The Criterion Collection

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

He has steered my clear of Good Morning if it ever gets a BLU upgrade. I dislike bodily function humor and that is why I got rid of Fanny & Alexander, it wasn't needed in the movie at all.

I couldn't help but notice Blazing Saddles in your collection.

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

the Michael Cera video wasn't that bad. Most people who go into the closet kind of meander around and sometimes don't say much about a movie. He seemed to like talking about the titles and knew of other films that came to his mind and didn't just mention it to be hip.

He has steered my clear of Good Morning if it ever gets a BLU upgrade. I dislike bodily function humor and that is why I got rid of Fanny & Alexander, it wasn't needed in the movie at all.

You got rid of one of the best movies of the 1980s, perhaps in cinema history, all because of an innocent fart joke? (which didn't take away from the movie at all)

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Nielsb90

Thats the Superior Viaduct release from a year or two back - was looking at it but ended up buying the Russian re-release instead. Pretty sure it is still in print.

You're right! This is definitely nothing special after all! It's clearly a reissue...but I bet it still sounds good (though I'm not 100% certain about the quality of this reissue either): http://www.discogs.com/Eduard-Artemi...elease/5010881

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by jw007

You're right! This is definitely nothing special after all! It's clearly a reissue...but I bet it still sounds good (though I'm not 100% certain about the quality of this reissue either): http://www.discogs.com/Eduard-Artemi...elease/5010881

Hey it's still a cool find - I love coming across film stuff when not expecting it

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Michael Cera's DVD Picks - The Criterion Collection - YouTube

I'm surprised there hasn't been more speculation about what he was doing in there. Between him and Edgar Wright hanging around the offices I'd have thought we'd have had a "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Coming To Criterion" thread launched!

Originally Posted by jw007

Look what I discovered while at a local music shop the other day. The original soundtrack to Tarkovsky's Solaris sitting right there. If anyone is interested in buying this LP vinyl record, let me know and I'll go back and see if its still there!

A friend of mine runs a record store and I'm constantly amazed at the stuff that's being reissued at the moment. He just got in the score to Stalker, for example. Apparently soundtracks on vinyl are big business right now.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I couldn't help but notice Blazing Saddles in your collection.

I skip over that scene! In fact when I got that recent BLU of it my roommate noticed I skipped a section he said why'd you do that and I said I can't stand it and it isn't funny never was lol

must be the reason I can't stand The Lion King much either. besides the fact it is the most overrated Disney film next to Frozen.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

You got rid of one of the best movies of the 1980s, perhaps in cinema history, all because of an innocent fart joke? (which didn't take away from the movie at all)

That fart scene goes on and on and on and it ruins the movie IMO. It wasn't needed it was gross. The rest of Fanny & Alexander was great but I wouldn't rank it so highly even for the best of Bergman I would rank Scenes From a Marriage higher.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I skip over that scene! In fact when I got that recent BLU of it my roommate noticed I skipped a section he said why'd you do that and I said I can't stand it and it isn't funny never was lol

hooray! someone more uptight than me!

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

hooray! someone more uptight than me!

It is funny cause I can deal with all kinds of humor and I love Family Guy and American Dad and it doesn't bother me when a character there has an animated throw up scene that goe son for 3 mins lol

[ejm69]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

the Michael Cera video wasn't that bad. Most people who go into the closet kind of meander around and sometimes don't say much about a movie. He seemed to like talking about the titles and knew of other films that came to his mind and didn't just mention it to be hip.

He has steered my clear of Good Morning if it ever gets a BLU upgrade. I dislike bodily function humor and that is why I got rid of Fanny & Alexander, it wasn't needed in the movie at all.

I'm similar in that farts don't usually get me, but the way the farts in Good Morning sound makes it very easy to overlook almost in a cutesy way. In short, don't discount Good Morning.

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I skip over that scene! In fact when I got that recent BLU of it my roommate noticed I skipped a section he said why'd you do that and I said I can't stand it and it isn't funny never was lol

must be the reason I can't stand The Lion King much either. besides the fact it is the most overrated Disney film next to Frozen.

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

That fart scene goes on and on and on and it ruins the movie IMO. It wasn't needed it was gross. The rest of Fanny & Alexander was great but I wouldn't rank it so highly even for the best of Bergman I would rank Scenes From a Marriage higher.

I can't help but view this as childish, more so than the scenes in question. We're talking a brief scene! In Fanny and Alexander, it was one of the few lighthearted, happy moments for the children in the film, he goofed around with them and made them laugh. I found it funny in The Lion King but whatever, different strokes. I really don't get this notion that Lion King is so overrated either, it's such a beautiful, powerful, emotionally stirring experience. It's the best of the Disney animated classics that I've seen. Anyway though, I don't get how a brief fart joke can ruin a 5 hour movie, especially when it doesn't feel out of place. Then again, I think farts are funny.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by ejm69

I'm similar in that farts don't usually get me, but the way the farts in Good Morning sound makes it very easy to overlook almost in a cutesy way. In short, don't discount Good Morning.

