The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by fahrenheit290

Octopussy is so much fun. "No, ma'am. I'm with the economy tour." And: "Mr. Bond is of a rare breed, soon to become extinct." Enough said.

Kamal Khan: "You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving."
James Bond: "You know what they say about the fittest."

Hahaha.

I should add that I'm looking forward to L'Avventura a lot more than I am looking forward to Tootsie. It'll be great to have the "alienation quadrilogy" all on Blu-ray (L'Avventura, La Notte, L'Eclisse, Red Desert).

Ahem...

I know that Red Desert is not officially part of Antonioni's "alienation" movies, but it sometimes seems so.

[ultlife2013]

"Do you expect me to tell you everything I know, goldfinger?!"
"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to be dead soon!"

Classic Bond film.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

"Do you expect me to tell you everything I know, goldfinger?!"
"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to be dead soon!"

Classic Bond film.

It's:

"Do you expect me to talk?"

"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to DIE!"

Nice try tho.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

What bugs me nowadays with film is people jumping in and saying this film will win all oscars etc

for example, head over to Interstellar IMDB forums and people are like this WILL get so and so oscars and this is a masterpiece, solely based on a trailer...

Im just like, 1. you haven't seen the film 2. you are comparing it film that are not even related and 3. why does it even matter if it wins or doesn't win an oscar!?

Really bugs me how people see Inception and film like that as masterpieces and then they say they can not watch or get bored by films by Tarkovsky, Fellini or Kubrick etc Ok I understand fi they may not like the film but not finding ANYTHING to appreciate :/

:/

I think Interstellar looks great but I'm kinda hoping that it ends like Contact.

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJrNDeogc8

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by JeffTheMovieGuy

I think Interstellar looks great but I'm kinda hoping that it ends like Contact.

[Show spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJrNDeogc8

Im excited to see it, just bored of people comparing it to 2001 or Gravity and people giving it oscars already lol

[ShellOilJunior]

"Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied"

[ultlife2013]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Im excited to see it, just bored of people comparing it to 2001 or Gravity and people giving it oscars already lol

Maybe if Criterion released it on blu-ray you would change your opinion.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I should add that I'm looking forward to L'Avventura a lot more than I am looking forward to Tootsie. It'll be great to have the "alienation quadrilogy" all on Blu-ray (L'Avventura, La Notte, L'Eclisse, Red Desert).

Ahem...

I know that Red Desert is not officially part of Antonioni's "alienation" movies, but it sometimes seems so.

Quadrilogy is not a word, you mean tetralogy (which maintains a Greek prefix and root).

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by atlantajoseph

No. It's not a traditional trilogy -- it's a series of movies that are related thematically that people have dubbed a "trilogy" only after the fact. This is also sometimes considered part of a tetralogy if you include Red Desert. None of these films share characters, continued stories, etc., so you can watch any or all of them in any order you please.

[Mansinthe]

the new movies do all sound interessting

still a little dissapointed that there is no new Kurosawa bluray.

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by Elvis

How so? Remember Armageddon and The Rock on Criterion DVD...now that was a head scratcher until you learn that they don't sell many Criterion's to the mainstream and need some of those type films to generate more cash.

I should've specified. Their Blu-ray catalogue specifically is mostly not in the realm of mainstream. I have no problems with them releasing more mainstream movies. Tootsie itself still isn't a title known by nearly everyone. I'd be fine if they released Psycho honestly, even though it's already out, if it means it looks and sounds like 5 stars, because I love that movie. But many would be pissed at that, simply because it already has a perfectly good transfer.

Originally Posted by Polaroid

What bugs me nowadays with film is people jumping in and saying this film will win all oscars etc

for example, head over to Interstellar IMDB forums and people are like this WILL get so and so oscars and this is a masterpiece, solely based on a trailer...

Im just like, 1. you haven't seen the film 2. you are comparing it film that are not even related and 3. why does it even matter if it wins or doesn't win an oscar!?

