The Criterion Collection

[NeoNical]

I have been holding back on Tokyo Olympiad since the runtime is very long and lately I have been keeping myself away from long films but since it's almost summer and I have more free time now, I might attempt to go watch this on the Criterion Channel soon. Very scared for the runtime but very excited for the action!

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by koberulz

That can be fair, though. I get really annoyed when a TV show I like gets replaced by a completely different show that just happens to share the same name and cast. House went from being a funny medical show to a depressing soap opera that sometimes involved medicine, Chuck went from being a comedy about a guy who had all this secret intel in his head but no actual espionage skill to a drama about a regular spy, etc.

It can be fair for a handful of posts -- not years (or a decade with a couple shows) of the same people making the same arguments over and over. What do they think this is, a Star Wars thread.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by ilenewoodsfan99

Really tempted to get Tokyo Olympiad. Looks like a great documentary.

Originally Posted by NeoNical

I have been holding back on Tokyo Olympiad since the runtime is very long and lately I have been keeping myself away from long films but since it's almost summer and I have more free time now, I might attempt to go watch this on the Criterion Channel soon. Very scared for the runtime but very excited for the action!

Be aware that it’s not a documentary in the traditional sense of providing a record of the sporting action and results. It is often described as “impressionistic” which is definitely an accurate assessment. Ichikawa was more interested in capturing the humanistic side of competition, and the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of the Games - which he does brilliantly through beautiful CinemaScope cinematography. The Japanese Olympic Committee - expecting something more conventional - was disappointed in this approach, and the film was heavily edited before release; the Criterion edition features the full version.

We all have our viewing thresholds, but Tokyo Olympiad is a superb achievement that I personally find captivating for every minute of its almost three-hour running time.

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by FrameFecker

Knowing it’s the internet, why does everyone here seem to have such a boner for criterion?

This baited question has gotten way more attention than it deserved.

[NeoNical]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

This baited question has gotten way more attention than it deserved.

Basically how to get everyone's attention:
1.) Say something bad about the main topic of the forum (Examples: "Golf sucks" in a golf forum)
2.) Enjoy the ride to hell

[BenOswald]

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:


1. The Last Wave
2. The Hit
3. The Furies
4. Z
5. The Spirit of the Beehive
6. Stray Dog
7. Brute Force
8. Great Expectations
9. Oliver Twist
10. White Dog (yeah, I know there's a UK blu)

[NeoNical]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:

Interesting Idea!
Here would be my 10 (No order):
1.) Z
2.) Stray Dog/Drunken Angel
3.) Youth of the Beast/Gate of Flesh
4.) The Bad Sleep Well
5.) And the Ship Sails On
6.) The Antoine Doinel Box Set
7.) Peeping Tom
8.) Pygmalion
9.) Eisenstein: The Sound Years
10.) Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Honorable Mentions:

[Show spoiler]Double Suicide
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Withnail and I
Le Trou
The Ruling Class
That Obscure Object of Desire
Ballad of a Soldier
Juliet of the Spirits
The Horse's Mouth
Red Beard
Fishing with John
Man Bites Dog
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The White Sheik
The Pornographers
Knife in the Water
La Strada/Nights of Cabiria
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Country Priest
Le Corbeau
Onibaba

Looking back at the entire Criterion Collection, there are so many films that should be re-released on Blu-ray which I hope they get a release Criterion or not

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by regeyer

Plus, Criterion provides these films with superb PQ. I'm deaf, so the AQ doesn't matter to me, but that too is supposedly excellent.

Eh, Criterion can be a bit too trigger-happy when it comes to noise reduction on a lot of their releases.

[BenOswald]

Originally Posted by NeoNical

Interesting Idea!
Here would be my 10 (No order):
1.) Z
2.) Stray Dog/Drunken Angel
3.) Youth of the Beast/Gate of Flesh
4.) The Bad Sleep Well
5.) And the Ship Sails On
6.) The Antoine Doinel Box Set
7.) Peeping Tom
8.) Pygmalion
9.) Eisenstein: The Sound Years
10.) Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Honorable Mentions:

[Show spoiler]Double Suicide
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Withnail and I
Le Trou
The Ruling Class
That Obscure Object of Desire
Ballad of a Soldier
Juliet of the Spirits
The Horse's Mouth
Red Beard
Fishing with John
Man Bites Dog
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The White Sheik
The Pornographers
Knife in the Water
La Strada/Nights of Cabiria
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Country Priest
Le Corbeau
Onibaba

Looking back at the entire Criterion Collection, there are so many films that should be re-released on Blu-ray which I hope they get a release Criterion or not

OMG, I forgot about Onibaba. Also spaced on Hobson's Choice.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

This baited question has gotten way more attention than it deserved.

