The Criterion Collection

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

From a user over on criterionforum.org... in regards to "The Thin Red Line"...

Very interesting indeed. Guess we will have to find out for ourselves in September. Honestly, I think the film is a masterpiece without or without any "missing footage". One of my top ten favorite films of all time.

[zedd_117]

I think I need to take a vacation week to do nothing but get caught up on Criterions.
I think I'm going to try to watch 3 a week...not too unrealistic, yet it seems unreachable with the work schedule I keep.

[QuasidodoJr]

Well, I think I'm done with purchases for the current Criterion sale. Everything else will have to wait.

My total haul (in spoiler form, so you only have to look if you want to. )

[Show spoiler]On blu -
8 1/2
Bigger Than Life
Black Narcissus
Che
Gomorrah
Hunger
The Leopard
Lola Montes
M
Paris, Texas
Red Desert
The Red Shoes
Ride with the Devil
The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
Stagecoach
Vivre sa vie
Yojimbo/Sanjuro

On DVD-
The AK:100 Akira Kurosawa 25-film Box
The Ingmar Bergman Trilogy Box
The Double Life of Veronique
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Golden Age of Television Box
Great Expectations
The Lord of the Flies
The Louis Malle 3 Films Box
Oliver Twist
The Phantom of Liberty
Port of Shadows
The Thief of Bagdad
A Woman is a Woman

Needless to say, I have plenty to watch over the next few months.

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

Well, I think I'm done with purchases for the current Criterion sale. Everything else will have to wait.

My total haul (in spoiler form, so you only have to look if you want to. )

[Show spoiler]On blu -
8 1/2
Bigger Than Life
Black Narcissus
Che
Gomorrah
Hunger
The Leopard
Lola Montes
M
Paris, Texas
Red Desert
The Red Shoes
Ride with the Devil
The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
Stagecoach
Vivre sa vie
Yojimbo/Sanjuro

On DVD-
The AK:100 Akira Kurosawa 25-film Box
The Ingmar Bergman Trilogy Box
The Double Life of Veronique
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Golden Age of Television Box
Great Expectations
The Lord of the Flies
The Louis Malle 3 Films Box
Oliver Twist
The Phantom of Liberty
Port of Shadows
The Thief of Bagdad
A Woman is a Woman

Needless to say, I have plenty to watch over the next few months.

I only wish my haul had been that awesome. Unfortunately I gave in to the Buy 2 Get 1 Free a couple of months ago and got most of my CC BDs and dvd then. So far for this sale I've bought

The Leopard BD
Bottle Rocket BD
In the Realm of Senses BD
The Man Who Fell to Earth BD
Close-Up BD

Going to by The Human Condition dvd set this weekend as my final purchase from the sale (a very worthy final purchase I must say).

[QuasidodoJr]

To anyone who has watched the Black Narcissus disc, in the review on this site, the reviewer mentions "minor" and "occasional" color pulsations. And all I'm wondering is if I got a possible bad disc. Because my display is professionally calibrated, none of my other recently purchased discs have given me problems, but the colors on my copy of Black Narcissus constantly pulsate and fluctuate, as in the colors are not stable from one frame of animation to the next. The actor's faces are in a consistent state of change, from looking just right, to too flushed, to an almost sickly yellow or green.

Normally, I'm not one to ever be overly judgmental and surely do not consider myself an image snob, but it's so distracting I can't even enjoy the movie. It's almost like a strobe light effect of colors.

EDIT: Tried it in both my Sony SA player and my PS3, and it's the same issue. I become nauseated by strobe lights, and this is having the same effect on me.

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

I was so glad that In the Realm of the Senses actually got a Blu-ray release after so many awful DVD releases. The old region 1 DVD was one of the worst DVDs I'd ever seen (full frame, burned in subtitles that weren't timed properly, horrendous PQ, a quote from Madonna on the box ( ). To go from that to the Criterion BD was almost a shock.

