The Criterion Collection

[rkish]

Originally Posted by oildude

Yes, it's normal. I got the same thing for Private Hell 36 when I looked at my order summary.

Ooppss...oh well...I've never dealt with canceling from Import CDs, so I wanted to err on the side of caution. I did the math and the difference on placing separate orders is a hair less than $2...I can live with that.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The Royal Tenenbaums Blu-ray REVIEW






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I am not the biggest Wes fan, but IMO this is easily his best movie behind Rushmore. I am definitely going to upgrade my DVD, as from the shots, it looks great!!

Pro-B, where's the review on Metropolitan?? I am curious what you think of the technical side. I was impressed with the improved contrast and more 'film' look of it. The depth, colors and clarity were bad at times though in many scenes. I wonder if it is chalked up to as the limit of the source material.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

In the late 90s/early 2000s, HG was undergoing a critical re-evaluation primarily in Europe. There was a wind of it being an unheralded masterpiece from this contingent. I find it completely worthy of inclusion. It may not be a great film, but it is important for other reasons, i.e. the ending of the 2nd filmic golden age of American film, the lessons of too much power and ego, etc, and as I said, I do think there is a great movie in the footage. I think it has the possibility of being a fascinating edition.

HG was definitely a lightning rod when it came out, kind of like The Last Temptation was. Unfortunately, the film is all over the place and seems like the whole effort was just 'trying too hard' to make it work. Frankly, epics really need a strong structure and this one had none.

You know, in all seriousness and not to start another debate, the bold is what I think is possibly where Tiny Furniture fits too.
I wonder if the Criterion special box set edition of Girls will be coming soon?? Or is it too popular now??

[myka22]

I just got netflix again, looking for any and all suggestions of interesting/good/obscure movies to stream. Thanks.

[KubrickFan]

[quote=jayputter;6262383]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

If it's a mess they're looking for....Sounds like we are that much closer to this guy getting in the collection...
[SPOILER]

Sadly, i don't think The Room would produce any more complaints than Tiny Furniture did. Or any new Wes Anderson. Or The Game. Or anything.

(I actually enjoy it, in a Plan 9 sort of way)

The Room is honestly the most unintentionally hilarious movie I have ever seen. It would make a great double feature with Heaven's Gate (only going by its repetition on the second. I haven't seen it, but I imagine it's like the opening wedding scene of The Deer Hunter spread over three and a half hours, and less coherent).

[ShellOilJunior]

Last Year at Marienbad should be in the top 10. I'd venture to say not enough folks have seen it.

[*PREACHER*]

Originally Posted by myka22

I just got netflix again, looking for any and all suggestions of interesting/good/obscure movies to stream. Thanks.

Always had a heck of a time searching for Criterion titles in Netflix...I'd get a Hulu Plus account...if your into streaming...they have their own dedicated section of movies...and it's very easy to use for searching in my book...enjoy!!!

[broganreynik]

I haven't seen HG, but it's something that sort of intrigues me... especially if the director's cut is better received. I'm into movies set in that era (I love westerns and There Will Be Blood is my favorite movie of this millennium) and it has a hell of a cast. However, I've only seen two films from Cimino. I enjoyed Thunderbolt and Lightfoot for a light hearted romp, but I really loathed Deer Hunter. I think if it had skipped the wedding scene, my view may have been a little different, but damn that scene is way too long.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

There are touches of greatness. It really feels like there is a great movie there, but ultimately it's very unfocused.

I've just never had any desire to visit the film, even with the 'director's cut' available. I was wondering if there was something that eventually elevated the film. Seems like time was not good to the film.

[Yami]

After a 5 decade reign, Orson Welles' Citizen Kane has been toppled. Citizen Kane is no longer the official greatest film ever made.

The Critics Top Ten Films of All Time
1. Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)
2. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
3. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953)
4. La Regle du jeu (Renoir, 1939)
5. Sunrise: a Song for Two Humans (Murnau, 1927)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
7. The Searchers (Ford, 1956)
8. Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1927)
10. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963)

The Directors Top Ten Films of All Time
1. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953)
=2 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
=2 Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
4. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963)
5. Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1980)
6. Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
=7 The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
=7 Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)
9. Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1974)
10. Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948)

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

It will be Mulholland Drive.

