The Criterion Collection - Page 4602 - Blu-ray Forum

Quinni · 12-31-2013, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

New Year's Card Predictions:

-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Would loves this so much.

ShellOilJunior · 12-31-2013, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

you cant afford a Region B Sony1100 ?you dont need a region free player. a second region B player with a power converter is enough. you can get that for 60-80$. if you can afford multiple criterion releases im sure you can afford that as well.

and since you dont even have to pay VAT if you are in the U.S you can probably get the movies and player even cheaper.

Hidden Fortress 27.97$

Throne of Blood ~25$
http://www.importcds.com/movies/2685017/throne-of-blood

Thinking big picture: a region free player is a bad idea for me. The big problem it creates is more movies are available to purchase. At this time I prefer to wait for US releases and save my dough.

fahrenheit290 · 12-31-2013, 02:50 PM

I hope this year is the year of McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Maybe it was a sign when B&N screwed up my DVD order from the marketplace and had to cancel it?

bwdowiak · 12-31-2013, 03:01 PM

Here is my running list that I have mentioned a few times on this thread. The list is a ranking of the Criterion titles that I have seen since being a member of the bluray.com community, or as I refer to it to my wife - "the nerd board."

Thanks, everyone for the great recommendations. I'm sure I'll feel inclined to post something else today, but let me get this out of the way - Happy New Year, everyone! Whatever you do, be safe. Here's to many great films in 2014! Cheers.

[Show spoiler]

StLouisRibs · 12-31-2013, 03:07 PM

I'd say it'd not be out of question for a Chaplin film to be unveiled in the hints tomorrow - so what do we reckon will be next? The Kid, The Circus, Limelight?

baheidstu · 12-31-2013, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

I loved Safety Last and I think I remember the scene you were referring to! Scorcese used some genius slapstick comedy in this one indeed. I have to say that its also one of his funniest films to date too, and this is why I rank the film so highly.

Oh, I believe you'd really enjoy After Hours like I did! I really hope you get a chance to watch this film soon! I'd look forward to your thoughts on that for sure.

After Hours is a great movie, it's a very dark comedy. One of those things where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Full of quirky characters and bizarre situations. A wonderful change of pace for Scorsese.

ShellOilJunior · 12-31-2013, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

I'd say it'd not be out of question for a Chaplin film to be unveiled in the hints tomorrow - so what do we reckon will be next? The Kid, The Circus, Limelight?

The Kid.

My guess is the setting of the card will be a desert.

smoss469 · 12-31-2013, 03:30 PM

I thought another company/studio was working on restoring Lady From Shanghai?

RiFiFi1955 · 12-31-2013, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoss469

I thought another company/studio was working on restoring Lady From Shanghai?

Yeah I have a hunch it won't be released by Criterion. No basis for this hunch, just a feeling.

14728 · 12-31-2013, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Yeah I have a hunch it won't be released by Criterion. No basis for this hunch, just a feeling.

Even if it's not released on Criterion, I'd still probably get it. It looks pretty good.

14728 · 12-31-2013, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quinni

Would loves this so much.

+ 1. Also, next year is the films 75th anniversary, so that release would be a good way to commemorate.

14728 · 12-31-2013, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octagon

Sign up for newsletters at http://www.criterion.com/signup or just watch this thread.

The New Year's cartoon will be posted, dissected, blowup, enhanced and otherwise folded, spindled and mutilated to within an inch of its life.

It's a lotta fun

I might get it in a little.

TJS_Blu · 12-31-2013, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Bicycle Thieves

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

that would be another year with movies that have already a really awesome UK release and could have been released by a other label in the U.S.

Don't think 'really awesome' applies to the Arrow release. At least I'm expecting better from Crtiterion. Same goes for Red River to a lesser extent.

Along the same lines, I'm hoping that CC starts releasing some of the Polish transfers (Polish releases) of the films of Wajda and Kawalerowicz, etc.

bwdowiak · 12-31-2013, 04:24 PM

TJS - who is the band in your avatar?

lordmorpheus72 · 12-31-2013, 05:00 PM

quick off-topic post, does anyone know if the Samsung BD-E5400C can be made region free? It is on sale at Woot today and it's in my budget (still looking for something for those non-US release BDs). Thanks all!!

TJS_Blu · 12-31-2013, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

TJS - who is the band in your avatar?

The Modern Lovers

Mansinthe · 12-31-2013, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

quick off-topic post, does anyone know if the Samsung BD-E5400C can be made region free? It is on sale at Woot today and it's in my budget (still looking for something for those non-US release BDs). Thanks all!!

why dont you just get a cheap region B bluray player fot those non us releases ?

most software region free firmwares are not failsafe..and hardware mods are expensive and you have to reboot the player everytime to change the region , so they are not really "region Free".

panasonic has a region free firmware but that one is expensive (its not avaible for free)

toshiba players are the ones you want to get. there are some free firmwares avaible to make some of them region free. (Toshiba BDX 1200 for example)

EricJ · 12-31-2013, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octagon

Sign up for newsletters at http://www.criterion.com/signup or just watch this thread.

