The Criterion Collection

[panamablu]

Thanks!!

one word, BEAUTIFUL

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by panamablu

Thanks!!

one word, BEAUTIFUL

I agree...... Just like "By Brakhage" I really enjoy these "other" case styles...... The packaging would never cause to me to, or not to, buy a film, but it's a nice added bonus that Criterion has such classy packaging (the art is debatable of course)


By the way, I may have mentioned it before, but I find your user-name brilliant and hysterical at the same time.


EDIT:

all caught up again..... had to re-order "Bigger than Life" since it has gone missing

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by panamablu

Thanks!!

one word, BEAUTIFUL

Yeah, it's really eye-catching and colorful.

[P@t_Mtl]

I just received my Eclipse Series 10 Silent Ozu Three Family Comedies

Very happy, took a bit of time but at the price I got it from I won't complaint.

[Beta Man]

I'm surprised The Thin Red Line still doesn't have any cover-art up yet.....

[panamablu]

Today I also enjoy different case styles, at the beguining I was a little against digi-books. I guess the started to grow on me.

Thanks for your comments.

Nice Criterion Collection!!

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I agree...... Just like "By Brakhage" I really enjoy these "other" case styles...... The packaging would never cause to me to, or not to, buy a film, but it's a nice added bonus that Criterion has such classy packaging (the art is debatable of course)


By the way, I may have mentioned it before, but I find your user-name brilliant and hysterical at the same time.


EDIT:

all caught up again..... had to re-order "Bigger than Life" since it has gone missing

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by rkish

I think that you have to be a fan of Jarmusch films to really appreciate them. This is one film that both my wife and I enjoy...she actually turned me on to Jarmusch.

Glad to hear that the PQ is good...I'm prepared for the fact that the AQ is mono and won't be near reference...as long as the dialogue is clear, I'm fine.

The fact that AQ got a 4.0 rating tells me that the sound is at least fair to good. "...I don't have any major reservations with the English LPCM 1.0 track. Mystery Train is primarily a dialog-driven feature, and as far as I am concerned, the quality of the dialog is exceptionally strong. As expected, the dynamic amplitude of the English LPCM 1.0 track is rather limited. Finally, while viewing Mystery Train, I did not detect any disturbing pops, cracks, or hissings to report in this review."

Received my copy from Amazon on Tuesday...will probably watch this weekend (when I can corral my wife to sit down ).

you know, I've seen Broken Flowers before and thought it wasn't bad. I read some reviews this morning on mystery train and just do not see the love for it. As the old phrase goes; "to each his own" I guess.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I agree...... Just like "By Brakhage" I really enjoy these "other" case styles...... The packaging would never cause to me to, or not to, buy a film, but it's a nice added bonus that Criterion has such classy packaging (the art is debatable of course)


By the way, I may have mentioned it before, but I find your user-name brilliant and hysterical at the same time.


EDIT:

all caught up again..... had to re-order "Bigger than Life" since it has gone missing

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That's why I don't lend mine out Beta Man!

Rented "Bigger Than Life" from NetFlix and LOVED it...I've decided to wait for the B & N sale in July to add any older/newer titles. The only ones recently have been Mystery Train (I'm a big fan of that film) and The Man Who Fell to Earth, as I'm afraid that stock will get short on me, if I don't.

[CheapChildren]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'm surprised The Thin Red Line still doesn't have any cover-art up yet.....

Well, that obviously means they're making it extra awesome..

[rkish]

Originally Posted by jcs913

you know, I've seen Broken Flowers before and thought it wasn't bad. I read some reviews this morning on mystery train and just do not see the love for it. As the old phrase goes; "to each his own" I guess.

AGREED!

And by your avatar, I can tell that you're a fan of Wim Wenders and specifically "Paris, Texas"...which by the way, could be my favorite Criterion release. But I'll guess that it might not be everyone's cup of tea either.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by panamablu

Today I also enjoy different case styles, at the beguining I was a little against digi-books. I guess the started to grow on me.

I also don't mind the digibooks/paks - IF they're not flimsy, and if they're the same size as the regular releases, which both the Brakhage and Leopard sets are, being the same size on the shelf as the 2-disc Monterey Pop, Che, etc.

Warner's digibooks are a bit annoying in regards to being a bit too big for my liking, but at least they're sturdy, which is more than can be said for Criterion's first blu-ray packages.

[JediFonger]

i didn't like wings o' desire.... so i didn't get either that or paris, tx... though i suppose i can rent/borrow paris to check it out.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by JediFonger

i didn't like wings o' desire.... so i didn't get either that or paris, tx... though i suppose i can rent/borrow paris to check it out.

I think Paris,Texas is very different from Wings. Paris,Texas is not my favorite CC release, dvd or BD, but I am not a big fan of Wings. Again, I am big into the character development and Wings just did not do it for me. Strangely, I strongly dislike In the Realm of the Senses from Oshima, but love Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and will be picking this up day one. Sometimes I think directors, in general, try many different things, some good and some bad, and the critics and viewers have this notion that all their work is generally consistent. I disagree. Sometimes a director goes a little farther than his style or creativity allows and people just chalk it up to creative genius.

[PowellPressburger]

Does anyone have a link for those threads from other sites that do the Criterion fan based cover artwork? I was checking out the Criterion Forum but I must be blind.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Does anyone have a link for those threads from other sites that do the Criterion fan based cover artwork? I was checking out the Criterion Forum but I must be blind.

Here's one, but you have to be a member.

http://www.customaniacs.org/forum/criterion-collection/

[kndy]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

all caught up again..... had to re-order "Bigger than Life" since it has gone missing

Hopefully the person you lent it out to you offered to pay for it.

[kndy]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Does anyone have a link for those threads from other sites that do the Criterion fan based cover artwork? I was checking out the Criterion Forum but I must be blind.

You can check out several of our contributions at Mubi.com:

http://mubi.com/topics/2132

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by kndy

Hopefully the person you lent it out to you offered to pay for it.

They think they gave it back to me...... same person who lost my "Bird With The Crystal Plumage" and currently has my "Planet Earth" set (I better get that back too )

[Brent L.]

My Criterion cases showed up today.

[One4Deuce]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

They think they gave it back to me...... same person who lost my "Bird With The Crystal Plumage" and currently has my "Planet Earth" set (I better get that back too )

I hate to tell you this but stop loaning things to this person. If they claim to have given it back but you KNOW they didn't, they're stealing from you. I'm incredibly hestitant to loan things to people because I'm very anal about the condition of the disc/case/inserts/etc and many people aren't that way but if I loaned something to someone and they "lost" it, there's no way they'll ever get anything from me again.