The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Nice, my filling system is a bit more complex but it works for me. My blurays are a little less complicated, my DCU and Bond are all together, and working on moving Criterion together.

I posted pictures of my plastic containers that I used to store all my Blu-rays at some point last week in this thread. I keep my digibooks in a separate plastic box from the rest of the Blu-rays, simply because they're bigger and I have to stack them. The Criterion Blu-ray of On the Waterfront goes into that digibook box as well.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I posted pictures of my plastic containers that I used to store all my Blu-rays at some point last week in this thread. I keep my digibooks in a separate plastic box from the rest of the Blu-rays, simply because they're bigger and I have to stack them. The Criterion Blu-ray of On the Waterfront goes into that digibook box as well.

I'll have to look for that post. And while it is bigger, I do like the digipack for Waterfront... And Dazed and Confused.

As soon as I finish my reorg I'm going to post new pics on my profile. Moving all my CC together, is part of the reorg.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

They need better cover art for Nosferatu, in my opinion.

I'm pretty much a bare walls kinda guy but I would absolutely get that print. It's freaking gorgeous.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by octagon

I'm pretty much a bare walls kinda guy but I would absolutely get that print. It's freaking gorgeous.

Agreed, I love it!

[DarkRyder]

Such a shame that Criterion had been touting the WCF films, yet only make them available on Hulu, while MOC waits until announcement day to say they are the UK partners and are releasing the films in November. I doubt Criterion would even release all 8 at once. So this time next year MOC will have all 8 releases Criterion has touted, along with one more. Perhaps A Brighter Summer's Days? And since they will be the same sources, I highly doubt there will be much discrepancy between each company's releases.

I guess Criterion is too busy with releases like Frances Ha to start unloading these films.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Such a shame that Criterion had been touting the WCF films, yet only make them available on Hulu, while MOC waits until announcement day to say they are the UK partners and are releasing the films in November. I doubt Criterion would even release all 8 at once. So this time next year MOC will have all 8 releases Criterion has touted, along with one more. Perhaps A Brighter Summer's Days? And since they will be the same sources, I highly doubt there will be much discrepancy between each company's releases.

I guess Criterion is too busy with releases like Frances Ha to start unloading these films.

Criterion often commissions/creates their own supplements and they often do frame-by-frame dirt/scratch removal once they get transfers. Eureka doesn't. At least I don't think they do their own supplements but I'm not 100% on that.

Don't get me wrong, I love Eureka. They do great stuff. Their booklets are great and I haven't been disappointed with a transfer yet.

But it's not a completely apples-apples comparison.

[Sherlock_Jr]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Such a shame that Criterion had been touting the WCF films, yet only make them available on Hulu, while MOC waits until announcement day to say they are the UK partners and are releasing the films in November. I doubt Criterion would even release all 8 at once. So this time next year MOC will have all 8 releases Criterion has touted, along with one more. Perhaps A Brighter Summer's Days? And since they will be the same sources, I highly doubt there will be much discrepancy between each company's releases.

I guess Criterion is too busy with releases like Frances Ha to start unloading these films.

Oh brother. Where did people's patience go? Everyone wants everything right now. Rarely (if ever) has a Criterion and an MOC version of the same title drop in the same month. Sometimes MOC or Eureka releases first (Two Lane Blacktop, Repo Man), and sometimes Criterion.

The other truth is, Frances Ha will probably sell more copies because it's a newer film. And Criterion is still in the business of making profit. They space out the more obscure releases and match them with more "mainstream" titles to keep a balance.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by octagon

Criterion often commissions/creates their own supplements and they often do frame-by-frame dirt/scratch removal once they get transfers. Eureka doesn't. At least I don't think they do their own supplements but I'm not 100% on that.

MoC occasionally creates/commissions their own supplements. They've had introductions/discussions with Tony Rayns, Alex Cox, Simon Callow and others (the WCF set boasts exclusive introductions by Scorsese) and also some commentaries.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Yami

MoC occasionally creates/commissions their own supplements. They've had introductions/discussions with Tony Rayns, Alex Cox, Simon Callow and others (the WCF set boasts exclusive introductions by Scorsese) and also some commentaries.

Yeah, I kinda had a feeling qualifying that was the way to go.

[MifuneFan]

It'll be interesting to see whether Criterion releases their WCF collection in volumes like Eureka, or sell them individually. That's IF they do release them on Blu-ray of course.

[rock, stone]

I'll be a little bummed if we end up with 8 or more CC/MoC parallel releases in a year. If they are going to be so similar, from my perspective of a buyer, I don't see any upside. Other than money saved.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by the sordid sentinel

I am a huge fan of both. Love them more on each repeat viewing. Give 12 Monkeys a 2nd, dedicated viewing if you haven't already. It really grows on you. David Morse is chilling in that movie..the type of psycho that scares me the most.

