The Criterion Collection

[greekak229]

Getting my Belle de Jour BD and Samurai Rebellion in tomorrow. Blind-bought both. I'm very excited to watch 'em.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Zazie for some reason reminds me of Ramona ****by, from the Beverly Cleary books, but a bit more mouthier, and far more French.

Edit: Wha? Since when is a children's book dirty enough to be censored?

Heh heh, that is hilarious. I never heard of Beverly Cleary, but your post getting censored made me google her name and Ramona....and I found the rest of the last name. Googled that, and all I can say is blu-ray.com has some efficient censoring software to pick up on that British slang term for - *ahem* - you know what. Makes me want to play around with dirty slang words in multiple languages and see if I can get a post that is all *********.

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

You know what, not a lot of people talk about Zazie dans le metro. Why don't we discuss that for a bit?

I purchased this during the summer B&N sale and watched it twice right afterwards. (have not revisited it since though) Zazie is a delight, I particularly enjoyed the Eiffel Tower sequence. Great photography of the City of Lights also.

[trombone dixie]

Off-topic:

I'm looking to buy a few of the Buster Keaton BD's released by KINO. Which titles do you recommend? Getting The General for sure.

[easyblu]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

Off-topic:

I'm looking to buy a few of the Buster Keaton BD's released by KINO. Which titles do you recommend? Getting The General for sure.

Sherlock, Jr. is my favorite Keaton. So many incredible stunts. And lots of laughts, too.

[JHas]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

Off-topic:

I'm looking to buy a few of the Buster Keaton BD's released by KINO. Which titles do you recommend? Getting The General for sure.

Yeah "The General" is a must. You can't go wrong with Sherlock Jr. (as mentioned above, it has great stunts and a very creative scene where Buster goes in and out of a movie). I would also highly recommend "Steamboat Bill, Jr." and "Our Hospitality."

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

Off-topic:

I'm looking to buy a few of the Buster Keaton BD's released by KINO. Which titles do you recommend? Getting The General for sure.

Steamboat Bill, Jr is my favorite, and I hear the shorts collection is great. I have it, but haven't had a chance to dig into it very much so far.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by easyblu

Sherlock, Jr. is my favorite Keaton. So many incredible stunts. And lots of laughts, too.

Every time I watch the scene where Buster's movie keeps changing around him, I am amazed that Buster had, basically, created "Duck Amuck" thirty years before Chuck Jones did:

[Show spoiler]

Buster Keaton enters into the movie - YouTube

("And on this farm, he had an.....igloo....")

[Narcissus]

Daffy > Buster

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Also, Criterion didn't really feel Fincher fully "deserved" to be in the collection.

So why the LD releases of SE7EN and The Game?

[trombone dixie]

I'm thinking I want to get two of his films and then the shorts collection. That way I get a good mix of everything.

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

I'm thinking I want to get two of his films and then the shorts collection. That way I get a good mix of everything.

I'd say get The General and the Sherlock Jr./Three Ages release, plus the Shorts collection.

I have yet to pick up any of them, sadly, but they're all on my list.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Oblivion138

I'd say get The General and the Sherlock Jr./Three Ages release, plus the Shorts collection.

Do this.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

I'm thinking I want to get two of his films and then the shorts collection. That way I get a good mix of everything.

I havevn't even taken the plastic off the shorts yet so I can't really comment there but +howevermanywereupto for both The General and Sherlock Jr.

In addition to being just plain good they're also the kinds of thing you can very confidently pull out if you should ever talk family or friends into giving a silent a try.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by plattopus

Where was this?

http://www.caitlinkuhwald.blogspot.com/

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by oildude

Heh heh, that is hilarious. I never heard of Beverly Cleary, but your post getting censored made me google her name and Ramona....and I found the rest of the last name. Googled that, and all I can say is blu-ray.com has some efficient censoring software to pick up on that British slang term for - *ahem* - you know what. Makes me want to play around with dirty slang words in multiple languages and see if I can get a post that is all *********.

So how do the reviews of Ramona and Beezus get through? I guess I'm going to have to refer to her via the correct anatomical term now, because the same things happens when I talk about Josie and the *****cats, but somehow, Josie and the Vaginacats is ok? I think the censoring makes innocent things more obscene to be honest.

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I've never seen it. I'm waiting for a copy to turn up at the local library, but nothing yet. It's not one I'm falling over myself to see, but I will when I'm in the mood for it. That people are calling it an influence on Jeunet interests me.

You should be falling all over yourself to see. It's a real treat.

[ShellOilJunior]

So I filed my taxes this morning but strangely there was no option to send my refund to Criterion

[Narcissus]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

So I filed my taxes this morning but strangely there was no option to send my refund to Criterion

Damn Commies

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Narcissus

Daffy > Buster

I'm a major classic animation fan...but I don't know if I agree with this...

[ShellOilJunior]

Amazon down to (8) copies of Pierrot.