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Movie Nut · 07-11-2012, 02:20 PM

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I designed my post that way just for you. Suffer the OCD torment of pain !!!

blujazz · 07-11-2012, 02:25 PM

Just watched Tiny Furniture and Weekend back-to-back.

I have a love/hate relationship with the works of Lena Dunham. On one hand, she feels so entitled about everything that it becomes very frustrating. And on the other, there's a reason why I cringe in some of those scenes because there's some degree of truth to it.

Weekend was a lovely film. There are moments that stand out more than the rest but overall a very tight package. It will fit very well with the Criterion canon. Weekend being released by criterion gives me hope that they will release Linklater's Before Sunrise and Before Sunset during the theatrical run of its third entry (or even a boxset of the three films!).

Owozifa · 07-11-2012, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1107

La Planete Sauvage
Why did this film just disappear for most people? You'd think since it's an animation it would have been dubbed into English and be one of those cult classics right now like Milo and Otis, Labyrinth etc.

It was dubbed into English (though I think the French is better). The UK Masters of Cinema has a really great Blu-ray out, if you have Region B capability. I think every domestic home video version is out of print. It's too bad.

Page14 · 07-11-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Page14

For what it's worth, I stopped at a local B&N store today and tried to use these coupons. The sales clerk tried to help me, but for some reason the coupons wouldn't go through. He thought that maybe they didn't work because I'm not a member. ???

EDIT: I'm talking specifically about the "$8 Off One DVD or Blu-Ray with a minimum price of $40 or more" coupon with a bar code of 121951.

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Originally Posted by hariseldon

Well since those are member only coupons that's probably at least one of the reasons.

Right.

I told the sales clerk up front that I had a coupon that said it was for Members only (the $8 coupon), but that I wasn't a member. He said it wouldn't hurt to try anyway and tried to help me get the discounted price. Unfortunately the coupon wouldn't go through for me. I'm not angry or anything about it. That would have been icing on the cake.

Also maybe worth mentioning is that the sales clerk "thought" that if I bought a membership within 30 days of yesterday's purchase, that I could be reimbursed for yesterday's purchase, with the $8 coupon as well as the 10% off. ("Thought" is the key word there. He wasn't positive about that).

rkish · 07-11-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Benchman

Looking to get into some Ozu. What do you guys recommend I start with?

Late Spring is a GREAT place to start, as it's a great film and already on blu. Tokyo Story is another good starting point, but only available on DVD in the US. If you are region free capable, BFI has it and other Ozus on blu as well.

bdmartin134 · 07-11-2012, 03:24 PM

Last night I watched The Cranes are Flying for the first time and all I can say is "Wow!" I was totally impressed with some of the handheld camera work as well as the 'pull-back crane shots' that really exposed the surroundings. Such a beautiful work of art.. Tatyana Samojlova as Veronica was outstanding. I also really loved the

[Show spoiler]

. There is so much to this movie, I can't speak highly enough of it. I recently bought Letter Never Sent which have not watched yet, but while researching it, I kept reading The Cranes are Flying was a superior film, so I knew I had to watch it. Guess I'll be watching LNS tonight!!

rkish · 07-11-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Late Ozu, it as some of his more special iconic movies in my opinion. Silent Ozu is fun, good movies but probably more of interest to someone who as already discovered Ozu and now want's to see more of his work

I would agree with Pat. If you are only region A capable, this is a good set of his mid to later films. I'm a big fan of the silents and love his silent films as well.

Brad1963 · 07-11-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oildude

You are not alone. Pearls of the Czech New Wave, Late Ozu, Early Bergman, and Gorin for me. Depending on funds I may add one more.

Late Spring, The Samurai Trilogy, and Down by Law are my only definite blu-ray wants on par with the Eclipse sets.

