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oildude · 11-19-2011, 02:03 AM

I have to choose one each from among these:

My list of favorite covers for 2011:

Diabolique
Black Moon
Zazie Dans le Metro
Kiss Me Deadly
Harakiri - something about the simplicity of this one really grabs me. I think its design represents the pattern of the seppuku wound.
Solaris
The Killing
Sweet Smell of Success
Island of Lost Souls

Worst covers for me were:

Naked
The Music Room
Identification of a Woman
Branded to Kill - I really liked the DVD cover.

It would be far easier for me to choose worst cover of 2012.
Hand down, no contest, it has already been won by Tiny Furniture.
The tight close-up of her deer-in-a-headlight face may be the worst in the entire collection.

EDIT: Tough to pick the best, but I chose Diabolique. For worst, I went with The Music Room.

VoodooSamurai · 11-19-2011, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

The Music Room

I agree, it is like they wanted to hide the fact of how beautifully filmed it is, because anyone who saw it is an indian film might run away. same with monsoon wedding.

TriuneImpurityRites · 11-19-2011, 02:18 AM

Notorious!

yes

TriuneImpurityRites · 11-19-2011, 02:19 AM

the cover of diabolique stinks

oildude · 11-19-2011, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I don't think Harakiri should be eligible, given that it's the same as the previously-released DVD edition.

Maybe so, but I never saw the DVD or knew it was the same, so it is new to me.

nathan_393 · 11-19-2011, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oildude

I have to choose one each from among these:

My list of favorite covers for 2011:

Diabolique
Black Moon
Zazie Dans le Metro
Kiss Me Deadly
Harakiri - something about the simplicity of this one really grabs me. I think its design represents the pattern of the seppuku wound.
Solaris
The Killing
Sweet Smell of Success
Island of Lost Souls

Worst covers for me were:

Naked
The Music Room
Identification of a Woman
Branded to Kill - I really liked the DVD cover.

It would be far easier for me to choose worst cover of 2012.
Hand down, no contest, it has already been won by Tiny Furniture.
The tight close-up of her deer-in-a-headlight face may be the worst in the entire collection.

Too true and too funny! haha

Hawkguy · 11-19-2011, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

It would be far easier for me to choose worst cover of 2012.
Hand down, no contest, it has already been won by Tiny Furniture.
The tight close-up of her deer-in-a-headlight face may be the worst in the entire collection.

Awww, it's not that bad. Ever since it was announced, everyone keeps picking on her and the fact that the film has been chosen...what's so bad about it?

nathan_393 · 11-19-2011, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Awww, it's not that bad. Ever since it was announced, everyone keeps picking on her and the fact that the film has been chosen...what's so bad about it?

It's a mumblecore film that goes nowhere and has limited to no potential to be remembered six months from now - which means it's nothing like anything Criterion would normally choose for their collection. That's why people are upset.

It looks to me from the cover that Criterion didn't much like it

Tom Hiddleston · 11-19-2011, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I picked The Great Dictator for worst, but I'm really conflicted about it. I actually feel it's well-designed, just not up to what I would expect of a major release and frankly a bit ugly and garish. There are a lot of covers that are just boring. This one isn't. In other words, I thought it was a brilliant failure!

My favorite releases of the year all had pretty mediocre covers though, so while I love to dissect what they put on the front of these discs, they don't influence my purchase all that much. (Naked was my personal runner-up for worst cover, but one of my favorite releases of the year -- no idea why they didn't just use the perfectly fine DVD cover art for that one.)

If I ever find the DVD of Naked at a store for a good price I will buy it, just so I can get rid of the really ugly IMO Naked blu ray case.

I picked Fat Girl for the worst blu ray cover, and Solaris for the best. Picking out the worst cover was easy, and picking out the best was hard. I was surprised by how much I liked Naked, it is a fantastic film.

Hawkguy · 11-19-2011, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nathan_393

It's a mumblecore film that goes nowhere and has limited to no potential to be remembered six months from now - which means it's nothing like anything Criterion would normally choose for their collection. That's why people are upset.

It looks to me from the cover that Criterion didn't much like it

Ohhh, I generally don't like mumblecore. I wanted to give this a try, though...we'll have to see...I may end up hating it like the rest of you.

Darkcritic · 11-19-2011, 04:05 AM

Frankly, I am surprised no one has mentioned the 12 Angry Men cover for their runner-up as the best one

. I voted for 12 Angry Men and Diabolique the best ones and Broadcast News for worst.

greekak229 · 11-19-2011, 04:06 AM

Just watched Three Outlaw Samurai. Tremendous film. I can see it quickly becoming one of my all time favorites. Cannot wait to pick it up in February.

nathan_393 · 11-19-2011, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by greekak229

Just watched Three Outlaw Samurai. Tremendous film. I can see it quickly becoming one of my all time favorites. Cannot wait to pick it up in February.

I can't wait either! It's a blind buy for me though. Hoping I enjoy it!

Pyoko · 11-19-2011, 04:12 AM

Plenty of great covers like Sweet Smell of Success, Diabolique, Insignificance and Solaris, but in the end I voted for Pale Flower. I just love the composition and its mysterious aura. The cover alone pretty much sold me on the movie from the start.

