The Criterion Collection

[Yankees0222]

I just pre ordered Saló for $25.49 shipped from DVD Empire with a 15% off coupon..... I never ordered anything from them so I dont know how their shipping track record is but I couldn't find it for any cheaper (amazon is still asking fir $34.99 )

Edit: The coupon code is 1585810 for anyone interested

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by Yankees0222

I just pre ordered Saló for $25.49 shipped from DVD Empire with a 15% off coupon..... I never ordered anything from them so I dont know how their shipping track record is but I couldn't find it for any cheaper (amazon is still asking fir $34.99 )

Edit: The coupon code is 1585810 for anyone interested

I buy most of my criterion BD's from them. They are very good about getting your orders to you on, or around the street date. (and I use the free media mail shipping option)

They always ship your discs in a box as well.

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by rkish

Thanks Monty! Unfortunately, there are no subtitles and I don't understand French.

The film looks pretty good on YouTube and blown up when played on my big TV.

Sorry about that, you have to click on the cc button at the bottom of the screen to bring the subtitles up. (when the cc button is red the english should be displayed) The picture quality is not half bad for what it is, and the entire film is shown in one chapter.

I will post the link again.

Lė beau Ṣėŗgė (I958) - YouTube

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by djkest

So I finally got around to watching "The Red Shoes" criterion.

Movie: 4.5 / 5

Great performances by the 3 leading actors. Cool sets. Intriguing storyline. Not as predictable as a lot of newer movies. Nice sense of tension throughout.

PQ: mixed bag. I realize this film is very old, which accounts for the shape the master was in. Some scenes look pretty bad, but I guess it's the best they could do with what they had. Other scenes look pretty great.

AQ: Dialog came across as very intelligible. Music was strong and focused. The music really sucked me in to certain scenes- I couldn't watch this movie on mute.

Pleasantly surprised by this one, since I'm a guy and ballet movies aren't usually my cup of tea. But the movie really isn't "about" ballet at all, it's more a story of conflict, ambition, and love. The ending took me by surprise.

It definately puts "Black Swan" into context. Black Swan is a different movie to be sure but it seems to owe so much to the Red Shoes (as many professional reviewers noted).

As a side note, I tried telling some of my co-workers about this movie. One guy loudly questioned my sexuality and laughed at his own cleverness. Another person said that old movies were horrible. I guess to each his own.

Sad, I know. It's the same thing with musicals. I do have to disagree with you on the PQ, though. The restoration they performed on the film was absolutely marvelous, and the BD is one of the top Blu-rays released so far.

[GilliamsBrazil]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

Sad, I know. It's the same thing with musicals. I do have to disagree with you on the PQ, though. The restoration they performed on the film was absolutely marvelous, and the BD is one of the top Blu-rays released so far.

+1. The Red Shoes looks incredible on BD

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by djkest

As a side note, I tried telling some of my co-workers about this movie. One guy loudly questioned my sexuality and laughed at his own cleverness. Another person said that old movies were horrible. I guess to each his own.

Maybe to them a better use of time would be playing fantasy football (colossal waste of time imo).

[deltasun]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

Sad, I know. It's the same thing with musicals. I do have to disagree with you on the PQ, though. The restoration they performed on the film was absolutely marvelous, and the BD is one of the top Blu-rays released so far.

+2. Excellent transfer and effort. One of the best Criterion transfers.

[djkest]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

I bought this one for someone else and I too enjoyed it.

Tell your co-worker you're secure with your sexuality and his nervous laughter is because he isn't secure with his.

I don't really care what this guy thinks. He's older, overweight, and pretty full of himself. If he thinks it's cool to laugh and carry on about supposed stereotypes rather than conduct an actual conversation, I know one person I don't need to listen to.

I thought those kind of juvenile remarks were reserved for high school, but I guess he can't think of anything meaningful to contribute to the conversation.

Oh well, I still like the movie, it's just frustrating that some people can't be reached.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Sorry about that, you have to click on the cc button at the bottom of the screen to bring the subtitles up. (when the cc button is red the english should be displayed) The picture quality is not half bad for what it is, and the entire film is shown in one chapter.

I will post the link again.

Lė beau Ṣėŗgė (I958) - YouTube

No apology necessary Monty. Thanks for the heads up!

My 12 year old son just said, "Yeah Dad...it's been that way for a few years!" Smart aleck kid!

EDIT: I just realized that there is no CC option on the iPad...no wonder. Hopefully my Panny BD player that has YouTube will have a CC option.

