The Criterion Collection

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Just finished Repo Man. I pretty much loved everything about the film, but the ending. Haha.

It's currently my favorite cover, but Lord Of The Flies (the new one) is a close second.

That was quick

My favorite cover is Hunger, but this one is in the top 5 for sure.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by RojD

All in on this one with you, Dude. I was uncompelled for a long time to check out Leon Morin because a movie about a priest who wants to talk about theology just didn't sound interesting to me. It was close the last Melville I watched, but it's in the top of the ones I like. Like you talk about, the historical setting is unique, and the sublimation of passion in the discussions makes you breathe deeply just for some relief. And the film has incredible humanism; I'm struck that Melville had little to no religious faith but could so clearly see -- and show -- how faith works in the life of someone who believes. I think this film is a huge achievement, and you expressed that very well.

Admittedly knowing little about Melville's films, this is the one I'm looking forward to seeing the most. Army of Shadows has me intrigued after reading the high recommendations in here. I'm not sure about Le Cercle Rouge ... but in fairness, I haven't really spent the time to thoroughly check it out either.

I'm hot and cold on Last Year At Marienbad. No offense to anybody, but when I look at the trailer, it looks boring as heck to me. But then I started watching the entire film on youtube and the next thing you know the first third of the movie seemed to fly by, before I had to turn it off when I had to leave the house.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by octagon

There hasn't exactly been a flood of Paramount titles finding their way to Criterion but Rosemary's Baby leave at least a little room for hope.

There's been several if we're going by blu-ray only:

http://www.criterionforum.org/search...=studio&fid=77

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

It's a Wonderful Life is Frank Capra's greatest film, however several fans prefer Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I can see Criterion Collection releasing that film.

Since Sony has given up on Catalog titles on Blu ray I'd say the Columbia Capra films will end up with either Criterion or Twilight Time. Unless Warner enters an agreement with them too.

[AverageAtBest]

I am new to this thread and forum but I am kinda new to criterion collection. Any pointers you would have? I have 29 spines right now all of which are blu-ray.

Also jealous at everyone who was able to pick up Repo Man today. I gotta wait til next week.

[yhzmr]

Originally Posted by octagon

I'm a big Arsenic and Old Lace fan but It Happened One Night seems like a much better fit. If they have to have a Capra (and that's not a slap at Capra) that's probably the best fit.



The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance would be fantastic. John Ford, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and a who's who of character/supporting actors.

There hasn't exactly been a flood of Paramount titles finding their way to Criterion but Rosemary's Baby leave at least a little room for hope.

Speaking of Capra, Criterion should pursue a release of his 1937 big budget foray into fantasy Lost Horizon. The DVD copy that I own was the result of a film preservationist named Robert Gitt who worked over a period of 25 years finding lost footage the world over to restore it to its original 132 min. running time. 24 min. were cut during WWII to tone down its pacifist message. The Columbia release is admirable but the results could be stunning given the Criterion treatment.

Paramount's distribution deal with WB doesn't bode well for future Criterion releases.

[Edward J Grug III]

I am keen for any and all Capra films to be given the Criterion treatment.

Arsenic and Old Lace is my favourite too.

[AverageAtBest]

Oh as for my collection I have the following:

Seven Samurai, The Lady Vanishes, Walkabout, The Seventh Seal, Salo, Tokyo Drifter, Brazil, For All Mankind, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Blob, 8 1/2, Traffic, Solaris, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Naked Lunch, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Chungking Express, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Gomorrah, Hunger, Cronos, Blow Out, The Great Dictator, The Killing, Identification of a Woman, Godzilla, Rosemary's Baby, On The Waterfront, Badlands

[Abdrewes]

I need to create a music video for Lady Gaga's "I like it Rough" set to scenes from In the Realm of the Senses.

[Scottie]

I just watched Tokyo Drifter. It was a lot different than what I expected.

It was a rather simple plot, but it was a fun little, short movie. I really liked the directing and the vibrant colors in the film. If the average person didn't know better, they would have thought it was filmed a lot later than the 1960s.

A lot of the directing seemed to mirror some of the directing from Tarantino's Kill Bill films, minus all of the silhouette fighting.

[Enki2460]

Hi, has anyone seen the Devil's Backbone and can comment on its quality? I am a huge fan of Pan's Labyrinth, so is the movie similar to that? Also, I am not a particularly big fan of horror movies. Scenes where you can tell what is coming are fine (like the Pale Man scene) but scenes where stuff jumps out at you suddenly cause me to have a heart attack haha. I know this is pretty specific but does anyone know if this movie is heavy on that? Sorry if this movie has been discussed earlier, I looked through the last couple pages but this thread moves fast! Thanks

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I just watched Tokyo Drifter. It was a lot different than what I expected.

