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MifuneFan · 03-10-2016, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jayputter

That is a true riddle. Was it ever even officially released on DVD? I got my copy budled with Citizen Kane on Blu and I see it's only available from third party sellers on amazon. (And at a hefty price too!)

Its also available in this TCM set. Probably the cheapest way to get it

http://www.amazon.com/TCM-Greatest-C...=Tcm+ambersons

belcherman · 03-10-2016, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jayputter

That is a true riddle. Was it ever even officially released on DVD? I got my copy budled with Citizen Kane on Blu and I see it's only available from third party sellers on amazon. (And at a hefty price too!)

The DVD can be had as part of this bundle:

https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/TCM-Grea...oms-DVD/85020/

It really deserves a standalone release with extras, etc.

jayembee · 03-10-2016, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jayputter

That is a true riddle. Was it ever even officially released on DVD? I got my copy budled with Citizen Kane on Blu and I see it's only available from third party sellers on amazon. (And at a hefty price too!)

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

I asked that very same question just a few weeks ago. It appears it did get a separate DVD release.

I was the one that answered Knaldskalle that time. I have a copy that was bundled with the Citizen Kane BD that was offered by Amazon. But I also found a copy in my late sister's DVD collection. She never got into Blu-ray, so she must've been able to buy it somewhere on its own.

doctor_who · 03-10-2016, 09:38 PM

Cleaned out my closet of DVDs last night. Came across my copy of Armageddon on Criterion DVD. How did that ever happen again?

Lol. (PS: I do like the movie, but still...)

MifuneFan · 03-10-2016, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

I was the one that answered Knaldskalle that time. I have a copy that was bundled with the Citizen Kane BD that was offered by Amazon. But I also found a copy in my late sister's DVD collection. She never got into Blu-ray, so she must've been able to buy it somewhere on its own.

Yes, it came out by itself a few months after the BD bundle

mja345 · 03-10-2016, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by doctor_who

Cleaned out my closet of DVDs last night. Came across my copy of Armageddon on Criterion DVD. How did that ever happen again?

Lol. (PS: I do like the movie, but still...)

I noticed Criterion hasn't asked Mike Bay to do a 'Top 10 films in the Criterion Collection' list, as so many filmmakers in the collection are asked to do.

shadedpain4 · 03-10-2016, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin_31

Last night I watched The Magnificent Ambersons, and I liked it more than Citizen Kane. I own The Lady from Shanghai, but I can never get past 30 minutes. Why hasn't The Magnificent Ambersons been released on Blu-ray?

You're in luck!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-M...lu-ray/144249/

Rich Pure Doom · 03-10-2016, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

You're in luck!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-M...lu-ray/144249/

This edition looks like crap. DO NOT BUY.

MifuneFan · 03-10-2016, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

This edition looks like crap. DO NOT BUY.

Agreed

bwdowiak · 03-10-2016, 10:22 PM

Thanks, everyone, for their thoughts on Black Orpheus. I am definitely in on that title based on your feedback. I love it when a title that I figured I would never own comes out of the woodwork and says, "hey, consider me!" So, thanks to Pedro for bringing it up. I'm near certain that I'll like it.

Re: The Lady From Shanghai.. If you didn't get past 30 minutes, then don't bother.. The plot goes off the cliff w/ convolutedness. If the first 30 didn't get you vested in the characters, you certainly won't care about the unexplainable plot twist after plot twist. I guess it is an exercise in style. I actually thought it was ok to good, but I personally wouldn't put it anywhere near the top of my fav noir list.

bwdowiak · 03-10-2016, 10:26 PM

I have no idea how my avatar got to be a smiley face giving thumbs up.. Then again I'm poking around on an ancient iPhone.

Is that what ppl are seeing or do you see Apu?

demonknight · 03-10-2016, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mja345

I noticed Criterion hasn't asked Mike Bay to do a 'Top 10 films in the Criterion Collection' list, as so many filmmakers in the collection are asked to do.

Well, Michael Bay loves Michael Bay, so we know two of them.

shadedpain4 · 03-10-2016, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

This edition looks like crap. DO NOT BUY.

Worse than the dvd?

jayembee · 03-10-2016, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by doctor_who

Cleaned out my closet of DVDs last night. Came across my copy of Armageddon on Criterion DVD. How did that ever happen again?

Lol. (PS: I do like the movie, but still...)

