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prior · 11-30-2014, 09:57 PM

I love GoT, so maybe I'm gonna buy it then.

Polaroid · 11-30-2014, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by prior

What do you guys think about the replay value of Marketa Lazarova? I'm a little undecided 'cause it's a blind buy.

YES YES YES

It has so much replay value imo!

You won't 'get it' on first viewing and thats not bad, you don't need to understand it first time, just enjoy the incredible cinematography and film making!

It requires so many revisits for its beauty and understanding, its an INCrEDIBLE piece of cinema and its mind blowing! I would never have discovered this gem without Criterion!

Seriously if you have the patients its so worth it! There is so much to take form this and its just mind-blowing!

I adore it and its its one of my fave blind buys!

BohemianGraham · 11-30-2014, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by prior

I love GoT, so maybe I'm gonna buy it then.

http://www.thesamecinemaeverynight.n...movie-for-you/ - here's a review.

Clare2904 · 11-30-2014, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Marlow27

Watched The Gold Rush last night. What an utter delight. My first Chaplin (long overdue), and just a total delight. Some of the effects and shots they pulled off are stunningly impressive for the time too.

And the Criterion release, with both versions is just a great example of the work Criterion do.

Snap. Which version did you watch first? I watched the 1925 one and I'm watching 1942 now then the Extras.

Roninblues · 11-30-2014, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Light Sleeper is almost a 90's version of a film such as Taxi Driver, complete with an ending you really didn't see coming. I have to admit that I've only seen a handful of Schrader films, but he was featured prominently in the Talking with Ozu documentary on the supplements in Tokyo Story, which I recently viewed. I also just watched Paul Schrader's splendid interview in the Persona supplements as well.

Has anyone purchased or seen Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters? This is the only official Schrader film in the Criterion catalog, aside from his writing credits in Scorcese's The Last Temptation of Christ.

Purchased when it first came out and awaiting a upgrade.

Roninblues · 11-30-2014, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Polaroid

I have Pina on DVD and loooooove it. How does the Bluray compare? Does the 3D make a difference/worth it?

I thought some of the numbers in 3D were awesome and the others were good to OK.

Roninblues · 11-30-2014, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by aes3728

One last pick before sale is over and need help deciding on one:

The Big Chill
Ride the Whirlwind/The Shooting
Y tu Mama Tambien

All blind buys.

Two for one.

BohemianGraham · 11-30-2014, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Roninblues

Two versions and a book.

Aren't you confusing this with Red River? That's the release that has the two versions and the original novel (and the DVD version).

jw007 · 11-30-2014, 11:09 PM

I went to B&N today for my final mini haul... bought Kurosawa's High and Low after much reluctance. I sure hope this is a good blind buy. I was able to use the 30% coupon again. This makes it 4 times on 4 separate purchases.

The Great Owl · 11-30-2014, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jw007

I went to B&N today for my final mini haul... bought Kurosawa's High and Low after much reluctance. I sure hope this is a good blind buy. I was able to use the 30% coupon again. This makes it 4 times on 4 separate purchases.

High and Low is an outstanding movie, and it's one of the most gripping titles in the Criterion queue.

I intended to watch my copy of L'Avventura today, and had been planning to do so all week. Instead, I made the spontaneous decision to watch a double feature of the Kino Lorber titles, White Lightning and Gator, earlier today, and I'm about to watch a double feature of Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can. This is probably why rednecks like me should not be allowed to own Blu-ray players.

WonderWeasel · 12-01-2014, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

I went to B&N today for my final mini haul... bought Kurosawa's High and Low after much reluctance. I sure hope this is a good blind buy. I was able to use the 30% coupon again. This makes it 4 times on 4 separate purchases.

That was my blind buy for my final one, too! It was actually recommended to me by a guy I saw pick up a couple of Fellini movies, so I figured his taste in movies couldn't be too bad

Worst case scenario, I spent $15.32 on an "average" Kurosawa movie, which is still miles above most directors' best.

BohemianGraham · 12-01-2014, 11:00 AM

High and Low is also a rare instance where the film is so much better than the source novel. Kurosawa makes Kingo far more sympathetic and human.