Really bugs me how people see Inception and film like that as masterpieces and then they say they can not watch or get bored by films by Tarkovsky, Fellini or Kubrick etc Ok I understand fi they may not like the film but not finding ANYTHING to appreciate :/

:/

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Im excited to see it, just bored of people comparing it to 2001 or Gravity and people giving it oscars already lol

YES! Thank you! I was thinking the same thing when seeing youtube comments on the trailer and trailer reactions. My word people, you HAVEN'T seen the movie yet. The people saying that are going to love it no matter what the general reception is.

[fahrenheit290]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

I should've specified. Their Blu-ray catalogue specifically is mostly not in the realm of mainstream. I have no problems with them releasing more mainstream movies. Tootsie itself still isn't a title known by nearly everyone. I'd be fine if they released Psycho honestly, even though it's already out, if it means it looks and sounds like 5 stars, because I love that movie. But many would be pissed at that, simply because it already has a perfectly good transfer.

A Vertigo Criterion, just thinking about it makes me excited. I still don't know whether I should get that BD; there seems to be mixed reviews on the image quality/transfer.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Maybe if Criterion released it on blu-ray you would change your opinion.

Just cause Criterion would release it on Bluray I still wouldn't compare it 2001 etc

I wouldn't want Criterion to wast resources oaths film when there are many films that are more deserving and in need of an upgrade/release.

But what does Criterion releasing it have to do with anything?

Originally Posted by jlk5844

YES! Thank you! I was thinking the same thing when seeing youtube comments on the trailer and trailer reactions. My word people, you HAVEN'T seen the movie yet. The people saying that are going to love it no matter what the general reception is.

I dont understand the fanboyism with Nolan - yes he is a great director but half these people don't seem to know his original films, I even saw a comment saying 'Nice to see Nolan going back to his roots' - Im like, this is nothing like Memento, Following, Insomnia, Prestige etc etc :/

[ultlife2013]

What about the fanboyism with any other director? Godard, Bergman, Altman, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Spielberg, Scorsese. Etc etc etc.. What's the difference there?

[SammyJankis]

Having now just seen The Sacrifice, I only have Andrei Rublev left. Trying to save what Tarkovsky I have left. I think I'll wait for the Blu on this one.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

What about the fanboyism with any other director? Godard, Bergman, Altman, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Spielberg, Scorsese. Etc etc etc.. What's the difference there?

None

"Fanboyism" is another facet of a relativistic appreciation of an artwork.

But one can be a fan of the theory of Abelian transcendents and not comprehend it.

So at times being a "fan" might come down to vanity. It makes a certain person feel important among a group.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Having now just seen The Sacrifice, I only have Andrei Rublev left. Trying to save what Tarkovsky I have left. I think I'll wait for the Blu on this one.

Blu-ray seems inevitable at some point, but it seems a shame to put such a film aside for an unknown amount of time.

The Sacrifice is the last Tarkovsky I have to watch. I think I'll finally get to it sometime this week.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

Blu-ray seems inevitable at some point, but it seems a shame to put such a film aside for an unknown amount of time.

The Sacrifice is the last Tarkovsky I have to watch. I think I'll finally get to it sometime this week.

I've been tempted on several occasions, but I've managed to just push it off. His small filmography makes me want to savor what I haven't seen. You're right, though. The Blu release probably won't happen for some time, and I shouldn't wait that long to view what is arguably his most highly regarded film.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

What about the fanboyism with any other director? Godard, Bergman, Altman, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Spielberg, Scorsese. Etc etc etc.. What's the difference there?

I meant it as they claim to be huge fans and obsessed yet they only know a little of the directors work.

Fanboyism isn't a bad thing imo, just wish people who claimed to be a fanboy or fan or w/e educated themselves on the subject matter otherwise they look silly?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Quadrilogy is not a word, you mean tetralogy (which maintains a Greek prefix and root).

Do you understand what's so funny about it though? Cause it's the FBI, right? It has the same logo, the same shield and at first glance you're like 'oh sure, it's a mug that says FBI' but then at second glance you're like 'female body inspector? get out of town, this is outrageous'.