The Criterion Collection

[octagon]

Originally Posted by blu-bry

Earlier this week I rewatched my DVD of "Trouble in Paradise". Boy does that one need to be put on Blu-ray! It is one of my favorite Criterion titles and my very favorite Lubitsch. Any hints of it being in the works?

I DVRed that recently and for some reason it didn't immediately click for me but once it did, yeah, it was great.

No idea if it's coming but I'd be delighted if it did.

[jlk5844]

The Harder They Come seems like a title that will never be upgraded.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

The Harder They Come seems like a title that will never be upgraded.

I'm still waiting for an upgrade (from LD) of Montenegro.

[Halation]

Benjamin Button deserves all the hate it gets.

The film, that is.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

At first I read "The Shootist." My heart skipped a beat... then I read it correctly. :/ Those titles definitely sound interesting though.

They are available for free on Amazon Instant Video, at least for prime members.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Just picked this up from a custom framing shop.

[Show spoiler]

That poster is perfect, just perfect.

[blu-bry]

As the B&N Criterion sale approaches it's close... you people are beginning to bore me .

Just kidding.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

Buy a Criterion clear case. (I did)

Yeah Im gonna - not in a huge rush to upgrade DVD yet as I have UK bluray and I have better films in collection that are in desperate need of an upgrade

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

They are available for free on Amazon Instant Video, at least for prime members.

Thanks for the heads up!

[minister_x]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Of the features that Chaplin made, the ones left unreleased by Criterion are: The Kid, A Woman of Paris, The Circus, Limelight, and A King in New York. Of those, The Kid seems most likely for the next release.

Yes, probably The Kid, Limelight or The Circus. Criterion has HD masters for those three and has put HD versions on iTunes (and maybe Hulu+ too?). Maybe they would like to release a Chaplin box!

[joe6pack]

I've gone mad. 28 titles in 23 days. Total Criterion collection now 71 titles. I've watched 29.

Is there anyone else out there buying these films without the time to watch them?

This month's haul (so far)

All That Heaven Knows
Blow Out
Breaking the Waves
Broadcast News
Crumb
Down by Law
Fanny and Alexander
The Great Beauty
A Hard Day's Night
Hunger
Insignificance
Insomnia
Investigation of a Citized Above Suspicion
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Kagemusha
King of the Hill
The Life Aquatic
Nashville
Pale Flower
Paths of Glory
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Il Sorpasso
Summer with Monika
Tess
Thief
Tokyo Story
The War Room
Wild Strawberries

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by joe6pack

I've gone mad. 28 titles in 23 days. Total Criterion collection now 71 titles. I've watched 29.

Is there anyone else out there buying these films without the time to watch them?

This month's haul (so far)

All That Heaven Knows
Blow Out
Breaking the Waves
Broadcast News
Crumb
Down by Law
Fanny and Alexander
The Great Beauty
A Hard Day's Night
Hunger
Insignificance
Insomnia
Investigation of a Citized Above Suspicion
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Kagemusha
King of the Hill
The Life Aquatic
Nashville
Pale Flower
Paths of Glory
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Il Sorpasso
Summer with Monika
Tess
Thief
Tokyo Story
The War Room
Wild Strawberries

Great selection! I wouldn't know where to start!

[colbyw]

First time poster on here, long time lurker. Wanted to post my recent haul for some "expert" opinions on what to view first. The only ones that I have previously viewed are: Scanners, Thin Red Line, and Ace in the Hole.

1. Thin Red Line
2. Carlos
3. Tess
4. Heaven's Gate
5. Judex
6. Ace in the Hole
7. Red River
8. Great Beauty
9. Pickpocket
10. Scanners
11. All That Heaven Allows
12. Richard III
13. Gold Rush
14. Riot in Cell Block 11

Thanks in advance!

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by colbyw

First time poster on here, long time lurker. Wanted to post my recent haul for some "expert" opinions on what to view first. The only ones that I have previously viewed are: Scanners, Thin Red Line, and Ace in the Hole.

1. Thin Red Line
2. Carlos
3. Tess
4. Heaven's Gate
5. Judex
6. Ace in the Hole
7. Red River
8. Great Beauty
9. Pickpocket
10. Scanners
11. All That Heaven Allows
12. Richard III
13. Gold Rush
14. Riot in Cell Block 11

Thanks in advance!

For me, I would watch The Great Beauty first, I am in love with it!

[Thebunk]

Benjamin Button is an easy target folks. It is a good movie and those comparing to Forest Gump, well I would take this over Mr. Gump any day. It just feels much more like an adult fairy tale to me (I.e. Perfume, Big Fish, etc). Also, BB serves as a good gateway film into the collection who may have bought the flick because they liked it or like Brad Pitt and then wondered what the C on the cover meant.

Besides, there are so many more deserving targets in the collection. I just wish people would be fair with certain hollowed classics. Very rarely do I see people in this thread criticize films like Rashomon or Brazil which in my opinion just do not hold up. I can see the influence and respect them but trying to separate them from their dated attributes is impossible for me.

