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GrandpaPants posted:So how many of those Godzilla movies are actually good? Even in the poo poo ones like Megalon and Ebirah you can sit back and appreciate the work that went into the extensive modelwork and costumes. There are bad Godzilla films but none of the Godzilla films are bad 
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The Channel just added a TON of awesome poo poo but what I'm most excited about is the chance to dip into Peter Greenaway  https://www.criterionchannel.com/newly-added
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There was a B&N less than a mile away from where I was working today, so I picked up the Godzilla set The Circus, Heaven Can Wait, Cluny Brown, and Young Mr. Lincoln plus they had the OOP dual format of Picnic at Hanging Rock with the book. If you're a B&N member, the Godzilla set is only about $100. edit: Looks like they have 50%-off on Arrow and oddly enough, Cohen releases too. Everyone should pick up their editions of the Buster Keaton films and Intolerance - all gorgeous restorations with orchestral music scores.
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If you have a Chase credit card, you can get B&N giftcards for 10% off with rewards points right now.
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I was gonna get the Godzilla set but even with the sale price I just can't justify it this month. drat expensive furnace repairs  Still gonna pick up Haxan though, I've never seen it and am really looking forward to checking it out
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GrandpaPants posted:So how many of those Godzilla movies are actually good? They're all underrated but if I had to select the best I'd choose these three: Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965) Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
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gey muckle mowser posted:I was gonna get the Godzilla set but even with the sale price I just can't justify it this month. drat expensive furnace repairs Haxan is one I really want. I’ve seen it on YouTube before but I’ve never seen a good transfer of it.
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50% off Arrow Films and 40% off Criterion Collection all month for Canadians at Unobstructed View. https://www.unobstructedview.com/
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Seems like some of the reviews failed to mention there's a supplemental disc in the Godzilla set. Here's what's on it... Hondo and Banno - 1990 interview with Ishiro Honda and Yoshimitsu Banno Handcrafted Artistry - 2019 interview with Alex Cox on the Godzilla series Launching Jet Jaguar - 2019 interview with actor Tsugotoshi Komada Man of Many Faces - 2019 interview with actor Bin Furuya Good Music is Always Simple - 1999 interview with composer Akira Ifukube King Kong vs. Godzilla (Japanese Version) - with DTS-HD MA 4.0 sound Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection - hour-long compilation from the 1980s Trailers (for all the films except Godzilla '54 and King Kong vs. Godzilla US cut, which are on their respective discs) Also, for completionists, Mill Creek released a steelbook edition of Mothra on Blu-ray a few months ago (licensed from Sony) with both the US and Japanese cuts, as well as a commentary by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski (who contribute to the Criterion set) and trailers. Only going for about $12 at most places.
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Has there been any indication of whether or not they’ll do physical releases for Rodan and War of the Gargantuas?
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That Godzilla set is A Thing of Beauty.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Has there been any indication of whether or not they’ll do physical releases for Rodan and War of the Gargantuas? No, but I can see them doing additional sets. It also helps that a lot of the films have US rights with Sony, who is Criterion's distributor.
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Le Saboteur posted:50% off Arrow Films and 40% off Criterion Collection all month for Canadians at Unobstructed View. https://www.unobstructedview.com/ Hooray! There is a God. Anyone who has A Matter of Life and Death want to give a recommendation? Also for Dragon Inn, I have a Touch of Zen already so wondering how those compare. So far I'm looking at picking up Police Story, 1984, Fantastic Planet (upgrade from non-Criterion DVD), maaaybe one of Mishima, Tokyo Drifter, Night of the Living Dead.... Cacator fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Nov 2, 2019 |
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Egbert Souse posted:Also, for completionists, Mill Creek released a steelbook edition of Mothra on Blu-ray a few months ago (licensed from Sony) with both the US and Japanese cuts, as well as a commentary by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski (who contribute to the Criterion set) and trailers. Only going for about $12 at most places. Thanks for the heads up on this, I didn't know it existed and it was a snap buy once I found out.
