The Criterion Collection

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by smoss469

Almost all the way through My Dinner With Andre and wow... one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's challenging Breathless for worst CC release.

Thankfully I recorded it off TCM and didn't spend money on it. I'm struggling to make it through to the end, hopefully I can finish up the last little bit tomorrow after work.

And for anyone who is wondering why I hated it, the character of Andre is the most boring, "Searching for meaning" character I've ever seen. I imagine him as the type of character that thinks everything has a deeper meaning and nothing can be taken at face value. If there were an art gallery opening, he would be there to lecture the first time goers about how you have to look beyond the strokes that were painted into the strokes that weren't painted; and how the use of light colors shows the artists inner melon-collie etc. IE you'd smack him if you were there.

I think I made it half an hour, maybe, before I shut it off, which is not something I will commonly do.

Originally Posted by hustlermane

This may sound blasphemous on these forums, but I think one of the tradeoffs of being in the blu era for Criterion is the left field choices like these seem to have been neglected, presumably because of the prohibitive cost or of not being up to blu-ray standards. I'd have no problem with Criterion releasing the occasionally DVD-only set if it meant more of the Eclipse/miniseries type thing came out. But when you think of the more inspired intra-medium Criterion choices like Fishing With John, Beastie Boys anthology or even Golden Age of TV set, I can't see those type of things getting released anymore. And something like Rivette's Out 1 seemed to be much more of a possibility a few years ago than it does now, at least from the CC.

But don't get me wrong, I love Criterion's recent output as much as the next person here. Going off Pro-B's review, their release of ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (which I was thinking yesterday, may be the greatest American film ever made in my mind) could very well end up being the best release of the year.

Absolutely. It's why I'm especially thankful for a label like Masters of Cinema, though. While Godard is a Criterion favorite, I could never see them releasing Une femme mariée on blu-ray. Same goes for the early Antonioni and Imamura films. I would also be on board with some DVD only releases, I do still buy DVDs, though I'm not willing to spend nearly as much as I will on a blu-ray release. Criterion does still surprise me from time to time, Judex being one release, Master of the House another recent example, but their sense of adventure seems toned down.

[aes3728]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I sort of feel as if the big box set of November will be a Harold Lloyd set instead.

Im hoping we get the same treat as last year with 4 months 4 boxsets. November is definitely the big one, but September gave us Rossellini last year so maybe Tati this? Also has Cassavettes, Zatoichi and WCF. If they set the precedent last year, we are in for a solid 4 months.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by aes3728

Im hoping we get the same treat as last year with 4 months 4 boxsets. November is definitely the big one, but September gave us Rossellini last year so maybe Tati this? Also has Cassavettes, Zatoichi and WCF. If they set the precedent last year, we are in for a solid 4 months.

I hope you're right.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by smoss469

Almost all the way through My Dinner With Andre and wow... one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's challenging Breathless for worst CC release.

Thankfully I recorded it off TCM and didn't spend money on it. I'm struggling to make it through to the end, hopefully I can finish up the last little bit tomorrow after work.

And for anyone who is wondering why I hated it, the character of Andre is the most boring, "Searching for meaning" character I've ever seen. I imagine him as the type of character that thinks everything has a deeper meaning and nothing can be taken at face value. If there were an art gallery opening, he would be there to lecture the first time goers about how you have to look beyond the strokes that were painted into the strokes that weren't painted; and how the use of light colors shows the artists inner melon-collie etc. IE you'd smack him if you were there.

I think My Dinner With Andre is excellent.

I will admit that it gets a bit heavy and difficult to stay focused, but it is incredibly deep. I would love to see it on Blu-ray.

[Snicket]

Completely off base here and just randomly wishing out loud. But how awesome would it be if one of the box sets this fall was the unaltered star wars OT? Now that Disney has distribution it's not impossible that it will get a release some day. Not that I think there is ever going to be even a sliver of a chance this would land on criterion.

That would be so huge for the label and would probably be the best selling Criterion in history.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Completely off base here and just randomly wishing out loud. But how awesome would it be if one of the box sets this fall was the unaltered star wars OT? Now that Disney has distribution it's not impossible that it will get a release some day. Not that I think there is ever going to be even a sliver of a chance this would land on criterion.

That would be so huge for the label and would probably be the best selling Criterion in history.

Criterion releasing unaltered Star Wars?
Well, as much as I'd LOVE that and it would be a dream come true, I think there's more chances of Criterion releasing a Jean Claude van Damme movie..

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by smoss469

And for anyone who is wondering why I hated it, the character of Andre is the most boring, "Searching for meaning" character I've ever seen.

Uh, you do know they're real people, right?
(Whether it's real dialogue is artistic license, but then, so is most celeb-reality TV.)

