The Criterion Collection

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

just conversational.. am curious - how big is your TV?

I noticed some Dvds looked quite bad on a 59 inches plasma, others looked surprisingly good, but since i moved to a projector (100 inches) i can't put anything lower than 720p without noticing the degradation of quality.

I guess there are some cons to very large screens too LOL

[octagon]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Follow this thread regularly and you'll see it happen every month

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

BohemianGraham already addressed this, but here are a few selections of wonderfully immature reactions from this month:

"Another Bunch of Boring Blu rays I would not want for Free"

"Wake up Criterion!"

"How far up Criterion's a$$ is this forum?"

"Well, again a deception."

Does the fact that you had to go outside this thread for three of your four examples make your point or mine?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

I also saw Mystery Train for the first time and it exceeded my expectations. I loved it so much that I bought the Blu-ray, which coincidentally arrived in the mail today. Another title I checked out all the special features for. I think it's only the second Jarmusch film I've seen, after Broken Flowers (again, a film I saw a long time ago, when it first hit DVD). Mystery Train - which Wikipedia lists as a cult film - is right up my alley and it thankfully isn't dated. Jarmusch made the right choice in not succumbing to the typical 80s trappings, which I appreciated, seeing as how I generally hate the 80s.

Mystery Train was a day-1 blind buy for me. I've seen the film 5-6 times since it was released on blu-ray. The poster hangs in my movie room.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

definitely annoying... and taking a jab at David Lynch like SpiderBaby did (and he was man (or woman) enough to admit as much) is not exactly akin to reacting as though someone killed someone's puppy.

SpiderBaby (or BabySpider, as I like to refer) is neither man nor woman... Spider Baby just is.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

I noticed some Dvds looked quite bad on a 59 inches plasma, others looked surprisingly good, but since i moved to a projector (100 inches) i can't put anything lower than 720p without noticing the degradation of quality.

I guess there are some cons to very large screens too LOL

How does Antichrist DVD from Criterion look on big screen? I fount he DVD quality for that film to be really incredible.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Mystery Train was a day-1 blind buy for me. I've seen the film 5-6 times since it was released on blu-ray. The poster hangs in my movie room.

That's a weird one for me. It's been on my shelf for years but even when it manages to find its way into the player I either get interrupted or something isn't quite right. The room is too bright, it's too late and I don't want to play with volume control, that kind of thing.

In a weird way it's a compliment to Jarmusch but it's going to take me forever to actually watch the damn thing

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

How does Antichrist DVD from Criterion look on big screen? I fount he DVD quality for that film to be really incredible.

I don't have that dvd, but for example i compared the dvd from the dual format of The Great Beauty and looked horrible on Dvd, i think it is probably because of the grain structure of the film, so probably most newest movies shot on digital would fare better.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

I noticed some Dvds looked quite bad on a 59 inches plasma, others looked surprisingly good, but since i moved to a projector (100 inches) i can't put anything lower than 720p without noticing the degradation of quality.

I guess there are some cons to very large screens too LOL

awesome! I'd like to get something larger than my 47", but don't know if I'd have the room. I'd love to get a projector, but I certainly wouldn't have the room for that. I bet the diff between DVD and blu-ray is more drastic in your set up. I'm content with some of my DVDs still - even for films I love. If I have the "large screen" problem some day, I'll have to reassess.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

I can't believe someone would type this on Blu-ray.com

I can't believe this site even has a section for DVDs or digital copies (i.e. UV and iTunes) or Video Games, can you? I mean... what kind of smoke and mirrors site is this, anyway? I'm just flabbergasted!

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

awesome! I'd like to get something larger than my 47", but don't know if I'd have the room. I'd love to get a projector, but I certainly wouldn't have the room for that. I bet the diff between DVD and blu-ray is more drastic in your set up. I'm content with some of my DVDs still - even for films I love. If I have the "large screen" problem some day, I'll have to reassess.

Yeah, i really didn't have many Dvds before i started collecting blu rays, so my post was mostly referring to purchasing films i don't already own, since i haven't had to deal much with deciding if an upgrade is worth it.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by octagon

Does the fact that you had to go outside this thread for three of your four examples make your point or mine?