I sometimes feel the same regarding music (which I am a much bigger nerd for then film biut love both). Joy Division was very innovative and influential, however I would take Interpol's " Turn on the Bright Lights" over "Closer" or "Unknown Pleasures" any day. I just think at Interpol did a better job of taking JD's asthetic then they did themselves (from an album perspective - nothing can top Love Will Tear Us Apart).

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by colbyw

First time poster on here, long time lurker. Wanted to post my recent haul for some "expert" opinions on what to view first. The only ones that I have previously viewed are: Scanners, Thin Red Line, and Ace in the Hole.

1. Thin Red Line
2. Carlos
3. Tess
4. Heaven's Gate
5. Judex
6. Ace in the Hole
7. Red River
8. Great Beauty
9. Pickpocket
10. Scanners
11. All That Heaven Allows
12. Richard III
13. Gold Rush
14. Riot in Cell Block 11

Thanks in advance!

I second The Great Beauty.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by joe6pack

I've gone mad. 28 titles in 23 days. Total Criterion collection now 71 titles. I've watched 29.

Is there anyone else out there buying these films without the time to watch them?

This month's haul (so far)

All That Heaven Knows
Blow Out
Breaking the Waves
Broadcast News
Crumb
Down by Law
Fanny and Alexander
The Great Beauty
A Hard Day's Night
Hunger
Insignificance
Insomnia
Investigation of a Citized Above Suspicion
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Kagemusha
King of the Hill
The Life Aquatic
Nashville
Pale Flower
Paths of Glory
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Il Sorpasso
Summer with Monika
Tess
Thief
Tokyo Story
The War Room
Wild Strawberries

I would take Tokyo Story, The Great Beauty, Breaking The Waves, Hunger, and Picnic At Hanging Rock out of that pile for immediate viewing... and then not leave your house this weekend until they're watched. But that's just me.

Have fun!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Thebunk

Besides, there are so many more deserving targets in the collection. I just wish people would be fair with certain hollowed classics. Very rarely do I see people in this thread criticize films like Rashomon or Brazil which in my opinion just do not hold up. I can see the influence and respect them but trying to separate them from their dated attributes is impossible for me.

I sometimes feel the same regarding music (which I am a much bigger nerd for then film biut love both). Joy Division was very innovative and influential, however I would take Interpol's " Turn on the Bright Lights" over "Closer" or "Unknown Pleasures" any day. I just think at Interpol did a better job of taking JD's asthetic then they did themselves (from an album perspective - nothing can top Love Will Tear Us Apart).

I'm not a fan of Brazil. I saw it at a theater when I was in college, and, although it was interesting, I have no desire to pick up the Criterion Blu-ray.

Don't get me started on Interpol. Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights is my favorite album of the 2000s, and I also love their subsequent releases. I've seen all 10 of Interpol's Atlanta concerts, including their first gig here at a small club venue that was only half full at the time, and a radio promotional gig where only 100 of us were allowed inside. I've met the band members in person a few times, and they're good people. I'll be seeing Interpol for the 11th time this November, since I grabbed my ticket this past payday (the same day that I bought a ton of Criterions...that was a rough day for the wallet).

The new Interpol song is quite good. Interpol are sort of like Boston in that they can record the same song about a hundred times and somehow make it work every single time. I just love their sound.

I still prefer Joy Division, though. I grew up listening to Joy Division and New Order.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Thebunk

I sometimes feel the same regarding music (which I am a much bigger nerd for then film biut love both). Joy Division was very innovative and influential, however I would take Interpol's " Turn on the Bright Lights" over "Closer" or "Unknown Pleasures" any day. I just think at Interpol did a better job of taking JD's asthetic then they did themselves (from an album perspective - nothing can top Love Will Tear Us Apart).

Well,

1. Brazil and Rashomon still hold up for me.
2. Interpol has nothing on Joy Division (or any Post-Punk band they were inspired by)

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm not a fan of Brazil. I saw it at a theater when I was in college, and, although it was interesting, I have no desire to pick up the Criterion Blu-ray.

Don't get me started on Interpol. Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights is my favorite album of the 2000s, and I also love their subsequent releases. I've seen all 10 of Interpol's Atlanta concerts, including their first gig here at a small club venue that was only half full at the time, and a radio promotional gig where only 100 of us were allowed inside. I've met the band members in person a few times, and they're good people. I'll be seeing Interpol for the 11th time this November, since I grabbed my ticket this past payday (the same day that I bought a ton of Criterions...that was a rough day for the wallet).

The new Interpol song is quite good. Interpol are sort of like Boston in that they can record the same song about a hundred times and somehow make it work every single time. I just love their sound.

I still prefer Joy Division, though. I grew up listening to Joy Division and New Order.

Same, I am in no rush to upgrade , its a cool film and has some great elements, but it isn't as amazing as people make it out to be, I think Terry Gilliam is a good director but he isn't as incredible as people do make out - just my opinion...

Some of his films do stand out and are great but meh, I am in no rush to upgrade or look into other films for now, the only film that stand out for me are Twelve Monkey's and Fear and Loathing, but even then Twelve Monkey's isn't perfect and has its flaws.

Im not excited about his newest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was so bad and weak on so many levels, (I was so gutted) I'm a bit scared to try his newer stuff, some directors do just lose it I suppose :/

Im rambling lol