The Criterion Collection

[*PREACHER*]

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Throne of Blood Blu-ray REVIEW



Fans of this film should be very pleased with the technical presentation. The film looks very good on Blu-ray after the 2K resto. More importantly, the audio is dramatically improved. (Watch the ceremony where Washizu and Miki are rewarded).

Pro-B

Thank you Pro-B for that wonderful review.

Thank you for taking the time for all your reviews this year for us...Merry Christmas and have an awesome and Happy New Year!

[ShellOilJunior]

My holiday viewing has changed only because I've been sick as a dog. The past day and a half it's been Breaking Bad Season 4. I'll watch one episode, close my eyes for 15 minutes then put on another.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Agreed to all! :-) I've got all her films in one form or another... though my 3 favorites are Misfits, Some Like it Hot, and of course Seven Year Itch. I know it's everyone's, but I really do love her in that film.... the last scene as she is waving bye... just gets me.

Some Like It Hot is my absolute favorite Marilyn Monroe film, although Niagara is a close second.

For third place, I'll go with River of No Return, which I think is criminally underrated with respect to her films. It's a great Western/adventure flick, and Marilyn Monroe in jeans and a flannel shirt steering a raft through whitewater rapids works for me for some odd reason.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

I've finished The Man from Earth and must say I really enjoyed the film. It was a nice non-scifi, scifi film. I do love the single location/set movies, and how it makes you feel like a part of the film, as if you are in the scene. Thanks to those that recommended this movie.

Glad you enjoyed it. It really was a pleasant surprise, pretty much coming out of nowhere.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by octagon

Hmmmmm, marathon viewings over the holidays...I have something of that sort half in mind for New Year's Day.

Figuring to be hung over on the couch but reasonably alert I'm thinking that might a good day for Aviation Fest.

Wings
Battle of Britian
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13 (not sure about this one)
For All Mankind

Not sure if I'll split it over days but I like the lineup.

It's been a while, but it might be time to (re-)do my space flight marathon: the three bolded films above plus the HBO mini-series (and my favorite American TV mini-series of all time) From the Earth to the Moon. All in chronological order, of course, so Apollo 13 right before the FtEttM episode about that mission.

Then again, maybe I should wait until the end of February, so I can add Gravity to the mix.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

I'm working on that as well... but so far just have the Forever Marilyn set. Still holding on to individual dvds from the two Diamond Collections. Marilyn is one of my all time favorites.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I've got them all now, except for How to Marry a Millionaire, Bus Stop, and There's No Business Like Show Business. I'm not in a frantic hurry to grab these remaining titles, but they'll go into my collection as I find them at low prices or at used stores.

I really want The Asphalt Jungle on Blu-ray. I'm hoping that Warner Bros. will follow up on their amazing 2013 Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics box set with a film noir box set in 2014. A Blu-ray replica of the Film Noir Classic Collection DVD box set would rock my world.

I hear that, Owl.

I still need to pick up the couple of Marilyn BDs that weren't in the Forever Marilyn set (Niagara and Bus Stop). I'm surprised that Fox didn't include those in the set either in addition to, or instead of, the two MGM/UA titles.

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Agreed to all! :-) I've got all her films in one form or another... though my 3 favorites are Misfits, Some Like it Hot, and of course Seven Year Itch. I know it's everyone's, but I really do love her in that film.... the last scene as she is waving bye... just gets me.

I feel obliged to mention Nicolas Roeg's Insignificance as an adjunct to any Marilyn collection.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Due to this forum the Pale Flower sales have skyrocketed in the last month lol. Even I joined in and blind bought it. The description sounds great!

[Visco.]

Will My Own Private Idaho ever get a blu-ray release?

[Blu Titan]

The Hidden Fortress announcement made my day. Throne of Blood coming up then The Hidden Fortress...very sweet.

[Mansinthe]

this was just posted on the criterion fb page

a birthday letter from kurosawa to bergman

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

this was just posted on the criterion fb page

a birthday letter from kurosawa to bergman

Yeah, a very nice touch from one of the greatest film makers of all time to another.

[Mansinthe]

kurosawa was the reason i startet to buy criterions

[ShellOilJunior]

I'd like to see the Bergman to Welles letter.

[Abdrewes]

Only one film that is out on Criterion BluRay is on my personal list of the best films from the nineties, but I expect a bunch of you to list Crumb, Three Colors, La Haine and Double Life of Veronique on your top 20s aswell. Vote here:

The Top 20 films of the 1990s POLL

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

Thank you Pro-B for that wonderful review.

Thank you for taking the time for all your reviews this year for us...Merry Christmas and have an awesome and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas to you and your entire family, Preacher

Hopefully, many of your favorite films will come out on Blu-ray in 2014

And thank you for reading and supporting our team.

Pro-B

[joie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Only one film that is out on Criterion BluRay is on my personal list of the best films from the nineties, but I expect a bunch of you to list Crumb, Three Colors, La Haine and Double Life of Veronique on your top 20s aswell. Vote here:

The Top 20 films of the 1990s POLL

None of my twenty are from Criterion.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

The Top 20 films of the 1990s POLL

The Great Owl's Top 20 Films of the 1990s

Six Criterion titles made my list.

[Gusto-Guus]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Due to this forum the Pale Flower sales have skyrocketed in the last month lol. Even I joined in and blind bought it. The description sounds great!

Count me, too. Had a sweet deal from a third party vendor on Amazon. Came in in crisp condition.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The Great Owl's Top 20 Films of the 1990s

Six Criterion titles made my list.

...and you included a Pierce Brosnan Bond movie aswell. Owl, it seems as if you are hell bent on having the most diverse list in the thread

[Gusto-Guus]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

...and you included a Pierce Brosnan Bond movie aswell. Owl, it seems as if you are hell bent on having the most diverse list in the thread

I was expecting Goldeneye, but The World is not Enough? Really???