid, it's like they said "Hey, as long as we get some CGI animals in this bitch, no one's gonna care if we actually tell a cohesive story". The Golden Compass was one of the WORST movies of 2007. It actually made me want to see Prince Caspian, because at least TLW&W told a fuckin' story.
wake me up when Rambo 4 hits DVD by sith_rising	Apr 29th, 2008 04:39:14 PM
can't wait..
I remember Paddle to the Sea. by TomBodet	Apr 29th, 2008 05:13:25 PM
Saw it as a kid back in the '70's I think on PBS at school. rings a bell at the least. Never saw the Donald Does Brazil stuff-but maybe? Fall of the Roman Empire is good but SLOW. It was a bomb in '64 enough so that it helped kill off that genre of pix for awhile. I like the Justinian Giant Robot myself.
If youre near DC, go see 2001:A Space Odyssey at AFI Silver by leobloom	Apr 29th, 2008 05:34:41 PM
70mm, beautiful theater, it runs until Thursday. Incredible other programming at AFI Silver, too, BTW.
So, The Beast in Space is worse than The Beast by SoylentMean	Apr 29th, 2008 06:13:48 PM
I have to see that! The Beast is one of the most absurd movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of absurdity in film. Is the Amazon version edited, or is it the full on hardcore flick? I can't believe I rented The Beast from Netflix (those cheeky monkies)!
Is the space beast some kinda centaur? by SoylentMean	Apr 29th, 2008 06:18:52 PM
So she gets reamed by space horse dong? Hilarious!
Orionsangels is so right! by Zip Chickenhead	Apr 29th, 2008 06:28:32 PM
Sean Patrick Flaherty SUCKED as Indiana Jones. He completely nerded up Indy. There was absolutely no way I could see that kid turning out to be Harrison Ford. You have to have a little charisma to pull off acting like Ford and SPF had none. River Phoenix was great as young Indy though...course he was dead and too famous anyway for the show. The entire series was a bore anyway. And the fact that Indy met pretty much EVERYBODY that was historically famous at the turn of the century was almost as pretentious as an episode of Murphy Brown and all her name dropping. If you get the chance everybody watch the episode featuring a cameo from Harrison Ford (somthing to do with Chicago Jazz)...the rest skip it!!
Yo Dawg where da Asian movies at??? by samuraiyao	Apr 29th, 2008 06:42:25 PM
Yall check out movie called party 7 and karaoke terror..
They are in Asia, where they live with pandas by SoylentMean	Apr 29th, 2008 06:49:31 PM
Bamboo is good mojo and delicious number one fiber.
anchorite.. by soup74	Apr 29th, 2008 06:55:20 PM
you say that its okay to be anti-christian in a TB, but what makes you mad is that pullman made millions of dollars being anti-christian. well hell, if you can make millions being anti-christian, then sign me up. We all know Christians have found enough ways to make millions just being christian.
His Dark Materials by Monkey Butler	Apr 29th, 2008 07:04:26 PM
When I read the books I thought it was pretty obvious that they were written as a kind of anti-Narnia. In Narnia, the all the protagonists are good little boys and girls, and if they, like Susan at the end of the 7th Book, actually grow up to be real people, well then they can't get into the Heaven that follows Narnia. Lewis always said that Narnia wasn't allegory, but that the Narnia Universe was a Christian one, in that God and Heaven existed in it. In Pullman's Dark Materials, there's also God, and Heaven, and Hell, and angels. They just happen to be frauds, usurping God in the Battle that preceded Paradise Lost. Lyra and Will are the direct opposites of the Pevensies, and IIRC they end up "creating heaven on Earth" by having sex. Pullman by his own admission saw an untapped market - that being a kind of alternate childrens' fantasy not beholden to ooutdated Christian morality, and he was successful. In His Dark Materials, God exists, but he's a withered old man that his blown away (literally) by the real world, and the being that has usurped God gets eaten by ghosts. Oh, and don't forget the gay angels, and "The Serpent" being a woman who's simply had and enjoyed sex. Look, I'm an atheist, and I thought a fair bit of what Pullman did was fun (and funny, see the gay angels bit) and I definitely sympathise with wanting to create a fantasy series that's not so overbearingly Moral (even Harry Potter fell to this a little in its final book), but the series really just turns to shit. It falls into all the same didactic traps that Lewis' Narnia did, and it's nowhere near as inventive as Narnia ever was. And the less said about the inane evolution Horse-Wheel subplot the better. Onto Harry Potter. I think it would have been better leaving a hint or two in the books about Dumbledore's sexuality and then not saying anything, because at it stands now in the books it seems like he's just a flamboyant dresser who had an unusually strong friendship with the kid next next door, and Rowling's comments about him being gay make him seem either like a stereotype (the first thing the reader ever learns about him is that he's wearing a purple cape) or like she's changed it retroactively. That's not to say she's pandering to anyone, because in every other regard her own morality for the books shines through clearly, but she obviously knew the uproar that Dumbledore being gay would cause (hence she didn't include it in the books) so I think announcing it so publicly wasn't he way to go about releasing that information.
