The Criterion Collection

[Arawn]

He's one of those actors who feels miscast in a lot of things.

[Hunter T]

Originally Posted by dbhl3000

I ordered Police Story 1&2 for $19.99 and Stranger Than Paradise for $15.99
You get a 5% discount when you buy 2 or 3 blurays. Free shipping in June. No sales tax.
So my total is $34.18
Sounds too good to be true but I took a chance.

Made an order about 4 days ago. Have been charged, yet I haven't received a shipping notification. Furthermore, can't seem to access their website anymore. I just get this message: "costerol.com’s server IP address could not be found."

Have your items been shipped?

[javy]

Epic Roberts played Ben Siegal once, though he is no Warren Beatty.

Originally Posted by Arawn

He's one of those actors who feels miscast in a lot of things.

If you want to watch Eric Roberts in a movie as "a talking cat", and laugh and be stupefied at how ridiculous and bad the movie is, try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-h-...ature=youtu.be

[MassiveMovieBuff]

I thought Roberts was effectively slimy in The Specialist but he doesn't hold a candle to James Woods' outstanding performance in that film.

[captainron_howdy]

Originally Posted by aaronj

excuse me?!

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[rip63]

Originally Posted by mja345

Mickey Rourke and the supporting cast are giving grounded, realistic performances and Roberts is straight out of a cartoon at times.

I've always thought that was just the over-the-top nature of his character. I've actually met people like that!

Speaking of which, The Pope Of Greenwich Village would be a good title for Criterion. It's developed something of a reputation over the years and even Mickey Rourke still deems it his best film. Its director has helmed a lot of great stuff.

[BluPat]

Today I went and picked up "The Heiress" (1949) on Blu-ray and there was a very nice, polite young man working the register at Barnes & Noble. My husband had some digital "gift cards" that I thought were coupons that I was able to use (1) on my movie and it brought it down to $16+.
I asked the cashier if I could use coupons and he said, "Of course you can!"
So very nice.

[mja345]

Originally Posted by rip63

I've always thought that was just the over-the-top nature of his character. I've actually met people like that!

Speaking of which, The Pope Of Greenwich Village would be a good title for Criterion. It's developed something of a reputation over the years and even Mickey Rourke still deems it his best film. Its director has helmed a lot of great stuff.

I have the Rourke double feature with that and "Desperate Hours". I'm a big fan of the film, even if I have a bit of an issue with Roberts' performance. One film I'd love to see on BD from Stuart Rosenberg is "Pocket Money" with Paul Newman and Lee Marvin.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by mja345

I have the Rourke double feature with that and "Desperate Hours". I'm a big fan of the film, even if I have a bit of an issue with Roberts' performance.

Yeah Pope is such breezy fun, and I'm a fan myself...even if I agree with you that Roberts is too much at times. I was pissed I had to buy Desperate Hours to get it; those forced double-features are the worst. Pope really needs a new scan, the master the disc uses is incredibly dated.

Speaking of Rourke in the Criterion thread, I picked up and revisited Rumble Fish the other night. It still lacks the nostalgic value or poignant punch that The Outsiders has for me, but my appreciation for it has grown with time (and I love that we're no sooner than 1 minute into the movie and we've already encountered Laurence Fishburne, Tom Waits, Nicolas Cage, Chris Penn and Matt Dillon.)

I used to think that "80s Rouke" was totally overblown, but truthfully, the guy did have a pretty special streak that makes him stand out as one of the premier actors of that decade (the irony of course is that he was simultaneously considered an heir apparent to Brando and De Niro and box office poison.) I usually get into a zone every 2-3 years where I load up on his stuff.

If you look at his work that decade, there's something for everybody; Diner has long been my favorite, but Angel Heart might just represent his "peak". Then again, Pope and Barfly are two very popular choices. Barfly has long been championed as an ideal Criterion candidate, but every year passes with no mention (still kicking myself for not picking up the region-free Aussie release.)

Still haven't seen Heaven's Gate, but I've debated picking it as both a western, a Cimino, and yes, a Rourke fan. How small is his part there?

[whedon]

Originally Posted by Reddington

I remembered this being asked before and found this post from last year. Hope it helps:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=371

I opted to stick with having it posted over here as I figured that if there was an issue and I had to return it then I'd end up paying to post it to the US so that it can be sent back. I dread having issues such as I had with my Herschell Gordon Lewis box set where all the DVDS were missing and then having to slobber and mess around with sending it to the US to then be returned.

