The Criterion Collection

[Lordy]

Originally Posted by Bronson13

Bought 3 more. So final tally is 69 Criterions!

Wow I really am an idiot.

Who are we to disagree?

[regeyer]

I'm proud to say that I didn't buy any. With that said I did subscribe to their online streaming service, FilmStruck. It's a great way to check out Criterion releases I've never seen before. Most Criterion titles, even the ones I like, are not something I want to own. So watching them on FilmStruck is a great way to try before you buy.

[okcmaxk]

Originally Posted by plateoshrimp

This is pretty much how every day starts and ends for me, minus the despair most days. Maybe that's why I like Bergman's work, at least the small amount of it that I've seen.

This morning I woke up also wondering if Hard Eight and I Heart Huckabees will ever get Criterion releases.

PTA has expressed interest in releasing Hard Eight with Criterion, so that’s a definite possibility.

Fox owns I Heart Huckabees, and considering that their relationship with Criterion is pretty good, there’s a chance it could be released in the future.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by regeyer

I'm proud to say that I didn't buy any. With that said I did subscribe to their online streaming service, FilmStruck. It's a great way to check out Criterion releases I've never seen before. Most Criterion titles, even the ones I like, are not something I want to own. So watching them on FilmStruck is a great way to try before you buy.

This really goes down well in the Criterion Collection thread.

[Scottie]

This is your one and only warning to drop it.

It's perfectly acceptable to discuss film reviews but personally attacking reviewers is not.

[Blu Titan]

We have enough political and social postings/arguments all over the news, social media and elsewhere...the nonsense stays off this forum and out of this thread.

If you don’t like a particular reviewer’s take or style then skip over those reviews.

[koberulz]

Are there multiple people reviewing Criterion discs?

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Are there multiple people reviewing Criterion discs?

No.

[regeyer]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

This really goes down well in the Criterion Collection thread.

If the Criterion Collection thread is limited to discussion of DVDs and Blu-Rays then you're right. But I thought this was a thread about more than that. Criterion has their own "channel" now, with most of their esteemed collection available for streaming. I personally think this is on topic. But, if I'm wrong, please let me know.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by regeyer

If the Criterion Collection thread is limited to discussion of DVDs and Blu-Rays then you're right. But I thought this was a thread about more than that. Criterion has their own "channel" now, with most of their esteemed collection available for streaming. I personally think this is on topic. But, if I'm wrong, please let me know.

I don't think it's wrong to mention it. Not everyone has the money or interest in buying dozens of blu-rays, particularly blind-buys. Test-driving them on Filmstruck first is a great way to determine what movies you want to spend your money on.

[regeyer]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

I don't think it's wrong to mention it. Not everyone has the money or interest in buying dozens of blu-rays, particularly blind-buys. Test-driving them on Filmstruck first is a great way to determine what movies you want to spend your money on.

For me, personally, most of the Criterion releases I watch will not be viewed again. That's not because I didn't like the movie. It's because I don't see myself watching it again. There are plenty of movies I have really enjoyed that I don't have a desire to see again. Then, of course, there are Criterion releases that I can't live without and I watch them over and over again. I have added all of those to my personal collection.

I did consider buying something during this last B&N sale. But there was really nothing I wanted. I'm through with blind buys. I'll either borrow the movie from the library, which has an excellent collection, or I'll watch it on FilmStruck. If it's something I want to rewatch and add to my personal library, I'll add it to my list and buy it the next time there is a 50% off sale.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

We have enough political and social postings/arguments all over the news, social media and elsewhere...the nonsense stays off this forum and out of this thread.

If you don’t like a particular reviewer’s take or style then skip over those reviews.

Just to help me understand where the mod teams lines are, how would it be appropriate to discuss political films here? Espically considering the (valid) notion that all films have a political viewpoint.

[willtopower]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Missing out on Antichrist is a horrible mistake. Then again, I love von Trier. Lars rocks. Granted, that movie might not be everyone's speed, but damn, is it good!

Are you happy with your choices, that's the end question? I know that I am with mine.

I hope you live OK without Antichrist/

Antichrist left a huge impression on me. It's like a black cancer seeps right beneath the surface. There is a real sense of evil in that film that goes beyond anything religious imo. I absolutely love it.

Interestingly enough I actually don't care for Melancholia too much.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Just to help me understand where the mod teams lines are, how would it be appropriate to discuss political films here? Espically considering the (valid) notion that all films have a political viewpoint.

You are only allowed to discuss religion and politics when it is the main topic of a specific movie. Keep in mind that all people are different and have different beliefs, so be respectful to each other. Stay on topic and make sure what you say is directly related to the movie.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/faq.php?fa...forumrulesfull

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Just to help me understand where the mod teams lines are, how would it be appropriate to discuss political films here? Espically considering the (valid) notion that all films have a political viewpoint.

People have political viewpoints, and sometimes their films do. But not all. It's valid to think so, but not necessarily the truth.

[Cremildo]

This sophism - "every film is political" - is often repeated (by people who want to force others to talk about something they don't want to), but almost never elaborated upon. As long as a film is about something, anyone can attribute a political meaning to it, which doesn't mean the filmmakers intended the movie to have a political agenda.

[jaydot]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

This sophism - "every film is political" - is often repeated (by people who want to force others to talk about something they don't want to), but almost never elaborated upon. As long as a film is about something, anyone can attribute a political meaning to it, which doesn't mean the filmmakers intended the movie to have a political agenda.

why would the filmmakers' intentions have anything to do with whether a movie is political or not?

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by jaydot

why would the filmmakers' intentions have anything to do with whether a movie is political or not?

why would the filmmaker's intentions have anything to do with whether or not a movie is a horror movie or not?

why would the filmmaker's intentions have anything to do with whether or not a movie is x-thing or not?

tl;dr not every film is intentionally politcal/topical, and whether or not it is, is usually a decision like anything else concerning why a movie is anything.

[Snicket]

How people interpret themes of films (or anything for that matter) is a crucial part of critique and therefore informs the medium itself. Wanting to police that thread of interpretation is robbing ourselves of something really important and critical.

I understand this makes people uncomfortable, but I think that’s part of the point.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by jaydot

why would the filmmakers' intentions have anything to do with whether a movie is political or not?

I don't understand the question.

It seems to me that you don't care about what someone (a filmmaker through a movie, for example) is trying to convey; instead, you'd just like to put your own stamp on it, all other factors be damned.

If one doesn't take the artist's intention into account, anyone can appropriate the work of art, ascribe it whatever political meaning they see fit, whether it fits or not, and even weaponize it, which is unfair at best and dangerous at worst. A film is not made in an intellectual vacuum - it is carefully planned and designed, which means intention is integral to the equation. But to assert that said intention is always political is a baseless generalization.