Young Indy a nerd? by MattmanReturns	Apr 29th, 2008 07:50:14 PM
Indy IS a nerd... he's a professor and loves archeology. If you actually watch the show in sequence you'll see that Flannery plays up Indy's innocence in the episodes that take place earlier, and then he becomes more hard-edged as he goes through WW1. But Indy never had much coordination or finesse, and Flannery portrays that as well. It's like you guys think Indy's James Bond or something... he's not smooth at all.
Good call Mattman by SoylentMean	Apr 29th, 2008 07:58:13 PM
I liked the show when I was little. I'd like to see it now, but the sets are fuckin' expensive. Maybe they'll go down in price at a later date.
Paddle to the Sea by LargoJr	Apr 29th, 2008 08:05:25 PM
We used to watch this in elementary school when I was a kid 3 or 4 times a year.. we loved it
Gotham-how is the Red Balloon as a film? by TomBodet	Apr 29th, 2008 08:21:06 PM
What did you think of it?
that was a well written essay, monkey butler. by soup74	Apr 29th, 2008 08:21:34 PM
for real, not having read 'his dark materials,' this was informative.
yoko knows what its like to have a sentient red balloon by ironic_name	Apr 29th, 2008 10:12:09 PM
messing with ya.
yoko knows what its like to have a sentient red balloon by ironic_name	Apr 29th, 2008 10:12:47 PM
just messing with ya hazza.
Paddle to the Sea! F yeah man! Remember it well by Stormwatcher	Apr 29th, 2008 10:21:47 PM
It seems like I just was thinking of it the other day. Can't wait to buy it. I believe I recall the balloon movie too, do they kill it with cigarettes?
LOL!!!! Ironic - that is too mean by joeelliott	Apr 29th, 2008 10:23:57 PM
but I laughed
pullman says there is no god, writes a book with god in it. by ironic_name	Apr 29th, 2008 10:25:49 PM
whatta moron.
ahh, harry knows it comes from my heart. by ironic_name	Apr 29th, 2008 10:32:44 PM
love the big ginger man.
The Golden Compass felt like it was written... by poeticwarriorII	Apr 29th, 2008 11:00:20 PM
by a 12year old with ADD. Characters would pop in and out for no goddamn apparent reason and things would happen out of the fucking blue with an actor simply mentioning it and like 1 second later these ridiculous situations would happen. What a piece of shit.
BILL PULLMAN WAS GREAT AS THE PREZ IN INDEPENDENCE DAY!! by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:02:16 PM
I don't care if he believes in God or not!!
BEST EVIDENCE THERE IS NO GOD ... by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:05:35 PM
That bestiality movie in the DVD picks.
SIRPA LANE'S HORSE AS H. W. BUSH by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:09:39 PM
"Neighhhhh neigh neeiigghh."
YES HE DID, GOTHAM by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:35:13 PM
And I don't for a moment believe he pulled a muscle. He forgot his routine and faked an injury to get out of it. He should've gone home, not Shannon.
JASON TAYLOR WAS AWESOME THOUGH by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:43:14 PM
He would NEVER let Edyta fall, even if he was in agonizing pain. Such is the gentleman that he is, compared to the lame as hell Cristian.
IT'LL BE DOWN TO JASON AND KRISTI by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:48:00 PM
No doubt about that. And I was really disappointed that Def Leppard lip sync'd Pour Some Sugar On Me.
I LIKE MARIO A LOT THOUGH, CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE LOW SCORES by BringingSexyBack	Apr 29th, 2008 11:49:47 PM
I think it's because he's black. There's no other explanation. He's really fucking good. And you can tell Karina is pissed about it.
10 Reasons Why HD-DVD Will Dominate by PervOmatic	Apr 30th, 2008 12:19:34 AM
Oh, what?
HIs Dark Materials by Lost Jarv	Apr 30th, 2008 03:12:32 AM
is a prime example of diminishing returns- the first book was OK and thin, the second was half ok but fatter, and the third was bloated beyond belief and utterly unreadable dreck. Boring, trite, poorly written garbage with long convoluted sub-plots that add nothing to the story. It is honestly one of the worst books I've ever read. And pullman is a compete shithead- as much as I want to agree with him.
