The Criterion Collection

[Visco.]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

It's most likely OOP for now.

But you can still buy it from Amazon Canada for CA$40 / €28.50.
http://www.amazon.ca/400-Blows-Blu-r.../dp/B001O549FC

Man that really blows.

Hehe

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by Visco.

Man that really blows.

Hehe

What did you expect?.

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by smoss469

If you loved the Asian Noir/New Wave stuff, check out:

http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/825...q=autocomplete

Several of the films, especially The Warped Ones and Black Sun really have the same feel and vibe as Breathless

thanks for you response. i already own that eclipse set among some other japanese ones. i have the nikkatsu noir set as well. currently im watching the when horror came to... set and have only one movie left to watch

i startet with the criterion collection cuz of kurosawa but went soon after i had all his blurays to the other japanese directors like oshima , suzuki and got as well stuff like empire of passion and in the realm of the senses from other labels.

[fahrenheit290]

I think the BD sale at Barnes & Noble has ended, is that right? I read here that it was going on until January 2, but just saw all the prices on the B&N website have reverted back to their original prices or only a marginal % off. I received a gift card for Christmas and was wondering if the 40% off is going on in-store only.

[Clare2904]

Still some deals going on.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/DVD-...fers/379003206

[StonesEGF]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

which is a safer blind buy? The Leopard or The Red Shoes. I love epic films so I am interested in The Leopard and I love the old technicolor films in hi-def and I haven't seen anything yet from Powell and Pressburger... it seems that I should change that.

I would say that both are relatively safe blind buys. That being said, Criterion's presentation of The Leopard is absolutely wonderful. It's also one of the "epic" films that I revisit most often. (Any time I watch a Burt Lancaster or Alain Delon movie, I get the urge to watch The Leopard again, and I'm never disappointed when I do.)

I first watched The Red Shoes around the time that Black Swan was released in theaters (for thematic reasons). I enjoyed the film immensely, but have yet to get the urge to see it again.

[Clare2904]

Ok where did the post from fahrenheit 290 just go?

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

thanks for you response. i already own that eclipse set among some other japanese ones. i have the nikkatsu noir set as well. currently im watching the when horror came to... set and have only one movie left to watch

i startet with the criterion collection cuz of kurosawa but went soon after i had all his blurays to the other japanese directors like oshima , suzuki and got as well stuff like empire of passion and in the realm of the senses from other labels.

I've got the Nikkatsu set as well, but haven't started watching them yet. Almost finished with the Ultimate Gangsters Collection, and then I'm going to try to start working on it. I've never seen any of the films in the When Horror Came to Shochiku set but it's on my Wish list as well.

[fahrenheit290]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Ok where did the post from fahrenheit 290 just go?

That was weird. I noticed that too, the post disappeared. Anyway, it just said that I had read on here the blu-ray deal was continuing until January 2 at B&N, but most of the blu-rays I was looking at have now reverted to their original prices on the B&N website.

I just recently joined because I bought Criterion blu-rays for the first time and have a gift certificate for the store. I guess I'll wait it out until the next sale, unless 40% off in-store is still going on (??).

[fahrenheit290]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Ok where did the post from fahrenheit 290 just go?

That was weird. I noticed that too, my post disappeared. Anyway, it just said that I had read on here the blu-ray deal was continuing until January 2 at B&N, but most of the blu-rays I was looking at have now reverted to their original prices on the B&N website.

I just recently joined because I bought Criterion blu-rays for the first time and have a gift certificate for the store. I guess I'll wait it out until the next sale, unless 40% off in-store is still going on (??).

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Just remember: Dignity. Always Dignity.



I love all the main characters (and several of the minor characters), but the one who impresses me the most no matter how many times I see this film is Donald O'Connor. I expect great singing and dancing from Kelly and Reynolds, but I grew up with O'Connor as the lead in the Francis the Talking Mule films, and it's always a revelation to see him holding his own with the other two.

