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[PowellPressburger]

DVD Beaver posted his review for BLACK MOON Is this the first ever Region Free BLU from Criterion?

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

DVD Beaver posted his review for BLACK MOON Is this the first ever Region Free BLU from Criterion?

PP, I read the review over and I cannot see where it says it's region-free anywhere? Only where it says its region-locked, as usual, to A. Anyways, it looks great and cannot wait, as I have never seen this. Looks like a great typical Malle trip to somewhere??

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by jcs913

PP, I read the review over and I cannot see where it says it's region-free anywhere? Only where it says its region-locked, as usual, to A. Anyways, it looks great and cannot wait, as I have never seen this. Looks like a great typical Malle trip to somewhere??

It was an error then and he changed it because it was up for a long period stating it was Region Free it must have been a slight error and then he corrected it.

[Pyoko]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Is anyone else a little disappointed about Criterion's transfer of Charlie Chaplin's "THE GREAT DICTATOR"??

It's definitely a good deal worse than "Modern Times", which was nearly perfect.
TGD must have had tons of heavy print damage and what not, because there is a LOT of movement in the backgrounds, like pulsating patches....
It must have been very challenging to remove all the damage, and I my kudos to them, but since MT is older, I expected TGD to look equally good, if not better.

For Modern Times Criterion did their own transfer, but unfortunately for The Great Dictator they used an inferior transfer that I assume was done by mk2. It has some edge enhancement, black crush (resulting in some very contrasty shadows) and the grain structure is just all over the place. A few scenes resolve it nicely with little processing, in others it's almost been wiped clean (particularly during the opticals) and most of the time it's somewhere in-between. Overall it's watchable, but still way too much additional processing in my opinion.

[scottpcusa]

My copy of Last Year at Marienbad arrived and holy cow Criterion! That old packaging is atrocious! I'm glad they chNged it very early in the process. It sucks to have to pay $6 in shipping for a $5 replacement case, though!

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by scottpcusa

My copy of Last Year at Marienbad arrived and holy cow Criterion! That old packaging is atrocious! I'm glad they chNged it very early in the process. It sucks to have to pay $6 in shipping for a $5 replacement case, though!

The design is nice for Marienbad. My gripe with the old package on that one is it is much much too tight. It was a pain getting everything back in the case.

[scottpcusa]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

The design is nice for Marienbad. My gripe with the old package on that one is it is much much too tight. It was a pain getting everything back in the case.

Yeah...that was a horrible experience getting it all out and then back in. Truth be told, my opinion is a bit tilted since I don't much care for the digibook and digipak design.

[ccfixx]

World On A Wire poster is now available.

[BohemianGraham]

My copies of Bigger than Life and Au Revoir Les Enfants finally showed up! Now to go on Criterion hiatus until July, as I need to save money!

[r0pe]

Is there any way, I can get the replacement case for Chungking Express to Germany? I hate the cheap-looking digipack.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by r0pe

Is there any way, I can get the replacement case for Chungking Express to Germany? I hate the cheap-looking digipack.

Sure, you just have to find someone over here in the U.S. to purchase it from Criterion and send it to you. I did it not too long ago for a person in Scotland.

[hedliniv]

Has anyone created any custom covers for the America Lost & Found BBS set?

I am specifically looking for Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show. I would be greatful to anyone that could help.

As a side note I finally got through the entire BBS set and I think I am going to part out the set and just keep Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show. Those are the only 2 movies that struck a cord and will have replay value for me.

[Louisville Slugger]

Originally Posted by hedliniv

Has anyone created any custom covers for the America Lost & Found BBS set?

I am specifically looking for Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show. I would be greatful to anyone that could help.

As a side note I finally got through the entire BBS set and I think I am going to part out the set and just keep Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show. Those are the only 2 movies that struck a cord with me and will have replay value for me.

I am interested if someone is willing to make all the covers for the movies in the set. Covers that would fit in the standard size clear Blu-ray Criterion case.

[IronFingaz]

After seeing the review for Black Moon on DVD Beaver, i gotta ask: are any of the animals killed in the movie, like for real?

[Barrysupreme]

Received today:

The Last Metro
Ride With The Devil
Howards End
Smiles Of A Summer Night.

What should I watch first?

[Russhole]

Smiles of a Summer Night. It's the only one I've seen

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by IronFingaz

After seeing the review for Black Moon on DVD Beaver, i gotta ask: are any of the animals killed in the movie, like for real?

Only the unicorn...unfortunately it was the last one in existence.

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[SpiderBaby]

Since everybody was talking about their orange House shirts yesterday, would it be weird to buy the blu-ray just for the short film Emotion that is on there? I liked it better.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Only the unicorn...unfortunately it was the last one in existence.

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lol

[Barrysupreme]

Originally Posted by Russhole

Smiles of a Summer Night. It's the only one I've seen

Thanks, too late though Last Metro is currently playing