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bluesilo · 05-20-2013, 08:33 PM

Couldn't wait for a decent sale and bought myself 'Badlands'. In the end, I'd have to say its my favorite Terrance Malick film.

Maybe I'm a sucker for road trips, but the movie works really well. I of course can't go into too much without spoilers, but the first 15 minutes convey a vastly different film than what we end up with.

Hawkguy · 05-20-2013, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Last night, I watched The Twilight Zone episode, "Mirror Image", starring Vera Miles. This, of course, got me to thinking about Psycho again.

That's a great episode

KrugerIndustrial · 05-20-2013, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tin Drum

I'm not sure how much more they can do except putting it in a blu case. The quality is spectacular as is. Could it be better? Possibly, but for a dvd release it is great.

Great film, too, with the wonderful Michel Piccoli.

That is certainly true. But I sure wouldn't mind if we'd see an upgrade soon.

bluesilo · 05-20-2013, 09:01 PM

So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target?

Brazil
Army of Shadows
Battle of Algiers
39 Steps
Last Year at Marienbad
Samurai Trilogy films 2 & 3
Pierrot Le Fou
The Man Who Fell to The Earth
Rules of the Game
Lady Vanishes
Howard's End
Phantom Carriage
Cronos
Last Emperor
Walkabout
Red Desert

Thanks in advance.

Lordy · 05-20-2013, 09:06 PM

I suggest going with these 5 next:

Brazil
Army of Shadows
Howard's End
The Last Emperor
Walkabout

*PREACHER* · 05-20-2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bluesilo

So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target?

Army of Shadows-OOP
Last Year at Marienbad-OOP
Pierrot Le Fou-OOP
The Man Who Fell to The Earth-OOP
Brazil

Thanks in advance.

These I would try and obtain while you can find them for as cheap as you can...Brazil...just because it's good ol' wacky fun and I'll throw Gilliam at anyone who will accept him.

bluesilo · 05-20-2013, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

These I would try and obtain while you can find them for as cheap as you can...Brazil...just because it's good ol' wacky fun and I'll throw Gilliam at anyone who will accept him.

I own all the ones I listed. So yes I own them and just haven't watched them yet.

*PREACHER* · 05-20-2013, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bluesilo

I own all the ones I listed. So yes I own them and just haven't watched them yet.

My bad...enjoy then....

*PREACHER* · 05-20-2013, 09:11 PM

To rephrase then I'd go with

Brazil
39 Steps
The Man Who Fell to The Earth
Phantom Carriage
Cronos

bluesilo · 05-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

My bad...enjoy then....

No problem.

. So I think consensus says three of the films should be

Brazil
Walkabout
Howard's End

Possibly Army of Shadows.

Trying to watch a lot of the backlog before any summer sales happen and I'm with a even bigger backlog.

Lordy · 05-20-2013, 09:17 PM

Remember that The Last Emperor won an Oscar for Best Picture, and it deserved to. It is a superior film.

Lordy · 05-20-2013, 09:24 PM

To be more specific, The Last Emperor won 9 Oscars at the 60th Academy Awards:

Best Picture (Jeremy Thomas)
Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci)
Best Art Direction (Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri)
Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro)
Best Costume Design (James Acheson)
Best Film Editing (Gabriella Cristiani)
Best Original Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su)
Best Sound (Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci)

brandon_260 · 05-20-2013, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluesilo

So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target?

Brazil
Army of Shadows
Battle of Algiers
39 Steps
Last Year at Marienbad
Samurai Trilogy films 2 & 3
Pierrot Le Fou
The Man Who Fell to The Earth
Rules of the Game
Lady Vanishes
Howard's End
Phantom Carriage
Cronos
Last Emperor
Walkabout
Red Desert

Thanks in advance.

Bolded the two that really stick out to me.

Edward J Grug III · 05-20-2013, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluesilo

So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target?

Brazil
Army of Shadows
Battle of Algiers
39 Steps
Last Year at Marienbad
Samurai Trilogy films 2 & 3
Pierrot Le Fou
The Man Who Fell to The Earth
Rules of the Game
Lady Vanishes
Howard's End
Phantom Carriage
Cronos
Last Emperor
Walkabout
Red Desert

Thanks in advance.

I can't comment on all of them, as I haven't seen a lot of them, but of the ones I have seen, The Lady Vanishes is my pick of the bunch.

hoytereden · 05-20-2013, 10:45 PM

Watching a broadcast of Winchester '73 today made me think; we really need more Anthony Mann westerns on Criterion.

The Great Owl · 05-20-2013, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluesilo

So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target?

You shall watch these five films first.

Army of Shadows
The 39 Steps
Pierrot Le Fou
Last Year at Marienbad
Walkabout

Enjoy!

Abdrewes · 05-20-2013, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoytereden

Watching a broadcast of Winchester '73 today made me think; we really need more Anthony Mann westerns on Criterion.

