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Cries and Whispers seemed more like a bad Bergman parody than a real Bergman movie. Didn't care for that one.
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Least favorite Criterions is kind of a fun conversation: Alphaville does next to nothing for me, which was a big disappointment since I like the other Godards I've seen and it sounded right up my alley. A genuinely tedious movie. Armageddon blows chunks The Rules of the Game honestly doesn't land for me at all. That probably makes me a bad film fan. Wings of Desire does nothing for me either. It turned me off of Wim Wenders for a while, though I have since seen and loved The American Friend and Alice in the Cities. World on a Wire has very cool production design but bored the poo poo out of me. I barely made it a half hour into Jellyfish Eyes
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Jul 30, 2016 03:15
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Oh speaking of which, while I liked it more than Autumn Sonata and Persona I still wasn't super hot on Smiles of a Summer Night. Mostly because of the son, who I found completely insufferable. I also got The Magician from the sale so hopefully at least one of the Bergmans I blind bought is a keeper.
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Jul 30, 2016 03:15
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The only Bergman I haven't liked was The Magic Flute but I think that's just because I don't get opera
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Jul 30, 2016 03:16
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Not all of these are films I actually regret buying, but looking through my Criterion order history I've wound up selling or trading a whole bunch: Children of Paradise Autumn Sonata Late Spring The Vanishing Umberto D. La Jetée/Sans Soleil Vivre sa vie Band of Outsiders Persona Pickpocket Walkabout La dolce vita L’avventura Branded to Kill Jules and Jim That's the risk with blind buying I suppose. With the exception of Sans Soleil though all of them were films I'm glad I watched, just wish they had been rentals instead of buys I suppose.
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Jul 30, 2016 03:27
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etherealshaq posted:Cries and Whispers seemed more like a bad Bergman parody than a real Bergman movie. Didn't care for that one. This is how I feel about Autumn Sonata
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Jul 30, 2016 03:35
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etherealshaq posted:Cries and Whispers seemed more like a bad Bergman parody than a real Bergman movie. Didn't care for that one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pGZbfNADNs Nate RFB posted:Not all of these are films I actually regret buying, but looking through my Criterion order history I've wound up selling or trading a whole bunch: Disagree with Late Spring and Vivre sa Vie, but I think we have similar tastes.
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Jul 30, 2016 03:40
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Late Spring is one I do regret parting with in retrospect because I loved Tokyo Story and I think I would've warmed up to it plenty enough to want it as a complement to TS.
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Jul 30, 2016 03:43
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Nate RFB posted:Not all of these are films I actually regret buying, but looking through my Criterion order history I've wound up selling or trading a whole bunch: what the gently caress
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Jul 30, 2016 03:45
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Amusingly enough, Tokyo Story is the one I had to warm up to. The audio commentary helped a bunch. ty, criterion!
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I hope Early Summer comes out on blu eventually, it's my favorite of the Noriko trilogy.
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I turned off Weekend like ten minutes in but that might be because I was still stir crazy from the snowstorm that had taken out the power for the past few hours. The same thing happened with Made In USA(without the snowstorm obviously) so maybe Godard just doesn't click with me. Also didn't get much out of Dillinger Is Dead, but I made it all the way through that one.
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Jul 30, 2016 04:45
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Hector Beerlioz posted:By the way, do any criterion disks have easter eggs? I remember something about the Solaris disk having a hidden photo gallery. More than you think. On Blu-Rays, the blue button will pull up hidden videos on menus. Just press it on every menu until something appears. The only ones I have that I've found so far are The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, and Island of Lost Souls. I've heard Videodrome and Repo Man have some too.
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Egbert Souse posted:More than you think. On Blu-Rays, the blue button will pull up hidden videos on menus. Just press it on every menu until something appears.
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Raxivace posted:Dammit, I'm going to be obsessively pressing that button now. I have the Leawo player on my desktop that will display every chapter/title on a disc. I've been meaning to scour all my Criterions to see if there's anything hidden.
