The Criterion Collection

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by chetripley80

Ahhhhh... you're talking about "The Manitou." But the Native American grows out from a tumor on her neck. He's not born the old-fashioned method.

Oh yeahhhh. I forgot. Thanks. Haven't seen it in so long.

[ImportFanatic]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

....remember when people bought movies for the movie? Seems like so long ago.

Trust me. I plan on picking it up eventually. And I've gotten close to getting the BD copy. But right as I'm about to commit to the buy I'm like "ehhh I'll put my money towards a different Criterion film".

[BHolst]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

I was actually searching through Criterion blu-rays on Amazon.com and was surprised to see it listed. I thought it was a mistake at first, because I had no idea it was available on blu-ray.
I was just wondering why it never gets mentioned.
After following this forum for about 800 pages, pretty much everything has been discussed, but I've never seen a word about In The Realm Of The Senses.
It's not a complaint and I didn't really feel the need to search out previous discussions. I was just a little surprised that it receives no love and no hate. That's why I asked if anyone had bought it. I'd be just as interested if people dislike or object to the film and don't want to buy it.

I think Beta Man mentioned that he had watched it with the commentary track a while back, but that is actually the only mention of this movie I remember.

Personally I liked it, it found it quite fascinating the way people got completely obsessed and to the point it did. It is not an easy movie to talk/write about without seeming like a pervert (even in this thread, I would guess ), that might be the reason for the silence around it.

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

It seems this kind of things happend frequently in this forums . We can't stop discussing about Bergman or Kurosawa while Kiarostami, Oshima, Tati, and the likes go almost unnoticed .

Oh, I thought people were too busy arguing love/hate for <insert director here> and whether or not to actually open their Criterions, save the Blu-Ray stickers and other much, much more interesting stuff...

BTW, what do you people do about the name/barcode (I think it has a barcode) strip at the top of Criterions, especially since they are not on all their movies. Do you meticulously peel them off, stick them on a glass-plate and iron them flat?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by BHolst

I think Beta Man mentioned that he had watched it with the commentary track a while back, but that is actually the only mention of this movie I remember.

Personally I liked it, it found it quite fascinating the way people got completely obsessed and to the point it did. It is not an easy movie to talk/write about without seeming like a pervert (even in this thread, I would guess ), that might be the reason for the silence around it.



Oh, I thought people were too busy arguing love/hate for <insert director here> and whether or not to actually open their Criterions, save the Blu-Ray stickers and other much, much more interesting stuff...

BTW, what do you people do about the name/barcode (I think it has a barcode) strip at the top of Criterions, especially since they are not on all their movies. Do you meticulously peel them off, stick them on a glass-plate and iron them flat?

Mine go in the trash, because I usually rip them off. Ditto for any other stickers or shrink wrap. Blasphemous, I know.

[g.schweet]

I wanted to post this specific shot from The Cranes Are Flying when I posted this a week ago,

Originally Posted by g.schweet

Sergei Urusevsky + Mikhail Kalatozov = One of the best cinematographer and director pairings ever.

But I couldn't find it in a quick search on youtube. And what do you know Criterion put it on their site the other day.
It's cinematic magic: http://www.criterion.com/current/pos...nes-are-flying.

[lethib]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Today I was trying to pick the "Criterion of the day" so I decided to go with Diabolique, another of my last B&N sale blind-buys. I can't really explain into words how I feel towards this film now. I am extremely impressed by it and will go out of the way right now and just call it a masterpiece . Clouzot got EVERYTHING right on this one, more than I could have hoped even with my sky-high expectations. Now after seeing the film I could understand why some people said Hitchcock had a formidable "adversary" on Clouzot . Diabolique really gives Hitchcock a run for his money and then some. The level of suspense found here is off the charts. I appreciate how Clouzot give time to build-up tension and also kinda confuses the viewer with that slow-burning start. Vera Clouzot was amazing but, in my opinion, Simone Signorete completely stole the film. Characters such as this one shows the quality of an actress that was Signorete and why is one of my favorite French actresses "pre-Nouvelle Vague" (And I say pre because she also had major contributions before the whole movement begun). Overall, I felt Diabolique is one of those masterpieces that aren't as well known because of more recent similar examples like in this case Psycho's popularity. This is truly sad as Diabolique has to be one of the best french films I have seen in terms of sheer suspense. It seems like Solaris comes next (And you can bet I would go with something like Playtime or Vivre sa Vie instead ).

Clouzot for his making films during the war and the fact that he was despised by some of the "Nouvelle Vague" members is not so well known or considered in France. But I share your enthusiasm and I think he is one of the greatest French directors. As drbikeshorts wrote you can have a look at Le Corbeau or Le Salaire de la Peur. But you may also consider Quai des Orfèvres, with a more light or comedy atmosphere (don't mistake with 36 Quai des Orfèvres that is a totally different movie (but quite good too anyhow)).

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by g.schweet

I wanted to post this specific shot from The Cranes Are Flying when I posted this a week ago,


But I couldn't find it in a quick search on youtube. And what do you know Criterion put it on their site the other day.
It's cinematic magic: http://www.criterion.com/current/pos...nes-are-flying.

