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Walts Ghost · 08-01-2011, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by killowertz

Enjoy Fish Tank... I hope.

I can't wait to see it.

I bought for the fact that Fassbender is in it. Ever since First Class I've been looking for movies that have him in it because he was so good in it. That's why I got Hunger as well.

Can't wait to watch both of them.

oildude · 08-01-2011, 03:10 AM

Life During Wartime review is up. I think this may be about as negative a review of a movie released by Criterion as I have seen on this site. The Criterion presentation is superb, as usual, but the movie is not. Thanks to Dr. Svet for a great review; in fact, his review of this movie neatly summarizes it better than any other I have read.

ranitasus · 08-01-2011, 03:19 AM

Makes me feel better than I'm not the only one doing some damage lol. So far:
1. Yojimbo
2. Che
3. Yi Yi
4. The night of the hunter
5. House
6. Videodrome
7. Cronos
8. M
9. Army of Shadows
10. The 400 blows
11. Naked
12. Kiss Me Deadly
13. The thin red line
14. Diabolique
15. Hunger
16. Charade
17. Breathless
18. Seven Samurai
19. Sanjuro

I still have a few more to pick up.

rock, stone · 08-01-2011, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

Life During Wartime review is up. I think this may be about as negative a review of a movie released by Criterion as I have seen on this site. The Criterion presentation is superb, as usual, but the movie is not. Thanks to Dr. Svet for a great review; in fact, his review of this movie neatly summarizes it better than any other I have read.

Damn, way to oversell it. It's just a summery of 3/4 of the plot and then a couple vague paragraphs about the movie's themes. This is a movie that doesn't work, but the review is pretty tepid in it's opinion of why. It doesn't even mention this is a direct sequel to another movie.

Weird.

dr_vasanth · 08-01-2011, 04:00 AM

My B&N haul on this sale:

1. Jalsaghar (The Music Room)
2. The Darjeeling Limited
3. The Seventh Seal

All blu-rays arrived in a couple of days..will do it again, if they come up with a similar offer later this year!

bullets · 08-01-2011, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TriuneImpurityRites

I'd say M and Seventh Seal are in my top 10 movies ever. Kagemusha top 50
You can't go wrong with either of them, but Seventh Seal seems to stand out to me more than M. Don't let the avatar get in the way of the opinion--- just like the cover art more.

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Originally Posted by Monty70

I'd go with M, but you can't go wrong with any of the three that you listed.

Enjoy.

Thanks for the responses. I wound up with M but my desire to purchase the others presses on. In due time though.

oildude · 08-01-2011, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by rock, stone

Damn, way to oversell it. It's just a summery of 3/4 of the plot and then a couple vague paragraphs about the movie's themes. This is a movie that doesn't work, but the review is pretty tepid in it's opinion of why. It doesn't even mention this is a direct sequel to another movie.

Weird.

Good point about the missing mention of it being a sequel to Happiness. However, not sure what you mean about overselling; I did not find his opinion tepid at all. It is a very good short review on the film, and I appreciate that the reviewer is being honest about how he feels toward the movie. For once, a Criterion on this site gets a mediocre review and a recommendation of "for fans only". Having seen it, I wholeheartedly agree.

Tom Hiddleston · 08-01-2011, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

Life During Wartime review is up. I think this may be about as negative a review of a movie released by Criterion as I have seen on this site. The Criterion presentation is superb, as usual, but the movie is not. Thanks to Dr. Svet for a great review; in fact, his review of this movie neatly summarizes it better than any other I have read.

I have no interest in Life During Wartime, I did not like Happiness at all. I won't lose any sleep if I don't see it.

pro-bassoonist · 08-01-2011, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rock, stone

It doesn't even mention this is a direct sequel to another movie.

Weird.

Just a quick note

I did not mention that it is a sequel to Happiness because I do not believe that it is one. As confirmed by director Solondz, this film was an experiment -- recasting the whole film with different actors -- not a conventional sequel.

Interview:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68522

Pro-B

georgec · 08-01-2011, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by octagon

The Phantom Carriage wasn't even on my radar before they teased the cover but I'm very much looking forward to it now.

