The Criterion Collection

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

Alamo Drafthouse is having a free screening of Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow Up. I have never seen it before, so I think I might go.

If you don't, I will hunt you down!

Seriously, though, we don't have Alamo Drafthouse theaters here, which sucks. And the only time I've seen Blow Up on a "big screen" was in a film class at community college, so as you might imagine it wasn't quite the theater experience that one might look forward to.

[MifuneFan]

Reserve your seat now, if you haven't Jacob. My local Alamo sold out already.

[SammyJankis]

I'd go if it was an actual print. I do dig their free screenings, though.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I've probably owned more editions of the James Bond 007 movies than anything else, in terms of different editions over multiple formats.

When it comes to Blu-ray, though, The Third Man wins, because I've owned three different Blu-ray editions of that film.

Same here, I got James Bond films all over the place on DVD and the big Bond 50 BluRay set. I seem to remember there were those random 5 movie sets that had a bunch of different 007 films among all the different actors. I seem to recall I had The Spy Who Loved Me(2 copies, bought the standalone DVD), Dr No, Man with the Golden Gun, Dr No, License to Kill, and one more that escapes me) and also Die Another Day when it came out. I will soon own three different versions of Silence of the Lambs(DVD, previous BluRay, and now the Criterion).

[AaronJ]

Hmm, I only need 38 pts. to get to a $50 GC. I wonder what I should get? I've already spent so much this year, and this, what? The 4th? LOL

But I'm sure there's something I need. Thinking.

Woman in the Dunes? Never seen it. The review says that it is sure that Lynch saw it, though. So it must be up my alley. Hmm.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Reserve your seat now, if you haven't Jacob. My local Alamo sold out already.

Same at mine, but they also having screenings on Jan 27, 28, and 31.

[sawdustandtinsel]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Hmm, I only need 38 pts. to get to a $50 GC. I wonder what I should get? I've already spent so much this year, and this, what? The 4th? LOL

But I'm sure there's something I need. Thinking.

Woman in the Dunes? Never seen it. The review says that it is sure that Lynch saw it, though. So it must be up my alley. Hmm.

Watched Woman in the Dunes for the first time back in March and I still occasionally catch myself thinking about it. I would never say anything is a safe blind buy but this is as close as it gets(for me anyway).

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by sawdustandtinsel

Watched Woman in the Dunes for the first time back in March and I still occasionally catch myself thinking about it. I would never say anything is a safe blind buy but this is as close as it gets(for me anyway).

I picked it up. And something else, so I have a $50 GC. Now I have to decide how to spend it.

I told myself that i would learn more about Asian cinema in the near future. So hopefully that will help. I admit that I have been mostly about Euro-cinema my whole life.

EDIT: I think I'm going to go with The Kid with the Bike. I'll have all the Dardennes titles from Criterion this way. I can't believe it will let me down at all.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Checking in briefly to say that Woman in The Dunes is a masterpiece. Thanks, banneduser, for giving it a hearty recommendation. Expected to like it but didn't expect it to give as much as it does.

I don't have time to really put together some thoughts on it but here are some films that crossed my mind while watching it. The newer stuff could have been influenced by WITD...

Kill List, Eyes Wide Shut, The Twilight Zone, Harakiri

Here was my initial reaction to WITD. It is a great film.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Hmm, I only need 38 pts. to get to a $50 GC. I wonder what I should get? I've already spent so much this year, and this, what? The 4th? LOL

But I'm sure there's something I need. Thinking.

Woman in the Dunes? Never seen it. The review says that it is sure that Lynch saw it, though. So it must be up my alley. Hmm.

One of the all time great films.

[Scottie]

I'm due for a Woman in the Dunes rewatch.

I didn't really care too much for it initially.

[Abdrewes]

This blew my mind as I was browsing Amazon Italy.

[sasdragon]

I would adore Man Bites Dog being released on Blu-ray, so I could upgrade from my Criterion DVD

[TajSamKojiJesam]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Woman in the Dunes? Never seen it. The review says that it is sure that Lynch saw it, though. So it must be up my alley. Hmm.

It is quite possibly the best Japanese movie in the collection, at least if you ask me.

[moviebuffed]

Originally Posted by TajSamKojiJesam

It is quite possibly the best Japanese movie in the collection, at least if you ask me.

I almost agree with that. Kwaidan and Harakiri are right up there too.

[MJD64]

Kurosawa says hello.

[MifuneFan]

The correct answer is Hausu.

[Scottie]

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[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by TajSamKojiJesam

It is quite possibly the best Japanese movie in the collection, at least if you ask me.

Nope, not even close .

[TajSamKojiJesam]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Nope, not even close .

Which ones do you think are better?
Some of the ones that come the closest for me are Double Suicide, Intentions of Murder, House, The Ballad of Narayama, Harakiri, Onibaba, The Face of Another, The Naked Island, The Warped Ones and Branded to Kill.