The New Year's cartoon will be posted, dissected, blowup, enhanced and otherwise folded, spindled and mutilated to within an inch of its life.
It's a lotta fun

It's my third year nerding out on these, and I'm starting to look forward to it MORE than New Year's Eve.

Not to mention, sign up for the newsletters, and get one free cartoon clue every month.

(Hey, what can I say, I LIKED the Riddler on the old Batman series.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

The Kid.
My guess is the setting of the card will be a desert.

Chaplin as an angel, or a torn piece of paper with a star on it.
I'm hoping for the star.

Of course, The Kid is too short for a solo feature, so most of the Chaplin Fox and M2K editions never release it by itself.
(Riddle me this, caped crusader: "Why was the Buddha lazy?" "Why are teachers obnoxious in the summer?"

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

After Hours is awesome! Also think King of Comedy is a lesser talked about one that's great! How about Bringing out the dead or shutter island anyone like those?

After Hours is literally a "nightmare comedy", if you ever hear the term used elsewhere--And if you do, you'll measure its definition by this movie.
Even after King of Comedy, I wasn't aware Scorsese had that sense of comic timing and outrageousness, let alone a sense of humor at all. (Thus I wasn't one of the mainstream dopes saying "Hey, where's the gangsters in Hugo?")

As for Shutter Island...he couldn't resist showing off and had one of his characters say "That's the Kafka-esque genius of it" in one scene.
A-haaaa, o-kay, Marty, NOW we see whatcha did there--Go rent Tony Perkins doing real Kafka in Orson Welles' "The Trial", and all of a sudden, the "Leo DiCaprio runs around and around on a snipe hunt while weird sinister bureaucrats give him clues to some phony 'conspiracy', until he's ultimately swallowed by the system itself" plot will look awfully familiar...

hoytereden · 12-31-2013, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Hello all,
I just got on HULU+ and I would really appreciate the input of some serious cinephiles. I've seen just about all the "big" films that are part of the Criterion Collection (plus all that are on BluRay, of course), so I am hoping to find out what are some of the hidden gems I need to stream as soon as possible.

Thank You in advance!

I mentioned George Washington a few pages back, hoping to get somebody else's pov, but nobody seemed interested.

smoss469 · 12-31-2013, 06:34 PM

Placed my order and used up the gift cards I had with Amazon. Decided to mix up my order so that it wasn't 100% Criterion.

Yojimbo/Sanjuro Set
Seven Samurai
Sleeper
Annie Hall
Stalag 17
Greed in the Sun
Innocent Bystanders
Chaplin
Seems Like Old Times (DVD, the old Chevy Chase movie)

Similar Threads
thread	Forum	Thread Starter	Replies	Last Post
Criterion Collection	Wish Lists	Chushajo	26	08-14-2025 12:45 PM
Criterion Collection?	Newbie Discussion	ChitoAD	68	01-02-2019 10:14 PM
Criterion Collection Question. . .	Blu-ray Movies - North America	billypoe	31	01-18-2009 02:52 PM
The Criterion Collection goes Blu!	Blu-ray Technology and Future Technology	bferr1	164	05-10-2008 02:59 PM

12-31-2013, 02:50 PM	#92023
fahrenheit290 Active Member Member since:Dec 2013	I hope this year is the year of McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Maybe it was a sign when B&N screwed up my DVD order from the marketplace and had to cancel it?

12-31-2013, 03:01 PM	#92024
bwdowiak Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:502 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	Here is my running list that I have mentioned a few times on this thread. The list is a ranking of the Criterion titles that I have seen since being a member of the bluray.com community, or as I refer to it to my wife - "the nerd board." Thanks, everyone for the great recommendations. I'm sure I'll feel inclined to post something else today, but let me get this out of the way - Happy New Year, everyone! Whatever you do, be safe. Here's to many great films in 2014! Cheers. [Show spoiler]

12-31-2013, 03:07 PM	#92025
StLouisRibs Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:6	I'd say it'd not be out of question for a Chaplin film to be unveiled in the hints tomorrow - so what do we reckon will be next? The Kid, The Circus, Limelight?

12-31-2013, 03:30 PM	#92028
smoss469 Special Member Member since:Feb 2013 Location:WV Blu-ray collection:631 DVD collection:1405 Trading Score:4	I thought another company/studio was working on restoring Lady From Shanghai?

12-31-2013, 04:24 PM	#92034
bwdowiak Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:502 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	TJS - who is the band in your avatar?

12-31-2013, 05:00 PM	#92035
lordmorpheus72 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Charleston, SC Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:881 DVD collection:555 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	quick off-topic post, does anyone know if the Samsung BD-E5400C can be made region free? It is on sale at Woot today and it's in my budget (still looking for something for those non-US release BDs). Thanks all!!

12-31-2013, 06:34 PM	#92040
smoss469 Special Member Member since:Feb 2013 Location:WV Blu-ray collection:631 DVD collection:1405 Trading Score:4	Placed my order and used up the gift cards I had with Amazon. Decided to mix up my order so that it wasn't 100% Criterion. Yojimbo/Sanjuro Set Seven Samurai Sleeper Annie Hall Stalag 17 Greed in the Sun Innocent Bystanders Chaplin Seems Like Old Times (DVD, the old Chevy Chase movie)

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals