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ShellOilJunior · 12-30-2016, 05:04 PM

His Girl Friday packaging pictures courtesy of CriterionForum.org.

The disk art is terrific. I like the direction they took with the presentation. Booklets are best but the foldout is nice.

silverlakephil · 12-30-2016, 05:17 PM

I received The Asphalt Jungle yesterday and did a quick peek and the PQ is excellent. I only wished Eddie Muller did a commentary instead of a 20+ minute discussion of the film but you can't have it all. Edit. OOps didn't realize Drew Casper did the commentary, should be good.

bwdowiak · 12-30-2016, 06:09 PM

I will likely revisit these sooner than I normally would as 1) they're not terribly long films and 2) they're thematically pretty rich and demand multiple viewings.

I don't think that I've really cracked any of them, although White was the one I found most fascinating, too.

Now I'll be checking back to read both of your posts.

shadedpain4 · 12-30-2016, 06:21 PM

Trying to purchase gift certs at Criterion.Com and it's adding tax to the order. Has anyone seen this before?

KyleW · 12-30-2016, 06:22 PM

I will be so sad if we don't get a New Years letter today or Monday

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jw007 · 12-30-2016, 06:37 PM

Just wanted to mention I finished the Dekalog last night!

It took me 5 nights.

I watched 2 episodes per night.

And then that final episode... whewww.. so different than all of the 9 previous.

I am going to spend the next 2 nights getting through all of the supplements and documentaries on the next 2 discs and will post my full review after this weekend is over.

shadedpain4 · 12-30-2016, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

Just wanted to mention I finished the Dekalog last night!

It took me 5 nights.

I watched 2 episodes per night.

And then that final episode... whewww.. so different than all of the 9 previous.

I am going to spend the next 2 nights getting through all of the supplements and documentaries on the next 2 discs and will post my full review after this weekend is over.

Nice. The wife and are have been watching them together which makes it take... a lot longer. We've gotten through 1-7 so far, and then I'll go through all the supplements myself (we're actually watching the Arrow set, not the Criterion one). Then when that's done I'll go through all the stuff that's on the Criterion set, but not on the Arrow set. Quite the undertaking!

jw007 · 12-30-2016, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Nice. The wife and are have been watching them together which makes it take... a lot longer. We've gotten through 1-7 so far, and then I'll go through all the supplements myself (we're actually watching the Arrow set, not the Criterion one). Then when that's done I'll go through all the stuff that's on the Criterion set, but not on the Arrow set. Quite the undertaking!

That's a great undertaking but its really great to hear of one's wife who also enjoys watching Criterions (I'm not married but I'd imagine it would be a chore as sometimes one's spouse doesn't share the same taste in cinema/music/culture/etc.). I don't know much about the Arrow set but the Criterion one is beautiful! I think I know why Kieślowski didn't make too many films, as this project he took on prob. wiped him out (almost 10 hours of cinema right there!). This was his magnum opus (I've watched and owned every film of his since Blind Chance / 1987).

Scottie · 12-30-2016, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Trying to purchase gift certs at Criterion.Com and it's adding tax to the order. Has anyone seen this before?

I just tried to order a $25 and $250 gift certificate to test it and no tax is being added for me.

shadedpain4 · 12-30-2016, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I just tried to order a $25 and $250 gift certificate to test it and no tax is being added for me.

I think it only ever adds tax to NY and KY shipping addresses, but there shouldn't ever be tax on a gift cert. It's going to charge tax again when I use them.

shadedpain4 · 12-30-2016, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

That's a great undertaking but its really great to hear of one's wife who also enjoys watching Criterions (I'm not married but I'd imagine it would be a chore as sometimes one's spouse doesn't share the same taste in cinema/music/culture/etc.). I don't know much about the Arrow set but the Criterion one is beautiful! I think I know why Kieślowski didn't make too many films, as this project he took on prob. wiped him out (almost 10 hours of cinema right there!). This was his magnum opus (I've watched and owned every film of his since Blind Chance / 1987).

Arrow release is worth a look. 10.5 hours of supplements, most of which are not on the Criterion release.

lordmorpheus72 · 12-30-2016, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

That's a great undertaking but its really great to hear of one's wife who also enjoys watching Criterions (I'm not married but I'd imagine it would be a chore as sometimes one's spouse doesn't share the same taste in cinema/music/culture/etc.). I don't know much about the Arrow set but the Criterion one is beautiful! I think I know why Kieślowski didn't make too many films, as this project he took on prob. wiped him out (almost 10 hours of cinema right there!). This was his magnum opus (I've watched and owned every film of his since Blind Chance / 1987).