And I just ordered My Darling Clementine with the B&N cyber Monday coupon. I'm spent for this sale.

format916 · 12-01-2014, 11:53 AM

i watched the vanishing last night, i kinda wasnt into it this time around. i found some scenes with rex over the top and laughable. i wanna watch the remake now.

shadedpain4 · 12-01-2014, 12:33 PM

With my purchase of the Drunken Angel dvd this morning, I now own all 30 Kurosawa films (plus a few odds and ends).

So good news! Expect a ton of Kurosawa upgrades from Criterion this year!

PowellPressburger · 12-01-2014, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by format916

i watched the vanishing last night, i kinda wasnt into it this time around. i found some scenes with rex over the top and laughable. i wanna watch the remake now.

I've always felt that it never grabbed me either. I know many love it but I was really bored by the movie. The movie may have always been built up too much by others. I guess that is why I can watch the US remake and think the same about it. Neither are masterpeices just decent entertainment.

The Great Owl · 12-01-2014, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

With my purchase of the Drunken Angel dvd this morning, I now own all 30 Kurosawa films (plus a few odds and ends).

So good news! Expect a ton of Kurosawa upgrades from Criterion this year!

Drunken Angel is a great Japanese film noir. I'd love to see Criterion upgrade this one to Blu-ray, so thanks for taking one for the team.

BohemianGraham · 12-01-2014, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Drunken Angel is a great Japanese film noir. I'd love to see Criterion upgrade this one to Blu-ray, so thanks for taking one for the team.

Bad Sleep well is my upgrade of choice.

The Great Owl · 12-01-2014, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Bad Sleep well is my upgrade of choice.

That's another great film noir, in the form of a Hamlet adaptation.

I want Stray Dog more than anything, but I hope that Drunken Angel and The Bad Sleep Well are soon to follow. This is all just speculation, though.

monorail91 · 12-01-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dorothyv

So, I watched Jean Cocteau's Beauty & the Beast for the first time last night, and I absolutely loved it.

Given my reaction to that film, I should probably also pick up Cocteau's Orpheus before the end of the B&N sale, right?

Nah Orpheus I wasn't really feeling. Beauty and the Beast is way better IMO.

Though Black Orpheus (totally different film) is fantastic!

BohemianGraham · 12-01-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by monorail91

Nah Orpheus I wasn't really feeling. Beauty and the Beast is way better IMO.

Though Black Orpheus (totally different film) is fantastic!

This. I hopefully got Beauty and the Beast today, and own Black Orpheus already. The supplements on Black Orpheus are fantastic too.

EDIT: Alas, no Beauty and the Beast, but I did Get my copies of Demy, La Dolce Vita, Macbeth, Tess, red shoes, Ivan's childhood, and makioka sisters

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11-30-2014, 09:57 PM	#116001
prior Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:103 DVD collection:4	I love GoT, so maybe I'm gonna buy it then.

11-30-2014, 11:09 PM	#116009
jw007 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Between PA, NJ, FL, and the Middle East Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	I went to B&N today for my final mini haul... bought Kurosawa's High and Low after much reluctance. I sure hope this is a good blind buy. I was able to use the 30% coupon again. This makes it 4 times on 4 separate purchases.

12-01-2014, 11:00 AM	#116012
BohemianGraham Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Nouvelle-Écosse, Canada Blu-ray collection:397 DVD collection:458 Blu-ray reviews: 9	High and Low is also a rare instance where the film is so much better than the source novel. Kurosawa makes Kingo far more sympathetic and human. And I just ordered My Darling Clementine with the B&N cyber Monday coupon. I'm spent for this sale.

12-01-2014, 11:53 AM	#116013
format916 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2011 Location:South Florida 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:497 DVD collection:429 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	i watched the vanishing last night, i kinda wasnt into it this time around. i found some scenes with rex over the top and laughable. i wanna watch the remake now.

12-01-2014, 12:33 PM	#116014
shadedpain4 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:2749 DVD collection:94 Trading Score:6	With my purchase of the Drunken Angel dvd this morning, I now own all 30 Kurosawa films (plus a few odds and ends). So good news! Expect a ton of Kurosawa upgrades from Criterion this year!

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