It was a rather simple plot, but it was a fun little, short movie. I really liked the directing and the vibrant colors in the film. If the average person didn't know better, they would have thought it was filmed a lot later than the 1960s.

A lot of the directing seemed to mirror some of the directing from Tarantino's Kill Bill films, minus all of the silhouette fighting.

Have you seen Branded to Kill yet?

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Enki2460

Hi, has anyone seen the Devil's Backbone and can comment on its quality? I am a huge fan of Pan's Labyrinth, so is the movie similar to that? Also, I am not a particularly big fan of horror movies. Scenes where you can tell what is coming are fine (like the Pale Man scene) but scenes where stuff jumps out at you suddenly cause me to have a heart attack haha. I know this is pretty specific but does anyone know if this movie is heavy on that? Sorry if this movie has been discussed earlier, I looked through the last couple pages but this thread moves fast! Thanks

It's one of Del Toro's best. It's a bit slow and reserved. It has a similar setting to Pan's Labyrinth. In fact, some think of Cronos, DB and PL as a trilogy of sorts. They are all among Del Toro's best imho.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

"TV party tonight! TV party tonight!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGyOEWGtmRk

Back in middle school I almost always listened to my Black Flag cassette tapes while mowing the lawn, so this song has such a strong nostalgic pull on me. Even now, years later, whenever I mow the lawn, I find myself singing Black Flag songs.

I might have to give in and get Repo Man before the next sale, although I was trying to budget myself...

[Joe Dalek]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I just watched Tokyo Drifter. It was a lot different than what I expected.

It was a rather simple plot, but it was a fun little, short movie. I really liked the directing and the vibrant colors in the film. If the average person didn't know better, they would have thought it was filmed a lot later than the 1960s.

A lot of the directing seemed to mirror some of the directing from Tarantino's Kill Bill films, minus all of the silhouette fighting.

I HATE it when those '60s Japanese New Wave directors rip off Tarantino!

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I HATE it when those '60s Japanese New Wave directors rip off Tarantino!

Leone seemed to borrow a lot from Tarantino, too.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I just watched Tokyo Drifter. It was a lot different than what I expected.

It was a rather simple plot, but it was a fun little, short movie. I really liked the directing and the vibrant colors in the film. If the average person didn't know better, they would have thought it was filmed a lot later than the 1960s.

A lot of the directing seemed to mirror some of the directing from Tarantino's Kill Bill films, minus all of the silhouette fighting.

Best colors ever! Great movie.

Tarantino probably did draw influence from Tokyo Drifter.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by AverageAtBest

Oh as for my collection I have the following:

Seven Samurai, The Lady Vanishes, Walkabout, The Seventh Seal, Salo, Tokyo Drifter, Brazil, For All Mankind, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Blob, 8 1/2, Traffic, Solaris, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Naked Lunch, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Chungking Express, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Gomorrah, Hunger, Cronos, Blow Out, The Great Dictator, The Killing, Identification of a Woman, Godzilla, Rosemary's Baby, On The Waterfront, Badlands

Great collection so far!

If you can make your way to a Barnes and Noble to find the recently out-of-print Melville Blu-rays (Leon Morin, Priest , Army of Shadows, and Le Cercle Rouge) before they're gone, then I guarantee that you'll be happy with those films.

[AverageAtBest]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Great collection so far!

If you can make your way to a Barnes and Noble to find the recently out-of-print Melville Blu-rays (Leon Morin, Priest , Army of Shadows, and Le Cercle Rouge) before they're gone, then I guarantee that you'll be happy with those films.

I actually got beat out on Army of Shadows at the Barnes and Noble by me. They didn't have the other two but I missed a message from a friend that those were going OOP and didn't get them before they went OOP.

I am still debating how to handle Criterion buying for the next few months as I save up for the July sale though. I can't get enough of the Criterion Collection though. It is helping me expand my cinematic horizons and I expanding my collection at the same time.

[tonylopez]

Originally Posted by Enki2460

Hi, has anyone seen the Devil's Backbone and can comment on its quality? I am a huge fan of Pan's Labyrinth, so is the movie similar to that? Also, I am not a particularly big fan of horror movies. Scenes where you can tell what is coming are fine (like the Pale Man scene) but scenes where stuff jumps out at you suddenly cause me to have a heart attack haha. I know this is pretty specific but does anyone know if this movie is heavy on that? Sorry if this movie has been discussed earlier, I looked through the last couple pages but this thread moves fast! Thanks

THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE is a great film that is actually very easily comparable to PAN'S LABYRINTH. It is a mixed bag of coming of age drama, ghost story, set at the end of war. This movie gets creepy as hell but like most Del Toro films, man is the one to be feared. This movie goes places that are not conventional and I am all the more grateful for it. I saw this film before I watched PL and I was able to meet Del Toro in person and I believe this film will reassure you that his films can be truly magnificent and cross a multitude of genres. You will not regret this blind buy.