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oildude · 01-31-2013, 03:49 PM

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Where in the world has Beta Man gone?

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Originally Posted by Hendershot737

Probably enjoying a nice brew somewhere

I'll tell ya where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin' bout a little place called... As-pen.

Scottie · 01-31-2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by oildude

I'll tell ya where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin' bout a little place called... As-pen.

Oh haha. He hasn't posted in like months it seems - I was getting worried

EDIT: Can somebody be so kind as to rank and / or give their personal opinions on the following Criterions:

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I'm trying to see which ones I should make a priority for the Criterion 50% off sale that will hopefully be coming in the next couple weeks.

Blu-Velvet · 01-31-2013, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Can somebody be so kind as to rank and / or give their personal opinions on the following Criterions:

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I'm trying to see which ones I should make a priority for the Criterion 50% off sale that will hopefully be coming in the next couple weeks.

Of those that I already own or have at least seen, here's an approximate order that I would get the titles on your list. I'd definitely recommend the top five below first, and the rest in whatever order your tastes prefer, since there's such a variety of styles, countries, and genres. The ones not on my list below I have not yet seen and don't own, although there are a few I've been meaning to get.

31. Stagecoach
8. David Lean Directs Noel Coward
38. Topsy-Turvy (and also add The Mikado if you haven't already got it)
4. Black Orpheus
11. Godzilla

10. For All Mankind
7. Crumb
19. Late Spring
18. Kuroneko
37. Tokyo Drifter
5. Branded To Kill
14. House
32. Still Walking
43. Yi Yi
27. Red Desert
33. Summer Hours
28. Rules Of The Game
3. Beauty And The Beast
24. Orpheus
23. Music Room
29. Secret Of The Grain
35. Tin Drum
40. Two-Lane Blacktop
15. If...
26. Qatsi Trilogy
6. By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One And Two
39. Trilogy Of Life

Scottie · 01-31-2013, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Velvet

Of those that I already own or have at least seen, here's an approximate order that I would get the titles on your list. I'd definitely recommend the top five below first, and the rest in whatever order your tastes prefer, since there's such a variety of styles, countries, and genres. The ones not on my list below I have not yet seen and don't own, although there are a few I've been meaning to get.

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Thanks for the feedback!

I am currently in the process of bidding on "And Everything Is Going Fine", "Fat Girl", "Ivan's Childhood", "Tokyo Drifter", and "Vanya On 42nd Street". I'm hoping to score them for about $15-$17 each.

I bought The Mikado for like $14 on eBay the other day. I'm still waiting for it to come in. Currently these are the films I'm most interested in for the sale:

1. Beauty And The Beast
2. David Lean Directs Noel Coward
3. For All Mankind
4. Godzilla
5. Late Spring
6. Orpheus
7. Pina
8. Stagecoach
9. Tin Drum
10. Topsy-Turvy
11. Two-Lane Blacktop

Thebunk · 01-31-2013, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Oh haha. He hasn't posted in like months it seems - I was getting worried

EDIT: Can somebody be so kind as to rank and / or give their personal opinions on the following Criterions:

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I'm trying to see which ones I should make a priority for the Criterion 50% off sale that will hopefully be coming in the next couple weeks.

Most of them I cannot vouch for, however I cannot recommend the film (DVD is not out yet) "The Kid with a Bike" enough. Honestly, the best modern flick I have seen in years. The film has really stayed with me and it has what has made me become a huge fan of the Dardennes brothers.

Also, I do not see the other two Dardennes films on your list (Rosetta and La Promesse) so if you do not already have them, I would recommend them as well.

Scottie · 01-31-2013, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Thebunk

Most of them I cannot vouch for, however I cannot recommend the film (DVD is not out yet) "The Kid with a Bike" enough. Honestly, the best modern flick I have seen in years. The film has really stayed with me and it has what has made me become a huge fan of the Dardennes brothers.

Also, I do not see the other two Dardennes films on your list (Rosetta and La Promesse) so if you do not already have them, I would recommend them as well.

