The Criterion Collection

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

The soundtrack is a winner, but then again, I have a penchant for synths...my family hates this type of music, but they are gonna have to get used to it come January. Thief on repeat, y'all!

I also love synths!

I'm a synthpop junkie! Bring on all the synthpop you can muster! I'll take it all in spades!

Rock it!

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by SilentxStatik24

Mann, that sounds fun.

In celebration of Michael Mann's Thief being released on the Criterion Collection, what are your 5 favorite Mann films?

For me:

1. Miami Vice
2. Thief
3. Heat
4. Collateral
5. The Insider

1. Miami Vice
2. Heat
3. The Insider
4. Thief
5. Public Enemies

[The Great Owl]

I'm going to be up to my neck in film noir titles over the next few months. This is a great thing, of course!

As such, seeing a classic film noir (Rififi) and a neo-noir (Thief) in the lineup is just awesome.

I know that I'm going on and on about this, but still...

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

1. Miami Vice
2. Heat
3. The Insider
4. Thief
5. Public Enemies

Awesome list, Abdrewes!

I would have Public Enemies in my list if I didn't love Collateral so much.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

ahh... yes!! thank you, Jonathan!! you will enjoy Thief. it is just a cool movie.. just plain cool. not much more needs to be said beyond that, I think!!

Originally Posted by jlk5844

I agree. Damn, I would have bought that no questions asked just from the cover!

'Welcome, Brad!

and yea, that cover is awesome but I think the Criterion one is still fine by me. Anyway, forget about the cover, its all about whats inside! Yeeehaw!

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by jw007

I also love synths!

I'm a synthpop junkie! Bring on all the synthpop you can muster! I'll take it all in spades!

Rock it!

Huge fan of synths as well, kind of off topic but do you love the opening scene in Drive? Sure it copies Thief a bit but man do we need more synth soundtracks.

Nothing cooler than that 80s neon feel.....

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by SilentxStatik24

Mann, that sounds fun.

In celebration of Michael Mann's Thief being released on the Criterion Collection, what are your 5 favorite Mann films?

For me:

1. Miami Vice
2. Thief
3. Heat
4. Collateral
5. The Insider

01. Collateral
02. The Insider
03. Heat
04. Manhunter
05. The Last Of The Mohicans

[SimBelm]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

The soundtrack is a winner, but then again, I have a penchant for synths...my family hates this type of music, but they are gonna have to get used to it come January. Thief on repeat, y'all!

The soundtrack for Claire Denis' latest Bastards has just been released and it has some excellent dark synth tracks.

[Show spoiler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo7i_pHEWNg&feature=share&list=PL1Z2LZsCw-6P8M7UUHnF5GB-6iuj5TimJ

[jw007]

Originally Posted by SilentxStatik24

Huge fan of synths as well, kind of off topic but do you love the opening scene in Drive? Sure it copies Thief a bit but man do we need more synth soundtracks.

Nothing cooler than that 80s neon feel.....

Belive it or not, I've never seen Drive yet. I know, I know, I must be mad or something. Will check it out one of these days, esp. now that you say there is synth in there. Dang.

I'm a syntheholic.

[Dan8700]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

What the hell is The Long Day Closes?

Just one of the greatest arthouse films ever...

Now I can't wait for the fabulous Terence Davies Trilogy in HD, though!
Great month.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by MitchA17

Person A: "Also, did anyone see TRON?"

It makes me happy that at least one person got the joke.

And with that, I'm outta here.

[octagon]

1) Manhunter/Thief/Collateral
4) The Insider
5) Ali

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by jw007

Belive it or not, I've never seen Drive yet. I know, I know, I must be mad or something. Will check it out one of these days, esp. now that you say there is synth in there. Dang.

I'm a syntheholic.

I saw it for the neon feeling of LA alone, it isn't the greatest film ever but it definitely has style. It can't match Mann's style in his filmography but it is definitely one moody picture.

[The Bronx Bull]

Originally Posted by SilentxStatik24

Mann, that sounds fun.

In celebration of Michael Mann's Thief being released on the Criterion Collection, what are your 5 favorite Mann films?

For me:

1. Miami Vice
2. Thief
3. Heat
4. Collateral
5. The Insider

Easy list for me!

1. Heat (one of my favorite films of all time)
2. The Insider
3. Collateral
4. Public Enemies
5. Miami Vice

I've not yet seen Thief, but it's one of those movies I've been wanting to buy lately, due to fanfare. However, the old DVD on Amazon did not look too appealing. Glad I held off!

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by SimBelm

The soundtrack for Claire Denis' latest Bastards has just been released and it has some excellent dark synth tracks.

[Show spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo7i_...F5GB-6iuj5TimJ

That sounds amazing, Thanks for posting this!

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by SilentxStatik24

Huge fan of synths as well, kind of off topic but do you love the opening scene in Drive? Sure it copies Thief a bit but man do we need more synth soundtracks.

Nothing cooler than that 80s neon feel.....

I don't think this is going to be a popular opinion, but for my money, the opening sequence to Drive is just about the most intense and perhaps the coolest (a la the coolness oozing from Thief) 7 minutes of cinema in a long time. We all spend a lot of time talking about classic films here, but not much beats

[Show spoiler]the sound of the police helicopter exiting the scene through my left rear speakers or the sound of Gosling's engine racing coming out of a dead stop at the traffic light. the accompanying score gets my heart racing even though I've seen that opening probably 10 times. ..and then it's all capped off with the Kavinsky song "Nightcall"... oh, "and the Clippers win the game!"

absolute perfection.. I don't care who or from where he borrowed from

[the sordid sentinel]

Originally Posted by SilentxStatik24

Huge fan of synths as well, kind of off topic but do you love the opening scene in Drive? Sure it copies Thief a bit but man do we need more synth soundtracks.

Nothing cooler than that 80s neon feel.....

Synth junkie here as well. Pop, Gloom, however they are used I am there. Watched Witness last night and that soundtrack by Jarre really made me miss that point in time.

1. Heat
2. The Insider
3. Thief
4. Collateral
5. Manhunter

[Ausjdm]

THIEF is a awesome movie any Mann fan will like it! No Lynch still argh but cool to see Mann get his CC due finally!
RIFIFI never seen it but sounds cool.
ITS A MAD MAD....WORLD, just saw the trailer on YouTube. Uh I don't see what's all the hype on here for it was about, it didn't look very good unless it was a good movie w/ bad trailer...?

2014 should have some sick releases if this is the start

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by SimBelm

The soundtrack for Claire Denis' latest Bastards has just been released and it has some excellent dark synth tracks.

[Show spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo7i_...F5GB-6iuj5TimJ

I pray that I won't have to wait for the BluRay release to see it.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by The Bronx Bull

Easy list for me!

1. Heat (one of my favorite films of all time)
2. The Insider
3. Collateral
4. Public Enemies
5. Miami Vice

I've not yet seen Thief, but it's one of those movies I've been wanting to buy lately, due to fanfare. However, the old DVD on Amazon did not look too appealing. Glad I held off!

Great list...we have the same movies in the same order instead of #4. I just thought The Last of the Mohicans is an amazing film with the production design and ambition.

I consider Heat to be one of the greatest films of all time, not just for the director, but in general. I wrote a 15-20 page college essay on this film and how it deals with the issue of masculinity. I have it here if you want read.