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caiman posted:It's valid in the sense that they thought of it so it's a legitimate mental correlation. But "Hmm, that reminds me of 9/11" is entirely different from "Why is Criterion reminding me of 9/11 " That would be a hilarious class-action lawsuit. "Criterion made us feel sad."
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# ? Jun 19, 2012 20:53 |
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Pfirti86 posted:Goddamn. Just seeing that again brings up all sorts of feelings about 9/11 . If just watching Criterions is your thing you should have a hulu plus account over netflix anyway.
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# ? Jun 19, 2012 21:53 |
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RichterIX posted:That would be a hilarious class-action lawsuit. "I am also a claimant in this suit. I did not see the cover of The Game, but I did watch Umberto D."
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# ? Jun 19, 2012 22:25 |
Criterion put up a restoration demo for Chaplin's The Gold Rush. These sorts of things always amaze me, since you very rarely see the difference in the prints, but they literally point it all out to you. There's some wizardry at work with those Criterion people.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 00:58 |
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On the topic of Criterion making us sad, what would you all put on the list of the absolute saddest Criterion films? I can't watch Make Way For Tomorrow or Black Orpheus without tearing up.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 01:14 |
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codyclarke posted:On the topic of Criterion making us sad, what would you all put on the list of the absolute saddest Criterion films? I can't watch Make Way For Tomorrow or Black Orpheus without tearing up. Ikiru made me sad, but a good kind of sad. Sansho the Bailiff is probably the most depressing one I've encountered so far.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 02:02 |
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caiman posted:It's valid in the sense that they thought of it so it's a legitimate mental correlation. But "Hmm, that reminds me of 9/11" is entirely different from "Why is Criterion reminding me of 9/11 " I don't think anyone is having that second reaction.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 03:02 |
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Coolodile posted:If you're browsing Criterion DVDs at all chances are you are already familiar with the brand and its appeal. The artistic covers are part of that. I love going to Frys and looking at the Criterion section. I want to buy them all.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 05:51 |
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codyclarke posted:On the topic of Criterion making us sad, what would you all put on the list of the absolute saddest Criterion films? I can't watch Make Way For Tomorrow or Black Orpheus without tearing up. Umberto D is a great, great film but I can't watch it without bawling. When I saw the new cover art I started tearing up a little.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 05:54 |
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codyclarke posted:On the topic of Criterion making us sad, what would you all put on the list of the absolute saddest Criterion films? I can't watch Make Way For Tomorrow or Black Orpheus without tearing up. Although it has an ultimately happy ending, there are a few parts of Wings of Desire the jumper and the accident that make me tear up just thinking about them.
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 20:31 |
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codyclarke posted:On the topic of Criterion making us sad, what would you all put on the list of the absolute saddest Criterion films? I can't watch Make Way For Tomorrow or Black Orpheus without tearing up. El Norte is the first that personally comes to mind. It's a spectacular picture, but I'm not exactly anxious to go back and watch it again.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 03:19 |
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Macrame_God posted:El Norte is the first that personally comes to mind. It's a spectacular picture, but I'm not exactly anxious to go back and watch it again. I feel the same way about The Human Condition. And it's not just because the film or maybe I should say films is/are a little lengthy.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 04:34 |
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Hey, how is the streaming quality on the Criterion movies on Hulu? I'm curious about it because there are plenty of titles I want to check out but I'm not convinced I would want to own yet, but as I live in Canada, there are a few hoops I would have to jump through if I committed to subscribing to Plus for a few months.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 14:05 |
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kuddles posted:Hey, how is the streaming quality on the Criterion movies on Hulu? I'm curious about it because there are plenty of titles I want to check out but I'm not convinced I would want to own yet, but as I live in Canada, there are a few hoops I would have to jump through if I committed to subscribing to Plus for a few months. I think it's decent. Do you have the option to watch a few of them for free? I don't know about Canada, but in the US Criterion makes a few titles available for free for two weeks every few weeks. And there are a small handful that are always free (Most John Cassavettes stuff, I want to say Stagecoach but I'm not sure, and some other lesser known stuff).
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 15:24 |
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Was looking at the Cassavetes box set and had a question- did Criterion reissue a few of the titles in 2009? A few (at least on Amazon and other places) are shown with packaging bearing the newer logo, while the box set maintains the old one.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 20:00 |
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kuddles posted:Hey, how is the streaming quality on the Criterion movies on Hulu? I'm curious about it because there are plenty of titles I want to check out but I'm not convinced I would want to own yet, but as I live in Canada, there are a few hoops I would have to jump through if I committed to subscribing to Plus for a few months. It's pretty great, as good as television style HD I'd say. Definitely not bad by any stretch.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 20:02 |
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Just started to really collect Criterion stuff. Just picked up Harold and Maude, Diabolique, Essentials Art House Vol 1, Brazil (3 Disc), Seven Samurai, M, Vampyr, and Cronos. I need to stop myself but I can't =) Can anyone recommend some of the better Blu Ray releases on Criterion?
