The Criterion Collection

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by GilliamsBrazil

They replaced both White and Carlos for me, but I never got a coupon/credit. O well. I would feel like an ungrateful dick sending an email to ask for it.

ask ask ask

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Something tells me you haven't been looking at the exchange rates lately.

1.00 CAD = 1.00861 USD

source: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=USD

BG, I assumed you knew it was a joke, but since you quoted the website, I am getting worried...

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by jcs913

BG, I assumed you knew it was a joke, but since you quoted the website, I am getting worried...

We are so sensitive toward our beloved Loonie

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Living in Detroit, Canada is only 15 minutes from me so I remember the days we all used to go shopping over the when the USD was real strong...now its shite

It's not that your dollar is shite, it's just that our sales tax and prices are higher.

For Example:

Movie is 9.99 at Best Buy, with 6% sales tax in Michigan
Same movie is 19.99 at Best Buy, with 13% sales tax in Ontario land.

Be thankful. Ontario's cheaper than Nova Scotia, who has 15% sales tax on their stuff.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by jcs913

BG, I assumed you knew it was a joke, but since you quoted the website, I am getting worried...

I forgot my snarky smilies. I'm sorrrrrrrrrrry!!!!!!!!!!!!1eleventyoneone!

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

We are so sensitive toward our beloved Loonie

We need to be careful, especially since she scared Joe away...

[P@t_Mtl]

I know you guys are all on in "The Last Temptation Of Christ" mode but I felt like talking about another movie (sorry nothing against Last Temptation but it just don't hold any interest for me. When I want to watch a movie about jesus I put in Jasus Of Nazareth or Jesus Christ Superstar)

Completed World On A Wire. I am no expert on New German cinema or in truth the entire "new wave" of movie of the period. I do enjoy some of them. World On A Wire as this slow pace dialogue that appeal to me in some of these scifi movies of that time. I had many a talk with people saying that a scifi movie does not need explosion, laser beams and whatever other gadget one would like to add to be a scifi movie. Did not know very much on Fassbinder until college (the cinema teacher at that time was nuts on the new wave cinema and we saw a lot of them) One thing that struck me while watching it as how good it was it's not a movie that would appeal to many since the image quality would probably send a few on this site into a catatonic state Overall it's a fine release.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by jcs913

We need to be careful, especially since she scared Joe away...

RAWR!!!!!

I am woman, hear me roar!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by jcs913

We need to be careful, especially since she scared Joe away...

Are we talking about Joe Dalek? What happen to him?

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Are we talking about Joe Dalek? What happen to him?

I don't know, but how long before all these posts mysteriously vanish.....

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I know you guys are all on in "The Last Temptation Of Christ" mode but I felt like talking about another movie (sorry nothing against Last Temptation but it just don't hold any interest for me. When I want to watch a movie about jesus I put in Jasus Of Nazareth or Jesus Christ Superstar)

Completed World On A Wire. I am no expert on New German cinema or in truth the entire "new wave" of movie of the period. I do enjoy some of them. World On A Wire as this slow pace dialogue that appeal to me in some of these scifi movies of that time. I had many a talk with people saying that a scifi movie does not need explosion, laser beams and whatever other gadget one would like to add to be a scifi movie. Did not know very much on Fassbinder until college (the cinema teacher at that time was nuts on the new wave cinema and we saw a lot of them) One thing that struck me while watching it as how good it was it's not a movie that would appeal to many since the image quality would probably send a few on this site into a catatonic state Overall it's a fine release.

I agree, most sci-fi movies, and no offense to Star Wars, usually end up like that. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy laser beams and other wonky sci-fi stuff, but a lot of the dystopic fiction I read, and much of it is classed as sci-fi, seems like it would be more interesting in film format than guys running around shooting off laser beams at giant robots. I prefer my sci-fi films when they're more "realistic," and I'm eagerly anticipating on receving World on a Wire in a few weeks.