Almost... In the Mood for Love ranked higher. But it's the highest ranked 21st century film.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

Almost... In the Mood for Love ranked higher. But it's the highest ranked 21st century film.

Is the year 2000 not included in the 21st century?

EDIT: Apparently not. My mind has been blown.

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by Yami

Is the year 2000 not included in the 21st century?

No, 2000 was the last year of 20th century.

[Cinemach]

For some reason the poll site won't load. Must be all the cinephiles poring over the lists.

Well Vertigo jumped to the top as presumed, but my prediction of less silents on the critic's side was surprisingly incorrect - the count actually went up one! Both lists are fairly solid, if maybe pedestrian in a filmic way (makes sense, given the nature of the polling); though it's interesting to see that each went older: there is not a single film from after 1980 on either poll, when the likes of Raging Bull showed up before (and even that was 1980 on the nose).

Other thoughts:

-surprised Lawrence of Arabia didn't stay on the director's list. That is a director film through and bloody through

-like last time the lists are fairly homogeneous, with half the films on each poll being identical.

-it surprises me that French New Wave and film noir haven't made inroads, at least on the director's list. Those seem to be two incredibly prominent influences on many established directors today

-also surprised a German Expressionist film didn't make either list: M, Metropolis, Nosferatu? [EDIT: I guess you can count Sunrise, probably]

-yeah, I'm still surprised L'Avventura wasn't on either list...even if I find other Antonioni films greater, per se

Then again, with such a wide variance in film tastes and what's available, it's presumable that many of these films - especially those down the list - were featured on just a (comparatively) few ballots. I'll see the distributions when I can finally pore over the lists myself.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

For some reason the poll site won't load. Must be all the cinephiles poring over the lists.

Well Vertigo jumped to the top as presumed, but my prediction of less silents on the critic's side was surprisingly incorrect - the count actually went up one! Both lists are fairly solid, if maybe pedestrian in a filmic way (makes sense, given the nature of the polling); though it's interesting to see that each went older: there is not a single film from after 1980 on either poll, when the likes of Raging Bull showed up before (and even that was 1980 on the nose).

Other thoughts:

-surprised Lawrence of Arabia didn't stay on the director's list. That is a director film through and bloody through

-like last time the lists are fairly homogeneous, with half the films on each poll being identical.

-it surprises me that French New Wave and film noir haven't made inroads, at least on the director's list. Those seem to be two incredibly prominent influences on many established directors today

-also surprised a German Expressionist film didn't make either list: M, Metropolis, Nosferatu?

-yeah, I'm still surprised L'Avventura wasn't on either list...even if I find other Antonioni films greater, per se

Then again, with such a wide variance in film tastes and what's available, it's presumable that many of these films - especially those down the list - were featured on just a (comparatively) few ballots. I'll see the distributions when I can finally pore over the lists myself.

Scroll past the top 10 and you'll find a few more interesting results, such as Santantango making it into the top 50.

[Show spoiler]I was NOT expecting that!

[Fallglimmer]

Pierrot le Fou in the top 50, as more time passes I believe this might be my favorite Godard.

[Cinemach]

Finally got the critic's list to load. The vote-counts paint a picture of the lines not being so finite (well, at least after The Searchers at 8). The field is dominated by the usual suspects one would presume - French, 60's art-house - though at a fuller clip than presented in the top ten. I'm surprised to see no Fassbender and only one Bergman in the field.

But where's the GREaTst MOOvie EVAR, The Dark Knight Rises? Rockin' the big 9.0, top ten IMDB ranking???

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by Fallglimmer

Pierrot le Fou in the top 50, as more time passes I believe this might be my favorite Godard.

Yeah, that film gets a lot of love here but elsewhere I don't see it mentioned much when it comes to Godard's canon.

I like it a lot too. One of his best.

[thismightbezach]

3 Tarkovsky titles in the Top 50

Surprised Chinatown didn't make it though.

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

-also surprised a German Expressionist film didn't make either list: M, Metropolis, Nosferatu? [EDIT: I guess you can count Sunrise, probably]

Metropolis is #35.