GEMS IN THE BARGAIN BIN: MOVIES

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TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER

NOT ONE LESS

BOLLYWOOD QUEEN

― Roman (Roman), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

The Oasis guitarist?

― A / F#m / Bm / D (Lynskey), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

not a movie but i did just buy a Strawberry Switchblade lp from oxfam for 99p...

― koogs (koogs), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

WOW

― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

There's a three-pack Jackie Chan DVD I picked up for $5 or something which will probably have horrible transfers and all, but which contains this film, which sounds like one of the greatest things ever made.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

Summary: In a Hong Kong martial arts film that completely defies description, an elite group of fighters in World War II (including Jackie Chan, a Wayne Newton clone, a hobo and two Chinese guys in Scottish kilts) must rescue a group of generals (including Abraham Lincoln [!?]) from Japanese Nazis who drive late '70s model American cars. And to tell any more than that would ruin the glorious madness that is this film.

OH MY LORD

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

See, I knew others would understand.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

Ned that sounds like the best movie ever. You should, uh, not make copies for all of ILX.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

At the least I suspect a local movie FAP is in the offing.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

My best bargain bin purchase was probably this one-disc 4-movie set of super old black & white horror movies with names like The Brain That Would Not Die.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

bootleg dvds in chinatown last week: oldboy, ong bak, kung fu hustle, shaolin soccer, chungking express, the new miyazaki, 2046 and totoro for $30 cdn.

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

What, ALL those for $30 cdn? And you got them I trust.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

vhs: "a woman under the influence" and "the killing of a chinese bookie".

― msp (mspa), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

Buffy Season 1 set for $15

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

bootleg dvds in chinatown last week: oldboy, ong bak, kung fu hustle, shaolin soccer, chungking express, the new miyazaki, 2046 and totoro for $30 cdn.

I am definitely envious.

― Leon Future Coffee (Ex Leon), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

Can I just say again that if the new Miyazaki opens around here in theaters ONLY with the dub with Billy Crystal that I will find new walls to beat my head against?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

Disney hates us.

― Leon Future Coffee (Ex Leon), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Well, yes. And they will be delivering Chicken Little to us very very soon.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

http://bvbp-qt.vitalstream.com/HowlsMovingCastle/Howls_Trailer1_Domestic41905_1500.mov

for real.
m.

― msp (mspa), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Even Pixar wasn't immune. Monsters Inc. is truly very imaginative and enjoyable and WHO DID THEY FUCKING CAST IN A LEAD ROLE. Good god, the ending of the film was essentially an argument that all kids want is bad Billy Crystal shtick in their dreams ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGH.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

It could have been worse, it could have been bad Robin Williams shtick.

― Leon Future Coffee (Ex Leon), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

*reels over the edge of the abyss, throws self back to safety*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

The Ref - $5.99 on DVD at Target.

― happy fun ball (kenan), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Did also get Chicken Run at bargain bin prices the other week too. Very strange.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Diner is still on sale at Target for five bucks. Actually, it's probably selling for $4.96 or something.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

ROBOT WARS: SIR KILL-A-LOT £1 in Fopp.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

yeah i bought 'em all! and for every one i bought i put back about three. they had the entire miyzaki, miike, kurosawa, kar-wai back catalogues! so far everything has been dvd quality *except* for howl's moving castle, which was a cinema dub.

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

(i threw it out and kept the case.)

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Heheh. Nice, that's quite a score! :-) So how is 2046, then?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

mark are they mostly dvd's or vcd's for sale in chinatown? i keep hearing about those deals but forgetting to look into it when i'm in toronto

― jones (actual), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

and p.s. did you write a book abt bj0rk?

― jones (actual), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

i haven't watched any of them yet! this was just a couple of days ago, and i've barely been home since. i did scan 2046 though, and it looks striking. so, tonight! or maybe tomorrow.

jones -> yeah, there's a buncha bootleg dvd kiosks in the first mall in chinatown. i was shocked at how high-quality the product is - the discs are silkscreened and they come in these fancy foldout cardboard packages. really swank. and re: bjook, yes.

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:50 (twenty years ago)

(cool i want to read it!!)

― jones (actual), Friday, 22 April 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Billy Crystal, he's not so bad. Always remember "HAVE FUN STORMING THE CASTLE".

― n!ckal!c!ous, Friday, 22 April 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

"Pickpocket" and "Mouchette"-gently used VHS for about $5.00

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Friday, 22 April 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

Ghost Dog for five bucks. Worth it for the soundtrack alone.

― brianiac (briania), Friday, 22 April 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

walart has stacks of 0.99 dvd's

brentwood dvd10packs- great 70s kung fu, action, cyborg comps

― kephm, Friday, 22 April 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

House Party 3 is extremely funny. Some of Bernie Mac's finest moments. Plus TLC!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 22 April 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

Oh wow, it is an imperative that I see Fantasy Mission Force. Oh, Netflix!

― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Friday, 22 April 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

I recently bought Top Secret! for CDN$6.88 at a walmart

― a banana (alanbanana), Friday, 22 April 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

bootleg dvds in chinatown last week: oldboy, ong bak, kung fu hustle, shaolin soccer, chungking express, the new miyazaki, 2046 and totoro for $30 cdn.
Ong Bak is one of the best fighting movies I have seen. I got it, as well as Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, on VCD in Mongkok for HK$13 each... less than US$2.

Also good and cheap are:
THE ISLE (Korea)
BATTLE ROYALE 2 (I haven't found BATTLE ROYAL cheap)
JUON (Japan)
RINGU (Japan)
FENG SHUI (Philippines)
BEAUTIFUL BOXER (Thailand)
IRON LADIES (Thailand)

― Roman (Roman), Friday, 22 April 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

See, I knew others would understand.

You will enjoy TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER immensely.

― Roman (Roman), Friday, 22 April 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Nice. I will observe.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 23 April 2005 00:17 (twenty years ago)

SPACKED OUT
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― lucas (lucas), Thursday, 5 May 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)

Krush Groove for a buck boyeee

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Thursday, 5 May 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

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