I always live by that motto: Don't answer loaded questions on internet forums.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:


1. The Last Wave
2. The Hit
3. The Furies
4. Z
5. The Spirit of the Beehive
6. Stray Dog
7. Brute Force
8. Great Expectations
9. Oliver Twist
10. White Dog (yeah, I know there's a UK blu)

I'm going with in no particular order:

• Stray Dog
• Green for Danger(yes I know there is the Network Blu, but I'm sure Criterion would do a much better job)
• The Threepenny Opera
• The Rebel Samurai set(yeah I know this is cheating somewhat as its four films and not one)
• Trouble in Paradise
• King of Kings 1927(I know there is the region free French BluRay, but its a tad expensive)
• The Thief of Bagdad 1940
• Le Deuxième Souffle(this is probably my top film if I were forced to choose)
• ...And God Created Woman(I really don't know what the delay is with this one as there are French and German Blus of it)
• La Bête Humaine 1938

I left out titles like Pandora's Box since there is a good chance it is with Kino and not Criterion otherwise it would be Number 1 on my list. Also, left out Criterion titles that have not got a Blu upgrade stateside but have a region B Blu since its not imperative for me that Criterion release a title since I'm region free. Talking about titles like The Naked City, Pickup on South Street, and OOP titles like Le Cercle Rouge(though I could easily double dip if Criterion releases it with a superior transfer), Ran, and the Fellini titles which will be released as part of the Fellini set.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:

[Show spoiler]
1. The Last Wave
2. The Hit
3. The Furies
4. Z
5. The Spirit of the Beehive
6. Stray Dog
7. Brute Force
8. Great Expectations
9. Oliver Twist
10. White Dog (yeah, I know there's a UK blu)

1. Samurai Spy
2. Z
3. Diary of a Chambermaid
4. The Face of Another
5. Samurai Rebellion
6. Diary of a Country Priest
7. The Story of a Prostitute
8. Hands Over the City
9. A Woman Is a Woman
10. The Flowers of Saint Francis

Among many, many others.

[Reddington]

Beaver's review of the Australian release of The War of the Worlds from Imprint. Interesting to compare the upcoming Criterion:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-r...ds_blu-ray.htm

[acroyear2]

I'd be happy for a Blu upgrade to...

Il General Della Rovere
Fires On the Plain
Hobson's Choice

[NeoNical]

Originally Posted by Reddington

Beaver's review of the Australian release of The War of the Worlds from Imprint. Interesting to compare the upcoming Criterion:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-r...ds_blu-ray.htm

Looks magnificent in terms of color but the sharpness feels a little blurry (Maybe because DVDBeaver doesn't do good with screenshots) but I have a feeling Criterion would probably look something as the same as this except they might do the sharpness a little more justice. Still, the slipcover (I think, I don't know) and the Blu-ray menu is spectacular (Except for the Plastic Blu-ray case) even though the [Imprint] logo can be a little distracting. Still, I think Criterion is already going to be wonderful just from seeing this and I'm glad the Australian release looks beautiful!

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by acroyear2

I'd be happy for a Blu upgrade to...

Il General Della Rovere
Fires On the Plain
Hobson's Choice

Rarovideo has the first one and released it on BluRay:

[BamaDullard]

Originally Posted by benoswald

in the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 criterion dvds that i'd like to see upgraded to blu:

[Show spoiler]1. The last wave
2. The hit
3. The furies
4. Z
5. The spirit of the beehive
6. Stray dog
7. Brute force
8. Great expectations
9. Oliver twist
10. White dog (yeah, i know there's a uk blu)

01. Written on the Wind
02. Ballad of a Soldier
03. Trouble in Paradise
04. Unfaithfully Yours
05. Le notti bianche
06. Viridiana
07. The Face of Another
08. Le deuxieme souffle
09. Seduced and Abandoned
10. The Small Back Room

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

1. Samurai Assassin

I love Samurai Assassin, but that wasn't released by Criterion. That was an AnimEigo release and was a horrible DVD. I would love for Criterion to release it and give it the love it deserves.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I love Samurai Assassin, but that wasn't released by Criterion. That was an AnimEigo release and was a horrible DVD. I would love for Criterion to release it and give it the love it deserves.

I was thinking of Samurai Spy, my bad.

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Originally Posted by Reddington

Be aware that it’s not a documentary in the traditional sense of providing a record of the sporting action and results. It is often described as “impressionistic” which is definitely an accurate assessment. Ichikawa was more interested in capturing the humanistic side of competition, and the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of the Games - which he does brilliantly through beautiful CinemaScope cinematography. The Japanese Olympic Committee - expecting something more conventional - was disappointed in this approach, and the film was heavily edited before release; the Criterion edition features the full version.

We all have our viewing thresholds, but Tokyo Olympiad is a superb achievement that I personally find captivating for every minute of its almost three-hour running time.

If I'm right, Kurosawa was going to be the director before Ichikawa replaced him. I'd love to be in the universe where that happened if just to see how he would do this.