The Criterion Collection

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Nobody is going to talk you out of it because Kieslowski is one of the greatest filmmakers who ever graced this world.

...who are you?

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Nobody is going to talk you out of it because Kieslowski is one of the greatest filmmakers who ever graced this world.

I would say that the Three Colors trilogy is one of the safest blind buys, but it is not one that be consumed quickly and have an opinion right away. I remember when I first saw them, I put some space between Blue, White and finally the amazing Red, and it made them more impactful. All of them get better on repeat viewings, especially Red.

[Will G]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

This is anybody's last chance to talk me out the Three Colors trilogy.

Otherwise I shall take off the wrapping and watch it tonight.

I'm not kidding...I'll do it!

Let the blood of my bank account be on your hands.

I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on the other three films. Maybe Blue is a better starting point?

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

This is anybody's last chance to talk me out the Three Colors trilogy.

Otherwise I shall take off the wrapping and watch it tonight.

I'm not kidding...I'll do it!

Let the blood of my bank account be on your hands.

Don't do it because the transfer for Bleu is messed up.

Get this instead:

http://www.amazon.com/Three-Colors-T.../dp/B000083C5F

[Edward J Grug III]

DVD? Why don't I just drink out of the toilet?

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by RojD

... Melina Mercouri, who never strikes me as sexy here despite the film relying on it. I'm glad she and Dassin were in love, but she mostly irritated me in the film and her come-on seemed a bit sad.

Haha, completely agree here.

I am confident Rififi will work better for me on the next viewing.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

DVD? Why don't I just drink out of the toilet?

Because the BD is actually inferior to the DVD?

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Because the BD is actually inferior to the DVD?

That is not a good reason to drink out of a toilet.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

That is not a good reason to drink out of a toilet.

The BD is Drano.

[Lord Summerisle]

I apologize if this has already been discussed, (it's a huge thread ya know). but are the dual format editions being reiussed as separate BD/DVD releases? I just bought Foreign Correspondent and it is BD only. But a couple others that I bought are in fact dual format. I guess I'm in the minority but I kind of with they would continue the dual format releases. Oh well.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Lord Summerisle

I apologize if this has already been discussed, (it's a huge thread ya know). but are the dual format editions being reiussed as separate BD/DVD releases? I just bought Foreign Correspondent and it is BD only. But a couple others that I bought are in fact dual format. I guess I'm in the minority but I kind of with they would continue the dual format releases. Oh well.

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3195-re-format

[PaperThinWalls]

Originally Posted by DenOfEarth

Who wants Criterion to do Dead of Night (1945)?

Me! Terrific anthology film, but unsure if Criterion can get their hands on it since I think Studio Canal has the rights to it here like they do in the UK. I could be wrong, though.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Because the BD is actually inferior to the DVD?

Incorrect. The DVD version, per Mulvaney, was zoomed in on that scene to hide the boom at the top. Criterion opted not to do so because it altered the composition of the scene, and others, too dramatically; detail was lost on the side and top of the screen. The supposed framing issues were deliberate, in an attempt to recreate the film as close to how it appeared in theaters.

The DVD version has significantly less detail and cinematic feel, and represents the tinkering of those that did the transfer, altering the original and purposeful look of the film. Inferior? Certainly not.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Incorrect. The DVD version, per Mulvaney, was zoomed in on that scene to hide the boom at the top. Criterion opted not to do so because it altered the composition of the scene, and others, too dramatically; detail was lost on the side and top of the screen. The supposed framing issues were deliberate, in an attempt to recreate the film as close to how it appeared in theaters.

I saw Bleu in theaters. It did not look like this.

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

I saw Bleu in theaters. It did not look like this.

You remember how far up the screen the title of a movie you saw in the theatre twenty years ago was?

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

You remember how far up the screen the title of a movie you saw in the theatre twenty years ago was?

Yes.

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Yes.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...e-fake/281558/

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...e-fake/281558/

You don't have to believe me. The BD still looks like trash.

[DanFan]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

I saw Bleu in theaters. It did not look like this.

Hmmm, framing issues on Criterion Blu-rays. interesting.

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

You don't have to believe me. The BD still looks like trash.

Like trash? Well, that's not the general consensus.

But would you believe someone who insists they remember the exact placement of a logo on a black screen from their viewing of the film in the cinema 20 years earlier?

Especially if that person most likely watch the zoomed in DVD multiple times, probably changing their memory, in the years between seeing the movie in the cinema and viewing the blu ray?