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Hoke Moseley · 01-21-2018, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

I made it 84 mins. I actually found the stuff in the beginning to be pretty great. Once they got into the zone is when I was bored to death.

That's very surprising to me. I'm gonna agree with some others and chalk it up to your mood at the time. I hope you'll give it another try in the future.

Arch Stanton · 01-21-2018, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

I made it 84 mins. I actually found the stuff in the beginning to be pretty great. Once they got into the zone is when I was bored to death.

I see you've just ordered L'Avventura... good luck with that one

Doctor Jack · 01-21-2018, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

That's very surprising to me. I'm gonna agree with some others and chalk it up to your mood at the time. I hope you'll give it another try in the future.

I won’t. Once was enough. Already sold it.

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Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

I see you've just ordered L'Avventura... good luck with that one

I loved L’avventura the one time I saw it before.

hoytereden · 01-21-2018, 11:50 PM

With the discussion about challenging films-Very early tomorrow morning TCM will be showing The Tree of Wooden Clogs @ 2:15am EST. I've never seen it before so I'll give it a whirl. My time zone puts it in a fairly doable starting time so I'll get an idea if it's a film I want to own.

thinredline · 01-22-2018, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

With the discussion about challenging films-Very early tomorrow morning TCM will be showing The Tree of Wooden Clogs @ 2:15am EST. I've never seen it before so I'll give it a whirl. My time zone puts it in a fairly doable starting time so I'll get an idea if it's a film I want to own.

IF you're region free and you decide to own it, have in mind that the Arrow bluray has corrected the heavy teal of the Ritrovata restoration found in the Criterion bluray.
So, you can decide what version you want.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...7&postcount=10

ThisKid · 01-22-2018, 03:15 AM

Hey ShellOilJunior, have you got the results for the Criterion 2017 poll yet?

ShellOilJunior · 01-22-2018, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ThisKid

Hey ShellOilJunior, have you got the results for the Criterion 2017 poll yet?

Not enough entries this year.

Hoke Moseley · 01-22-2018, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Not enough entries this year.

Is there still time to submit? I must have missed your post about it....

ShellOilJunior · 01-22-2018, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

Is there still time to submit? I must have missed your post about it....

Nope. I removed the link. Only 5 people voted. Not enough interest this year.

plateoshrimp · 01-22-2018, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Watched Jeanne Dielman for the first time ever this morning. Going into it I thought that it really couldn’t be as good as some make it out to be. Figured after 45 mins I would say, yeah I get it, and turn it off. 3 1/2 Hours later it was over and I was completely mesmerized the whole time. The 201 mins get more like 91 mins. I don’t know if it was me, but I was in a constant state of suspense the whole entire time. No idea why. I absolutely loved it.

I'm not familiar with this one but I've added it to my wish list based your post. It sounds like it might be hypnotic in the same way Slow TV is.

The Great Owl · 01-22-2018, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Nope. I removed the link. Only 5 people voted. Not enough interest this year.

For what it's worth, here's what I sent in...

Best Cover Art
1. Mildred Pierce

Worst Cover Art
1. Election

Favorite Blind Purchase
1. The Breaking Point

Best Catalog Upgrade (DVD to Blu-ray)
1. Le Samouraï

Best New Spine
1. The Breaking Point
2. Blow-Up
3. Mildred Pierce

Best Box Set
1. The Before Trilogy

Best Release of the Year
1. Le Samouraï
2. The Breaking Point
3. Blow-Up
4. Mildred Pierce
5. Ghost World

Reddington · 01-22-2018, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

For what it's worth, here's what I sent in...

Best Cover Art
1. Mildred Pierce

Worst Cover Art
1. Election

Favorite Blind Purchase
1. The Breaking Point

Best Catalog Upgrade (DVD to Blu-ray)
1. Le Samouraï

Best New Spine
1. The Breaking Point
2. Blow-Up
3. Mildred Pierce

Best Box Set
1. The Before Trilogy

Best Release of the Year
1. Le Samouraï
2. The Breaking Point
3. Blow-Up
4. Mildred Pierce
5. Ghost World

My votes were spread across the 100 Years of Olympic Films set, Blow-Up, Barry Lyndon, Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy, Othello, and the Hitchcock releases. And I want to see Denis Villeneuve visit the fabled closet.

