The Criterion Collection

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by jcs913

A physical cover is what I really want, but a scan is fine. My e-mail to Criterion has not been returned for 4 days yet, so I have sort of given up on that. I wish I could just call someone there instead of e-mailing.

There was a Criterion customer service phone # posted a few pages back, if you care to call them.

CC

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

There was a Criterion customer service phone # posted a few pages back, if you care to call them.

CC

just went back about 20 pages and gave up, but thanks for the info

[Vicon]

Originally Posted by jcs913

just went back about 20 pages and gave up, but thanks for the info

https://forum.blu-ray.com/2949261-post6395.html

Just an FYI - first post of any page, just above it on the right "SEARCH THIS THREAD". Works really well. Makes finding things easy. Just search "phone number". Pulls it up.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by J.Cornelius

I find this lacking as well, after a thorough informative review for the other aspects of the disk, the reviewer simply states what the supplements are but no opinion on them. Perhaps they are self explanatory, does not seem to be too much there when compared to other releases.

Hello,

I just saw the comments about the supplemental features on the Criterion releases of Yojimbo and Sanjuro and wanted to quickly address them:

1. The score - I consider a score of 3 to be good, and this is precisely how I feel about the supplemental features on each disc -- they are good. Also, if you take a closer look, you would notice that each disc has only two key pieces: Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create (two parts) and the audio commentaries with Mr. Price. The rest is trailers, teasers and still galleries. Plus the complementary booklets for each disc.

2. The quality - One of the reasons why I actually tend to include the exact descriptions Criterion provide for their supplemental features (and "review" only the technical specifications) is because almost always they are very succinct yet accurate. I've come to realize during the years - while looking at the supplemental features they offered on their SDVDs - that different people react to Criterion's supplemental features in different ways. Example: the audio commentary on Sanjuro is very informative, with some very specific comparisons that highlight the differences and similarities between Yojimbo and Sanjuro, but at the same time it is notably dry. This is exactly the type of commentaries I like -- to the point, with strong analysis and not too many "entertaining" comments. (On a slightly related note, this is also one of the reasons why I like to keep my film reviews dry and factual; I prefer the succinct, Variety-type of reviews). However, many people prefer audio commentaries that have a more conversational, laid-back tone (as the one included on the Days of Heaven BD release). With other words, as CCFlix pointed out, I think it would be quite redundant if a reviewer expressed a strong personal opinion...on what is essentially another (reviewer's) opinion.

I hope this helps.

Pro-B

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by Vicon

https://forum.blu-ray.com/2949261-post6395.html

Just an FYI - first post of any page, just above it on the right "SEARCH THIS THREAD". Works really well. Makes finding things easy. Just search "phone number". Pulls it up.

thanks for the link, actually I did put that in and it didn't find it. I guess I'm such a noob, oh wait, I've been a member for 3 years. Maybe I'm just lazy or blind. Thanks again.

[Vicon]

Originally Posted by jcs913

thanks for the link, actually I did put that in and it didn't find it. I guess I'm such a noob, oh wait, I've been a member for 3 years. Maybe I'm just lazy or blind. Thanks again.

Lol. Not a problem. Hope it helps out

[Idioteque...]

Originally Posted by retablo

That's because it WAS pieced together as an after-thought. Malick wasn't happy with Gere's performance (and possibly Adams' too) so he did what he generally does – cuts out alot of the dialogue. I believe he wrote the narration after he cut Gere to help piece the story together. Either way, while it's Malick's most beautifully shot film, I think it's his weakest overall.

I'd say hardly the weakest. It's a pretty good film if you look at it from a story. Malick tells his stories by images and that's how it works. The story is pretty straightforward. It's a short movie, no way to extend it. And Gere wasn't that great, I don't know why he was even added into the film. Shepard however did a great job. It's a pretty simple film that has given people different outlooks on.

I think it's much better than Badlands.

Originally Posted by stobbart

Thats how The New World felt to me, which I just watched 2 days ago. It just felt that he made the actors walk around in different nature settings and tried to make some sense out of it.

Now to make this relate to Criterion, I watched PORT OF SHADOWS yesterday and it was terrific. Highly recommended

Well Malick's films are really one about beauty and his stories like I said before are told throughout images. And those silent scenes with the characters, you're supposed to take that time to understand what those characters are feeling.


Though Malick films aren't for everyone I consider Thin Red Line his best because it's a realistic depiction of war and how it terrorizes men.

[J.Cornelius]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Hello,

I just saw the comments about the supplemental features on the Criterion releases of Yojimbo and Sanjuro and wanted to quickly address them:

1. The score - I consider a score of 3 to be good, and this is precisely how I feel about the supplemental features on each disc -- they are good. Also, if you take a closer look, you would notice that each disc has only two key pieces: Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create (two parts) and the audio commentaries with Mr. Price. The rest is trailers, teasers and still galleries. Plus the complementary booklets for each disc.

