The Criterion Collection

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I've always adored Amy Smart as well, although most of her movies are not worth seeing at all. (Sort of like most of Kate Beckinsale's movies)

I'm probably one of the few fans here of The Last Days of Disco. She and Chloe Sevigny are great in that Stillman film.

[zoodermin]

Ok, so I ended up ordering four Criterion titles:

The Devil's Backbone
Marketa Lazarova
The Life of Oharu
Wild Strawberries

Plus I got Howards End from Amazon so I think I'm all set until the Nov. sale comes.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I'm probably one of the few fans here of The Last Days of Disco. She and Chloe Sevigny are great in that Stillman film.

Nah, I love Stillman too, though Barcelona is my favorite.

[R o d]

Originally Posted by reelgeek

I decided to try my hand at Fellini (I've never seen one of his films), so I just ordered "Amarcord".

Great choice! I know you immediately encountered some disagreement from other members, but Amarcord is Fellini's greatest film (even in comparison with 8 1/2) and it is one of his most accessible films (along with La Strada). It is Fellini's most personal film, in many ways autobiographical as the director fondly recalls the four seasons as they pass through a small Italian village. It features a wonderful score by Nino Rota and an amazing cast of zany characters that is so typical of Fellini. It was lauded by critics and it won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. You won't regret your purchase for a minute.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I have a soft spot for Road Trip, because parts of the movie were filmed at my alma mater (Georgia Tech), and several other scenes were filmed at recognizable locations around Atlanta.

I've always adored Amy Smart as well, although most of her movies are not worth seeing at all. (Sort of like most of Kate Beckinsale's movies)

Addendum to this post...

I sold a lot of lowbrow comedies (Road Trip, Old School, Office Space, Varsity Blues, Son in Law, Wedding Crashers, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Eurotrip, etc.) when I did the massive streamlining of my DVD collection earlier this year to finance my accrual of Blu-rays.

I may or may not ever get around to replacing these on Blu-ray.

The prices are pretty low for all of these when I've seen the Blu-rays in stores, but I'm just not in a big hurry to replace them. Not out of pseudo-snobbiness or anything like that. I'm just over a lot of those movies. My friends and I probably watched Office Space a thousand times during the past 15 years, for example, and I can recall every still frame of that movie from memory, but I'm sort of worn out when it comes to revisiting it.

I might actually upgrade Eurotrip if it ever comes out on Blu-ray. That movie gets me cracking up whenever I see it, even moreso than the others that I've mentioned above. It's not exactly a huge priority, though.

It's not that I'm averse to buying comedies on Blu-ray. I upgraded Ghostbusters, National Lampoon's Vacation, City Slickers, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and a few others to Blu-ray as soon as I possibly could. I'm just sort of burned out on the lowbrow comedies of the past couple of decades right now.

I'll probably get nostalgic for these films in a few years, I'm sure.

Why I'm posting this in the Criterion thread, I do not know.

[deadhatetheliving]

Wow 10 pages of new shit and not 1 answer to my simple question about the supposed Cronenberg boxset.
Man, screw this thread.

[mallomar]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I'm probably one of the few fans here of The Last Days of Disco. She and Chloe Sevigny are great in that Stillman film.

My favorite Stillman, and also one of my favorite Criterions. I think the collection could use a few more funny movies of this (or any) type. Surely there's no shortage of good comedic movies that would be a match for Criterion. And I don't mean non-funny funny like It's a Mad Mad etc. Even thinking about writing out all those Mad's puts me in an ill-humor.

[Abdrewes]

Nice to know I'm not alone on that front.


Time to watch Bound again. Absolutely love this film. It should be in the collection too.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Wow 10 pages of new shit and not 1 answer to my simple question about the supposed Cronenberg boxset.
Man, screw this thread.

Sorry that you got lost in the shuffle.

We're all hoping that the films come out soon.

I'd like to see all of the early Cronenbergs in one box set, but we've only seen cover art hints for The Brood and Scanners. Maybe Criterion will just release those in separate singe-disc packages.

[mallomar]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

My favorite Fellini film, I Vitelloni, needs to be upgraded to Blu-ray. It's such a cool-looking movie.

Fans of Swingers (1996) and Old School (2003) take note: I Vitelloni is worth your while. (I'm not joking. These films share some common ground.)

