The Criterion Collection

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

awesome realeases.
the housemaid. wuhu!!!!!

I second that for The Housemaid! Excited about this collection!

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by iScottie

What a letdown.

*Hands iScottie a tissue*

It'll be okay.

[aewb]

Gotta have pretty narrow taste to be disappointed by this announcement. Touki Bouki, Nashville and the Housemaid in HD!

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

What a letdown.

I'm sorry, but Nashville and The Scorsese Wotld Project already make it the month of the year. See the movies THEN talk.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I'm sorry, but Nashville and The Scorsese Wotld Project already make it the month of the year. See the movies THEN talk.

The only one that really interests me is Nashville.

And I didn't mean letdown as in the movies suck, I mean it was a letdown because we all had such high hopes for other films and we get this instead.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Since Criterion's World Cinema Project release states "No. 1" on the cover

Doh!

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Ideally, everything even remotely associated with Godzilla, including the Hanna-Barbera animated cartoons from the late 1970s.

No way on Earth that such a thing would ever appear on Criterion, though, so I'd be happy just to see the Toho Godzilla films in one place.

I bought those cartoons from Amazon on dvd a while back. I loved Godzooky as a kid.

[MifuneFan]

I go off the site for an hour, and they revael everything . I was expecting a WCF collection one time or another, but I figured it might be a 3-pack like Eureka's version. Happy to see Nashville on there too. I'm not familiar with the others.

I was expecting to see Scanners, and Eraserhead, the latter pehaps being part of a Lynch set. So in that respect, it's a little disappointing, but I can't really knock movies I haven't seen yet.

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by JJJ225

Because Criterion is all about releasing popular title?

I am mildly disappointed in this month's announcements, if only because we know some other really amazing stuff is coming). The only must have is Nashville (amazing cover!).

Of course not. But they have released popular titles before (Rosemary's Baby, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront, Rushmore, The Blob even, Dazed and Confused), or even look back at their Laserdisc releases. Eraserhead and Mulholland Dr and Scanners and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World would have fit the bill, and it's disappointing we're not getting at least one of those this year. I'm all for them releasing art house and films from different countries, but you can't forget notable and classic and cult American films. I'll admit I've barely heard of Nashville so I don't know how that one stacks up in their library.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

The only one that really interests me is Nashville.

And I didn't mean letdown as in the movies suck, I mean it was a letdown because we all had such high hopes for other films and we get this instead.

This conversation is pointless unless you have actually seen the films. "This instead" maybe worse, maybe better. Just be, you know, a bit more open minded. "This instead" may be something incredible.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

I'd be interested in a list of films that have been restored. Hafta look around.

Some real treasures

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Blu2u

A year without a Kurosawa.

They better release a huge boxset next year to make up for it

[GentleGiant]

Originally Posted by aewb

Gotta have pretty narrow taste to be disappointed by this announcement. Touki Bouki, Nashville and the Housemaid in HD!

I agree, it's not so bad. Just slightly underwhelming considering the level of expectations people had for December releases.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

This conversation is pointless unless you have actually seen the films. "This instead" maybe worse, maybe better. Just be, you know, a bit more open minded. "This instead" may be something incredible.

Just because I was let down because I was expecting OTHER films to be announced, doesn't mean that I think these films suck. I can't say if this film or that film is good when I haven't seen it, let alone heard of it.

However, after doing some research about these films, do all of the subjects interest me? No, but that doesn't mean I'll give them a watch to see how they are.

Take Amarcord, for example. I didn't really think the subject sounded interesting but it's one of my favorite Criterions and possibly films of all time after seeing it.

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by aewb

Gotta have pretty narrow taste to be disappointed by this announcement. Touki Bouki, Nashville and the Housemaid in HD!

This is the problem. It seems some people have very narrow and specific tastes. And that's fine, but you can't expect Criterion to please you ever month, or even every few months, if that's the case.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

I'd be interested in a list of films that have been restored. Hafta look around.

http://worldcinemafoundation.org/films

Looks like its 2010 and before restorations. Wonder if A Brighter Summer Day will get a standalone release? This would be cool to get one of these series every December.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Yami

Some real treasures

I managed google this time, but thanks Yami! And I agree, treasures is the right word.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Just because I was let down because I was expecting OTHER films to be announced, doesn't mean that I think these films suck. I can't say if this film or that film is good when I haven't seen it, let alone heard of it.

However, after doing some research about these films, do all of the subjects interest me? No, but that doesn't mean I'll give them a watch to see how they are.

Take Amarcord, for example. I didn't really think the subject sounded interesting but it's one of my favorite Criterions and possibly films of all time after seeing it.

Sounds better. I just hate all the announcement day negativity, and you know that.

This should pique your interest on "Investigation"--

[stevezissou]

Still waiting for Life Aquatic....... sigh

[GentleGiant]

Originally Posted by JJJ225

but you can't expect Criterion to please you ever month, or even every few months, if that's the case.

I don't because I know that there are people out there right now applauding Criterion for releasing their favorite films. People are different, as are their tastes and preferences - that's a given.