The Criterion Collection

[Cremildo]

Fortunately, I own the MoC Phoenix so I'll be skipping this month - unless I get the Criterion Adoption instead of the Second Run.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by jshaide

I can't imagine a Scorsese two months in a row, so I'd say it's even MORE months. . .

I want After Hours a lot as well, but man it's been years of people asking for it. I really wish they would have released that before any other Scorsese films.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I want After Hours a lot as well, but man it's been years of people asking for it. I really wish they would have released that before any other Scorsese films.

Yeah. It’s def taken the mantle of “most asked about film” and it’s been that way for a loooong time now. But hopefully it will be soon.

And I’d be happy for sure. I’d love to drop the old WB DVD.

[Scholer]

Last Waltz on UHD is absolutely lit! But Le Cercle Rouge fully depends if Criterion steps up and fixes the Studio Canal oversaturated colour grade cock up for it to be a winner, otherwise an easy pass.

Adoption and love jones being relegated to BD only releases makes absolutely no f**king sense to me at this point. I am all for Criterion to keep doing BD only releases for titles where a 2K master is the best thing available, but for films where they are working with 4K masters I can't condone them bascially just avoiding UHD releases.

[Abdrewes]

The Flight of the Phoenix! Yes!!

Solid month. There's something for everybody.

Originally Posted by Scholer

Adoption and love jones being relegated to BD only releases makes absolutely no f**king sense to me at this point. I am all for Criterion to keep doing BD only releases for titles where a 2K master is the best thing available, but for films where they are working with 4K masters I can't condone them bascially just avoiding UHD releases.

If I'm not mistaken, UHD releases, even when a 4k master is available, are still much more expensive to produce than standard blurays. Different company, sure, but this was posed a couple days ago:

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Blu-ray cost two to three times more than DVDs to produce and UHD is two to three times more expensive than Blu-rays.

Do you really think Adoption and Love Jones would fly off the shelves at a volume great enough to justify the added expense?

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Yeah, it's really odd. Kurosawa was their bread and butter at one point and we would get a release every so often. Most have assumed it was because a boxset was being worked on, but who knows.

A ton of his films have HD scans, so not sure what the deal is.

Yep, really puzzling and as a Kurosawa fanatic, really frustrating. I mean, couldn't we at least get Stray dogs, Red beard, The bad sleep well and Drunken angel at the very least in HD? Fans like us have been supporting Criterion for 20 years buying these Kurosawa movies and now they've just stopped?

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

So, if I am not mistaken, the last time Criterion released a Kurosawa on blu ray was Dreams in November 2016. That was 5 years ago. What is happening here? At one time I figured it was because they were developing a big complete set but with Ran now out on 4k by Lionsgate here and Studio canal in the UK, it seems unlikely. In those 5 years they could have easily released at least 5 more Kurosawa since...

I have no evidence of this but I would think Kurosawa has got to be a 4K box set.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

They might not have mentioned it in the email but you easily could have went on the website and see that a 4K version is listed.

But why would I do that? The email gives me no reason to think there would be anything to learn by going to the website.

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I have no evidence of this but I would think Kurosawa has got to be a 4K box set.

With 30 movies or so, that would just be insanely expensive, I doubt it. Maybe a Seven Samurai in 4k or even a Samurai 4k box set with Seven, Hidden fortress, Yojimbo and Sanjuro like they did at the beginning of the dvd area. There's no way they'd put the time and money on so many lesser know Kurosawa movies on 4k. I just wished they had at least finished the bigger titles left on blu ray first before they jumped on rereleasing again the same Kurosawa movies that have had a blu ray release already.
But I guess we'll find out in 5 years or so what their plans are. :P

[Jaymole]

The only thing that makes sense is a Kurosawa boxset. There is no other reason that is acceptable to me for them to go 5 years without a release.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

Yep, really puzzling and as a Kurosawa fanatic, really frustrating. I mean, couldn't we at least get Stray dogs, Red beard, The bad sleep well and Drunken angel at the very least in HD? Fans like us have been supporting Criterion for 20 years buying these Kurosawa movies and now they've just stopped?

I'm with you on this. It's pretty frustrating that we don't have those films on Blu-ray yet. The Bad Sleep Well is a personal favorite and the wait has been insane. Feels like something doesn't make sense.

[kvnbhovis]

Just Flight Of The Phoenix, the Last Waltz and Le Cercle Rouge for me.

[Rayjg]

Never even heard of Love Jonesing till now.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Never even heard of Love Jonesing till now.

Me neither.

[yoloswegmaster420]

Originally Posted by koberulz

But why would I do that? The email gives me no reason to think there would be anything to learn by going to the website.

The email doesn't provide tech specs or have a list of extras, so there is at least 1 reason right there.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

The email doesn't provide tech specs or have a list of extras, so there is at least 1 reason right there.

Only if you're that interested in those. I've never clicked on the email. Ever.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by TolerancEJ

I wonder DMI will release a bonus code for the opening of Spider-man: No Way Home.

I think you’re in the wrong thread.

[The Great Owl]

I already own the StudioCanal 4K UHD Blu-ray of Le Cercle Rouge. It is a superb disc.

I am interested in The Flight of the Phoenix, although I'm sort of apprehensive about ordering any standard high definition Blu-rays from anybody anymore.

[Reddington]

Definitely in for The Flight of the Phoenix. Had the MoC release on my list for years, but never got around to picking it up.

I've never see The Last Waltz. As a big fan of Scorsese I should give it a go some time...even though the music is not really my cup of tea.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I already own the StudioCanal 4K UHD Blu-ray of Le Cercle Rouge. It is a superb disc.

I am interested in The Flight of the Phoenix, although I'm sort of apprehensive about ordering any standard high definition Blu-rays from anybody anymore.

It’s a Fox title so I am skeptical that it’ll ever get a 4K release if Criterion aren’t doing it themselves, plus if you’ve never seen the film, trust me it’s worth owning.