The Criterion Collection

[Clark Kent]

Is it worth picking Belle De Jour up from Criterion if one already owns the StudioCanal Collection edition from Europe?

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Is it worth picking Belle De Jour up from Criterion if one already owns the StudioCanal Collection edition from Europe?

I liked the color tones on the SC version better (only comparing screenshots, I don't own the CC version), and the SC extras sounded more interesting.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by GOMEZFAN69

I guess I'm the only one who hated Night of the Hunter.

Not really. I didn't HATE the film as such, but Mitchum's performance was way too broad and upfront. He might as well have worn a PSYCHO HERE t-shirt. That said, the film has some spectacular B&W compositions. But yeah, I have no desire to watch it more than once, which is why I didn't go in for the BD despite it having such an awesome sounding package.

[DarkRyder]

Someone on the Mubi forums found a listing for Kwaidan on Blu from Amazon. They said the same thing happened before Videodrome and Darjeeling Limited were released. Who knows, maybe it is an early hint, or maybe it's just a listing they put out. Only time will tell.

[Fett]

Picked up last week:

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• 400 Blows
• For All Mankind
• Wings of Desire

(Any opinions? im aware of the praise Wings of Desire has gotten recently on these forums. Im excited to see it!)

Purchase Plans for this Month's Sale

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• 8 1/2
• Battle of Algiers
• Beastie Boys Video: Anthology
• Crumb
• Cul-de-Sac
• Down by Law
• Fanny & Alexander
• Gomorrah
• House
• La Jetee/Sans Soleil
• Orpheus
• Paris, Texas
• Robinson Crusoe on Mars
• Rushmore
• Solaris
• The Three Colors Trilogy
• Videodrome
• Vivre Sa Vie

Opinions are welcome!

[SlickDamian]

My list for the sale:

Being John Malkovich
Traffic
The Last Temptation of Christ
Wings of Desire
Solaris
Summer Interlude

And one of the following (help me choose guys!):
Rushmore
Leon Morin, Priest
Samurai Trilogy
12 Angry Men
La Haine

And I will for sure be getting Down By Law if it's available as part of the sale.

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

My list for the sale:

Being John Malkovich
Traffic
The Last Temptation of Christ
Wings of Desire
Solaris
Summer Interlude

And one of the following (help me choose guys!):
Rushmore
Leon Morin, Priest
Samurai Trilogy
12 Angry Men
La Haine

And I will for sure be getting Down By Law if it's available as part of the sale.

'12 Angry Men' without a doubt

[Freeza]

Originally Posted by smeesmay

no thats just fine, but if they can do a new mix for even budget bin blus...why cant the premier distribution company at least try???

I think you missed the point.
Just because you have the extra ability doesn't mean you always have to use it.

For an example of why new sound remixes aren't a good thing, I need look no further than my region 3 Shaw Bros collection. To each their own, but to me the extra sound effects and mix are as jarring as those Batman sound effect call-out cards -- Bang! Zap! Pow!

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Foreign Correspondent - Oct 9.

Is that just a prediction or did you see or hear this somewhere ?

[Freeza]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

Yeah, screw whatever the director wants, chirping birds are really going to immerse me in that movie.

I always though Stanley Kubrick was wrong in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Every sci-fi movie has sounds in space, so that's what I want.

Dude, space birds. Think about it. It'd be awesome!

[Freeza]

Originally Posted by Fett

Purchase Plans for this Month's Sale

[Show spoiler][LIST][*]Beastie Boys Video: Anthology
Opinions are welcome!

With the recent death, I'm surprised this hasn't been moved to the forefront of the upgrade list.

[paul000]

I have a quick question, maybe some of you have experienced this before.
On June 5 I bought The Seventh Seal CC Blu from Amazon - it was $18.81 in my gold box - amazing random deal. It shot back up to $25 like 2 days after, and now its up to $33 (!)
So, they originally told me 7-10 days until it would ship. After about 2 weeks it said another 7-10 days. Now, I get an email from them asking if I want to cancel the order or continue to wait until they can "find it". In the my orders section of the site it doesn't even give an estimate it just says "We'll notify you when we're ready to ship" but yet on their site you can buy it with Prime and have it delivered by Monday for $33.
Did I just get taken by Amazon? Or will they eventually send out my Blu whenever they make their money off the stock or something? What the hell happened?

[fdm]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Someone on the Mubi forums found a listing for Kwaidan on Blu from Amazon. They said the same thing happened before Videodrome and Darjeeling Limited were released. Who knows, maybe it is an early hint, or maybe it's just a listing they put out. Only time will tell.

It's been listed there for years. We're all still waiting...

[BohemianGraham]

Beware of the Blob! It's attacking TCM right now. Alas, their HD version does not appear to be HD but it could be because mys parents monster bad keeps cutting out and resetting settings on the tv, satellite receiver, etc.

I also want this baby for an October upgrade, Moreso than Rosemary's Baby.

Blind buy Night of the Hunter. One of my favourites. I'm goj g to hunt around for the novel.

The iPhone is crap for typing put posts on.

[nametag]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Not really. I didn't HATE the film as such, but Mitchum's performance was way too broad and upfront. He might as well have worn a PSYCHO HERE t-shirt. That said, the film has some spectacular B&W compositions. But yeah, I have no desire to watch it more than once, which is why I didn't go in for the BD despite it having such an awesome sounding package.

Agreed, but also I thought the child actors weren't that great, quite mannered and stilted and I found that quite offputting when I first watched it. When I finished and kind of thought about it a bit (and the fairytale aspect of it), it really grew on me and I kind of thought it didn't matter that much... it's not like the film was really going for realism. The second time I watched it I totally loved it. The scenes on the lake are some of my favourite film sequences ever.

Another thing that bothered me at first was that all the women in it come off as kind of weak and stupid... until you get to Lillian Gish who turns that around really nicely

[Shout92]

The beautiful thing about having college roommates who also love Criterion are that I can put off buying certain titles they already own for the time being.

I usually only buy two Criterions during the sale, this is the first time I might be tempted for three.

My options so far:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Blow Out
Beauty and the Beast
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Lady Vanishes
Cul-De-Sac

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[thismightbezach]

Originally Posted by Shout92

The beautiful thing about having college roommates who also love Criterion are that I can put off buying certain titles they already own for the time being.

I usually only buy two Criterions during the sale, this is the first time I might be tempted for three.

My options so far:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Blow Out
Beauty and the Beast
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Lady Vanishes
Cul-De-Sac

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I don't think the others have much replay value, especially Last Temptation. That's just my opinion though.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Shout92

The beautiful thing about having college roommates who also love Criterion are that I can put off buying certain titles they already own for the time being.

I usually only buy two Criterions during the sale, this is the first time I might be tempted for three.

My options so far:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Blow Out
Beauty and the Beast
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Lady Vanishes
Cul-De-Sac

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

But be careful, Criterion titles can become OOP very quickly as rights changes hands.

[SantosLHalper]

Wish List for the B&N Sale:

Yojimbo/Sanjuro Boxset
High and Low
The Killing
Late Spring
A Night To Remember
Anatomy of a Murder
Three Colors Trilogy

Will only pick up around 3 or 4.

I am very new to Criterion with only around 11 or 12 discs. Are there any must have blurays from the CC that I should pick up? (that I do not have on my list)

[jaredc]

Just watched The Night of the Hunter and I loved it. Well worth a buy, IMO.

For the sale I'm thinking of buying 3 out of these possibilities:

Paths of Glory
8 1/2
12 Angry Men
Cronos
Seven Samurai
Stagecoach
Rushmore
Bottle Rocket
Antichrist
Branded to Kill
Godzilla