The Criterion Collection

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Well, not sure of worse, but this guy isn't exactly likable:



Sure, he's utterly fascinating. But ...

Depends on how sympathetic one is to leftist revolutionaries who use violence as a means to an end.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

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Yeah that guy was a real douche.

...at least he got what was coming to him.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Is there a more unlikeable character in any Criterion film than this guy?

Yes, there is.

"Wipe that face off your head, b-tch!"

[tama]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Yeah that guy was a real douche.

...at least he got what was coming to him.

What film was this again my mind went completely blank

[WonderWeasel]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

Have you seen Carey's opus-The World's Greatest Sinner?

I actually didn't find out about that film until a couple of years ago. The Zappa soundtrack alone makes me want to see it, although the prices of the DVD are a bit off-putting. I don't think I'll ever pay $25 for a DVD again, so I'll have to wait until they show it on TCM again (if they ever do).

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Depends on how sympathetic one is to leftist revolutionaries who use violence as a means to an end.

Well, I generally don't consider Marxists to be leftists in the first place, but that's a potentially very long discussion, and way off track.

[WonderWeasel]

Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

If you go to this page and scroll down to the bottom, you see a 70mm film frame from Playtime and it matches more closely to the newer color timing so I believe it is the more accurate one. Also, 1976 BBC Omnibus episode isn't really missing but rather is moved to the Trafic disc in the Criterion Tati boxset.

The newer transfer was also created partially from the original 65mm negative. There are more screen comparisons here: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...ti_blu-ray.htm

Thanks for the info. When I checked out some of the screenshots on my PC instead of my tablet, I could really see the difference in sharpness/grain structure. I'm just going to wait for either the B&N sale in July, or the upcoming Criterion flash sale and get the box.

[llj]

Originally Posted by tama

What film was this again my mind went completely blank

Fanny and Alexander

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Yes, there is.

"Wipe that face off your head, b-tch!"

Not as bad as this guy imo.

I despise pothead bullies.

...such an odd paradox.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Yes, there is.

"Wipe that face off your head, b-tch!"

Darla Marks is one of my all-time favorite characters. She is SO awful. And endlessly quotable.

[mja345]

These a-holes could definitely stake a claim as most unlikable characters in any Criterion film.



Or how about this guy? Although he is pretty funny in a twisted way.

[Majin Blu]

Originally Posted by mja345

These a-holes could definitely stake a claim as most unlikable characters in any Criterion film.

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Or how about this guy? Although he is pretty funny in a twisted way.

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This lady...I liked nothing about her.

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[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by reelgeek

This lady...I liked nothing about her.

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I hate that *****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Well, I generally don't consider Marxists to be leftists in the first place, but that's a potentially very long discussion, and way off track.

On a side note, Karl Marx is perhaps the most confusing, esoteric writer I've ever tried to read.

I have a Bachelor's degree in English Lit. and a Masters in Journalism...and trying to read The Communist Manifesto was like trying to make sense of the plot of Last Year at Marienbad.

...it was a nightmare.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by CPinheiro

I wish Criterion released more movies from Argentina, specially things from Eliseo Subiela and Carlos Sorin. I've always thought they lack greatly in South American movies btw...

Wow, the day after your post we get this:

Man Facing Southeast

This is the movie I was also thinking would be great to get on blu-ray, Kino is better than nothing

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

I actually didn't find out about that film until a couple of years ago. The Zappa soundtrack alone makes me want to see it, although the prices of the DVD are a bit off-putting. I don't think I'll ever pay $25 for a DVD again, so I'll have to wait until they show it on TCM again (if they ever do).

I think TCM Underground showed it twice and that was it. Fascinating film with non-stop Carey start to finish. It's one of my "Damn, I should have recorded that!" titles. I don't know who controls the rights to it but it definitely would fit nicely in the Collection alongside some of the other cult classics like The Honeymoon Killers, Carnival of Souls, etc. You're right about the current DVD and it's pricing-$25 and, to add insult to injury, it's a MOD!

[llj]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

On a side note, Karl Marx is perhaps the most confusing, esoteric writer I've ever tried to read.

I have a Bachelor's degree in English Lit. and a Masters in Journalism...and trying to read The Communist Manifesto was like trying to make sense of the plot of Last Year at Marienbad.

...it was a nightmare.

What did you think of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, by the way?

Side note: I once tried to read Hitler's Mein Kampf, but couldn't make it through 15 pages. So. Boring. I can't imagine anyone in Germany actually read the whole thing in back in the day.

[TomN245]

I generally like disabled people and kids, but I hate these two:





(Texas Chainsaw Massacre and House by the cemetery. Neither are Criterion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Not as bad as this guy imo.

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I despise pothead bullies.

...such an odd paradox.

Yeah, that scene always hits me a little close to home, because I went to high school with quite a few belligerent rednecks like that, and that guy reminds me of some of those real people.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Yeah, that scene always hits me a little close to home, because I went to high school with quite a few belligerent rednecks like that, and that guy reminds me of some of those real people.

That's why I think Darla is likable as a character -- OK, not likable, but enjoyable. She's so totally insanely over-the-top that she ins't likely to really remind anyone of someone they had to endure during school.

At least, I really, really hope no one had to endure someone like her.