I enjoyed Empire of Passion (only released on DVD, unfortunately). It's a kaidan (ghost story) that reminded me a bit of Hideo Nakata's Ring (which may have been influenced by it). There's a bit of nudity, but nothing as explicit as in ItRotS. It was better than I expected.

wow. that original dvd sounds horrendous, including madonna sullying the cover. I'm surprised more people aren't more open to "In the Realm...". Despite the frank nudity/sex, it truly is an incredible film and I was captivated from beginning to end. The movie really benefits from the hi-def presentation, especially the last few scenes with the bright,contrasting colors. Even though it makes some of the violence a bit hokey looking it was still effective

Thanks for mentioning "Empire". I watched a clip the other day and felt it'd be relevant to my interests. I've had it in my B&N cart just waiting to be bought, along with Oshima's eclipse box. I had the Oshima box in there even before watching "Realm". The trailer on Criterion.com had me sold from the get go.


Also, glad to see you enjoyed "Salo". Welcome to our tiny club.

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by zedd_117

I think I need to take a vacation week to do nothing but get caught up on Criterions.
I think I'm going to try to watch 3 a week...not too unrealistic, yet it seems unreachable with the work schedule I keep.

i recommend just finding a day/night where you can do a double feature. i usually do it late saturday nights. invite some friends over and enjoy some good flicks!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

To anyone who has watched the Black Narcissus disc, in the review on this site, the reviewer mentions "minor" and "occasional" color pulsations. And all I'm wondering is if I got a possible bad disc. Because my display is professionally calibrated, none of my other recently purchased discs have given me problems, but the colors on my copy of Black Narcissus constantly pulsate and fluctuate, as in the colors are not stable from one frame of animation to the next. The actor's faces are in a consistent state of change, from looking just right, to too flushed, to an almost sickly yellow or green.

Normally, I'm not one to ever be overly judgmental and surely do not consider myself an image snob, but it's so distracting I can't even enjoy the movie. It's almost like a strobe light effect of colors.

EDIT: Tried it in both my Sony SA player and my PS3, and it's the same issue. I become nauseated by strobe lights, and this is having the same effect on me.

Hello,

You do not have a defective disc.

These "pulsations" are inherited - they are often seen in Technicolor productions.

Minor "pulsations" also appear on the restored version of The Red Shoes.

Pro-B

[QuasidodoJr]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Hello,

You do not have a defective disc.

These "pulsations" are inherited - they are often seen in Technicolor productions.

Minor "pulsations" also appear on the restored version of The Red Shoes.

Pro-B

I just popped in The Red Shoes, and it had minor pulsations that were barely noticeable, seemed to appear only on occasion and was only apparent to me when I was actively looking for them.

When I put on Black Narcissus, it's a constant effect. An endless swirl that runs through too much red, too much green, and then just right, etc., from the start of the movie until the end. And this is in between frames of animation. Like I mentioned, to me it has nearly the same effect as a strobe light, especially since I watch blu-rays in a darkened room. It's also pronounced enough that it actually appears to detract from the detail, as, while the colors are shifting, detail fades in and out. The best way I can describe what I'm seeing, is it looks like someone handed my HDTV's remote over to an ADD riddled 5-year-old, and told them to go crazy with the video options.

If this is how it's supposed to look, I can do my best to get through it for a single viewing, but it's not a disc I will be holding onto. No matter how good a movie is, it's not worth feeling sick over.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

I just popped in The Red Shoes, and it had minor pulsations that were barely noticeable, seemed to appear only on occasion and was only apparent to me when I was actively looking for them.

When I put on Black Narcissus, it's a constant effect. An endless swirl that runs through too much red, too much green, and then just right, etc., from the start of the movie until the end. And this is in between frames of animation. Like I mentioned, to me it has nearly the same effect as a strobe light, especially since I watch blu-rays in a darkened room. It's also pronounced enough that it actually appears to detract from the detail, as, while the colors are shifting, detail fades in and out. The best way I can describe what I'm seeing, is it looks like someone handed my HDTV's remote over to an ADD riddled 5-year-old, and told them to go crazy with the video options.

If this is how it's supposed to look, I can do my best to get through it for a single viewing, but it's not a disc I will be holding onto. No matter how good a movie is, it's not worth feeling sick over.

The BFI disc was the same way.

[QuasidodoJr]

Originally Posted by retablo

The BFI disc was the same way.

I'm sure it doesn't affect everyone. But it has a negative impact on my personal sensibilities, with slight nausea as a side effect. Sort of like a disorienting feeling. I've watched over 600 blu-rays, and this is the first time I've ever had the issue come up. And it's certainly not the first Technicolor blu-ray presentation I have viewed. Not sure what to say or how to feel on the matter. I wish I could say it didn't bother me, but it does.

