After years of waiting it has finally happened... "Howard the Duck" is now on DVD!!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-12-2009, 11:11 PM

If you buy the kids only one new video release this week, make it Pinocchio. Obviously. But if you have enough spending money to buy two, pick up Howard the Duck as well. Finally on DVD in America (with a Special Edition no less), the infamous flop is anything but a great film. Yet it is hardly one of the worst films of the 1980s, despite its reputation.

For the past 23 years, I’ve stood by my childhood love for Howard the Duck, constantly acknowledging that I even owned Ellis Weiner’s novelization of the film. Technically, the best reason to defend the movie’s existence is that it directly led to the creation of Pixar. But this reason doesn’t influence anyone to watch the thing. So, in order to defend the movie’s onscreen worth, I’ve come up with ten points for why you should pick up the new Howard the Duck disc and not feel at all guilty about doing so.

http://blog.spout.com/2009/03/10/10-...ward-the-duck/

catlover79 · 03-12-2009, 11:13 PM

Is this news or a warning??

Marvo301 · 03-12-2009, 11:17 PM

Not Lea Thompson's finest hour!

Marvo301 · 03-12-2009, 11:46 PM

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Is this news or a warning??

He's Coming!!!!!!!!!!!

Adamantium · 03-12-2009, 11:52 PM

I bought it! I watched it for the first time since I was a kid.

Leah Thompson joked (in the interview) about first, having a crush on her son (in Back to the Future) and then falling for a duck, lol. What can I say? The '80s were a weird time for all of us!

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Not Lea Thompson's finest hour!

That's the understatement of the century!!

Marvo301 · 03-13-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

That's the understatement of the century!!

Sadly it WAS Howard's finest moment!

TJL · 03-13-2009, 06:04 AM

Excuse me while I update my Netflix queue...

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Sadly it WAS Howard's finest moment!

I think you mean his ONLY moment.

robyrob · 03-13-2009, 09:34 AM

i've been waiting for it, but I may wait a little longer for the Special Steel Case Criterion Deluxe Ultramax With Duck Feathers Edition.

Marvo301 · 03-13-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I think you mean his ONLY moment.

I think Howard.s big mistake was wearing pants! It killed his career. Donald Duck never wore pants. Neither did Daffy. And they both had long successful careers. Yep, it was definitely the pants!

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I think Howard.s big mistake was wearing pants! It killed his career. Donald Duck never wore pants. Neither did Daffy. And they both had long successful careers. Yep, it was definitely the pants!

Jude The Obscure · 03-14-2009, 11:42 AM

All I remember was the music video MTV played to death with Lea Thompson and the other girls in a group called "Dolby's Cube" and was produced by Thomas Dolby (She Blinded Me with Science).

03-12-2009, 11:11 PM	#1
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03-14-2009, 11:42 AM	#13
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	All I remember was the music video MTV played to death with Lea Thompson and the other girls in a group called "Dolby's Cube" and was produced by Thomas Dolby (She Blinded Me with Science).