The Criterion Collection

[Rayjg]

Both cuts in the set, and another called the Italian cut, are all his. The early 90s version prepared by his daughter and only released on Blu-ray in France is not but the differences are small. Daryl Zanuck, who put some of his own money in the film, liked it but said Welles should make it silent with a narration. No wonder he never directed a film for Fox even though they were friends.

[koberulz]

I can only watch one cut first though.

I've never seen Othello, in any form. Welles's or otherwise.

[dvining]

Originally Posted by koberulz

I can only watch one cut first though.

I've never seen Othello, in any form. Welles's or otherwise.

In that case, do Shakespeare in the Park first.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by dvining

In that case, do Shakespeare in the Park first.

Not the bedroom? You dirty exhibitionist you!

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by koberulz

I can only watch one cut first though.

I've never seen Othello, in any form. Welles's or otherwise.

I prefer the 1952 version. I actually think it's more coherent, especially the opening scenes.

[dvining]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Not the bedroom? You dirty exhibitionist you!

Don't judge my life choices.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by dvining

Don't judge my life choices.

you can do the beast with two backs where ever, when ever. I won't judge. I shall remember a quote from Iago, “Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by CRASHLANDING

Agree with those suggestions; here are a couple other all-time great silents in the Collection:


Always love encouraging new fans to check out classic silent films.

Sadly, Pandora's Box is OOP and its not sure if Criterion have the rights as it seemed Kino had them for a while, but I don't think they have it anymore either.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I bought Pickup on South Street and La Piscine from a brick and mortar Barnes & Noble.

I'm glad to have upgraded my DVD of the Fuller film at last.

I just picked up La Piscine, and also All That Jazz. Takes my tally to five for this sale, which is more that I had anticipated - having switched most Criterion buying to the Flash Sales.

There's still a real joy that comes from browsing through the selection in person.

[kvnbhovis]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Hawks & Faulkner - To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep

Land Of The Pharoahs

[dvining]

Originally Posted by kvnbhovis

Land Of The Pharoahs

"I'm gonna make pharoah sound like Colonel Sanders."
-William Faulkner

[tatterdemalion]

Originally Posted by wobelix

I love the quote in your signature!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by wobelix

There is this other novel by Lem that Tarkovsky considered, but never got around to making it.
I read it, ages ago, and can't remember the title anymore...

Maybe Memoirs Found in a Bathtub? I could swear I had read somewhere that at one point he wanted to film the Strugatsky brothers novel Hard to Be a God, but went with Roadside Picnic instead.

[lidocaineus]

Originally Posted by randian

The music labels never really supported high-res formats like they should have, and what support they were giving is being withdrawn. Unlike the movie studios, which seem to be embracing 4k video, the music labels always hated the idea of selling anything close in quality to the original master tape.

For example, you used to be able to buy the entire Rolling Stones catalog in 24/192 PCM at various sites. Those are all gone (to the misfortune of people like myself who were late to the party) and not only is a fraction of the catalog available, it's only in 24/48 PCM from dynamics-compressed remasters.

We’re kind of drifting off the original point here, but you’re basically reinforcing it - that the OP’s original comparison falls apart as soon as you start looking at it more than superficially.

[wobelix]

Originally Posted by tatterdemalion

Maybe Memoirs Found in a Bathtub?

That would be a great movie!

In my mind there is something like 'The Congress', which would point towards 'The Futurological Congress'...
Blast! The memory enjoying its holes, where I am not...

[regeyer]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The film looks excellent, exactly how it should look. You need to take a look at the previous BD, and see how big of an improvement there is. Great contrast, and excellent color reproduction. Short of a 4K UHD release (which I fear Kino may have sniped), it won't get much better than this on BD. Digitally, it is also available in 4K/HDR if you want to check that out.

Old disc:



Criterion:



Old disc:



Criterion:

Well that's good, I guess. At least I know it looks as good as it should. I've been around long enough to know that sometimes, even with the best PQ possible, a film will just not look spectacular. I think this is one of those films.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

[Show spoiler]The film looks excellent, exactly how it should look. You need to take a look at the previous BD, and see how big of an improvement there is. Great contrast, and excellent color reproduction. Short of a 4K UHD release (which I fear Kino may have sniped), it won't get much better than this on BD. Digitally, it is also available in 4K/HDR if you want to check that out.

Old disc:



Criterion:



Old disc:



Criterion:

There is already a German release of Princess Bride in 4K:



The picture quality is outstanding (it includes Dolby Vision) and offers subtle improvements over the Criterion. The included Blu-ray with the supplements is Region B Locked but it includes all of the bonus features from the U.S. Blu-ray release (not the Criterion). All the menu text is in German, but I had no problem navigating and all of the audio is in English if I remember correctly.

Here is the Amazon link for those interested https://www.amazon.de/The-Princess-B...A3JWKAKR8XB7XF.

And Bill Hunt's review at TDB since it has not been reviewed here yet https://thedigitalbits.com/item/prin...german-4k-2021

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Ender14

There is already a German release of Princess Bride in 4K:



The picture quality is outstanding (it includes Dolby Vision) and offers subtle improvements over the Criterion. The included Blu-ray with the supplements is Region B Locked but it includes all of the bonus features from the U.S. Blu-ray release (not the Criterion). All the menu text is in German, but I had no problem navigating and all of the audio is in English if I remember correctly.

Here is the Amazon link for those interested https://www.amazon.de/The-Princess-B...A3JWKAKR8XB7XF.

And Bill Hunt's review at TDB since it has not been reviewed here yet https://thedigitalbits.com/item/prin...german-4k-2021

Oh nice, didn't even know there was a physical 4K release. Love the cover art for that one too. I think we'll see a 4K release here in the US soon enough too.

[Member-222782]

Pickup On South Street was my final pickup. Grabbed about 10 titles throughout the month - my largest ever Criterion sale haul. All but Deep Cover were DVD upgrades.

[punisher]

I watched disc one of the Olympic Films. Video is excellent considering the age of the film used. I could not get over the diving competition using a wooden platform and diving into a lake..lol.

[traths]

Originally Posted by punisher

I watched disc one of the Olympic Films. Video is excellent considering the age of the film used. I could not get over the diving competition using a wooden platform and diving into a lake..lol.

It's fun going through that set and seeing how the Olympics evolved over time.