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BluCollector13 · 11-16-2019, 11:43 AM

Does anyone know if it comes in a standard Criterion Blu case or a Digipack?

thebratpackwrangler · 11-16-2019, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BluCollector13

Does anyone know if it comes in a standard Criterion Blu case or a Digipack?

Scanavo case. Packaging pics exist already

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/2227

captainron_howdy · 11-16-2019, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

Scanavo case. Packaging pics exist already

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/2227

Awesome, can't wait to pick this one up.

BluCollector13 · 11-16-2019, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

Scanavo case. Packaging pics exist already

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/2227

Excellent. Thanks for posting that.

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Originally Posted by captainron_howdy

Awesome, can't wait to pick this one up.

Second that.

James Luckard · 11-16-2019, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

Scanavo case. Packaging pics exist already

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/2227

Thanks! I already own the UK disc, because I thought there wouldn't be an American disc. I'll be honest, I'd have skipped this if it had been in a cardboard package, but I'll be picking it up at Tuesday at the B&N sale now.

LordoftheRings · 11-17-2019, 12:11 AM

This film is as good ~~aroma~~ as Roma.

The Debts · 11-17-2019, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

This film is as good ~~aroma~~ as Roma.

Eh, I liked it a lot more. ; )

captainron_howdy · 11-19-2019, 04:32 PM

Just grabbed the Criterion and cannot wait to watch it. I had to feel this release in my hand to finally realize that this dream has come true!

Ray Jackson · 11-19-2019, 05:43 PM

Is this a safe blind buy?

I know, I know, there’s no such thing.

But please...indulge me.

[Show spoiler]

ravenus · 11-19-2019, 06:02 PM

^It is actually a very safe film. Very polished advertising quality visuals and nothing extreme in content. A little too safe to be very emotionally gripping but very comfortable watching.

James Luckard · 11-19-2019, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Is this a safe blind buy?

BluProofie · 11-19-2019, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Is this a safe blind buy?

I know, I know, there’s no such thing.

But please...indulge me.

[Show spoiler]

I don’t think it’s a safe blind buy. I adored the film and overall audiences and critics loved it, but there are quite a few people who didn’t connect with the central characters.

It’s streaming on Amazon Prime if you wanna watch before buying.

cgpublic · 11-19-2019, 07:51 PM

This is a Director Approved Paweł Pawlikowski Blu-Ray Special Edition, smuggled by a rogue Criterion Channel Charter Subscriber:

nitin · 11-20-2019, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ravenus

^It is actually a very safe film. Very polished advertising quality visuals and nothing extreme in content. A little too safe to be very emotionally gripping but very comfortable watching.

Sorry I don’t agree with this take at all. I wouldn’t describe this as a comfortable watch or ‘too safe’. Structurally it may make it hard for some people to connect with the characters and their relationship but that’s not a safe choice, it’s actually an unusual choice to depict a love story with so many time gaps that leave it up to the audience to fill in those gaps.

Ray Jackson · 12-03-2019, 02:09 AM

I finally watched this for the first time last night.

I have mixed feelings about it.

It looks and feels fantastic, but i found the story itself to be somewhat ordinary and derivative.

Not sure how I feel about the 88 minute running time. Like that they cut out a lot of the crap that might typically be in a film like this, but it also meant that they couldn’t go very deep into any aspect of the story.

It’s a very good film imo, but not a great one.

And the ending...I hope no one took that as a noble thing to do.

Because in that particular situation, it wasn’t.

laidbacklarkin · 04-28-2022, 01:56 AM

Watched it today. Sumptuously shot (each frame is so beautifully imagined), scored and brilliant in bits but the sum of the parts didn't cut it for me. It was too episodic and disconnected with flashes of pretentiousness. The movie needed to be a lot longer IMO to depict the intensity of love the leads held during a passage of 15 years. What doesn't work is that there's no change in their appearance in that duration which is forgivable had their been greater dramatic intensity in the circumstances surrounding their lives that would justify their deep feelings for each other, given also that it was a time of war. Ultimately the movie feels like a cinematographer's and sound designer's vanity project.

EDIT: Anyone else thought Joanna Kulig resembles a younger Jessica Chastain ?

LordoftheRings · 04-28-2022, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin

...

EDIT: Anyone else thought Joanna Kulig resembles a younger Jessica Chastain ?

Oh yes, there's some similarity ...

11-19-2019, 07:51 PM	#33
cgpublic Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Gotham 4K collection:790 Blu-ray collection:2400 DVD collection:60 MA collection:467 Digital collection:113 iTunes collection:590 Blu-ray reviews: 56 Trading Score:8	From The Desk Of The Central Committee This is a Director Approved Paweł Pawlikowski Blu-Ray Special Edition, smuggled by a rogue Criterion Channel Charter Subscriber:

11-16-2019, 11:43 AM	#21
BluCollector13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2015 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:292 Blu-ray collection:2167 DVD collection:1393 MA collection:184 Digital collection:126 iTunes collection:206 Prime collection:13	Does anyone know if it comes in a standard Criterion Blu case or a Digipack?

11-17-2019, 12:11 AM	#26
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	This film is as good ~~aroma~~ as Roma.

11-19-2019, 04:32 PM	#28
captainron_howdy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Extreme Northern New Jersey Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	Just grabbed the Criterion and cannot wait to watch it. I had to feel this release in my hand to finally realize that this dream has come true!

11-19-2019, 05:43 PM	#29
Ray Jackson Blu-ray Duke Member since:Apr 2013 Location:The dark underbelly of Anytown, USA 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:455 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:74 Trading Score:183	Is this a safe blind buy? I know, I know, there’s no such thing. But please...indulge me. [Show spoiler]

11-19-2019, 06:02 PM	#30
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1205 DVD collection:144 Blu-ray reviews: 184 Trading Score:8	^It is actually a very safe film. Very polished advertising quality visuals and nothing extreme in content. A little too safe to be very emotionally gripping but very comfortable watching.

12-03-2019, 02:09 AM	#35
Ray Jackson Blu-ray Duke Member since:Apr 2013 Location:The dark underbelly of Anytown, USA 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:455 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:74 Trading Score:183	I finally watched this for the first time last night. I have mixed feelings about it. It looks and feels fantastic, but i found the story itself to be somewhat ordinary and derivative. Not sure how I feel about the 88 minute running time. Like that they cut out a lot of the crap that might typically be in a film like this, but it also meant that they couldn’t go very deep into any aspect of the story. It’s a very good film imo, but not a great one. And the ending...I hope no one took that as a noble thing to do. Because in that particular situation, it wasn’t.

04-28-2022, 01:56 AM	#36
laidbacklarkin Special Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Southern California 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:6343 DVD collection:1659 Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:17	Watched it today. Sumptuously shot (each frame is so beautifully imagined), scored and brilliant in bits but the sum of the parts didn't cut it for me. It was too episodic and disconnected with flashes of pretentiousness. The movie needed to be a lot longer IMO to depict the intensity of love the leads held during a passage of 15 years. What doesn't work is that there's no change in their appearance in that duration which is forgivable had their been greater dramatic intensity in the circumstances surrounding their lives that would justify their deep feelings for each other, given also that it was a time of war. Ultimately the movie feels like a cinematographer's and sound designer's vanity project. EDIT: Anyone else thought Joanna Kulig resembles a younger Jessica Chastain ?

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