I own Rosetta and La Promesse already

I will check out TKWAB though. Thanks!

joie · 01-31-2013, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

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EDIT: Can somebody be so kind as to rank and / or give their personal opinions on the following Criterions:

Of those on your list that I've seen, I'll list the "good" ones, in the order you listed them. If it's not on my "good" list, it is probably because I haven't seen it, so don't know yet; however, I have seen "Branded To Kill," "Tokyo Drifter" and "House," but didn't care for them. I can't tell you what a "good" film is.

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Scottie · 01-31-2013, 07:46 PM

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Of those on your list that I've seen, I'll list the "good" ones, in the order you listed them. If it's not on my "good" list, it is probably because I haven't seen it, so don't know yet; however, I have seen "Branded To Kill," "Tokyo Drifter" and "House," but didn't care for them. I can't tell you what a "good" film is.

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Thanks for that. I really do appreciate it.

"David Lean Directs Noel Coward" has been at the top of my list since the Criterion sale last October. I'm surprised I didn't buy it then, but I will definitely get it during the Criterion sale.

As far as "House" is concerned, I have been on and off with it. People say it's the Japanese "Scooby-Doo" but I don't know. Maybe another sale for that one lol.

The Great Owl · 01-31-2013, 08:13 PM

I bagged some huge Criterion Blu-rays today during my hunting trip.

The Night of the Hunter
Walkabout
The Game
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes

I took a bunch of old DVDs to a used store to sell, and ended up with a lot more money than I expected. I used that money to buy all these Criterions at a Best Buy down the street with Upgrade & Save coupons.
In truth, I owned all these on DVD (except for The Man Who Knew Too Much) and sold the DVDs at the used store today with the intent of upgrading the titles to Blu-ray. The used store gives a good amount of cash for Criterion titles, so they almost paid for themselves.
Ever since I bought my Blu-ray player, I've been psyched to upgrade The Night of the Hunter, Walkabout, and The Game. So happy that I did that today.

A couple of non-Criterion titles as well.
Fantastic Four/Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer two-pack
Into the Blue
Yeah, I know. I love these movies. Insert laughter and finger-pointing here.

blkhrt · 01-31-2013, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

A couple of non-Criterion titles as well.
Fantastic Four/Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer two-pack
Into the Blue
Yeah, I know. I love these movies. Insert laughter and finger-pointing here.

I have been rewatching the Fantastic Four movies over the last day or so, and while they aren't stellar cinema, they are better than I remembered them to be, and better than they get credit for. As a huge Twin Peaks fan I find it endlessly interesting that Mark Frost wrote/cowrote the screenplays.

Blu-Velvet · 01-31-2013, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Thanks for that. I really do appreciate it.

"David Lean Directs Noel Coward" has been at the top of my list since the Criterion sale last October. I'm surprised I didn't buy it then, but I will definitely get it during the Criterion sale.

As far as "House" is concerned, I have been on and off with it. People say it's the Japanese "Scooby-Doo" but I don't know. Maybe another sale for that one lol.

I like all four of the Lean/Coward films on the set, especially IN WHICH WE SERVE and THIS HAPPY BREED, but BRIEF ENCOUNTER and BLITHE SPIRIT are also very good. HOUSE is an off-the-wall experimental horror-comedy-musical ode to cinematic style that you may need to be in just the right mood to enjoy, or it can just seem crazy.

As for TOKYO DRIFTER and BRANDED TO KILL (best viewed in that order), they're both heavily satirical New Wave film noir pictures but made in Japan, loaded with visual style, and having a lot of fun with the expected conventions of the genre.

And NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and WALKABOUT and the Hitchcocks are also excellent choices if you haven't already got them!

Scottie · 01-31-2013, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

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Nothing would make me happier than if my Best Buy started carrying more than just a dozen of the popular Criterion titles. Great haul nonetheless.

The Game transfer is fantastic!

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Originally Posted by Blu-Velvet

I like all four of the Lean/Coward films on the set, especially IN WHICH WE SERVE and THIS HAPPY BREED, but BRIEF ENCOUNTER and BLITHE SPIRIT are also very good. HOUSE is an off-the-wall experimental horror-comedy-musical ode to cinematic style that you may need to be in just the right mood to enjoy, or it can just seem crazy.