The Sovereign · 01-22-2018, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Worst Cover Art
1. Election

That would have been an easy pick for me too. It deserves better.

SeanJoyce · 01-22-2018, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

My votes were spread across the 100 Years of Olympic Films set, Blow-Up, Barry Lyndon, Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy, Othello, and the Hitchcock releases. And I want to see Denis Villeneuve visit the fabled closet.

Yeah Barry Lyndon is clearly the Criterion release of the year.

bwdowiak · 01-22-2018, 04:10 PM

I didn't vote, but it would have been for Stalker, I'm sure.

bwdowiak · 01-22-2018, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

With the discussion about challenging films-Very early tomorrow morning TCM will be showing The Tree of Wooden Clogs @ 2:15am EST. I've never seen it before so I'll give it a whirl. My time zone puts it in a fairly doable starting time so I'll get an idea if it's a film I want to own.

I didn't think of it as a particularly challenging film. It is slow, but in a kind of neo-realist, lyrical way - not abstract or overly artsy.

I liked it.

belcherman · 01-22-2018, 04:30 PM

I don’t vote, mostly because I don’t think I buy/watch enough Criterions in a year to be fair about it, but if I did, I would have cast these votes.

Best Cover Art: Mildred Pierce
Favorite Blind Buy: The Breaking Point
Best Over-all Release: His Girl Friday

ShellOilJunior · 01-22-2018, 05:06 PM

For me, The Before Trilogy was the release of the year. I watched them all in a triple feature the week it was released.

Favorite blind buy: Festival. So much fun. Worth it alone for Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

qw0aszx · 01-22-2018, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

I don’t know if it was me, but I was in a constant state of suspense the whole entire time.

A friend of mine introduced this film to me three years ago saying it was a suspense film, couldn't be more accurate. The pacing is just so delicate and masterful. I even had the chance to see it on big screen last year and it's just getting better and better each time I dive into it.

Snicket · 01-22-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Nope. I removed the link. Only 5 people voted. Not enough interest this year.

Oh dang, I must have missed that. I would have voted.

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01-21-2018, 11:50 PM	#173104
hoytereden Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2010 4K collection:212 Blu-ray collection:2597 DVD collection:688 Trading Score:5	With the discussion about challenging films-Very early tomorrow morning TCM will be showing The Tree of Wooden Clogs @ 2:15am EST. I've never seen it before so I'll give it a whirl. My time zone puts it in a fairly doable starting time so I'll get an idea if it's a film I want to own.

01-22-2018, 03:15 AM	#173106
ThisKid Special Member Member since:Mar 2016 Location:You will have to find me to figure that out! 4K collection:496 Blu-ray collection:3130 DVD collection:106 Blu-ray reviews:2	Hey ShellOilJunior, have you got the results for the Criterion 2017 poll yet?

01-22-2018, 04:10 PM	#173115
bwdowiak Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:502 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	I didn't vote, but it would have been for *Stalker*, I'm sure.

01-22-2018, 04:30 PM	#173117
belcherman Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2013 Location:Eastern CT 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1956 DVD collection:85 Digital collection:249 iTunes collection:2 Prime collection:1	I don’t vote, mostly because I don’t think I buy/watch enough Criterions in a year to be fair about it, but if I did, I would have cast these votes. Best Cover Art: Mildred Pierce Favorite Blind Buy: The Breaking Point Best Over-all Release: His Girl Friday

01-22-2018, 05:06 PM	#173118
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	For me, The Before Trilogy was the release of the year. I watched them all in a triple feature the week it was released. Favorite blind buy: Festival. So much fun. Worth it alone for Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

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