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tenia · 09-22-2012, 11:59 AM

Honestly, I don't care what they release. I'm buying most of it, because it allows me to discover movies I've never watched before and which almost never disappoint me (same with Masters of Cinema and Gaumont.).

Don't get me wrong. Some months announces are quite disappointing to me, and some releases could be better.

This year, in 9 months, I bouth from Criterion 42 releases, and should have, for the whole 2012 year, around 50.
That's close to 4 releases a month (knowing that I also bought some titles released last year).

When you look at their current "Coming soon" page, you find In the mood for love, The Game, Sunday Blood Sunday, Rosemary's Baby, Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, Rashomon, Weekend, Heaven's Gate, Brazil, Following, Purple Noon and the Qatsi Trilogy.

So, Fincher, Godard, Wong Kar-wai, Polanski featuring Cassavetes, Pasolini, Kurosawa, Cimino, Delon and all.

I'm quite sure there is here to suit a lot of various spectators, mainstream or not.

But again, I don't care. Because I enjoy The Royal Tenenbaums and The Game the same than The War Room and Anatomy of a Murder.

starman15317 · 09-22-2012, 10:41 PM

To those of you hipsters whining about "mainstream releases", take a look at Criterion in the LaserDisc days. They released artsy stuff, sure, but there were a lot of big movies they released (for God's sake, they released Armageddon and The Rock!!) so just be thankful they've changed their ways. Really, Badlands and The Game aren't mainstream, they just feel that way compared to films like M and Ikiru. At least they're not releasing Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel.

ShellOilJunior · 09-22-2012, 11:54 PM

Went to a double bill of Le Jetee/Vivre Sa Vie today.

A strange thing happened in Chapter 12 of Vivre Sa Vie. There was some laughter at the final scene of the film.

Am I missing something here?

billzfan · 09-23-2012, 01:34 AM

What's with the Malick hate today? Is there someone here who didn't like badlands? I still think it's one of the best films of the 70's. Who wouldn't want a Criterion of that?

shadedpain4 · 09-23-2012, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

There was some laughter at the final scene of the film.

Am I missing something here?

Like laughter in the audio of the film, or laughter from the people in the theatre?

Trekkie313 · 09-23-2012, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starman15317

To those of you hipsters whining about "mainstream releases", take a look at Criterion in the LaserDisc days. They released artsy stuff, sure, but there were a lot of big movies they released (for God's sake, they released Armageddon and The Rock!!) so just be thankful they've changed their ways. Really, Badlands and The Game aren't mainstream.

They are.

georgec · 09-23-2012, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

What's with the Malick hate today? Is there someone here who didn't like badlands? I still think it's one of the best films of the 70's. Who wouldn't want a Criterion of that?

Maybe we're taking a break from the Wes Anderson hate.

P@t_Mtl · 09-23-2012, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by starman15317

At least they're not releasing Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel.

Maybe they should? That franchise is making a billion for Fox

shadedpain4 · 09-23-2012, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Maybe they should? That franchise is making a billion for Fox

Even better they could release a set of the 2 Garfield films with full Bill Murray commentary tracks for each.

P@t_Mtl · 09-23-2012, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Even better they could release a set of the 2 Garfield films with full Bill Murray commentary tracks for each.

Can you imagine the funky cover art for both of these?

shadedpain4 · 09-23-2012, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Can you imagine the funky cover art for both of these?

Hard to imagine that that fake Criterion cover website hasn't already covered this.

JayElleNine · 09-23-2012, 03:42 AM

Not to discredit Pro-B's review but does anyone find it odd that the review differs so much from the one that dvdbeaver.com did? Guess I won't know which one is more accurate until I get my hands on it.

ShellOilJunior · 09-23-2012, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Like laughter in the audio of the film, or laughter from the people in the theatre?

Laughter from people in the theatre.

shadedpain4 · 09-23-2012, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayElleNine

Not to discredit Pro-B's review but does anyone find it odd that the review differs so much from the one that dvdbeaver.com did? Guess I won't know which one is more accurate until I get my hands on it.

Which movie?

Revolution 9 · 09-23-2012, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Quote:

Originally Posted by starman15317

To those of you hipsters whining about "mainstream releases", take a look at Criterion in the LaserDisc days. They released artsy stuff, sure, but there were a lot of big movies they released (for God's sake, they released Armageddon and The Rock!!) so just be thankful they've changed their ways. Really, Badlands and The Game aren't mainstream.

They are.

No.

NexusVerbal · 09-23-2012, 08:15 AM

Criterion ought to consider looking into giving Tetsuo: The Iron Man and American Movie their own releases. What do you fellas think?

retablo · 09-23-2012, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JayElleNine

Not to discredit Pro-B's review but does anyone find it odd that the review differs so much from the one that dvdbeaver.com did? Guess I won't know which one is more accurate until I get my hands on it.

