The Criterion Collection

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by octagon

So just tell him what you're saying.

Cause it sounds like you're saying the people reporting problems are in the tin foil hat club and you're not going to believe otherwise until you hear it from John Mulvaney himself.

I already said this:

not saying that it can't be true, but I don't know how other people store their movies and I need not qualify how unreliable the internet can be, so there's no need for anyone to panic.

and I also already said this:

maybe they haven't commented because it is a non-issue? or because no one at Criterion who reviews or owns the movies has confirmed it to be a real problem.

key phrases are "not saying it can't be true," "no need for anyone to panic," and "maybe."

[jw007]

Seems like people are afraid their discs are more tainted than once thought.

On the other hand, I posted my thoughts about Symbiopsychotaxiplasm earlier this morning, so if anyone wants to see something unusual, skip back a couple pages (or three). Har har.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by octagon

So just tell him what you're saying.

Cause it sounds like you're saying the people reporting problems are in the tin foil hat club and you're not going to believe otherwise until you hear it from John Mulvaney himself.

Octagon - just curious, how many of your discs have a problem?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Octagon - just curious, how many of your discs have a problem?

Last night M would load to the menu but completely froze my player (with a magenta screen, of all things) when I tried to play. I ejected it, got back to the menu and tried to start at various chapters with no luck.

I was going to try it again today (and also switch my region-free player back to region A so I could check it in there as well) and check a few others before saying anything.

[TJS_Blu]

I will be checking mine this weekend and can report back if needed. But to be honest, I am in the tin foil hat club. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, I just like flexible shiny headwear.

[BTTF_]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

I Believe it is best to keep the disc problems in the other thread, by now it has enough popularity to attract anyone with CC titles, it is now 15 pages long.

yes plz

[aes3728]

I don't have the image but newsletter clue is Don't Look Now

[sminister]

I can't access the photo from my work computer, but newsletter clue...
Don't Look Now?

EDIT: I see the post above... yes i think you're right.

[Oscar Rothman]

or Eyes Wide Shut?

[jacobb1313]

Originally Posted by sminister

I can't access the photo from my work computer, but newsletter clue...
Don't Look Now?

Yes, that's what I thought too. Amazing. Stupendous. Love this movie. Bring it on, Criterion.

[anthonyls]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

or Eyes Wide Shut?

Or maybe a comment from Criterion on the state of their Blu-ray discs... they played fine back then, but now, you don't want to look.

[Brad1963]

I say Don't Look Now also.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

I don't know how Criterion selects their movies, but they really need to do The Thing, Escape from NY, Halloween, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dark House, The Raven, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mothra vs Godzilla, The Big Sleep, and The Maltese Falcon.

Well, a big part of how they select their movies has to do with whether the studios that own them will license Criterion the rights to them. For example, Warner doesn't like to share their toys, so barring a miracle, The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon are out of the question.

Halloween and Bram Stoker's Dracula were two films that Criterion had actually brought out on laserdisc back in the day. But they never got the rights to release them on DVD. I wouldn't count on Anchor Bay letting Halloween go to Criterion.

[Scottie]

Yes! My favorite Roeg film!

Glad to see it finally confirmed.

[jw007]

Don't look now, but its gonna be Don't Look Now!

[duggie walker]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I didn't choose the word "reality." thebunk did.

so, that may be what I said, but it is not what I'm saying.

let's just say that "contextual reading" is not your forte. but keep pushing.
you're nowhere near as clever as you think you are, my friend.

"That may be what I said but it is not what I'm saying".

[StLouisRibs]

Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

I don't know how Criterion selects their movies, but they really need to do The Thing, Escape from NY, Halloween, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dark House, The Raven, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mothra vs Godzilla, The Big Sleep, and The Maltese Falcon.

Maybe it's just me, but for me, Bram Stoker's Dracula is the most hilariously awful telling of Dracula on film ever. It doesn't shine a candle to Hammer or Lugosi. I was laughing hysterically almost every scene and I wasn't even with company to share in them with (which always boosts the amount of laughs).

I really do feel that Coppola had used his four good films as an excuse to make nothing but complete and total garbage for forty years or so.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Yes! My favorite Roeg film!

Glad to see it finally confirmed.

I think this might have 'Charade' written all over it. Charade was a title that never really hooked me until I saw it in HD. Then it just all seemed to fall together.

Don't Look Now is not my favorite Roeg film. In fact, I didn't really think that much of it but I could see it benefiting immensely from a better presentation.

I have the region B Optimum release and let's just say there's more than a little room for improvement.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by duggie walker

"That may be what I said but it is not what I'm saying".

glad you enjoyed that one. you get the 'gold star certified crap stir' medal for the day. pop in again here some time.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by BLUgrass

As far as discussion, I'm kind of curious how you guys each got into the Criterion Collection. Was it because a certain film you wanted was only available via Criterion? Was it more because of the treatment the films get via special features and new transfers? Was it for a particular director or genre?

Of your options, the bolded one is correct for me. Back in early 1988, after buying a laserdisc player and a few discs, I bought copy of Criterion's Blade Runner, partly because of the extras but mostly because it was the only home video release of the movie in widescreen. After that, I started picking up Criterion LDs for a lot of classic movies that I liked, because Criterion was at the time doing state of the art home video releases of a lot of great movies. I used to joke at the time that Criterion was the home video equivalent of the Harvard Classics book series.

Based on what they released that I was familiar with, I decided at some point to start picking up titles that I unfamiliar with. I disliked very few of them, so I decided to start collecting all of their titles (never did actually accomplish that). My interest in Criterion continued onto DVD, and eventually onto BD.