Agreed - that artwork just lured me in big-time. I plan to watch the movie soon and from what I've read I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I'm a huge Seventh Seal fan and this movie influenced that and Bergman's entire repertoire heavily.

SpiderBaby · 08-01-2011, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bingtau

Just finished Che Part 1. What a great film and so looking forward to part two.

I would of loved for Soderbergh to make more films in Castro/Guevara's history, in general the Bay of Pigs Invasion, but funding and backlash from politics made things hard with even making these 2. Oh well, they weren't perfect anyways.

Shout92 · 08-01-2011, 07:23 AM

Went in to B&N today intending to pick up one last Criterion. Couldn't decide between "Wages of Fear", "Bottle Rocket", and "Stagecoach." Stood there for half an hour like an idiot. Later during my screening of "Cowboys and Aliens" I realized I needed to pick up "Stagecoach." It will be mine tomorrow.

Really, most of the Criterions I wanna buy haven't even been released yet ("The Killing", "Dazed and Confused"). So I'll do the bulk of my pickup during November.

joshthebear · 08-01-2011, 08:39 AM

Not a huge haul but I picked up:

The Seventh Seal
High and Low
Ride With The Devil
The Times of Harvey Milk
Paris, Texas

Definitely planning on picking up The Killing and Dazed and Confused.

rkish · 08-01-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by blkhrt

I love In A Lonely Place (hence the avatar) and think it would be a great addition to the collection. I also highly recommend the novel, which is also great, although for different reasons.

Ironically...it's in my rental queue for Tuesday night...

rock, stone · 08-01-2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Just a quick note

I did not mention that it is a sequel to Happiness because I do not believe that it is one. As confirmed by director Solondz, this film was an experiment -- recasting the whole film with different actors -- not a conventional sequel.

Interview:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68522

Pro-B

But isn't that worth mentioning? In many ways, the most interesting thing about Life During Wartime is the idea of the same characters played by different actors. I don't see the point of spending the word count on spoiling the moment when Ciarán Hinds gets the wallet (et all) but ignoring the actual context of the movie. What is gained by keeping it a secret?

An unconventional sequel is still a sequel.

Anyway...

blkhrt · 08-01-2011, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rkish

Ironically...it's in my rental queue for Tuesday night...

I am curious to hear what you think!

Schonfelder · 08-01-2011, 12:03 PM

October titles announced on DVD Beaver : Salo (Pasolini), Identification of a Woman (Antonioni), Island of Lost Souls (Kent), Kuroneko (Shindo), The Four Feathers (Korda), Harakiri (Kobayashi) and Dazed and Confused (Linklater).

I think october will be one of the strongest months of this year in terms of C releases

jrmac2000 · 08-01-2011, 12:14 PM

NOt sure if this has been said already, but amazon has the october pre-orders up.

BohemianGraham · 08-01-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jrmac2000

NOt sure if this has been said already, but amazon has the october pre-orders up.

Finally, it took them long enough!

TJS_Blu · 08-01-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Schonfelder

October titles announced on DVD Beaver ...

You are aware that Criterion announced these two weeks ago, right?

08-01-2011, 03:10 AM	#33702
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	Life During Wartime review is up. I think this may be about as negative a review of a movie released by Criterion as I have seen on this site. The Criterion presentation is superb, as usual, but the movie is not. Thanks to Dr. Svet for a great review; in fact, his review of this movie neatly summarizes it better than any other I have read. Last edited by oildude; 08-01-2011 at 03:18 AM.

08-01-2011, 08:39 AM	#33713
joshthebear New Member Member since:Feb 2010 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:346	Not a huge haul but I picked up: The Seventh Seal High and Low Ride With The Devil The Times of Harvey Milk Paris, Texas Definitely planning on picking up The Killing and Dazed and Confused. Last edited by joshthebear; 08-01-2011 at 10:45 AM.

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08-01-2011, 07:23 AM	#33712
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08-01-2011, 12:14 PM	#33718
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