The Criterion Collection

[StonesEGF]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

Just got done revisiting all of Terence Malick's films over the last few days and here's how I'd rank them:

1. The New World: Director's Cut (top 20 all time for me)
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Days of Heaven
4. The Tree of Life
5. To The Wonder
6. Badlands

One of the most difficult oeuvres to rank. For me, it would most likely be:

1. Days of Heaven
2. The Tree of Life
3. The New World
4. The Thin Red Line
5. To The Wonder
6. Badlands

Not a single bad'un in the bunch, though.

[Ctzalman]

my christmas haul. hope everyone has a very merry christmas!

[mrjohnnyb]

I cleaned up this year! Taking advantage of the B&N sale and cashing in on membership and coupon discounts, my beautiful wife bought for me the following blu-rays:

East of Eden,
Rebel without a Cause,
The Right Stuff,
A Streetcar Named Desire for $11.23 each,
The Big Parade for $12.94,
Dr. Zhivago,
Oldboy for $14.15 each,
and
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One for $24.26.

A big part of the gift was that she saved over $150!!!

A very merry Christmas to all!!!

[smoss469]

Added the Nikkatsu Noir set to the haul from my mother in-law and a cool book on Hammer Films.

[Mansinthe]

im still debating with myself if i should get world cinema project, im sure the other movies are "good" but the only one i really want (and have already seen on hulu) is the housemaid. kinda hoping for a korean release with eng subs..

[blkhrt]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of you!

[Mansinthe]

is the current B&N 40% sale already at a end? was pretty sure someone else said it would go till jan. 02/03

oh well, preordered throne of blood @ importcds at least.

[brandon_260]

No Criterion titles under my tree this year, but I did get the Olivier Assayas book edited by Kent Jones.

[oildude]

The New World: Plot Summary

Pacing, hands behind back, contemplating
Pace, pace, contemplating.
Camera shows us a bird in a tree.
Oh, wait….A voiceover. It sounds like philosophy.
More pacing, more contemplating. Yes, it is definitely philosophy.
Pocahontas prancing in the fields….I’m a deer! I’m a deer!
Colin Farrell as John Smith, posing for the cover of 17th Century GQ magazine.
Pocahontas: "Is that a dirk in your codpiece, sir, or are you just happy to see me?"
More philosophy.
Indians living happily in Utopia until ugly English arrive.
Except Colin Farrell, who is Irish playing an Englishman and isn’t ugly
Colin Farrell gets mud on his pants.
Colin Farrell stares into the distance, contemplating.
Birds and other animals. Trees, grass.
Insert random shot of crazy-ass colonist babbling incoherently.
Colin Farrell leaves. Pocahontas is sad.
Indians attack! They got tired of all the philosophy.
Oh, wait…..now back to pacing. Contemplating.
More philosophy. More nature.
Christian Bale comes a courtin’. He is a master pacer and contemplater.
Pocahontas admires the cut of his pacing pants. Colin who?
Let’s all go to Merry Olde England and Party like ‘tis 1616.
Colin Farrell returns. Run away! Run away! Just say no to bad actors.
Beautiful cinematography. Light through windows. London fog.
A bit of final pacing and philosophy. Movie ends. It’s sad.
Chair sitting ass-endurance test is over! Happy Happy Happy.
Prancing in living room. Time to watch Badlands.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jw007

That is precisely the order I would give as well! Although 1 and 2 can be swapped in either way...both are classics...yet I'm leaning more and more towards The New World as his best film.

Yesssss! Great minds...

Merry Christmas to all, by the way

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by oildude

The New World: Plot Summary

Pacing, hands behind back, contemplating
Pace, pace, contemplating.
Camera shows us a bird in a tree.
Oh, wait….A voiceover. It sounds like philosophy.
More pacing, more contemplating. Yes, it is definitely philosophy.
Pocahontas prancing in the fields….I’m a deer! I’m a deer!
Colin Farrell as John Smith, posing for the cover of 17th Century GQ magazine.
Pocahontas: "Is that a dirk in your codpiece, sir, or are you just happy to see me?"
More philosophy.
Indians living happily in Utopia until ugly English arrive.
Except Colin Farrell, who is Irish playing an Englishman and isn’t ugly
Colin Farrell gets mud on his pants.
Colin Farrell stares into the distance, contemplating.
Birds and other animals. Trees, grass.
Insert random shot of crazy-ass colonist babbling incoherently.
Colin Farrell leaves. Pocahontas is sad.
Indians attack! They got tired of all the philosophy.
Oh, wait…..now back to pacing. Contemplating.
More philosophy. More nature.
Christian Bale comes a courtin’. He is a master pacer and contemplater.
Pocahontas admires the cut of his pacing pants. Colin who?
Let’s all go to Merry Olde England and Party like ‘tis 1616.
Colin Farrell returns. Run away! Run away! Just say no to bad actors.
Beautiful cinematography. Light through windows. London fog.
A bit of final pacing and philosophy. Movie ends. It’s sad.
Chair sitting ass-endurance test is over! Happy Happy Happy.
Prancing in living room. Time to watch Badlands.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by oildude

