The Criterion Collection

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I've only heard one audio track, the one that defaulted when I inserted the Blu-ray. I do not have an elaborate surround sound system, so audio presentation is generally secondary to me, but I do readily notice the best audiophile Blu-rays (Skyfall, etc.).

I have a basic 5.1 setup and i have to say, the near field mix was one of the most immersive tracks I've ever heard. I've yet to play some of my newer blu rays (Avengers, Skyfall, Django, Zero Dark 30, etc.) but I doubt they will compare.

I'm not much of an audiophile, but since moving my Surrounds closer to me, watching movies at home has never been better. Maybe I'm still riding that high.

By the way, I'm seated to watch Lords of Salem right now

[AverageAtBest]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I have a basic 5.1 setup and i have to say, the near field mix was one of the most immersive tracks I've ever heard. I've yet to play some of my newer blu rays (Avengers, Skyfall, Django, Zero Dark 30, etc.) but I doubt they will compare.

I'm not much of an audiophile, but since moving my Surrounds closer to me, watching movies at home has never been better. Maybe I'm still riding that high.

By the way, I'm seated to watch Lords of Salem right now

I am not much of an audiophile either. I don't even have surround sound because in my room there isn't much space. But once I get an apartment I will be looking into a surround system.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Really?....So, someone actually DIDN'T compare Oblivion to "The Tom Cruise version of Battlefield: Earth (Kirstie Alley and Isaac Hayes get their turns next!)", then?

Well, that's a change of pace. I'm guessing the second of the two reasons was more in play than the first.

I never saw Battlefield Earth, so those comparisons are lost on me.

The fact that Oblivion is helmed by the filmmakers of Tron: Legacy is not lost on me.

Tron: Legacy was a beautifully-filmed movie, but it was ultimately pointless in my eyes. I had the general impression that a bunch of nerds in my generation had decided that it would be a great idea to make a Tron sequel, but forgot that an actual story should come with it. I enjoyed watching it at the theater, because it was an insanely good eye-candy experience, but that's all.

I've heard that Oblivion is a slightly better story than Tron: Legacy, but that it's still a marvelous eye-candy treat. That's all that I'm really expecting.

My brain had a pretty good mental bootcamp workout today at To the Wonder, so I'm cool just to watch an eye-candy science fiction film later this weekend.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I never saw Battlefield Earth, so those comparisons are lost on me.

Oh, that's easily remedied:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlef...th_(film)#Plot

(In this case, just slip in Morgan Freeman's baddies instead of John Travolta's hairy aliens, the underground slaves instead of the unenlightened cavemen, and Cruise returning to Earth to enlighten his engrams, instead of just wandering out of his cave to have a look. The idea going in was clearly "Now, y'see, it must've been the hairiness that turned audiences off last time...It could still work!")

As for the Tron guy, not sure if he was a card-carrying church member either, probably just picked up on Cruise's pitch.

[thismightbezach]

Originally Posted by myka22

I got my copy of Le Cercle Rouge in today from Importcds, and it is in a standard blue blu-ray case, not the criterion case. It is sealed (or resealed) and has the criterion art. Not impressed.

Did you ever hear back from them?

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by thismightbezach

Did you ever hear back from them?

I spoke to deepdiscount.com about my copy today. They were less than helpful. They told me it must have been Criterion that re-shrink wrapped it in the wrong case, and then offered me a whopping 15% refund.

[SQUASHY]

Costco has a few Criterions for $19.99

The Game is one of them among a few others. Good price for brand new criterions

[Sherlock_Jr]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Exactly. I'm going to buy To the Wonder on Blu-ray on the day of release, and then watch it 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Okay, maybe not quite that often. I am not sure where to rank To the Wonder on my list of Malick films, but it falls somewhere in the middle. Meaning, of course, that I consider it to be quite a masterpiece.

Malick even makes a Sonic Drive-In look beautiful and majestic in this film. Geez...

