The Criterion Collection

[mrjohnnyb]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Andrei Rublev has a pretty decent HD master:

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ss=1#vergleich

It has a region free release in Russia, with English subtitles.

Thank you for letting me know. I just made a purchase on eBay for $17.95 ($14.95 + $3.00 shipping.) Only one more left.

Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Andrei-Ruble...QgzNwo6ldYMQYg

[Bob Kramer]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Andrei Rublev has a pretty decent HD master:

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ss=1#vergleich

It has a region free release in Russia, with English subtitles.

Have it, love it. But there are, if I'm not mistaken, three cuts of the film. The longest one (on the CC DVD) not on Blu anywhere.

[The Great Owl]

Oh...and I was so busy stoking out about the release of Gilda that I failed to mention that I'm also in for The American Friend and Lady Snowblood.

[mrjohnnyb]

Originally Posted by Bob Kramer

Have it, love it. But there are, if I'm not mistaken, three cuts of the film. The longest one (on the CC DVD) not on Blu anywhere.

I just checked the specs. The Digital Element blu-ray is listed at 184 minutes, while the Criterion DVD is listed at 185 minutes.

I think that I could live without the extra minute.

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Thank you for letting me know. I just made a purchase on eBay for $17.95 ($14.95 + $3.00 shipping.) Only one more left.

Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Andrei-Ruble...QgzNwo6ldYMQYg

Fortunately, you bought the right one. There's also another release in Russia with a different cover, which apparently has no subtitles and is region locked:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Andre...Blu-ray/40619/

Just a heads up. The first one, the one with English subtitles that you bought might be OOP.

[Feiereisel]

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

Isn't Snowblood a "double feature" rather than a set? That one might just be a double feature on one disc. (and it is indeed listed as one disc).

Criterion lists the double features as "box sets" on their site, but I suppose it's a matter of personal opinion. It's imprecise, but it works for me.

The Gates of Heaven/Vernon, Fl, The Shooting & Ride in the Whirlwind, and the Grey Gardens reissue would count as terrific "recent" box sets, too.

The extra films included on some releases sort of toe the line, too.

[Moj]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Do they have the humor and sillyness to them like Kill Bill?

Tonally, not at all similar.

[aewb]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

I just checked the specs. The Digital Element blu-ray is listed at 184 minutes, while the Criterion DVD is listed at 185 minutes.

I think that I could live without the extra minute.

The Criterion dvd is 205 minutes.

[lordmorpheus72]

Got my discs in earlier this week and just finished watching Dressed to Kill from that order.

The film looks amazing. Criterion still amazes me with their level of quality and dedication to to film. Dressed sounds great as well. I was a little worried about how it would sound, but again, it sounded great. The movie itself is still a great work, and for me it holds up. There are moments you can tell when it was made, but more because of the settings and surroundings.

Watching the interviews now and completely enjoying them. Good stuff in the de Palma interview and the Nancy Allen one is quite good. Great disc and well worth the money. Thanks Criterion!!

[Infernal King]

Ah yes, Kill Bill/Tarantino bashing. Figured I'd find it in the Criterion thread!

[Bob Kramer]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

I just checked the specs. The Digital Element blu-ray is listed at 184 minutes, while the Criterion DVD is listed at 185 minutes.

I think that I could live without the extra minute.

From the back of the CC DVD case:

Previously released in 186-, 165-, and 145-minute versions. This complete 205-minute version...

[Bob Kramer]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

Ah yes, Kill Bill/Tarantino bashing. Figured I'd find it in the Criterion thread!

Tarantino is pretty great. Kill Bill is swill. Sorry if that ruins your easy reduction.

[Feiereisel]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

Ah yes, Kill Bill/Tarantino bashing. Figured I'd find it in the Criterion thread!

Not from me. Kill Bill is great, Inglourious Basterds might be perfect, and Pulp Fiction is an all-timer.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Feiereisel

Not from me. Kill Bill is great, Inglourious Basterds might be perfect, and Pulp Fiction is an all-timer.

Agreed on all counts.

[Vinyl]

The

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

Isn't Snowblood a "double feature" rather than a set? That one might just be a double feature on one disc. (and it is indeed listed as one disc).

Originally Posted by Feiereisel

Criterion lists the double features as "box sets" on their site, but I suppose it's a matter of personal opinion. It's imprecise, but it works for me.

The Gates of Heaven/Vernon, Fl, The Shooting & Ride in the Whirlwind, and the Grey Gardens reissue would count as terrific "recent" box sets, too.

The extra films included on some releases sort of toe the line, too.

I didn't think of it like what you guys said. Also, did not know of the box set thing.
I wonder if they will have the packaging be like the Samurai Trilogy, the keep case with 3 movies on 2 discs. In Lady Snowblood's case, both on one disc. Hopefully there is enough space on the disc to have great looking films.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Poya

Blow Out:
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ss=1#vergleich

Koyaanisqatsi:
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ss=1#vergleich

Thief:
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ss=1#vergleich

I can post many more if you wish. I don't want to bad mouth Criterion. They were my film school and we wouldn't have many classic films in their best shape in home media without them, but they need to put in effort into their encodes. These Arrow transfers were from the same scan that Criterion has but better encoded. Arrow proves that you can have both have many extras and still deliver in AV presentation.

I didn't realize how bad Thief looked. I've kept the film on my DVR for over a year as it's a favorite, but never got around to buying it. Now I'm glad I didn't get it from here.

[ajburke]

Kept telling myself I'd never go in for an Inside Llewyn Davis double dip. Now that I've seen the roster of extras, I concede that I'll be picking this up at some point.

Haven't seen any of the other titles, but I'm interested in all of them! Guess that makes it a great announcement month in my book.

[Snicket]

Semi-Criterion related...

With Crimson Peak opening today, I have a theory about Del Toro. It seems like his English films are stripped of all his nuances and mystery (see Crimson peak) and something is not quite right about the dialogue and motivations.

So is something being lost in translation, or is he purposefully dumbing down his American films?

[Feiereisel]

Originally Posted by Groot

I didn't realize how bad Thief looked. I've kept the film on my DVR for over a year as it's a favorite, but never got around to buying it. Now I'm glad I didn't get it from here.

If Thief looks "bad," blu-ray has really spoiled us for choice.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Semi-Criterion related...

With Crimson Peak opening today, I have a theory about Del Toro. It seems like his English films are stripped of all his nuances and mystery (see Crimson peak) and something is not quite right about the dialogue and motivations.

So is something being lost in translation, or is he purposefully dumbing down his American films?

Omg yes! go did feel pretty dumbed down and a lot of spoon feeding.

He should stick to non English speaking films tbh, those are his best imo.