The New World: Plot Summary

Almost makes you want to do a parody on that "James Cameron's Avatar" net-gag, and do the script for "Terence Malick's The New World" as Disney's Pocahontas with the fun details scribbled out...

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

Just got done revisiting all of Terence Malick's films over the last few days and here's how I'd rank them:

Recently did this as well.

1. The Tree of Life
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Days of Heaven
4. The New World
5. To the Wonder
6. Badlands

Really wish the theatrical cut of The New World was available on Blu.

[EPlay]

Originally Posted by oildude

The New World: Plot Summary

I love the film but found that very funny nevertheless.

Tried to get "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" yesterday which showed in stock but it could not be found. Oh well, next time. I did get "Marketa Lazarova" and finally Judas Priest - Epitaph for a nice sub-$12.00 price. (No, thank you, I do not need a gift receipt -- one can be interested in both Czech cinema and Judas Priest.)

Mele Kalikimaka!! Have a safe one.

[lim.davidd]

Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to All! When are we going to get a Christmas movie from Criterion/ or is there already one that I might have missed out?

A Christmas Story perhaps?

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Meek12345

After watching The Game, I automatically added it to my Criterion wishlist. I have now seen 5 films directed by David Fincher, and I rank them as follows:

1. The Game (will own soon)
2. Se7en (own blu-ray digibook)
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (own)
4. The Social Network
5. Fight Club


Not Alien³?

[i]Hopefully, I can catch Panic Room, Zodiac, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on tv soon. Although, I wasn't a big fan of the original Swedish version of TGWTDT, so I'm not in a big hurry to see the remake.

I'm a moderately big fan of the original Swedish film trilogy (and a very big fan of Steig Larsson's novels), and I actually like Fincher's version of Dragon Tattoo better than the original.

Only one Criterion in my Christmas haul: Eyes Without a Face. But I've got gift cards burning a hole in my pocket.

[14728]

Happy holidays! Here's what I got
Criterions:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (DVD)
Z (DVD)
The Man who knew too much (BD)
The Lady Vanishes (BD)
M (BD)
Spartacus (DVD)
Gimme Shelter (BD)
Other:
Rolling Stones: Exile on Main St. Super Deluxe Edition
U2: Achtung Baby Super Deluxe edition
Pink Floyd: The Wall Immersion
Pink Floyd: the Dark Side of the Moon Immersion
Beatles: Live at the BBC the collection
Ramones: Ramones
Chuck Berry: Definitive Collection
Rebel Without a Cause Digibook
I have some films to watch now!

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by lim.davidd

Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to All! When are we going to get a Christmas movie from Criterion/ or is there already one that I might have missed out?

A Christmas Story perhaps?

Since Warner has just released a 30th Anniversary Edition just last month (after having released it previously on Blu-ray five years ago), that's not a likely one.

But, yes, there is already one out that you missed: Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale. If you want to go back to the days of yore, they released It's a Wonderful Life on laserdisc.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by lim.davidd

Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to All! When are we going to get a Christmas movie from Criterion/ or is there already one that I might have missed out?

A Christmas Story perhaps?

http://www.criterion.com/explore/127-blue-christmases

[Meek12345]

Originally Posted by jayembee

I'm a moderately big fan of the original Swedish film trilogy (and a very big fan of Steig Larsson's novels), and I actually like Fincher's version of Dragon Tattoo better than the original.

I will definitely catch Fincher's version of TGWTDT as soon as I can then. Also, I have seen Alien^3 before, but it was a long time ago. I need to see it again before I compare it to Fincher's other films. Although, I'm beginning to think you were being sarcastic about including that film in my top 5.