As for TOKYO DRIFTER and BRANDED TO KILL (best viewed in that order), they're both heavily satirical New Wave film noir pictures but made in Japan, loaded with visual style, and having a lot of fun with the expected conventions of the genre.

And NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and WALKABOUT and the Hitchcocks are also excellent choices if you haven't already got them!

I already own those two

The list of 43 are all of the titles that I don't own. Trying to get them all, but trying to prioritize first

Jr7936 · 01-31-2013, 09:02 PM

got the david lean set from a trade here, and have seen all but the last film, the 1st 2 films in the set are amazing, and the the 3rd one is good but i just wasn't in the mood to watch it, all in all though very pleased with the set

have also been slowly watching the 6 moral tales dvd set and that set so far is freaking amazing, well worth the 9.99 or how ever much it was during the time when frys.com had the price mistake. might be my favorite criterion dvd set i have next to the war trilogy one.

Akijama · 01-31-2013, 10:40 PM

A couple of months ago, French magazine Les Années Laser conducted an very interesting and in-depth interview with company president, Peter Becker.

You can read it here

A very extensive interview. He also mentioned that Ken Russell's The Devils is in the pipeline, but it will not be released until next year.

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Since it's French article, I used Google Translate to translate text.

Snicket · 01-31-2013, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I own Rosetta and La Promesse already

I will check out TKWAB though. Thanks!

How does La Promesse stack up with Rosetta? I have seen both Rosetta and TKWAB, I thought they were both very similar in terms of structure, I did not like the later very much but I really liked Rosetta. La Promesse has been on my list for a while now.

The Great Owl · 01-31-2013, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blkhrt

I have been rewatching the Fantastic Four movies over the last day or so, and while they aren't stellar cinema, they are better than I remembered them to be, and better than they get credit for. As a huge Twin Peaks fan I find it endlessly interesting that Mark Frost wrote/cowrote the screenplays.

I did not realize that about Mark Frost. Pretty cool. I've always loved both of the Fantastic Four movies, and, in fact, I prefer them to most of the serious and somber superhero movies today. They're throwaway popcorn flicks, but I like the good-natured, fun-loving vibe, and I love the interplay of the four characters. They're good movies to throw into rotation when I've had a long day and don't necessarily want to go through the emotional catharsis of, say, a Criterion flick.

Steering this ship back on course...

In my neck of the woods, there are a lot of Best Buy stores within a ten-mile radius in one part of the city. The Night of the Hunter box was all jacked up at one of the stores, with a dent in the box and some bad creasing in the inner cardboard sleeve. I drove down the street to the next Best Buy, where The Night of the Hunter was in flawless condition. Still, I wish that the Blu-ray of this outstanding film came in one of the more sturdy plastic cases.

I'm pumped about watching The Night of the Hunter this weekend. When I owned the Criterion DVD of this film, I decided that it's near impossible to wear DVDs out, because, if so, I would have worn that DVD out a long time ago. It's going to be a blast to watch this movie in the Blu-ray format at long last.

drbikeshorts · 01-31-2013, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Oh haha. He hasn't posted in like months it seems - I was getting worried

EDIT: Can somebody be so kind as to rank and / or give their personal opinions on the following Criterions:

[Show spoiler]

I'm trying to see which ones I should make a priority for the Criterion 50% off sale that will hopefully be coming in the next couple weeks.

