ICE PIRATES!!! Feb 15
02-15-05, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by spartanstew
Wow, apparently people will buy anything that gets put on DVD.
anywhere.
02-15-05, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GuessWho
Will MEGA FORCE be next???
This film had Persis Khambatta in it. The chick who played Lt. Illia in ST:TMP.
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02-15-05, 09:30 PM
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Also has one of the greatest taglines of all times . . .
| The Ice Pirates You have to be there to see it. |
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02-15-05, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by spartanstew
Wow, apparently people will buy anything that gets put on DVD.
Stew
Stew
This coming from a guy who has Superman IV & Batman & Robin in his collection
02-15-05, 10:51 PM
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For those of you who couldn't find it at Best Buy, I found it under comedy (for $9.99, too!)
02-15-05, 11:23 PM
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http://www.theperlmanpages.i12.com/b...cepirates1.htm <---interesting google search on ron perlman and ice pirates.
02-16-05, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lowrey
Oh man! I loved that movie. Wasn't that the one where their vehicles had photo-sensitive paint? Where during the night, the paint turned black and then during the day, they were that white and yellow lightning bolt scheme?
02-17-05, 10:42 AM
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Well I picked a copy up at BB last night and watched it. It still held up to my expectations of it. =) I missed the fact its only in MONO.. that sucked a bit.. but for $9.99 it was a great buy for me! now if i can get one of those environmental machines they use in the movie.. hehe
02-17-05, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Mountain Biker
GREAT news indeed!
If it sells well maybe Universal will release Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Syn and Columbia Yor: The Hunter From the Future !
If it sells well maybe Universal will release Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Syn and Columbia Yor: The Hunter From the Future !
02-17-05, 07:49 PM
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I had forgotten about this coming out until this thread was resurrected. I was actually giddy buying this today. I was more excited holding this in my hands than when I picked up old faves like the Indiana Jones & Star Wars. Hmm, is that weird?
02-17-05, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lowrey
Oh man, I bet those were cool. Did they change colors?
No, they didn't change colors. There were separate cars in "desert" colors and all-black. I forget whether they were sold separately or in 2-packs.
I recall having the dune buggy-type thing in both colors, and the command vehicle (that looked a lot like a motorhome) in both colors. I forget what else there was. Maybe a helicopter?
02-17-05, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by freudguy
I had forgotten about this coming out until this thread was resurrected. I was actually giddy buying this today. I was more excited holding this in my hands than when I picked up old faves like the Indiana Jones & Star Wars. Hmm, is that weird?
02-22-05, 09:30 PM
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WOOHAH! WB/MGM, you're the king!
This movie had an AWESOME release! The transfer was absolutely TOO GOOD for this movie, it was like you were really there... and that's not a good thing!
I seriously really do appreciate WB/MGM's effort in this release... they went back and found all the old promo photos of the characters and stuck them into the chapter selection pages... the theme song is blaring during all the menus, and they even include a TOO LONG trailer for the feature, advertising it as a "space comedy". The image of Ron Perlman obviously having too much fun, on the main menu, will stick in my mind forever.
Good going to the folks that put this release together for the fans!!! BRAVO!
This movie had an AWESOME release! The transfer was absolutely TOO GOOD for this movie, it was like you were really there... and that's not a good thing!
I seriously really do appreciate WB/MGM's effort in this release... they went back and found all the old promo photos of the characters and stuck them into the chapter selection pages... the theme song is blaring during all the menus, and they even include a TOO LONG trailer for the feature, advertising it as a "space comedy". The image of Ron Perlman obviously having too much fun, on the main menu, will stick in my mind forever.
Good going to the folks that put this release together for the fans!!! BRAVO!
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02-22-05, 11:07 PM
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I picked Ice Pirates up tonight myself, after a bit of indecision and at first going to a Best Buy that didn't have it.
It was pretty much a nostalgia purchase. The only part of it I really remembered was the castration scene - I mean, if that doesn't make an impact, what possibly could?
Good flick. But I don't see it as much of a parody or space comedy as, say, Spaceballs. IP seems to take itself a bit more seriously than that. But then again, while Spaceballs is funny at times, there's a lot of stupid jokes in it, IMO.
It was pretty much a nostalgia purchase. The only part of it I really remembered was the castration scene - I mean, if that doesn't make an impact, what possibly could?
Good flick. But I don't see it as much of a parody or space comedy as, say, Spaceballs. IP seems to take itself a bit more seriously than that. But then again, while Spaceballs is funny at times, there's a lot of stupid jokes in it, IMO.
02-23-05, 08:47 AM
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I love that photo, haven't watched mine yet but that makes me want to leave work to watch it 
If only my wife shared my enthusiasm for owning 80's movies like this one
If only my wife shared my enthusiasm for owning 80's movies like this one
02-23-05, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by freudguy
I love that photo, haven't watched mine yet but that makes me want to leave work to watch it If only my wife shared my enthusiasm for owning 80's movies like this one
If only my wife shared my enthusiasm for owning 80's movies like this one She's right, but I still bought it, haven't watched it yet, and am happy for only $9.99 + tax.
02-23-05, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by johnglad
I bought Ice Pirates last week with the wife by my side. I got another, "What the hell is this movie? Another dvd when you have hundreds that are unwatched? Ice Pirates? Come on."
She's right, but I still bought it, haven't watched it yet, and am happy for only $9.99 + tax.
She's right, but I still bought it, haven't watched it yet, and am happy for only $9.99 + tax.
Luckily my woman has no problem with me and my movies, if anything she's the one egging me to buy something like the Extended LOTR set and now can't wait to buy a 50 inch widescreen TV. I feel for you.As for Ice Pirates...
$9.99 was great, but seeing as this is one of the last flicks I've been waiting for on DVD I'd of paid a bit more. Sweet stuff.
Watched it the other night and I have to agree with a prior posting, EXCELLENT picture and I was quite shocked at how nice it actually ended up being. One of my all time favorite 80's flicks.
"No offense but any particular reason you made him black?" - Robert Urich referring to the new robot.
"I wanted him to be perfect." - The hysterical black actor whom I don't know the name of that works on the robots in the movie.
What a great movie!
02-24-05, 03:29 PM
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Does anyone have the VHS or any other previous release (LD, taped off of TV, etc.?)
I was watching the bar fight, and it almost seems like they edited it slightly. When the dog is barking, the guy whips his sword around, cutting his partner's arm, and you still hear the dog barking. In what I possibly remember of the "original version", he looks down at the dog, and you see his sword hand thrust in the direction of the dog, which yelps.
I was watching the bar fight, and it almost seems like they edited it slightly. When the dog is barking, the guy whips his sword around, cutting his partner's arm, and you still hear the dog barking. In what I possibly remember of the "original version", he looks down at the dog, and you see his sword hand thrust in the direction of the dog, which yelps.
