The Criterion Collection

[jw007]

I'd like to add that if The New World is indeed going to be released soon, it makes sense it would come out in January in the new year. New World=new year.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Hey, Pro-B, how do you see the stuff you do? I mean this seriously. I can tell the difference between a really good and a really bad transfer. But I always wonder how people see these small differences, these (what I would call) minor changes? Is there somewhere to learn this stuff?

Now, whether I want to learn to see it, that's a different question. Maybe I'm better off the way I am. But I'm genuinely curious. I always wonder, "What am I missing?"

Hi Aaron,

What exactly do you have trouble recognizing -- poor grain distribution, sharpening, encoding anomalies, filtering anomalies, etc? If we were in the same room it would be very easy to give you examples from different releases so that you can actually see where things have gone wrong.

On the other hand, do you have your TV set calibrated? (Or do you have a projector?) If not and your eyes are used to the poor factory settings, this could be one of the reasons why you struggle.

Let me make a suggestion: I am very busy this week, until Sunday, but next week my schedule is a little better. If you let me know what you have trouble with, I will be happy to help you with some notes and examples. How does this sound, Aaron?

I hope all is well.

Pro-B

[Fabs]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

The dvd PQ for Ikiru is horrendous imo.

...definitely needed the upgrade.

Ikiru needed an upgrade, but the Criterion DVD looked pretty good.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare2/ikiru.htm

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by diskspinner

I am assuming you had to get a brand new copy, used/like new is generally available for less than $40 for Le Cercle Rouge

No on eBay they're not. The only other copies on there when I bought mine were $112.00 & 120.00. Unless you want the DVD then that can be had for $40 or less.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

That's why I haven't gone after a copy of The Third Man. My wife would!

Thats my next one I'm hoping to grab next month or so. If you don't hear from me anymore after I buy it you know what happened lol.

[Polaroid]

To those who cry about space for their collection, Criterion shared this video :P.

The $300,000 Movie Collection - YouTube

[Will G]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

No on eBay they're not. The only other copies on there when I bought mine were $112.00 & 120.00. Unless you want the DVD then that can be had for $40 or less.

There is a sealed copy on Ebay right now for $70 buy it now, item #161796488041. In the past 90 days 20 blu-ray copies have sold, the lowest for $46.26 & the highest for $119.99. Average selling price is about $50-75 at auction.

[SkyAntoine]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

To those who cry about space for their collection, Criterion shared this video :P.

The $300,000 Movie Collection - YouTube

This makes me feel better about what I've spent on my paltry collection.
And...he doesn't even have his Criterions together or by spine #. Why?

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by Fabs

Ikiru needed an upgrade, but the Criterion DVD looked pretty good.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare2/ikiru.htm

Definitely has more fine detail then their Stray Dog release. no contest. Stray Dog was only 3 years earlier so hopefully with some restoration effort we can someday get a better release of it.

Its fitting that Kurosawa's most prestigious film Ikiru releases along with the Apu Trilogy. Kurosawa was a big fan of Satyajit Ray.

Originally Posted by Akira Kurosawa

(about Pather Panchali): “I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing it. I have had several more opportunities to see the film since then, and each time I feel more overwhelmed. It is the kind of cinema that flows with the serenity and nobility of a big river.”

"The quiet but deep observation, understanding and love of the human race, which are characteristic of all his films, have impressed me greatly. … I feel that he is a "giant" of the movie industry." … " Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon."

People are born, live out their lives, and then accept their deaths. Without the least effort and without any sudden jerks, Ray paints his picture, but its effect on the audience is to stir up deep passions. How does he achieve this? There is nothing irrelevant or haphazard in his cinematographic technique. In that lies the secret of its excellence."
- As reported in Eksan, 1987 (Translation of remarks made in Moscow in 1975)

[repulsed]

Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

This makes me feel better about what I've spent on my paltry collection.
And...he doesn't even have his Criterions together or by spine #. Why?

It's killing me seeing how his collection is organized but if he can find stuff then that's cool for him

and I don't have mine by spine number. I like it better by year. Then I know exactly what part of what shelf to go to if I want to watch something from any certain year. Plus I have DVDs separate and digipacks are separate too.
Spine numbers don't help me

[joie]

Bosley's review of Ikuru at the NY Times seems to indicate it's too long.

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?...n%2520Tomatoes

[diskspinner]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

To those who cry about space for their collection, Criterion shared this video :P.

The $300,000 Movie Collection - YouTube

I read an article about Theo 5-6 years back in an audio/video magazine. He is a home theater designer by profession. I did not see the video yet. Will check that out shortly.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by repulsed

It's killing me seeing how his collection is organized but if he can find stuff then that's cool for him

and I don't have mine by spine number. I like it better by year. Then I know exactly what part of what shelf to go to if I want to watch something from any certain year. Plus I have DVDs separate and digipacks are separate too.
Spine numbers don't help me

Yeah its common sense to separate digipaks/boxsets/plastic cases and also do the same for each company Arrow, MoC, Plain, Criterion, Mondo etc etc

I find it weird he's only seen about 200 of his collection though.... Ive seen 90% of mine.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by Will G

There is a sealed copy on Ebay right now for $70 buy it now, item #161796488041. In the past 90 days 20 blu-ray copies have sold, the lowest for $46.26 & the highest for $119.99. Average selling price is about $50-75 at auction.

I'm sure there have been copies that sold for less or will sell for less that's why I said at the time I bought mine it was the cheapest option.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by repulsed

It's killing me seeing how his collection is organized but if he can find stuff then that's cool for him

and I don't have mine by spine number. I like it better by year. Then I know exactly what part of what shelf to go to if I want to watch something from any certain year. Plus I have DVDs separate and digipacks are separate too.
Spine numbers don't help me

Oh ok. I keep my Criterion Collection together, BDs & DVDs & sort them by spine in their own section. Packaging doesn't matter either, just spine order to me.

[repulsed]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Yeah its common sense to separate digipaks/boxsets/plastic cases and also do the same for each company Arrow, MoC, Plain, Criterion, Mondo etc etc

I find it weird he's only seen about 200 of his collection though.... Ive seen 90% of mine.

That's exactly what I was thinking!

I have half his collection and I have as many unwatched as he has seen. If you're gonna be a collector at least have it be for the love of watching film not just to have a lot. Not that I'm claiming he doesn't appreciate film

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by joie

Bosley's review of Ikuru at the NY Times seems to indicate it's too long.

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?...n%2520Tomatoes

Bosley Crowther is probably my least favorite film critic of all time.

...he wrote so many negative reviews of classic films that it's embarrassing.

He was a bit of a nincompoop.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Bosley Crowther is probably my least favorite film critic of all time.

...he wrote so many negative reviews of classic films that it's embarrassing.

He was a bit of a nincompoop.

I could not agree with you more strongly. In many cases, I felt that Crowther was more interested in trying to be clever than in actually evaluating the film he was reviewing. Even when I was a teenager reading his old reviews in the library, I kept thinking, "Why did he choose to be a film critic when he hates movies?"

[Roninblues]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

I've seen Shogun Assassin but not The Lone Wolf & Cub set. I'll need to check it out. Thanks for the tip.

Might as well add the Hanzo the Razor set.

[ShellOilJunior]

Criterion should sell a poster and t-shirt with this cover.