The Criterion Collection

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Antichrist is pretty cheap to import right now...... and Pro-B gave it a solid review (4/5 for PQ and AQ)

I'll hold onto my Criterion Pre-order still..... but are the extras the same?

It appears that the extras are, indeed, the same. I pulled out my disc last night to check. Criterion doesn't go into detail about the featurettes on their site, though. The Artificial Eye disc has like 9 featurettes, so I'm sure Criterion's will duplicate those.

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[Beta Man]

I might be going crazy myself........

I tried to pull up the Antichrist review again (white cover, with Scissors.... possibly the UK one ) and the listing on this site is gone

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I might be going crazy myself........

I tried to pull up the Antichrist review again (white cover, with Scissors.... possibly the UK one ) and the listing on this site is gone

You're crazy!

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[aggienader08]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I might be going crazy myself........

I tried to pull up the Antichrist review again (white cover, with Scissors.... possibly the UK one ) and the listing on this site is gone

Originally Posted by ccfixx

You're crazy!

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I'm just going to ask this because I respect y'alls opinion, but what is Antichrist like? Is it good?

[johndoyle123]

Originally Posted by aggienader08

I'm just going to ask this because I respect y'alls opinion, but what is Antichrist like? Is it good?

i had the luxury of seeing it at cinema and i also own the blu-ray

i loved it , but a lot of people get turned off because it is pretty violent and sexually explicit ,,,,,
theres a lot of context and hidden meanings to the film it is definitely worth a watch

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by aggienader08

I'm just going to ask this because I respect y'alls opinion, but what is Antichrist like? Is it good?

Personally, I found it enjoyable and appreciate it being a part of my collection. However, it's definitely not for everyone... much like a lot of von Trier's work, I'd say.

Like johndoyle123 says... some explicit stuff, sexual penetration shown with porn stand-ins for Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, downward spiraling mental stability, etc.

Most people seem to have walked away from the film with no care at all. I found it to be emotionally insane with some "WTF" moments that I thought were cool. Then again, I have family viewings of "Salo" during the holidays so don't take my word for it.

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[fdm]

Originally Posted by Sukuri

The film just didn't come with any sound.

Although they are "silent" films, if there is no sound, then it's going to be a lot tougher to get through the film than it would be were you watching a proper presentation. I'd suggest trying to watch it again with a soundtrack, as pretty much all silent movies were meant to have a musical accompaniment. That's part of the experience. (Edit: although I've seen a silent or two (Gance's Napolean come to mind), where the music was overdone and drove me a little nuts in spite of how good the film was).

(And was the PQ any good with the version you saw? Criterion's was pretty good.)

[rezpekt]

This year's ATP New York includes the following films presented by Criterion that are not yet in the collection:
Ne change rien (Pedro Costa, 2009)
The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)
Something Wild (Jonathan Demme, 1986)

I guess we can expect these in 2011. Last year they had films like "Paris, Texas", "Mystery Train" and "House" which were eventually announced for the Collection.

[kndy]

Originally Posted by rkish

If you stream the film on NetFlix, there is no music.

Yikes...that blows. The music contributes to the enjoyment of a silent film. I know that the StudioCanal Renoir set has no music but I can't fathom watching a silent film especially "Passion of Joan of Arc" let alone a longer film like "Intolerance" without a musical soundtrack.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

This year's ATP New York includes the following films presented by Criterion that are not yet in the collection:
Ne change rien (Pedro Costa, 2005)
The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)
Something Wild (Jonathan Demme, 1986)

I guess we can expect these in 2011. Last year they had films like "Paris, Texas", "Mystery Train" and "House" which were eventually announced for the Collection.

Something Wild would be an interesting choice. I watched it for the first time ever on DVD last year.

Speaking of Demme films and MGM etc... I think it would be the tops if Criterion could issue the silence of the lambs mainly because the current BD release just does NOT look right at all. Way too clean looking. All you have to do is check out the HD trailer on the BD and that is how the film should look. The trailer looked like film the movie looked like... well just not right.

[rezpekt]

Something Wild is pretty much confirmed, check out this video, it was around the 16th minute if I remember correctly.

