The Criterion Collection

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

That is the cover for the itunes version.

Ah ok, never follow itunes stuff cause I'm on UK one >.<

[jayembee]

One more try. Do these look the same?

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's the same image

The website had the iTunes version as the default image for quite some time. Unless you clicked on the listing, you wouldn't see the updated cover.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by jayembee

One more try. Do these look the same?

They are identical except one image is slightly larger than the other.

[StLouisRibs]

Originally Posted by jayembee

One more try. Do these look the same?

Try a hard refresh, Shift+F5. Should fix the problem.

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

A while back I re-watched Carnival of Souls (1962); excellent, and this is a film I would probably never have heard of if not for the Criterion label. When it comes to b&w horror films that exude creepy atmosphere, this one is towards the top of my list. The melancholy organ music added a lot to this atmosphere as well. Very creepy/unerrving; throughout, there was an acute sense of despair/sadness...

Note this title is not on Blu yet; I just wanted to mention it in this thread since it is on the Criterion label. The regular DVD looks decent, but may look better with a Blu upgrade (though who knows how much better; after all, it is an older & low budget b&w film...).

[Show spoiler]
Obviously Mary Henry (the main character) drowned in the beginning, and the person we saw walk out of the lake three hours later was her ghost. What threw me off when first watching this was that she, as a ghost, was still able to drive, interact/talk with others, etc. As the movie progressed, we did notice that less & less people were able to see her at all. I'm guessing she was supposed to be in some sort of purgatory, and then as she started seeing more of the dead people, she became more detached/distant (literally & figuratively) from the living.

[Show spoiler]The conversation she had in the doctor's office was interesting, in that it implied that she had been distant with people when she was alive; so it's almost as if she was in a self-imposed isolation anyway, prior to her drowning at the lake. We just saw a continuation of this when her ghost was being distant with people as well. The conversation(s) she had with the ministers at the church seemed to confirm this, i.e. when she said that her job as a church organist was just a job, and that she felt no emotion in regards to it (or presumably anything else for that matter).

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

They are identical except one image is slightly larger than the other.

OK, I give up.

Interestingly enough, in the Criterion announcement article on the news pages, someone else mentioned that cover difference, and that this site corrected the cover for the release's page. I'm still seeing the apparently-erroneous version in the announcement article, though.

I just looked at Amazon's listing. They don't have an image up for the CC BD, but the image they have for Amazon Instant Video edition is the "erroneous" one (though it does have the Criterion logo and such on the image).

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

Try a hard refresh, Shift+F5. Should fix the problem.

Ah. Now they look the same. The older image must've been still cached.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Ah. Now they look the same. The older image must've been still cached.

Now I'm curious to see what the "other" image looked like.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by jw007

Now I'm curious to see what the "other" image looked like.

Horrible.

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/5...anners-are-now

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Horrible.

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/5...anners-are-now

Nasty.

[jw007]

Final Results for most re-watchable Criterion films

Here it is, everyone! Thanks to all that submitted their top 5 most re-watchable Criterion films (from Blu-rays or DVDs).

Out of exactly 70 lists/postings, here are the most re-watched films culled from all the people who posted. In the parenthesis after the film is the number of times the film was listed in people's top 5 (ie. Seven Samurai was listed on 18 out of 70 lists). The higher the number, the more popular the film was overall. I didn't include any films that received less than 2 appearances on any list.

Perhaps this list will also help those who are curious about best Criterions to blind-buy. Enjoy!

Seven Samurai (18)
The Third Man (14)
Night of the Hunter (13)
Three Colors Trilogy (9)
Videodrome (9)
The Thin Red Line (8)
Brazil (7)
Dazed and Confused (7)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (7)
Rushmore (7)
The Lady Vanishes (6)
Yojimbo (6)
12 Angry Men (5)
The 39 Steps (5)
The 400 Blows (5)
City Lights (5)
La Haine (5)
M (5)
Rosemary's Baby (5)
The Royal Tenenbaums (5)
Charade (4)
Chungking Express (4)
The Double Life of Veronique (4)
Le Cercle Rouge (4)
Sweet Smell of Success (4)
Beauty and the Beast (3)
Blow Out (3)
The Darjeeling Limited (3)
Godzilla (3)
The Gold Rush (3)
House (3)
The Killing (3)
Modern Times (3)
Repo Man (3)
Wild Strawberries (3)
Anatomy of a Murder (2)
Antichrist (2)
Army of Shadows (2)
Being John Malkovich (2)
Bottle Rocket (2)
A Canterbury Tale (DVD) (2)
Eating Raoul (2)
Five Easy Pieces (2)
The Game (2)
I Know Where I'm Going! (DVD) (2)
In the Mood for Love (2)
Ivan's Childhood (2)
The Kid With a Bike (2)
Kiss Me Deadly (2)
Naked (2)
Nashville (2)
Paris, Texas (2)
Persona (2)
Purple Noon (2)
The Qatsi Trilogy (2)
Revanche (2)
Slacker (2)
Stagecoach (2)
Thief (2)
To Be or Not to Be (2)
Trouble in Paradise (DVD) (2)
The Wages of Fear (2)
Walkabout (2)

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by jw007

Final Results for most re-watchable Criterion films

Here it is, everyone! Thanks to all that submitted their top 5 most re-watchable Criterion films (from Blu-rays or DVDs).

Out of exactly 70 lists/postings, here are the most re-watched films culled from all the people who posted. In the parenthesis after the film is the number of times the film was listed in people's top 5 (ie. Seven Samurai was listed on 18 out of 70 lists). The higher the number, the more popular the film was overall. I didn't include any films that received less than 2 appearances on any list................

Got quite a few of these - but lots of new one to buy and try out ! Thanks for doing this ^^

Would have been ace if EVERYONE who owns criterions could have given an answer lol

[MifuneFan]

Surprised by how high up The Thin Red Line is. I've only seen it once when I was younger, and I can't really remember it that well. I don't remember liking it that much though, but I do need to see it again now that I feel I'm mature enough to better appreciate Malick's efforts.

[The Great Owl]

Thanks for compiling that Most Rewatched list, jw007! I'm glad that people share my fascination with The Third Man and The Night of the Hunter.

I just came home to find these Blu-rays at my doorstep...

Double Indemnity
Touch of Evil
Sabrina
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Death Wish

It's a shame that Riot in Cell Block 11 came out a week too late, otherwise I would have won the award for most awesome haul in the history of Blu-ray.com.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Surprised by how high up The Thin Red Line is. I've only seen it once when I was younger, and I can't really remember it that well. I don't remember liking it that much though, but I do need to see it again now that I feel I'm mature enough to better appreciate Malick's efforts.

The Thin Red Line deserves to b e up there I hate war films, just can't get into them, but this is more than a war film, so much beauty and emotion to it.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Thanks for compiling that Most Rewatched list, jw007! I'm glad that people share my fascination with The Third Man and The Night of the Hunter.

I just came home to find these Blu-rays at my doorstep...

Double Indemnity
Touch of Evil
Sabrina
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Death Wish

It's a shame that Riot in Cell Block 11 came out a week too late, otherwise I would have won the award for most awesome haul in the history of Blu-ray.com.

It was my pleasure posting this list. I had some time on my hands this week so I went ahead and did this.

I personally am rather surprised The Third Man received so many votes since its been out of print for some time now. I guess people either have the Studiocanal version or rent it on Netflix.

Other surprises for me were: Videodrome, Rushmore and I guess Yojimbo.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Coen

Just watched Kurosawa's Dreams. Wow - what a beautiful film. Would love to see Criterion release this.

I really enjoy it. There's an HD version of it available on Vudu which looks pretty good. It's part of their disc to digital program too, so you can get it for $5 if you have the DVD. I don't see Criterion getting it, but I hope Warner considers a BD release as part of their Archive collection. Next year will mark the film's 25th Anniversary.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

The Thin Red Line deserves to b e up there I hate war films, just can't get into them, but this is more than a war film, so much beauty and emotion to it.

Completely agree. I almost included it on my own list but sometimes its difficult watching a film like this often. It's one of my coveted Criterions of all though and definitely my favorite Malick film. It goes well beyond war and into the human condition in ways that no other film I've seen boldly go into.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by Coen

Just watched Kurosawa's Dreams. Wow - what a beautiful film. Would love to see Criterion release this.

I just broke down and bought the warner archive DVD during their sale a couple weeks ago, cause who knows if it's ever going to get a proper release on this format! It is definitely one pretty movie.

I should have voted on that most rewatchable list! I'd vote Videodrome, Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (it's really long, but it's the kind of movie that I love getting lost in and can watch over and over - I can't believe no one else mentioned it), Royal Tenenbaums, Nashville, and Wild Strawberries (such a life-affirming movie!).