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Cacator posted:Hooray! There is a God. Dragon Inn is essential viewing imo. It’s basically the ideal version of a pure action film.
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Cacator posted:Hooray! There is a God. A Matter of Life and Death, as well as all the other Technicolor Powell & Pressburger films are 100% worth getting. Great film and Sony's 4K restoration looks incredible.
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should i get wim wender’s wings of desire and until the end of the world
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ham_sanitizer posted:should i get wim wender’s wings of desire and until the end of the world Until the End of the World doesn’t come out until December so it’s not eligible for the sale.
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I went w Solaris, The Game, Police Story’s, and Fire Walk With Me. But I went through Best Buy and had them price match. Gonna be a good week. As always: BUY THIEF! Boywhiz88 fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Nov 3, 2019 |
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ham_sanitizer posted:should i get wim wender’s wings of desire and until the end of the world Wings of Desire is a really interesting film. I don't know yet how I feel about it, but it certainly is thought provoking and does a lot of interesting things. And it was remade into City of Angels, just replace Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with the Goo Goo Dolls.
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Cemetry Gator posted:Wings of Desire is a really interesting film. I don't know yet how I feel about it, but it certainly is thought provoking and does a lot of interesting things. thanks...i do a lot of blind buys, but maybe ill check it out on the criterion channel first. usually if i don’t know what to think about a movie i end up really liking it ok repeated viewings.
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What's a good jumping off point for John Waters, or what works best as a blind buy?
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Cacator posted:What's a good jumping off point for John Waters, or what works best as a blind buy? Female Trouble is hilarious.
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This is what I've ended up gettting so far: Polyester Vampyr Carnival of Souls Godzilla set Gonna be a good time with these movies.
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egon_beeblebrox posted:This is what I've ended up gettting so far: I honestly didn't expect them to ever upgrade Vampyr from DVD, but it's amazing how well AVC handles heavier film grain compared to MPEG2.
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This Godzilla set is the best thing I’ve bought in a long time and it’s not even close. I’d forgotten how great the two MechaGodzilla movies are.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:This Godzilla set is loving enormous It’s Godzilla no one can contain him. I forgot how 60’s Godzilla vs Mecha Godzilla is. It has really fun editing and I love that cheesy 60’s music so much.
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The godzilla thread won’t answer me so maybe you jerks will, which of the Godzilla flicks have dubs on the box set? My kids will watch them subbed but they ask waaaay more questions
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DeimosRising posted:The godzilla thread won’t answer me so maybe you jerks will, which of the Godzilla flicks have dubs on the box set? My kids will watch them subbed but they ask waaaay more questions Godzilla: King of the Monsters Invasion of Astro Monster Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Godzilla vs Megalon Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla Terror of MechaGodzilla
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Big Mean Jerk posted:About half of them: Thank you, jerk
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Big Mean Jerk posted:About half of them: Also, King Kong vs. Godzilla has both the US and the Japanese cut.
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Egbert Souse posted:Female Trouble is hilarious. Yes. I didn't really dig Multiple Maniacs that much, but Female Trouble blew me away. Really looking forward to Polyester, and (hopefully down the road) Pink Flamingos and Desperate Living.
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I also love John Waters’ books. Particularly Role Models.
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I got my Charter Member Card. Just confirming I'm not the only one.
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I also got it in the mail like a week or two ago. As expected I took a long look at it and laughed to myself about what the hell its for. It's very nicely made, I'll give it that.
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The charter card is really good at slicing through shrinkwrap, so I have it hanging on a lanyard on one of my shelves.
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drat, people have figured out that the Barnes and Noble sale is all well and good, but the Half Price Books coupon week is real goddamn cheap Criterions time. There are three Half Price Bookses near me, and this was all I was able to get I've seen Bottle Rocket(ages ago, I remember it being kinda ehh but I figured it's worth another look), but the others are blind buys. And I wasn't being picky. I got all the Criterions they had except for Rosemary's Baby and three copies of Benjamin Button
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