Michael Bay approached them to do an edition of The Rock on laserdisc, and they did. Two years later, they did the same with Armageddon. The DVD was released a month after the LD, and The Rock was released on DVD a couple of years after that.

Criterion claims that Armageddon is an excellent example of a particular kind of (in my words) "big, dumb, explosion-y action movie". I can't stand the film, myself, but I'm still willing to admit that they put together a hell of a package for it.

jayembee · 03-10-2016, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I have no idea how my avatar got to be a smiley face giving thumbs up.. Then again I'm poking around on an ancient iPhone.

Is that what ppl are seeing or do you see Apu?

I see Apu.

mja345 · 03-10-2016, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by demonknight

Well, Michael Bay loves Michael Bay, so we know two of them.

Bay's top 5 would probably go...

1. Armageddon
2. The Rock
3. Salo
4. Sweet Movie
5. Tiny Furniture

demonknight · 03-10-2016, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mja345

Bay's top 5 would probably go...

1. Armageddon
2. The Rock
3. Salo
4. Sweet Movie
5. Tiny Furniture

I'm missing the joke. I've only seen The Rock... The ones other than Armageddon mean nothing to me (except Salo, but I'm not sure why you said that).

mja345 · 03-10-2016, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by demonknight

I'm missing the joke. I've only seen The Rock... The ones other than Armageddon mean nothing to me (except Salo, but I'm not sure why you said that).

It was a joke implying that Bay enjoys movies involving the consumption of feces ("Sweet Movie" and "Salo"). And "Tiny Furniture" because it's a film that I can't imagine would be in anyone's top 10 Criterion titles.

demonknight · 03-10-2016, 11:21 PM

Brings up an interesting question regardless... Member's Top 5 Criterions? Probably happens every week, but I tend to come and stay only if something I'm interested in is in the conversation.
Personally,
1. Repo Man
2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
3. Brazil
4. Eating Raoul
5. Something Wild

Also have soft spots for Videodrome, Cronos, and Dazed and Confused.

mja345 · 03-10-2016, 11:29 PM

In no particular order

Nashville
8 1/2
Rififi
The 400 Blows
Sweet Smell of Success

Those are probably the 5 I loved most when I first saw them. "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion", "Days of Heaven", and "Night of the Hunter" would probably be right up there as well.

03-10-2016, 11:21 PM	#145499
demonknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2013 Blu-ray collection:17	Brings up an interesting question regardless... Member's Top 5 Criterions? Probably happens every week, but I tend to come and stay only if something I'm interested in is in the conversation. Personally, 1. Repo Man 2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 3. Brazil 4. Eating Raoul 5. Something Wild Also have soft spots for Videodrome, Cronos, and Dazed and Confused. Last edited by demonknight; 03-10-2016 at 11:57 PM.

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03-10-2016, 09:38 PM	#145484
doctor_who Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2014 Location:T.A.R.D.I.S. 4K collection:78 Blu-ray collection:251 Digital collection:2232 iTunes collection:1467 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1110	Cleaned out my closet of DVDs last night. Came across my copy of Armageddon on Criterion DVD. How did that ever happen again? Lol. (PS: I do like the movie, but still...)

03-10-2016, 10:22 PM	#145490
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	Thanks, everyone, for their thoughts on Black Orpheus. I am definitely in on that title based on your feedback. I love it when a title that I figured I would never own comes out of the woodwork and says, "hey, consider me!" So, thanks to Pedro for bringing it up. I'm near certain that I'll like it. Re: The Lady From Shanghai.. If you didn't get past 30 minutes, then don't bother.. The plot goes off the cliff w/ convolutedness. If the first 30 didn't get you vested in the characters, you certainly won't care about the unexplainable plot twist after plot twist. I guess it is an exercise in style. I actually thought it was ok to good, but I personally wouldn't put it anywhere near the top of my fav noir list.

03-10-2016, 10:26 PM	#145491
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	I have no idea how my avatar got to be a smiley face giving thumbs up.. Then again I'm poking around on an ancient iPhone. Is that what ppl are seeing or do you see Apu?

03-10-2016, 11:29 PM	#145500
mja345 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:1166 Blu-ray collection:12350 DVD collection:266	In no particular order Nashville 8 1/2 Rififi The 400 Blows Sweet Smell of Success Those are probably the 5 I loved most when I first saw them. "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion", "Days of Heaven", and "Night of the Hunter" would probably be right up there as well.

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