You Can Count on Me 4K UHD (2000)

[brainofj72]

https://www.criterion.com/films/3020...an-count-on-me

Celebrated playwright Kenneth Lonergan first brought his rich, humanist vision to the screen with this soulful look at the complexities of a sibling relationship whose roots are as knotted as they are deep. Years after Sammy (Laura Linney) and her younger brother, Terry (Mark Ruffalo), lost their parents in a car crash, small-town single mother Sammy is plunged into another crisis when the troubled, adrift Terry comes home for what turns out to be an extended stay—one that could either bring them closer together or tear them apart. With infinite grace and his peerless ear for dialogue, Lonergan offers something all too rare on-screen: beautifully flawed human beings whose journeys offer achingly relatable insight into what changes when you grow up—and what doesn’t.

United States
2000
111 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
Spine #1271

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Kenneth Lonergan, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary featuring Lonergan
New interviews with Lonergan and actors Matthew Broderick, Laura Linney, and Mark Ruffalo
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by playwright Rebecca Gilman and the script of the original one-act play

New cover by Eric Skillman

[Gacivory]

Happily surprised this got a 4K! I really hope they have Margaret!

[Prisonbmichael]

I haven't seen this or Margaret. But I'll definitely get this. As Manchester by the sea is a masterpiece by the same director. Hope that gets released also.

[Adam_ME]

I saw this movie at an early screening in 2000 and loved it. I'd never seen Mark Ruffalo in anything before, but he immediately caught my attention. I wasn't surprised he quickly went onto stardom after that.

[MifuneFan]

For any in the NYC-area, the Paris theater will be showing this on the 20th from a 35mm Print, with a Q&A with Kenneth Lonergan, Matthew Broderick, Jon Tenney & Jeffrey Sharp

https://www.paristheaternyc.com/even...maker-magazine

[BluProofie]

I haven’t seen but I love Margaret and Manchester so I will definitely purchase.

[teddyballgame]

Scanning the synopsis and pics I've determined it's prime for a blind buy. The man wrote two episodes of Doug in 1993 so hell that's plenty of currency right there.

Linney and Ruffalo both dishes in their younger days. Damn I am getting old ffs 2000 doesn't seem that long ago.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by teddyballgame

Scanning the synopsis and pics I've determined it's prime for a blind buy. The man directed two episodes of Doug in 1993 so hell that's plenty of currency right there.

Linney and Ruffalo both dishes in their younger days. Damn I am getting old ffs 2000 doesn't seem that long ago.

Not directed, was a writer on two episodes of Doug.

[TheArgentinian]

I have never heard of this film. Judging by the number of ratings on IMDB, it's not some little known gem.
Shame on me.

[Dragun]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Happily surprised this got a 4K! I really hope they have Margaret!

It would be great if the director's cut of Margaret was rebuilt in 4K (and escaped from Fox/Disney purgatory). The director's cut included with the Blu-Ray is on DVD.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Dragun

It would be great if the director's cut of Margaret was rebuilt in 4K (and escaped from Fox/Disney purgatory). The director's cut included with the Blu-Ray is on DVD.

The Director’s Cut is what I was referring to.

[Maggot]

Never heard of this movie, but now I find myself singing the Jefferson Starship song......

[Juan de Internet]

Been lurking on this website for something like a decade but this is my first post. So take my recommendation for what it's worth, but I'd like to encourage the folks who are thinking about blind buying this to take the plunge.

(Purely on the merits of the movie alone - I will be pre-ordering knowing nothing about the quality of the transfer.)

If you love Manchester By the Sea, there's a good chance you'll love this too - they have a lot in common. I agree that Manchester is Lonergan's masterpiece but if all he had ever made was You Can Count on Me he'd still be right up there with Mike Leigh.

I am probably biased for this movie, being the exact target audience for this story. But I suspect it's not so much that I see myself and my sister in these characters as that Lonergan captures something universal in their beautiful relationship. But David Edelstein said it better than I can in his review when the movie came out:

https://slate.com/culture/2000/11/counter-culture.html

Oh, and there's no shame in never having heard of this movie before. It doesn't have the lush cinematography of The Virgin Suicides; it's not avant garde or "foreign" (it was released by Paramount Classics); it doesn't plumb the emotional depths of Manchester; it reads like a filmed stage play, which, in a sense, it is. Neither was it obscure - it was nominated for Best Actress and Best Screenplay Oscars. That perfect amount of unremarkableness to make it semi-forgotten. Except by Criterion. Good on them.

[AmishParadise]

Some time ago I worked up some Blu-ray cover art for this title that mirrors the DVD cover art. End result shown below.


(Click on the preview image above to view the full size image.)

When the time comes I'll make a 4K UHD version of the above available with matching UPC for those interested.

[MovieBuff647]

All three of Lonergan's films are masterpieces IMO. Figured this had to come from Criterion or Paramount Presents.

Anyway, I will probably opt for the BD. As wonderful as this film is, I don't see how it could benefit that much from DV/HDR10 even with it being shot on film (maybe I'd feel differently if it was coming from a label with better encoding). The fact that it's a new 4K scan and master will be more than enough for this IMO.

[waxlion]

Blind bought the 4K yesterday as I love Lonergan’s other films (as well as Linney and Ruffalo), but had never seen this one. Was blown away. Absolutely loved it. I thought the transfer looked great (especially when I popped in the blu ray to watch some of the extras and the saw film clips played during those. The UHD definitely looked better)

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

Anyway, I will probably opt for the BD. As wonderful as this film is, I don't see how it could benefit that much from DV/HDR10 even with it being shot on film (maybe I'd feel differently if it was coming from a label with better encoding). The fact that it's a new 4K scan and master will be more than enough for this IMO.

I wish the better encoding stuff would just stop. Their 4k encodes have been fantastic. Even their BDs have been really improved of late (the Thelonius Monk disc is particularly stellar).

(Yes, the usual caveat for when they jam a "supplemental" feature on there, like Texasville and the color version of Basquiat.)

Anyway, the 4k looks beautiful. And it has one of the better booklets in recent years, which I don't know is the case with the BD.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by DimitriL

I wish the better encoding stuff would just stop. Their 4k encodes have been fantastic. Even their BDs have been really improved of late (the Thelonius Monk disc is particularly stellar).

(Yes, the usual caveat for when they jam a "supplemental" feature on there, like Texasville and the color version of Basquiat.)

Anyway, the 4k looks beautiful. And it has one of the better booklets in recent years, which I don't know is the case with the BD.

BARRY LYNDON 4K has some pretty bad macroblocking so there is still room for improvement.

I'd totally buy MARGARET Extended in 4K, however.

[MifuneFan]

There's only a $5 difference between the 4K and BD currently, so not really a huge amount to likely get the best presentation available on home video.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

There's only a $5 difference between the 4K and BD currently, so not really a huge amount to likely get the best presentation available on home video.

Correct, but the more 4Ks you buy, the more it adds up.

There are people who feel compelled to own everything in 4K, and that is perfectly fine and even respectable. I am not one of them, however.