Actually, Reynolds was the newbie. O'Connor had been in pictures since childhood and, as was the norm back then with the big studios, you learned to dance. I just don't think anyone expected him to match Kelly step-for-step, which he did; Big Time! My favorite numbers in the film are their "Moses Supposes" and "Fit As a Fiddle" ones. I'm always smiling afterwards.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

while it was occasionally nice to look it, Tree of Life, is the Malick film that, for me, has removed his subsequent films from the category of 'must see'. I can not think of another film more pretentious than this one.

A buddy of mine felt the same way. I asked him repeatedly why it was "pretentious" and he failed to give me a reason each time.

"Pretentious" is often used in place of "art film". In other cases, I find people use it when they don't understand a film. It's OK to have differing opinions. I just find most of the time that word is used there's no evidence to support the claim.

[joie]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

A buddy of mine felt the same way. I asked him repeatedly why it was "pretentious" and he failed to give me a reason each time.

"Pretentious" is often used in place of "art film". In other cases, I find people use it when they don't understand a film. It's OK to have differing opinions. I just find most of the time that word is used there's no evidence to support the claim.

What is the evidence to support a claim that it's not pretentious?

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

Actually, Reynolds was the newbie. O'Connor had been in pictures since childhood and, as was the norm back then with the big studios, you learned to dance. I just don't think anyone expected him to match Kelly step-for-step, which he did; Big Time! My favorite numbers in the film are their "Moses Supposes" and "Fit As a Fiddle" ones. I'm always smiling afterwards.

Oh, I know Reynolds was the newbie among the three. But I'd seen her singing and dancing in other things. As I said, I had only been familiar with O'Connor from the Francis movies at the point where I first saw Singin' in the Rain, and I was taken completely by surprise.

[hustlermane]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

which is a safer blind buy? The Leopard or The Red Shoes. I love epic films so I am interested in The Leopard and I love the old technicolor films in hi-def and I haven't seen anything yet from Powell and Pressburger... it seems that I should change that.

You can't go wrong with The Red Shoes (which apparently has awesome PQ/AQ as well on the CC disc) but over the last several months I've been closer and closer to thinking that The Leopard is the greatest film of all time, and I think if I was held at gunpoint nowadays and asked, it would be what I would say is the best film cinema has yet given us. And at the very least, its the most visually impressive. So take that as you will

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

A buddy of mine felt the same way. I asked him repeatedly why it was "pretentious" and he failed to give me a reason each time.

"Pretentious" is often used in place of "art film". In other cases, I find people use it when they don't understand a film. It's OK to have differing opinions. I just find most of the time that word is used there's no evidence to support the claim.

I'm 99.9% sure you hate my guts, so you probably will not even acknowledge this post, but I agree with this sentiment. "Pretentious" like "random" is one of the most overused words in the English dictionary. It is never used in the right way.

[Clare2904]

Ready to pull the trigger on Early Summer. Knowing my luck it will receive an upgrade next month

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Two great films! Bernstein's and Bass's contributions were incredible, but I do think that Robert Wise's best film is The Sound of Music. Lina Lamont is a *****!

Lina Lamont was a b**** for sure, but Jean Hagen herself was a wonderfully talented and very pretty actress. I also think it's funny that in the scenes where Kathy (Debbie Reynolds) is dubbing Lina, that it was actually Jean Hagen dubbing herself in her own normal voice.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I'm 99.9% sure you hate my guts, so you probably will not even acknowledge this post, but I agree with this sentiment. "Pretentious" like "random" is one of the most overused words in the English dictionary. It is never used in the right way.

There was a study done on the IMDB boards a few years ago. "Pretentious" was one of the top 3 or 4 used words on the entire site.

[demonknight]

I think that at least one Criterion movies IS pretentious. That film is Fantastic Mr. Fox. I watched it for the second time this month today and could not get that thought out of my head. I like some art films, but what fu<king kid is going to like that movie? It was marketed towards kids, if I remember correctly. It was made solely for hipsters who think "It's funny because it's awkward." Sorry, Wes. This is not the case for the vast majority.