The Criterion Collection

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

About six or seven years ago, I showed my Criterion DVD of The Vanishing to a friend who was visiting town for a few days. The movie freaked him out. In fact, it truly freaked him out. It was one of the most fearful reactions to a movie ending that I have ever seen. Afterward, he kept asking me why the **** I liked that movie enough to own it. I just laughed and told him that I thought it was a wonderful movie.

These days, though, whenever someone who is a casual movie fan asks me about my affinity for Criterion movies, I just show them Dazed and Confused. That one probably has more universal appeal than any other Criterion that I know of.

- I actually had no idea until just recently that the ending to the American version was changed....which sounds pretty awful to me.

- As for universal appeal, Charade is a fantastic one. I think it's physically impossible to hate Charade.

- The whole 'the stuff I watch is just for me' thing is not just with Criterion releases.... I'm currently watching the films in the new 'Lost films of Herschell Gordon Lewis' blu-ray set...which I'm honestly sure everyone I personally know would absolutely passionately hate.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Anna Karina is ridiculous. So beautiful

To my eyes. Most beautiful actresses:
1. Audrey Hepburn
1A. Anna Karina

[*PREACHER*]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Just finished watching Kiss Me Deadly. Wow! I love film-noirs even more after seeing it. Ralph Meeker played an excellent role and it went by pretty quick.

The film-noir is probably my favorite genre and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's full of mystery and suspense that will have you guessing until the very end. That's what a mystery film is supposed to be. Can you guys recommend me the best film-noirs of all time? I plan on picking up The Maltese Falcon very soon because I enjoy Bogart.

Film-Noir is probably my all time favorite genre as well...enjoy The Maltese Falcon, aside from Casablanca...my all time favorite Bogie film...a classic!!!

Wish you did have a region free player, cause Double Indemnity is another great noir release, and it's by MOC. So whenever you decide to crack on the region free player, you'll have to check that one out!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

- The whole 'the stuff I watch is just for me' thing is not just with Criterion releases.... I'm currently watching the films in the new 'Lost films of Herschell Gordon Lewis' blu-ray set...which I'm honestly sure everyone I personally know would absolutely passionately hate.

I agree. When the older Werner Herzog stuff is released on Blu-ray someday, I will be able to repel other people from my home with the greatest of ease.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Can you guys recommend me the best film-noirs of all time? !

Unfortunately, Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, is not available on Blu-ray at present time.

Criterion had a good DVD run of film noir stuff years ago. Thieves Highway, Night and the City, The Naked City, and Blast of Silence.

With Blu-ray, The Maltese Falcon is a great place to start.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

Film-Noir is probably my all time favorite genre as well...enjoy The Maltese Falcon, aside from Casablanca...my all time favorite Bogie film...a classic!!!

Wish you did have a region free player, cause Double Indemnity is another great noir release, and it's by MOC. So whenever you decide to crack on the region free player, you'll have to check that one out!

Hopefully we get Double Indemnity in the U.S. soon, as well as Touch Of Evil.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Unfortunately, Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, is not available on Blu-ray at present time.

Criterion had a good DVD run of film noir stuff years ago. Thieves Highway, Night and the City, The Naked City, and Blast of Silence.

With Blu-ray, The Maltese Falcon is a great place to start.

Thanks! Hopefully those DVD Criterions are upgraded soon!

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Unfortunately, Out of the Past, starring Robert Mitchum, is not available on Blu-ray at present time.

Definitely...

I'd add Sweet Smell of Success and Pickup on South Street (also on Criterion DVD)... and Leave Her to Heaven will soon be released on blu, which is another really excellent one.

[brandon_260]

I've got a few blind buys coming my way. Solaris and Pina, as far as non pre-order items go. The latter will be my first 3D blu, but my dad recently got a great 3D TV and player, so I'm eager to finally use that.

Also, one more week until The Kid With The Bike. Can't wait to watch that again.

[Lutz]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm not sure if I can put my finger on one single movie that converted a mass number of people to Blu-ray, though. Maybe The Dark Knight or The Avengers, but not to the same extent.
EDIT: I just researched the Statistics page and answered my own question. The Dark Knight is, by far, the most popular movie that appears in the most collections on this site. Batman Begins is second place. Inception is not far behind. Wow, the kids love their Christopher Nolan.