Tell me, Octagon.. which of the following is true?:
1) You love to play devil’s advocate
2) You noticed that I am not afraid to engage in a debate.. some might even say that I’m the “excitable” type and you love to try to get in my craw
3) Your opinions and viewpoints are just plain lousy

Most times I don’t feel the need to engage you in discussion. Just posting here to let you know that I’m on to you, as my hunch is that #2 is correct. Although to a lesser extent 3 and 1 are also true.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Tell me, Octagon.. which of the following is true?:
1) You love to play devil’s advocate

I'm a pinball wizard...

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

I don't have that dvd, but for example i compared the dvd from the dual format of The Great Beauty and looked horrible on Dvd, i think it is probably because of the grain structure of the film, so probably most newest movies shot on digital would fare better.

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Tell me, Octagon.. which of the following is true?:
1) You love to play devil’s advocate
2) You noticed that I am not afraid to engage in a debate.. some might even say that I’m the “excitable” type and you love to try to get in my craw
3) Your opinions and viewpoints are just plain lousy

Most times I don’t feel the need to engage you in discussion. Just posting here to let you know that I’m on to you, as my hunch is that #2 is correct. Although to a lesser extent 3 and 1 are also true.

Would hate to hear what you think of me :O lol

Although I do love a good debate lol

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Tell me, Octagon.. which of the following is true?:
1) You love to play devil’s advocate
2) You noticed that I am not afraid to engage in a debate.. some might even say that I’m the “excitable” type and you love to try to get in my craw
3) Your opinions and viewpoints are just plain lousy

Most times I don’t feel the need to engage you in discussion. Just posting here to let you know that I’m on to you, as my hunch is that #2 is correct. Although to a lesser extent 3 and 1 are also true.

[lordmorpheus72]

Sorry, couldn't resist posting this. "Peace and love..."

[Show spoiler]

[octagon]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

1) You love to play devil’s advocate

Is the Devil big on seeing both sides of various coins? Is that one his trademark moves?

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

2) You noticed that I am not afraid to engage in a debate.. some might even say that I’m the “excitable” type and you love to try to get in my craw

Would you be offended if I said I hadn't really noticed any of that and that I don't really spend all that much time thinking about your craw.

(well, until now, anyway...now the whole 'don't think about blue elephants' thing is in play)

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

3) Your opinions and viewpoints are just plain lousy

You spelled awesome wrong.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by octagon

Is the Devil big on seeing both sides of various coins? Is that one his trademark moves?

Yes.

Originally Posted by octagon

Would you be offended if I said I hadn't really noticed any of that and that I don't really spend all that much time thinking about your craw.

No. In that case, my #3 assumption was correct.

Originally Posted by octagon

You spelled awesome wrong.

this I like - the Octagon with biting sarcasm. more of this and fewer circular arguments, yeah?

[P@t_Mtl]

Arguing in the Criterion thread?? Haven't seen that in a while

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Also I watched SAFE last night (a lovely 240p transfer I found... (wasn't even on netflix!)) - will definitely be buying on Criterion asap!

This was one of my favourite releases of 2014. What a knockout! You won't be disappointed in the upgrade it looks amazing

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

I also saw Mystery Train for the first time and it exceeded my expectations. I loved it so much that I bought the Blu-ray, which coincidentally arrived in the mail today. Another title I checked out all the special features for. I think it's only the second Jarmusch film I've seen, after Broken Flowers (again, a film I saw a long time ago, when it first hit DVD). Mystery Train - which Wikipedia lists as a cult film - is right up my alley and it thankfully isn't dated. Jarmusch made the right choice in not succumbing to the typical 80s trappings, which I appreciated, seeing as how I generally hate the 80s.

If you love Mystery Train, I recommend you check out Jarmusch's other 80s (and 90s) films! Personally, my favorite Jarmusch in the collection is Down by Law, which I think is a work of deadpan brilliance. Also check out his compilation of Night on Earth (available on Criterion DVD) and Stranger Than Paradise (Criterion DVD). Personally, I'd love to see Ghost Dog come to Criterion blu-ray. That would be day 1 for me.