3. Beauty And The Beast - Love it.
5. Branded To Kill - Bonkers Japanese assassin film. Do I like it? Check my avatar

15. If... - Really good boarding school drama. Malcolm McDowell. 'Nuff said.
18. Kuroneko - Beautiful and atmospheric Japanese ghost story.
19. Late Spring - Ozu. Heartbreaking. Lovely.
20. Le Beau Serge - Really good drama about a young man returning to his home town. Works well with its companion piece Les Cousins.
21. Le Havre - Strange and sweet story.
23. Music Room - Exceptional Indian film about hubris, loss, and the passing of an era.
24. Orpheus - Starts a bit slow, but really interesting interpretation of the Orpheus story.
28. Rules Of The Game - Black comedy about pre-WWII France. Upstairs/Downstairs hijinks. One of my favourite films. A regular in Sight & Sound's Top Ten lists.
31. Stagecoach - Seminal John Ford/John Wayne western. Still exciting.
32. Still Walking - Lovely story of a family's dynamics, dealing with loss, infidelity and all that stuff. A good companion piece with Summer Hours.
33. Summer Hours - I'm a big fan of Olivier Assayas and I loved this film. You've already got Carlos, so have a look at a more sensitive story. This was a blind-buy for me and I've probably watched it 3 times. Just beautiful.
37. Tokyo Drifter - See description of Branded to Kill, but in colour

40. Two-Lane Blacktop - Most "cool" films dream of being this cool. Existential road film? Maybe. Or maybe just an incredibly cool film about fast cars, nameless drivers, and Warren Oates. Warren Oates

The Great Owl · 01-31-2013, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

The Game transfer is fantastic!

I'm really looking forward to seeing this in the Blu-ray format!

I debated upgrading this movie for a while, because the Criterion DVD that I bought in September before I owned a Blu-ray player looked fantastic, and I figured that any difference between the two on my television would be negligible. In recent weeks, though, I've done the DVD vs. Blu-ray comparison on my 32'' a couple of times with my movies that come in the combo packs, and the difference, while small, is still very much noticeable to the side of improvement with the Blu-ray picture.

Since The Game is my favorite David Fincher film of all (Sorry, Fight Club), I ultimately felt a need for the upgrade.

TJS_Blu · 01-31-2013, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Akijama

You can read it here

Good read.

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So we are generally in a state of dandruff a priori correct, and we strive to raise the standards of quality and fidelity that are ours from the moment this improvement is made possible by our digital tools.

Think I'll use that "state of dandruff a priori correct" line in the next business update just to flash a bit of sophisto business acumen.

ZooTv · 01-31-2013, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Velvet

As for TOKYO DRIFTER and BRANDED TO KILL (best viewed in that order), they're both heavily satirical New Wave film noir pictures but made in Japan, loaded with visual style, and having a lot of fun with the expected conventions of the genre.

Have plans to pick up both during the next 50% off sale.

01-31-2013, 10:40 PM	#60614
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	A couple of months ago, French magazine Les Années Laser conducted an very interesting and in-depth interview with company president, Peter Becker. You can read it here A very extensive interview. He also mentioned that Ken Russell's The Devils is in the pipeline, but it will not be released until next year. [Show spoiler]Yeah, i'm bullshitting Since it's French article, I used Google Translate to translate text. Last edited by Akijama; 01-31-2013 at 10:54 PM.

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01-31-2013, 08:13 PM	#60609
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I bagged some huge Criterion Blu-rays today during my hunting trip. The Night of the Hunter Walkabout The Game The Man Who Knew Too Much The 39 Steps The Lady Vanishes I took a bunch of old DVDs to a used store to sell, and ended up with a lot more money than I expected. I used that money to buy all these Criterions at a Best Buy down the street with Upgrade & Save coupons. In truth, I owned all these on DVD (except for The Man Who Knew Too Much) and sold the DVDs at the used store today with the intent of upgrading the titles to Blu-ray. The used store gives a good amount of cash for Criterion titles, so they almost paid for themselves. Ever since I bought my Blu-ray player, I've been psyched to upgrade The Night of the Hunter, Walkabout, and The Game. So happy that I did that today. A couple of non-Criterion titles as well. Fantastic Four/Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer two-pack Into the Blue Yeah, I know. I love these movies. Insert laughter and finger-pointing here.

01-31-2013, 09:02 PM	#60613
Jr7936 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:1299 DVD collection:167 Digital collection:49 Trading Score:245	got the david lean set from a trade here, and have seen all but the last film, the 1st 2 films in the set are amazing, and the the 3rd one is good but i just wasn't in the mood to watch it, all in all though very pleased with the set have also been slowly watching the 6 moral tales dvd set and that set so far is freaking amazing, well worth the 9.99 or how ever much it was during the time when frys.com had the price mistake. might be my favorite criterion dvd set i have next to the war trilogy one.

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