[scottpcusa]

Getting ready to watch Tokyo Drifter (I received the DVD from Netflix today - Yes...I watch CC films b4 I decide whether or not to purchase them on BD)...I live a good gangster film!

EDIT: Wow...the DVD looks atrocious!

[tenia]

Originally Posted by djkest

I thought those kind of juvenile remarks were reserved for high school, but I guess he can't think of anything meaningful to contribute to the conversation.

Igrorant people can have any age.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

Criterion is Locked Region A
MoC is locked Region B

drbikeshorts is correct that the Criterion isn't part of an Elipse set, so I share some of his hope for an upgrade.

Most importantly, I'm not region-locked

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by djkest

So I finally got around to watching "The Red Shoes" criterion.

As a side note, I tried telling some of my co-workers about this movie. One guy loudly questioned my sexuality and laughed at his own cleverness. Another person said that old movies were horrible. I guess to each his own.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
Unless it's the wrong opinion.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Maybe to them a better use of time would be playing fantasy football (colossal waste of time imo).

I don't force my interests down the throats of anyone

FF is great for a Browns fan though.... gives the season purpose after week 7 or so

It's kind of like baseball..... a statistician's dream come true

Either way, someone who says "Fellini?? those movies look dumb" is just someone without an open mind.... there's no reason to say "I see you like XYZ.... well XYZ is stupid!"

Take the high-road.... the other road leads to the path of pretension

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I don't force my interests down the throats of anyone

I don't think he did either but the guy's reaction to his tastes (The Red Shoes) was that of a 9 year old.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I don't force my interests down the throats of anyone

FF is great for a Browns fan though.... gives the season purpose after week 7 or so

It's kind of like baseball..... a statistician's dream come true

Either way, someone who says "Fellini?? those movies look dumb" is just someone without an open mind.... there's no reason to say "I see you like XYZ.... well XYZ is stupid!"

Take the high-road.... the other road leads to the path of pretension

I guess I'm a pretentious ******* to my co-worker, whos' a year older than I am, when I just gawk at him when he sprouts off that he doesn't watch anything made before 1980, animated films aren't real ones, and questions as to why I buy movies and have a movie collection at all, when I can just download the latest films and watch them once with poor PQ. He and I do not agree on films. I don't like a lot of stuff he likes, but it seems like it's a personal insult to him when I say something like Inception is a 7/10, rather than a 10/10. Of course, he's critical of everything I like/do. Ranting on and on about everything like it's an abomination. He has issues.

Forgot to add, I don't try to force my tastes on him. I just roll my eyes and carry on. It's annoying as hell to put up with this daily though. He keeps trying to push Mac on me as well, because Windows and Android suck, Apple's the only company to make quality products.

[Timothy E RAW]

Was so excited when the SD came out but couldn't afford it, but now won't allow myself to buy it for fear of an upgrade. I have the poster on my wall which is beginning to annoy me every time I look at it! Want to show this film to so many friends, but want to do so on blu!

[dougotte]

Originally Posted by djkest

So I finally got around to watching "The Red Shoes" criterion.

As a side note, I tried telling some of my co-workers about this movie. One guy loudly questioned my sexuality and laughed at his own cleverness. Another person said that old movies were horrible. I guess to each his own.

We're reminded every day that the world is full of imbecilic boors.

Doug

[Darkcritic]

All this late chat remember me of a thing that happened a few weeks ago. I was at a school meeting discussing the events and such of this semester. Half-through the meeting, a proffesor pointed out that the French Cinema Tour was just about to begin. I was pretty excited about it, not screaming or telling anyboby about it, just within myself. Then, suddenly, one of my girl classmates stand up and starts saying the Tour was a waste of time and that all French Cinema is obviously porn . I didn't say anything cause I know such ignorance is unfixable but it really hitted me how incredibly ignorant most people sounded about films. Most of my class is composed of people who don't appreciate anything that doesn't involve gore, sex, "horror" and/or romantic comedy by the numbers . I don't have a problem with people not liking film at all, what I have problem with is when people just talk in such a blatantly ignorant way.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by Timothy E RAW

Was so excited when the SD came out but couldn't afford it, but now won't allow myself to buy it for fear of an upgrade. I have the poster on my wall which is beginning to annoy me every time I look at it! Want to show this film to so many friends, but want to do so on blu!

I know how you feel... I bought the DVD but wanted it on BLU. My grails for Blu upgrades in terms of recent releases that were contracted for BLU at that moment would be Z and Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles