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Edward J Grug III · 09-10-2014, 01:14 AM

For me:

Moonrise Kingdom
Life Aquatic
Budapest Hotel (Hate to rank after just one viewing though)
Darjeeling Ltd
Fantastic Mr Fox
Royal Tenenbaums
Rushmore (Need to revisit it)
Bottle Rocket

RojD · 09-10-2014, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Thanks for the replies. Is it time for a ranking of favourite Wes Anderson films?

I have also not seen The Fantastic Mr. Fox yet.

Moonrise Kingdom
Fantastic Mr Fox
Darjeeling Ltd
Royal Tenenbaums
Budapest Hotel
Life Aquatic
Rushmore
Bottle Rocket

willieconway · 09-10-2014, 01:42 AM

I enjoy them all but my list is:

Royal Tenenbaums
Life Aquatic
Budapest Hotel
The Darjeeling Limited
Rushmore
Fantastic Mr Fox
Bottle Rocket
Moonrise Kingdom

Archedamian · 09-10-2014, 02:23 AM

I am a big Wes Anderson fan, and The Darjeeling Limited is my favorite of his films.

Scottie · 09-10-2014, 02:25 AM

Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Darjeeling Limited
The Royal Tenenbums
Rushmore
Bottle Rocket
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moonrise Kingdom
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Fellini912 · 09-10-2014, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I keep all my films in a large bookcase (sans disks). If I want to watch a film I take the case from the shelf and hand it to a clerk at the desk. He/She then locates the blu-ray in a drawer.

I use to have that luxury. I also had a bartender that made me drinks while I waited.

VoodooSamurai · 09-10-2014, 03:45 AM

Ugh, a criterion thread and people are discussing Wes Anderson? It is like getting a big mac. This is why criterion is afraid of releasing obscure titles, people just want the 'comfort food'

cakefactory · 09-10-2014, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoodooSamurai

Ugh, a criterion thread and people are discussing Wes Anderson? It is like getting a big mac. This is why criterion is afraid of releasing obscure titles, people just want the 'comfort food'

Heaven forbid people discuss Criterion releases in the Criterion thread!

Scottie · 09-10-2014, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoodooSamurai

Ugh, a criterion thread and people are discussing Wes Anderson? It is like getting a big mac. This is why criterion is afraid of releasing obscure titles, people just want the 'comfort food'

Yes, because the only thing Criterion releases is quirky, "comfort food" titles.

Fellini912 · 09-10-2014, 04:13 AM

We need more Buñuel films in the collection. One just does not cut it anymore.

Scottie · 09-10-2014, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fellini912

We need more Buñuel films in the collection. One just does not cut it anymore.

Amen. I still need to watch my copy of TOOOD.

jw007 · 09-10-2014, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iScottie

Yes, because the only thing Criterion releases is quirky, "comfort food" titles.

Speaking of comfort food, have you watched Babette's Feast yet?

oildude · 09-10-2014, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwk

Great news, Lionsgate is finally releasing some more StudioCanal titles

My thoughts to Lionsgate:

jw007 · 09-10-2014, 05:45 AM

Tell me one thing Lionsgate ever did right? I can't think of one.

jlk5844 · 09-10-2014, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

Tell me one thing Lionsgate ever did right? I can't think of one.

I own 38 Lionsgate titles, many of them great movies, some not so good, and one of them is your avatar.

fdm · 09-10-2014, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwk

Great news, Lionsgate is finally releasing some more StudioCanal titles

I think the biggest pisser is that last sentence about Darling being available on demand only. A great big F that.

Blu-Velvet · 09-10-2014, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

Tell me one thing Lionsgate ever did right? I can't think of one.

GRAND ILLUSION is the only one I can think of off hand that approaches Criterion quality, both in picture and in supplements. I think there may be a few other movies, mostly more recent titles, that look halfway decent but even some of those suffer from DNR (e.g. Polanski's THE NINTH GATE).

pedromvu · 09-10-2014, 06:14 AM

Just finished watching The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and after seeing first Lola and Bay of Angels and being a fan of musicals i must say i am underwhelmed

I really liked both previous films so i had high hopes for this one, anyway here are the issues i found:

First a technical aspect that may be causing some of the other issues, i am not sure why this has 5.1 sound, all of the music seems to come from the front and maybe right and left speakers and doesn't sound very full, it seems that the instrumental track is too quiet or the voices too high on most scenes which is a bit distracting considering there are some small distortions on some of the high pitched voices, this really took me out of the movie.

