The Criterion Collection

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Great film, I'd grab it.

http://www.criterion.com/films/1590-...q=autocomplete

Thanks! I'll do that.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Seems creepy

The IMDB plot description reminds me of The Others.

Have you seen Abre Los Ojos by Amenabar? Its his best film and miles better than the Cameron Crowe version.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Have you seen Abre Los Ojos by Amenabar? Its his best film and miles better than the Cameron Crowe version.

No I haven't. It was on my Wish List for a while, but I got rid of it since it's only the DVD.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Seems creepy

The IMDB plot description reminds me of The Others.

Very similar mood and feel. It's a lot like The Haunting too.

If you like creepy, atmospheric 'things that go bump in the night' stories then you could do a lot worse than The Innocents.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

No I haven't. It was on my Wish List for a while, but I got rid of it since it's only the DVD.

There's nothing wrong with DVDs. If you can stream it in HD then go for it, but seeing the DVD is still the best option. I'm not going to deprive myself by limiting myself to only HD/Blu ray content.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

There's nothing wrong with DVDs. If you can stream it in HD then go for it, but seeing the DVD is still the best option. I'm not going to deprive myself by limiting myself to only HD/Blu ray content.

I would like to get Abre Los Ojos, Amores Perros, and Judgment At Nuremberg.

I hope that Criterion releases Judgment At Nuremberg and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

There's nothing wrong with DVDs. If you can stream it in HD then go for it, but seeing the DVD is still the best option. I'm not going to deprive myself by limiting myself to only HD/Blu ray content.

Right... if something doesn't seem like an obvious blu candidate...DVD is just fine to me, especially when they are often so inexpensive.

I think I want to watch that over again...haven't seen it in years and have forgotten most of it.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I would like to get Abre Los Ojos, Amores Perros, and Judgment At Nuremberg.

I hope that Criterion releases Judgment At Nuremberg and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.

They play those often on TCM if I'm not mistaken. Honestly, I can wait for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The Capra film I really want is It Happened one Night

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

They play those often on TCM if I'm not mistaken. Honestly, I can wait for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The Capra film I really want is It Happened one Night

I want to say Judgment at Nuremberg shows up a lot on MGM-HD too.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Right... if something doesn't seem like an obvious blu candidate...DVD is just fine to me, especially when they are often so inexpensive.

I think I want to watch that over again...haven't seen it in years and have forgotten most of it.

I haven't seen it in two or three years. [rant about how Vanilla Sky watered down Abre Los Ojos deleted]. Anyways, it's a very unsettling film. It significantly altered my mood for hours afterwards.

[RiFiFi1955]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

The Capra film I really want is It Happened one Night

I still can't believe this is not on Blu-Ray yet!

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by rkish

Just a heads up to those with Hulu that have never seen Bob Le Flambeur. It's going to expire within the next 5 days... probably because it's a Studio Canal title. Don't make the same mistake I did with "Poetry" on Netflix. I started watching it last night and was nodding out, so I figured that I'd finish it this morning. No dice...it had expired. When Netflix says "until", I now know it means it will expire at midnight on that date. Hopefully it will show up on Hulu in the future.

I plan to finish watching "Bob" before the weekend is over.

Just a heads up to those who have never seen Bob Le Flambeur - see it!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by James78

If you're ordering from Germany, you could buy The Innocents:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-I...Blu-ray/32858/

This film would be much better to have on Blu-ray (and possibly in the Criteiron Collection)



Someone also recommended Delon films earlier. Not part of the Criterion Collection, but La piscine is great to see on Blu-ray:





Pro-B

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Someone also recommended Delon films earlier. Not part of the Criterion Collection, but La piscine is great to see on Blu-ray:

Ahh, I've been wanting to get this since I read your UK review. Almost forgot that that release existed....but it looks very appealing to me.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I'm browsing the Masters Of Cinema catalogue and I'm wondering how the following Region Free films are:

• Le Silence De La Mer
• Une Femme Mariee

Worth an import or no?

I have both Le Silence De La Mer and Une Femme Mariee.
As with all Godard, YMMV. I do like this film, but I prefer Vivre Sa Vie, Breathless and Le Mepris.
Le Silence De La Mer was a blind-buy and I have no regrets at all. I guess you might call it a psychological chamber piece
Honestly, it's hard to describe. It has no action and big scenes; it is just a quiet, slow drama in which two people, a father and daughter, refuse to speak to the German soldier who is billeted in their home during World War 2.
The first thing to note is that my incredibly boring description doesn't do the film justice. That's my fault. The film is not boring.
I probably shouldn't say anything more about it, except watch it.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Ahh, I've been wanting to get this since I read your UK review. Almost forgot that that release existed....but it looks very appealing to me.

Le Clan is also apparently coming to Blu-ray in France

Hopefully, Pathe will also bring The Professor. Their DVD release, from the big Delon collection, was very good. It should look wonderful on Blu-ray. (And I don't believe there has been an English-friendly release in the U.S.).



I love Zurlini. This is one of my favorite releases in my library (and too bad no one bothers releasing his films in the U.S.):



Pro-B

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

They play those often on TCM if I'm not mistaken. Honestly, I can wait for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The Capra film I really want is It Happened one Night

I'm really hoping for a Criterion edition of It Happened One Night and another Columbia Classic, From Here To Eternity.

[drbikeshorts]

On the topic of silent films, I want to add my own support to those recommending City Girl and Sunrise. Get them both.
Also, definitely agree with getting any Buster Keaton films, Chaplin films, Lonesome and The Phantom Carriage.
Buster Keaton's The General and Sunrise are regulars in Sight and Sound's all-time top ten lists.
I also want to say again, Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen is extraordinary.
And don't forget Fritz Lang's Metropolis - not a bad, little film
To get this back to Criterion (if not blu-ray), I also want to highly recommend 3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg. Sure, they're only DVDs, but quality is very good and each film is great. Easily one of my favourite box-sets. Seriously, I think they're all 5 star films (whatever that means ) with re-watch potential. Plus, each film comes with two scores.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

This film would be much better to have on Blu-ray (and possibly in the Criteiron Collection)

Someone also recommended Delon films earlier. Not part of the Criterion Collection, but La piscine is great to see on Blu-ray:



Pro-B

This is timely; I'm getting close to putting in another UK order

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

On the topic of silent films, I want to add my own support to those recommending City Girl and Sunrise. Get them both.
Also, definitely agree with getting any Buster Keaton films, Chaplin films, Lonesome and The Phantom Carriage.
Buster Keaton's The General and Sunrise are regulars in Sight and Sound's all-time top ten lists.
I also want to say again, Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen is extraordinary.
And don't forget Fritz Lang's Metropolis - not a bad, little film
To get this back to Criterion (if not blu-ray), I also want to highly recommend 3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg. Sure, they're only DVDs, but quality is very good and each film is great. Easily one of my favourite box-sets. Seriously, I think they're all 5 star films (whatever that means ) with re-watch potential. Plus, each film comes with two scores.

I can't believe I forgot to mention Les Vampires!
I've been watching an episode a night - 3 so far. Very cool.