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[P@t_Mtl]

What does 4/20 mean?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Mubi's Daniel Kasman on Jean Pierre Melville's Un Flic:

http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/jean-...les-final-film

A new print of Un Flic, eh? My pulse just quickened.

I love my Un Flic DVD, but I'd love to upgrade it.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

What does 4/20 mean?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

A Safe Place? I had the urge to revisit that one yesterday.

As for me, The Original Star Trek films will have to suffice.

I was actually thinking about the film Head. Because, y'know, the title, and the fact it was written by the Monkees, Bob Rafelson, and Jack Nicholson was smoking a whole whack of the stuff in Oja.

I doubt 4/20 celebrations would make A Safe Place anymore watchable.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

I see...sorry for my ignorance but I suppose it's not something that concern me much anyway, never was interested in trying it

[vader4]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

What does 4/20 mean?

It's something pot related. I've heard the story a few times from people, but it always seems to get variations along the way.

This might help
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobile..._n_543854.html

[Page14]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I was actually thinking about the film Head. Because, y'know, the title, and the fact it was written by the Monkees, Bob Rafelson, and Jack Nicholson was smoking a whole whack of the stuff in Oja.

I doubt 4/20 celebrations would make A Safe Place anymore watchable.

Here I thought you were referring to Easy Rider.

[Scottie]

I just finished watching "The Wages Of Fear".

It was an excellent suspense film and it really got me engaged in the movie. I could feel my heart pounding at certain points of the film and I would even start screaming at the screen haha.

I really liked the buildup in the first hour of the film, followed by the amazing journey until the very end. I really can't wait to see Sorcerer when it's released on Blu-ray, as it's apparently a decent remake.

[RiFiFi1955]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I just finished watching "The Wages Of Fear".

It was an excellent suspense film and it really got me engaged in the movie. I could feel my heart pounding at certain points of the film and I would even start screaming at the screen haha.

I really liked the buildup in the first hour of the film, followed by the amazing journey until the very end. I really can't wait to see Sorcerer when it's released on Blu-ray, as it's apparently a decent remake.

Yeah I really enjoyed Wages of Fear too and have not seen Sorcerer either so I will be looking forward to that blu release as well.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

never was interested in trying it

Same here, because I've never tried it.

We could, however, all fast forward to the part where people supposedly get hungry after the fact, and just watch Babette's Feast.

EDIT: I've been to so many concerts in my life, however, that I've had the secondhand smoke experience quite a few times, whether it was from friends in my crowd or from strangers near me at the shows.

I will say that Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused is one of my favorite characters in that movie. "That's what I'm talkin' about!"

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I just finished watching "The Wages Of Fear".

It was an excellent suspense film and it really got me engaged in the movie. I could feel my heart pounding at certain points of the film and I would even start screaming at the screen haha.

I really liked the buildup in the first hour of the film, followed by the amazing journey until the very end. I really can't wait to see Sorcerer when it's released on Blu-ray, as it's apparently a decent remake.

Isn't it amazing? The Wages of Fear is such a treasure of a film. I posted a review of it on my Facebook wall a few months back, and several friends have thanked me after the fact for recommending it.

I cannot wait for Sorcerer on Blu-ray.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

EDIT: I've been to so many concerts in my life, however, that I've had the secondhand smoke experience quite a few times, whether it was from friends in my crowd or from strangers near me at the shows.

Tell me about it! I still remember my first snif of it ever back in 1981

[billzfan]

Trying to decide between Repulsion and The Rules of the Game. I know they're very different but which would you choose?

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by billzfan

Trying to decide between Repulsion and The Rules of the Game. I know they're very different but which would you choose?

Rules of the Game is surely more of a groundbreaker, but I can see people getting more value out of Repulsion

[octagon]

Originally Posted by billzfan

Trying to decide between Repulsion and The Rules of the Game. I know they're very different but which would you choose?

You know how people will watch Citizen Kane and post stuff like 'yeah, I guess it was good enough and I suppose I can see why people like it but I don't really get all the best movie ever talk'.

That's me and The Rules of the Game. It's not that I didn't like it, I just didn't really see what all the fuss is about. Very good movie? Definitely. One of the top ten films of all time? Sight and Sound respondants seemed to think so, maybe I'll catch up with them someday.

As for Repulsion, I love Polanski when he does't suck (*cough*vampirekillersninthgatemuchofghostwriter *cough*) and Repulsion is definitely one of the times he doesn't suck. It's a little rough but very good overall. And it's very much 'what you see is what you get'.

btw, if you haven't gotten Pale Flower yet you should wait on these two and just get that

[ElliesDad]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

What does 4/20 mean?

Oh, thank you Pat! That makes me very happy. I can't pretend that I didn't do a little experimentation with various substances back in the day (think Vancouver in the '70's!) but I did have to google this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)

Originally Posted by sc1957

Or, it could mean this.

How on earth did you come up with this? Priceless!

[oildude]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I will say that Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused is one of my favorite characters in that movie. "That's what I'm talkin' about!"

Ron Slater is my favorite historian.

slater monologue (dazed and confused) - YouTube

This scene from the movie cracks me up hard. Mila Jovovich's reaction to the lighter is classic. Happy 4/20 Day to all the tokers of the world.

[COLD_COBRA_]

Getting just one Criterion tomorrow isn't going to cut it (Badlands) Especially when I haven't bought any since November. I don't know, but i'm back in that Criterion Phase! With the announcements for July.. Looks like I regained interest at a good time

If you had these...

Belle de jour
Blow Out
Breathless
Chungking Express
Cronos
Days of Heaven
The Double Life of Veronique
The Game
The Killing
Last Year at Marienbad
The Night of the Hunter
Paris, Texas
Paths of Glory
Rashômon
Ride with the Devil
Rosemary's Baby
Seven Samurai
The Thin Red Line
Three Colors Trilogy
The Wages of Fear
Walkabout
Wings of Desire

And were going to get 2 more from amazon tomorrow...Which 2 would you choose? I'm really leaning towards these two..

Repo Man
and Naked Lunch



Reserved for July B&N

Repulsion
The Seventh Seal
Brazil
The Ice Storm
The Devil's Backbone
Lord of The Flies
On the Waterfront

[Deep]

I ordered the recently OOP title Le Cercle Rouge from ImportCDs and got what appears to be a bootleg or at the very least a used copy. It is shrink-wrapped but packaged in a standard blue-colored Blu-Ray case - not the thicker clear case that Criterion Blus come in. The cover insert doesn't fit well and so it looks like the insert was cut to size. Has anyone experienced something like this ? I don't think Criterion would ever package the title this way. But then again the title is OOP and so if the disc inside is OK should I just keep it ?

-D

[zoodermin]

Originally Posted by Deep

I ordered the recently OOP title Le Cercle Rouge from ImportCDs and got what appears to be a bootleg or at the very least a used copy. It is shrink-wrapped but packaged in a standard blue-colored Blu-Ray case - not the thicker clear case that Criterion Blus come in. The cover insert doesn't fit well and so it looks like the insert was cut to size. Has anyone experienced something like this ? I don't think Criterion would ever package the title this way. But then again the title is OOP and so if the disc inside is OK should I just keep it ?

-D

It really appears to be a bootleg. I wouldn't keep it.