The Criterion Collection

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Thinking about adding some Jarmusch to my collection.



Which one is better:



Mystery Train or Down By Law?

Definitely Down By Law.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by malakaheso

I'm in a minority on this film so that makes my opinion easy to dismiss, but I definitely liked it in the 90s. I guess it comes down to how much you like Altman's style from The Player onwards. I personally feel that he kind of lost his way after the mid 80s and perhaps even before. My appreciation for his 70s films, however, has only increased with time.

I'm almost scared to rewatch Short Cuts now. Haven't seen it in over 20 years, but I always liked it more than The Player.

I was going to suggest a trade for my copy of Short Cuts.

...until I noticed your address in Crocodile Dundee country.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by xxnomad

down by law. and it's not even close.

Originally Posted by starman15317

Definitely Down By Law.

Mystery Train not good?

...not keep you warm at night?

[malakaheso]

Mystery Train is quite good but it is uneven. The first story with the young Japanese couple is by far the best one. I thought J.J did a better job with this story telling approach for Night On Earth.

Down By Law is superior to Mystery Train but it takes a while to get going. The characters are memorable though and it has a great ending.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Thinking about adding some Jarmusch to my collection.

Which one is better:

Mystery Train or Down By Law?

You can stream both of those, Stranger Than Paradise and more on Filmstruck.

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Mystery Train not good?

...not keep you warm at night?

Mystery Train is great! Its just that Down By Law is better.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Thinking about adding some Jarmusch to my collection.

Which one is better:

Mystery Train or Down By Law?

Ghost Dog

[ThisKid]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I was going to suggest a trade for my copy of Short Cuts.

...until I noticed your address in Crocodile Dundee country.

Don't worry.

He only lives in Melbourne.

Far away from any crocodiles.

The only crocodile you would see down there are cooked pieces of them being served in food stalls in festivals.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by ThisKid

Don't worry.

He only lives in Melbourne.

Far away from any crocodiles.

The only crocodile you would see down there are cooked pieces of them being served in food stalls in festivals.

Okay, but regional differences aside, all Aussie women look and act like this right?

...please tell me it's true.

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[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Ghost Dog

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Ghost Dog

One of these days you're going to get what's coming to you Scottie.

...I just pray I'm there to see it.

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[ThisKid]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Okay, but regional differences aside, all Aussie women look and act like this right?

...please tell me it's true.

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Sorry, not all of them do.

Australia is a country of diversity.

We have all women, in all shapes and sizes, in all colours.

We're a kind country.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Thinking about adding some Jarmusch to my collection.

Which one is better:

Mystery Train or Down By Law?

Get both.

[Abdrewes]

Becoming Mike Nichols (which made Jon Rosenbaum's top 10 of the year) is on HBO streaming. Definitely check it out if you're a fan of his or Elaine May.

[oliver_67]

Originally Posted by KyleW

You saw it already ? ****kk you are lucky dude. How is it?


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It is comparable to the best from Bresson, Bergman, Tarkovsky and Dreyer. This is top tier Scorsese to me. I cried like a baby in the end. The audience reaction was very positive. The couple sitting next to me called it the best film they had seen for a long time. The woman sitting on my left was sobbing the whole film. She said that it reminded her of the seventh seal, Virgin spring and Maria Falconetti.

Scorsese chose to tell the story in a cold, unbiased tone which is part of what made the film great. Unfortunately that will likely turn lots of audience off as well. And the subject matter is a tough sell. Not lots of people want to sit through a long, serious film about religion. They want La La Land and Captain Fantastic.

[malakaheso]

Originally Posted by oliver_67

It is comparable to the best from Bresson, Bergman, Tarkovsky and Dreyer.

I find that hard to believe, but it is nice to hear positive reports. The trailer didn't grab me at all.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Mystery Train not good?

...not keep you warm at night?

More Tom Waits in Down by Law....

[oliver_67]

Originally Posted by malakaheso

I find that hard to believe, but it is nice to hear positive reports. The trailer didn't grab me at all.

To each his own. The film will be very divisive. Watch it a couple of times yourself and judge. I am planning to watch it again on 12/22rd. It will be in a few theatres in NY and LA.

[oliver_67]

Originally Posted by jayembee

As previously said, it's more a matter of licensing than anything else. Criterion did release Taxi Driver and Raging Bull on laserdisc back in the day, but obviously Sony wants to hang onto those for themselves for DVD and BD. Same with various of Scorsese's Warner and Universal titles.

The other title Criterion released on LD (aside from The Last Temptation of Christ) was A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, which I'd love to see them do on Blu-ray. Unfortunately, Lionsgate has the rights, through their licensing deal with Miramax.

I have given up on Criterion releasing Taxi Driver, Raging bull, Goodfellas and Mean Street. The studios are likely to keep milking $ out of these. I am talking about some less popular titles such as the Age of innocence, After hours. And please let Criterion release his religious trilogy. I want a Criterion Silence package with both Shinoda and Scorsese versions in it.

And I do not know why Scorsese is so fiercely against a director's cut. I want to watch the 195 min Silence, and the 3 1/2 cut of Gangs of New York.

Justin Chang from LA Times just put Silence as his #1 film of 2016.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...207-story.html

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by nitin

More Tom Waits in Down by Law....

Good answer.

...I like the way you think.

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