[Xerios]

would it be too much to ask to include the OOP titles in the OP?... i seem to frequently ask here because i dont know where to go... but if the OP had it i wouldnt trouble anyone...

just a thought

[Sukuri]

Originally Posted by Xerios

would it be too much to ask to include the OOP titles in the OP?... i seem to frequently ask here because i dont know where to go... but if the OP had it i wouldnt trouble anyone...

just a thought

you could always, you know, just check the criterion website.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Xerios

would it be too much to ask to include the OOP titles in the OP?... i seem to frequently ask here because i dont know where to go... but if the OP had it i wouldnt trouble anyone...

Yes, too much trouble...

- The Man Who Fell To Earth
- Pierrot le fou (OOP, but still available through Criterion's site because they have remaining stock. That's why it's not listed as OOP on their site, yet.)
- The Third Man

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[retablo]

Originally Posted by aggienader08

I'm just going to ask this because I respect y'alls opinion, but what is Antichrist like? Is it good?

I always respect Von Trier's work is I frequently don't "love" it... but its always interesting for a watch. But Antichrist (probably along with Benjamin Button) is maybe the best looking movie shot on HD (the RED One) yet. And the slow motion shots - shot with the Phantom that can record 1000 frames a second - are really unbelievably beautiful. The opening 3 minutes are a must see, if nothing else.

[johndoyle123]

Originally Posted by retablo

I always respect Von Trier's work is I frequently don't "love" it... but its always interesting for a watch. But Antichrist (probably along with Benjamin Button) is maybe the best looking movie shot on HD (the RED One) yet. And the slow motion shots - shot with the Phantom that can record 1000 frames a second - are really unbelievably beautiful. The opening 3 minutes are a must see, if nothing else.

agreed it looks absolutely breath taking

[Show spoiler]william defoes bare ass not so much

[buffetfroid]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

This year's ATP New York includes the following films presented by Criterion that are not yet in the collection:
Ne change rien (Pedro Costa, 2009)
The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)
Something Wild (Jonathan Demme, 1986)

I guess we can expect these in 2011. Last year they had films like "Paris, Texas", "Mystery Train" and "House" which were eventually announced for the Collection.

Sweet jesus, please please on Kiss Me Deadly. The Killing would be very cool too

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Grubert

It doesn't surprise me that Scott considers movies as business rather than art.

Remember what David Mamet said:

I like mass entertainment. I've written mass entertainment. But it's the opposite of art because the job of mass entertainment is to cajole, seduce and flatter consumers to let them know that what they thought was right is right, and that their tastes and their immediate gratification are of the utmost concern of the purveyor. The job of the artist, on the other hand, is to say, 'Wait a second, to the contrary, everything that we have thought is wrong. Let's reexamine it.'

Ridley Scott makes mass entertainment. Yeah, many of their movies are really good (I'm a huge Alien fan), but they don't offer much beyond the surface. What you see is what you get.

He did make art once, almost despite himself. The movie, of course, is Blade Runner. It's still baffling that he managed to make such a multi-layered movie (and not only aesthetically, but also thematically).

(IMO of course.)

I couldn't have said it better myself.

I think that both films, especially Blade Runner, are very important films.

Blade Runner was a LOW BUDGET production, that almost didn't get made a number of times. If it weren't for securing $21.5 million in financing through a three way deal between The Ladd Company (through Warner Bros.), the Hong Kong-based producer Sir Run Run Shaw, and Tandem Productions, the film would probably never had been made. Producer Michael Deeley can be thanked for that.

The fact that they were able to snare Syd Mead and Jordan Cronenweth was just icing on the cake.

[lynx]

I have the digipack release of Last Year at Marienbad. Criteron is still offering the replacement case but unfortunately Criteron won't ship overseas (Australia). I believe they charge $5 per case with free shipping to anywhere in the US. Would anyone here be able to help me out?

[rkish]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Personally, I found it enjoyable and appreciate it being a part of my collection. However, it's definitely not for everyone... much like a lot of von Trier's work, I'd say.

Like johndoyle123 says... some explicit stuff, sexual penetration shown with porn stand-ins for Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, downward spiraling mental stability, etc.

Most people seem to have walked away from the film with no care at all. I found it to be emotionally insane with some "WTF" moments that I thought were cool. Then again, I have family viewings of "Salo" during the holidays so don't take my word for it.

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My Jungian wife LOVED it...I found it interesting, very difficult to watch some of the material (bordered on sad and painful...both psychically and mentally).

BTW...for those with NetFlix, can stream it.