Dumbledore Loving the cock- by Lost Jarv	Apr 30th, 2008 03:13:41 AM
So what? What difference does it make? it isn't as if there is a passage where dumbledore lubes up snape whilst snape gets head from Flitwick. it is pointless, pathetic and borderline homophobic to give a shit about this.
Fair enough Anchorite.. by Bigmacx	Apr 30th, 2008 03:36:15 AM
From your first post I did have you pegged as a 'Bible Thumping Crazy Conservative'. However since you've persisted in your reasonable replies and level headed discussion (and that kind of behaviour just wont fly around here) I'll take that back. Now you just come off as someone who has an unsually strong dislike for Messirs Pullman. For the record I like both the Narnia and the DM books. Allegory and subtext (which I barely tend to notice) come second, by a long way, to a decent storyline and compelling characters. Although I will admit the 3rd DM book wandered a bit too much for its own good. As for Pullman's extra cirricular activities I don't know much about them. I don't think I'd let them effect my opinion about his books though (unless of course I found out he'd joined the Gay Wizards Brigade).
Writer Pullman. by TomBodet	Apr 30th, 2008 05:13:31 AM
Shall remain anonymous, unread Writer Pullman to myself. Don't care about his atheism or lack same. It's the dullard Polar Bar books that make me ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and so-no readin' them.
The Red Ballon was a Steven Seagal movie... by CuervoJones	Apr 30th, 2008 06:12:49 AM
In the animated TV show The Critic, if i remember correctly.
there have been many red ballons by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 08:46:17 AM
99 in fact. lufty
bill pullman AND harrison ford by cwlakers34	Apr 30th, 2008 09:17:37 AM
....were the greatest presidents on film ever.... "get off my plane"
Jack Nicholson by Series7	Apr 30th, 2008 10:33:20 AM
Was the best president in Mars Attacks.
Golden Compass by Series7	Apr 30th, 2008 10:39:38 AM
Seriously, how did New Line come to the conclusion that Chris Weitz would be a good choice for The Golden Compass? I know you can say that Peter Jackson was untested and never had a hit, but at least he was nominated for an Oscar and his movies showed that he can handle crazy situations and that he is obsessively involved in the movies he makes. Chris Weitz is like a non successful Bret Ratner, he makes one small comedy that hits big, a decent British comedy and everything else has sucked. He rejected Tom Stoppards script, to write his own? Why because his Oscar nominated script for About A Boy shows that he is better at adapting books then Stoppard? He wanted to quite because the film was technically too difficult for him? Jackson has like a team he works with on every movie, not just his brother (who didn’t do shit for this movie). But whatever, you always know a movie is going to suck and not be a huge success when the pre production is littered with problems. I just want to know how they decided that Weitz was the man for this project? I haven’t read the books so I don’t know if there was an amazing movie there, but something with ass kicking Polar Bears, there had to be something. I guess after watching that movie about Robert Evans, its clear that once a producer scores a hit, they can pretty much get who ever they want to make the film. I guess somehow Andrew Miano convinced Michael Lynne that his man Chris was the guy for this. Miano and Lynn didn’t bother to look at American Dreamz are where like, AMERICAN PIE! I love that movie, ok here’s our company have fun destroying it! I wonder if the people that created the Coke Cola bears got an Oscar for this movies win for all there years of hard work developing Polar Bear computer effects, you know the team behind this movie had to study those commercials. I wonder if they got a special thanks?
Karaoke Terror by Shepard Wong	Apr 30th, 2008 11:21:03 AM
The only release this week I'm excited about. I was going to email Harry and ask him to include it in this weeks column but thought he would be on it already. Oh well. I've been waiting 3 years to see it again. Can't wait. Thank you Synapse Films.
"you always know a movie is going to suck and not be a huge succ by Shepard Wong	Apr 30th, 2008 11:24:26 AM
Um, Jaws. But I get your point.
Banner ad for Noriko's Dinner Table! by Shepard Wong	Apr 30th, 2008 11:26:30 AM
Yes! Missed this at the Philly Fest a few years back. Finally I'll get to see it.
Jaws by Series7	Apr 30th, 2008 11:30:09 AM
Yeah good point, there is always an exception.
"never see the end of the series"??? by quadrupletree	Apr 30th, 2008 11:33:40 AM
Shut up! When did that happen? I loved the Golden Compass! It was such a great movie, please please please make the next one!
i know so much about corn now... by Obscura	Apr 30th, 2008 01:27:47 PM
thanks Harry! i feel educated! awesome little movie.