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 20:23 |
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ThetaOmnikron posted:Was looking at the Cassavetes box set and had a question- did Criterion reissue a few of the titles in 2009? A few (at least on Amazon and other places) are shown with packaging bearing the newer logo, while the box set maintains the old one. Yes, they're all available separately except Opening Night and the bonus disc, A Constant Forge.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 20:24 |
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KillGizmo posted:Just started to really collect Criterion stuff. Just picked up Harold and Maude, Diabolique, Essentials Art House Vol 1, Brazil (3 Disc), Seven Samurai, M, Vampyr, and Cronos. I need to stop myself but I can't =) Can anyone recommend some of the better Blu Ray releases on Criterion? Of the few I own, these are my favorites: The Phantom Carriage, Repulsion, The Seventh Seal, House, Antichrist, and Island of Lost Souls.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 21:17 |
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caiman posted:Of the few I own, these are my favorites: The Phantom Carriage, Repulsion, The Seventh Seal, House, Antichrist, and Island of Lost Souls. Thanks Caiman those all sound good. Probably pick up House and Antichrist next.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 21:19 |
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KillGizmo posted:Just started to really collect Criterion stuff. Just picked up Harold and Maude, Diabolique, Essentials Art House Vol 1, Brazil (3 Disc), Seven Samurai, M, Vampyr, and Cronos. I need to stop myself but I can't =) Can anyone recommend some of the better Blu Ray releases on Criterion? Pierrot le Fou, Breathless, and Chungking Express are my three fav blus.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 22:58 |
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Definitely grab The Third Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth, I own both and couldn't be happier about it.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 01:07 |
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appropriatemetaphor posted:Pierrot le Fou Magic Hate Ball posted:Definitely grab The Third Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth, I own both and couldn't be happier about it.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 01:18 |
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My post was a joke post. My actual suggestions for purchase would be Blow-Out and either Naked or Topsy-Turvy. I don't know his tastes but I love all three of those movies and the blu-rays are phenomenal.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 01:33 |
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I just bought World on a Wire, 12 Angry Men and Kuroneko on Blu-ray because they were around $20 on Amazon. Did I make any mistakes there? EDIT: To clarify, I've only seen 12 Angry Men of the three, and it's one of my favorite movies, so I have no regrets there. However, I've only seen trailers of the other two, and I wanted to get a diverse batch of movies - so there you go. Hewlett fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Jun 23, 2012 |
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The vast majority of my Criterions (around 50 or so) are blind buys and I think it's pretty difficult to go wrong by doing so. There's a few that I've only watched once but that's more due to me needing to be in a specific mood. There's also some where I've purchased the older, inferior version or they rerelease in blu-ray (like The Third Man which I've bought three times) and wish I waited, but who knows?
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 03:36 |
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Hewlett posted:I just bought World on a Wire, 12 Angry Men and Kuroneko on Blu-ray because they were around $20 on Amazon. Did I make any mistakes there? I liked World on a Wire. It's a little long but an interesting 70's sci-fi flick. It held my interest much more than other flicks of the era like The Man Who Fell To Earth.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 09:05 |
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I get the feeling the B&N summer sale on Criterions wont be happening this year.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 13:18 |
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Origami Dali posted:I get the feeling the B&N summer sale on Criterions wont be happening this year. That would suck so hardcore. I did ask a DVD section guy if it was going to be in July, and he said he'd assumed so, but hadn't gotten any official notice or anything.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 15:14 |
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I'll second Chungking Express because it's a great movie and a beautiful transfer, but don't buy it for the extensive special features. Other than a great commentary track there's little else.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 23:50 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Yes, they're all available separately except Opening Night and the bonus disc, A Constant Forge. Are the transfers/extras any different on the rereleases?
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# ? Jun 24, 2012 20:10 |
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Pfirti86 posted:Goddamn. Just seeing that again brings up all sorts of feelings about 9/11 . The whole time I was there, the only DVD they DIDN'T have was Boiler Room. I don't know what's stranger...that I LOOKED for Boiler Room, or that they didn't have it despite having all of the out of print or limited release DVDs I'd ever asked for.
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# ? Jun 24, 2012 21:25 |
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Is the Up All Night With Robert Downey Sr. set worth blind buying? I've never seen any of the films on it, but from what I've heard about Downey, they sound pretty interesting. Although, I could always be disappointed, so I'd like to know what I'm getting if anyone knows the films.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 05:16 |
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caiman posted:Of the few I own, these are my favorites: The Phantom Carriage, Repulsion, The Seventh Seal, House, Antichrist, and Island of Lost Souls. The Seventh Seal BRD is a thing of beauty. I'd also recommend Black Orpheus. I only recently converted myself into buying BRD so I'm pretty thin on them but these two are great.
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TrixRabbi posted:Is the Up All Night With Robert Downey Sr. set worth blind buying? I've never seen any of the films on it, but from what I've heard about Downey, they sound pretty interesting. Although, I could always be disappointed, so I'd like to know what I'm getting if anyone knows the films. It's worth it just for Putney Swope.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 05:57 |
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I just watched all the interviews he did with Paul Thomas Anderson, and I think I'm pretty much sold.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 06:04 |
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Origami Dali posted:I get the feeling the B&N summer sale on Criterions wont be happening this year. Has there been any update on this?
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# ? Jun 29, 2012 23:19 |
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Some dude posted on the wall on the Criterion facebook that it will be July 10th. Not sure how reliable that is, though.
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# ? Jun 30, 2012 07:00 |
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Yeah, the B&N sale starts on the 10th.
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 05:47 |
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Origami Dali posted:Yeah, the B&N sale starts on the 10th. B&N Criterion Sale, Steam Sale and a local film festival all within a couple of weeks? My bank account is going to be hurting at the end of this month.
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