The Before Trilogy (1995-2013)

[Croweyes1121]

All I did was adjust color / tint / contrast. Wouldn't take much to really transform this...

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

Figured now's as good a time as any to share this. This is a song I wrote a few years back with the ending of Before Sunrise as inspiration: http://danielpulliam.bandcamp.com/tr...na-in-december

Wow, that sounded great, I love it. I can actually feel that Linklater vibe. I think it would kind of fit well in something like Boyhood too.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Wow, that sounded great, I love it. I can actually feel that Linklater vibe. I think it would kind of fit well in something like Boyhood too.

Hey, thanks for listening, I really appreciate the kind words!

[MJD64]

Kudos to anyone who puts themselves out there artistically, and that goes for the posters on this thread presenting alternate artwork as well.

[Polaroid]

Glad the design is hated here too lol

Us in the Criterion thread have decided it looks like an eggy, pimply nipple!

Come on Criterion, you can defo improve that artwork lol!

[Croweyes1121]

[Polaroid]

I sent the picture to Mulvaney, hopefully it will make them change the minds!

[MifuneFan]

I really like how you can get a pretty good impression of the movies from this minimalist poster set

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by postmodel

If I had the time I'd try to make my own version, but I would love to see a take of where the foreground (bottom right to be specific) is the image of Hawke/Delpy from Before Midnight where he's looking at her as they walk forward then in the background (much smaller near the top left) is a similar image of them walking as they look in Before Sunrise with Vienna in the background and a trail that becomes more of a dirt walking path (in Greece if I'm not mistaken) leading to them older.

Then just a sunrise/sunset type of image up top and the word "Before" top center.

All as a painting.

Sounds kind of like this one. I actually quite like it. Very Criterion-y. lol

[andyk69]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

Sounds kind of like this one. I actually quite like it. Very Criterion-y. lol

I F..... LOVE THIS ONE!

wow great job! Criteriooo pay attention

( ONLY the white titles not, they need to pop up more , would prefer a darker color )

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by andyk69

I F..... LOVE THIS ONE!

wow great job! Criteriooo pay attention

(ONLY the white titles not, they need to pop up more , would prefer a darker color )

Not my cover, it came up in a random google image search. Still, though...much better art than what Criterion's doing.

[ShellOilJunior]

I had to do it:

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I had to do it:

Omg the egg titles made me laugh so hard.

[andyk69]

Im just curious how do you rate the movies in order of your liking?

My absolute favorite is Before Sunset,
after that is a close tie between Midnight and Sunrise,
Midnight having a bit of better edge for me.

[seabterry]

Originally Posted by andyk69

Im just curious how do you rate the movies in order of your liking?

My absolute favorite is Before Sunset,
after that is a close tie between Midnight and Sunrise,
Midnight having a bit of better edge for me.

The one constant in my ranking would be Before Midnight at 3rd and I still really enjoyed it, but those first two are amazing films.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by andyk69

Im just curious how do you rate the movies in order of your liking?

My absolute favorite is Before Sunset,
after that is a close tie between Midnight and Sunrise,
Midnight having a bit of better edge for me.

For me it's Sunset, Sunrise, Midnight.

Honestly, I think part of the reason that Midnight is always at the bottom of preference lists is the same reason you'd rank the feeling of love at those stages. What is the most enjoyable? First contact, reconnecting, or settling in? The first two are invariably going to be the most exciting / provocative, while the latter is, by nature, going to be more strained and humdrum.

But this is, I think, actually the *strength* of the three films taken together.

About the one thing that *does* bother me in Midnight is the dinner table scene. Not the entire scene, but I just find some of the talking pretentious, even for Linklater. And I just don't find the story about men in accidents worrying about their c*cks before their families all that funny - certainly not funny enough to carry multiple viewings when you know the punchline. I barely chuckled the first time. It seems that everyone at that table is obsessed with sex, which is just...odd, and pretty out of place with the rest of the series IMHO.

During that scene, I always find myself thinking "man, this is *not* how I talk with my friends (I'm 38). It feels staged. And that's the LAST thing I'd ever say about the other two films - or the REST of Midnight, for that matter.

[odditie]

Personally I rank them Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight, but they all three are 9/10 or 10/10 for me. Absolutely love these films.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by ashedmaniac

Ever been to Europe (more specifically Greece)?

LOL, nope. So maybe it's cultural. I couldn't say. I concur, though. Every one of these films is a masterpiece. Put to it, I'd probably rank them 9.5/10, 10/10 and 9/10.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I really like how you can get a pretty good impression of the movies from this minimalist poster set

[Show spoiler]

My brain kept nagging at me to create a vertical rendition based off of this one, so I'm just putting this out to get it out my system. I tweaked the colors to make them less colorful. I also put Sunrise in the middle, as that gave the best symmetry for the images.

[Mandalorian]

We have a winner.