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[GenPion]

Originally Posted by Stewynewy

I'd take films about filmmaking like Ed Wood, Barton Fink (although that's just screenwriting), Shadow of the Vampire, and The Player over 8 1/2 anyday.

To me it felt like Fellini thought the film was smarter than it was. There's no flow to it whatsoever, just scenes back to back. The lead is not interesting in the slightest. Also, it shares the same problem with Suspiria (1977), where the first scene is the best and nothing later in the film tops it.

I realise this isn't popular in film circles. I'm in the minority in my dislike of the film, so it must be doing something right since the majority like or even love it. It just didn't work for me. I've seen 5 Fellini films

[Show spoiler](8 1/2, La Strada, La Dolce Vita, Julliet of the Spirits, and I Vitelloni)

and I've only liked one (that being La Strada).

To each their own. I watched The Third Man twice and each time I was seriously disappointed. It’s been years since I’ve seen it, though. I’m curious to revisit. Something about it is compelling but it never could click with me.

[Stewynewy]

Originally Posted by GenPion

To each their own. I watched The Third Man twice and each time I was seriously disappointed. It’s been years since I’ve seen it, though. I’m curious to revisit. Something about it is compelling but it never could click with me.

I love The Third Man. A film I saw at quite a young age due to my mum. Maybe if I saw it now for the first time I wouldn't like it as much.

But yeah, it's the old "different strokes, for different folks" thing.

[Mister_Kidd]

Originally Posted by Stewynewy

The lead is not interesting in the slightest.

I could watch Marcello Mastroianni read the phone book for 2 hours and feel pretty good about it.

[Gacivory]

Criterion, it’s been too long since we had an Edward Yang release! Give me Terrorizers or a set, I wouldn’t mind a set! A Yi Yi 4K would also be nice, but beggars can’t be choosers.

[yoloswegmaster420]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Criterion, it’s been too long since we had an Edward Yang release! Give me Terrorizers or a set, I wouldn’t mind a set! A Yi Yi 4K would also be nice, but beggars can’t be choosers.

It would be nice to see a set. I know that the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute are going to have a Yang retrospective next year, and it will include a 4K restoration of 'A Confucian Confusion' and I believe a restored version (though the work hasn't started yet) of 'Mahjong'.

[yoloswegmaster420]

Todd Haynes confirmed that Criterion is releasing 'The Velvet Underground', according to this Letterboxd user who was at a screening of 'Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story'.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Janus will be screening the new 4K restorations of the Three Colors Trilogy in the summer. I wouldn't be surprised if Criterion were to upgrade the set to 4K later this year or next year.

Now on the main page at Janus' website. I'd say it's all but certain to get a 4K release from Criterion. If its this year, then I would guess November.

[spatafore]

Coming soon

https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/c...w_restoration/

•New 4K restoration


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wow! amazing, one of my favorite rock movies, I've been waiting for this and on criterion! wow, double win.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Todd Haynes confirmed that Criterion is releasing 'The Velvet Underground', according to this Letterboxd user who was at a screening of 'Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story'.

I'd imagine The Velvet Underground would be announced the same month as Velvet Goldmine.

[BunyipPouch]

I was going to purchase Criterion's The World Person in the World (my favorite movie of 2021 so far), but MUBI just announced a box set release for Joachim Trier's Oslo Trilogy, which is amazing. Going to go with that instead, none of the other 2 movies had been released on bluray in the US or UK. Thought I'd let others know just in case they might be interested in getting the whole trilogy instead (although will most likely be region-locked).

[Axl Rose]

I'll get both.

I also hope we get a 4K of The Double Life of Veronique eventually.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by GenPion

This is astonishing to me... that anyone could react that way to 8 1/2. Easily one of the best films about "filmmaking" and the language of cinema ever made.

For me, the best film I've seen about filmmaking is definitely Day For Night.

I feel a similar way about Fellini as the OP. I had a false start with 8 1/2, but will try again some day.

[Cremildo]

8 1/2 aggravated me to no end during its first half (all that loud incessant talking grated on my ears), but I was finally won over by it in the end. The back half is magical. Great movie, but I can see why some might have difficulty with it.

[Warm Gun]

Speaking of 8 1/2, are there other interesting movies or shows that spiral into existential surrealist weirdness in the end? Dream-like character study endings. Can think of All That Jazz, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Berlin Alexanderplatz.

[gbm82]

Seeing all this vile hatred fer 8 1/2 and The Third Man:

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Speaking of 8 1/2, are there other interesting movies or shows that spiral into existential surrealist weirdness in the end? Dream-like character study endings. Can think of All That Jazz, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Berlin Alexanderplatz.

Seraphim Falls

[koberulz]

Why can nobody type 8½ correctly? Stop being lazy, people!

[BunyipPouch]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Why can nobody type 8½ correctly? Stop being lazy, people!

Federico Fellini's Eight.5

[Stewynewy]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Why can nobody type 8½ correctly? Stop being lazy, people!

Eight and a half.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Why can nobody type 8½ correctly? Stop being lazy, people!

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