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Beta Man · 03-07-2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hendershot737

Wages of Fear - Absolutely wonderful

Don't let the naysayers convince you otherwise!!!!

I envy you for being able to watch both Wages of Fear, and Night of the Hunter for the first time!

ShellOilJunior · 03-07-2011, 03:07 PM

I saw the uncut Enter the Void this past weekend.

I can see why Criterion declined this one. The first 30 minutes are exciting and I really appreciate Noe's boldness......However, the film is about an hour too long at 2 hours 40 minutes. The film may be bold and ambitious but ultimately it's more indulgent than anything. Much of the film consists of Oscar's "spirit" diving into objects and people in first person mode. This is cool at first but it soon devolves into redundancy and sadly--- artistic masturbation. The film really could've done without gratuitous sex in the last half hour.

Verdict: 3 stars

Worth seeing at least once. It's a very flawed film but it has its moments.

Beta Man · 03-07-2011, 03:50 PM

In a huge leap of faith..... rather than canceling my upcoming (mid March) Amazon pre-orders, I canceled all of March/April/May and I'm hoping the Criterion.com pre-orders come though

italy12 · 03-07-2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

In a huge leap of faith..... rather than canceling my upcoming (mid March) Amazon pre-orders, I canceled all of March/April/May and I'm hoping the Criterion.com pre-orders come though

Bad idea, my friend. Criterion cancelled my $15 pre orders. Their email stated the fact that the code was not supposed to work on pre orders and that I could use a $10 GC (as opposed to a CG) to keep me happy if I wanted (sent in a seperate email).

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RetroGamer · 03-07-2011, 04:12 PM

evil...

Hendershot737 · 03-07-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Don't let the naysayers convince you otherwise!!!!

I envy you for being able to watch both Wages of Fear, and Night of the Hunter for the first time!

I know, right!? It was great!

silentblu · 03-07-2011, 06:29 PM

I know it isn't Criterion, but it is Kurosawa. Anyone else going to pick up Ran at $13.99?

italy12 · 03-07-2011, 06:37 PM

"Yang´s "A Brighter Summer Day" (1991) has long been rumored as an impending Criterion release and there has been "buzz" that an announcement of its release will accompany the official release of "Yi Yi." Rumors are only rumors, but one can hope. I have never had the chance to see the film, but many ardent boosters of "Yi Yi" argue that "Summer Day" is actually a superior film."

-a quote from DVDTown's review of Criterion's new BD version of Yi Yi, due on the 15th...the day they will announce new films. I wonder how much truth there is to the rumor...

rezpekt · 03-07-2011, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by italy12

I wonder how much truth there is to the rumor...

They've been working on it for two years if not longer. New prints have been screened recently. Read more here: http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...php?f=2&t=9752

ImportFanatic · 03-07-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

I know it isn't Criterion, but it is Kurosawa. Anyone else going to pick up Ran at $13.99?

Not for the shit release Studio Canal gave us...

silentblu · 03-07-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportFanatic

Not for the shit release Studio Canal gave us...

Yeah. I feel the same way about Spartacus.

rkish · 03-07-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

Yeah. I feel the same way about Spartacus.

Fortunately, it would seem that we have a chance at seeing a CC BD release of this, after seeing "Fear and Loathing" getting a second life on Criterion.

One can only hope...

italy12 · 03-07-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rezpekt

They've been working on it for two years if not longer. New prints have been screened recently. Read more here: http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...php?f=2&t=9752

Thanks!

Pyoko · 03-07-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

I know it isn't Criterion, but it is Kurosawa. Anyone else going to pick up Ran at $13.99?

At that price it's still $13.99 too much.

ImportFanatic · 03-07-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

Yeah. I feel the same way about Spartacus.

Have you had an actual dream of Criterion releasing Spatacus on Blu-ray like I have for Ran??

rkish · 03-07-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyoko

At that price it's still $13.99 too much.

Beta...sorry this is OT...BUT...

Pyoko (if you know)...what is the deal with Disney only releasing "Tales From Earthsea" on DVD and not on BD as well?

jrmac2000 · 03-07-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

I know it isn't Criterion, but it is Kurosawa. Anyone else going to pick up Ran at $13.99?

I almost pulled the trigger, but then I was like, all of the studio canal stuff should still be with criterion. So this will be my way of protesting.

jrmac2000 · 03-07-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rkish

...what is the deal with Disney only releasing "Tales From Earthsea" on DVD and not on BD as well?

They did the same thing last year with

Castle in the Sky
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's delivery service

drove me nuts then as the earthsea is now.

ShellOilJunior · 03-07-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rkish

Fortunately, it would seem that we have a chance at seeing a CC BD release of this, after seeing "Fear and Loathing" getting a second life on Criterion.

One can only hope...

Now a 0% chance. Warner Bros. scooped it up and it's being released with the Kubrick set in May.

ShellOilJunior · 03-07-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

I know it isn't Criterion, but it is Kurosawa. Anyone else going to pick up Ran at $13.99?

That's much too expensive for a coaster.

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03-07-2011, 03:07 PM	#26682
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	I saw the uncut Enter the Void this past weekend. I can see why Criterion declined this one. The first 30 minutes are exciting and I really appreciate Noe's boldness......However, the film is about an hour too long at 2 hours 40 minutes. The film may be bold and ambitious but ultimately it's more indulgent than anything. Much of the film consists of Oscar's "spirit" diving into objects and people in first person mode. This is cool at first but it soon devolves into redundancy and sadly--- artistic masturbation. The film really could've done without gratuitous sex in the last half hour. Verdict: 3 stars Worth seeing at least once. It's a very flawed film but it has its moments.

03-07-2011, 03:50 PM	#26683
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	In a huge leap of faith..... rather than canceling my upcoming (mid March) Amazon pre-orders, I canceled all of March/April/May and I'm hoping the Criterion.com pre-orders come though

03-07-2011, 04:12 PM	#26685
RetroGamer Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:87 Digital collection:465 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:35	evil...

03-07-2011, 06:29 PM	#26687
silentblu Senior Member Member since:Apr 2010 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:737	I know it isn't Criterion, but it is Kurosawa. Anyone else going to pick up Ran at $13.99?

03-07-2011, 06:37 PM	#26688
italy12 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:1405 Blu-ray collection:5040 DVD collection:5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	"Yang´s "A Brighter Summer Day" (1991) has long been rumored as an impending Criterion release and there has been "buzz" that an announcement of its release will accompany the official release of "Yi Yi." Rumors are only rumors, but one can hope. I have never had the chance to see the film, but many ardent boosters of "Yi Yi" argue that "Summer Day" is actually a superior film." -a quote from DVDTown's review of Criterion's new BD version of Yi Yi, due on the 15th...the day they will announce new films. I wonder how much truth there is to the rumor...

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