[Xtempo]

Watched the Breakfast Club since I picked it up during the sale. Damn that will not work in today's society. the extended and deleated scenes made more sense to the movie but paced slightly different. It's a good movie that represents the 80's well. I can't believe I forgot that that they paired up except for Brian which is kinda sad though it would have been different if Brian did but then it seemed that brains don't attract girls per that.

Hoping to watch For All Mankind today since its the 4th.

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Barfly has long been championed as an ideal Criterion candidate, but every year passes with no mention (still kicking myself for not picking up the region-free Aussie release.)

Still haven't seen Heaven's Gate, but I've debated picking it as both a western, a Cimino, and yes, a Rourke fan. How small is his part there?

Barfly is very, very high on my Criterion wish list. *sigh*

Regarding Rourke in Heaven's Gate, his role

[Show spoiler]is only a few minutes

, but it is memorable. I like the film a lot, but it's a tricky one to recommend.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Barfly is very, very high on my Criterion wish list. *sigh*

I've actually always been one of the very few to prefer Factotum to Barfly, but it would be outstanding to finally see the latter make its way to Criterion.

How funny that both Rourke and Dillon would go on to play Chinaski (and as aside, Factotum has Tomei, who would go on to co-star with Rouke in The Wrestler.)

I've thought about grabbing TT's release of Eureka a couple times, but despite the cast, it just sounds so bizarre. Any opinion on that one?

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by CineSicko

One of my favorites of the '70s, and has been since the VHS days. The Criterion release is nothing less than a revelation. Sorry you didn't like it more.

Honestly, I probably have the entire movie memorized.

I liked it.

It just didn’t necessarily strike me as one of those classic, under appreciated pictures that deserved a Criterion release.

Then again, i felt the same way about The Friends of Eddie Coyle the first time I saw it, but eventually came around to liking it much more.

[Egbert Souse]

B&N purchases so far:
The Kid Brother (previously had the New Line Lloyd set)
The Marseille Trilogy (complete blind-buy)
Swing Time (seen on TCM)
Detour (seen on TCM)
The Heiress (blind-buy, enjoyed most other Wyler films I've seen)
A Face in the Crowd (seen on TCM)
War and Peace (blind-buy, can't pass on an epic Russian Tolstoy adaptation)
In the Heat of the Night (blind-buy)
Dressed to Kill (blind-buy, love all the DePalmas I've seen so far)
Blue Velvet (previously has the MGM DVD and Blu-ray)
The Last Temptation of Christ (blind-buy, love all the Scorsese films I've seen)
The Age of Innocence (blind-buy, same)
Inside Llewyn Davis (blind-buy, only Coens film I haven't seen besides Intolerable Cruelty)

[Ray Jackson]

There’s only one Eric Roberts picture that deserves a Criterion release.

A phenomenally moving, existential journey into the deepest layers of the human condition.

ER gives what might be the greatest performance since Brando in On the Waterfront.

...a masterclass in method acting.

I cried the first time I saw it.

[Show spoiler]

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Just watched my copy of House of Games. Great flick! It'd been a while since I had seen it so it was a real treat revisiting it. Nice blu ray from Criterion too. Solid transfer (even if it's an older master) and audio. One of Mamet's best.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

There’s only one Eric Roberts picture that deserves a Criterion release.

A phenomenally moving, existential journey into the deepest layers of the human condition.

ER gives what might be the greatest performance since Brando in On the Waterfront.

...a masterclass in method acting.

I cried the first time I saw it.

[Show spoiler]

Now you're speaking my language!

I know you're joking, but I don't care what anyone says: Best of the Best is great fun - AND it has the second best fight scene of the '80s (They Live is #1 and genuinely does deserve a Criterion release IMO).

[blufellas]

So far I bought:

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Multiple Maniacs
In the Heat of the Night
Le Samouraï
Harold and Maude
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Ride the Pink Horse
Valley of the Dolls
Detour
The Breakfast Club
Purple Noon
Traffic
The Killers

I think I might get 5 more before this sale ends.

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

I've actually always been one of the very few to prefer Factotum to Barfly, but it would be outstanding to finally see the latter make its way to Criterion.

How funny that both Rourke and Dillon would go on to play Chinaski (and as aside, Factotum has Tomei, who would go on to co-star with Rouke in The Wrestler.)

I've thought about grabbing TT's release of Eureka a couple times, but despite the cast, it just sounds so bizarre. Any opinion on that one?

I love Factotum as well - still have the DVD. It seems like the combination of Rourke, Dunaway, and Schroeder gives Barfly the edge, particularly when it comes to getting a Criterion, but who knows.

I've yet to see Eureka, but I'd like to. A friend who's a big fan of Roeg gave it a weak endorsement. Still, if I could get the right price, I would chance it.