The Criterion Collection

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just finished watching the Criterion Blu-ray of Robinson Crusoe on Mars. This is a fantastic upgrade over my old Criterion DVD.

Robinson Crusoe on Mars is such a fun film, and I wish that the Criterion Collection would release more titles like this. I like these 1960s science fiction movies that take my mind away. This one really benefits from some cool landscape scenery. The Death Valley film locations are so alien in nature that it's easy to accept the notion that the characters are really on another planet.

The film's great sin, however, is jettisoning Adam West so early on.

[Mansinthe]

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[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by sc1957

I have the StudioCanal version, which some people say is inferior. I say those people are too darn picky. I'm completely satisfied with my much less expensive copy.

You can certainly make the case that the Criterion is not worth paying 10-20x as much for, but you can't possibly make the case that the Criterion does not have superior image quality. It really does and it's not even close.

Thank you all for the non-Region A suggestions! it seems like many or most of these titles would eventually come out from Criterion, so I think I may actually hold off for now. When my current player craps out I will reconsider my next player being Region Free.

[tenia]

Originally Posted by adrian333

Does Viridiana has English subs?

It doesnt. And the AQ is pretty bad but the PQ pretty good.

As for The Third Man, indeed, it shouldnt be reasonable to pay $70 when you can get the SC but it is indeniable that PQ on the Criterion is much better.

[RipleyLV426]

Originally Posted by ijustblumyself

Any word on PQ for this set?

Note that all the shorts are dvd and not blu ray. There are 20 dvds with the set and only 10 blus, unfortunately. Not worth it for me since I own all the criterion chaplin on blu and the chaplin mutuals , which just came out. That's why I just pulled the trigger on The UK imports of The Circus and Limelight, which are at a great price right now.

[ultlife2013]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

I too am a big fan of the Spielberg WOTW, in fact I'd go as far as to say it's my favourite of his alongside Close Encounters. It makes for a fascinating commentary on 9/11 too, and Cahiers du cinéma were so taken by it that they included it in their top ten of the decade list.



http://www.cahiersducinema.com/PALMARES-2000.html

The audio quality, soundtrack, and sound effects are amazing on WoTW. The LFE is also pretty damn good. I wish they re released it in theaters for its anniversary.

[DenOfEarth]

Who wants them to release Felidae on blu-ray for the first time in the US?

[jlk5844]

So what were the problems people had with Spielberg's WotW? How the aliens

[Show spoiler]are defeated

? The ending? Justin Chatwin?

[ultlife2013]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

So what were the problems people had with Spielberg's WotW? How the aliens

[Show spoiler]are defeated

? The ending? Justin Chatwin?

The usual Tom Cruise hate, Dakota Fanning screaming too much, the family relationship being so focused on. The ending, which is actually how the original movie ended so that's a moo point.

[jw007]

Okay, I had a dream last night and in it was that Criterion newsletter illustration of the blue lion. This is all the truth what I'm about to write here. So, in my dream, I saw a DVD in a magazine with the image of a blue lion and on top of the artwork it said "Hardy" the lion. It didn't make sense but then again, I was dreaming. So I woke up, went on Google and found nothing pertaining to that dream artwork I had in my sleep, however, did discover a Hanna-Barbera cartoon from 1971 entitled "Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har". It was a tv show that lasted one season. I find this ironic because the hyena called Hardy in the cartoon is an eternal pessimist, something I can relate to. Is this a vision? If not, it has nothing to do with Criterion, but I just had to share this.

[vertigo12314]

I hope we get Passion of Joan of Arc next year. It's been a painful wait.

[ultlife2013]

I've said it before but I want Criterion to re release The Color Of Money. That film could use some aq/vq love that Criterion could easily give it. Any idea why Scorsese didn't do any work on it since it wasn't released that long ago on blu?

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

The usual Tom Cruise hate, Dakota Fanning screaming too much, the family relationship being so focused on. The ending, which is actually how the original movie ended so that's a moo point.

I didn't mind the ending, I loved idea of it, I think I was more annoyed that they used Morgan Freeman for the end, he gets so boring and is used for everything that needs a bit of drama, he's a great actor but my god.... over used lol

[ultlife2013]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

I didn't mind the ending, I loved idea of it, I think I was more annoyed that they used Morgan Freeman for the end, he gets so boring and is used for everything that needs a bit of drama, he's a great actor but my god.... over used lol

[Polaroid]

Grabbed Robinson Crusoe on Mars for £13 excited about this, do love a bit of sic fi, even the tacky sci fi :P

Been on eBay all day trying to grab some bargains but keep getting outbid lol

I'd love Phase IV to be released in collection......

[pro-bassoonist]

The Innocents Blu-ray REVIEW



Make sure to see the new interview with cinematographer John Bailey, guys. It is wonderful

Pro-B

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The Innocents Blu-ray REVIEW



Make sure to see the new interview with cinematographer John Bailey, guys. It is wonderful

Pro-B

Thanks for this

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

[Show spoiler]The Innocents Blu-ray REVIEW



Make sure to see the new interview with cinematographer John Bailey, guys. It is wonderful

Pro-B

Man, I can't wait for this release.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by SilentDawn

Man, I can't wait for this release.

Same, shouldn't be too long now, my Eraserhead has already been posted so it won't be here long after that same with Macbeth great month

[Echovoid52]

Picked up

Eraserhead - On Order
Hausu or "House" (1977)
Antichrist

Today for the buy 2 get one free. With my Free I made a blind buy. It was between Repo Man and House, and I decided to go on House. Did I make the right choice? I still haven't take it out of its packaging yet.


And another question, the B&B cashier told me Eraserhead would ship on September 16th, the day of its release. How long do B&B shipments take to arrive when you've preorder them like that? I really wish I could just get it on release day.