The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by ccg1978

speaking of Seconds: watch the obvious mistake with the pillow between 45-52 seconds...

[Show spoiler]
Rock Hudson gets freedom, real freedom... from Seconds, 1966 - YouTube

Hahaha. That stewardess was Rock Hudson's real-life girlfriend at the time, and she's beautiful. (Probably why I did not notice any pillow goof until now.)

True story:
I've never noticed a goof in a movie on my own before. I've only noticed them after they've been pointed out to me by other people. When I'm watching a movie, I always fall for the magician's sleight of hand and I am always immersed in the story on its own terms.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Hahaha. That stewardess was Rock Hudson's real-life girlfriend at the time, and she's beautiful. (Probably why I did not notice any pillow goof until now.)

True story:
I've never noticed a goof in a movie on my own before. I've only noticed them after they've been pointed out to me by other people. When I'm watching a movie, I always fall for the magician's sleight of hand and I am always immersed in the story on its own terms.

I'm the same way. I'm happy in my ignorance because once one is pointed out to me I never not notice it again. Prime example: the shooting scene in North By Northwest.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I'm the same way. I'm happy in my ignorance because once one is pointed out to me I never not notice it again. Prime example: the shooting scene in North By Northwest.

That makes the scene better in my eyes.



My grandparents had to point it out to me.

[mrjohnnyb]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

That stewardess was Rock Hudson's real-life girlfriend at the time, and she's beautiful.

You mean Rock Hudson's real-life beard.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I'm the same way. I'm happy in my ignorance because once one is pointed out to me I never not notice it again. Prime example: the shooting scene in North By Northwest.

Somebody pointed the North by Northwest goof out to me a few years back, but it does not diminish my enjoyment of that scene at all. Probably because I never noticed the background before, and I went happily back to not noticing it after the goof was brought to my attention.

Incidentally, nobody, and I mean nobody, says, "Stay away from me!", better than Eva Marie Saint. On the Waterfront, North by Northwest, etc. I think that they called on her every time there was a movie script with that line. She just does it so....superbly.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

You mean Rock Hudson's real-life beard.

What? That went over my head, sadly.

[octagon]

I seriously doubt EricJ has ever been more frustrated by a suspension

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by madmojo

I can't wait to see how blu-ray.com handles the reviews for the Zatoichi set. I'm hoping there will be reviews for each and every movie or disc.

This is highly unlikely.

Pro-B

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

What? That went over my head, sadly.

He was gay. Beard's are terms for the straight women that gay men constantly hang out with, often times to hide their sexuality. IE people see you with a girl all the time, a lot of them will suspect that's your spouse/girlfriend/whatever.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by octagon

I seriously doubt EricJ has ever been more frustrated by a suspension

Is pointing out goofs his game?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by smoss469

He was gay. Beard's are terms for the straight women that gay men constantly hang out with, often times to hide their sexuality. IE people see you with a girl all the time, a lot of them will suspect that's your spouse/girlfriend/whatever.

Ah! I had never heard that term before. I know about Rock Hudson's history, but I did not give that much thought when I heard in the commentary that she was his girlfriend (or just girl friend, I suppose). It's still sad about what ultimately happened to Rock Hudson. I was a big fan when I was a kid, because I loved all of those 1970s disaster movies, including Avalanche, so I was bummed out about his death while most of my middle school friends were telling jokes about him.

[the sordid sentinel]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Ah! I had never heard that term before. I know about Rock Hudson's history, but I did not give that much thought when I heard in the commentary that she was his girlfriend (or just girl friend, I suppose). It's still sad about what ultimately happened to Rock Hudson. I was a big fan when I was a kid, because I loved all of those 1970s disaster movies, including Avalanche, so I was bummed out about his death while most of my middle school friends were telling jokes about him.

Ditto..extremely sad. That awful disease completely devoured him. Nobody should go out like that.

[Scottie]

Wow does Criterion need to release Paper Moon!

[The Great Owl]

I just ordered Laura and Sunset Boulevard from Amazon for a total of $25.47. This is an inexpensive way to further my film noir collection on Blu-ray, and I'm pretty excited for both of these.

Laura was directed by Otto Preminger, whose Anatomy of a Murder I just revisited a few days ago by way of Criterion's excellent release.

Upon ordering Sunset Boulevard, I realized, yet again, that Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole needs an upgrade from Criterion.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Somebody pointed the North by Northwest goof out to me a few years back, but it does not diminish my enjoyment of that scene at all. Probably because I never noticed the background before, and I went happily back to not noticing it after the goof was brought to my attention.

Incidentally, nobody, and I mean nobody, says, "Stay away from me!", better than Eva Marie Saint. On the Waterfront, North by Northwest, etc. I think that they called on her every time there was a movie script with that line. She just does it so....superbly.

Regarding Eva, was any leading lady sexier or more seductive than her with the delicious dialogue she has on the train in NbNw? I know I fall under her spell every time I hear it.

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just ordered Laura and Sunset Boulevard from Amazon for a total of $25.47. This is an inexpensive way to further my film noir collection on Blu-ray, and I'm pretty excited for both of these.

Laura was directed by Otto Preminger, whose Anatomy of a Murder I just revisited a few days ago by way of Criterion's excellent release.

Upon ordering Sunset Boulevard, I realized, yet again, that Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole needs an upgrade from Criterion.

I love Laura - I hope someone releases Preminger's Where The Sidewalk Ends on Blu Ray in the near future!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

Regarding Eva, was any leading lady sexier or more seductive than her with the delicious dialogue she has on the train in NbNw? I know I fall under her spell every time I hear it.

Eva Marie Saint captivates me in North by Northwest, and that train scene is a big reason why. She's so strikingly beautiful during that entire film, and her voice is uniquely lovely.

I love the scene in On the Waterfront where Marlo Brando picks Eva Marie Saint's glove up off of the ground, and, instead of handing it back to her, puts it on his own hand. That is one of many scenes that give the movie a great "lived-in" feel for added authenticity.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Yup. After reading a lot of negative reviews on Eating Raoul, I saw it expecting not to like it, but I had a blast with it.

ABDrewes, is there a movie you don't like?

Let's hear!

What are your least favorite films. Name 10.

(I sense you like almost every movie ever made..ha)

[jw007]

Not a Criterion release, but last night I watched the cult classic An American Hippie in Israel for the very first time and man, what a crazy a$$ film! The first 2 acts were actually pretty good, despite the horrendous acting and production, but the final act had me scratching my head. Why! There are some seriously outrageous/hillarious scenes in that strange movie (that came out in 1972). I guess the limited edition BD I bought (out of 2000 copies, mine was #1073) was worth the money because there are like 2.5 hours of extras. I could never see Criterion releasing a movie like this, because its such a poorly made movie that probably was featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000!

Anyone else see this one?

It's so bad, its good.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Is pointing out goofs his game?

lol no, EricJ simply cannot resist participating in a discussion where even the slightest hint of homosexuality as a topic could come up. Let's just say he's not too keen on the subject.