The Criterion Collection

[zoodermin]

My copy of In the Mood for Love just shipped! I’ll also be ordering Rashomon, Rosemary’s Baby, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The 39 Steps next week.

I’m also very tempted to pick Le Havre and Godard’s Week-end but I need to check my budget for that. I also have Brazil on pre-order.

Anyway, another great Criterion sale and I know I’ll be broke by the end of the month but I’m gonna be very happy .

[Darkcritic]

Here is what I ended up getting! I am EXTREMELY excited :

- Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
- Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
- Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom
- Rosetta
- Mystery Train
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Close-Up
- La Jetee/Sans Soleil
- In the Realm of Senses
- Letter Never Sent

[Wizard-of-Wars]

Got:


ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS

And

SEVENTH SEAL

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Here is what I ended up getting! I am EXTREMELY excited :

- Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
- Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
- Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom
- Rosetta
- Mystery Train
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Close-Up
- La Jetee/Sans Soleil
- In the Realm of Senses
- Letter Never Sent

Great choices

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Great choices

Also, on a more "in-joke" kind of note. Sorry for not "answering" soon, have been busy but I am right with it !

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Also, on a more "in-joke" kind of note. Sorry for not "answering" soon, have been busy but I am right with it !

No problem, me too

I'm really looking forward to your opinions on Salo and Sans Soleil especially (I've seen them all except for the first two and Mystery Train).

[Freeza]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Here is what I ended up getting! I am EXTREMELY excited :

- Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies

Loved News From Home from this set. ...and its grittiness also works well as a visual to accompany the Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by Wizard-of-Wars

Got:


ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS

And

SEVENTH SEAL

That was the first Criterion I ever bought ... at the time on DVD.

[Lorenzol]

I got the following Blu-rays from the B&N sale:
- Che
- Rashomon
- Chungking Express

Will get more later on...

[Moe Szyslak]

Do non-foreign Criterion blus have subtitle options? I'm watching my third disc in the past couple days and I haven't been able to find them.

[Zen_Amako]

Yes. Use the "subtitle" button on your remote. Criterion titles always come with English subtitles.

[tenia]

There are an extremely few exceptions like Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence where subs are not fully covering the main feature (in this case, only Japanese-speaking parts are subtitled), but apart from this, all Criterion includes SDH on the main feature.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Add the Imamura titles to your queue as well!

I have Joe...I have!

I just saw my 26th Criterion title since I signed up for a month trial...they are pretty cool in customer service as well. My wife bought me a Roku XS and it comes with a two month trial (I had a two week trial lengthened to a month, thanks to using a Chase CC). I didn't think they'd extend that another two months...but they did.

I finally got to see "The Insect Woman" and "Pigs and Battleships", plus the two Ozus I hadn't seen, four Narsuse's I've never seen, plus new directors to my palate including Kurahara, Kobyashi, a few by Suzuki and I finally got to see what all the to-do was about "The Cranes are Flying"...this one will be most welcome on blu one day. They also have two of the three films of the BRD Trilogy (can't understand why Lola wasn't included) so I'll get to them in he near future.

Collecting these films is one thing..actually watching them is quite something else.

EDIT: For those that didn't know (myself included)..."Walk Gracefully", which was directed by Ozu, was written by Shimizu...another great Eclipse set to check out.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Here is what I ended up getting! I am EXTREMELY excited :

- Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
- Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
- Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom
- Rosetta
- Mystery Train
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Close-Up
- La Jetee/Sans Soleil
- In the Realm of Senses
- Letter Never Sent

The Gorin set is quite good...Letter Never Sent goes without saying.

[Moe Szyslak]

Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

Yes. Use the "subtitle" button on your remote. Criterion titles always come with English subtitles.

Thanks, looks like you have to hit on a ps3. Never watched a blu where there wasn't a menu option for subtitles.

[Zen_Amako]

Originally Posted by Mowbs

Thanks, looks like you have to hit on a ps3. Never watched a blu where there wasn't a menu option for subtitles.

I'm also using a PS3, but I have a PS3 remote for BDs/DVDs. It's a lot easier to use than a controller when watching movies.
http://www.amazon.com/Media-Blu-ray-...rds=ps3+remote

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by rkish

Collecting these films is one thing..actually watching them is quite something else.

This is exceedingly accurate. I watched my 100th Criterion Blu-ray release this weekend. It took much longer than actually watch them than it did acquiring them.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

This is exceedingly accurate. I watched my 100th Criterion Blu-ray release this weekend. It took much longer than actually watch them than it did acquiring them.

Yepper...Hulu Plus was my test and so far, I've passed. I also wanted a cost effective means for not only seeing these films, but to only make a purchase if I feel the film made a big enough impression on me and/or I plan multiple viewings. Money is always tight lately.

[zoodermin]

Originally Posted by rkish

Yepper...Hulu Plus was my test and so far, I've passed. I also wanted a cost effective means for not only seeing these films, but to only make a purchase if I feel the film made a big enough impression on me and/or I plan multiple viewings. Money is always tight lately.

Unfortunately, there’s no Hulu Plus in my country so sometimes I have to see these films by other means or relay in worth of mouth and reviews. I currently have 40 criterion BDs and the majority have been blind buys but fortunately, I don’t regret buying any of them. My latest batch (from the current B&N sale) is a mixture of previously seen films with blind buys:

In the Mood for Love (saw it before buying the BD and is fantastic)
The Royal Tenembaums (haven’t seen it but I like other Wes Anderson movies)
Rashomon (same as In the Mood)
Rosemary’s Baby (haven’t seen it but I’ve heard and read only good things about this one)
The 39 Steps (haven’t seen it but is Hitchcock so I’m sure is gonna be great)
Le Havre (same as Rashomon)
Week-end (haven’t seen it but I’m taking my chances, the premise is really intriguing)
Brazil (haven’t seen it but looks really exciting and reviews and worth of mouth are great)

So yeah, I often take my chances with Criterion but so far I haven’t been disappointed. I tend to not buy films with polarizing reviews like Antichrist or Heaven’s Gate until I see them for myself so I can decide if I like them or not.

[COLD_COBRA_]

Three more.



Ugh, I need everyone to say how much they hate "breathless" so i'm not tempted to buy it