Golden Compass by TheHumanBeingAndFish	Apr 30th, 2008 04:03:39 PM
I rented "The Golden Compass" yesterday, and I thought it was very enjoyable - not quite as anti-religious as I was expecting/hoping for, but the effects were spectacular, and the lead actress was great. And I enjoyed Kate Bush's voice during the end credits.
fall of the roman empire by Prossor	Apr 30th, 2008 06:58:58 PM
ridley scott took inspiratoin from it for gladiator, but fall is still better! and i ilked gladiator.
The Amazon Space Beast is the Unrated Severin version by hst666	Apr 30th, 2008 07:04:30 PM
You can buy it directly from Severin or from Amazon. Amazon does sell a few hardcore movies. Ones I can personally vouch for are Forced Entry and Teenage Twins. I purchased both from Amazon. The former is not so good unless rape is your fetish. The latter is classic dopey 70s porn.
Must buy The Beast in Space... by SoylentMean	Apr 30th, 2008 07:53:01 PM
seems perfect for Bar Mitzvahs...
Paddle to the Sea - Every Canadian kid saw this... by Utamoh	Apr 30th, 2008 09:56:21 PM
...in the 60's and 70's on those old 16mm projectors. I must have seen it 12 times in elementary school. I think it was used as an excuse for teachers to go out and have a smoke, or a quickie in the janitor's closet. I loved it, and I'm glad it's getting released on DVD.
I'm definitely buying The Beast in Space. by Knuckleduster	May 1st, 2008 05:55:41 AM
Don't judge me.
Can't wait for next week. by Knuckleduster	May 1st, 2008 05:57:58 AM
I will finally get to see Vagina Dentata! And Bravestarr - The Movie. I love Bravestarr. In a totally gay way.
Guatemalan Handshake? by Jonah Echo	May 1st, 2008 02:25:04 PM
Harry, have you seen Guatemalan Handshake? It was just released this week, and I didnt even know that until reading David Gordon Green's introduction for it (that apaprently accompanies the dvd). I saw the movie 2 years ago, at the Maryland Film Festival and was quite impressed with it. Originally we just chose it because it fit a nice innocuous slot between two other movies, but it ended up being the best thing I saw there. It's a strange little film that follows a small community in rural P.A. after one of their own dissapears during a momentary reactor problem at Three Mile Island. It's a difficult film to explain, but for those who like combo descriptions , I'd say think Napoleon Dynamite meets The Twilight Zone. The cinematography and the very natural performance of the young girl who played Turkey Legs really sold the movie for me. Todd Rohal's odd humor and insight helped it along as well. I'd highly reccomend it to anyone who loves odd cinema. It deserves to be a cult find, but right now it's relatively obscure. Check it out.
Not just Canucks saw Paddle to the Sea by JackRabbitSlim	May 1st, 2008 10:44:11 PM
This yank saw it once a year for a few years in a row in primary school - musta been a half-assed attempt at teaching history .. or whatever. We also saw the Red Balloon - and distinctly remember all the chilluns cheering when the teach ran it backwards when rewinding. Those halcyon days of pre-vhs...
holy shit by Silverglade	May 2nd, 2008 01:40:15 AM
the term "Alien Bestiality Porn" just made me spew cherry coke (spiked) all over my keyboard. wtf
does harry watch the porn with wifey? by bacci40	May 2nd, 2008 03:28:00 AM
he actually found someone sicker than him...huzzah...btw, the red balloon is one of my fav films....im gonna run, not walk, and buy a copy for myself and my nieces and nephews
sirpa died from aids by bacci40	May 2nd, 2008 03:31:09 AM
hmmmmm...
bacchi by Stevie Grant	May 2nd, 2008 06:56:06 PM
true, harry's somewhat consistent porn recommendations indicate perv status.
bacci40 by HEADGEEK	May 3rd, 2008 12:27:31 AM
of course
Beer is good by MCVamp	May 3rd, 2008 03:22:37 PM
That is all.
I wonder what comes out tomorrow... by SoylentMean	May 5th, 2008 06:03:40 PM
Guess I'll never know...
Harry, re: bacci's inquiry and your answer... by YackBacker	May 6th, 2008 07:04:00 PM
Good answer, fella. Now, have you ever given Yoko a "dutch oven"?
Where the fuck is this week listings by Jett	May 6th, 2008 07:50:12 PM
its a wonder i pay 29.95 a month to be a member at this site, i demand updates on time guuuuhhhhh... but seriously whats the delay on this weeks DVD update, i was so lost on what came out this week

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