The Criterion Collection

[liveandletmarblerye]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu

Two I'd love to see upgraded:

Kicking and Screaming
Dillinger is Dead

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

I was thinking of Samurai Spy, my bad.

Samurai Spy is also a good one.

As for the upgrades

1. Human Conditions Trilogy
2. The Hit
3. Youth of the Beast
4. The Bad Sleep Well
5. Under the Volcano
6. Samurai Rebellion
7. Drunken Angel
8. Fires in the Plain
9. Gate of Flesh
10. Stray Dog

As for films I would like they to release on Blu-ray that they have the rights to that hasn't even had a DVD...

1. Hunter in the Dark
2. Hunter in the Dark
3. Hunter in the Dark
4. Hunter in the Dark ...

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Oh, and as for most desired upgrades, it's just these, with The Lady Eve no longer on the list, thankfully.

1. That Hamilton Woman
2. Written on the Wind
3. Trouble in Paradise
4 - 7. The Lubitsch Musicals
8. Great Expectations
9. Brute Force

[Gacivory]

What I want upgraded

1. Z
2. Schizopolis
3. The Spirit of the Beehive
4. Secret Honor
5. Ratcatcher
6. A Nos Amour
7. Wise Blood
8. Under the Volcano
9. The Fire Within/The Lovers
10. Walker
11. This Sporting Life
12. The Face of Another
13. Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist
14. Monsters and Madmen
15. Clean, Shaven
16. Kicking & Screaming
17. Lacombe, Lucien
18. Murmur of the Heart
19. Mr. Arcadia
20. Bad Timing
21. Le Notti Bianche
22. Andrzej Wajda: Three Films
23. L’enfance Nue
24. Peeping Tom
25. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

And of course, give me the Akira Kurosawa boxset!

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:

I have to go with at least these 20 -

The Spirit of the Beehive
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Hobson's Choice
The Horse's Mouth
This is Spinal Tap
Pickup on South Street
Wise Blood
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
The Element of Crime
Man Bites Dog
Red Beard
Onibaba
Nights of Cabria
The Hit
The Ruling Class
Spellbound
Green for Danger
Secret Honor
Equinox

[Bn43]

I have the 2017 Cult Films Blu-ray of Umberto D. I don't like the subtitle font, shadow and size. Would Criterion's match up if I changed the start time slightly and would it be considered okay for someone to upload them?

Watching it now. Even has a typo. I don't remember the last time I watched anything with a typo.



Edit: Done. Had at least five typos. Don't really get how this happens. You have one job.

[NeoNical]

Originally Posted by Bn43

I have the 2017 Cult Films Blu-ray of Umberto D. I don't like the subtitle font, shadow and size. Would Criterion's match up if I changed the start time slightly and would it be considered okay for someone to upload them?

Most likely. I'm 78% sure that the it will sync but it's going to take some time. Normally it's always Criterion logo first and then Janus Films logo second and sometimes there's a restoration detail they have for certain films. Although, I don't think this film has it. But I'm sure you will most likely get it to sync well. Good luck

[UnionJackMix]

Originally Posted by Bn43

I have the 2017 Cult Films Blu-ray of Umberto D. I don't like the subtitle font, shadow and size. Would Criterion's match up if I changed the start time slightly and would it be considered okay for someone to upload them?

Watching it now. Even has a typo. I don't remember the last time I watched anything with a typo.



Edit: Done. Had at least five typos. Don't really get how this happens. You have one job.

I wonder if there hasn't been (enough?) subtitltes/closedcaptioned uproars on social media yet because while I rarely use them (just when I can't understand a line, occasionally), I do find that often the color and font are atrocious and unfitting for the program.
I am surprised that there is not an option to change those on a bluray. Watch this space?

[Bn43]

Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

I wonder if there hasn't been (enough?) subtitltes/closedcaptioned uproars on social media yet because while I rarely use them (just when I can't understand a line, occasionally), I do find that often the color and font are atrocious and unfitting for the program.

On a similar thought, I don't understand why foreign language releases typically don't have their subs reviewed, especially here. Not even a picture of the subs. Just a review for the video and audio when it's obvious most English-speaking users will be reading subs. I'd also like to know with every release if the subs are in the picture or on the letterbox.

I am surprised that there is not an option to change those on a bluray. Watch this space?

The option isn't there because the subs are images instead of text, which I guess is easier for the player.

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:

1. Written on the Wind
2. Mouchette
3. Stray Dog
4. Viridiana
5. Homicide
6. Dodes'ka-den
7. The Bad Sleep Well
8. Z
9. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
10. Armageddon - Yea, I said it. I want the DC. I want the gag reel. I want the commentary tracks. Deal with it!

