MWFT is receiving an avalanche of critical praise (for the film itself, not necessarily for the transfer). I think the buzz has even surprised Criterion, and hopefully it will make them rethink their strategy in terms of a Blu release.

I absolutely cannot wait for the Days of Heaven Blu-Ray release. I've held from seeing it for so long to experience it in HD.

I will get some (actually A LOT) of flak for this......... but DoH is a little overrated...... It's great, don't get me wrong...... but Linda Manz has troubles with her part (spitting out her lines in particular) and a lot of the film feels like it was pieced together as an after-thought of filming...... not very preconceived.... and I didn't think the score really "worked" with the emotional tone of the movie......

Wilke was the bomb though :D

camera angles, and "perspectives" etc. were excellent too.

It's still a great movie..... but I think it has several flaws.

Hold on, Beta... I'm about to flak all over you! ;)

CC

Couldn't find an MLS listing for this....

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Beautiful! Can't wait for the release.

That's because it WAS pieced together as an after-thought. Malick wasn't happy with Gere's performance (and possibly Adams' too) so he did what he generally does – cuts out alot of the dialogue. I believe he wrote the narration after he cut Gere to help piece the story together. Either way, while it's Malick's most beautifully shot film, I think it's his weakest overall.

Seventh Seal, Wages of Fear, Third Man...

Thats how The New World felt to me, which I just watched 2 days ago. It just felt that he made the actors walk around in different nature settings and tried to make some sense out of it.

Now to make this relate to Criterion, I watched PORT OF SHADOWS yesterday and it was terrific. Highly recommended

I'm excited!! Just pre-ordered the Sanjuro/Yojimbo Blu Ray 2 pack from Borders.com:rock:

$71.99 - 30% off - $15 Border Bucks for a Grand total of $38.49 for both movies:D

Malick is notorious for that. Adrien Brody had one of the laregst roles in The Thin Red Line... in the script, anyway. By the time the film was edited, his role was cut down to 2 or 3 lines, although his presence is in the entire film.

Hmm... a 3 again for supplements but no explanation :rolleyes:

I find this lacking as well, after a thorough informative review for the other aspects of the disk, the reviewer simply states what the supplements are but no opinion on them. Perhaps they are self explanatory, does not seem to be too much there when compared to other releases.

Exactly! I can't understand why you guys are getting all torn up over the review score for the supplements on "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro." Are you expecting pro-b to gush about how amazing they are, or something?

Reviews are all subjective, anyway, so what does it matter? One person's 3-star supplements may be another person's 4.5-star supplements. One person's trash is another's treasure, etc. It's all a matter of opinion.

CC

I was referring to the lack of explanation, just a small complaint. The score is meaningless to me, I personally would like to know the reviewer's thoughts on the supplements.

Yes, I understand, but I don't believe the Supplements section on any other reviewed Criterion blu-ray on this site are any different, are they? Pro-b does a good job of listing the supplements with usually a personal blurb about each one. I can't imagine that someone would need more than that.

CC

You are totally correct, foot in mouth. Looking forward to the release that is for sure.

"I make a film that will be seen and appreciated by the thousand of people I probably hate the most. I want to make a film in truly bad taste!" - Marco Ferreri

Hi everyone...this is not a Blu-ray release but it's coming out from Criterion on DVD and I just want to say that it's definitely recommended. "Dillinger is Dead" from Marco Ferreri is a true masterpiece!

What's very interesting is that this is probably the first booklet from Criterion where I've read a director who really could give a care about how his films are viewed.

"Dillinger's Dead" was a film that went well with the critics and people loved it and because of that, this ticked the director off so much that he wanted to go back and make films that would be provocative.

Even the interviews on the book, he is critical of the Cinemateque Francais (calling it "incoherent") and about art house fans. Definitely a director who speaks his mind and even looks like the interviewers featured in the book, seem quite ticked off by his answers. Really challenging each other. You just don't see that all too much in Criterion releases especially the booklets.

It's a film that doesn't have much dialogue and most of the time the sound is coming from the radio or TV but its the actions of the main character that you find quite interesting.

Anyway, don't want to spoil the film. It's a pretty unique ambiguous film with a bizarre ending but definitely a Criterion release worth checking out! It's a shame they didn't release this one on Blu!

I have been saying this since it was announced. My fav release of the month followed by Bigger Than Life.