Yes, leave it to the Japanese to fart politely! The movie itself is both sweet and charming and I'm glad Cera picked it.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

I can't help but view this as childish, Then again, I think farts are funny.

I guess I don't like bathroom humor much I find it gross. I can deal with it in the Lion King but if it was shorter in Fanny & Alexander it could just be ignored, instead it never lets up and then when you think ok it's over it goes on and on. I think it makes the film déclassé

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I guess I don't like bathroom humor much I find it gross. I can deal with it in the Lion King but if it was shorter in Fanny & Alexander it could just be ignored, instead it never lets up and then when you think ok it's over it goes on and on. I think it makes the film déclassé

You should be happy your wife isn't a nurse. I hear daily "bodily function" stories from mine.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I guess I don't like bathroom humor much I find it gross. I can deal with it in the Lion King but if it was shorter in Fanny & Alexander it could just be ignored, instead it never lets up and then when you think ok it's over it goes on and on. I think it makes the film déclassé

It makes sense. Carl did call himself a &*#$ and a cad. Other than that scene (and the good cop-bad cop scene with the Bishop) it's one of the few scenes Carl isn't screaming or putting someone down.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by ejm69

I'm similar in that farts don't usually get me, but the way the farts in Good Morning sound makes it very easy to overlook almost in a cutesy way. In short, don't discount Good Morning.

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I guess I don't like bathroom humor much I find it gross. I can deal with it in the Lion King but if it was shorter in Fanny & Alexander it could just be ignored, instead it never lets up and then when you think ok it's over it goes on and on. I think it makes the film déclassé

I haven't seen GM and I turned off F&A one and a half hours in for other reasons, but it sounds to me like the gas passing in both of these films is more of a depiction of a realistic situation rather than an attempt at eliciting laughter.

Kids find farts funny. Again, no idea what goes on in GM, but a farting contest between kids is not funny for an adult, but it might be an accurate depiction of childhood behaviour.

Ryan Reynolds on a date with a girl who can't stop passing gas because her friend's family insisted on her eating tacos with them is not only not funny, but it is dumb. It would be played for laughter and it would fall flat.

The F&A instance, as it was explained by another poster, is more about the situation - an adult making the child laugh rather than Bergman attempting to make his audience laugh.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

You should be happy your wife isn't a nurse. I hear daily "bodily function" stories from mine.

I do support work for people with disabilities, lets just say bodily fluids is a common thing haha.

I think he should skip Sweet Movie :P

[ejm69]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I haven't seen GM and I turned off F&A one and a half hours in for other reasons, but it sounds to me like the gas passing in both of these films is more of a depiction of a realistic situation rather than an attempt at eliciting laughter.

Kids find farts funny. Again, no idea what goes on in GM, but a farting contest between kids is not funny for an adult, but it might be an accurate depiction of childhood behaviour.

Ryan Reynolds on a date with a girl who can't stop passing gas because her friend's family insisted on her eating tacos with them is not only not funny, but it is dumb. It would be played for laughter and it would fall flat.

The F&A instance, as it was explained by another poster, is more about the situation - an adult making the child laugh rather than Bergman attempting to make his audience laugh.

Ehhhh, I wouldn't go so far as to say that the farts in Good Morning are intended to be realistic. I think they are played for laughs, I've read elsewhere that Ozu was not above toilet humor, but I think in Good Morning the farts are easily ignored, especially as a westerner who is far more familiar with the specific noise associated with a farts in western films.

In any case I don't think it is entirely fair to say that only kids find farts funny. There are plenty of people who get a laugh out of toilet humor as adults, and while we can call it lowbrow we can't deny that there are different strokes for different folks.

*Reading over my own thoughts is hard. Ignore me*

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by ejm69

Ehhhh, I wouldn't go so far as to say that the farts in Good Morning are intended to be realistic. I think they are played for laughs, I've read elsewhere that Ozu was not above toilet humor, but I think in Good Morning the farts are easily ignored, especially as a westerner who is far more familiar with the specific noise associated with a farts in western films.

In any case I don't think it is entirely fair to say that only kids find farts funny. There are plenty of people who get a laugh out of toilet humor as adults, and while we can call it lowbrow we can't deny that there are different strokes for different folks.

*Reading over my own thoughts is hard. Ignore me*

how is this?:

only kids *should* find fart jokes funny.

[Banned User]

You know I haven't watched Fanny and Alexander in a long time and frankly can't remember the fart scene,but there are a ton of other amazing scenes in it that did stick with me.

This coming from someone who is not a fan of toilet humor either. Just don't find it funny.