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BoydR12 · 12-18-2015, 07:02 AM

Thanks for all the help guys, in gonna order a couple, and I'm gonna try to stay active in this thread

kidc · 12-18-2015, 07:39 AM

Rivette's Paris Belongs to Us is going to be the most expensive blu-ray (or DVD) purchase I've ever made because this is the release that's going to make me buy a region free blu-ray player. Ecstatic about this.

Sifox211 · 12-18-2015, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mja345

Great, great month. In fact, the entire 2016 slate so far has been pretty stellar.

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Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

ANYWAY, what a tremendous announcement...

2016 is going to be an expensive Q1 for me - this, as others have said, is really what Criterion is all about!

Inside Llewyn Davis
Gilda
Bitter Rice
The American Hero
The Graduate
The Kid
I Knew Her Well
Death by Hanging
The Emigrants / The New Land
Bicycle Thieves
A Poem Is a Naked Person
A Brighter Summer Day
The Manchurian Candidate
Paris Belongs to Us

Not to mention UK releases of A Touch of Zen, Deep Red and Farewell my concubine in Q1!

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Originally Posted by ElliesDad

Now this is what Criterion is all about, and what makes tuning in for announcement day so worth the effort. The gem, the home-run, that brings a real rush of disbelief and excitement! Bicycle Thieves is one of the handful of titles that I've been waiting and hoping for for years (along with Nights of Cabiria, the extended cut of Cinema Paradiso, and A Very Long Engagement among others)...

You know that there is an English friendly region free blu of A Very Long Engagement from France?

For the record, I love light sabres and the new film was

Smartmark · 12-18-2015, 11:20 AM

Mulholland Dr.
My Own Private Idaho
The Fisher King
Tootsie
Insomnia
Blue Is The Warmest Color
Nashville
On The Waterfront
The Game
Being John Malkovich
Anatomy Of A Murder
Traffic
12 Angry Men
Rushmore
Dazed & Confused
Broadcast News
The Third Man
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

And soon to be getting

The Graduate
Bicycle Thieves
The Manchurian Candidate

Ray Jackson · 12-18-2015, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

The Music Room for me.

Reasons?

...you like The Big City?

Ray Jackson · 12-18-2015, 11:43 AM

Repulsion?

Good?

Great?

Overrate?

...boring?

Polaroid · 12-18-2015, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Repulsion?

Good?

Great?

Overrate?

...boring?

Buy it!

spargs · 12-18-2015, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Repulsion?

Good?

Great?

Overrate?

...boring?

Great. Buy it.

ZeTi · 12-18-2015, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Repulsion?

Good?

Great?

Overrate?

...boring?

Tastes differ i guess but this has to be the most boring movie i've ever seen ... and i absolutely hated Catherine Deneuve's character.

Namuhana · 12-18-2015, 12:42 PM

Q1 is looking pretty expensive for me, too:

Inside Llewyn Davis
Gilda
The Emigrants/The New Land
The Kid
Paris Belongs to Us
The Manchurian Candidate
A Brighter Summer Day
Bicycle Thieves

I may just have to wait for the Criterion flash sale in February/March to get some of them.

spargs · 12-18-2015, 01:13 PM

In addition to the Criterion announcements yesterday, did anyone else see that Warner Archive will be releasing Hitchcock's The Wrong Man? What a great day of announcements yesterday!

SkyAntoine · 12-18-2015, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeTi

Tastes differ i guess but this has to be the most boring movie i've ever seen ... and i absolutely hated Catherine Deneuve's character.

I really like pairing Repulsion with Rosemary's Baby. Deneuve and Farrow are both so charismatic that neither does anything to really blow you away, yet you really are drawn into their characters. Rosemary is a masterpiece IMO, but I appreciated Repulsion as a front-runner to Polanski perfecting the madness taking place inside these apartments.

I haven't seen too many of Deneuve's films, but this was not a very different character from Belle du Jour. The dichotomy of her beauty and mannerisms/speech is fascinating to me. Very mysterious and different than other blond bombshells on the screen.

jayembee · 12-18-2015, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

I watched Hidden Fortress a couple of months ago for the first time. By "inspiration" I had in my mind..."Star Wars: The Japanese Years".

I would have enjoyed the movie more if I found out after watching that it inspired Star Wars. I (unfairly) viewed it comparing everything about it to Lucas' film.

You need to scare up a copy of the British film The Dam Busters.

Scottie · 12-18-2015, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Repulsion?

Good?

Great?

Overrate?

...boring?

I used to like it but it didn't hold up on repeat viewings for me.

shadedpain4 · 12-18-2015, 03:41 PM

Since Taiwanese Cinema is typical around here at the moment, I thought I'd point out that this releases in a few days. Early work from both Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien, as well as other Taiwanese new wave filmmakers, all on blu-ray and with (as far as I know) English subs for the first time.

Plus, Hou Hsiao-Hsien's The Assassin has its domestic blu release in the states next month.

It's a good time to be a fan on Taiwanese Cinema!

AaronJ · 12-18-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Repulsion?

Good?

Great?

Overrate?

...boring?

OK, first I should let you know a couple of things. I am a very big fan of Polanski in general, and I am an unabashed Deneuve fanboy. So, with that in mind ...

I think "Great" is the correct response. It's quite disturbing. Deneuve's performance is one of the best of her storied career. Polanski is on top of his game. The film looks amazing on the Criterion release. And it comes with some cool extras.

