The Criterion Collection

[SlickDamian]

The Three Colors Trilogy is a must-have in my opinion. Along with Paris, Texas, Days of Heaven, and The Thin Red Line.

[GxyExpress999]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

The Three Colors Trilogy is a must-have in my opinion. Along with Paris, Texas, Days of Heaven, and The Thin Red Line.

And...
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[DarkRyder]

Just a heads up, if you're looking forward to buying Umberto D. and don't want to wait for next sale, you can buy off Criterion's site, and when you go to the cart type the code: "BOOHOO", and you'll get 50% off.

[Trogdor2010]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Just a heads up, if you're looking forward to buying Umberto D. and don't want to wait for next sale, you can buy off Criterion's site, and when you go to the cart type the code: "BOOHOO", and you'll get 50% off.

Whenever I see that baby from Eraserhead, it gives me...

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Sorry, off topic.

I haven't been up to date with Criterion blu-rays (well blu rays in general), some I still want to get (Breathless, Harold and Maude, etc.).

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

My list for the sale:

Being John Malkovich
Traffic
The Last Temptation of Christ
Wings of Desire
Solaris
Summer Interlude

And one of the following (help me choose guys!):
Rushmore
Leon Morin, Priest
Samurai Trilogy
12 Angry Men
La Haine

And I will for sure be getting Down By Law if it's available as part of the sale.

Your first list is a very intriguing one.

As for choosing one from the second list, I'm torn between 12 Angry Men and La Haine. Since most of the films in your first list are more contemporary, I'll recommend 12 Angry Men.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by Fett

Picked up last week:

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• 400 Blows
• For All Mankind
• Wings of Desire

(Any opinions? im aware of the praise Wings of Desire has gotten recently on these forums. Im excited to see it!)

Purchase Plans for this Month's Sale

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• 8 1/2
• Battle of Algiers
• Beastie Boys Video: Anthology
• Crumb
• Cul-de-Sac
• Down by Law
• Fanny & Alexander
• Gomorrah
• House
• La Jetee/Sans Soleil
• Orpheus
• Paris, Texas
• Robinson Crusoe on Mars
• Rushmore
• Solaris
• The Three Colors Trilogy
• Videodrome
• Vivre Sa Vie

Opinions are welcome!

[Show spoiler]The 400 Blows

and

[Show spoiler]Wings of Desire

are two terrific purchases as they are among the best packages in the entire collection. I've long considered blind buying

[Show spoiler]For All Mankind.

After you view it, let us know what you think.

The films from your Purchase Plans list that I found to be the most memorable and also resonated the most are:

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The Battle of Algiers
Fanny & Alexander
Gomorrah
La Jetee | Sans Soleil
Orpheus
Paris, Texas
Solaris and
Videodrome

They're all excellent films but I'd perhaps recommend

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the most. It's visceral and utterly riveting from start to finish — and its themes still apply to many parts of the world today — plus, it has a terrific and extensive supplemental package to boot.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by Shout92

The beautiful thing about having college roommates who also love Criterion are that I can put off buying certain titles they already own for the time being.

I usually only buy two Criterions during the sale, this is the first time I might be tempted for three.

My options so far:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Blow Out
Beauty and the Beast
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Lady Vanishes
Cul-De-Sac

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

These films are so different in story and style from one another. That's a good thing. I'm assuming they would all be blind buys for you. They all have compelling advantages working in their favor.

I'd recommend Beauty and the Beast the most strongly from that list. That was a blind buy for me and, upon first viewing, I came to adore it.

I also quite enjoyed Blow Out and found the story in The Last Temptation of Christ intriguing.

[tenia]

Originally Posted by Shout92

The beautiful thing about having college roommates who also love Criterion are that I can put off buying certain titles they already own for the time being.

I usually only buy two Criterions during the sale, this is the first time I might be tempted for three.

My options so far:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Blow Out
Beauty and the Beast
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Lady Vanishes
Cul-De-Sac

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Would go for Blow Out and Beauty and the Beast.
First one is a wonderful suspense flick, the other one pure poetry.
Would definitely avoid Cul de sac.

[DetroitSquirreL]

I bought 'Fish Tank' and finally watched it the other night. I only saw the trailer and was intrigued. After watching it .....not impressed at all....even watched the shorts. WTF is up with all the hand held jarring?? Its not artsy, its annoying! And seems to carry throughout from the shorts to the full length. Its up for sale or trade

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by paul000

I have a quick question, maybe some of you have experienced this before.
On June 5 I bought The Seventh Seal CC Blu from Amazon - it was $18.81 in my gold box - amazing random deal. It shot back up to $25 like 2 days after, and now its up to $33 (!)
So, they originally told me 7-10 days until it would ship. After about 2 weeks it said another 7-10 days. Now, I get an email from them asking if I want to cancel the order or continue to wait until they can "find it". In the my orders section of the site it doesn't even give an estimate it just says "We'll notify you when we're ready to ship" but yet on their site you can buy it with Prime and have it delivered by Monday for $33.
Did I just get taken by Amazon? Or will they eventually send out my Blu whenever they make their money off the stock or something? What the hell happened?

call customer service before you do anything and make a mistake and cry all over the forums (j/k) Call customer service, that part is honest

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Beware of the Blob! It's attacking TCM right now. Alas, their HD version does not appear to be HD but it could be because mys parents monster bad keeps cutting out and resetting settings on the tv, satellite receiver, etc.

I also want this baby for an October upgrade, Moreso than Rosemary's Baby.

Blind buy Night of the Hunter. One of my favourites. I'm goj g to hunt around for the novel.

The iPhone is crap for typing put posts on.

