The Wizard?
05-23-06 | 10:18 PM
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Wow I remember seeing this movie as a kid in theatres and seeing Super Mario Bros. 3 for the first time. What a great movie experience for a kid. Looking back it was such a blatant cross-promotion for the upcoming videogame, but damn did it work. I wanted that game pretty bad.
Would love to watch this again and see how bad I think it is 17 years later (17 YEARS, Jesus Christ).
Would love to watch this again and see how bad I think it is 17 years later (17 YEARS, Jesus Christ).
05-24-06 | 11:32 AM
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I am all over this. Now if they would just release The Maxx then i can retire my VHS movies to the closet forever.
It's refreshing to see the anamorphic widescreen. At least they realize that just because a movie was for kids 20 years ago doesn't mean that's going to be the case in the present. That seems to go over the heads of most of studio execs.
It's refreshing to see the anamorphic widescreen. At least they realize that just because a movie was for kids 20 years ago doesn't mean that's going to be the case in the present. That seems to go over the heads of most of studio execs.
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05-24-06 | 03:14 PM
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Yes! first the Star Wars unaltered trilogy now The Wizard, these were the last 2 big ones on my unreleased list.
05-24-06 | 05:44 PM
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Can't think of how many times I listed this on "movies you fear may never get put on DVD" lists over the years, glad to see this is finally coming, I need the glove, it's so bad.
05-24-06 | 08:35 PM
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I'm extremely happy to hear that this is finally coming out. I'll definitely buy it.
05-24-06 | 08:58 PM
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**sigh**
Oh the days when I was totally in love with the girl who was in The Wizard. Her and
Lori Loughlin
That chick who spoke nothing but Spanish in Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
The girl who was in Dream a Little Dream
The hot mom in Valley Girl
The Teacher in Private Lessons
Gawd I am gittin old!
Oh the days when I was totally in love with the girl who was in The Wizard. Her and
Lori Loughlin
That chick who spoke nothing but Spanish in Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
The girl who was in Dream a Little Dream
The hot mom in Valley Girl
The Teacher in Private Lessons
Gawd I am gittin old!
05-25-06 | 04:51 AM
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It's now on my DDD wish list. It's under $10 there. I've had a boot DVD for a couple of years, will be happy to replace with the real thing. If you look back through this thread, you'll see I love this movie, and I used to be in love with Ms. Lewis as well (although now she really has changed...)
Sure it's cheesy, and a long commercial, but it's a hell of a lot of fun!
Sure it's cheesy, and a long commercial, but it's a hell of a lot of fun!
05-25-06 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jessecrx
**sigh**
Oh the days when I was totally in love with the girl who was in The Wizard. Her and
Lori Loughlin
That chick who spoke nothing but Spanish in Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
The girl who was in Dream a Little Dream
The hot mom in Valley Girl
The Teacher in Private Lessons
Gawd I am gittin old!
Oh the days when I was totally in love with the girl who was in The Wizard. Her and
Lori Loughlin
That chick who spoke nothing but Spanish in Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
The girl who was in Dream a Little Dream
The hot mom in Valley Girl
The Teacher in Private Lessons
Gawd I am gittin old!
05-25-06 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jessecrx
**sigh**
Oh the days when I was totally in love with the girl who was in The Wizard. Her and
Lori Loughlin
That chick who spoke nothing but Spanish in Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
The girl who was in Dream a Little Dream
The hot mom in Valley Girl
The Teacher in Private Lessons
Gawd I am gittin old!
Oh the days when I was totally in love with the girl who was in The Wizard. Her and
Lori Loughlin
That chick who spoke nothing but Spanish in Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
The girl who was in Dream a Little Dream
The hot mom in Valley Girl
The Teacher in Private Lessons
Gawd I am gittin old!
05-25-06 | 10:33 AM
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I used to be so jealous of the Power Glove kid.
I mean, he had loyal friends, no parents, a shit load of Nintendo games, and a God damn Power Glove!
I mean, he had loyal friends, no parents, a shit load of Nintendo games, and a God damn Power Glove!
05-25-06 | 01:00 PM
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One more laserdisc(with a crappy 4x3 transfer) I can retire. And yes, Jenny Lewis was a hottie. And no, I don't feel dirty about it since I was the same age as her when I saw the movie.
05-25-06 | 05:04 PM
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I had the power glove, but could never get it to the work. I think eventually the neighborhood colected like 10 of these things and they were modified into the Predator's wrist device for Halloween or something.
05-25-06 | 07:08 PM
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"New game!?!? They can't do that!"
05-25-06 | 07:12 PM
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"caaalifornia....caaaliforrnia"
LOL!
Originally Posted by Roger Ebert's 1 star review
Who was this movie intended for? No one above the age of reason will be able to abide it. Of those below that age, the studio may have targeted kids who are Nintendo fans. But here the problem is that the movie doesn't have much Nintendo in it, and some of that is wrong (when it's announced, for example, that the third level of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been reached, the movie screen clearly shows the first level). "The Wizard" is finally just a cynical exploitation film with a lot of commercial plugs in it, and it is so insanely overwritten and ineptly directed that it will disappoint just about everybody and serve them right for going in the first place.
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