I pre-ordered the Jean Grémillon set. The only Blu ray I ordered so far is Down By Law.

backslashio · 07-11-2012, 04:04 PM

Tempted to get Samurai Trilogy, Kuroneko & Three Outlaw Samurai from B&N whilst they're all 50% off. All great movies yet how often would I watch them?

Paying an additional $10 for p&h kinda annoys me too

Hendershot737 · 07-11-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by backslashio

Tempted to get Samurai Trilogy, Kuroneko & Three Outlaw Samurai from B&N whilst they're all 50% off. All great movies yet how often would I watch them?

Paying an additional $10 for p&h kinda annoys me too

Spend enough and get the free shipping

TJS_Blu · 07-11-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hendershot737

Spend enough and get the free shipping

Didn't realize b&n had free shipping to Australia.

blkhrt · 07-11-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bdmartin134

Last night I watched The Cranes are Flying for the first time and all I can say is "Wow!" I was totally impressed with some of the handheld camera work as well as the 'pull-back crane shots' that really exposed the surroundings. Such a beautiful work of art.. Tatyana Samojlova as Veronica was outstanding. I also really loved the

[Show spoiler]

. There is so much to this movie, I can't speak highly enough of it. I recently bought Letter Never Sent which have not watched yet, but while researching it, I kept reading The Cranes are Flying was a superior film, so I knew I had to watch it. Guess I'll be watching LNS tonight!!

I had a similar reaction when I watched the film a few weeks ago. I hope to see Letter Never Sent soon, and would greatly welcome an upgrade of The Cranes are Flying.

Hendershot737 · 07-11-2012, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Didn't realize b&n had free shipping to Australia.

Yeah, overlooked that bit of detail (obviously)

BohemianGraham · 07-11-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Didn't realize b&n had free shipping to Australia.

This is news to me too, because there's no free shipping to Canada, and we're closer! I wonder if Australia gets their stuff within 3 days too, rather than waiting s month like us poor Canadians have to.

backslashio · 07-11-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

This is news to me too, because there's no free shipping to Canada, and we're closer! I wonder if Australia gets their stuff within 3 days too, rather than waiting s month like us poor Canadians have to.

You have to spend $10,000 to get free shipping from B&N to Australia. I think its worth it to save $10

(kidding btw)

Spotted Metropolis for 50% off too, hmmm.....once again a movie I'd only watch every ~5 years

BohemianGraham · 07-11-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by backslashio

You have to spend $10,000 to get free shipping from B&N to Australia. I think its worth it to save $10

(kidding btw)

Spotted Metropolis for 50% off too, hmmm.....once again a movie I'd only watch every ~5 years

See, for me the shipping isn't all that bad. Cheaper than Amazon.com, and there's no import fee persay. Also it may take linger, but at least I know my stuff is secure in a mailbox, because as of late, Amazon.com uses Canpar for final delivery and they just toss the items on the doorstep.

KubrickFan · 07-11-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

What should we flood it with? Coupons debate? Cover art arguments? What's going to be release next Monday? Why all Wes Anderson movies are not in the collection? Obscure vs mainstream movies?

Actual discussion of movies? I know that's a far fetched concept for a forum such as this, but maybe we can try it

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Originally Posted by billzfan

Geez. So negative. I don't mind hearing about film fans getting excited about owning some new blu rays. Isn't that why we come on these boards in the first place?

Just posting lists isn't going to be constructive to anyone. Apparently, people only post these lists because they want everyone else to see them, not because they're so interested in other people's lists (since they're not).
It's bad enough that politics and religion can't be discussed, because god forbid an actual discussion would take place. Not that I would feel the need to discuss them all the time, but you can hardly go into a discussion of let's say, The Last Temptation of Christ without going into religion. An interesting one. Not one where the lowest price is discussed

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But that's just my take on things.

backslashio · 07-11-2012, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

See, for me the shipping isn't all that bad. Cheaper than Amazon.com, and there's no import fee persay

Hmm I guess so, I think I'm just more hesitant because of the type of the movies they are: replay value, minimal despite all being great

BohemianGraham · 07-11-2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by backslashio

Hmm I guess so, I think I'm just more hesitant because of the type of the movies they are: replay value, minimal despite all being great

Most of my Criterions have great replay value, including 2 of the ones you want. Can't comment on samurai trilogy yet, as B&N haven't even shipped it yet. Kuroneko was one I personally wanted so bad that after B&N screwed up on the last sale by srnding me two copues of dazed and confused, I bought it full price from Smazon Canada. It's that good for me at least.

