The Criterion Collection

[Robert Paulson]

Sorry for going off topic but, as I've said in other threads I only have a region B player (ps3) and I was wondering if anyone of you also have a region 2 player and have been successful in playing CC blu rays on your players?

It sucks that there really isn't any region free players out there because there are a lot of titles that I want from CC.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Robert Paulson

Sorry for going off topic but, as I've said in other threads I only have a region B player (ps3) and I was wondering if anyone of you also have a region 2 player and have been successful in playing CC blu rays on your players?

It sucks that there really isn't any region free players out there because there are a lot of titles that I want from CC.

Criterions are Region A Locked

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Duly noted. I can imagine Kubrick stealing much thunder from all the novels he adapts. I'm so thankful I read A Clockwork Orange before watching the movie.

Has Hepburn ever played an unlikeable character? She was still charming under all the dirt, grime, torn clothes and lack of education in My Fair Lady. Speaking of Audrey, I've been turning my little brother on to Hitchcock so Charade pretty much fits in the curriculum. I wonder how well it plays the second time around

ha, I actually read ACO prior to watching the film as well. I own it, but the novel blows it away. A lot of the symbolism was lost due to Kubrick adapting the edited American version.

Holly is a total ***** in the novella. I wish she had more of her claws and that they kept the ending.

[Robert Paulson]

Alright,sorry to hear that, was hoping for a HBO glitch or something.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Oh, sorry about that. Of course, I did not necessarily intend for the Burgess Meredith "Time Enough At Last" joke to be gender-specific, because I was paying an offbeat compliment to your enthusiasm for reading.

I am a voracious reader myself, although I'm at a standstill in the middle of Les Miserables now, because I'm going through a constant movie-watching phase.

I am not always adept with figuring out genders on this forum, but I tend to treat everyone the same here anyway, because I don't need to know someone's specific info to discuss Blu-rays. I guess this approach can land me into trouble sometimes, though.

It's OK, I was just stating some observations about the forum, and how it is predominantly male.

I'm still on Wolf Hall. I spent more time than I planned playing with ebooks. Had to concert bunch, fix up covers and metadata. I'm night as fussy about music metadata, unless it order on the iPod, but ugly book covers with incorrect spelling and metadata drives me nuts.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Great. Do they humanize the agent of change more in the novel? He was a bit one dimensional in the film, but then again that's kind of the point.

So... Librarian, for my next read: Lolita or Catch 22?

Lolita, all the way. Lolita is one of the greatest love stories ever written, and one of the great travelogues of all time. (In the name of full disclosure, Lolita is one of my favorite books. I also have a PhD in English, as if that validates my opinion

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Hepburn makes Holly far more sympathetic.

And Peppard makes Paul more, uh, existent? Obviously, homosexuality and ambiguity were tougher sells in 1961. Despite the film's flaws, watching Hepburn sing "Moon River" always moves me, despite the hokey trappings of the sequence.

[jayputter]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I'm a girl.I should just put in my signature I'm a girl or something.

I'm not sure it would make much difference. You had to remind people you're a girl once a month even when you had the Josie and the Pussycats avatar!

[P@t_Mtl]

Are we talking about Audrey Hepburn?

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Not really, I'm so used to people thinking I'm a man on this bloody forum, because apparently "girls are stupid and have cooties! they don't appreciate film or HDTV!" Thus, 98% of this forum is male and there are a multitude of unintentional and intentional sexist comments/avatars.

Thaaaaannnnnkkkkk yyyyoooouuuu!!!

Finally someone who feels the same way a out some of the dudes here. But don't call them out on it...they don't like that.

Anyways...back to whatever...

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Lolita, all the way. Lolita is one of the greatest love stories ever written, and one of the great travelogues of all time. (In the name of full disclosure, Lolita is one of my favorite books. I also have a PhD in English, as if that validates my opinion

Yeah, Im planning on reading both in the upcoming month. Ive been meaning to read Lolita for years (well, four years ago as a Freshman in college). As a matter of fact, Lolita was THE film that opened my eyes to classic (ish) film.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

2) I've had my Nikkatsu Noir set setting next to the BD Player for two months, should I just dive in chronologically?

You should dive in immediately!
I watched mine chronologically, but it doesn't matter at all.
The whole set is a lot of fun.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

You should dive in immediately!
I watched mine chronologically, but it doesn't matter at all.
The whole set is a lot of fun.

I LOVED the two Suzuki BDs, so I fear the box set won't live up to the quality (or non-quality) of those.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I'm dreading Gatsby to be honest. I probably will reread it though.

You know you don't need to see it, right
Films should never be an obligation.
I've either been underwhelmed or unimpressed with Baz Luhrmann, so Gatsby is not even on a list for me at the moment. Perhaps if Mrs Drbikeshorts wants to...

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I wish she had more of her claws and that they kept the ending.

I don't know much about it...what was it? I looked it up just now and didn't see much written about that.

[andsoitgoes]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

I wouldn't recommend that, your in-box only allows 1,000 PMs at a time.

Oh how sadly true. It's a sausage fest here, sadly. And as stereotypical as it may be assuming the majority of us are male, we are equally prejudiced in assuming we look like this:

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

It's OK, I was just stating some observations about the forum, and how it is predominantly male.

I'm still on Wolf Hall. I spent more time than I planned playing with ebooks. Had to concert bunch, fix up covers and metadata. I'm night as fussy about music metadata, unless it order on the iPod, but ugly book covers with incorrect spelling and metadata drives me nuts.

As for the confusion, I think your name is the starting point for why people are a bit confused, I'm guessing 90% of the people just assume you're a dude named Graham.

As to the metadata, that drives me insane. I've devoted entire days fixing missing art. I despised nothing more than having incorrect or missing artwork. If I couldn't get the art corrected, there was a 70% chance I'd just delete the music, no matter how good it was. It was THAT annoying. Same with eBooks. Sloppiness and inconsistencies drive me insane.

Originally Posted by jayputter

I'm not sure it would make much difference. You had to remind people you're a girl once a month even when you had the Josie and the Pussycats avatar!

Hey, I've been tempted to cart around that avatar. That movie rocked my world. I never got into the series, but that movie. Rachael Leigh Cook is the most amazing thing in the world.

To quote most of the films in the 50s: "That girl's got spunk!"

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I should just put in my signature I'm a girl or something.

No you shouldn't. Because the regulars here would miss out on these amusing mistaken gender posts followed by your explanation

[Antonmassacre1]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Yeah, Im planning on reading both in the upcoming month. Ive been meaning to read Lolita for years (well, four years ago as a Freshman in college). As a matter of fact, Lolita was THE film that opened my eyes to classic (ish) film.

Nabokov was brilliant, especially considering English was his third language. Check out Pale Fire, Pnin and his translation of Eugene Onegin as well.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I LOVED the two Suzuki BDs, so I fear the box set won't live up to the quality (or non-quality) of those.

Don't worry about not liking them.
If you like Japanese films and genre films, you'll love the Nikkatsu Noir films.
There's even a Suzuki film in there as well.
When you're finished with them, you'll need to get the Koreyoshi Kurahara box-set as well

[retablo]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Lolita, all the way. Lolita is one of the greatest love stories ever written, and one of the great travelogues of all time. (In the name of full disclosure, Lolita is one of my favorite books. I also have a PhD in English, as if that validates my opinion

I just re-watched the Jeremy Irons-Adrian Lyne version that caused such a stir in the 90s... and in many ways it bests the Kubrick version IMO. I still prefer Kubrick's film overall, but Lyne included a lot of nice little touches from the book (and also was able to make it more gratuitous, which caused it's Showtime release).