The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Same boat... Just so many movies, so little money. Plus I always think I have it, so I never buy. Lol old age setting in.

On Blu-ray, I've got...

Risky Business
Sixteen Candles
Better Off Dead
The Breakfast Club
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

I also have a few associated Blu-rays that are not "teen comedies", so to speak, but are films that I tend to view in the same nostalgic light. Stripes, The Karate Kid, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Red Dawn, National Lampoon's Vacation, Ghostbusters, etc.

On DVD, I've got...
Real Genius
Some Kind of Wonderful

I will pull the trigger on Day One if either of those DVDs are upgraded to Blu-ray soon. Funnily enough, these are my favorite 1980s teen movies, and that's why I am holding tightly to the DVD copies.

A few that I used to have on DVD and am currently waiting to buy on Blu-ray at some point (providing that the first three are even upgraded in the first place)...
Can't Buy Me Love
Hot Pursuit
The Sure Thing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
National Lampoon's Animal House

I will be buying Weird Science when it hits Blu-ray this fall.


This has jack to do with the Criterion Collection, except to say that Dazed and Confused stands up to most of these.

[Scottie]

Just finished ¡Alambrista! - definitely a really surprising film!

I didn't really like the director's style nor do I find high replay value in it, but I think it's an essential film to see, especially in recent years with the high percentage of illegal immigrant cases.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

On Blu-ray, I've got...

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Risky Business
Sixteen Candles
Better Off Dead
The Breakfast Club
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

I also have a few associated Blu-rays that are not "teen comedies", so to speak, but are films that I tend to view in the same nostalgic light. Stripes, The Karate Kid, The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Red Dawn, National Lampoon's Vacation, Ghostbusters, etc.

On DVD, I've got...
Real Genius
Some Kind of Wonderful

I will pull the trigger on Day One if either of those DVDs are upgraded to Blu-ray soon. Funnily enough, these are my favorite 1980s teen movies, and that's why I am holding tightly to the DVD copies.

A few that I used to have on DVD and am currently waiting to buy on Blu-ray at some point (providing that the first three are even upgraded in the first place)...
Can't Buy Me Love
Hot Pursuit
The Sure Thing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
National Lampoon's Animal House

I will be buying Weird Science when it hits Blu-ray this fall.


This has jack to do with the Criterion Collection, except to say that Dazed and Confused stands up to most of these.

Now that's a list of some outstadning movies, some I thought only I was a fan of... especially Can't Buy Me Love & Some Kind of Wonderful. Just something about those movies resonates with my high school years, and loves. They are just some of the best. I really want Loverboy on blu too.

I just upgraded The Lost Boys, Risky Business, Ghostbusters, and Dazed and Confused. I still need to upgrade The Goonies and many many, many others.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Just finished ¡Alambrista! - definitely a really surprising film!

I didn't really like the director's style nor do I find high replay value in it, but I think it's an essential film to see, especially in recent years with the high percentage of illegal immigrant cases.

Added to my list... too bad Netflix doesn't have it. Looks like I really need to join Hulu+

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Added to my list... too bad Netflix doesn't have it. Looks like I really need to join Hulu+

Even with the funny moments in the film, it's a rather sad story.

You can't help but feel bad for these people who come over from their economically poor countries. They don't want many things except to make enough money to help their family back home.

I'm not trying to get all political here, but we've seen in recent times how these immigrants have been coming over in larger quantities. Everybody likes to say how they are "taking all the jobs", but the only jobs they're really working are the ones that nobody else wants.

As the film progressed, I went from loving it to strongly liking it. It got a little too repetitive and I wasn't a big fan of the director's style. Regardless of whether I'll watch it again or not (I more then likely won't), it is an important film, especially with how our world is today. It's a soft 3.5 / 4 for me and it comes recommended.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Even with the funny moments in the film, it's a rather sad story.

You can't help but feel bad for these people who come over from their economically poor countries. They don't want many things except to make enough money to help their family back home.

I'm not trying to get all political here, but we've seen in recent times how these immigrants have been coming over in larger quantities. Everybody likes to say how they are "taking all the jobs", but the only jobs they're really working are the ones that nobody else wants.

As the film progressed, I went from loving it to strongly liking it. It got a little too repetitive and I wasn't a big fan of the director's style. Regardless of whether I'll watch it again or not (I more then likely won't), it is an important film, especially with how our world is today. It's a soft 3.5 / 4 for me and it comes recommended.

Thanks for the details... it's a such a politically charged issue, I won't go into either. I am even more interested in seeing the film now, want to see how that handel both sides of the issue.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Thanks for the details... it's a such a politically charged issue, I won't go into either. I am even more interested in seeing the film now, want to see how that handel both sides of the issue.

I think the film handles it nicely, especially for it being a 70s film.

