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Donkey Kong, Kill Bill, Nerd Gear, Princess, Quentin Tarantino, Shirt, Super Mario Bros., Teefury
Donkey Kong, Kill Bill, Nerd Gear, Princess, Quentin Tarantino, Shirt, Super Mario Bros., Teefury Entries in Super Mario Bros. (4)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
"Silly Princess..."
By Rob Dean On Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:30AM
Rob Dean On Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:30AM "...Coins are for Plumbers."
Today's shirt from Teefury. One day only - go here to buy it before July 20th comes around!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:30 PM
The Wizard
By Rob Dean On Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:30PM
Rob Dean On Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:30PM Double Dip Demands is a column in which I propose films that deserve a re-release on DVD/Blu-Ray with more special features, better transfers and other nerdy bits. Some of the films have no DVDs out there for Region 1 viewers, and some of them have a really crappy version that's bare bones or poorly put together. Who speaks for these films? I do.
The Film: The Wizard (1989)
Cast & Crew: Todd Holland (dir.), David Chisholm (writer); Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, Jenny Lewis
Plot Synopsis (via IMDB): A boy and his two friends run away from home and hitch cross country to compete in the ultimate video game championship.
Is It Currently Out? It is currently out on a bare-bones disc.
Why Does it Deserve Special Features? The Wizard is not a good movie. In fact, Ebert said that it was one of the worst films of 1989 (amongst other problems he had with it). The Wizard exists almost solely as a marketing tool for Nintendo and Universal - there's very little approaching artistic merit within its frames. So why should time and money be spent on this disc? The Wizard actually has a few things going for it. For starters - the movie has a high nostalgia factor for people who were kids at the time. It taps in to the excitement we felt as we read the latest Nintendo Power or hotly anticipated the next gimmicky piece of gaming equipment. Furthermore, The Wizard is one of the few times in movies when video game culture has taken the spotlight (however accurately) and it is one of the earliest films to grant some measure of credibility to this "passing fad" of video games. The crass commercialism, historical precedence, hokey plot and nostalgic sheen collide to form a wholly idiosyncratic film that is worth mockery and re-examination.
What Should Be on The Disc?
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Gettin' a Little Dusty In Here...
By Rob Dean On Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 9:30AM
Rob Dean On Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 9:30AM (the song playing towards the end is "Thank You Mario But Our Princess is in Another Castle" by The Mountain Goats & Kaki King)
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Zelda Convention - June 20, 2011
By Rob Dean On Monday, June 20, 2011 at 5:00PM
Rob Dean On Monday, June 20, 2011 at 5:00PM 
The season finale of AMC's The Killing aired last night, and thus making this image I created irrelevant for many months...