I assume either Children of Paradise or In the Mood For Love?

I've watched Children of Paradise and I quite like it. It's certainly different-looking than before, but even with the supposed filtering, there's still an abundance of detail. And the silvery sheen of the contrast (to me, anyway) adds to the dreamlike quality of the visuals.

retablo · 09-23-2012, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starman15317

To those of you hipsters whining about "mainstream releases", take a look at Criterion in the LaserDisc days. They released artsy stuff, sure, but there were a lot of big movies they released (for God's sake, they released Armageddon and The Rock!!) so just be thankful they've changed their ways. Really, Badlands and The Game aren't mainstream, they just feel that way compared to films like M and Ikiru. At least they're not releasing Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel.

They also released Ghostbusters, the first 3 James Bond films, Raging Bull, Halloween, Se7en, The Producers, The Princess Bride, Blade Runner, Shampoo, Silverado, Boyz in the Hood, Pulp Fiction, Dead Presidents (!), Supercop (!), Time Bandits, Carrie, etc etc etc. Lots of mainstream fare. It's always been part of their agenda.

jrsl76 · 09-23-2012, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by retablo

They also released Ghostbusters, the first 3 James Bond films, Raging Bull, Halloween, Se7en, The Producers, The Princess Bride, Blade Runner, Shampoo, Silverado, Boyz in the Hood, Pulp Fiction, Dead Presidents (!), Supercop (!), Time Bandits, Carrie, etc etc etc. Lots of mainstream fare. It's always been part of their agenda.

I would happily accept any of these back into the collection, though from this list I most want: Raging Bull, Halloween, Pulp Fiction and Dead Presidents.

JayElleNine · 09-23-2012, 02:02 PM

Wow, I must have been tired last night. I was referring to In the Mood for Love, specifically the video transfer.

My apologies

09-23-2012, 02:02 PM	#54040
JayElleNine Junior Member Member since:Sep 2012	Wow, I must have been tired last night. I was referring to In the Mood for Love, specifically the video transfer. My apologies Last edited by JayElleNine; 09-23-2012 at 02:11 PM.

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09-22-2012, 11:59 AM	#54021
tenia Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Location:France 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:4012 Blu-ray reviews: 103	Honestly, I don't care what they release. I'm buying most of it, because it allows me to discover movies I've never watched before and which almost never disappoint me (same with Masters of Cinema and Gaumont.). Don't get me wrong. Some months announces are quite disappointing to me, and some releases could be better. This year, in 9 months, I bouth from Criterion 42 releases, and should have, for the whole 2012 year, around 50. That's close to 4 releases a month (knowing that I also bought some titles released last year). When you look at their current "Coming soon" page, you find In the mood for love, The Game, Sunday Blood Sunday, Rosemary's Baby, Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, Rashomon, Weekend, Heaven's Gate, Brazil, Following, Purple Noon and the Qatsi Trilogy. So, Fincher, Godard, Wong Kar-wai, Polanski featuring Cassavetes, Pasolini, Kurosawa, Cimino, Delon and all. I'm quite sure there is here to suit a lot of various spectators, mainstream or not. But again, I don't care. Because I enjoy The Royal Tenenbaums and The Game the same than The War Room and Anatomy of a Murder.

09-22-2012, 10:41 PM	#54022
starman15317 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:570 Blu-ray collection:2112 DVD collection:314 iTunes collection:966 Trading Score:61	To those of you hipsters whining about "mainstream releases", take a look at Criterion in the LaserDisc days. They released artsy stuff, sure, but there were a lot of big movies they released (for God's sake, they released Armageddon and The Rock!!) so just be thankful they've changed their ways. Really, Badlands and The Game aren't mainstream, they just feel that way compared to films like M and Ikiru. At least they're not releasing Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel.

09-22-2012, 11:54 PM	#54023
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Went to a double bill of Le Jetee/Vivre Sa Vie today. A strange thing happened in Chapter 12 of Vivre Sa Vie. There was some laughter at the final scene of the film. Am I missing something here?

09-23-2012, 01:34 AM	#54024
billzfan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:734	What's with the Malick hate today? Is there someone here who didn't like badlands? I still think it's one of the best films of the 70's. Who wouldn't want a Criterion of that?

09-23-2012, 03:42 AM	#54032
JayElleNine Junior Member Member since:Sep 2012	Not to discredit Pro-B's review but does anyone find it odd that the review differs so much from the one that dvdbeaver.com did? Guess I won't know which one is more accurate until I get my hands on it.

09-23-2012, 08:15 AM	#54036
NexusVerbal Active Member Member since:Mar 2011	Criterion ought to consider looking into giving Tetsuo: The Iron Man and American Movie their own releases. What do you fellas think?

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