[Codyblaze]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

You can say it does. My pet peeve is mostly 70's Sci-fi films. 80's films did a much better job (Blade Runner, Dune, etc). Just like Star Wars for example, there was no real effort in making it look like the future. Like if you think right now about creating a future, you would think the hair styles and clothes would be much different than what we have today. Well Lucas should of thought the same in the late 70's. Just my opinion. Maybe Star Wars should of had a touch of David Bowie or something.

It was the past, remember?
"A long time ago in a galaxy far away"

[hendersd]

Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

To anyone who has watched the Black Narcissus disc, in the review on this site, the reviewer mentions "minor" and "occasional" color pulsations. And all I'm wondering is if I got a possible bad disc. Because my display is professionally calibrated, none of my other recently purchased discs have given me problems, but the colors on my copy of Black Narcissus constantly pulsate and fluctuate, as in the colors are not stable from one frame of animation to the next. The actor's faces are in a consistent state of change, from looking just right, to too flushed, to an almost sickly yellow or green.

Normally, I'm not one to ever be overly judgmental and surely do not consider myself an image snob, but it's so distracting I can't even enjoy the movie. It's almost like a strobe light effect of colors.

EDIT: Tried it in both my Sony SA player and my PS3, and it's the same issue. I become nauseated by strobe lights, and this is having the same effect on me.

I totally concur. I was pretty shocked by the color fluctuations, most apparent when showing the various shades of white. Seems like this could have been addressed during the remastering! Too bad, cause I really like the movie.

[Old Geezer]

I think I may finally be finished with the B&N sale. Spent two days trying to decide on a second blu to go with A Christmas Tale and finally ended up ordering Battle of Algiers on DVD. I never intended on collecting all the blu's released by Criterion but I must admit I have enjoyed almost every Criterion I have bought. The lone exception is Last Year at Marienbad (which seems to be a favorite around here.)


The blu's I currently am on the fence about are;

Howards End
Monsoon Wedding
Lola Montes
Secret of the Grain.

Keeping in mind that 2 movies I enjoyed very much lately are Wild Strawberries and Everlasting Moments, are there any movies on this list that you think I must be crazy to pass up? I'll check back this evening (because I've received some great advice here before )

[Volume11]

Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

I'm sure it doesn't affect everyone. But it has a negative impact on my personal sensibilities, with slight nausea as a side effect. Sort of like a disorienting feeling. I've watched over 600 blu-rays, and this is the first time I've ever had the issue come up. And it's certainly not the first Technicolor blu-ray presentation I have viewed. Not sure what to say or how to feel on the matter. I wish I could say it didn't bother me, but it does.

PM me with a price.

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by rkish

Hey...I'm older than Pat and I have to deal with the Internets in my job.

Yes... a very beautiful film. If you didn't know...Malick was influenced by Murnau's film "City Girl". Also a very beautiful silent film and it's available from Eureka as part of the Masters of Cinema series. And it's a region free BD.

I already have it. I'd never pass up a Murnau film on BluRay. Great film, but not near as good as Sunrise. MoC is fastly becoming one of my favorite Bluray makers 2nd only to Criterion.

Originally Posted by rkish

Hey...anyone that has either bought and/or is thinking about Red Desert...

I've been on the fence on this one as well.

Finally got around to watching Seventh Seal , Kagemusha & Repulsion. All great films although Seventh Seal is the best of the 3 IMO.

I'm curious how Black Narcissus will look for me. I should get it today. Both it and Red shoes are some of the best looking technicolor movies ever made. Another title you should keep a eye out for is Kino's Pandora and the flying dutchman. Its also from cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

[ccfixx]

Here's the "Paths of Glory" blu-ray link on Amazon for those interested.

Don't cry right now, though, 'cause it says DVD out beside the title... that happens a lot. If you go searching there are two listings, though... one for DVD priced at $20.99 and the blu-ray priced @ $27.99. I have provided the blu-ray link.

CC

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Codyblaze

It was the past, remember?
"A long time ago in a galaxy far away"

Yeah, I believe we already went through that, you know, all the posts you skipped over to tell me.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

Yeah, I believe we already went through that, you know, all the posts you skipped over to tell me.

Yes but he look so happy to tell you, give him a break

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Yes but he look so happy to tell you, give him a break

True. But either way, the past or future, it wasn't set in the 1970's on Earth, so we still have a problem with that.