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NungaBIZ · 12-03-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ccg1978

who has the cheapest pre-order for On the Waterfront?

Its $35.96 at Criterion http://www.criterion.com/films/27899-on-the-waterfront

That's less than Amazon's price of $41.99

shadedpain4 · 12-03-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Does anyone besides Beta Man own all the Criterion releases? If so, has anyone seen all of them?

What are your favorites and what are your least favorites?

Watching them all is definitely harder than owning them all (at least for me, i suppose this is different if you have a lot of spare time, but not very much disposable income).

Favorites off the top of my head would be In The Mood For Love, Double Life of Veronique, Three Colors, Harakiri, Secret Sunshine, La Jetee, Rushmore, Seventh Seal, Pale Flower, Thin Red Line, Seven Samurai, and The Battle of Algiers.

Least Favorite? Maybe War Room?

shadedpain4 · 12-03-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Oh, then I'm wrong. I have never seen the hard case for it (have never seen hard cases for Marienbad or Metro either)

I purchased my Last Metro at B&N with the plastic case.

octagon · 12-03-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I purchased my Last Metro at B&N with the plastic case.

I want to believe you...

shadedpain4 · 12-03-2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by octagon

I want to believe you...

I could take a picture of it?

octagon · 12-03-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I could take a picture of it?

I'm just kidding...the scarcity of that plastic case and the fact that same beat up copies of Marienbad and Metro have been sitting on shelves for years is a bit of a running joke.

ShellOilJunior · 12-03-2012, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

On the other hand, while a very good film, Brazil definitely isn't a flawless film. Its history actually proves it. And if you look at the variety of reviews it has generated since its release, you will see that plenty of people agree that it definitely does not accomplish all of its goals (its message is lost on a pretty big number of people).

Pro-B

Very much agreed. When I saw the film it was not too long after reading the book that inspired it - 1984. I strongly prefer Orwell's text to Gilliam's film. Mainly because the book is so much more grim and terrifying.

drbikeshorts · 12-04-2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

I feel like an utter fool having not researched this film quite enough (as I assumed).

Putting your foot in your mouth (accidentally saying something that causes embarrassment or harm)

In any case, Tarantino sure loves Wong Kar-Wai, as can be seen in this video clip, as he talks about Chungking Express: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX8aUixCpek

Hey, thanks for finding and posting that.
Really good.
Chungking Express is definitely one of my favourite Wong Kar-Wai films.

gl-14 · 12-04-2012, 01:55 AM

Is there any hope of getting Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious next year?? Brazil got released by the CC, even though there was another BD a year ago. I'm going to hold off on buying these just in case.

NoirFan · 12-04-2012, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by gl-14

Is there any hope of getting Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious next year?? Brazil got released by the CC, even though there was another BD a year ago. I'm going to hold off on buying these just in case.

Criterion no longer has the rights to those three.

Rizor · 12-04-2012, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by gl-14

Is there any hope of getting Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious next year?? Brazil got released by the CC, even though there was another BD a year ago. I'm going to hold off on buying these just in case.

Not likely. Criterion was able to release them through a license with Disney which owned the ABC Films library at the time. The Criterion DVDs went out of print 9 years ago in 2003 when the rights were sold. It turned out they'd been acquired by MGM. I was hoping Criterion would get another crack at them on Blu-ray, but MGM/Fox released them instead. While MGM and Criterion have a decent relationship, I don't believe there are any titles that MGM has released on BD that have been reissued by Criterion. The MGM BDs are pretty solid with a great roster of extras. I imagine the only benefit of a Criterion release would be the packaging and a different set of extras.

zoodermin · 12-04-2012, 03:59 AM

I wonder why Criterion has stopped doing the Three Reasons videos. Since Rosemary’s Baby, they haven’t post new ones. I was hoping they’ll do videos for Rashomon, Weekend, Heaven’s Gate and Trilogy of Life but they didn’t. Hopefully they’ll do for Brazil and Following.

drbikeshorts · 12-04-2012, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Rizor

Not likely. Criterion was able to release them through a license with Disney which owned the ABC Films library at the time. The Criterion DVDs went out of print 9 years ago in 2003 when the rights were sold. It turned out they'd been acquired by MGM. I was hoping Criterion would get another crack at them on Blu-ray, but MGM/Fox released them instead. While MGM and Criterion have a decent relationship, I don't believe there are any titles that MGM has released on BD that have been reissued by Criterion. The MGM BDs are pretty solid with a great roster of extras. I imagine the only benefit of a Criterion release would be the packaging and a different set of extras.

