The Criterion Collection

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

To be fair Imdb top 100 or 250 is pretty much worth nothing. It's nothing more then people going to give 5 stars (or ten) to every movie they see every weekend making them go

[Show spoiler]WEEK 1 = Best movie I ever saw was EPIC

WEEK 2 = This was AMAZING never seen a better movie (really? What happen to week one?)

WEEK 3 = I just came in my pants this is the GREATEST movie ever (wow! you sure have a short attention span)

WEEK 4 = I don't think i ever said this before but BEST FREAKIN MOVIE EVER (you should see a specialist about your problem)

For me these Imdb list =

My thought exactly. Those lists mean nothing to me.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Banned User

Agreed. Looks like most of the foreign films were replaced by American films. They should have some way of filtering votes based on location and figuring out a list from there.. Most Americans have questionable tastes in entertainment IMO.

I mean The Nightmare Before Christmas in, Kind Hearts and Coronets out ?

Hey now, both films are equally good in my eyes! The top 250 had always been BS.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by wcrouse

Very happy to discover that my 'White' disc in the Three Colors Trilogy from the Barnes and Noble sale that just arrived bears the words "Second Printing". I was expecting to have to mail it in to Criterion for the fixed disc. I remember at least one poster was wondering.

I was wondering myself, about Carlos. It's why I've been waiting on a sale on their own site to buy that one (which, as I mentioned before, might happen very soon).

[Benchman]

Imdb's top 250 carries no weight Imo. Having Seven Samurai at #18 is complete BS. Its top 5 material for me.

[*DrStrangelove*]

Damn I missed the Woody Allen talk!

My favorites:

Hannah and her sisters
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Love and Death
Bullets Over Broadway
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Broadway Danny Rose
Sleeper
Purple Rose of Cairo

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

To be fair Imdb top 100 or 250 is pretty much worth nothing. It's nothing more then people going to give 5 stars (or ten) to every movie they see every weekend making them go

WEEK 1 = Best movie I ever saw was EPIC

WEEK 2 = This was AMAZING never seen a better movie (really? What happen to week one?)

WEEK 3 = I just came in my pants this is the GREATEST movie ever (wow! you sure have a short attention span)

WEEK 4 = I don't think i ever said this before but BEST FREAKIN MOVIE EVER (you should see a specialist about your problem)

For me these Imdb list =

For many of these people TDKR may be the "best" film they see all year. Not to be a snob but some people view movies casually and amongst multi-plex drivel Nolan's films do standout.

The IMDB top 250 is a joke and not worth anyone's time. Most lists are a joke and flawed. Although, They Shoot Picture's list is more thought-out but rankings are meaningless, imo. It's a good list of films to watch if anything.

[billzfan]

Originally Posted by *DrStrangelove*

Damn I missed the Woody Allen talk!

My favorites:

Hannah and her sisters
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Love and Death
Bullets Over Broadway
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Broadway Danny Rose
Sleeper
Purple Rose of Cairo

I love Woody Allen too. My favs:

Annie Hall
Crimes and Misedemeanors
Manhatten Murder Mystery
Sweet and Lowdown
Small Time Crooks
Purple Rose of Cairo-his most underrated

[kolosomo]

Hannah and Her Sisters is my absolute favourite Woody film. Also love Annie Hall, Manhattan, Husbands and Wives, Bananas, Crimes and Misdemeanours, etc.

I was never particularly fond of Purple Rose of Cairo for some strange reason. I think it's a bit too cute for me. The ending is great though.

[Tin Drum]

Deconstructing Harry is the best post 80s Allen, IMO.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Late Ozu
Raymond Bernard
Larisa Shepitko
George Bernard Shaw
Sabu!
Gorin
Czech New Wave
Robert Downey Sr.

Still planning on getting:
Gremillon
Bergman
Allan King

Maybe:
Rosellini
Lubitsch
Guitry

I have many of these. I love the Eclipse sets. I have 14 so far and will pick up a couple more before the sale is over. Glad to see you got the Larisa Shepitko set, it is one of my favorites, with two very fine and emotionally powerful films.

If you don't already have Eclipse 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women, I highly recommend it. All the films are very good, especially Women of the Night and Street of Shame. SOS is one of the best films I have ever seen. Too bad Criterion chose not to make these main line blu-ray releases, but the DVDs look very good.

[HyperRealist]

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

For many of these people TDKR may be the "best" film they see all year. Not to be a snob but some people view movies casually and amongst multi-plex drivel Nolan's films do standout.

The IMDB top 250 is a joke and not worth anyone's time. Most lists are a joke and flawed. Although, They Shoot Picture's list is more thought-out but rankings are meaningless, imo. It's a good list of films to watch if anything.

Nicely put. I like to check in on imdb to see how populist a given film is. I also check in on RT and get excited for films critics were divided or positive on while the audience was generally negative, that's a pretty sweet spot more often than not: examples: The American, The Girlfriend Experience, Miami Vice, White Material, the New World, Something Wild...

[octagon]

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

You know, there really isn't all that much coming up over the next couple months that can't wait until the Nov B&N sale. That's not really a knock on the lineup either. There are several things I'm interested in but the Oct titles are the only ones I'd be impatient about.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by *DrStrangelove*

Damn I missed the Woody Allen talk!

My favorites:

Hannah and her sisters
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Love and Death
Bullets Over Broadway
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Broadway Danny Rose
Sleeper
Purple Rose of Cairo

I'd say my favorite Woody Allen films—and there are many, many to choose from—include (in alphabetical order):

Bananas
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*
Interiors
Manhattan
Match Point
Radio Days
Sleeper
Zelig

[oildude]

I need to pick up the pace of my Eclipse set watching, especially the Japanese sets. I still need to watch Silent Ozu, Silent Naruse, Postwar Kurosawa, and the very first one I bought - Nikkatsu Noir. I have to add Late Ozu to the list, once it arrives. I had to order it on the first day of the sale since no B&N in the entire city had a copy.

Picked up Pearls of the Czech New Wave. This and the Ozu were my must buys, but I can afford a couple more.

Does anyone recommend - or not recommend - Eclipse 30: Sabu! ? I keep being tempted by this one every time I see it in the stores.

[HyperRealist]

Pro-B made an Eclipse sticky in the DVD forum.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=201637

[Benchman]

Picked up the David Lean set today. I've only seen one of his films (Lawrence of Arabia) so I plan on going through his whole filmography in chronological order. Can't wait! I'll probably start tonight.

[bugsy_pal]

My essential Woody Allen films:

Deconstructing Harry
Annie Hall
Manhattan
Hannah and Her Sisters
Crimes and Misdemeanours
Zelig

My second tier:

Stardust Memories
Play it Again Sam
Interiors
Celebrity
Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Broadway Danny Rose
Take the Money and Run

I still haven't seen everything of his, but of the later ones, I am NOT crazy about:

Vicky Christina Barcelona
Curse of the Jade Scorpion

[Benchman]

With all this Woody Allen discussion I'm surprised no one has mentioned Midnight in Paris. I thought it was great and definitely one of his best.

[Yankees0222]

As far as Woody Allen is concerned, my favorites are:

Annie Hall (favorite movie of all time)
Sleeper
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Mighty Aphrodite

(I'm more partial to those that Woody Allen actually stared in)

Also, although not my favorite, I really enjoy Scoop.... I feel that one is very underrated. I find it to be a really fun movie (and Scarlet is great in this movie. She and Woody have great chemistry in it)