August 22, 2006 is now the greatest day ever!

Guess what came out on fucking DVD today after 17 years of me going back-and-forth to the video store for a lousy VHS tape? The greatest kids movie of all time.







If you aren't geek-gasming, you don't know the power of "The Wizard." Indulge in Fred Savage mastery.

Fun talking points from Marcus

-Christian Slater and Beau Bridges co-star. How's that for some nostalgia?
-An appearance of the dreaded Nintendo Power Glove.
-Tobey Maguire plays one of evil Lucas' friends. Check out the mullet.
-How about "Double Dragon," "Contra," "Rad Racer" with the aforementioned Power Glove, "RC Pro-Am," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Megaman 2," "Ninja Gaiden," and, of course, the Video Armageddon finale with "Super Mario Brothers 3." (Jimmy! Watch the mushroom!)
-"Send Me An Angel" by Real Life (although I used to think it was Erasure)
-Yes, the dinosaur statues at the end are the same Cabazon ones in my favorite movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure." Now they're owned by a Creationist who uses them ironically to disprove evolution.
-That cute redhead who plays Haley in the film--guys, you know you had a crush on her back in the late 80s--is now the lead singer for Rilo Kiley. Time to catch a show, dammit. (Don't touch her breast, though. She'll tell Spanky and you'll get beaten up by truckers.)

So there you go. Get your hands on a copy now! I hope you don't get nervous like last time. I wouldn't want you to..."wiz" on someone!