Showgirls made me convert.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I don't know, the Early Godard films that have stuck with me the most have been 2 or 3 things..., Weekend & Contempt. I love fun Godard, but I kinda like pretentious Godard a bit more

I will definitely give that commentary track a go. Admission of Guilt: I've listened to commentary tracks but I've never seen a film while the commentary track was playing. I've gotta find a way to download them so I can listen to them while I study.

Yeah, it's tricky. I've barely enough time to watch everything I want to watch, let alone watching with a commentary. I often put them on if I'm riding my exercise bike.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Definitely...

I'd add Sweet Smell of Success and Pickup on South Street (also on Criterion DVD)... and Leave Her to Heaven will soon be released on blu, which is another really excellent one.

I'm going to pull Sweet Smell Of Success out and I will more than likely order Leave Her To Heaven

Thanks

[soarinsteven]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

To my eyes. Most beautiful actresses:
1. Audrey Hepburn
1A. Anna Karina

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I'm going to pull Sweet Smell Of Success out and I will more than likely order Leave Her To Heaven

Yay! You're going to love it (or at least...I'm pretty sure...)

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Just finished watching Kiss Me Deadly. Wow! I love film-noirs even more after seeing it. Ralph Meeker played an excellent role and it went by pretty quick.

The film-noir is probably my favorite genre and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's full of mystery and suspense that will have you guessing until the very end. That's what a mystery film is supposed to be. Can you guys recommend me the best film-noirs of all time? I plan on picking up The Maltese Falcon very soon because I enjoy Bogart.

I just had a quick look at your collection and I didn't see Force of Evil. Frankly, it's a must-see for the genre, for John Garfield, for Abraham Polonsky's killer dialogue, and for a shouting match between Garfield's character and his brother.
What about The Postman Always Rings Twice? It's also another great Garfield film, this time with Lana Turner.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

I just had a quick look at your collection and I didn't see Force of Evil. Frankly, it's a must-see for the genre, for John Garfield, for Abraham Polonsky's killer dialogue, and for a shouting match between Garfield's character and his brother.
What about The Postman Always Rings Twice? It's also another great Garfield film, this time with Lana Turner.

Thanks! Adding them to the Wish List!

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

To my eyes. Most beautiful actresses:
1. Audrey Hepburn
1A. Anna Karina

To my eyes, the most beautiful actresses are: [insert really long and evolving list of actresses]
Perhaps you'd better organise another poll for us: most beautiful actresses in a film in the Criterion Collection.
Make it fair for the girls here: most beautiful/handsome actor in a film in the Criterion Collection.
For what it's worth: Maggie Cheung
And I guess Alain Delon

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

Film-Noir is probably my all time favorite genre as well...enjoy The Maltese Falcon, aside from Casablanca...my all time favorite Bogie film...a classic!!!

Wish you did have a region free player, cause Double Indemnity is another great noir release, and it's by MOC. So whenever you decide to crack on the region free player, you'll have to check that one out!

A big +1 for Double Indemnity. Great film. The Masters of Cinema package is really good. Get it with The Lost Weekend

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Make it fair for the girls here: most beautiful/handsome actor in a film in the Criterion Collection.

Or guys .... and unsurprisingly I'd say Fassbender (this is where everyone goes 'yeah, ok, we get it', but I don't care )

[Scottie]

Alright guys, these are the ones I've settled on getting:

• Force Of Evil
• Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
• Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
• Scarlet Street
• Secret Beyond The Door
• Stranger

What do you guys think of these?

• Dark Mirror
• Strange Love Of Martha Ivers

[ElliesDad]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Or guys .... and unsurprisingly I'd say Fassbender (this is where everyone goes 'yeah, ok, we get it', but I don't care )

Ok, nice to see that, I was worried that it was only me!...not that there'd be anything wrong with whatever...

Originally Posted by IronWaffle

Perhaps you may wish to visit Jeunet's Delicatessen, too.

Wow, what you can learn from a google-search! The individual who directed both "Amelie" and the wonderful "A Very Long Engagement" also directed "Alien Resurrection". Did he lose a bet?