Page14 · 07-11-2012, 05:55 PM

Last weekend, I noticed two films playing in the wee hours of the morning on TCM. I had never heard of either, but the titles seemed interesting enough to me that I set the DVR to record them while I slept. One was called "Possession" from 1981 and the other was "Repulsion" from 1965. I skimmed through both of them the next morning and was pretty much riveted to what I was seeing. They both seemed a little disturbing (to say the least ... hehe). I still haven't had the time to watch either of them all the way through at normal speed. I have a strong feeling that the people in this forum are familiar with both of them ... especially "Repulsion" since it's a Criterion release (which I didn't realize until doing some research after seeing it on TCM). I'm actually considering buying "Repulsion" during the B&N 50% off sale, but maybe I need to watch the entire movie first to make sure I really want it and am not just being impulsive ... which is so easy to do with movies, ay?

07-11-2012, 04:04 PM	#50669
backslashio Expert Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:56	Tempted to get Samurai Trilogy, Kuroneko & Three Outlaw Samurai from B&N whilst they're all 50% off. All great movies yet how often would I watch them? Paying an additional $10 for p&h kinda annoys me too I have a region free DVD/bluray player

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07-11-2012, 02:25 PM	#50662
blujazz Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Nouvelle-Zélande Blu-ray collection:84 Trading Score:20	Just watched Tiny Furniture and Weekend back-to-back. I have a love/hate relationship with the works of Lena Dunham. On one hand, she feels so entitled about everything that it becomes very frustrating. And on the other, there's a reason why I cringe in some of those scenes because there's some degree of truth to it. Weekend was a lovely film. There are moments that stand out more than the rest but overall a very tight package. It will fit very well with the Criterion canon. Weekend being released by criterion gives me hope that they will release Linklater's Before Sunrise and Before Sunset during the theatrical run of its third entry (or even a boxset of the three films!).

07-11-2012, 03:24 PM	#50666
bdmartin134 Active Member Member since:Mar 2012 Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:2	Last night I watched The Cranes are Flying for the first time and all I can say is "Wow!" I was totally impressed with some of the handheld camera work as well as the 'pull-back crane shots' that really exposed the surroundings. Such a beautiful work of art.. Tatyana Samojlova as Veronica was outstanding. I also really loved the [Show spoiler] . There is so much to this movie, I can't speak highly enough of it. I recently bought Letter Never Sent which have not watched yet, but while researching it, I kept reading The Cranes are Flying was a superior film, so I knew I had to watch it. Guess I'll be watching LNS tonight!!

07-11-2012, 05:55 PM	#50680
Page14 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray collection:219 Trading Score:1	Last weekend, I noticed two films playing in the wee hours of the morning on TCM. I had never heard of either, but the titles seemed interesting enough to me that I set the DVR to record them while I slept. One was called "Possession" from 1981 and the other was "Repulsion" from 1965. I skimmed through both of them the next morning and was pretty much riveted to what I was seeing. They both seemed a little disturbing (to say the least ... hehe). I still haven't had the time to watch either of them all the way through at normal speed. I have a strong feeling that the people in this forum are familiar with both of them ... especially "Repulsion" since it's a Criterion release (which I didn't realize until doing some research after seeing it on TCM). I'm actually considering buying "Repulsion" during the B&N 50% off sale, but maybe I need to watch the entire movie first to make sure I really want it and am not just being impulsive ... which is so easy to do with movies, ay?