And Wally, of course, doesn't search for meaning. He takes things at face value, is amazed by all of Andre's travel stories, but doesn't see why meaning has to be "searched" for. ("I could never understand why people think they have to go to the top of Mount Everest to see 'truth', it don't know what makes Mount Everest more 'real' than the newsstand on the corner.")
And that's why it's, like, a conversation.

Originally Posted by iScottie

I think My Dinner With Andre is excellent.
I will admit that it gets a bit heavy and difficult to stay focused, but it is incredibly deep. I would love to see it on Blu-ray.

And keep in mind, before he first uttered "Incontheivable!", Wallace Shawn was respected off-Broadway actor and playwright, and this was the movie that singlehandedly made him a star.
Check out Malle's "sequel", Vanya on 42nd Street, where we see Gregory and Shawn (and an all-star cast) at work in their day jobs in a Chekov rehearsal.

(Gregory was a bit of a mad actor as well as "mad" director, too, for those who've seen The Shadow, The Mosquito Coast, or the '83 PBS Alice in Wonderland.)

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by EricJ

And keep in mind, before he first uttered "Incontheivable!", Wallace Shawn was respected off-Broadway actor and playwright, and this was the movie that singlehandedly made him a star.
Check out Malle's "sequel", Vanya on 42nd Street, where we see Gregory and Shawn (and an all-star cast) at work in their day jobs in a Chekov rehearsal.

I haven't seen My Dinner with Andre, but I LOVE Vanya. It was a really pleasant surprise as I blind bought it on a whim.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Completely off base here and just randomly wishing out loud. But how awesome would it be if one of the box sets this fall was the unaltered star wars OT? Now that Disney has distribution it's not impossible that it will get a release some day. Not that I think there is ever going to be even a sliver of a chance this would land on criterion.

That would be so huge for the label and would probably be the best selling Criterion in history.

There's probably not a sliver of a chance, as you said, but it's fun to enjoy the thought for a short while. I'd love to have the initial theatrical releases of the original trilogy.

I had fun going through all six films on the Star Wars: The Complete Saga last year after I bought the Blu-ray set, and I do not get as riled up about what basically amounts to less than a total of ten minutes of changes over all three movies as many people do, but there's no substitute for the movies in their original form.

[Jakamarak]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

My copy already came and its a stunning film, I am in love with it.

Where did you order Picnic at Hanging Rock to get it so early? There are some upcoming Criterion releases I'd love to receive a week or more before the street date! The Essential Jacques Demy, please! Do people know of sellers that routinely ship pre-orders early?

[ShellOilJunior]

Godzilla is $16.99 on Amazon.

[dana martin]

anyone know the start date for B&N next 50% off sale

[The Bronx Bull]

Originally Posted by dana martin

anyone know the start date for B&N next 50% off sale

July 8.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by EricJ

And keep in mind, before he first uttered "Incontheivable!", Wallace Shawn was respected off-Broadway actor and playwright, and this was the movie that singlehandedly made him a star.
Check out Malle's "sequel", Vanya on 42nd Street, where we see Gregory and Shawn (and an all-star cast) at work in their day jobs in a Chekov rehearsal.

(Gregory was a bit of a mad actor as well as "mad" director, too, for those who've seen The Shadow, The Mosquito Coast, or the '83 PBS Alice in Wonderland.)

I've been meaning to check it out for a while now, so I'll probably watch it now this week.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by dana martin

anyone know the start date for B&N next 50% off sale

https://forum.blu-ray.com/search.php?searchid=21634712

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Uh, you do know they're real people, right?
(Whether it's real dialogue is artistic license, but then, so is most celeb-reality TV.)

Wallace Shawn has gone on record starring they are playing themselves, IE acting, not a true documentary. So it's not just them being themselves.

[Polaroid]

Really want some more Lars Von Trier or Malick added to collection... oh and Lynch.

Bit depressing the day I look forward to most in 15th of every month lol XD

Also - How safe is it selling Criterions on here? I want to start selling my DVD's as I have most of them on Blu now so seems a waste :/ - I'd sell on Ebay but you end up paying so much towards Ebay :/

[The Bronx Bull]

Here's my "Hit List" for the upcoming B&N sale.

These were already ordered, or will be by tomorrow, using the $8 coupon codes for B&N.com, totaling $15.99/piece:

All that Heaven Allows
Overlord
The Hidden Fortress
Ace in the Hole

For the July B&N sale:

Picnic at Hanging Rock (the packaging with the novel looks phenomenal)
Judex (haven't seen this, but I'm intrigued)
Insomnia
Persona
L'Eclisse (maybe)
Red River (maybe, the packaging is way too large for my tastes)

And while I like these titles below, I don't think they are "buy" worthy for me:

A Hard Day's Night
Pickpocket
Scanners

[MitchA17]

Got my order from the B2G1 sale in the mail today .

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by MitchA17

Got my order from the B2G1 sale in the mail today .

Enjoy! I absolutely love the Breaking The Waves release, amazing package, incredible transfer, awesome bonuses!