The Criterion Collection - Page 595 - Blu-ray Forum

Garcian · 07-01-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by g.schweet

Not one Louis Malle film.

The list just seems like a popularity contest. I mean Amélie #2

Come on, I love it, but be serious.

It's a list by a mainstream magazine so it's bound to have an air of the popular about it (& not to be taken that seriously of course). That said, if it convinces a few more people to try out some of these films then fair play to 'em.

ShellOilJunior · 07-01-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by KENTA

I'm officially in heaven..
The Night of the Hunter and The Sweet Smell of Success to be released on Blu..
Now bring on Paths of Glory next

Agreed but don't stop there----how about The Killing, too?

BTW Thank Heavens on the BN sale dates. Finally people will STOP ASKING FOR THE DATES (Like they have for 7 months). Naturally, come 8/2 it will go back to "SO WHEN IS THE NEXT BN SALE?"

bluskies · 07-01-2010, 11:09 AM

I would love for Criterion to release Sweet Smell of Success, and I don't want to throw water on the fire...but does it say anywhere on the Criterion Facebook page that the film on the screen (Sweet Smell of Success) is being prepared for Blu-ray? Isn't it possible that it could be DVD only?

KENTA · 07-01-2010, 11:43 AM

Night of the Hunter will definitely be a blu release , therefore I think you can get excited about Sweet Smell of Success being released on blu too

Grubert · 07-01-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Volume11

Dude, the steelbook mafia are ten times worse...theres dudes in those threads that have more blu steels than I do blus altogether... and its not cool...not at all.

For real. I think some of them would be all over a Battlefield: Earth steelbook.

rkish · 07-01-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

How many of you all are thinking the world is ending because cases are different looks and sizes?

Beating a dead horse... bringing up/asking something that has been discussed a thousand times before

I know that there are some "purists" out there...but sometimes alternative cases can be a nice touch.

I happen to like the "digibook" case for The Matrix...MUCH more than the BD slipcase.

rkish · 07-01-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KENTA

I'm officially in heaven..
The Night of the Hunter and The Sweet Smell of Success to be released on Blu..
Now bring on Paths of Glory next

YES on Paths of Glory!!!

And I know there are mixed feelings...but I would LOVE to see "Barry Lyndon" get a Criterion release on BD as well. WB doesn't seem to be in any rush to do this and it would look dynamite with a proper transfer (unlike Spartacus

).

rkish · 07-01-2010, 12:33 PM

Last post for now...gotta get to work!

I rented "Close-up" from NetFlix and though it was an interesting film...it just didn't grab me. I wound up watching it last night and then putting in the mail last night as well, in the hopes that I would get "Everlasting Moments" by Saturday (I didn't even check out the supplements on Close-Up).

I'm trying to check out as many Criterion titles as possible, before July 12.

Beta Man · 07-01-2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Volume11

And how in the hell do you you not like the Lord of the Rings?

I only saw the first one completely..... didn't make it through the second one, and never tried the third one....... I'm sure it's well done, but it's one of the few genres that I just can't get into...... But like I said, I'm sure it was done well.....

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Originally Posted by rkish

And I know there are mixed feelings...but I would LOVE to see "Barry Lyndon" get a Criterion release on BD as well. WB doesn't seem to be in any rush to do this and it would look dynamite with a proper transfer (unlike Spartacus

).

Unfortunately the only copy of "Barry Lyndon" I have was part of a Kubrick Box-set..... and the transfer isn't that great, and it lacks supplemental material..... I'd be all over this Blu-ray!

jmcy2k · 07-01-2010, 01:23 PM

Still no pre-orders for Sept releases? (except for Thin Red Line, of course)

RaymondLuxuryYacht · 07-01-2010, 01:32 PM

Kubrick has quite a chunk of his legacy on Blu-ray already:
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Eyes Wide Shut

But perhaps home entertainment managers for the big corporations (Time Warner, Sony, etc.) don't want to overdo themselves with pumping out their film libraries and using up valuable plastic and silicon to make DVDs and Blu-rays that might not get bought.

Profit is (OBVIOUSLY!!!) important to them, which is why "Paths of Glory", "Barry Lyndon" and the especially controversial "Lolita" are wayyyyy back on the back burner ...... they aren't quite as popular as "2001" and "The Shining".

Beta Man · 07-01-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcy2k

Still no pre-orders for Sept releases? (except for Thin Red Line, of course)

Charade, Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence, and Breathless are all up for pre-order on Criterion's site......

jmcy2k · 07-01-2010, 01:40 PM

My apologies for not being more precise, I tend to look on Amazon firstly.

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Charade, Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence, and Breathless are all up for pre-order on Criterion's site......

Beta Man · 07-01-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcy2k

My apologies for not being more precise, I tend to look on Amazon firstly.

Ah gotcha..... as do I actually..... but right now, it's all about "Preparation" for Barnes and Nobles!!!