Damn, I guess I'll wait for the CC release. +1 on Night of the Hunter!

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by paul000

I have a quick question, maybe some of you have experienced this before.
On June 5 I bought The Seventh Seal CC Blu from Amazon - it was $18.81 in my gold box - amazing random deal. It shot back up to $25 like 2 days after, and now its up to $33 (!)
So, they originally told me 7-10 days until it would ship. After about 2 weeks it said another 7-10 days. Now, I get an email from them asking if I want to cancel the order or continue to wait until they can "find it". In the my orders section of the site it doesn't even give an estimate it just says "We'll notify you when we're ready to ship" but yet on their site you can buy it with Prime and have it delivered by Monday for $33.
Did I just get taken by Amazon? Or will they eventually send out my Blu whenever they make their money off the stock or something? What the hell happened?

The one that's $33 is sold by Newberry Comics, not by Amazon. So it looks like it really is out of stock on Amazon.com. As long as you don't cancel, I'm sure they will ship it. Maybe they are just having a hard time "restocking" because of all the units they sold with their own sale, and now Criterion probably has huge orders to fill to supply Barnes and Noble.

[P@t_Mtl]

Nice to see many others are interested in the Eclipse sets. I will be getting about 8 them, just been pushing these back all the time in order to get something else. Got myself ready this time, have the money for them and plan on getting them and just not wait any longer

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by Benchman

Really hoping for Stray Dog. Definitely one of his most underrated.

I, too, have been hoping for Stray Dog—although I would like to see Ikiru even more. In my opinion, they're both fairly underrated, especially compared to his samurai films.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by RojD

Or Fellini. How nice would it be to have a double feature of La Strada and La Dolce Vita? If they haven't thought of this, someone should tell em. I know there are two Fellinis on crit blu already and La Strada is pretty clearly signaled, but still....La Dolce Vita.

Even though I've never seen those films (just heard of them), I would definitely be happy for another Federico Fellini title, especially after thoroughly enjoying 8 1/2 some time ago and Amarcord just a few days ago — both on my Criterion blu copies.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by madmojo

So, how's this sound for the upcoming sale?

Fish Tank
Shallow Grave
39 Steps
Being John Malkovich (dvd upgrade)
War Room
The Gold Rush
Letter Never Sent


I've seen Shallow Grave, Gold Rush, 39 Steps, and Being John Malkovich. War Room I want to see due to my interest in politics, and my amusement at James Carville. Letter Never Sent, I don't know much about, but it'll be 15 bucks. Fish Tank for some reason appeals to me, but I can't explain why.

I'd also like Harold & Maude, Night To Remember and Last Days of Disco, but I may wait until the November sales for those what with me having to save money for the James Bond, Universal Monsters, Hitchcock, and Indiana Jones sets in Sept/Oct.

Ah, yes. Being blu-ray aficionados means having to constantly budget and save for our neverending fixes, lol

But, I can personally recommend many of the titles on that list. IMO, it's indeed a strong one. I thought Fish Tank, which I originally saw in theaters, was one of the best films of its year. It's one of those European films that tell their stories in a very realistic way, largely without music in the soundtrack and a very simple and straightforward visual aesthetic. It really works. (Another recent film that has a somewhat similar aesthetic—though a much different story—is Weekend (2011) by Andrew Haigh.)

I just blind-bought Letter Never Sent from Amazon when it had a low price point. I suspect I'll really enjoy it. From what I read of Svet's reviews and the screenshots it reminds me, albeit obliquely, of Masaki Kobayashi's trilogy entitled The Human Condition.

Harold and Maude has long been one of my all-time favorite films of any kind.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I don't watch as many movies during the summer time but I still try to catch a few. Tonight it was Kurosawa,

Yojino 1961 (Yojimbo)

For the person who watch this for the very first time, if you feel it as a look of an American western, don't be surprise, it does. Plus if you are watching it for the first time and you feel it look's very similar to a western you may have seen, that's because it is. Sergio Leone remade this into a western in 1964 A Fist Full Of Dollars. A lone samurai walk's into a town where two rival gangs are figthing for control. He soon as both side trying to have him fight for them since his skills are duperior over those of the gangs. He seem a bad guy but look's can be deceiving and he may not be such a bad guy afterall. I feel Yojimbo is a very good introduction for those not familiar with the samurai movies. It as a very American style and is a bit shorter than the longer epic Seven Samurai. Toshiro Mifune is in top form in this one, one of is many epic roles. For those looking for a blind buy I would say it's save enough but would still recommend a rental if you can manage it first.

Thanks for the review P@t. This, along with its sequel Sanjuro are among the titles I've blind-bought but still need to watch. I'll likely watch them before the summer is over. Unlike you, during the summer months, my watching of movies at home increases in part because I watch fewer TV series than during the other times of year.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

good job recommending exactly what he doesn't want

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

So far we have watched 3 Korean movies together: Secret Sunshine, Poetry, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.

Sheesh. Are there any non-intense Korean flicks?...

I'm not complaining, as I've liked all 3...

Although he wanted recommendations for Korean films that are not as intense, he also did say he liked the three intense films that he did see.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Down by Law Blu-ray REVIEW








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I've seen only a couple other films by Jim Jarmusch but really enjoyed them, so I've been thinking of blind-buying Down by Law during the B&N sale.

Thanks, as always, for the reviews.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Great review! It just helped me decide to wait till it was released or pre order...preorder I did so I can see it day1...plus its only $24 USD right now on Amazon!!

You may wish to wait until the Barnes & Noble 50% off sale to buy it. It would be covered during that sale so you would have it for about $20, before any coupons or rebates.