Worst is easily The Music Room, I don't know what they were thinking.

oildude · 11-19-2011, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Hiddleston

I picked Fat Girl for the worst blu ray cover, and Solaris for the best. Picking out the worst cover was easy, and picking out the best was hard. I was surprised by how much I liked Naked, it is a fantastic film.

Glad to hear others appreciate the Solaris cover art. I had to choose between Diabolique and Solaris as my two favorites from my list. Diabolique won, but not by much.

*DrStrangelove* · 11-19-2011, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathan_393

It's a mumblecore film that goes nowhere and has limited to no potential to be remembered six months from now - which means it's nothing like anything Criterion would normally choose for their collection. That's why people are upset.

It looks to me from the cover that Criterion didn't much like it

I thought mumblecore films didn't exist anymore, or rather, I thought people stopped calling them "mumblecore". While on the subject, I actually think The Puffy Chair would be great for the collection.

nathan_393 · 11-19-2011, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by *DrStrangelove*

I thought mumblecore films didn't exist anymore, or rather, I thought people stopped calling them "mumblecore". While on the subject, I actually think The Puffy Chair would be great for the collection.

If they stopped calling them mumblecore, I missed the memo. According to Wikiepedia, the genre is still alive and well (I'm fully aware that's not the best source to go by, but hey, it was easy).

Hawkguy · 11-19-2011, 04:52 AM

I was going to ask if 'The Rules of the Game' is worth a blind-buy, but I suppose the overwhelming consensus will undoubtedly be 'yes', won't it?

Tom Hiddleston · 11-19-2011, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

I was going to ask if 'The Rules of the Game' is worth a blind-buy, but I suppose the overwhelming consensus will undoubtedly be 'yes', won't it?

Not from me, I haven't seen it yet.

But I think that the response(s) will be yes.

Dustin Putman · 11-19-2011, 05:01 AM

I watched Three Colors: Blue tonight and discovered something odd. There is a scene, I believe in the second half, where Juliette Binoche is sitting at a table talking on the phone in her apartment and the boom mic can clearly be seen dropping down into frame for several seconds. Now, I know goofs like this occur occasionally, but I Googled this mistake and could find no documentation of it. Is this an error with the aspect ratio or transfer of the Blu-ray? Was it improperly cropped? Or has this microphone always been in the film? I just find it odd that no one else (that I could find) has mentioned it before now.

11-19-2011, 02:03 AM	#39941
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	I have to choose one each from among these: My list of favorite covers for 2011: Diabolique Black Moon Zazie Dans le Metro Kiss Me Deadly Harakiri - something about the simplicity of this one really grabs me. I think its design represents the pattern of the seppuku wound. Solaris The Killing Sweet Smell of Success Island of Lost Souls Worst covers for me were: Naked The Music Room Identification of a Woman Branded to Kill - I really liked the DVD cover. It would be far easier for me to choose worst cover of 2012. Hand down, no contest, it has already been won by Tiny Furniture. The tight close-up of her deer-in-a-headlight face may be the worst in the entire collection. EDIT: Tough to pick the best, but I chose Diabolique. For worst, I went with The Music Room. Last edited by oildude; 11-19-2011 at 02:22 AM.

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11-19-2011, 02:18 AM	#39943
TriuneImpurityRites Senior Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:An hour west of Philly Blu-ray collection:980 DVD collection:30	Notorious! yes

11-19-2011, 02:19 AM	#39944
TriuneImpurityRites Senior Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:An hour west of Philly Blu-ray collection:980 DVD collection:30	the cover of diabolique stinks

11-19-2011, 04:05 AM	#39951
Darkcritic Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:213	Frankly, I am surprised no one has mentioned the 12 Angry Men cover for their runner-up as the best one . I voted for 12 Angry Men and Diabolique the best ones and Broadcast News for worst.

11-19-2011, 04:06 AM	#39952
greekak229 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Los Angeles 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1361 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 8	Just watched Three Outlaw Samurai. Tremendous film. I can see it quickly becoming one of my all time favorites. Cannot wait to pick it up in February.

11-19-2011, 04:12 AM	#39954
Pyoko Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:151 Blu-ray collection:722	Plenty of great covers like Sweet Smell of Success, Diabolique, Insignificance and Solaris, but in the end I voted for Pale Flower. I just love the composition and its mysterious aura. The cover alone pretty much sold me on the movie from the start. Worst is easily The Music Room, I don't know what they were thinking.

11-19-2011, 04:52 AM	#39958
Hawkguy Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:May 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:37	I was going to ask if 'The Rules of the Game' is worth a blind-buy, but I suppose the overwhelming consensus will undoubtedly be 'yes', won't it?

11-19-2011, 05:01 AM	#39960
Dustin Putman Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:VA 4K collection:2028 Blu-ray collection:13090 DVD collection:3	I watched Three Colors: Blue tonight and discovered something odd. There is a scene, I believe in the second half, where Juliette Binoche is sitting at a table talking on the phone in her apartment and the boom mic can clearly be seen dropping down into frame for several seconds. Now, I know goofs like this occur occasionally, but I Googled this mistake and could find no documentation of it. Is this an error with the aspect ratio or transfer of the Blu-ray? Was it improperly cropped? Or has this microphone always been in the film? I just find it odd that no one else (that I could find) has mentioned it before now.

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