P@t_Mtl · 07-01-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcy2k

My apologies for not being more precise, I tend to look on Amazon firstly.

As do I since the shipping charges from Criterion are just too much for me

jacobsever · 07-01-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

That might be possible, but I don't partake in the consumption of alcoholic beverages

straight edge?!

Xerios · 07-01-2010, 04:20 PM

last time it was 4 weeks and 2 days till i got my 3 replacement cases.... and that was before the disclosure on page one... i just sent money today for a replacement case, lets see if they can do better <3

captveg · 07-01-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RaymondLuxuryYacht

Kubrick has quite a chunk of his legacy on Blu-ray already:
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Eyes Wide Shut

But perhaps home entertainment managers for the big corporations (Time Warner, Sony, etc.) don't want to overdo themselves with pumping out their film libraries and using up valuable plastic and silicon to make DVDs and Blu-rays that might not get bought.

Profit is (OBVIOUSLY!!!) important to them, which is why "Paths of Glory", "Barry Lyndon" and the especially controversial "Lolita" are wayyyyy back on the back burner ...... they aren't quite as popular as "2001" and "The Shining".

Warner will inevitably go Blu on Barry Lyndon and Lolita the next time through their Kubrick promotion cycle. As Warner is the only major studio consistently releasing catalog titles on Blu, I'm more than happy to let them get to them eventually and allow Criterion to focus on other films (such as the MGM bounty we shall be reaping over the next year or two).

One has to remember that Warner released their five other Kubrick films (2001, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, Full Metal Jacket, Clockwork Orange) back in Fall 2007 on both Blu-ray and HD-DVD, including various international versions. That was a rather large project for WB, and IIRC the initial sales were slightly below expectations (which was one of the reasons for them ending the format war in January 2008).

ccfixx · 07-01-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

straight edge?!

Just straight... with a slight bit of joking-around queerness.

Plus, I'm too far past the age limit of labeling myself as one thing or another... especially something like "straight edge." Maybe, when I was back in my early teens and thought I was cool, but I'll leave all that back in the '80s with Minor Threat.

CC

jacobsever · 07-01-2010, 05:25 PM

I'm 22 and have considered myself straight edge since I was 15!

It's a little childish, but Minor Threat is still one of my favorite bands.

Anyway, anyone see the picture Criterion posted on their facebook page about a half hour ago?

07-01-2010, 11:43 AM	#11884
KENTA Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Austria Blu-ray collection:103	Night of the Hunter will definitely be a blu release , therefore I think you can get excited about Sweet Smell of Success being released on blu too Last edited by KENTA; 07-01-2010 at 11:46 AM.

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07-01-2010, 11:09 AM	#11883
bluskies Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:287 Blu-ray collection:1848 DVD collection:235 Blu-ray reviews: 73	I would love for Criterion to release Sweet Smell of Success, and I don't want to throw water on the fire...but does it say anywhere on the Criterion Facebook page that the film on the screen (Sweet Smell of Success) is being prepared for Blu-ray? Isn't it possible that it could be DVD only?

07-01-2010, 12:33 PM	#11888
rkish Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2008 Location:Dutchess County New York Blu-ray collection:581 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:1	Last post for now...gotta get to work! I rented "Close-up" from NetFlix and though it was an interesting film...it just didn't grab me. I wound up watching it last night and then putting in the mail last night as well, in the hopes that I would get "Everlasting Moments" by Saturday (I didn't even check out the supplements on Close-Up). I'm trying to check out as many Criterion titles as possible, before July 12.

07-01-2010, 01:23 PM	#11890
jmcy2k Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	Still no pre-orders for Sept releases? (except for Thin Red Line, of course)

07-01-2010, 01:32 PM	#11891
RaymondLuxuryYacht Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:4	Kubrick has quite a chunk of his legacy on Blu-ray already: Spartacus Dr. Strangelove 2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange The Shining Full Metal Jacket Eyes Wide Shut But perhaps home entertainment managers for the big corporations (Time Warner, Sony, etc.) don't want to overdo themselves with pumping out their film libraries and using up valuable plastic and silicon to make DVDs and Blu-rays that might not get bought. Profit is (OBVIOUSLY!!!) important to them, which is why "Paths of Glory", "Barry Lyndon" and the especially controversial "Lolita" are wayyyyy back on the back burner ...... they aren't quite as popular as "2001" and "The Shining".

07-01-2010, 04:20 PM	#11897
Xerios Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Irving, TX PSNetwork: Xerios Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:286 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	last time it was 4 weeks and 2 days till i got my 3 replacement cases.... and that was before the disclosure on page one... i just sent money today for a replacement case, lets see if they can do better <3

07-01-2010, 05:25 PM	#11900
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	I'm 22 and have considered myself straight edge since I was 15! It's a little childish, but Minor Threat is still one of my favorite bands. Anyway, anyone see the picture Criterion posted on their facebook page about a half hour ago?

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