This movie is absolutely one of my favorites.

jayembee · 12-18-2015, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Namuhana

Add me to the list of those who don't care for Star Wars. I've only seen A New Hope and was thoroughly disappointed. I also expected Yoda to be there, but, nope, no Yoda. I have zero interest in seeing the other films.

I loved the original Star Wars back when it was first released, and saw it umpteen times over the years. Ditto with The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi I've only seen maybe three times.

In the late 90s, I bought a used LD box set of the trilogy. Got to the end of the first, and decided that I was Star Wars'd out. On my next trip to the LD store, I traded the set back in. Haven't seen any of those films since, and haven't seen the "upgraded" versions of them.

Saw The Phantom Menace on a whim opening night (I was high from just having seen The Mummy. Thought it was ghastly. Watched Attack of the Clones on HBO one night while cleaning my apartment. Though it was just as ghastly (though I was impressed that Christopher Lee managed to survive the movie with his dignity intact). Still haven't seen Revenge of the Sith.

She Who Must Be Obeyed (a.k.a. the wife), however, is still a big fan, so we have tickets to see the new film on Tuesday afternoon. I probably wouldn't see it on my own, but I have to admit that Abrams directing, and Lucas having nothing to do with it is a plus for me. She's going to go crazy between now and then trying to avoid spoilers. Me, not so much, because I'm not a spoilerphobe.

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, SWMBO indicated disappointment that I haven't picked up any of the SW films on Blu-ray. So I'm about to go over to Best Buy to pick up the recent SteelBook editions for her for Christmas. It'd be a bit cheaper to get the "Complete Saga" box, but I figure if I'm going to have the SW films on our Blu-ray shelves, I'm going to at least have snazzy-looking copies.

jayembee · 12-18-2015, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by eiknarf

Would Criterion ever consider the remake of Solaris? I know it's not in fashion to like that one, but I really do

Since Criterion has released some Fox-owned titles, I don't imagine it's completely out of the question. I don't know how likely it will be, though.

Anyway, I liked the remake as well. In fact, I liked it more than the original. I love Tarkovsky's films, but Solaris is actually one of my least favorites of his.

AaronJ · 12-18-2015, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

Since Criterion has released some Fox-owned titles, I don't imagine it's completely out of the question. I don't know how likely it will be, though.

Anyway, I liked the remake as well. In fact, I liked it more than the original. I love Tarkovsky's films, but Solaris is actually one of my least favorites of his.

I actually prefer the Soderbergh version as well. (Wasn't sure if it was OK to say that in public!

) But I do appreciate Tarkovsky's version as well.

ShellOilJunior · 12-18-2015, 04:04 PM

Terrific month.

The Manchurian Candidate is mind-blowingly great.

This quote always gets me:

[Show spoiler]

Next up: Seven Days in May. Digipack release (1 blu+novel). This great film needs a blu-ray release!

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12-18-2015, 07:02 AM	#139761
BoydR12 Expert Member Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:587 Blu-ray collection:1408 Trading Score:113	Thanks for all the help guys, in gonna order a couple, and I'm gonna try to stay active in this thread

12-18-2015, 07:39 AM	#139762
kidc Active Member Member since:May 2015 Blu-ray collection:214	Rivette's Paris Belongs to Us is going to be the most expensive blu-ray (or DVD) purchase I've ever made because this is the release that's going to make me buy a region free blu-ray player. Ecstatic about this.

12-18-2015, 11:20 AM	#139764
Smartmark Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Upstate NY 4K collection:412 Blu-ray collection:2922 DVD collection:355	Mulholland Dr. My Own Private Idaho The Fisher King Tootsie Insomnia Blue Is The Warmest Color Nashville On The Waterfront The Game Being John Malkovich Anatomy Of A Murder Traffic 12 Angry Men Rushmore Dazed & Confused Broadcast News The Third Man The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button And soon to be getting The Graduate Bicycle Thieves The Manchurian Candidate

12-18-2015, 11:43 AM	#139766
Ray Jackson Blu-ray Duke Member since:Apr 2013 Location:The dark underbelly of Anytown, USA 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:455 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:74 Trading Score:183	*Repulsion*? Good? Great? Overrate? ...boring?

12-18-2015, 12:42 PM	#139770
Namuhana Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Cincinnati 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:1049 DVD collection:64 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:1	Q1 is looking pretty expensive for me, too: Inside Llewyn Davis Gilda The Emigrants/The New Land The Kid Paris Belongs to Us The Manchurian Candidate A Brighter Summer Day Bicycle Thieves I may just have to wait for the Criterion flash sale in February/March to get some of them.

12-18-2015, 01:13 PM	#139771
spargs Senior Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:sunny Florida 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1108 DVD collection:55 Trading Score:3	In addition to the Criterion announcements yesterday, did anyone else see that Warner Archive will be releasing Hitchcock's The Wrong Man? What a great day of announcements yesterday!

12-18-2015, 03:41 PM	#139775
shadedpain4 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:2749 DVD collection:94 Trading Score:6	Since Taiwanese Cinema is typical around here at the moment, I thought I'd point out that this releases in a few days. Early work from both Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien, as well as other Taiwanese new wave filmmakers, all on blu-ray and with (as far as I know) English subs for the first time. Plus, Hou Hsiao-Hsien's The Assassin has its domestic blu release in the states next month. It's a good time to be a fan on Taiwanese Cinema!

12-18-2015, 04:04 PM	#139780
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Terrific month. The Manchurian Candidate is mind-blowingly great. This quote always gets me: [Show spoiler] Next up: Seven Days in May. Digipack release (1 blu+novel). This great film needs a blu-ray release!

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