That shot is amazing.
I'd blind-buy that film in a second just based on that shot.
Of course, if I blind-bought the DVD a blu-ray will immediately be announced
Would love to see this film...

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by lethib

Clouzot for his making films during the war and the fact that he was despised by some of the "Nouvelle Vague" members is not so well known or considered in France. But I share your enthusiasm and I think he is one of the greatest French directors. As drbikeshorts wrote you can have a look at Le Corbeau or Le Salaire de la Peur. But you may also consider Quai des Orfèvres, with a more light or comedy atmosphere (don't mistake with 36 Quai des Orfèvres that is a totally different movie (but quite good too anyhow)).

Actually, it was someone else making those recommendations.
I'll be following that advice and revisiting Le Salaire de la Peur sometime in the future...

[Banned User]

I'm amazed that anyone found Charade's writing atrocious? The Writers Guild of America even nominated it for best written comedy in 64'. I personally like dialog that has different meanings which Charade is full of. Maybe not the best movie in the world, but I've always found it enjoyable.

Speaking of Grant I wish Criterion would get the rights back for Notorious. For that matter I'd just like to see some more of his movies on Blu-ray. Like The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, The Awful Truth or Arsenic and Old Lace. Would be nice to see Audrey Hepburns's Wait till Dark released as well. A favorite of mine that is underrated IMO.

[Movie Nut]

Originally Posted by oildude

Unfortunately, I do not like him enough to lend him my Criterions to really open his mind.

I'm confused. Would this be a petty insult or situational humor?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Banned User

I'm amazed that anyone found Charade's writing atrocious? The Writers Guild of America even nominated it for best written comedy in 64'. I personally like dialog that has different meanings which Charade is full of. Maybe not the best movie in the world, but I've always found it enjoyable.

Speaking of Grant I wish Criterion would get the rights back for Notorious. For that matter I'd just like to see some more of his movies on Blu-ray. Like The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, The Awful Truth or Arsenic and Old Lace. Would be nice to see Audrey Hepburns's Wait till Dark released as well. A favorite of mine that is underrated IMO.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The Pride and the Passion, Operation Petticoat, and Walk Don't Run are fun Grant films too. I'm wishing too much to want any of those to be Criterion releases.


Slight change of subject, should I watch High and Low first, or The Killing/Killer's Kiss? I just had both dropped off to me at the office by my mom.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The Pride and the Passion, Operation Petticoat, and Walk Don't Run are fun Grant films too. I'm wishing too much to want any of those to be Criterion releases.


Slight change of subject, should I watch High and Low first, or The Killing/Killer's Kiss? I just had both dropped off to me at the office by my mom.

THE KILLING is a sprint while HIGH AND LOW is much longer. What kind of time do you have?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

THE KILLING is a sprint while HIGH AND LOW is much longer. What kind of time do you have?

I get home at 4:30, and go to bed around 10. I also have tomorrow night to watch a film.

[Hendershot737]

Anyone else get that nice B&N coupon in their email?...I'm waiting patiently for someone to unveil the 50% off one and share the glory

[Movie Nut]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

...should I watch High and Low first, or The Killing/Killer's Kiss? I just had both dropped off to me at the office by my mom.

Can your mom schedule a delivery at my office too? I would like both of those.

Thanks.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Movie Nut

Can your mom schedule a delivery at my office too? I would like both of those.

Thanks.

Haha, slight problem there. I'm in Nova Scotia, you're in Minnesota. That's about a 35 hour drive for her (that's just straight driving, no breaks factored in), vs. the 45 minute drive to my office/apartment (apt's 5 minutes from the office). If you'd pay for the trip, and the BDs, I'm sure she'll deliver them. No guarantees on the thermos of Van Houtte's Cherry Chip Swirl coffee though.

Seriosuly though, I get my online orders shipped to her house to ensure that I get them, because I don't have a full-sized mail box at my apartment, and the Canada Post office isn't in a convienient spot for me to do a pick-up. Normally I wait until the weekends to get anything, but she had to do some shopping in the city, and just dropped them off for me.

[ccfixx]

From criterionforum.org...

CRITERION FINDS US VERSION OF GODZILLA! 35mm Fine-Grain of GKOTM Discovered

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

From criterionforum.org...

CRITERION FINDS US VERSION OF GODZILLA! 35mm Fine-Grain of GKOTM Discovered

Thanks for the link! Interesting indeed. Using the Scoville scale of hot peppers my anticipation for this release has gone from Jalapeno to a Bhut Jolokia...

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Hendershot737

Anyone else get that nice B&N coupon in their email?...I'm waiting patiently for someone to unveil the 50% off one and share the glory

Individual coupons this time. My mom gave me her 15% off one, so I ordered The Man With No Name Trilogy, as it's on for 26.99 today. Better Deal than Kagemusha.

[Beta Man]

My account has been set to receive emails from them etc.... I'm actually getting a package from them in the mail today, and despite all of this, I never got an email with a discount code.


Go figure