The Criterion Collection

[jaredc]

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by smeesmay

I am thinking even something subtle would be a vast improvement. For instance a scene in a forest...add a couple faint birds chirping or some leaves rustling. Nothing major that totally changes or takes away from a scene, but if I pay $30+ for one freakin movie I want to be immersed and become part of the action, drama etc. Just an idea.

Unfortunately, that's neither the intent nor the purpose of blu-ray. So, no.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by octagon

Just get a region-free player already.

You're as bad as the Tree of Life crowd

I have one which make's it even worst

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

My Predictions for October.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Blu ray upgrade/DVD remaster)
Ministry of Fear
Rosemary's Baby
The Tenant (a surprise announcement for a Polanski Pair)
Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens (Blu ray upgrade)
The Blob (1958) (Blu ray upgrade)
The Kid with a Bike

That would be one awesome and expensive month for me,for sure!

[rkish]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I have one which make's it even worst

That's why I was busting your chops...it definitely makes it worse for me as well. Now I'm considering purchasing the UK Hitchcock set, as it's about $120.00 cheaper for me than the US version. And I already own North by Northwest.

[Blu Titan]

My October wishlist:

Rashomon
The Hidden Forest
Le Samurai

I'll be very ahppy with just one from the above list .

[*DrStrangelove*]

I saw someone say wishlist and felt like I should say mine for no apparent reason:

The Bad Sleep Well or Throne of Blood
Band of Outsiders
Youth of the Beast
The BRD trilogy
The Cranes are flying

I know they're pretty obvious but whatever, this is just a meaningless list anyway.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rkish

That's why I was busting your chops...it definitely makes it worse for me as well. Now I'm considering purchasing the UK Hitchcock set, as it's about $120.00 cheaper for me than the US version. And I already own North by Northwest.

Not enough of a fan of Hitchcock to bother with that set. I already have North By Northwestand the only other Hitchcock I would want from that set would be The Birdsand I will hope for a single release later on.

I also gve in, I ordered the DVD set The Student Comedies (The Ozu Collection) since I doubt it would gather enough popularity to get a North American release. Afterall the love is all about Wes Anderson here

I am joking now don't start jumping on me all of you Anderson fans in here

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by octagon

Okay, I'm going to shut up...anything I say at this point might just be the oppressive heat talking

I hear you, it's so hot and sweaty here even my tongue is all wet

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

well that's a great list too, but I'll take Brad's.
( I went ahead and got Picnic and City Lights from the UK long ago)

Which I should do as well if I did not have so many things I wanted

[P@t_Mtl]

Princess Yang Kwei-Fei just started recording on my DVR about 15 minutes ago by Kenji Mizoguchi. Anyone seen this before? I saw it once about three years ago, very good movie and looking forward on seeing it again.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by jaredc

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

Definitely worth the purchase! I blind bought it myself, and not only is it one the most amazing pictures ever made, it is also one of the most beautiful looking blu-rays I own. The film is essentially like a sort of gothic fairytale, and I believe the closest anyone has ever gotten to portraying anything remotely to a fairytale on screen. At least, live action.

But, that's just my opinion.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by jaredc

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

Buy it.

[GOMEZFAN69]

I guess I'm the only one who hated Night of the Hunter.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by RojD

You make a great point here. Have you seen/heard Kino's Complete Metropolis? I'd seen Metropolis several times over the years in various versions, but when I saw this one, it was like seeing the film for the first time. And don't think it was the new footage. It was that wonderful 5.1 original score.

Orchestras (or even a good mix of a piano or trio score) in 5.1 might be closer to the original experience of these films. And the sound would add yet another dimension to what the experience of a silent film was.

I don't think I'm ready for 50s noir in 5.1 though.

Yeah, I have, although I honestly can't remember which soundtrack I used when I watched it. In general I start with whatever the default is. One film that I always watch with the 5.1 instead of the 2.0 is Stop Making Sense, which is a different category, but a similar story in that they added new tracks for the blu release.

[TheGoodBadUgly9]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Definitely worth the purchase! I blind bought it myself, and not only is it one the most amazing pictures ever made, it is also one of the most beautiful looking blu-rays I own. The film is essentially like a sort of gothic fairytale, and I believe the closest anyone has ever gotten to portraying anything remotely to a fairytale on screen. At least, live action.

But, that's just my opinion.

Pan's Labyrinth would like to have a word with you.

[Darkcritic]

I just got some of the worst news I have had this week (Apart from the incredible fraud that took place last Sunday in my country's elections which I am still fighting against, doing activism and such but I know this forum is politics-free so I will keep this mess from you ), my family is planning a trip to the US and do you know when we are going? August 3. No B&N sale for me . I am hoping I can get some stuff because I like to pick my titles in-store. Will get less stuff or will need to try Amazon again (Which I am starting to hate because my orders take around 2 months to get here ).

[Benchman]

Originally Posted by jaredc

Thinking about a blind buy on The Night of the Hunter. Any thoughts on that one? It was more expensive than most, but it looked pretty interesting.

Its worth every penny.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Predictions for October?My are:Rosemary Baby,The Blob,Week End and Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens.

Foreign Correspondent - Oct 9.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

My dream month would be

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Peter Weir
City Lights by Charlie Chaplin
In The Mood For Love by Wong Kar-wai
Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot by Jacques Tati
Late Autumn by Yasujiro Ozu

Eclipse set A Series Of Films by Eddie Romero

I'd love to see some more Tati but Hulot doesn't vacation in October.