The Criterion Collection

[brandon_260]

Just watched The Gold Rush. I ended up going with the 1942 rerelease, as Criterion outlined that Chaplin considered this the "definitive" cut. Other than Chaplin's narration, which at times felt like something out of a show gauged at pre-schoolers whose unformed brains need everything explained, it was once again near perfect Chaplin. My second favorite of his after Modern Times. Now I'll be off to make my way through a few of these supplements.

[Whirlygig]

Sunday was C day up in here. Watched Following, Two-Lane Blacktop, The War Room, and Le Cercle Rouge stopping only for bio breaks. War Room was interesting, but not as much as I expected... Cercle was good but...hate to say it...a bit too slow. The other two, no complaints!

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

Just watched The Gold Rush. I ended up going with the 1942 rerelease, as Criterion outlined that Chaplin considered this the "definitive" cut. Other than Chaplin's narration, which at times felt like something out of a show gauged at pre-schoolers whose unformed brains need everything explained, it was once again near perfect Chaplin. My second favorite of his after Modern Times. Now I'll be off to make my way through a few of these supplements.

Male sure to watch the original version too.

Speaking of Chaplin, I just found out that a local art house theater will be showing City Lights next month (my favorite of Chaplin's films).

[deepbreathsanddeath]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by jw007

Well boys, I've done it!

I bought The Third Man!

For $125!

In addition to the disc, I receive both the original digipak, booklet and replacement case. The eBay seller wrote that both are "like new" and the film was never viewed. The person was selling off 7 other Criterions from his/her collection.

I bought The Third Man at the "buy now" price of $125 because a lot of these BDs are going for $150-200+ (new). I am fairly confident this person is honest and for a nearly new The Third Man and receiving both cases is frankly a pretty solid deal for me.

I cannot wait to receive this in the next few days!

Here is the original listing I won:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Third-Ma...vip=true&rt=nc

Now "the thrill of the hunt" has ended! Time for the next hunt!

Cheers!

Nice one! and I agree, if you've got the money, more power to you! People pay that much for certain concert tickets. If Criterion's The Third Man is something you wanted bad enough, that ought to be worth it. I doubt I'll ever find it for a price I can afford. I'll have to settle for my SC release lol

[Rich Pure Doom]

I paid around 80 for my copy of The Third Man a couple years ago and I don't regret it. It's certainly one of those films that's worth whatever you pay for it, it's that good. Speaking of films worth their money, I watched Miami Vice for the first time tonight and I can happily say that it was an amazing blind buy. The critics got it wrong and abdrewes saying it was Michael Mann's "purest expression of his art" is a pretty accurate statement. Purely cinematic.

[rock, stone]

Originally Posted by sc1957

Compare Malick to Chaplin. Chaplin was famous for filming hundreds of thousands of feet more film than he actually used... for doing dozens of takes of some simple action, such as when the flowergirl hands a flower to the Tramp in City Lights. And he kept all that footage. Years later, Kevin Brownlow and David Gill made the three-part series Unknown Chaplin to examine Chaplin's alternate footage. Perhaps someday someone will do that for Malick.

And don't forget Woody Allen, who rather than filming alternate takes discards entire storylines. Remember when Annie Hall was a murder mystery? And don't forget a recast and reshot entire September. Just to name a few.

Malick's shooting style isn't that crazy, all things considered.

[movieben1138]

I managed to snag a Last Year at Marienbad from a Barnes & Noble recently and was hoping to buy the replacement case from Criterion...however, they appear to have already sold out of them (unless they were discontinued along with the movie itself). Does anyone have a line on one?

Thanks in advance,

--Ben

[lim.davidd]

Originally Posted by Shout92

For those who haven't seen it yet (myself included), "Jubal" is available in full on Youtube. It's only in 360p, but I figure it gives those a chance to decide before buying it during the sale.

Jubal - YouTube

we have almost the same favorite movies, cheers tom you

[Mansinthe]

ive watched blow out yesterday for the first time ever.
while watching the opening scene with the steadycam i thought i might have gotten the wrong movie well done de palma.

video quality was awesome.


i liked the movie too, even if the plot was a little predictable.

[Jughead]

I've got a lot to talk about today:

I resumed and finished The Ballad of Narayama last night. It was great but I would have loved some supplements afterwards as I didn't understand some of the themes. I absolutely loved the music in the film. What is the name of the string instrument that is used predominantly? It added a lot to my enjoyment of the film.

I subsequently popped in Sansho the Bailiff and fell asleep over half way through. This time, blame it on an 8-hour drive and 2 ounces of scotch. I should have done a comedy. Either playtime, Monsieur Verdoux, or something from the Pierre Etaix set. Those will be next.

