The Criterion Collection

[AndersonVision]

Originally Posted by Ronin48

I saw Amazon just dropped the price on Three Outlaw Samurai. I've never seen it, and VERY rarely blind buy. Opinions on it? (I very much like samurai flicks, Seven Samurai, Harakiri, Yojimbo, Ran).

I liked it, but I didn't love it.

It's not Kurosawa, but it's not meant to be.

[ParticleDan]

Originally Posted by Ronin48

I saw Amazon just dropped the price on Three Outlaw Samurai. I've never seen it, and VERY rarely blind buy. Opinions on it? (I very much like samurai flicks, Seven Samurai, Harakiri, Yojimbo, Ran).

It's been awhile since I saw it, but I remember thinking it's not in the same class as the others you mentioned. Having said that, it is cheaper. I think it's a safe blind buy.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Tork pwnes him. Although that whole MoM and Facebook trolling stuff by Papa Nez has moved him up to being the second most awesome Monkee. Poor Micky is now 3rd. He lost points whe he said Jack and Jill was an awesome movie and for following Justin Bieber on Twitter.

All Your Boyband Are Belong To Us

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I'm not sure if I can vote in the best upgrade poll, as my copy of Brazil won't show up for at least a month and a half.

I definitely can't vote for it yet - I've never seen it. I might have a shot at seeing it before voting closes though...it feels like it will be in the watch sooner rather than later category.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Fantastic Mr. Fox gets better with every watch.

Well, hope so, couldn't stand it in the theater.
I'm guessing on the second view, I WON"T want to throw my popcorn box at an imaginary Wes, and tell the snooty-ass b*****d to grow up and get a childhood, already.

[Weirded Wonder]

Originally Posted by AndersonVision

I liked it, but I didn't love it.

It's not Kurosawa, but it's not meant to be.

Speaking of not Kurosawa, Sword of Doom needs a blu upgrade.

[sonician]

This is a long shot, I realise, but does anyone have a spare replacement case for The Third Man?

I recently bought a copy, and it has the cardboard cover. I was hoping that I could track down a plastic case. I contacted Criterion, and they don't have any left.

Thanks!

[runnersdialzero]

If you go to the link in my signature, there is a Third Man file, it's an exact replica of the real cover. Print it out and you'll be good to go. Might be your best bet.

[xanman]

I finally bit and got The Rock for 14.99 new at Amazon and Armageddon new for 31.96 straight from Criterion's store and BOTH of these new DVDs came in with no booklet inside. What the ****?

Can I hit up Criterion for just the booklets? I have never seen them neglect older DVDs before and this worries me for when I want to go back and fill in the DVDs I don't have from the earlier spines.

[zoodermin]

My B&N sale finally arrived!!

The 39 Steps
Late Spring
Rashomon
Weekend (Godard)
Rosemary’s Baby
Chungking Express
In the Mood for Love
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le Havre.

I’m just waiting for Brazil but that one comes from Amazon.

[bugsy_pal]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Well, hope so, couldn't stand it in the theater.
I'm guessing on the second view, I WON"T want to throw my popcorn box at an imaginary Wes, and tell the snooty-ass b*****d to grow up and get a childhood, already.

Why do you have to resort to calling Wes a 'snooty-ass b*****d'? He seems like a perfectly nice chap to me, based on interviews I've seen with him and the commentaries I've listened to on the Criterion discs.

[Abdrewes]

You reeley gget jittery watching Some Sssttann Brakhage and Tony Sscott's Domino bback 2 bacck. (echo) Domino bback 2 bacck. (lens flare)

[dan21]

Originally Posted by sonician

This is a long shot, I realise, but does anyone have a spare replacement case for The Third Man?

I recently bought a copy, and it has the cardboard cover. I was hoping that I could track down a plastic case. I contacted Criterion, and they don't have any left.

Thanks!

I picked one up about a month ago from http://www.bluraysforeveryone.com/

[HuggyBear73]

Anyone know when the $17.99 sale is over for Criterion titles on Amazon?

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Well, hope so, couldn't stand it in the theater.
I'm guessing on the second view, I WON"T want to throw my popcorn box at an imaginary Wes, and tell the snooty-ass b*****d to grow up and get a childhood, already.

These are the thoughts of a rational person.

[TheHighRoller]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

If that bothers you, you may have to stay away from him all together . Salo has nudity in pretty much every scene.

I don't have a problem with nudity at all. The thing is, there's a very limited time frame when I can watch films with nudity in them. I heard the content of Salo is extreme though. I find it very intriguing, but I can definitely wait a while to own it.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Back atcha Jonathan. You might be interested in this post.

Excellent! So glad to see that Badlands will finally get the Criterion treatment it deserves. In my opinion every Terrence Malick film should be on Criterion, even though Tree of Life got a perfect release on 20th Century Fox. Once Badlands comes out on Criterion, I think The New World might as well be included too. That particular film's first 42 minutes contain some absolutely beautiful sequences.

[broganreynik]

Originally Posted by xanman

I finally bit and got The Rock for 14.99 new at Amazon and Armageddon new for 31.96 straight from Criterion's store and BOTH of these new DVDs came in with no booklet inside. What the ****?

Can I hit up Criterion for just the booklets? I have never seen them neglect older DVDs before and this worries me for when I want to go back and fill in the DVDs I don't have from the earlier spines.

My copy of The Last Emperor on Blu-ray came without a booklet and I bought it new from Barnes and Noble. I e-mailed Mulvaney about it, and he said unfortunately they can't send just a booklet.

[Ronin48]

Originally Posted by AndersonVision

I liked it, but I didn't love it.

It's not Kurosawa, but it's not meant to be.

Originally Posted by ParticleDan

It's been awhile since I saw it, but I remember thinking it's not in the same class as the others you mentioned. Having said that, it is cheaper. I think it's a safe blind buy.

Hmmm, sounds like maybe it's not going to hold up to repeat viewings? Thinking I'll pass on it. Thanks though.......

[jw007]

Originally Posted by mallomar

Yes!!! Plus Life is Sweet, Career Girls, Meantime, Abigail's Party, Happy Go Lucky. For starters. Mike Leigh has had a long and doggedly good career.

Superb! Glad to see more Mike Leigh fans here! Why can't there be more films like Naked? Maybe I'll make the sequel to that one.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

A while back I asked for opinions on Topsy-Turvy and, interestingly (well, if I remember correctly), someone made that comparison between the two and basically said if you liked one of them there's a good chance you may not like the other one (that it wouldn't be best to go into the other one expecting more of the same, basically)... so since I love Naked, I kind of put it off for now... still want to see it, but I'm disappointed I haven't come across another film of his that I've liked anywhere nearly as much.

I would have to agree. That "dark" film really sticks out in the Mike Leigh film canon. I wish there was a director who made every film in the style of Naked. Well maybe Lars Von Trier might come close but for some reason I simply cannot stand his films.