The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Imagine removing it and ripping the cover of the digipack!

It's part of the shrinkwrap

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's part of the shrinkwrap

Ah, I see. So it's removed anyway..
(i don't imagine anyone is keeping Criterions in their original shrinkwrap, do they?)

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Firecrackker

Do you guys like this movie and does it have decent replay value?

I am a huge silent movie fan but for some reason that didn't click with me, maybe at some point I watch it again.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

well, you shouldn't go so far.
The story was filmed, and film wasn't invented back then!

You're absolutely correct. They should just cancel the release at this point. It's becoming a full on travesty.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Ah, I see. So it's removed anyway..
(i don't imagine anyone is keeping Criterions in their original shrinkwrap, do they?)

Well ... actually ... oh, never mind.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by jmclick

Well ... actually ... oh, never mind.

I can't imagine how anyone could retain that shrinkwrap intact...

[Polaroid]

I've kept my shrink wrap for Zatoichi and the Criterion Designs :-)

[WonderWeasel]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I can't imagine how anyone could retain that shrinkwrap intact...

I don't keep it on regular releases, but I do open my box sets and digipaks with a razor blade so I can keep the plastic on the outer sleeve.

[SkyAntoine]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

It gets worse. The film is going to be on Blu-ray discs and those weren't invented until 2000!

That's why I like my copy of Seventh Seal originally etched on slate. I just wish there wasn't that black crush scene with Bibi.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

That's why I like my copy of Seventh Seal originally etched on slate. I just wish there wasn't that black crush scene with Bibi.

I got rid of all my slates. It was just too much strain on my shelving.

[Darth Marcus]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Is the next B&N sale in June or July? Been meaning to get the three remaining Hitchcock they released into my collection. I regret paying $22 for the Blu-ray disc only version of Foreign Correspondent. Especially since I've been buying the rest of Hitch films for a way more reasonable price.

They're typically in July and November.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by The Bronx Bull

1. The Thin Red Line
2. Seven Samurai
3. Army of Shadows
4. Dazed and Confused
5. Mulholland Drive
6. City Lights
7. Kiss Me Deadly
8. The Battle of Algiers
9. Fanny and Alexander
10. The Life and Death of Col Blimp

On a side note, the Criterion Collection really needs to pick up more Lynch. Maybe not his opus magnum, Blue Velvet, but some of his lesser known but surreal titles, like: Lost Highway, Wild at Heart, or Inland Empire. These would be a good fit, and the current DVD editions really aren't that great.

I always liked your taste in film, bro. I agree of course we need more Lynch releases on Criterion BD. My top 2 wants are The Straight Story and Lost Highway. I think MGM did a decent job with Blue Velvet so I'm fine with keeping that edition. It contains a lot of good supplements and high quality video/audio (David Lynch personally supervised the making of that blu-ray release too).

[jw007]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Criterion.....please??

When I keep looking at that cover artwork, I'm both transported into the movie but at the same time feel like its an inside joke that only Terrence Malick himself understands. It's almost a comedic piece of artwork the more I stare at it... or maybe it reminds me of an illustrated children's book from the early 1980s that I read about the short history of Native Americans in America.

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by jw007

I always liked your taste in film, bro. I agree of course we need more Lynch releases on Criterion BD. My top 2 wants are The Straight Story and Lost Highway. I think MGM did a decent job with Blue Velvet so I'm fine with keeping that edition. It contains a lot of good supplements and high quality video/audio (David Lynch personally supervised the making of that blu-ray release too).

Would be very pleased with The Straight Story. Possibly LH too like you say, though I'd also be interested in Inland Empire purely for supplement purposes and the possibility of getting his digital short films on as bonus features (all of which are of course standard def like the film but you can't actually own anywhere without buying the Lime Green DVD collection).

[Ausjdm]

Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

Would be very pleased with The Straight Story. Possibly LH too like you say, though I'd also be interested in Inland Empire purely for supplement purposes and the possibility of getting his digital short films on as bonus features (all of which are of course standard def like the film but you can't actually own anywhere without buying the Lime Green DVD collection).

We need every Lynch film on CC! Definitely atleast lost highway and inland empire and straight story

[filmmusic]

I too would be interested in the most accessible Lynch, since I'm not fan of weirdness, namely The Straight Story and The Elephant Man (possibly in a new 4k restoration).

edit: Oh, and definitely Dune!

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Add me to the list of those who like it. Reminds me of the use of text on their Thin Red Line cover. Someone else pointed out that it looks like you're walking through a door, which is kinda befitting the film given its subject matter.

[The Great Owl]

Okay, I've been distracted for the past couple of days, and haven't wanted to take the time to write up a list, but I'll play along now.

My 10 Desert Island Criterion Films...

1. Le Samouraï
2. Le Cercle Rouge
3. Army of Shadows
4. The Night of the Hunter
5. Paris, Texas
6. In a Lonely Place
7. The Vanishing
8. The Third Man
9. Night and the City
10. Sweet Smell of Success

Yes, I'm calling out In a Lonely Place already, since I own the existing DVD, and I love the film.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

We need every Lynch film on CC! Definitely atleast lost highway and inland empire and straight story

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I too would be interested in the most accessible Lynch, since I'm not fan of weirdness, namely The Straight Story and The Elephant Man (possibly in a new 4k restoration).

edit: Oh, and definitely Dune!

See, I'm okay with not having every Lynch film in the Criterion Collection, if there are already solid blu-ray releases of these films (such as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Dune). I did a quick check and noticed all 3 movies were released on BD and come with good supplements and high quality video/audio transfers. All 3 movies are available in Region A playback too, so all 3 are playable on U.S. consoles/blu-ray players. Sure, 4k upgrades would be good, but let's focus on his movies that have yet to come to blu-ray in Region A and with good, playable supplementary material (the German edition/s of Lost Highway have their supplements in PAL format, so we can't watch them unless you have a region-free player (which not all of us have), and the Japanese edition of The Straight Story comes with no supplements at all, save for a trailer).

[Al_The_Strange]

I would love a definitive CC edition of Dune that could include the original and extended cuts (maybe even a third cut, didn't they film like five hours originally?). But I keep hearing the German editions are great, been meaning to import those.

Would love seeing the other Lynch movies get the Criterion treatment. I could easily envision The Elephant Man at the least.