I have the MGM blu-rays of Rebecca and Notorious (and Manhattan) and I'm very happy with the job they've done. There's a few decent extras on the Hitchcock films and the video/audio packages are good.
The only complaint I have (other than the uninspired cover art) is that the discs don't load to a menu page. They start playing automatically. Even when the films finish they immediately start playing again. Very strange.

ShellOilJunior · 12-04-2012, 11:22 AM

For those ready to vote for:

Best Criterion Collection Blu-ray Upgrade of 2012.

http://goo.gl/l5bb5

Criteria:

1. Upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray
2. If it's got a spine then it's a singular entry in this poll (eg. Brief Encounter).

If you missed the last poll the link will be re-issued near the end of December.

ccg1978 · 12-04-2012, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NungaBIZ

Its $35.96 at Criterion http://www.criterion.com/films/27899-on-the-waterfront

That's less than Amazon's price of $41.99

thanks, I'll prolly wait for the next B&N sale. Dig the profile picture!

greekak229 · 12-04-2012, 01:32 PM

Very excited about Purple Noon coming in today. I've wanted to see it for sometime now.

joie · 12-04-2012, 01:53 PM

One reason to quit the "Three Reasons" videos is that people can think of reasons (possibly more than three) why they shouldn't buy.

Simple Lines · 12-04-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

For those ready to vote for:

Best Criterion Collection Blu-ray Upgrade of 2012.

http://goo.gl/l5bb5

Criteria:

1. Upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray
2. If it's got a spine then it's a singular entry in this poll (eg. Brief Encounter).

If you missed the last poll the link will be re-issued near the end of December.

Best: Samurai Trilogy

Runners-up: A Night to Remember, The Royal Tenenbaums

Worst: Children of Paradise (solely based on reviews)

ShellOilJunior · 12-04-2012, 03:47 PM

There's about 3-4 films that will contend for best it looks like.

Worst may be a 2 horse race.

I won't mention any names so as to not influence voting.

BohemianGraham · 12-04-2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Simple Lines

Best: Samurai Trilogy

Runners-up: A Night to Remember, The Royal Tenenbaums

Worst: Children of Paradise (solely based on reviews)

That's rather silly, why not vpretty for ones you have actually watched yourself?

12-04-2012, 11:22 AM	#57054
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Best Upgrade of 2012 For those ready to vote for: Best Criterion Collection Blu-ray Upgrade of 2012. http://goo.gl/l5bb5 Criteria: 1. Upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray 2. If it's got a spine then it's a singular entry in this poll (eg. Brief Encounter). If you missed the last poll the link will be re-issued near the end of December. Last edited by ShellOilJunior; 12-04-2012 at 11:41 AM.

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12-04-2012, 01:55 AM	#57049
gl-14 Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Buenos Aires, Argentina Blu-ray collection:25	Is there any hope of getting Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious next year?? Brazil got released by the CC, even though there was another BD a year ago. I'm going to hold off on buying these just in case.

12-04-2012, 03:59 AM	#57052
zoodermin Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:New York, NY Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:106 Blu-ray collection:740 Blu-ray reviews: 63 Trading Score:1	I wonder why Criterion has stopped doing the Three Reasons videos. Since Rosemary’s Baby, they haven’t post new ones. I was hoping they’ll do videos for Rashomon, Weekend, Heaven’s Gate and Trilogy of Life but they didn’t. Hopefully they’ll do for Brazil and Following.

12-04-2012, 01:32 PM	#57056
greekak229 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Los Angeles 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1361 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 8	Very excited about Purple Noon coming in today. I've wanted to see it for sometime now.

12-04-2012, 01:53 PM	#57057
joie Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 DVD collection:1	One reason to quit the "Three Reasons" videos is that people can think of reasons (possibly more than three) why they shouldn't buy.

12-04-2012, 03:47 PM	#57059
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	There's about 3-4 films that will contend for best it looks like. Worst may be a 2 horse race. I won't mention any names so as to not influence voting.

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