I have an HD download of it, so I'm already watching it over and over

There was an interesting article written about how To The Wonder was essentially Malick shooting a ballet, since the characters are almost always in constant motion (and Kurylenko is seen numerous times doing pirouettes):

http://ebiri.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/...-things-i.html

[COLD_COBRA_]

Originally Posted by SQUASHY

Costco has a few Criterions for $19.99

The Game is one of them among a few others. Good price for brand new criterions

Costco usually has great prices on everything they sell. I figure they would have more of the ones Best Buy might Carry.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Oh, that's easily remedied:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlef...th_(film)#Plot

(In this case, just slip in Morgan Freeman's baddies instead of John Travolta's hairy aliens, the underground slaves instead of the unenlightened cavemen, and Cruise returning to Earth to enlighten his engrams, instead of just wandering out of his cave to have a look. The idea going in was clearly "Now, y'see, it must've been the hairiness that turned audiences off last time...It could still work!")

As for the Tron guy, not sure if he was a card-carrying church member either, probably just picked up on Cruise's pitch.

Well the "Tron guy" wrote the Oblivion graphic novel something like 5 years ago then he approached Cruise to play the lead, so I really don't think there is weight there for the assumptions you are trying to make. Have you seen the film though?

[TheHumanTornado]

I have a random question.

I won a Canadian release of Mystery Train Criterion from an American seller on eBay. Is there any difference from the American release?

Thank y'all!

[Blu-Velvet]

Originally Posted by TheHumanTornado

I have a random question.

I won a Canadian release of Mystery Train Criterion from an American seller on eBay. Is there any difference from the American release?

Thank y'all!

Couldn't say for sure, but if it's a Criterion release I'd expect it would be THE Criterion release. I haven't heard of Criterion making alternate versions for different territories.

Fun film, though. Very entertaining, off-beat, and sometimes just a bit off-the-wall. Interesting and unusual plot structure, too! Hope you enjoy it!

[TheHumanTornado]

Thank you! Minimal exposure to Jarmusch but excited!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by TheHumanTornado

I have a random question.

I won a Canadian release of Mystery Train Criterion from an American seller on eBay. Is there any difference from the American release?

Thank y'all!

They are usally the same. Only difference is the price with is usally about $10 more here on Amazon.ca for certain titles and a warning on the site of the movie that the movie is not available for Quebec since they usually have only the English sound or sub titles (but they will still ship them it's just a legal thing to make the silly Quebec laws happy)

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Endorsing a Rob Zombie film on the CC Forum?

Hey! I got that beat. I watch The Expendables 2 last night and it was fun

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm on a roll right now with posting about To the Wonder, but I want to add another thought.

Terrence Malick's To the Wonder would make a fine double-feature with the Criterion of Wim Wenders's Paris, Texas.

This crossed my mind a few times while I was in the theater watching the Malick film. Like Paris, Texas, To the Wonder excels at depicting the awkward aspects of human interactions that most films glaze over, whether the awkwardness is comical or tense. The dialogue is minimal in To the Wonder, and it even plays like a silent film of sorts, but the film has that lingering air of characters questioning whether they are saying the right thing or whether or now they should have said something at all.

I just saw To The Wonder, and I have to say, it was truly magnificent. Malick can even make toxic waste look good . I loved Javier Bardem's scenes, there was great truth and a wonderful sadness to them, and how the whole movie had a feeling of melancholy and romantic futility underlying the beauty of the images. Agree 100% with the comparion to Paris, Texas.

[digihed]

Originally Posted by TheHumanTornado

Thank you! Minimal exposure to Jarmusch but excited!

I love Mystery Train. I'm fairly new to Jarmusch as well but Mystery Train may be my favorite of the films I've seen. Hope you enjoy it.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'll probably go see Oblivion on Monday, since I have the day off for Confederate Memorial Day. (I'm not joking. Being a state government employee in the southeastern U.S. is a trip.)

People keep saying that Oblivion is a boring film, but I'm inclined to think that, if I was not bored at all during To the Wonder, I will find Oblivion quite engaging.

Mrs Drbikeshorts and I saw Oblivion a couple of nights ago. Good film.
Sure, it won't set the world on fire and you'll recognise more than a few sci-fi tropes, but nevertheless it's still an enjoyable experience.
I've heard claims that it is emotionally unengaging or cold, but I had no such problems.

[Abdrewes]

Mubi's Daniel Kasman on Jean Pierre Melville's Un Flic:

http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/jean-...les-final-film

[RandyK]

How would one compare The Devil's Backbone to Pan's Labyrinth?