I had given 12 Monkeys a second try, when it came out on DVD, and still didn't care for it. Part of the problem was that it took Gilliam over 2 hours to tell a story that Chris Marker told with much more inventiveness in only 30 minutes. And Brad Pitt's acclaimed performance was little more than a channeling of Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by JoeDeM

Harry Tuttle: Why? I came into this game for the action, the excitement. Go anywhere, travel light, get in, get out, wherever there's trouble, a man alone. Now they got the whole country sectioned off, you can't make a move without a form.

In my top 5 Criterions as well.

For a good while, it was considered by many Criterion LD fans as the best release they'd ever done.

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Be alert -- some terrorists look normal.

Stay alert -- even ears have ears.

Is there a suspect in your family? Contact the Ministry of Information. Ring 100 00 00.

Don't suspect a friend -- report him.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Information.

Mellowfields Top Security Holiday Camps Luxury without fear. Fun without suspicion. Relax in a panic-free atmosphere.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Blu-Velvet

Well, no. The set design, costumes, etc. are not dated in the slightest. They are intentionally made to look that way. It's part of the whole point and style of the picture. This is not 2001, ALIEN, or STAR WARS, or even WORLD ON A WIRE, and is not trying to be.

I agree. It's the retro design that helps it resist looking dated.

[rock, stone]

Originally Posted by jayembee

For a good while, it was considered by many Criterion LD fans as the best release they'd ever done.

[Show spoiler]---

Suspicion breeds confidence.

Be alert -- some terrorists look normal.

Stay alert -- even ears have ears.

Is there a suspect in your family? Contact the Ministry of Information. Ring 100 00 00.

Don't suspect a friend -- report him.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Information.

Mellowfields Top Security Holiday Camps Luxury without fear. Fun without suspicion. Relax in a panic-free atmosphere.

For years it seemed like Brazil was one of those releases that was beyond reproach, so now when I see so much negativity it just seems like it is due for some backlash. All just part of the normal life cycle.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by rock, stone

For years it seemed like Brazil was one of those releases that was beyond reproach, so now when I see so much negativity it just seems like it is due for some backlash. All just part of the normal life cycle.

Some backlash is kind of understandable though. Decades of cultist raves (and believe it or not I don't mean in a bad way) are bound to raise expectations. Not necessarily to unreasonable levels but at least to levels that might not seem warranted after a first viewing.

The BD was a blind buy for me (I hadn't been actively avoiding it but I'd never gotten around to it either) and I'm very glad I bought it and can see how somebody might really love it but I can also understand reactions along the lines of 'so what's all the fuss been about, exactly'.

After one viewing I'm sort of in the middle but I'll definitely be going back to it at some point.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Nice, my filling system is a bit more complex but it works for me. My blurays are a little less complicated, my DCU and Bond are all together, and working on moving Criterion together.

Way back when, I was in a forum where a poll was taken to see what sort of filing system people used for their movies. The option I picked was "A fiendishly complex system that only I can understand."

Since a major focus of my cinematic interests was Hollywood's studio system era, my LDs and DVDs of those films were ordered by studio, and chronologically within each studio grouping. Post-1970 films were filed alphabetically by title (series were grouped together with the series or character name serving as the "title"). Foreign-language films were filed by country, and then by title. The work of certain favorite directors was filed separately. Criterions were also filed separately, in numerical order.

When I moved in with my then-girlfriend/now-wife, I had to re-file in a way that would be more convenient to her, because my collection was so large, and we interfiled our two collections, so everything was mostly in a straight alphabetical-by-title order.

With my Blu-rays, I have six major groupings: Criterion, foreign-language, animation, series, non-series films, TV. Generally speaking, within each group, I file them as I used to when I lived alone. The Blu-ray collection is still relatively small enough that the arcance system isn't as much of a problem for my wife, and she rarely watches movies on her own anyway.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Sherlock_Jr

Oh brother. Where did people's patience go? Everyone wants everything right now.

I love instant gratification, and I don't want to have to wait for it, dammit!

[KRW1]

Originally Posted by octagon

Some backlash is kind of understandable though. Decades of cultist raves (and believe it or not I don't mean in a bad way) are bound to raise expectations. Not necessarily to unreasonable levels but at least to levels that might not seem warranted after a first viewing.

The BD was a blind buy for me (I hadn't been actively avoiding it but I'd never gotten around to it either) and I'm very glad I bought it and can see how somebody might really love it but I can also understand reactions along the lines of 'so what's all the fuss been about, exactly'.

After one viewing I'm sort of in the middle but I'll definitely be going back to it at some point.

I never judge a film after one viewing. However 'blind' you go in, there's always some sort of expectation that might, or might not, be met. If it's not, it might not be the fault of the film. Next time I watch, already knowing what actually happens in the film, you can stop concentrating on the 'plot', as such, and start looking at how the film works and how it does what it sets out to do. I can't tell you how many films I've gone from 'lukewarm' to 'new favourite' after a second viewing.

I'd leave it a month or two and try again.

[14728]

When will Cool as Ice get a much deserved criterion release? I can see it right next to classics like City Lights