I'm a big fan of this movie too. Also Juliet of the Spirits, which goes equally un-noted. The colors in the latter would make it seem like a natural for upgrade, but surely they'll blugrade any Fellini they can eventually. Hope so.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Wow 10 pages of new shit and not 1 answer to my simple question about the supposed Cronenberg boxset.
Man, screw this thread.

Don't be an a**hole. This thread fills up fast so most people probably didn't see your post. If you would have linked to your earlier post it would give more people a chance to see the question. Now if your question is whether Criterion will release a Cronenberg box set, no one knows so you'd be in the same position as all of us.

[SammyJankis]

Anyone that has a dislike for 8 1/2 needs to watch Fellini's earlier work, before he veers into his surrealistic period. It gives you an understanding of the man and his gradual growth in style. Once you watch 8 1/2 again, you'll wonder what the hell it was you found so tedious and bizarre in the first place.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I'm probably one of the few fans here of The Last Days of Disco. She and Chloe Sevigny are great in that Stillman film.

In all fairness, I have not seen any of the Stillman films. They don't seem like my personal can of worms at first glance, but Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny are both great, and The Last Days of Disco got a lot of attention during my college years.

[deadhatetheliving]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Sorry that you got lost in the shuffle.

We're all hoping that the films come out soon.

I'd like to see all of the early Cronenbergs in one box set, but we've only seen cover art hints for The Brood and Scanners. Maybe Criterion will just release those in separate singe-disc packages.

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Don't be an a**hole. This thread fills up fast so most people probably didn't see your post. If you would have linked to your earlier post it would give more people a chance to see the question. Now if your question is whether Criterion will release a Cronenberg box set, no one knows so you'd be in the same position as all of us.

Sorry about the A-hole post. Navy is ****ing me hard lately so I'm kinda grumpy.
Glad to know that there are people waiting for Criterion to release some Cronenberg.
Hoping to see Shivers and Rabid along with The Brood and Scanners and hopefully The Dead Zone.

[COLD_COBRA_]

Originally Posted by mallomar

My favorite Stillman, and also one of my favorite Criterions. I think the collection could use a few more funny movies of this (or any) type. Surely there's no shortage of good comedic movies that would be a match for Criterion. And I don't mean non-funny funny like It's a Mad Mad etc. Even thinking about writing out all those Mad's puts me in an ill-humor.

best in show has criterion written all over it.

[A Sith Lord?]

Just watched The Kid With a Bike.

What a wonderful movie all around. It was kind of predictable, but that's not the point. It was so very very very well executed.

I'm not sure if I loved the movie because of the great storytelling, or if it's because I kept enjoying looking at Cecile De France.

The continuous bike ride scene that went on for about a minute reminded me so much of Antoine's last run to the coast in 400 Blows. Albeit, it was under different circumstances, you just watch the scene go on and on and it makes you think deeper into what each character must've been thinking at that very moment.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by COLD_COBRA_

best in show has criterion written all over it.

They won't release it, especially because it just came out and it's a WB title.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

In all fairness, I have not seen any of the Stillman films. They don't seem like my personal can of worms at first glance, but Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny are both great, and The Last Days of Disco got a lot of attention during my college years.

The Last Days of Disco was the first Three Reasons trailer to actually turn me away from a film I went in wanting to buy. Young, attractive New Yorkers whinging about their love lifes is a huge red flag to begin with but throw Kate Beckinsale in the mix and it starts to look downright unendurable.

I mean, c'mon...

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by octagon

The Last Days of Disco was the first Three Reasons trailer to actually turn me away from a film I went in wanting to buy. Young, attractive New Yorkers whinging about their love lifes is a huge red flag to begin with but throw Kate Beckinsale in the mix and it starts to look downright unendurable.

I mean, c'mon...

I actually enjoyed The Last Days of Disco a lot more than I had originally anticipated.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by mallomar

I'm a big fan of this movie too. Also Juliet of the Spirits, which goes equally un-noted. The colors in the latter would make it seem like a natural for upgrade, but surely they'll blugrade any Fellini they can eventually. Hope so.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who enjoys Juliet of the Spirits. Any film centered around Giulietta Masina has merit. I also like the even less-mentioned Ginger and Fred with her and Marcello Mastroianni. Good stuff.