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Alkaline · 04-11-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morphus

Just finished watching the Devils, Martyrs, Salo, and Antichrist.

aka the "four krRraziest movies in the worrrld!!~" ...

Yeah the thing about Antichrist is that it was apparently shot at 25 fps, so the upcoming criterion blu will inevitably be 1080p/24 and thereby not true to the source, yet will no doubt be approved by LvT anyway and sport the sticker accordingly...I mean, right? But for serious, interested to see how this is handled. Silly LvT, shooting 25 fps to begin with...

P@t_Mtl · 04-11-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

ok, I can only buy one of these two right now. Which would you pick:

8 1/2 or The Seventh Seal?

I would go with The Seventh Seal but that is just me

keldons · 04-11-2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

ok, I can only buy one of these two right now. Which would you pick:

8 1/2 or The Seventh Seal?

Seventh Seal.

Yankees0222 · 04-11-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

ok, I can only buy one of these two right now. Which would you pick:

8 1/2 or The Seventh Seal?

Seventh Seal

I own both. Havnt had a chance to watch 8 1/2 yet but The Seventh Seal is one of my favorite movies of all time so i'll have to go with that one

I should warn you though that I'm sort of an Ingmar Bergman groupie so..... I don't know if that invalidates my recommendation

SpiderBaby · 04-11-2010, 04:04 PM

I am not a Bergman "groupie" but I would still go with Seventh Seal. It's a good movie. 8 1/2 is good as well. I don't know if your starting out with Criterion, but I just thought Seventh Seal is the easier one to recommend out of those 2.

P.S., people don't bash me because I'm not a Bergman "groupie", because I watch and own his films, just not a big fan.

jacobsever · 04-11-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CheapChildren

Ultimately I do agree with you. But it just bothers me that for every Antichrist we could be getting Seven Samurai (I know it's coming, it's just an example) instead. Meh

I've been waiting for a North American release of Antichrist since the movie came out in theaters. So I am EXTREMELY happy that Criterion got this film.

reallyagi · 04-11-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

ok, I can only buy one of these two right now. Which would you pick:

8 1/2 or The Seventh Seal?

Wow, am I the only one to recommend 8 1/2 over Seventh Seal?
Although, you really can't go wrong.

Belloche · 04-11-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by reallyagi

Wow, am I the only one to recommend 8 1/2 over Seventh Seal?
Although, you really can't go wrong.

No , I'll back you up. I prefer 8 1/2 .

reallyagi · 04-11-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Alkaline

aka the "four krRraziest movies in the worrrld!!~" ...

Yeah the thing about Antichrist is that it was apparently shot at 25 fps, so the upcoming criterion blu will inevitably be 1080p/24 and thereby not true to the source, yet will no doubt be approved by LvT anyway and sport the sticker accordingly...I mean, right? But for serious, interested to see how this is handled. Silly LvT, shooting 25 fps to begin with...

Man, I hope I can keep up with the story, seeing how there's a frame missing every second?

Actually I'm also curious to know how Criterion deals with the 25 fps.

ShellOilJunior · 04-11-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

ok, I can only buy one of these two right now. Which would you pick:

8 1/2 or The Seventh Seal?

Get both

RainPlex · 04-11-2010, 06:49 PM

Definitely both. I prefer 8 1/2 as well.

ShellOilJunior · 04-11-2010, 08:32 PM

Just made a trip to Best Buy to see if they broke street date on My Life to Live (they didn't) and noticed a tag of $42.99 for Monsoon Weeding BR. I didn't check to see if the cashiers were wearing ski masks and armed with knives.

P@t_Mtl · 04-11-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Just made a trip to Best Buy to see if they broke street date on My Life to Live (they didn't) and noticed a tag of $42.99 for Monsoon Weeding BR. I didn't check to see if the cashiers were wearing ski masks and armed with knives.

Most places have it at $38 here in Canada, it's way to expensive

billzfan · 04-11-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RainPlex

Definitely both. I prefer 8 1/2 as well.

I ordered both. It's hard to pick between those 2.

P@t_Mtl · 04-11-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

No prob.
The difference of length gives 2 different feels to the story. The first, longer release is always the best.

Hey! I went and do a bit of reading on this movie (I do that a lot) and there was something in what I was reading that Ben Gazara did not like the longer version of 135 minutes and manage to convice John Cassavetes to change the movie, that seem strange to me, an actor convincing a director to alter his movie is such a drastic way. It seem Gazara told this story sometimes in 2008, wonder if it's actualy true or not?

ChadFL · 04-11-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Just made a trip to Best Buy to see if they broke street date on My Life to Live (they didn't) and noticed a tag of $42.99 for Monsoon Weeding BR. I didn't check to see if the cashiers were wearing ski masks and armed with knives.

I've never bought a single Criterion from Best Buy. Their prices are always a ripoff for Criterion BluRay.

billzfan · 04-11-2010, 09:52 PM

I preordered M from Amazon but the price is $36.99. Anyone know where they have it cheaper for preorder?

ChadFL · 04-11-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

I preordered M from Amazon but the price is $36.99. Anyone know where they have it cheaper for preorder?

Family Video for $25.99. Family Video sells almost all single disc Blu-Ray Criterions for $25.99. I think shipping is a flat $1.99.

http://www.familyvideo.com/catalog/p...ucts_id=345300

buffetfroid · 04-11-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

OK, it's a Saturday and I'm bored. I wanted to ask the thread:

1. What was your very first Criterion title (in any edition or format)?

2. What is your favorite Criterion title (e.g. the Criterion DVD that you wouldn't sell/trade until you had the Blu-ray edition in your hands)?

1. Don't remember for sure, but probably The Lady Vanishes, Wages of Fear, or Insomnia. (edit: on dvd)

2. I Know Where I'm Going!, without a doubt

SpiderBaby · 04-12-2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Hey! I went and do a bit of reading on this movie (I do that a lot) and there was something in what I was reading that Ben Gazara did not like the longer version of 135 minutes and manage to convice John Cassavetes to change the movie, that seem strange to me, an actor convincing a director to alter his movie is such a drastic way. It seem Gazara told this story sometimes in 2008, wonder if it's actualy true or not?

Well their relationship was different from other actor/directors. The had a good friendship so I'm not surprised by that. Even though Ben Gazzara is the f'n man, the longer version was the true Cassavetes' version. The longer 1976 version was never shown since 1978 until Criterion released it on this dvd. The shorter one was the one that has been in general release since 1978.

04-11-2010, 04:04 PM	#7925
SpiderBaby Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2009	I am not a Bergman "groupie" but I would still go with Seventh Seal. It's a good movie. 8 1/2 is good as well. I don't know if your starting out with Criterion, but I just thought Seventh Seal is the easier one to recommend out of those 2. P.S., people don't bash me because I'm not a Bergman "groupie", because I watch and own his films, just not a big fan. Last edited by SpiderBaby; 04-11-2010 at 04:06 PM.

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04-11-2010, 06:49 PM	#7931
RainPlex Member Member since:Aug 2009	Definitely both. I prefer 8 1/2 as well.

04-11-2010, 08:32 PM	#7932
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Just made a trip to Best Buy to see if they broke street date on My Life to Live (they didn't) and noticed a tag of $42.99 for Monsoon Weeding BR. I didn't check to see if the cashiers were wearing ski masks and armed with knives.

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