The Criterion Collection

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

The Naked Island was amazing, almost like a silent film. Very poetic, parts of it uplifting and heartbreaking. Criterion needs to release more fllms by Kaneto Shindo.

They haven't hinted at its release but did mention in the past that it was not yet on blu-ray but on Hulu. I can't imagine they'd not release it on disc.

The film would have a lot of fans in this thread once they see it.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

100% blind buys. I'm working my way through the collection, but had maybe seen 3-4 of the Criterion titles before I started collecting. Up until two years ago I was very much in the habit of watching terrible mainstream film. Fortunately, my cinematic world has gotten much better.

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

It sounds like we were in the same boat. Though there have always been some films from the Golden Age of Hollywood that I really liked, I just wasn't that adventurous when it came to my movie selections. A few years back, I decided to take a chance, and see what else was out there. I'm so glad I did.

I hope you enjoy all of your newest additions. Let us know what you think.

This sounds like me, too. I was curious enough to see some of the major foreign classics (e.g., The 400 Blows, La Dolce Vita, etc.,) but most of what I used to get excited about were the films that came out during “Oscar season.” I still see some of those films, but my success rate w/ them is probably less than 50%. I’ve seen so many great films and have come to develop an appreciation for why they are great, that I approach these newer films entirely differently – noticing obnoxious musical cues, contrived plots, etc. I’ve become quite a snob.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

They haven't hinted at its release but did mention in the past that it was not yet on blu-ray but on Hulu. I can't imagine they'd not release it on disc.

The film would have a lot of fans in this thread once they see it.

I'd be curious to see what special features Criterion would come up with.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

I take it you mean the 1946 version. It didn't blow me away either, although I liked it more on a rewatch. The flashbacks were well done and even somewhat groundbreaking, but I prefer the more linear format of the later film. Also we don't get as much Lancaster as I would like. However, the opening scene is terrific.

Yes to everything you said.

Although to be honest...I didn't think it was one of Burt Lancaster's better performances.

Being his very first film, it feels like Burt Lancaster before he really found his voice as an actor.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

I understand, it is just it doesn't fit into any of the more popular science fiction subgenres. Imagine the movie Apollo 13 being made even if those events never occurred in the first place, would it be Science Fiction? I don't think it would fit into the more established definitions of the genre, similar with the movie Gravity.

One of the most discussed topics in science fiction fandom is the very definition of "science fiction". One popular work (published as a mainstream title, rather than as an SF title) that really challenged some definitions was James Michener's Space, essentially a fictionalized version of the history of the space program.

Others have questioned the continuing categorization of nuclear war scenarios as SF, arguing that nuclear weapons not only exist in real life, but they've even been used in war. And yet most fans and critics still treat them as legitimate SF.

The late SF author and critic Damon Knight defined "science fiction" as "whatever I point to and say 'that's science fiction'". It's about as good a definition as any.

And that's not even getting into the whole "Star Wars is fantasy, not science fiction" argument.

[bladelia]

I picked up in the sale

My Own Private Idaho
Make way for tomorrow
Night and the city
Purple noon
Friends of Eddie Coyle
Ride the pink horse
Limelight
Love Streams
Cries and whispers

Plus the free tote bag
I also qualified for my first $50 gift voucher which i will use next time.
By the way when generally is the next sale?

[mja345]

Originally Posted by bladelia

I picked up in the sale

My Own Private Idaho
Make way for tomorrow
Night and the city
Purple noon
Friends of Eddie Coyle
Ride the pink horse
Limelight
Love Streams
Cries and whispers

Plus the free tote bag
I also qualified for my first $50 gift voucher which i will use next time.
By the way when generally is the next sale?

The flash sales are usually about six months apart, so probably in March sometime.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by bladelia

I picked up in the sale

By the way when generally is the next sale?

BN sale in 4-5 weeks.

[pro-bassoonist]

A Room with a View Blu-ray REVIEW



Pro-B

p.s.

I am sorry for the delay guys. There have been some external issues that impacted my schedule during the last 7-10 days. All should be back to normal before the end of the week.

[Martin_31]

Criterion posted a photo of Liv Ullmann. Probably an interview.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Then we've also got Spartacus, You Can't Take it With You, and others that I'm sure I am forgetting about... A GREAT 3 month stretch of releases LEAD by Criterion. That's nonsense about other distributors outdoing them.

True fact: One of the reasons why I held off on buying additional Criterion titles from the Flash sale after using my $10 credit to buy The Honeymoon Killers was so that I would have enough entertainment money left in my budget before payday to buy the Blu-ray of San Andreas next week.

