Criterion Collection Discussion

[*DrStrangelove*]

I saw someone say wishlist and felt like I should say mine for no apparent reason:

The Bad Sleep Well or Throne of Blood
Band of Outsiders
Youth of the Beast
The BRD trilogy
The Cranes are flying

I know they're pretty obvious but whatever, this is just a meaningless list anyway.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rkish

That's why I was busting your chops...it definitely makes it worse for me as well. Now I'm considering purchasing the UK Hitchcock set, as it's about $120.00 cheaper for me than the US version. And I already own North by Northwest.

Not enough of a fan of Hitchcock to bother with that set. I already have North By Northwestand the only other Hitchcock I would want from that set would be The Birdsand I will hope for a single release later on.

I also gve in, I ordered the DVD set The Student Comedies (The Ozu Collection) since I doubt it would gather enough popularity to get a North American release. Afterall the love is all about Wes Anderson here

I am joking now don't start jumping on me all of you Anderson fans in here

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by octagon

Okay, I'm going to shut up...anything I say at this point might just be the oppressive heat talking

I hear you, it's so hot and sweaty here even my tongue is all wet

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

well that's a great list too, but I'll take Brad's.
( I went ahead and got Picnic and City Lights from the UK long ago)

Which I should do as well if I did not have so many things I wanted

[P@t_Mtl]

Princess Yang Kwei-Fei just started recording on my DVR about 15 minutes ago by Kenji Mizoguchi. Anyone seen this before? I saw it once about three years ago, very good movie and looking forward on seeing it again.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by jaredc

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

Definitely worth the purchase! I blind bought it myself, and not only is it one the most amazing pictures ever made, it is also one of the most beautiful looking blu-rays I own. The film is essentially like a sort of gothic fairytale, and I believe the closest anyone has ever gotten to portraying anything remotely to a fairytale on screen. At least, live action.

But, that's just my opinion.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by jaredc

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

Buy it.

[GOMEZFAN69]

I guess I'm the only one who hated Night of the Hunter.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by RojD

You make a great point here. Have you seen/heard Kino's Complete Metropolis? I'd seen Metropolis several times over the years in various versions, but when I saw this one, it was like seeing the film for the first time. And don't think it was the new footage. It was that wonderful 5.1 original score.

Orchestras (or even a good mix of a piano or trio score) in 5.1 might be closer to the original experience of these films. And the sound would add yet another dimension to what the experience of a silent film was.

I don't think I'm ready for 50s noir in 5.1 though.

Yeah, I have, although I honestly can't remember which soundtrack I used when I watched it. In general I start with whatever the default is. One film that I always watch with the 5.1 instead of the 2.0 is Stop Making Sense, which is a different category, but a similar story in that they added new tracks for the blu release.

[TheGoodBadUgly9]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Definitely worth the purchase! I blind bought it myself, and not only is it one the most amazing pictures ever made, it is also one of the most beautiful looking blu-rays I own. The film is essentially like a sort of gothic fairytale, and I believe the closest anyone has ever gotten to portraying anything remotely to a fairytale on screen. At least, live action.

But, that's just my opinion.

Pan's Labyrinth would like to have a word with you.

[Darkcritic]

I just got some of the worst news I have had this week (Apart from the incredible fraud that took place last Sunday in my country's elections which I am still fighting against, doing activism and such but I know this forum is politics-free so I will keep this mess from you ), my family is planning a trip to the US and do you know when we are going? August 3. No B&N sale for me . I am hoping I can get some stuff because I like to pick my titles in-store. Will get less stuff or will need to try Amazon again (Which I am starting to hate because my orders take around 2 months to get here ).

[Benchman]

Originally Posted by jaredc

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

Its worth every penny.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Predictions for October?My are:Rosemary Baby,The Blob,Week End and Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens.

Foreign Correspondent - Oct 9.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

My dream month would be

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Peter Weir
City Lights by Charlie Chaplin
In The Mood For Love by Wong Kar-wai
Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot by Jacques Tati
Late Autumn by Yasujiro Ozu

Eclipse set A Series Of Films by Eddie Romero

I'd love to see some more Tati but Hulot doesn't vacation in October.

[Clark Kent]

Is it worth picking Belle De Jour up from Criterion if one already owns the StudioCanal Collection edition from Europe?

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Is it worth picking Belle De Jour up from Criterion if one already owns the StudioCanal Collection edition from Europe?

I liked the color tones on the SC version better (only comparing screenshots, I don't own the CC version), and the SC extras sounded more interesting.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by GOMEZFAN69

I guess I'm the only one who hated Night of the Hunter.

Not really. I didn't HATE the film as such, but Mitchum's performance was way too broad and upfront. He might as well have worn a PSYCHO HERE t-shirt. That said, the film has some spectacular B&W compositions. But yeah, I have no desire to watch it more than once, which is why I didn't go in for the BD despite it having such an awesome sounding package.

[DarkRyder]

Someone on the Mubi forums found a listing for Kwaidan on Blu from Amazon. They said the same thing happened before Videodrome and Darjeeling Limited were released. Who knows, maybe it is an early hint, or maybe it's just a listing they put out. Only time will tell.

[Fett]

Picked up last week:

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• 400 Blows
• For All Mankind
• Wings of Desire

(Any opinions? im aware of the praise Wings of Desire has gotten recently on these forums. Im excited to see it!)

Purchase Plans for this Month's Sale

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• 8 1/2
• Battle of Algiers
• Beastie Boys Video: Anthology
• Crumb
• Cul-de-Sac
• Down by Law
• Fanny & Alexander
• Gomorrah
• House
• La Jetee/Sans Soleil
• Orpheus
• Paris, Texas
• Robinson Crusoe on Mars
• Rushmore
• Solaris
• The Three Colors Trilogy
• Videodrome
• Vivre Sa Vie

Opinions are welcome!

[SlickDamian]

My list for the sale:

Being John Malkovich
Traffic
The Last Temptation of Christ
Wings of Desire
Solaris
Summer Interlude

And one of the following (help me choose guys!):
Rushmore
Leon Morin, Priest
Samurai Trilogy
12 Angry Men
La Haine

And I will for sure be getting Down By Law if it's available as part of the sale.