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Eric’s Bad Movies: ‘D-War: Dragon Wars’ (2007)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

This week’s edition of Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com deals with the redundantly titled “D-War: Dragon Wars,” a direct-to-video movie that somehow finagled its way into actual theaters in 2007. This is the most recent film I’ve done in Eric’s Bad Movies — usually things from the 2000s are off-limits because I reviewed them when they came out. But “D-War: Dragon Wars” wasn’t screened for critics when it opened (big surprise), and I never got around to seeing it until now. It’s been sitting there, ripe, awaiting mockery all this time.

Then there is What’s the Big Deal? at Film.com, this week addressing Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” (1931), one of the best films from the silent era. (Actually, it came out after the silent era. That’s one of the interesting aspects covered in the article. Go read it.)

Also side by side: Louis Gosse…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Also side by side: Louis Gossett Jr. and a Gremlin. http://www.ericdsnider.com/images/firewalkergremlin.jpg

In my defense, here’s Max von …

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

In my defense, here’s Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer side by side. http://www.ericdsnider.com/images/vonsydowplummer.jpg

Everyone thought Elias Koteas …

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Everyone thought Elias Koteas in SHUTTER ISLAND was Robert De Niro. And I thought Max von Sydow was Christopher Plummer. We’re all idiots.

Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com:…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com: D-WAR: DRAGON WARS (2007). http://bit.ly/aiw5x8 All hail D-W: DW!

Seeing a Martin Scorsese movie…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Seeing a Martin Scorsese movie after seeing a Garry Marshall movie is like viewing a Picasso after being kicked in the nads.

Remember, everyone: body pillo…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Remember, everyone: body pillows shaped like Twilight characters are lame and stupid, but a tauntaun sleeping bag is awesome.

All this talk about Roman Pola…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

All this talk about Roman Polanski unfairly glosses over the millions of 13-year-old girls that he DIDN’T drug and rape.

I haven’t read that guy’s mani…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I haven’t read that guy’s manifesto, but I assume anyone who flies a plane into a building must have a good reason for it.

What’s more amazing, that the …

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

What’s more amazing, that the dog uses the phone or that she speaks French? http://bit.ly/2iuumU (via @alwayswatching)


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