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I Before E posted:I turned off Weekend like ten minutes in but that might be because I was still stir crazy from the snowstorm that had taken out the power for the past few hours. The same thing happened with Made In USA(without the snowstorm obviously) so maybe Godard just doesn't click with me. Also didn't get much out of Dillinger Is Dead, but I made it all the way through that one. Nah, Weekend kind of sucks. The previously mentioned Alphaville is pretty good though, even if the Dr. Claw robot mastermind philosophy lectures tend to drag a bit Edit: actually, I mixed up Weekend and Contempt so I withdraw my "kind of sucks"
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Jul 30, 2016 05:08
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blue squares posted:what the gently caress
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:The Rules of the Game honestly doesn't land for me at all. That probably makes me a bad film fan. Fight me
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Jul 30, 2016 05:59
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I couldn't get into Charade, Blow Out, Broadcast News, or Overlord. Ended up selling all three.
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Jul 30, 2016 06:24
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This is the worst goddamn page
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Jul 30, 2016 06:52
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Weekend owns, everyone is such a fucker in it its so funny
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blue squares posted:This is the worst goddamn page Which ones do you hate? C'mon, you can tell us.
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Jul 30, 2016 15:00
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Hat Thoughts posted:Weekend owns, everyone is such a fucker in it its so funny The Godard one? Yeah I really liked it. I have very little desire to delve further into Godard's filmography though.
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Jul 30, 2016 15:13
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:The Godard one? Yeah I really liked it. I have very little desire to delve further into Godard's filmography though. I assume you have seen Breathless. If not, read up on its importance and then watch it ASAP
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Jul 30, 2016 15:20
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blue squares posted:I assume you have seen Breathless. If not, read up on its importance and then watch it ASAP Yeah I've seen Breathless, Weekend, and Alphaville. Loved the first two, really didn't like the third
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Jul 30, 2016 15:23
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Godard is interesting because Breathless was so groundbreaking and good, and a lot of his other films are very good too, but he makes so many goddamn movies that there are quite a few flops. Most really important directors have fewer films and a higher ratio of good to bad.
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Jul 30, 2016 15:24
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Yeah I respect his dedication to crankin em out but most of his stuff does not sound at all for me
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Jul 30, 2016 15:27
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Breathless I definitely loved, that was magical. Band of Outsiders and especially Vivre sa vie weren't really my sort of thing but I still liked them well enough.
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Jul 30, 2016 15:57
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I love weekend so much. It is so energetic, funny,and mean. I feel like it's a movie that a ton of modern directors were influenced by even though no one really talks about it. The way it's edited and directed is so ahead of its time. I also love movies that just give you full dissertations on Marxism throughout the film. It felt like a modern version of L'age d'or.
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Jul 30, 2016 16:32
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Seven Samurai is unwatchable. 4 hours long, black and white, full screen and subtitled. Just kill me.
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Jul 30, 2016 16:34
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Seven Samurai is unwatchable. 4 hours long, black and white, full screen and subtitled. Just kill me. Assuming it's not sarcasm, this is one of those ones where I'm like "how does a guy like you come to post in a thread about art- house DVDs on a film message board?"
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Jul 30, 2016 16:46
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i think that was a bit of sarcasm here, in the Janus/Voyager "The Criterion Collection" thread
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Breathless is great. Alphaville has some goofy elements but is good overall. That is all the Godard I have seen.
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Alright. Amended some mistakes, picked up a couple more today. My final haul for July 2016 is Anatomy of a Murder Dr. Strangelove My Darling Clementine Paths of Glory Riot on Cell Block 11 Thanks for the GSC suggestion, bobkatt013.
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Picked up my last bunch: Dr. Strangelove The Big City The Manchurian Candidate Speedy Odd Man Out All blind buys except Strangelove.
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Got around to watching Fantastic Planet and man that movie is such a trip. The new transfer looks amazing on blu-ray--it's like watching moving paintings. Highly recommend some sort of mind altering substance while watching too.
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mod sassinator posted:Got around to watching Fantastic Planet and man that movie is such a trip. The new transfer looks amazing on blu-ray--it's like watching moving paintings. Highly recommend some sort of mind altering substance while watching too. This is the plan.
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Jul 30, 2016 19:48
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I've bought 11 so far in the sale, I think. I might go for one more. Considering Sweet Smell of Success, Ace In the Hole, or 400 Blows. All would be blind buys except 400 Blows.
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Jul 30, 2016 19:53
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Ace in the Hole was one of my favorite blind buys.
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Any opinions on Master of the House? I love Dreyer's Joan of Arc and Vampyr. It's the only silent Blu of theirs I don't own yet.
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