2. The quality - One of the reasons why I actually tend to include the exact descriptions Criterion provide for their supplemental features (and "review" only the technical specifications) is because almost always they are very succinct yet accurate. I've come to realize during the years - while looking at the supplemental features they offered on their SDVDs - that different people react to Criterion's supplemental features in different ways. Example: the audio commentary on Sanjuro is very informative, with some very specific comparisons that highlight the differences and similarities between Yojimbo and Sanjuro, but at the same time it is notably dry. This is exactly the type of commentaries I like -- to the point, with strong analysis and not too many "entertaining" comments. (On a slightly related note, this is also one of the reasons why I like to keep my film reviews dry and factual; I prefer the succinct, Variety-type of reviews). However, many people prefer audio commentaries that have a more conversational, laid-back tone (as the one included on the Days of Heaven BD release). With other words, as CCFlix pointed out, I think it would be quite redundant if a reviewer expressed a strong personal opinion...on what is essentially another (reviewer's) opinion.

I hope this helps.

Pro-B

Most definitely, thanks very much!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by J.Cornelius

Most definitely, thanks very much!

You are welcome.

Pro-B

[Kevtronn]

Watched Contempt bd for the first time & enjoyed it very much, but I have to say that I liked Pierrot Le Fou much more, maybe this is because Pierrot Le Fou was my first Godard film. Is this just me? Any other Godard films anyone would recommend?

[Beta Man]

Bande à part and Une femme est une femme are two that immediately come to mind..... although Vivre sa vie which comes out in a couple of months was pretty widely praised......

Breathless is a good one too..... he worked with Truffaut on it...... so you can try to pick up on both of their styles (I can not... I just see "Godard" when I watch it, but either way, they're both French-New-Wave guys...... so to the untrained eye (like mine) it's easy to see how any Truffaut influence would be muddied)

[kndy]

Originally Posted by Kevtronn

Watched Contempt bd for the first time & enjoyed it very much, but I have to say that I liked Pierrot Le Fou much more, maybe this is because Pierrot Le Fou was my first Godard film. Is this just me? Any other Godard films anyone would recommend?

Hey Kev,

Try to get all Criterion releases for Godard but save "Made in U.S.A." for last because you'll know the context of the relationship and the final feature film between Godard and Anna Karina. Also, you get an idea of why he was slightly ticked off when he filmed "2 or 3 Things I Know About Her".

Also, make sure you watch the documentaries as well. It's important to understand the mindset Godard was in...especially during the good and the tumultuous years between he and Karina.

[Kevtronn]

Originally Posted by kndy

Hey Kev,

Try to get all Criterion releases for Godard but save "Made in U.S.A." for last because you'll know the context of the relationship and the final feature film between Godard and Anna Karina. Also, you get an idea of why he was slightly ticked off when he filmed "2 or 3 Things I Know About Her".

Also, make sure you watch the documentaries as well. It's important to understand the mindset Godard was in...especially during the good and the tumultuous years between he and Karina.

Thanks kndy! Very helpful info. Off to watch the extras on Contempt.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by captveg

Picture boxing isn't cropping. No part of the image is missing. It's simply slightly smaller and within a black outline border.

All Criterion Blu's that are 1.33:1 are not picture boxed/

Well, actually... if you look at all of the dvdbeaver comparisons for picture-boxed (DVD) titles, particularly some of the older ones, at least a few of them were cropped to picture-box size rather than shrunk.

[stobbart]

Watched Chungking Express tonight and have to say, it was a lot better then I thought it was going to. Ill def have to make it a purchase soon. I saw Fallen Angels about a year ago and it didnt do much for me. good thing the latter is being released on blu so I can revisit it shortly.

So for him; for me: Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love, Fallen Angels, in that order.

[kndy]

Originally Posted by stobbart

Watched Chungking Express tonight and have to say, it was a lot better then I thought it was going to. Ill def have to make it a purchase soon. I saw Fallen Angels about a year ago and it didnt do much for me. good thing the latter is being released on blu so I can revisit it shortly.

So for him; for me: Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love, Fallen Angels, in that order.

"Chungking Express" is a film that I enjoyed much more than "Fallen Angels". I really enjoyed the Blu-ray release!

[SteelPen]

Stagecoach goes Criterion...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Stagecoach-Blu-ray/9842/

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

Stagecoach goes Criterion...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Stagecoach-Blu-ray/9842/

Ya, it was announced and discussed around here like three weeks ago...

[SteelPen]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Ya, it was announced and discussed around here like three weeks ago...

Oh! I don't come in this thread alot, sorry!

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

Oh! I don't come in this thread alot, sorry!

it's alright! Stagecoach should contain some gorgeous landscapes on Blu-ray..... I'm pretty excited!