Excellent movie. A few other notable Anthony Mann westerns: The Naked Spur, Man from Laramie & Man of the West.

rock, stone · 05-20-2013, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluesilo

So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target?

Brazil
Army of Shadows
Battle of Algiers
39 Steps
Last Year at Marienbad
Samurai Trilogy films 2 & 3
Pierrot Le Fou
The Man Who Fell to The Earth
Rules of the Game
Lady Vanishes
Howard's End
Phantom Carriage
Cronos
Last Emperor
Walkabout
Red Desert

Thanks in advance.

I have all of these except Last Emperor, Howard's End and the Samurai movies.

My five picks would be:

Red Desert
Last Year at Marienbad
Pierrot Le Fou
Army of Shadows
Battle of Algiers

Probably in that order. Although, it has to be said that there isn't a lot of popcorn in that list.

Scottie · 05-20-2013, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Excellent movie. A few other notable Anthony Mann westerns: The Naked Spur, Man from Laramie & Man of the West.

Man From Laramie is coming via Twilight Time in 2014.

brandon_260 · 05-20-2013, 11:50 PM

Knocked another two titles off my list today.

Everlasting Moments might be one of the most overlooked "modern" releases from Criterion. While it definitely lacks focus at certain points, I couldn't help but be completely mesmerized the entire time. I don't think it needed to be 2+ hours, especially since there were a few pieces that got introduced and rarely brought up again, but at the same time, I didn't feel that its run time damaged the film in the slightest.

La Jetée is a wonderful example of how well brevity can work. I feel that at anything longer than its brief half hour, the effect of the film would be lost. You get so invested and engrossed in such a short amount of time that the ending delivers a harder gut-punch than one might expect. I'm already compelled to return to this already.

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05-20-2013, 08:33 PM	#71701
bluesilo Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Northeast Blu-ray collection:415 Blu-ray reviews:1	Couldn't wait for a decent sale and bought myself 'Badlands'. In the end, I'd have to say its my favorite Terrance Malick film. Maybe I'm a sucker for road trips, but the movie works really well. I of course can't go into too much without spoilers, but the first 15 minutes convey a vastly different film than what we end up with.

05-20-2013, 09:01 PM	#71704
bluesilo Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Northeast Blu-ray collection:415 Blu-ray reviews:1	So...I have a huge backlog of Criterion titles that I have either not completed or never started. Can you please help me pick the next five I should target? Brazil Army of Shadows Battle of Algiers 39 Steps Last Year at Marienbad Samurai Trilogy films 2 & 3 Pierrot Le Fou The Man Who Fell to The Earth Rules of the Game Lady Vanishes Howard's End Phantom Carriage Cronos Last Emperor Walkabout Red Desert Thanks in advance.

05-20-2013, 09:06 PM	#71705
Lordy Power Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:441 Blu-ray collection:5098 DVD collection:1136	I suggest going with these 5 next: Brazil Army of Shadows Howard's End The Last Emperor Walkabout

05-20-2013, 09:11 PM	#71709
PREACHER Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2012 Trading Score:5	To rephrase then I'd go with Brazil 39 Steps The Man Who Fell to The Earth Phantom Carriage Cronos

05-20-2013, 09:17 PM	#71711
Lordy Power Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:441 Blu-ray collection:5098 DVD collection:1136	Remember that The Last Emperor won an Oscar for Best Picture, and it deserved to. It is a superior film.

05-20-2013, 09:24 PM	#71712
Lordy Power Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:441 Blu-ray collection:5098 DVD collection:1136	To be more specific, The Last Emperor won 9 Oscars at the 60th Academy Awards: Best Picture (Jeremy Thomas) Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) Best Art Direction (Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri) Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) Best Costume Design (James Acheson) Best Film Editing (Gabriella Cristiani) Best Original Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su) Best Sound (Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock) Best Adapted Screenplay (Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci)

05-20-2013, 10:45 PM	#71715
hoytereden Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2010 4K collection:212 Blu-ray collection:2596 DVD collection:688 Trading Score:5	Watching a broadcast of Winchester '73 today made me think; we really need more Anthony Mann westerns on Criterion.

05-20-2013, 11:50 PM	#71720
brandon_260 Special Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:613 DVD collection:130 Trading Score:10	Knocked another two titles off my list today. Everlasting Moments might be one of the most overlooked "modern" releases from Criterion. While it definitely lacks focus at certain points, I couldn't help but be completely mesmerized the entire time. I don't think it needed to be 2+ hours, especially since there were a few pieces that got introduced and rarely brought up again, but at the same time, I didn't feel that its run time damaged the film in the slightest. La Jetée is a wonderful example of how well brevity can work. I feel that at anything longer than its brief half hour, the effect of the film would be lost. You get so invested and engrossed in such a short amount of time that the ending delivers a harder gut-punch than one might expect. I'm already compelled to return to this already.

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