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AaronJ · 07-11-2015, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

The Royals game had a rain delay and just started 10 minutes ago. I was hoping to watch Ministry of Fear afterward, but I may end up putting it off until tomorrow.

Well, the Royals are evil, so there you are.

(Tigers fan here, obviously.

)

WonderWeasel · 07-11-2015, 03:17 AM

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Well, the Royals are evil, so there you are.

Evil? Heyyy, at least we never had Jeff Weaver!

But on second thought, we did have Ambiorix Burgos at one time, and he was accused of murder.

AaronJ · 07-11-2015, 03:27 AM

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Evil? Heyyy, at least we never had Jeff Weaver!

But on second thought, we did have Ambiorix Burgos at one time, and he was accused of murder.

Yeah, I don't think either of us have a valid argument on the "not being evil" front.

shadedpain4 · 07-11-2015, 03:28 AM

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Evil? Heyyy, at least we never had Jeff Weaver!

But on second thought, we did have Ambiorix Burgos at one time, and he was accused of murder.

Meh. American League.

Eufi721 · 07-11-2015, 03:34 AM

Is ride the pink horse any good? Anyone....

WonderWeasel · 07-11-2015, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Meh. American League.

The Senior Circuit has only one thing over the American League, and that's Bartolo Colon at-bats. Funniest thing I have ever seen.

oildude · 07-11-2015, 03:53 AM

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Is ride the pink horse any good? Anyone....

Absolutely. One of the great lost-in-the-vault noirs that many had never seen until Criterion dusted it off to give us a stellar transfer. You can read people's thoughts and user reviews in the thread dedicated to it.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=253905

ravenus · 07-11-2015, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Eufi721

Is ride the pink horse any good? Anyone....

It's not in my list of top noirs (and I'm not even the biggest noir fan), but it certainly is a very good movie, with a brutal lead performance from Robert Montgomery.

hoytereden · 07-11-2015, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Eufi721

Is ride the pink horse any good? Anyone....

It's beyond good; buy it!

Nielsb90 · 07-11-2015, 07:09 AM

What are people's thoughts on "In the Mood for Love", and how do you rank it compared to "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels"?

Ended up blind buying "In the Mood" because I've loved the other two Kar-wai films I've seen and because I've recently visited Hong Kong.

AaronJ · 07-11-2015, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Nielsb90

What are people's thoughts on "In the Mood for Love", and how do you rank it compared to "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels"?

Ended up blind buying "In the Mood" because I've loved the other two Kar-wai films I've seen and because I've recently visited Hong Kong.

I think that In The Mood For Love is his best film of the ones I've seen, which includes the other two mentioned. There was a time that I just watched it all the time. I believe that it's easily one of the best films I've ever seen, in any language, from any time period.

The cinematography is amazing -- not surprising, considering it ended up being a collaboration between Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping Bin. The music is unrivaled. The romanticism is just so intense. And the ending is perfection. I would have to think very hard to make this claim, but there's definitely a good chance that this is my favorite ending to any film.

Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are, of course, as good as it gets.

For me, it's without question an A+ film.

darkness2918 · 07-11-2015, 07:38 AM

Can anyone tell me how are the films Le Samourai & Le Cercle Rouge? Im fairly new collecting Criterion BDs & am looking to add some blind buys to my collection.

deepbreathsanddeath · 07-11-2015, 08:17 AM

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Can anyone tell me how are the films Le Samourai & Le Cercle Rouge? Im fairly new collecting Criterion BDs & am looking to add some blind buys to my collection.

Le Samourai is great. I found Le Cercle Rouge not to my taste though it's certainly well made. Army of Shadows is where it's at. Amazing film.

ravenus · 07-11-2015, 08:24 AM

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Can anyone tell me how are the films Le Samourai & Le Cercle Rouge? Im fairly new collecting Criterion BDs & am looking to add some blind buys to my collection.

Depends on what sort of films you like to watch. Both are strong crime films with loner protagonists. Le Samourai has not been released on blu-ray by Criterion, and their blu of Le Cercle Rouge is OOP and hence may be expensive to buy.

CriterionBlues · 07-11-2015, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Eufi721

Is ride the pink horse any good? Anyone....

I thought it was a nice noir discovery. Here's my write-up:

http://criterionblues.com/2015/04/19...rt-montgomery/

q0rra · 07-11-2015, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nielsb90

What are people's thoughts on "In the Mood for Love", and how do you rank it compared to "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels"?

Ended up blind buying "In the Mood" because I've loved the other two Kar-wai films I've seen and because I've recently visited Hong Kong.

It's widely regarded as his best film but personally I'd rank it just below Chungking Express and Happy Together (haven't seen Fallen Angels). The first half is easily the best thing he's ever done, though I found the second half too repetetive without saying anything new and not really as aestethically surprising as the first. But hey, it's Wong Kar-Wai, it's a fantastic film and you can't really go wrong with it.

jayembee · 07-11-2015, 12:35 PM

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It's widely regarded as his best film but personally I'd rank it just below Chungking Express and Happy Together (haven't seen Fallen Angels).

I would agree with this. Well, I have seen Fallen Angels, which I think ranks below several of WKW's films. Not that it's bad, but it's just not as good as a lot of his other films.

(For the record, I've seen all of WKW's films except the Redux version of Ashes of Time.)

aes3728 · 07-11-2015, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by darkness2918

Can anyone tell me how are the films Le Samourai & Le Cercle Rouge? Im fairly new collecting Criterion BDs & am looking to add some blind buys to my collection.

Criterion just recently put up an HD transfer (or about to but still made the announcement) on iTunes for Le Samourai. So if you hold off for a few months, perhaps the Flash Sale or November B&N there's a strong possibility Le Samourai will be on Blu.

Fabs · 07-11-2015, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nielsb90

What are people's thoughts on "In the Mood for Love", and how do you rank it compared to "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels"?

An immensely beautiful film. Also, one of the most beautifully shot films ever made and one that emotionally arrests you every time. Definitely one of my all time favorites.

I'd rank it as Wong's number one, with Days of Being Wild close behind, then Fallen Angels and Happy Together behind. Then, I would place Chungking Express.

RojD · 07-11-2015, 02:36 PM

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Le Samourai is great. I found Le Cercle Rouge not to my taste though it's certainly well made. Army of Shadows is where it's at. Amazing film.

I'm the other way around on Le Samourai and Cercle Rouge. I've only seen each one once, but I found Cercle Rouge to be the more engaging of the two in a conventional way. But I reserve the right to change that opinion after seeing more of the two.

I like the tense edginess in Melville, and there are buckets of it in Army of Shadows. Totally with you on that one.

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Nielsb90 Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:38 4K collection:111 Blu-ray collection:1069 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:10	What are people's thoughts on "In the Mood for Love", and how do you rank it compared to "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angels"? Ended up blind buying "In the Mood" because I've loved the other two Kar-wai films I've seen and because I've recently visited Hong Kong.

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