The Criterion Collection

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Mr. Joshua

When are we going to get the Criterion Collecton of Time Bandits? It was on Criterion on DVD at one point. All my favorite movies should be Criterion Collection. I like the boxes they put their blu-rays in. Wish all movies were boxed in those nice clear boxes with one disc with everything on it. At least the Cirterion movies I have are that way. Others may have more discs.

Image has it, and they've already put it out on blu-ray. It's pretty much garbage.

[Hendershot737]

So final tally of this weeks purchases:

Wings of Desire
8 1/2
Army of Shadows
Gomorrah
Revanche
The Seventh Seal
The Magician
M
Paths of Glory
Cronos



This should satisfy me for about a week

I only post this because I wonder, where do I go from here? Any suggestions?

I have my netflix queued up with all available blu-ray Criterions, but I am unfamiliar with most of them.

But, Lord am I broke now

[Cocophone]

Originally Posted by fdm

There is a blu-ray re-release from Canada. Supposed to have righted the wrongs of the earlier Canada release. This one here. (Avoid this one.) Dunno how it stacks up to the Australian release, but could be a pretty decent, more reasonably priced substitute.

I saw some screen caps from it on another thread and it looks like its too bright of picture.

[cferreiro]

Originally Posted by Hendershot737

So final tally of this weeks purchases:

Wings of Desire
8 1/2
Army of Shadows
Gomorrah
Revanche
The Seventh Seal
The Magician
M
Paths of Glory
Cronos



This should satisfy me for about a week

I only post this because I wonder, where do I go from here? Any suggestions?

I have my netflix queued up with all available blu-ray Criterions, but I am unfamiliar with most of them.

But, Lord am I broke now

Some solid choices there.

My 3 best cc blind buys which I would easily recommend are El Norte, Paris, Texas and Close-Up. 3 amazing films that don't get discussed enough. Close-Up especially is fantastic and deserves to sit up there with the higher regarded cc films.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

from a poster "another" site--
can't vouch for how accurate it may or may not be, but it's an interesting--albeit highly disappointing-- observation if true.

"Received this a day early from amazon. Excitedly put it in the player, and was immediately disappointed. During the new transfer, the color grading was changed to the overused teal/orange look that's all the rage in digital editing these days. It's not in-your-face, but it's very noticeable. James L Brooks and his editor supervised it, so I guess it's filmmaker's intent, but I wish they had left well enough alone."

The 4K scanning and the color grading was done at Sony Colorworks in Los Angeles - and the director and film editor were involved. I don't know what digital editing the post you've quoted refers to, but Broadcast News looks every bit as impressive as Easy Rider.

Pro-B

[carwhy]

hi, my armacord blu ray shipped today from axelmusic...can`t wait to get it!!!!

[puffyrock2]

Originally Posted by fdm

Image has it, and they've already put it out on blu-ray. It's pretty much garbage.

I picked up Time Bandits for 6 bucks during the Cyber Monday sale. If you can find it cheap, it's a clear improvement over the DVD. Certainly not a great Blu-Ray by any means, but far from the worst too.

[dougotte]

Originally Posted by fdm

There is a blu-ray re-release from Canada. Supposed to have righted the wrongs of the earlier Canada release. This one here. (Avoid this one.) Dunno how it stacks up to the Australian release, but could be a pretty decent, more reasonably priced substitute.

I just received and watched the new Canadian BD of Amelie. I thought it looked pretty good. I saw it on HDNet Movies a few months ago, and it seemed comparable (although w/ better audio) to my memory of that version. I've never seen it theatrically.

Honestly, the way Jeunet plays with the color timing, I have no idea if the BD is a faithful presentation or not.

Doug

[Cocophone]

Originally Posted by dougotte

I just received and watched the new Canadian BD of Amelie. I thought it looked pretty good. I saw it on HDNet Movies a few months ago, and it seemed comparable (although w/ better audio) to my memory of that version. I've never seen it theatrically.

Honestly, the way Jeunet plays with the color timing, I have no idea if the BD is a faithful presentation or not.

Doug

Thanks for the info. I went ahead and bought it from amazon.ca last night. $16.61 + 11.40 shipping to USA (Expedited International Shipping )

[Teabaggins]

RUshmore...please!

[jmcy2k]

Joe, Criterion's press release indicated they will be releasing both versions of Carlos!

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I found this kind of curious:

Netflix has two separate listings for Carlos - "miniseries" (330 mins) and theatrical cut (165 mins).

I've had the miniseries in my Netflix "Saved" queue (release date unknown) for some time, and it now indicates "Coming Soon" to watch instantly. The theatrical cut doesn't indicate this.

I don't know if this is any hint as to what Criterion's release will hold, but it's cool that the full miniseries will be available to watch again even if Criterion only releases the theatrical version.

[jmcy2k]

Not a press release from Criterion, but confirmation on Carlos:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...on_collection/

[Eny-]

Finally got "Seven Samurai" from B&N two months and a few days after shipping. Beautiful package.

Yesterday I sat down and watched "House". Great movie. Loved it.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by jmcy2k

Not a press release from Criterion, but confirmation on Carlos:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...on_collection/

Interesting description of "Enter The Void" (Which I have yet to see) from that article.

Gaspar Noé‘s Tokyo **Expletive Deleted** “Enter The Void.”

[boxterduke]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

Eww....

With all do respect, I don't think you know what you are talking about.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a movie full of art.

[Crimson King]

Nice to see the news on Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas from CC, Of course I just bought the Universal blu last month, oh well (I will have 2 copies, actually three since I own and will be keeping my original CC DVD release)

What's the chance of seeing CC blu's of Spratacus, Two-Lane Blacktop, and Brazil???

[SolutionbubbleS]

Originally Posted by schweizergarde

DVDbeaver states that the original was mono. I don't have the CC version yet, but the AE 5.1 sounds gorgeous.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDre..._veronique.htm

Thanks for the info!
Can anyone confirm this? Where does DVDbeaver state it?

Thanks in advance for your help! This time I hesitate to go for the Criterion right away...

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by boxterduke

With all do respect, I don't think you know what you are talking about.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a movie full of art.

I agree. Do you have any more recommendations of movies full of art please?

[Hendershot737]

One thing that really sucks is I kept putting off buying The Third Man...and low and behold, I'll suffer for it. Wish I could find it somewhere for regular price.

One that I'll buy next, for sure: The Seven Samurai

but I'll wait for B&N deal for that one

[JJE-187]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Interesting description of "Enter The Void" (Which I have yet to see) from that article.

I find it funny that Criterion turned down Enter The Void.