January Giveaway Betty Blue - Blu-ray Forum

PLG1962 · 01-06-2016, 10:52 PM

Betty Blue (37°2 le matin)

Open to Australia and New Zealand
NO General Banter
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Ok now that we have the ground rules to have a chance at winning tell me one of your favourite films with either a colour or number in the title and why

Winner drawn on the 15th January

Blueherring · 01-06-2016, 10:58 PM

The move "Three" because it has Kelly Brook in it and she is hot!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Anamnesis · 01-06-2016, 11:54 PM

Oooooh interesting question... I am surprised by how many films I like have numbers in them!!

I am going to post Lilya 4-ever as my favourite, but it is not a film I enjoy, it is also a film that I doubt will ever see a Blu-ray release (in fact so few of Lukas Moodysson's films are likely to make the transfer given his filming style. His film Show Me Love is in my Top 10 of all time too!!)

But I digress. Lilya 4-Ever is an absolutely devastating film and one that is very difficult to shake after watching. It is also sadly based on true life events. It is about 16 year old Lilya, whose Mother leaves her to go to the USA with a new boyfriend promising that she will send for her later. Whilst waiting for this to occur Lilya falls in love with Andrej who promises her a better life in Sweden if she goes with him. Sadly this relationship ends with Lilya becoming victim to an underground sex trade. The film is raw and features an incredible performance by Oksana Akinshina. It is certainly not one that you will want to rewatch anytime soon, but the fact that it has such an impact makes it an important film and one that certainly deserves a lot of the praise it has attracted over the years!

If it had to be a film that I enjoy watching, my close second would be 3-Iron (Binjip) an absolutely amazing film by Kim Ki Duk. Given that the film relies almost solely on imagery and character expressions with very little dialog it is a film crying for a better Blu-ray release than the single Taiwanese disc that is out there!

nitin · 01-07-2016, 12:38 AM

just one lol, there's so many?

PLG1962 · 01-10-2016, 05:27 AM

Looks like ths one will be decided by a coin toss

nitin · 01-10-2016, 11:39 AM

ok I will put two, only because I cant really split them overall.

Raise the Red Lantern - An absolute masterpiece and it's a faultless movie, with Gong Li in the role of a lifetime as the fourth bride of a powerful chinese lord in the 1920's. The competition between the wives is tough, as their "master's" attention carries with it power, privileges and status.

Impeccably shot, outstandingly acted and excellently directed, this is probably the best contemporary asian film I've seen.

The 400 Blows - Easily Francois Truffaut's best film out of what I've seen and one of the true classics of cinema. You could loosely describe it as a "coming of age" film but it completely avoids the usual structure of such films and is a cinematic truimph in almost all departments. I much prefer it something like Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso, which is a little too oversentimental for my liking.

01-06-2016, 10:52 PM	#1
PLG1962 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Melbourne Australia 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:2395 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:8	January Giveaway Betty Blue Betty Blue (37°2 le matin) Open to Australia and New Zealand NO General Banter If you don't want this don't post Ok now that we have the ground rules to have a chance at winning tell me one of your favourite films with either a colour or number in the title and why Winner drawn on the 15th January

01-06-2016, 10:58 PM	#2
Blueherring Special Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Australia 4K collection:226 Blu-ray collection:3309 DVD collection:252 Trading Score:6	The move "Three" because it has Kelly Brook in it and she is hot! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

01-06-2016, 11:54 PM	#3
Anamnesis Contributor Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Australia 4K collection:84 Blu-ray collection:2032 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	Oooooh interesting question... I am surprised by how many films I like have numbers in them!! I am going to post *Lilya 4-ever* as my favourite, but it is not a film I enjoy, it is also a film that I doubt will ever see a Blu-ray release (in fact so few of Lukas Moodysson's films are likely to make the transfer given his filming style. His film *Show Me Love* is in my Top 10 of all time too!!) But I digress. Lilya 4-Ever is an absolutely devastating film and one that is very difficult to shake after watching. It is also sadly based on true life events. It is about 16 year old Lilya, whose Mother leaves her to go to the USA with a new boyfriend promising that she will send for her later. Whilst waiting for this to occur Lilya falls in love with Andrej who promises her a better life in Sweden if she goes with him. Sadly this relationship ends with Lilya becoming victim to an underground sex trade. The film is raw and features an incredible performance by Oksana Akinshina. It is certainly not one that you will want to rewatch anytime soon, but the fact that it has such an impact makes it an important film and one that certainly deserves a lot of the praise it has attracted over the years! If it had to be a film that I enjoy watching, my close second would be *3-Iron* (Binjip) an absolutely amazing film by Kim Ki Duk. Given that the film relies almost solely on imagery and character expressions with very little dialog it is a film crying for a better Blu-ray release than the single Taiwanese disc that is out there!

01-07-2016, 12:38 AM	#4
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	just one lol, there's so many?

01-10-2016, 05:27 AM	#5
PLG1962 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Melbourne Australia 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:2395 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:8	Looks like ths one will be decided by a coin toss

01-10-2016, 11:39 AM	#6
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	ok I will put two, only because I cant really split them overall. Raise the Red Lantern - An absolute masterpiece and it's a faultless movie, with Gong Li in the role of a lifetime as the fourth bride of a powerful chinese lord in the 1920's. The competition between the wives is tough, as their "master's" attention carries with it power, privileges and status. Impeccably shot, outstandingly acted and excellently directed, this is probably the best contemporary asian film I've seen. The 400 Blows - Easily Francois Truffaut's best film out of what I've seen and one of the true classics of cinema. You could loosely describe it as a "coming of age" film but it completely avoids the usual structure of such films and is a cinematic truimph in almost all departments. I much prefer it something like Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso, which is a little too oversentimental for my liking.

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