Second, this may be because i am very used to Hollywood musicals but overall i didn't enjoy very much the music even tough i really love Legrand music on other films, also liked the main theme of this one and one or two other tunes but the problem is that most of the film is just made of really small tunes like the transition parts of an opera, at time i wondered why they bothered and didn't instead have some parts just be spoken regularly.

Finally the staging of most of the scenes felt very dull and unimaginative, the more i think about it it seems like this was intended as an anti Hollywood musical, and in the end i think it could probably worked much better if it was filmed as a traditional film instead.

I was still moved by the story but for now it can't top Demy previous films for me, maybe i entered this with all the wrong expectations so i will try and see it again later after i finish the box set and extras

fdm · 09-10-2014, 06:26 AM

^^^ fwiw, sounds like you were expecting Young Girls of Rochefort.

But yup, give Umbrellas another go some time.

pedromvu · 09-10-2014, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdm

^^^ fwiw, sounds like you were expecting Young Girls of Rochefort.

But yup, give Umbrellas another go some time.

it is next so by this time tomorrow i will know

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09-10-2014, 01:14 AM	#110301
Edward J Grug III Power Member Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:1110	For me: Moonrise Kingdom Life Aquatic Budapest Hotel (Hate to rank after just one viewing though) Darjeeling Ltd Fantastic Mr Fox Royal Tenenbaums Rushmore (Need to revisit it) Bottle Rocket

09-10-2014, 01:42 AM	#110303
willieconway Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 Location:San Jose, CA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I enjoy them all but my list is: Royal Tenenbaums Life Aquatic Budapest Hotel The Darjeeling Limited Rushmore Fantastic Mr Fox Bottle Rocket Moonrise Kingdom

09-10-2014, 02:23 AM	#110304
Archedamian Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Central IL Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:222 Blu-ray collection:1363 DVD collection:292 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:8	I am a big Wes Anderson fan, and The Darjeeling Limited is my favorite of his films.

09-10-2014, 02:25 AM	#110305
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Fantastic Mr. Fox The Darjeeling Limited The Royal Tenenbums Rushmore Bottle Rocket The Grand Budapest Hotel Moonrise Kingdom The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

09-10-2014, 03:45 AM	#110307
VoodooSamurai Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:633 Trading Score:47	Ugh, a criterion thread and people are discussing Wes Anderson? It is like getting a big mac. This is why criterion is afraid of releasing obscure titles, people just want the 'comfort food'

09-10-2014, 04:13 AM	#110310
Fellini912 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:368 Blu-ray reviews: 3	We need more Buñuel films in the collection. One just does not cut it anymore.

09-10-2014, 05:45 AM	#110314
jw007 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Between PA, NJ, FL, and the Middle East Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	Tell me one thing Lionsgate ever did right? I can't think of one.

09-10-2014, 06:14 AM	#110318
pedromvu Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Mexico 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:35 MA collection:8 Digital collection:12 iTunes collection:12 Trading Score:52	Just finished watching The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and after seeing first Lola and Bay of Angels and being a fan of musicals i must say i am underwhelmed I really liked both previous films so i had high hopes for this one, anyway here are the issues i found: First a technical aspect that may be causing some of the other issues, i am not sure why this has 5.1 sound, all of the music seems to come from the front and maybe right and left speakers and doesn't sound very full, it seems that the instrumental track is too quiet or the voices too high on most scenes which is a bit distracting considering there are some small distortions on some of the high pitched voices, this really took me out of the movie. Second, this may be because i am very used to Hollywood musicals but overall i didn't enjoy very much the music even tough i really love Legrand music on other films, also liked the main theme of this one and one or two other tunes but the problem is that most of the film is just made of really small tunes like the transition parts of an opera, at time i wondered why they bothered and didn't instead have some parts just be spoken regularly. Finally the staging of most of the scenes felt very dull and unimaginative, the more i think about it it seems like this was intended as an anti Hollywood musical, and in the end i think it could probably worked much better if it was filmed as a traditional film instead. I was still moved by the story but for now it can't top Demy previous films for me, maybe i entered this with all the wrong expectations so i will try and see it again later after i finish the box set and extras

09-10-2014, 06:26 AM	#110319
fdm Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Way Out West 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:3	^^^ fwiw, sounds like you were expecting Young Girls of Rochefort. But yup, give Umbrellas another go some time.

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