Oh, and Le Cercle Rouge is due for delivery today! Not a bad CC day if I must say so.

Lastly, while out of town this weekend, I happened upon a Barnes and Noble which had Léon Morin, Priest, Last Year at Marienbad, and Army of Shadows. Would you guys have paid $80 bucks for them to try and flip them? They weren't on sale but were a part of the B2G1. I should be back up that way at the end of July. Maybe I'll be able to snag them in 50% sale.

[blackhawktraffic]

Originally Posted by movieben1138

I managed to snag a Last Year at Marienbad from a Barnes & Noble recently and was hoping to buy the replacement case from Criterion...however, they appear to have already sold out of them (unless they were discontinued along with the movie itself). Does anyone have a line on one?

Thanks in advance,

--Ben

I have been wondering the same thing, I asked two people who didn't know. I can't see why they don't print the cover anymore if you wanted it, the disc itself and the movie is what I feel is truly oop and what would break a rule with the studio.

[kuro_sawa]

picnic at hanging rock

what's the deal with this DVD? worth a purchase, or will they upgrade this one soon?
I just watched a nice chunk of it on hulu before my internet gave out and I might just purchase it now. Very nice film to look at even if I have no idea where it was going to end up.

[Abdrewes]

Jug head,
I hope your Le Cercle Rouge copy comes in okay.

Have fun with the rest of your Criterions

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

picnic at hanging rock

what's the deal with this DVD? worth a purchase, or will they upgrade this one soon?
I just watched a nice chunk of it on hulu before my internet gave out and I might just purchase it now. Very nice film to look at even if I have no idea where it was going to end up.

awesome movie, very influential, a true masterpiece . . . i think it was recently hinted at (maybe I'm dreaming or confused, though) so I believe an upgrade is forthcoming.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

awesome movie, very influential, a true masterpiece . . . i think it was recently hinted at (maybe I'm dreaming or confused, though) so I believe an upgrade is forthcoming.

Damn, so I should probably play the waiting game huh?

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by Jughead

I've got a lot to talk about today:

I resumed and finished The Ballad of Narayama last night. It was great but I would have loved some supplements afterwards as I didn't understand some of the themes.

you should check out the MoC release of the 1983 remake ... there are some supplements that explain the background of the story. and interessting is there was a japanese minister or something that said last year on TV

"old people should hurry up and die" (to save money)

[Joe Dalek]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

picnic at hanging rock

what's the deal with this DVD? worth a purchase, or will they upgrade this one soon?
I just watched a nice chunk of it on hulu before my internet gave out and I might just purchase it now. Very nice film to look at even if I have no idea where it was going to end up.

Originally Posted by shortmartin

awesome movie, very influential, a true masterpiece . . . i think it was recently hinted at (maybe I'm dreaming or confused, though) so I believe an upgrade is forthcoming.

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Damn, so I should probably play the waiting game huh?

It hasn't really been hinted, but it has been issued on Blu-ray in the UK, and Criterion have been slowly but surely going back and upgrading their earliest DVD titles, so it's very likely to get upgraded "soon"...it's just that no one knows when.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

It hasn't really been hinted, but it has been issued on Blu-ray in the UK, and Criterion have been slowly but surely going back and upgrading their earliest DVD titles, so it's very likely to get upgraded "soon"...it's just that no one knows when.

Someone who remembers the details better than I do might be able to fill in the blanks, but a few years back Picnic at Hanging Rock was part of a poll to see what titles people would like to see upgraded. If I remember correctly, every other title in the poll has been upgraded, so it stands to reason that this would be more evidence that it is (eventually) coming.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

It hasn't really been hinted, but it has been issued on Blu-ray in the UK, and Criterion have been slowly but surely going back and upgrading their earliest DVD titles, so it's very likely to get upgraded "soon"...it's just that no one knows when.

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Someone who remembers the details better than I do might be able to fill in the blanks, but a few years back Picnic at Hanging Rock was part of a poll to see what titles people would like to see upgraded. If I remember correctly, every other title in the poll has been upgraded, so it stands to reason that this would be more evidence that it is (eventually) coming.

Thanks for the info guys. I checked out the DVD and it's pretty barebones anyway. I'll finish it on Hulu and wait for the eventual HD transfer. Maybe the disc will have more extras as well.

[Jughead]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

"old people should hurry up and die" (to save money)

So is there irony in the fact that

[Show spoiler]Orin is the only one in the family that is actually good at anything? I'm pretty sure the whole point of the younger brother was to display uselessness.