As the film progresses, work isn't really seen as the "hard" factor. It's the prejudice one has to endure and the language barrier that exists.

The film also has a young Edward James Olmos, who portrays a drunk earlier on.

[joie]

Originally Posted by iScottie

... Everybody likes to say how they are "taking all the jobs", but the only jobs they're really working are the ones that nobody else wants.

What about "the only jobs they're really working are the ones that nobody else wants at the wage the immigrant will work for."

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by joie

What about "the only jobs they're really working are the ones that nobody else wants at the wage the immigrant will work for."

That's a more solid way of putting it.

However, I still feel that some of the jobs out there are so crummy that cost doesn't even become a factor anymore.

[kuro_sawa]

Altman's "3 Women" is one of the absolute best films in the collection, and I'd recommend it as a blind buy to anyone. Not a question. Even if you hate Altman, watch this film.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Altman's "3 Women" is one of the absolute best films in the collection, and I'd recommend it as a blind buy to anyone. Not a question. Even if you hate Altman, watch this film.

I'll raise you one on that point.

I loved 3 Women. It's criminally underrated and often overlooked, but it's one of the most unique and rewatchable ones for me.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I'll raise you one on that point.

I loved 3 Women. It's criminally underrated and often overlooked, but it's one of the most unique and rewatchable ones for me.

You're probably gonna like Persona

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

You're probably gonna like Persona

I hope so! (I've only seen The Seventh Seal by Bergman and I didn't like it)

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I hope so! (I've only seen The Seventh Seal by Bergman and I didn't like it)

Dont worry, I'm sure you'll be able to find a dozen Bergmans you do like.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

*2.
How does he have the time to see Godzilla vs. The Beast from the 2000th Lagoon or something, and not real Robert Altman? I mean, at least MASH and Nashville or something.

I've seen the Toho Godzillas, I've seen the Ray Harryhausens, and as for Altman, I've seen:
- MASH
- The Long Goodbye
- Popeye
- Quintet ( )
- Buffalo Bill & the Indians
- Secret Honor
- Gosford Park

And I'll say that of all the list...I had more fun watching Godzilla, Creature From the Black Lagoon, and Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. And yes, Popeye IS the only one I could watch more than once, although not because of Altman.
Those movies at least knew what they were doing, whereas Altman seems to play with a genre because he's just now finding out about it himself, and because letting everybody talk at once was just letting out his urges to direct stage instead, where he was for most of the 80's anyway.

(As for Long Goodbye, that came out of the 70's "deconstruction" period between '71-'76, where we were just rediscovering old 30's-40's movie genres by reworking them into 70's cynicism, but because nobody ever saw old movies anywhere else except late-nite local stations or revival theaters, we thought old movies were a blur of nameless Westerns, old-musicals and detective movies.
Here, we have Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe in the usual hedonistic malaise of 70's LA, but y'see, it's the "real" version of the Bogart movies, because we have "Hooray for Hollywood" playing in the background!
You really can't appreciate what we were all thinking before the VCR came along. Heck, most of us hadn't even taken a good look at the 30's Popeye cartoons before 1980.)

If you haven't seen Godzilla vs The Smog Monster it is everything you could ask for in a seriously awesome movie, especially in the AIP dub. But then I also love Godzilla's Revenge.

Smog was trying for a more "mod" 60's-70's look, with the new hippie social conscience, but at least Sony's DVD a while back restored the dub and put the (ahem, annoying) "Save the Earth" song back into Japanese.
Still misses the "class" of having Ishiro Honda at the helm, though--And by the time they got to Revenge, their money was in kiddie matinees.

(C'mon, let's embarrass Ab some more, that's the crowd we've got around this thread. )

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Dont worry, I'm sure you'll be able to find a dozen Bergmans you do like.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Eschew your Alphabetical thing, pull Fanny & Alexander and Wild Strawberries off the shelf, man.

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I hope so! (I've only seen The Seventh Seal by Bergman and I didn't like it)

If you like 3 Women, you'll like Persona.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by iScottie

It honestly depends. If they have older copies and they just so happen to give you one of those, then you'll have to mail it into Criterion and get a replacement (and you'll get a $10 gift certificate for your troubles).

As long as it says "Second Printing" you should be fine.

Also, I strongly recommend you purchase The Double Life of Veronique, as well.

Thanks for the reply, I don't want to pick it up at B&N right now because of the price, I am probably going to take my chances with Amazon.

Thanks for the recommendation btw, I might check it out soon!

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by joie

What about "the only jobs they're really working are the ones that nobody else wants at the wage the immigrant will work for."

That's really not really accurate. Ever hear of the Take Our Jobs campaign (widely publicized on the Colbert Report, though it was a real effort). It tried matching up unemployed people with real paying farm jobs. The response was paltry.