HUDSON HAWK on DVD

POSTED BY: reginaroadie
UPDATED: Thursday, June 1, 2006 02:31
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REGINAROADIE

Friday, May 19, 2006 5:42 PM

Hey, all

Was checking my regular DVD sites, and found out that at the end of July, HUDSON HAWK: 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION will be out on DVD.

I, for one, found that to be great news. I've always had a soft spot for films that don't deserve to be known as massive bombs. I know that HUDSON HAWK is supposed to be a textbook definition of a spectacular failure, but I remember seeing it on tv as a kid and loving it, and then re-renting it again a few years ago and still loving it to this day. So I'm pleased to see that it's getting a tricked out DVD release of it.

Now if they make tricked out DVD editions of CUTTHROAT ISLAND and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (the latter I'm hoping will be a Criterion release), then I'm a happy guy.

Anyone here fans of these three movies and think they unfortunately got the short end of the stick?

Peace

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Excerpt of internet teaser for CLERKS 2.

TRISTAN

Friday, May 19, 2006 5:47 PM

I was also a big fan of all three of those. I know that Hudson Hawk did not fair well at the hands of the critics, and Cutthroat Island had a similar fate, but I was not aware that Baron was amongst them.
Hudson Hawk still is a favorite movie of mine...I watch it every now and then for a quick laugh.

Thanks for bringing up the memory!

Holding until you get back, Captain.

DUG

Friday, May 19, 2006 5:49 PM

Haven't seen Cuththroat Island, but the other 2 definitely got screwed by reviewers. From my experience it's almost guaranteed that if you mention Hudson Hawk people start gagging about how bad it is, but when you ask if they've actually SEEN it they all say no. They just know that it is SUPPOSED to be that bad.

Great it is not, but it is nowhere near as bad as its myth. Picked it up at sprawlmart recently for about $7. My wife agrees. Not great but fun. And some of the best bad guys ever.

JADEHAND

Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:20 AM

I also love all 3 of these. Each is great fun.

"Bunny, Ball ball."

"Don't give me what's in the window, babe
I want the stuff you think would never sell
Whatcha have under the counter on the bottom shelf?
I'll buy the lowdown deepdown primal truthful self ."
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GEEKUSA

Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:34 AM

Never seen the other two, but Hudson Hawk! I was just wondering like last week if it were on DVD or not. Singing songs to time burglaries! There's always the odd moment where I'll start to hum/sing Swinging On A Star. One of my favorite movies from when I was young.

"Knew it...probably...saw them cops...and...turned...tail..."

"Can't...sentence...properly."

TRISTAN

Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:37 AM

Would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar...

Yeah, I like to try to time things to songs, too...ok, not really, but it sounds cool!

Holding until you get back, Captain.

ORPHEUS

Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:51 AM

I think a Criterion disc of Munchausen would be fantastic. Though it would probably cost an arm and a leg.

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MMMWIFESOUP

Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:50 PM

I loved Hudson Hawk to death when I was a kid, and still haven't picked it up on DVD. You can get it over here in England for like £5.99 - which I'm guessing is around 8 or 9 dollars. I'm just lazy in buying it - and also burned by other films I've watched recently that I remember loving as a kid and being burned. Crash & Burn anybody, the 80s mech movie?

Love Munchausen too, was one of my childhood favourites.

Other guilty pleasure movies include Deep Rising and Freaked, the incredibly stupid Alex Winter sideshow comedy. Just always had a soft spot for it since I was a wee bairn. And Space Truckers. Charles Dance and his rip-cord activated sex drive. It doesn't get any better.

My credibility just went out the window, right?

-- My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle --

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:57 PM

Hudson Hawk is a riot.
"Ughh! Menthol!"
Cutthroat Island, while no 'Pirates of the Carribean', is totally fun, and deserves an anamorphic release.

Now if Trancers 1 & 2, and Robotjox could just come to DVD...

Dry hair's for squids Chrisisall

CHRISMOORHEAD

Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:08 PM

I had never even seen Hudson hawk until like a year ago. It took me about 5 minutes to have one of those, "What the hell is this!?" reactions. Course for me, those aren't always negative, so I continued watching and found the movie to be very enjoyable.

For some reason, American audiances don't "get" dry humor a lot. Anything that's not pre-fiited for punch lines, or where the punch line passes by so quickly that it just seems like extra dialogue, either doesn't register or goes completley un-appricated. I have to admit, I often re-watch movies like that several times just to pick up on jokes that went right over my head the first couple of times.

Also, any movie where people are singing the "side by side" song while shooting a rocket launcher is IMMEDIATELY worthy of an Oscar.

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