The Criterion Collection

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by JulesAndJim

I'll bite. Why does there have to be Olympic games?

Countries like to compete. Athletic events, as wasteful and overblown as they are, are preferable to world wars.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Even here in the bluray.com forums you'll find "What are the best/favorite xxxxx films?" threads. Put two Star Trek fans together in a room, and it won't be long before they start ranking the movies from best to worst, or rank the best episodes of each TV series, or even rank the different TV series themselves.

Speaking of which, are you active in any Star Trek threads in this forum? If you want to start a new thread on that, we can talk about our favorite things about Trek. I could see myself posting quite a lot. Great Owl or anyone else who wants to join, just let me know.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

Speaking of which, are you active in any Star Trek threads in this forum? If you want to start a new thread on that, we can talk about our favorite things about Trek. I could see myself posting quite a lot. Great Owl or anyone else who wants to join, just let me know.

Not really. I like Trek enough to want to voice some opinions now and then, but not enough to want to discuss things with hardcore fans.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Primary reason: To keep NBC from going bankrupt, of course.

Secondary reason: Women's Beach Volleyball.

Mmmm Women's Beach Volleyball.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by jw007

Speaking of which, are you active in any Star Trek threads in this forum? If you want to start a new thread on that, we can talk about our favorite things about Trek. I could see myself posting quite a lot. Great Owl or anyone else who wants to join, just let me know.

Originally Posted by jayembee

Not really. I like Trek enough to want to voice some opinions now and then, but not enough to want to discuss things with hardcore fans.

Pretty much what jayembee said. I like the Star Trek Original Series, although I have not seen most of the episodes since childhood, and I like most of the movies, but I never saw The Next Generation or any of the subsequent shows. I wouldn't be able to keep up with the big boys in a dedicated thread.

[JulesAndJim]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Countries like to compete. Athletic events, as wasteful and overblown as they are, are preferable to world wars.

Wow. Do you have any evidence that the Olympics have led to a reduction in warfare? The modern Olympic era has also been the era of mechanized killing on a massive scale. Not that there is a cause-and-effect necessarily, but I don't think we can call the 20th century a particularly peaceful era, even relatively.

[The Great Owl]

Sort of Criterion-related...

Today, I'm going with a double feature of Day of the Animals (1977) and Dogs (1976), because I'm in that frame of mind for watching "when animals attack" horror flicks.

During Day of the Animals, which I just finished watching, I kept wondering where I had seen one particular actor (the crippled NFL player in the movie). About halfway through, I realized that the actor was Paul Mantee, who starred in Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by JulesAndJim

Wow. Do you have any evidence that the Olympics have led to a reduction in warfare? The modern Olympic era has also been the era of mechanized killing on a massive scale. Not that there is a cause-and-effect necessarily, but I don't think we can call the 20th century a particularly peaceful era, even relatively.

Like all things involving human behavior, war/peace won't change overnight. There will be overlaps during long transitions.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by dtyner92

I watched Robert Altman's Short Cuts, for the first time a couple days ago, and fell in love with it. Paul Thomas Anderson owes a huge amount of credit to Altman, as i'm sure it was a huge influence when he was making Magnolia.

I believe Altman has always been an influence.

[Rich Pure Doom]

Originally Posted by dtyner92

I watched Robert Altman's Short Cuts, for the first time a couple days ago, and fell in love with it. Paul Thomas Anderson owes a huge amount of credit to Altman, as i'm sure it was a huge influence when he was making Magnolia.

Very true. Also, I love your avatar. I'm a huge, huge fan of 3 Women. Total masterpiece.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

I believe Altman has always been an influence.

One of my film professors believes that There Will Be Blood is a remake of McCabe and Mrs. Miller but I really fail to see any similarities.

[mport5150]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Nice!

Thanks!

[ijustblumyself]

Originally Posted by dtyner92

I watched Robert Altman's Short Cuts, for the first time a couple days ago, and fell in love with it. Paul Thomas Anderson owes a huge amount of credit to Altman, as i'm sure it was a huge influence when he was making Magnolia.

Just watched Nashville recently (my first Altman) and loved it. Will have to check out Short Cuts as I absolutely love Raymond Carver as well.

Is Nashville fairly representative of Altman's style? I really enjoyed the rhythm of the film.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by ijustblumyself

Is Nashville fairly representative of Altman's style? I really enjoyed the rhythm of the film.

I've always thought of Nashville as the quintessential Altman film. Others disagree.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by mport5150

Thanks!

My Criterion Holy Grail is:



Everywhere I look, it's at least $100. At this point, I am seriously tempted to just drop the C-note and be done with it. I'm tired of waiting.

[mport5150]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

My Criterion Holy Grail is:



Everywhere I look, it's at least $100. At this point, I am seriously tempted to just drop the C-note and be done with it. I'm tired of waiting.

I had a $20 AMZ GC, so it ended up costing me $78....which was about as good as it's going to get at his point....

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by mport5150

I had a $20 AMZ GC, so it ended up costing me $78....which was about as good as it's going to get at his point....

Yeah, all things considered, that's not bad.

Scary that that's the case, when one thinks about it.

ETA: Huh. Just for the heck of it, I checked if my library had Marienbad, as they didn't used to. And lo and behold, they do have the Criterion DVD. So, at least I can see it again for the first time in a while I wait and decide whether to buy the BD.

[pro-bassoonist]

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday Blu-ray REVIEW



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[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Please let us know how it is here!! PTA is brilliant.

It pains me to say that I thought it was pretty bad. Anderson's worst.

[ijustblumyself]

From the looks of these releases, I think the Studio Canal Tati set seems pretty much the same as Criterion's in terms of PQ/AQ.