I saw San Andreas at the theater a few months ago, and it absolutely rocked my face. I'm not winning any indie street credibility points here by admitting that, but I've got to have that Blu-ray, especially on my new television setup.

[RobertLuketic]

I ended up grabbing The Innocents, Badlands and Eating Raoul. Thx Criterion!

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

True fact: One of the reasons why I held off on buying additional Criterion titles from the Flash sale after using my $10 credit to buy The Honeymoon Killers was so that I would have enough entertainment money left in my budget before payday to buy the Blu-ray of San Andreas next week.

I saw San Andreas at the theater a few months ago, and it absolutely rocked my face. I'm not winning any indie street credibility points here by admitting that, but I've got to have that Blu-ray, especially on my new television setup.

I appreciate the recommendation! I saw a preview for San Andreas on another blu-ray and it looked like it might be a heckuva fun flick! Now I'm sure to buy it sooner rather than later.

Having enjoyed Errol Morris' The Thin Blue Line so much last month, I decided to watch another of his documentaries tonight, Standard Operating Procedure, a film about the Abu Ghraib prison. Fascinating, disturbing, and provocative pretty well sums up my reaction to it. Afterwards, I decided to decompress and watch my newly acquired copy of Stephen King's Christine. I have to "mix up" my viewing like that to keep my viewing sensibilities sharpened.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

True fact: One of the reasons why I held off on buying additional Criterion titles from the Flash sale after using my $10 credit to buy The Honeymoon Killers was so that I would have enough entertainment money left in my budget before payday to buy the Blu-ray of San Andreas next week.


I saw San Andreas at the theater a few months ago, and it absolutely rocked my face. I'm not winning any indie street credibility points here by admitting that, but I've got to have that Blu-ray, especially on my new television setup.

it was an enjoyable flick & will no doubt Look AND Sound great on BD (the review is up & pretty much confirms that, as expected)


lol, I'm Sure we all have various films like that in our collection. sometimes you just want to shut your brain off & enjoy a good/goofy fun action flick.

what's your new TV setup?

[D2Girls]

Why do terrace malick films reverberate my room so much? I just watched tree of life and it wasn't nearly as bad as thin red line was sinve every 5 minutes hey movie was causing my room to shake due to some weird resonance thing my speakers caused. Anyways i have noticed it in other movies but it's not that bad in even big action scenes.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

True fact: One of the reasons why I held off on buying additional Criterion titles from the Flash sale after using my $10 credit to buy The Honeymoon Killers was so that I would have enough entertainment money left in my budget before payday to buy the Blu-ray of San Andreas next week.

I saw San Andreas at the theater a few months ago, and it absolutely rocked my face. I'm not winning any indie street credibility points here by admitting that, but I've got to have that Blu-ray, especially on my new television setup.

Hey, we like what we like! King Kong vs Godzilla isn't likely to show up in the Collection anytime soon but I enjoy the hell out of it just as much as some titles that are.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by D2Girls

Why do terrace malick films reverberate my room so much? I just watched tree of life and it wasn't nearly as bad as thin red line was sinve every 5 minutes hey movie was causing my room to shake due to some weird resonance thing my speakers caused. Anyways i have noticed it in other movies but it's not that bad in even big action scenes.

It's because Terrence Malick's spirit has possessed your multimedia system as he "recommends that his films be played loud".

[hanshotfirst1138]

I wish I could find a copy of their version of The Third Man on Blu-ray that cost less than a week's pay.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

True fact: One of the reasons why I held off on buying additional Criterion titles from the Flash sale after using my $10 credit to buy The Honeymoon Killers was so that I would have enough entertainment money left in my budget before payday to buy the Blu-ray of San Andreas next week.

I saw San Andreas at the theater a few months ago, and it absolutely rocked my face. I'm not winning any indie street credibility points here by admitting that, but I've got to have that Blu-ray, especially on my new television setup.

To each his own. San Andreas bored me to tears, short of a lesbian scene between Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario, not much could've made it exciting to me.

[D2Girls]

Had har
I watched eraserhead just the other day louder than I watched thin red line. And that was really effing loud. But no reverberation problems with that one. I noticed in thin red line it was this deep rumbling noise that was constantly in the background. Hard to explain and I'm not sure what channel it was coming from but probably the bass

[Bob Kramer]

Originally Posted by D2Girls

Why do terrace malick films reverberate my room so much?

Try watching them on your terrace, where they were meant to be seen.