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Harry Knowles Allegedly Assaulted Woman and Drafthouse Owners Didnt take action.
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StrangeRoboMemory
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Every single review is marked by his self-absorption, arrogance, and pathological need to lie about clearly impossible shit. Half of his reviews are completely unrelated anecdotes, name-drops, and bragging.
It was always some shit like:
"Harry goes WILD for JOHN WICK!!!
I saw a movie...IT WAS EPIC!! *giggle* But you know what a really epic movie is...the 1989 film PUPPET MASTER!
We all know the true hero that movie...BLADE THE PUPPET.
Actually, when I was 6, my dad aka PAPA GEEK convinced the entire puppetry crew of PUPPET MASTER to show up at my birthday and magically bring those awesome puppets to life.
*giggle*
-- Incomprehensible gibberish follows ---
Oh, and the movie I saw was JOHN WICK. Pretty good movie but I fell asleep near the end."
Every review is like this. I just went on the site for the first time in 5 or 6 years, picked one of his most recent write-ups, and like clockwork, here are some perfect examples of his awful brand of verbal diarrhea. From his "review" of IT:
The fuck is he on about?
Everything is ultimately about him and how great he is, knowledgeable he is, he was turned on to everything in pop culture since the moment he was a fetus, etc.
Having only ever visited AICN when there had been some big scoop back in the day, I thought your John Wick one was maybe hyperbole. Then I read the IT one you included.
Good god.
I guess when someone's ego reaches a certain point, all movies are about them somehow. I can understand trying to relate to things, but why does the review have to be about the relating and less about the movie? Just say "It meant a lot, and hit home personally."
All of the bits and pieces of his writing in this thread is real bad, man.
In terms of the assault, for me it's unforgivable.
God, I forgot about his dumb fucking habit to write out *giggle*. Just makes it even creepier now.
17 Seconds
Banned
remember that movie Mask
I know this picture was taken recently with the look of the website he has to be still using that phone.
I for one am SHOCKED that this man turned out to be a gross creeper.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
That's your boy Speed Racer fans.
/s
That sounds like embarrassing geek critic talk from 10 years ago.
I can't believe this was written in the year of our lord 2008. Also, how the fuck would one even make chocolate coated pussy juice? You can't coat a volume of a liquid in another liquid, that's not how fucking fluids work.
I for one am SHOCKED that this man turned out to be a gross creeper.
This post is just shitty stereotyping tho
HerbertBirdsfoot
Member
Entourage did an episode where Rainn Wilson played a character based on Harry. They sent porn stars or hookers or something up to his hotel room at comic con to get positive aquaman buzz.
JeTmAn81
Member
Fat shaming and nerd shaming, ironic considering its origins
Puddington
Member
Has anyone mentioned his Blade 2 review yet?
Dash_Riprock
Member
I for one am SHOCKED that this man turned out to be a gross creeper.
All that's missing is a fedora.
dl77
Member
Ha, I was wondering that myself! Even now I still involuntarily shudder whenever I think about it.
#1 defender
Member
It's the uncomfortable truth though.
I know! It's so fucking odd.
Even he's old AICN writers denounced him and he's typing along like nothing is going on.
Za-Neen-Jya
Member
Harry is perpetually stuck in the 90's. Back when people actually gave a shit about what he said about anything. He's like a time capsule, tweeting from the past.
Fancy Clown
Member
Jesus Christ those writing samples. So not only is he a disgusting prick but he's utterly talentless, too.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
I remember when he reviewed a pirated workprint of Drive that had the temp score by Angelo Badalamenti, and I was the first poster and called him out on reviewing pirated work prints. He altered the review but didn't admit a thing.
Good times.
Good times.
Dash_Riprock
Member
Good God...
What truth? That fat dudes are more likely to be creepers? All this attitude does is provide cover to predators that are more traditionally attractive while shitting on a bunch of people for nothing more than their appearance.
Yep, true. I wish "it's only creepy if he's unattractive" was a bannable offense. Way to downplay the harassment women receive, GAF. It's always wonderful reading that shit in creeper threads.
CreepingFear
Member
Anthony Weiner is a fairly handsome man and he's as creepy as they come. Can't judge by looks.
I agree with you.
But it doesn't change the fact that he is creepy on the inside and outside.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
nobody ever makes judgements on physical appearance ever
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I for one am SHOCKED that this man turned out to be a gross creeper.
I had an assistant who was a handsome fashion hound and he was a serial rapist.
Anthony Weiner looks like the baby from Eraserhead grew up without ever using sunscreen.
Yeah well obviously people judge others based on appearances, but it doesn't make it right, and it can clearly have shitty or dangerous consequences. Humanity needs to do better.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
that would be nice but it will never happen
Vern was by far and away the best writer on Aint It Cool News. His Seagalogy book is amazing and laugh out loud funny whilst giving all of Seagals crappy DTV films a chance. Not bought any updated versions though in recent years. I seriously hope he never turns out to be a piece of shit but he's always come across as a cool dude. Never been a fan of Harry and damn you fuckers for reminding me of that Blade 2 review! I had (sortof) forgotten about that.
Just because other people suck at it and are assholes doesn't mean I'm not going to try, and it doesn't mean people shouldn't be called out on it. Lots of things will never happen on a large scale, but I can at least try to alter my own thoughts and behaviors to have one less asshole in the world.
I was thinking that too, I assume so. Even if he was dumb enough to go forward with it (and considering he's spent the weekend going on like nothing has happened, he might be), he'll have a complete fucker of a time getting worthwhile content now.
Or your confirmation bias.
Messofanego
Banned
Good to hear.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Fucking hell, Lloyd.
excelsiorlef
Member
That wasn't even coherent
darkwing-buck
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The Albatross
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I for one am SHOCKED that this man turned out to be a gross creeper.
This guy is a piece of shit but this is a shitty post.
Sexual assaulters come in all shapes, sizes, and looks. A suave, well dressed clean shaven fit person is just as likely to sexually assault someone as an overweight unkept nerd.
*Throws vintage Toxie action figure across the office.
You serious, Lloyd? You're a liberal/democrat and you're going to die on the hill of Harry fucking Knowles with alt-right rhetoric about SJWs?
He does write for AICN
Adam Sadler
Member
I've never heard of this site til recently but that review of IT is something else.
Shadowhelper
Banned
He is now posting articles pretending to be his sister. Even writing personal anecdotes on her behalf like he does, writing about how she used to steal his toys. And she magically is interested in all the same things and writes the exact same.
Anyway, me made a mistake, when posting as her.
Anyway, me made a mistake, when posting as her.