My wife likes some of the Criterion releases, and always buys me a few for my birthday and Christmas, but she is not a fan of watching supplements... unless it's a gag reel. But on occasion she does humor me an watch a few with me; usually when it's the last movie of the night and she's ready to fall asleep on the couch.

lordmorpheus72 · 12-30-2016, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I received The Asphalt Jungle yesterday and did a quick peek and the PQ is excellent. I only wished Eddie Muller did a commentary instead of a 20+ minute discussion of the film but you can't have it all. Edit. OOps didn't realize Drew Casper did the commentary, should be good.

I watched it yesterday and the PQ is quite amazing. The 20+ minute Eddie Muller bit is good, but wished it was longer. Enjoy!

dwk · 12-30-2016, 07:51 PM

Janus Films/Criterion have Agnieszka Smoczynska's (she has a phantom page) The Lure and here is the poster:

ShellOilJunior · 12-30-2016, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwk

Janus Films/Criterion have Agnieszka Smoczynska's (she has a phantom page) The Lure and here is the poster:

[Show spoiler]

I had to look this one up:

Quote:

In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.

I'm intrigued.

lordmorpheus72 · 12-30-2016, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I had to look this one up:
Quote:
In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.

I'm intrigued.

Ditto. Sounds kind of cool. And my wife loves mermaids. Not sure she'd like this though.

erlinmeyer · 12-30-2016, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwk

Janus Films/Criterion have Agnieszka Smoczynska's (she has a phantom page) The Lure and here is the poster:

tried but got this when looking it up on Criterion
No results for films matching:
"The Lure"

Scottie · 12-30-2016, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwk

Janus Films/Criterion have Agnieszka Smoczynska's (she has a phantom page) The Lure and here is the poster:

[Show spoiler]

How do you know they have the rights?

dwk · 12-30-2016, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iScottie

How do you know they have the rights?

Her page on Criterion's site (this is her only feature film) and the Janus Films logo on the poster.

diskspinner · 12-30-2016, 08:45 PM

I casually started watching Before Midnight which I had in vudu for couple of years...It is so different from what I expected...(I did not watch any previous films in Before Trilogy)

I only watched first 20 mins and it's hilarious!!!

I will finish this sometime tonight/tomorrow.

12-30-2016, 05:17 PM	#158342
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	I received The Asphalt Jungle yesterday and did a quick peek and the PQ is excellent. I only wished Eddie Muller did a commentary instead of a 20+ minute discussion of the film but you can't have it all. Edit. OOps didn't realize Drew Casper did the commentary, should be good. Last edited by silverlakephil; 12-30-2016 at 06:34 PM.

12-30-2016, 06:09 PM	#158343
bwdowiak Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:502 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	Three Colors Trilogy I will likely revisit these sooner than I normally would as 1) they're not terribly long films and 2) they're thematically pretty rich and demand multiple viewings. I don't think that I've really cracked any of them, although White was the one I found most fascinating, too. Now I'll be checking back to read both of your posts.

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12-30-2016, 05:04 PM	#158341
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	His Girl Friday packaging pictures courtesy of CriterionForum.org. The disk art is terrific. I like the direction they took with the presentation. Booklets are best but the foldout is nice.

12-30-2016, 06:21 PM	#158344
shadedpain4 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:2749 DVD collection:94 Trading Score:6	Trying to purchase gift certs at Criterion.Com and it's adding tax to the order. Has anyone seen this before?

12-30-2016, 06:22 PM	#158345
KyleW Active Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Ohio	I will be so sad if we don't get a New Years letter today or Monday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-30-2016, 06:37 PM	#158346
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	Just wanted to mention I finished the Dekalog last night! It took me 5 nights. I watched 2 episodes per night. And then that final episode... whewww.. so different than all of the 9 previous. I am going to spend the next 2 nights getting through all of the supplements and documentaries on the next 2 discs and will post my full review after this weekend is over.

12-30-2016, 07:51 PM	#158354
dwk Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2010	Janus Films/Criterion have Agnieszka Smoczynska's (she has a phantom page) The Lure and here is the poster:

12-30-2016, 08:45 PM	#158360
diskspinner Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 4K collection:275 Blu-ray collection:1294 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:112 iTunes collection:85 Trading Score:709	I casually started watching Before Midnight which I had in vudu for couple of years...It is so different from what I expected...(I did not watch any previous films in Before Trilogy) I only watched first 20 mins and it's hilarious!!! I will finish this sometime tonight/tomorrow.

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