The Criterion Collection

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Can someone give me their ratings on these paintings?

-Madonna on the Rocks
-Starry Night
-Mona Lisa
-Cezanne's fruit bowl
-Waterlillies at Giverny
-the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Thanks in advance!

exactly. A bunch of Eberts running around here.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by myka22

Have people here actually watched all 572 Criterion dvds/blu-rays? I've been slowly working at it, seen around 150 now.

About half for me. 300+

Wanna see my list?

[myka22]

Originally Posted by fdm

About half for me. 300+

Wanna see my list?

Ha, yeah but only if you rank them from your favorite to least favorite.

[aggienader08]

Picked up Solaris from the sale today. Had a 15% off one item coupon, so added that to the 50% + 10% members discount and got it for $16.56 with tax!

I know this is a little late seeing as how the announcements were last week, but is anyone as excited as I am for The Four Feathers original, and Isle of Lost Souls in October!? That's going to be a great month. Can't wait.

[aggienader08]

Originally Posted by fdm

About half for me. 300+

Wanna see my list?

Originally Posted by myka22

Ha, yeah but only if you rank them from your favorite to least favorite.

No really... I'd be really interested to know what your top 20-30 are at least.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

* they're

Thanks, Joe. I just noticed that after reading through all the quoted replies. Here I was trying to be all prophetic and absolute in the wee hours of the morning and go and douche-it-up by using the improper form of "they're".

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Well atleast I got a friend in it this time...........Thanks CC for kicking it off.

Well, I knew it had to make for more interesting posts than a bunch of movie titles with numbers out beside them, right? I can't think of anything more dull than going through page after page of lists of "favorites" or "ratings".

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Well, I knew it had to make for more interesting posts than a bunch of movie titles with numbers out beside them, right? I can't think of anything more dull than going through page after page of lists of "favorites" or "ratings".

I don't mind favorites, as we all have favs, and I have said favs myself on here. But ratings is useless, and never read them.

[Beta Man]

I almost forget what happened in here when the sale-excitement and announcement hoopla dies down......

Old codgers and young hipster punks raise pitchforks arm-in-arm..... a time of togetherness.

[CarlitoBrigante]

is there someone (on this board) who owns all 572 criterions or almost?

just watched the third man yesterday,wow,what a great movie.highly recommended.

i noticed that criterion has done reissues for some of their older releases,is there some site where all the reissues they have done so far are listed?

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by CarlitoBrigante

is there someone (on this board) who owns all 572 criterions or almost?

just watched the third man yesterday,wow,what a great movie.highly recommended.

I believe Kndy likely owns the most amongst active people in this thread.....

I have all of the BDs, but only 250 or so of the DVDs..... He has many more than that (and the eclipse sets) I believe.

The Third Man is certainly a great film.... a shame they didn't have the rights longer.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

young hipster punks

I take issue with the bolded. But everything else is fine.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

I take issue with the bolded. But everything else is fine.

Look on the bright side..... it can't be an insult if the person who said it (me in this case) doesn't have a clue as to what it means!

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I almost forget what happened in here when the sale-excitement and announcement hoopla dies down......

Old codgers and young hipster punks raise pitchforks arm-in-arm..... a time of togetherness.

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

I take issue with the bolded. But everything else is fine.

i have an issue with what a "codger" is but i assume it's just a typo and Beta Man meant "cougar" but... you never know...

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Look on the bright side..... it can't be an insult if the person who said it (me in this case) doesn't have a clue as to what it means!

I think calling someone "hipster" is more or less a fad thing, like how you act or present yourself more-so than what movies/music you like (kind of like if you dress like a nerd or act like a nerd, you'll prob be called a nerd. If you dress like a gang member or act like a gang member, you'll prob be called a gang member). I mean I have a good idea (since there is a big community around here that acts like so called "hipsters"). So just based off of what I have seen, I don't own a flannel shirt, I don't drink any coffee (so check off all of the snob chats at coffee shops), never wore skin tight jeans (or lil' CG would be coming out of them) or wear those hats they wear. I actually keep to myself, and only friends I have are more-so into sports, which is my other love and they prob haven't even heard of Kubrick, let alone what I watch.

I think with my love of film, I am way past the point of "hipster-"I love David Lynch films type crap"". At any moment I can switch from watching the most hardcore, obscure, political film from a foreign website that I have to translate into watching Zombie's Halloween 2. 1, because I like both. And 2, I don't try to "rate" anything and make me out as something. Either I dislike it (insert Spielberg film or whatever you want) or love it, and I have favs which I like better than others, but I don't say "this is a 4.5 and this is a 3!". It's silly to me.


A question for the "rating" people, do you actually rate documentary films or propaganda films like that too? Like do you rate Breathless a 4, but "Triumph of the Will" a 3.5.? Like how do you come up with that? Would Triumph be better if the propaganda documentary had more of a storyline? And why would Breathless be a 4 compared to it? (BTW, those 2 movies are examples. Not that any of you would rate them that way.)

[Taipan]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Look on the bright side..... it can't be an insult if the person who said it (me in this case) doesn't have a clue as to what it means!

I think it means, as a gun slinger, you shoot from the hip.

SpiderBaby must not be a gunslinger.

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by CarlitoBrigante

i noticed that criterion has done reissues for some of their older releases,is there some site where all the reissues they have done so far are listed?

http://www.criterion.com/

Wikipedia also has a list of all titles released over the years by Criterion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Criterion_Collection

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

I love David Lynch films type crap

Hard to determine if you do or don't enjoy Lynch..... but on a side note, I'm watching "Twin Peaks" for the first time (as I somehow missed this gem in the early 90's)

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Hard to determine if you do or don't enjoy Lynch..... but on a side note, I'm watching "Twin Peaks" for the first time (as I somehow missed this gem in the early 90's)

Lynch is okay, but I see alot of Kenneth Anger in his films, and since I believe Kenneth Anger is one of the most important American filmmakers, I really back away from Lynch's films (though you can also say Anger's films can see a sense of Maya Deren). Kind of like a early 60's Godard and Tarantino type thing (I said early 60's Godard because he changed filmmaking more than David Bowie changed hair styles).

[scottpcusa]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I almost forget what happened in here when the sale-excitement and announcement hoopla dies down......

Old codgers and young hipster punks raise pitchforks arm-in-arm..... a time of togetherness.

Get off my lawn!!!