Comments on: Film Sack 17: “The one about Howard The Duck”

By: Mister Car Insurance

Mister Car Insurance — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:09:15 +0000

Great Blog. Just not sure why I am up in the middle of the night reading this.

By: Joe Pocolardee

Joe Pocolardee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:16:38 +0000

I first saw this movie in the theater when I was 10 years old and absolutely loved it. I thought it was funny and scary and just a great movie. After watching last weekend I can’t figure out what I enjoyed about it. A terrible movie. My wife had never seen it and was asleep halfway through. Thanx for tuning me in guys.

By: TacoGrande

TacoGrande — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:09:31 +0000

I have seen too many good films lately, so I’m looking forward to watching Howard the Duck tomorrow. I had heard of it before, but the audio podcast really inspired me to give it a shot. It’s been a while since I have seen a truly awful flick (and no, Survivorman doesn’t count).

By: Badfilms

Badfilms — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:58:54 +0000

@doro

Clearly, Play Duck is one of those classy mags. You’d need HustleDuck if you wanted more.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:22:28 +0000

Hey guys,
Yes, there was a wilhelm scream i howard the duck. It’s when he is in that little airplane thingy and he “strafes the guys in the boat.
Cheers!

By: doro626

doro626 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:12:31 +0000

I remember as a kid wondering why the Play Duck woman had feathers over her nipples, but the nude duck in the bathtube clearly had her nipples showing.

By: Matt Lafferty

Matt Lafferty — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:25:47 +0000

What a thoughtful analysis that LucasFilm was in trouble from the end of Star Wars movies and Lucas’ divorce, but that when this movie bombed they had to sell off assets, leading to the independence of Pixar! Who knew that a duck could lay a golden egg?

It’s been a treat too that you’ve been doing movies I have already seen (Apes, Howard, and Lawnmower Man). Side note on Jeff Fahey aka the Lawnmower Man aka Frank Lapids, the hairy-chested pilot on Lost: he’s been promoted to a full cast member on Lost this season.

By the way, the epilogue of your episode was GREAT!!!

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:49:56 +0000

1. When you feel yourself being possessed by a demon, and you’re quite aware of what is going on, PULL OVER and let someone who is not possessed drive.

2. I was waiting and waiting to find out what the gag was that required a diner full of rednecks in nowhere, Ohio, to become a sushi restaurant…and found myself unrequited. Was there anything about that place at all that said sushi, other than the sign out front and the silly headbands that all of the waitresses wore?!

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:54:08 +0000

You can tell it’s a bad movie by how distracted the guys got when they tried to review it. Even the epilogue (or whatever you call it) had nothing to do with the movie.
I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t more discussion about the gratuitous duck nudity in the opening sequence. Who in the world thought it was a good idea to show not one, but two ducks with nipples? This is proof that Lucas went off the deep end a long time ago.
Also I posit that the scene in Lea Thompson’s bedroom is one of the worst scenes in cinematic history, rivaling the scene in Spawn, with the hobo father and son sitting in the dumpster.

the crab monster is still cool though

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:25:26 +0000

I’m sorry to say that I’m not able to access the .mp3 file, and I don’t run iTunes, so I can’t hear hear this episode. (Including the on-page player)