The Criterion Collection

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by italy12

Completely off topic, so I apologize...but I was just over at Criterionforum.org and holy crap I thought this thread could be a little rough at times!

There's a whole thread of 90+ pages where these guys go to Amazon and imbd and pick reviews that people wrote and trash 'em like there's no tomorrow!!

Talk about not having a life!!

what is the name of the thread? i'm looking now but can't find anything and i want to read some of these things!

edit: neeeeeeever mind. found it! "'rediculous' customer & critic reviews" under the heading "dvd and blu-ray news and reviews"

http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...php?f=4&t=5858

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

I put my pre-order in at Family Video for just shy of $30.

That was it.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by jcs913

CG, the more I look into it, and the fact that this has been rumored for a while, seems the most probable conclusion. Needless to say, I still would prefer Kinski in her prime given the Criterion treatment.....

who wouldn't.

[greekak229]

I watched Pale Flower last night and it was pretty enjoyable. I thought I'd like it more, but it still was an entertaining movie. The quality from Criterion really impressed me, where the blacks and whites came out in a very rich detail. I don't recommend blind-buying, but definitely give it a chance.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Especially since I just got a Criterion gift certificate!

Definitely Island of Lost Souls. Wouldn't there have to be at least two wacky animals for it to be cat people? Maybe they'll upgrade The Most Dangerous Game while they're at it. Love the '30s horror.

Hey rkish (and anyone else who cares), all of the Vigo films are available either at YouTube or Archive.org if you want to sample them.

THANKS Joe!

[keldons]

Originally Posted by greekak229

I watched Pale Flower last night and it was pretty enjoyable. I thought I'd like it more, but it still was an entertaining movie. The quality from Criterion really impressed me, where the blacks and whites came out in a very rich detail. I don't recommend blind-buying, but definitely give it a chance.

or just watch it here for free

YouTube - ‪Pale Flower -- Shinoda (1964)‬‏

[greekak229]

Well then, there ya go.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Yep, and here it is:

It is the remake of CAT PEOPLE, which is fine with me. Criterion's PQ will be better than Universal's which would have been a HD DVD carry over.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

or...

yeah...you are probably correct because it was mentioned. I have a glimmer of hope for Cat People though and could still be because the Criterion drawing cat is a panther and not a house cat. We'll see...

[giannirenna]

you guys are thinking too rationally. Criterion is going to throw curve ball and release Catwoman

[captainjoe]

Originally Posted by giannirenna

you guys are thinking too rationally. Criterion is going to throw curve ball and release Catwoman

[Uniquely]

I just watched The Times of Harvey Milk last night. What a GREAT documentary about an amazing person! The directors did a fantastic job with the interviews. Sally Gearhart's explanation of the feelings of rioters after Dan White got hand slapped for the assassination just felt so honest... because it was. I caught this on cable last night... and am now ordering it on blu. It's definitely something I will watch several times.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by captveg

I'm 99.9% sure it's Island of Lost Souls.

Which would be VERY nice for a heavy-restoration movie that's barely even seen the light of VHS.
(The panther-girl plot was very heavily pre-code for its time, which ups the ante for getting a "historical" uncut restoration, if they can.)

Then again, "panther", "female"...Oh, the Pink Panther movies, that'd be a nice change.

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I'm not a fan of Schrader's Cat People, even though I still watch it from time to time for the obvious reasons. I can't imagine Criterion ever doing that one, though.

About as much chance as they have of doing "Dominion: the Exorcist Prequel"--
Geez, I'd forgotten Schrader had done Cat People before I saw that movie...

(Besides, Universal still owns Natassja's version. And Universal don't let go of its horror, even the 80's ones. They're still putting this one out on their own disks, and no one knows why.)

[octagon]

The black cat could mean they're restoring Shaft. The frilly undergarment is a bit of a curve ball though. And good luck to us figuring it out. He's a complicated man and noone understands him but his woman.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

what is the name of the thread? i'm looking now but can't find anything and i want to read some of these things!

edit: neeeeeeever mind. found it! "'rediculous' customer & critic reviews" under the heading "dvd and blu-ray news and reviews"

http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...php?f=4&t=5858

Just a bunch of snobs trying to make themselves feel superior to others by thrashing them over the Internet Really impress by their superior intellect

[fdm]

Apparently there's word from the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation that Criterion is working on the US DVD (and hopefully a blu-ray!) of Welt Am Dreht. Supposedly by the end of the year.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

Well, to be fair to those on that forum, those reviews (and I use the word incredibly lightly here) tend to be incredibly ignorant and just plain dumb. So dumb that they can become funny. I don't really see the harm in pointing that out.

Well, we all know the world is not full of Harvard U graduates, but to randomly (and blatantly) pick out reviews from people who may not be the brightest, or who can't write well, and make fun of them is just awful. As an English teacher for years, some of my best students were poor writers, and I guess I'm speaking from the standpoint of someone who can look past that...these people on criterionforum make me sick. Especially after all the other things I've heard about them and their obnoxious ways.

One or two is funny, but 90+ pages???

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by italy12

Well, we all know the world is not full of Harvard U graduates, but to randomly (and blatantly) pick out reviews from people who may not be the brightest, or who can't write well, and make fun of them is just awful. As an English teacher for years, some of my best students were poor writers, and I guess I'm speaking from the standpoint of someone who can look past that...these people on criterionforum make me sick. Especially after all the other things I've heard about them and their obnoxious ways.

One or two is funny, but 90+ pages???

You didn't get the memo? They are all Intellectually superior and it is their duty to make fun of any opinion they do not agree with. Otherwise their superiority would erode and they would lose their amazing obnoxious powers.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by Banned User

You didn't get the memo? They are all Intellectually superior and it is their duty to make fun of any opinion they do not agree with. Otherwise their superiority would erode and they would lose their amazing obnoxious powers.

Sadly, they probably believe that.

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Which would be VERY nice for a heavy-restoration movie that's barely even seen the light of VHS.
(The panther-girl plot was very heavily pre-code for its time, which ups the ante for getting a "historical" uncut restoration, if they can.)

Then again, "panther", "female"...Oh, the Pink Panther movies, that'd be a nice change.



About as much chance as they have of doing "Dominion: the Exorcist Prequel"--
Geez, I'd forgotten Schrader had done Cat People before I saw that movie...

(Besides, Universal still owns Natassja's version. And Universal don't let go of its horror, even the 80's ones. They're still putting this one out on their own disks, and no one knows why.)

Technically Universal also owns IOLS which is a horror movie that's being leased to Criterion. Even though it's really a Paramount, and unless Uni has something in store for Dracula and Frankenstein this October, IOLS will be the first Universal Classic Monster movie (going by the VHS collection) to see the light of BD.