The Criterion Collection

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jayputter

I agree whole heartedly, but it always makes me sad to see The Magician never get mentioned on these boards. It's certainly not his masterpiece, but a great film by any estimation.

Have you seen Hour Of The Wolf? Its a Bergman film that's comparable to The Magician. Actually it's almost a straight up horror film.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Well it looks like my copies of Badlands and The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp won't be here until tomorrow DESPITE having them both pre-ordered for a couple months with Prime's Two-Day Shipping that said I was guaranteed delivery by today.

/pissed

That sucks, I have Prime and received Badlands yesterday.

BTW, I can't remember, but was it you who was mentioning the Technicolor pulsing on one of the older Criterions? I just watch This Happy Breed last night (from the Lean/Coward box) and it has the same pulsing colors (along with Black Narcissus and several others).

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I can't believe I missed all the great Fassbinder talk

Anytime, I'll be here.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by retablo

That sucks, I have Prime and received Badlands yesterday.

BTW, I can't remember, but was it you who was mentioning the Technicolor pulsing on one of the older Criterions? I just watch This Happy Breed last night (from the Lean/Coward box) and it has the same pulsing colors (along with Black Narcissus and several others).

Yeah, we were talking about the coloring in a few films.

Also, I don't know what's up with Amazon lately but I USUALLY get several prime orders the day before release. However, that hasn't happened in months.

Not sure what's going on, but I don't like it

[jayputter]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Have you seen Hour Of The Wolf? Its a Bergman film that's comparable to The Magician. Actually it's almost a straight up horror film.

I haven't seen that one. I'll have to track it down. Thanks!

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jayputter

I haven't seen that one. I'll have to track it down. Thanks!

Dare I say it's a fun Bergman film?

[jayputter]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Dare I say it's a fun Bergman film?

I'll admit my Bergman experience is so far limited to his "major" films, such as The Seventh Seal, Persona, Wild Strawberries, etc. I feel lucky to have directors like Bergman, Kurosawa and Fassbinder with rather large filmographies I havent seen much of. It was depressing when I realized there was (probably) no more Hitchcock movies I hadn't seen yet, unless The Mountain Eagle miraculously reappears.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by retablo

That sucks, I have Prime and received Badlands yesterday.

Mine should be here any second now

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Also, I don't know what's up with Amazon lately but I USUALLY get several prime orders the day before release. However, that hasn't happened in months.

Hmm..hasn't happened for me in a while too.

[PowellPressburger]

I have never EVER gotten a release date delivery early ever from amazon PRIME. I know others who have, but I haven't it is annoying lol

[ShellOilJunior]

I'm interested in SB's thoughts on Badlands.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Badlands is loosely based on the Starkweather murder spree. I really don't think there are scenes in the film that are entirely accurate to the events.

Kinda like the Boss' album, the Starkweather events were just an inspiration for the film.

I like Springsteen but the song for Badlands is Nat King Cole's A Blossom Fell. Love that scene.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Have you seen Hour Of The Wolf? Its a Bergman film that's comparable to The Magician. Actually it's almost a straight up horror film.

Hour of The Wolf is a great Bergman film. In my opinion, it is equivalent to Persona in greatness. It is very surreal and poetic, but everyone tends to forget about this film.

Cries and Whispers has some of the best cinematography in film history. Any fan of the master Sven Nykvist should check it out. This film would look gorgeous in HD.

[ShellOilJunior]

Let's not forget The Virgin Spring. How great that would look in HD.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Hour of The Wolf is a great Bergman film. In my opinion, it is equivalent to Persona in greatness. It is very surreal and poetic, but everyone tends to forget about this film.

Cries and Whispers has some of the best cinematography in film history. Any fans of the master Sven Nykvist should check it out. This film would look gorgeous in HD.

All great choices. Cries and Whispers seriously disturbed me when I first saw it years back. I didn't think the shocks were gratuitous in any manner, too.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Anytime, I'll be here.

Actually, what is the preferred opinion on I Only Want You to Love Me? The DVD or Blu-Ray? I am region-free, so whichever works for me.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by ccg1978

I agree, I watched Summer with Monika after The Seventh Seal. I plan on watching Wild Strawberries on DVD through Netflix to determine if I want to pre-order. Seventh Seal is a must buy, Summer with Monika not so much...

He wanted something his wife would like. Smiles of a Summer Night would be another recommendation.

[hoytereden]

Speaking of Badlands and the events that inspired it, does anyone remember a TV movie called Murder in the Heartland? Starred Tim Roth as Charles Starkweather. Quite good, as I recall.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Let's not forget The Virgin Spring. How great that would look in HD.

Good call!

Funny how I stumbled onto The Virgin Spring years ago. I watched the 1972 Wes Craven film, The Last House on the Left, and, while I did not quite warm up to that rather mean-spirited flick, I was intrigued when I found out that it was essentially a remake of the Bergman film.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Usually I hate comedy zombie films, but my God, Shaun Of The Dead is a pisser.

One of the funniest moments!