/only exception was Harrison Bergeron, that movie was shite, and bastardised the wonderful short story it was adapted from. No offense to Samwise, but Harrison Bergeron was supposed to be good looking, and so was the ballerina he took up with. She wasn't freaking Josie Pye!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

/only exception was Harrison Bergeron, that movie was shite, and bastardised the wonderful short story it was adapted from. No offense to Samwise, but Harrison Bergeron was supposed to be good looking, and so was the ballerina he took up with. She wasn't freaking Josie Pye!

I only saw this movie once on The Movie Network. I did not hate but I knew nothing of the novel so maybe that is the reason. What I remember most was a young Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader) having a role in it.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by ssjmichael

Last Temptation of Christ for $14.99 and shipping now:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=195280

I forgot to thank you for the heads up on the $5 code.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I only saw this movie once on The Movie Network. I did not hate but I knew nothing of the novel so maybe that is the reason. What I remember most was a young Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader) having a role in it.

I'm bothered by it because I'm a huge, huge, huge Kurt Vonnegut fan. I've yet to see anyone do a decent job of adapting a Vonnegut short story/novel to film. Mind you, I haven't watched Mother Night nor Slaughterhouse-Five yet. Breakfast of Champions and Harrison Bergeron were horrid, but nowhere near as awful as Slapstick of Another Kind.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by ssjmichael

Last Temptation of Christ for $14.99 and shipping now:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=195280

Well that was certainly goes well with morning coffee...ordered.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Are we talking about Joe Dalek? What happen to him?

I don't know. Last I remember, we were talking about the Return of the Prodigal Son film on the Czech release and now his posts are gone (I have them quoted in my posts of those conversations).

[octagon]

Originally Posted by jcs913

My funny story about this film is that it was not screened at any theater here in Chicago, except the now famous Music Box theater. There were many protestors out in front, which I always thought was funny. I was a senior in HS when I saw it in 88' and was actually encouraged to see it by one of the clergyman at my private school. So we loaded up the vehicle and pushed the hacks out of the way to get in. One of those interesting experiences I guess you never forget. Always had that interest in this film..

I haven't been there in a while but that's still a great theater.

And it was invaluable in the days when you couldn't just pop in Repulsion whenever you felt like it.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by ssjmichael

Last Temptation of Christ for $14.99 and shipping now:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=195280

You guys are such a bad influence on me

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I know you guys are all on in "The Last Temptation Of Christ" mode but I felt like talking about another movie (sorry nothing against Last Temptation but it just don't hold any interest for me. When I want to watch a movie about jesus I put in Jasus Of Nazareth or Jesus Christ Superstar)

Completed World On A Wire. I am no expert on New German cinema or in truth the entire "new wave" of movie of the period. I do enjoy some of them. World On A Wire as this slow pace dialogue that appeal to me in some of these scifi movies of that time. I had many a talk with people saying that a scifi movie does not need explosion, laser beams and whatever other gadget one would like to add to be a scifi movie. Did not know very much on Fassbinder until college (the cinema teacher at that time was nuts on the new wave cinema and we saw a lot of them) One thing that struck me while watching it as how good it was it's not a movie that would appeal to many since the image quality would probably send a few on this site into a catatonic state Overall it's a fine release.

Even world on a wire had

[Show spoiler]an explosion

though!

Did anyone else notice what appeared to be an untranslated line in the movie?

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I'm bothered by it because I'm a huge, huge, huge Kurt Vonnegut fan. I've yet to see anyone do a decent job of adapting a Vonnegut short story/novel to film. Mind you, I haven't watched Mother Night nor Slaughterhouse-Five yet. Breakfast of Champions and Harrison Bergeron were horrid, but nowhere near as awful as Slapstick of Another Kind.

I'm a huge Vonnegut fan as well. Mother Night wasn't bad.

Re: Last Temptation, I'm gonna wait to watch it until i can have a Jesus film day.

Last Temptation
The Gospel of Matthew
Passion of the Christ (I own this but have never seen it)

Just waiting for Gospel of Mathew to come from Eureka!