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P@t_Mtl 12-07-2010 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek (Post 4109950)
I guess now that you've purchased it, Criterion will announce their Tokyo Story BD on the 15th, then? ;)

One can wish :pray:

Beta Man 12-07-2010 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl (Post 4109957)
One can wish :pray:

I'm hoping we see "KES" announced on the 15th.....

Trekkie313 12-07-2010 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard (Post 4109389)
Are you saying Del Toro has made a bigger impact in film than Bergman? I'm not even a big Bergman fan (though own/seen most of his films) to jump on his bandwagon in this fight.

Or

Do you just dislike the fact a Phish fan isn't an Ozzy fan, and you by mistake, copy part of the quote you didn't want to quote?


Ozzy is my idol, I haven't heard any Phish music. :p

I like Bergman and Del Toro equally....didn't care for Hellboy 2 all that much though.

blkhrt 12-07-2010 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior (Post 4109867)
Does anyone know if one can buy an Amazon gift card for themselves and use it (and get the $5 promo credit)? I'd imagine it's possible but if not.............. I have a buddy at work that loves Criterions, too and we could arrange discounts for ourselves, I guess.

Earlier this year Amazon was running a similar deal, and I bought a bunch for myself...so yes, you should be able to do that.

puffyrock2 12-07-2010 02:01 PM

Received my copies of Cronos and Videodrome yesterday. I have actually never seen Videodrome, look forward to watching it tonight. It'll look great on the shelf next to The Fly.

keldons 12-07-2010 02:19 PM

Videodrome is one of my favorite things in the Collection, so I hope you enjoy it.

Off topic: seeing Enter the Void tonight, anyone here seen it? The people I know in real life just said "ITS CRAZY MAN" and on Mubi opinions are all over the place.

greekak229 12-07-2010 02:59 PM

Got my Videodrome and Inception in today. Cronos will wait until Christmas, but that's fine with me.

rkish 12-07-2010 03:07 PM

Well...no Cronos for Wed...looks like a Bergman night.

FYI...I just realized that NetFlix had made Cronos available to stream...very cool...that will get me and others by for now! :)

Beta Man 12-07-2010 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by greekak229 (Post 4110333)
Got my Videodrome and Inception in today. Cronos will wait until Christmas, but that's fine with me.

Have you seen inception before? Is there anything you can compare it to? I think I'll rent it rather than blind-buy it, but it's tempting.......

ShellOilJunior 12-07-2010 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man (Post 4110370)
Have you seen inception before? Is there anything you can compare it to? I think I'll rent it rather than blind-buy it, but it's tempting.......

Part Matrix, part Marienbad.

It's better than the Matrix but not as good as Marienbad (certainly not as hypnotic).

blkhrt 12-07-2010 03:13 PM

I just blind bought Inception, but only because I had a gift card to use. Hopefully it is as good as people say.

tfunk 12-07-2010 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blkhrt (Post 4110387)
I just blind bought Inception, but only because I had a gift card to use. Hopefully it is as good as people say.

I don't often see movies in theaters, much less more than once. This year I saw 2 movies in theaters twice, and Inception was one of them (Toy Story 3, the other). If you're a Nolan hater, I don't think you'll like this one. If you like a crazy nonsensical challenge that's fun to watch and discuss, you'll love it.

blkhrt 12-07-2010 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tfunk (Post 4110396)
I don't often see movies in theaters, much less more than once. This year I saw 2 movies in theaters twice, and Inception was one of them (Toy Story 3, the other). If you're a Nolan hater, I don't think you'll like this one. If you like a crazy nonsensical challenge that's fun to watch and discuss, you'll love it.

I've really liked most of his movies. I actually don't see many movies in the theaters myself, which makes me feel better about buying things blind (even though I don't do it often). I figure it would cost about $18 for my wife and I too see a movie in the theater, so the blu isn't too bad.

On a Criterion note, I am really excited to check out Cronos, but decided not to buy it yet since I am still catching up on my BN purchases.

The Theory 12-07-2010 03:23 PM

FINALLY got my copy of The Night of the Hunter in the mail from Barnes and Noble, the last of the Criterion sale from last month. Hopefully I have time tonight to watch it.

ccfixx 12-07-2010 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man (Post 4110370)
Have you seen inception before? Is there anything you can compare it to? I think I'll rent it rather than blind-buy it, but it's tempting.......

Here's what I don't understand about "Inception." So many reviewers and critics and other nobodies on the internet kept going on and on about how "cerebral" it was... or, how if you didn't pay attention in the beginning you'd never catch-up as the movie went along. So, here I went into the theater thinking that this was really gonna give my brain a workout.... hardly at all, I'd say. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before, and while I enjoyed "Inception," I still found it to be a "thinking person's movie" for the mainstream audience. The movie pretty much walked you through everything, I thought, so that you wouldn't have to think. It's like we know that most of the action is taking place while this group of people is dreaming, but the movie keeps jumping out of the dream to show us that they're actually dreaming in the real world.

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ccfixx 12-07-2010 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rkish (Post 4110362)
Well...no Cronos for Wed...looks like a Bergman night.

You write this like it's a bad thing, rkish. Which Bergman arrived... "Sawdust And Tinsel"? It's kind of like a Fellini movie and Bergman movie.

You never commented about "The Fallen Idol," either. Did it ultimately leave you dry, or kind of 'meh'?

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JediFonger 12-07-2010 04:19 PM

you've articulated my feelings about the film that i wasn't able to put into words... til now.

i'm going to steal your idea and plant an inception of it in my mind so i think it's my own idea :rock:

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Originally Posted by ccfixx (Post 4110590)
Here's what I don't understand about "Inception." So many reviewers and critics and other nobodies on the internet kept going on and on about how "cerebral" it was... or, how if you didn't pay attention in the beginning you'd never catch-up as the movie went along. So, here I went into the theater thinking that this was really gonna give my brain a workout.... hardly at all, I'd say. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before, and while I enjoyed "Inception," I still found it to be a "thinking person's movie" for the mainstream audience. The movie pretty much walked you through everything, I thought, so that you wouldn't have to think. It's like we know that most of the action is taking place while this group of people is dreaming, but the movie keeps jumping out of the dream to show us that they're actually dreaming in the real world.

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1blufan 12-07-2010 04:22 PM

I finished up The Thin Red Line last night and oh my god this is my Blu-Ray of the year hands down. This is one of my favorite films and it was such a jaw dropper, the sound and picture are just stellar. I've seen it in the theaters twice and own it on Laserdisc and dvd. Other than watching it in the theater at the Coronet in San Francisco this Blu-Ray viewing experience was amazing.

SpiderBaby 12-07-2010 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior (Post 4110377)
Part Matrix, part Marienbad.

It's better than the Matrix but not as good as Marienbad (certainly not as hypnotic).

More like Matrix (which I dislike by the way) meets The Prestige (which I like). Nolan's own movie to compare it to is better, and Marienbad doesn't explain nothing. Inception was quite clear. Tell me what Marienbad was about again?:D

Which can keep something going today, which of the many ways of thinking what Marienbad was about, do you like? The "rape" angle is the one that I feel the most while re-watching.

Marcus Wright 12-07-2010 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by blkhrt (Post 4110403)
I've really liked most of his movies. I actually don't see many movies in the theaters myself, which makes me feel better about buying things blind (even though I don't do it often). I figure it would cost about $18 for my wife and I too see a movie in the theater, so the blu isn't too bad.

On a Criterion note, I am really excited to check out Cronos, but decided not to buy it yet since I am still catching up on my BN purchases.

I see no reason at all to buy this movie as it has virtually zero rewatchability value.
Rent it.


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