The Criterion Collection

[fdm]

Hate to be a whiny baby, but Under The Skin is not a Criterion and I really want to avoid anything [else] even remotely resembling a spoiler, you're not making it easy. Enough already. No Under The Skin threads?

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by BillWatkins

Most wanted upgrades:

1. Blast of Silence
2. House of Games
3. The Naked City
4. Ikiru
5. Hiroshima Mon Amour
6. Ballad of a Soldier
7. La Strada
8. Night on Earth
9. Great Expectations
10. The Burmese Harp
11. Onibaba
12. White Dog
13. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
14. Sullivan's Travels
15. Elevator to the Gallows
16. Murmur of the Heart
17. Kanal
18. Kapo
19. The Honeymoon Killers
20. Floating Weeds

Mine are probably:

Kwaidan
The Cranes Are Flying
Andrei Rublev
The Lady Eve
La Strada
Le Samourai
Le Notti Bianche
Haxan: Witchcraft Throughout the Ages
Cries And Whispers
Z

Box Sets:
Three Silent Classics by Josef Von Sternberg
Three Films by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Pigs Pimps and Prostitutes
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Also late to this, but these are my most watched Criterions:

Blow Out
Army Of Shadows
8 1/2
Sweet Smell Of Success
Repo Man
The 400 Blows

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by fdm

Hate to be a whiny baby, but Under The Skin is not a Criterion and I really want to avoid anything [else] even remotely resembling a spoiler, you're not making it easy. Enough already. No Under The Skin threads?

This is definitely not the first time the thread has gone off on a tangent. It happens all the time here. Just skip over the comments. No one is going to spoil anything.

But just to be nice I will not mention it again because I would not want anyone to think they were spoiled. Although I don't know how you could be based on the nature of the film.

[amoergosum]

Am I the only one here who wants an upgrade of Ratcatcher?
Love this movie.

[hustlermane]

Pro-b, thanks for the review of Like Someone in Love - sadly this film didn't get a theatrical release in this country so I'm itching to see it.

Can I just ask - I couldn't tell from your comments (which may have been on purpose) - do you think the UK or US release is stronger? The only thing I can differentiate much on is the price, which favours the UK one...

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by amoergosum

Am I the only one here who wants an upgrade of Ratcatcher?
Love this movie.

ME - Also want Swimmer to be released!

[bruce holecheck]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

ME - Also want Swimmer to be released!

Isn't SWIMMER just a short? Seems like a perfect extra for a blu upgrade of RATCATCHER!

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Like Someone In Love Blu-ray REVIEW



Pro-B

I can't even tell you how badly I've been wanting to see this movie.

Thanks for another great review!

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by fdm

Hate to be a whiny baby, but Under The Skin is not a Criterion and I really want to avoid anything [else] even remotely resembling a spoiler, you're not making it easy. Enough already. No Under The Skin threads?

just don't read the posts then when you see the title being discussed. in 8 months, I have not had a single film spoiled by anyone posting on this thread everyone is really good about it.

[Egbert Souse]

My #1 Blu upgrade would be F for Fake. Great opportunity to use the restored version of the promo reel (the DVD uses an abysmal VHS sourced B&W version), include the original Francois Riechenbach documentary.

[grim_tales]

Can't wait to upgrade my DVD of Insomnia, thought that was a really good film

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Out of curiosity, what's everyone's most desired upgrade(s)?

Mine would probably be Spartacus, followed by Mishima.

Here's a thread that may peak your interest.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=237292

[bwdowiak]

I saw Blue is the Warmest Color over the weekend and thought it was incredible. I felt that it captured all of the emotions of young love better than any other film in recent memory. The fact that it centers around a lesbian relationship is beside the point. I empathized so much with Adele. So realistic. Takes #7 out of 55 recent CC titles I've seen.

[Grethiwha]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Out of curiosity, what's everyone's most desired upgrade(s)?

Mine would probably be Spartacus, followed by Mishima.

Here are my top 20... So many Japanese films I love and am waiting for...

1. Kwaidan
2. Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
3. The Human Condition
4. The Bad Sleep Well
5. Onibaba
6. Dodes'ka-den
7. Ugetsu
8. Rebel Samurai: Sixties Swordplay Classics
9. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
10. Ikiru
11. Drunken Angel
12. The Lower Depths
13. Madadayo
14. Empire of Passion
15. The Exterminating Angel
16. The Virgin Spring
17. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
18. Red Beard
19. Stray Dog
20. The Burmese Harp

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I saw Blue is the Warmest Color over the weekend and thought it was incredible. I felt that it captured all of the emotions of young love better than any other film in recent memory. The fact that it centers around a lesbian relationship is beside the point. I empathized so much with Adele. So realistic. Takes #7 out of 55 recent CC titles I've seen.

does anyone know what English language movie she goes to see with the boy in the early part of the film?

The dialogue seemed vaguely familiar with me. I googled and looked on IMDB and there is no mention of it.

[GenPion]

Originally Posted by hustlermane

Pro-b, thanks for the review of Like Someone in Love - sadly this film didn't get a theatrical release in this country so I'm itching to see it.

Can I just ask - I couldn't tell from your comments (which may have been on purpose) - do you think the UK or US release is stronger? The only thing I can differentiate much on is the price, which favours the UK one...

I was wondering this myself.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I saw Blue is the Warmest Color over the weekend and thought it was incredible. I felt that it captured all of the emotions of young love better than any other film in recent memory. The fact that it centers around a lesbian relationship is beside the point. I empathized so much with Adele. So realistic. Takes #7 out of 55 recent CC titles I've seen.

Glad you liked it! It's one of my favorite films of last year.

RE: The movie they see.

I don't remember off the top of my head what they see, but didn't she like some older actor like Bogart? Maybe they saw one of his films. I can't remember without throwing it in. Sorry!

[Coen]

Originally Posted by fdm

Hate to be a whiny baby, but Under The Skin is not a Criterion and I really want to avoid anything [else] even remotely resembling a spoiler, you're not making it easy. Enough already. No Under The Skin threads?

GEORGE: Did anybody see Firestorm?

MR. ROSS: Firestorm, that's a hell of a picture.

GEORGE: Yeah.

MR. ROSS: Remember when they had the helicopter land on top of that car --

FRANK: Hey! Hey! Come on! Come on! I haven't seen it yet.

MR. ROSS: It doesn't have anything to do with the plot!

FRANK: Still! Still! I like to go in fresh!

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Coen

GEORGE: Did anybody see Firestorm?

MR. ROSS: Firestorm, that's a hell of a picture.

GEORGE: Yeah.

MR. ROSS: Remember when they had the helicopter land on top of that car --

FRANK: Hey! Hey! Come on! Come on! I haven't seen it yet.

MR. ROSS: It doesn't have anything to do with the plot!

FRANK: Still! Still! I like to go in fresh!

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Glad you liked it! It's one of my favorite films of last year.

RE: The movie they see.

I don't remember off the top of my head what they see, but didn't she like some older actor like Bogart? Maybe they saw one of his films. I can't remember without throwing it in. Sorry!

To say I liked it would be an understatement. I'd call it one of my favorite new movies of the last 5 years or so. Granted I don't see anywhere close to the number of new releases that most others here do, so take it with a grain of salt, but it wiped me out. When I saw it on Saturday night, I told my wife.. "we won't be watching anything tomorrow." Experiences like that have been few and far between.

Not really familiar with this critic on RT, but his quote sums it up best for me:

Jordan Hoffman from Film.com:

"If you don't see yourself in its depiction of intense emotion I both envy and pity you."