Edit: Can't forget these Eclipse DVD's from the esteemed Samuel Fuller:

The Steel Helmet
The Baron of Arizona
I Shot Jesse James

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu...

1. A Canterbury Tale
2. Stray Dog

First one is my most wanted.

[jjlikesonions]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

In the interest of changing the subject, here's my top 10 Criterion DVDs that I'd like to see upgraded to Blu:

1. Masculin Feminin
2. A Woman is a Woman
3. Ran (mastered in 4k)
4. The Face of Another
5. Z
6. The Burmese Harp
7. The Human Condition

[Shanghai Express]

Originally Posted by Bn43

Watching it now. Even has a typo. I don't remember the last time I watched anything with a typo.
Edit: Done. Had at least five typos. Don't really get how this happens. You have one job.

Cult Films’ subtitles are really bad. I had their edition of Two Women and the subtitles were so sloppy and riddled with typos that they distracted from the film. I got rid of that disc because I knew I’d never use it again. Hopefully Arrow or Criterion releases the film here eventually.

[Flapperdame16]

I would love to see Spellbound and Written on the Wind! I have held off from buying any versions of them! (so far holding out has paid off for Magnificent Obsession and Heaven Can Wait (1943)!)

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Originally Posted by bonehica

1. Written on the Wind
2. Mouchette
3. Stray Dog
4. Viridiana
5. Homicide
6. Dodes'ka-den
7. The Bad Sleep Well
8. Z
9. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
10. Armageddon - Yea, I said it. I want the DC. I want the gag reel. I want the commentary tracks. Deal with it!

Edit: Can't forget these Eclipse DVD's from the esteemed Samuel Fuller:

The Steel Helmet
The Baron of Arizona
I Shot Jesse James

Definitely want the eclipse DVDs upgraded... But Lubitsch first!

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by Flapperdame16

I would love to see Spellbound and Written on the Wind! I have held off from buying any versions of them! (so far holding out has paid off for Magnificent Obsession and Heaven Can Wait (1943)!)

Yeah, I have come close to buying this region 2 disc but I keep holding out for a Criterion upgrade...

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Yeah, I have come close to buying this region 2 disc but I keep holding out for a Criterion upgrade...

It's a decent presentation. I last watched it at Christmas, back-to-back with the ITV release of Great Expectations. The latter definitely looks better, and is the superior adaptation (and one of my Top 10 films) - but I'd gladly recommend both to the impatient.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by UnionJackMix

I wonder if there hasn't been (enough?) subtitltes/closedcaptioned uproars on social media yet because while I rarely use them (just when I can't understand a line, occasionally), I do find that often the color and font are atrocious and unfitting for the program.
I am surprised that there is not an option to change those on a bluray. Watch this space?

The only thing that bugs me is when WAC had their subs in All Caps which is the worst for some releases which it seems they have finally got away from that terrible practice at least. I typically can hear the mass majority of films fine, but I usually still always watch with subtitles on since I can always miss a line or sometimes the audio has problems and you can have difficulties hearing or for when it's my first time watching a film it's helpful to be able to know everything that is happening. I mean yeah there are the releases like the 007 films, Star Wars films, and TV shows where I've seen them a million times like the classic Scooby Doo's, M*A*S*H, Star Trek: TOS) where I won't turn them on since the sound is good or either I've watched them so much I remembered the dialogue by heart. However, I will go out of my way to get the release with subtitles. For example, most of the Olive films lack subtitles so I will almost always get the Region B release if it has subs and generally they do a better job with the finished product than Olive.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by bonehica

10. Armageddon - Yea, I said it. I want the DC. I want the gag reel. I want the commentary tracks. Deal with it!

I would buy it if it got a Blu upgrade. Part of it is the nostalgia for watching it at the drive-in theater which is also probably the last time I watched it. And well, the soundtrack and Aerosmith probably didn't hurt a youngster like me from enjoying it as Aerosmith was one of the bands we grew up listening to regularly on the radio or the CD player.

[StarDestroyer52]

Yeah, I don't know how I left out The Burmese Harp on my list of titles that I like to see an upgrade of. It's my fault for missing out on it before the Eureka Blu went OOP, though if I have one complaint about Eureka is they don't tend to give you a heads up if a title is going OOP. I mean yeah, you don't need a heads up about Fox titles, but non-Fox titles are a different story. If I knew it were going OOP I would've grabbed it, now I'll just wait for the Criterion upgrade which could be another 5 years or give up and grab the DVD and then watch it be upgraded and then buy the BluRay.