The Criterion Collection appreciation thread

Discussion in 'Art, Culture, and Literature' started by Roberto Duran, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. Symphony Customized Member

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    Yeah but supposedly Malick is working on a 6 hour cut. I'm not huge on redundancies in my collections. And if there's another cut it will be packaged with the original, then I will have a redundant package. I also wouldn't rebuy something in Criterion if Criterion releases a version. Take traffic for example.
  2. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    The supposed 6-hour cut is pretty much urban legend at this point. There were rumors of the first cut being 6 hours long, then when it came out people started screaming that there was a "director's cut", but trust me ... Malick is known for shooting A TON of footage and then just cutting it (see: Adrian Brody's part in The Thin Red Line). I wouldn't hold your breath.
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    May brings us a double dose of Bergman, some Downey Sr., and Being John Malkovich!
  4. Russellmaniakw Junior Member

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    Hey, you know what's a good movie? Mr. Arkadin. Check it out if you like that sort of thing.
  5. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Hulu is working on adding the entire CC and making it available to plus subscribers. They already have probably 200 titles on there now. Gonna drop my Netflix subscription and sign up for this.
  6. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    You know their movies have commercials right? Lol.
  7. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    With plus? I thought plus didn't have commercials.
  8. 椎名林檎 The Hindenburg of walkin' into a room

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  9. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    yeah. I almost got suckered into it too.
  10. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    Fuck it dude. Still worth it IMO
  11. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    I'd just download amazing rips of Criterion films and put them on the big screen.

    So I couldn't figure out what to get next after Videodrome so I got Godzilla (not a regrettable purchase. I am, after all, the biggest Godzilla fan on here). Anyone wanna suggest some creepy or weird Criterion dvds to purchase? I wanna have a list ready in time for their June sale.
  12. 椎名林檎 The Hindenburg of walkin' into a room

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    Repulsion
  13. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    House, if you haven't seen it.
  14. Symphony Customized Member

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    Just got Rushmore on blu!
  15. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    Are the Special Features good? I have seen it but I would buy it if it had some great Criterion bonuses.
  16. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    Dunno haven't watched them yet
  17. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    A whole bunch of CC movies are around $25 on Amazon for Blu-Ray, but even that feels like a LOT. Gonna wait til the next B&N 50% off sale.
  18. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    Some of them are 40 dollars in my Barnes. Even the one-disc ones. Highway robbery.
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  20. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    That shitty hospital drama from ABC is getting into the Criterion Collection?! :lol


    Seriously though, The 39 Steps :tup
  21. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    fuck yes La Haine
  22. Symphony Customized Member

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    I am picking up that Chaplin on day one.
  23. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    Does anyone own Island of Lost Souls CC on Bluray/how is it?

    Also, I think I'm the only one who thinks 39S is overrated. And I'm a huge Hitchcock fan.
  24. plattopus Dope for the most part

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    I've got it... transfer is great, movie not so much.

    I'm not the hugest fan of The 39 Steps either. It's good, but doesn't compare to other early Hitchcock like Strangers on a Train.
  25. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    I fucking love Strangers on a Train. I only recently saw The Lady Vanishes (I always avoided it for some reason), but for my money the original Man Who Knew Too Much with Lorre is the best Hitch you can get during the British era.

    Man, I love Diabolique too. It's probably the favorite of my small bluray collection.
  26. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    I was blown away by the special effects in the climax of Strangers on a Train. What an engaging movie that one is.
  27. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    Signed up for the Hulu bullllshiii. Even if I have to watch commercials, $8 to stream Criterion whenever/wherever is worth it. I have a week free, if the commercials are overbearing I'll cancel but it's worth a shot.
  28. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    lol @ taking top-of-the-line restorations of films and streaming them on your fucking computer
  29. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    lol @ thinking it's about restoration.
    lol @ you not assuming I'm streaming in HD to my HDTV
    lol @ ignoring the fact that I get access to great art for free for a week.
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  30. nomemf doesn't own any clothes

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    jazz samurai only watches reels taken from the national film registry
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  31. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    The absolute best part of the collection is that they do pristine restorations/transfers of films.

    HD streaming doesn't happen in 1080p.
  32. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    No, it happens in 720. I wonder how they restored DVD! Oh noes!

    The point is, Criterions are so expensive that buying these films solely based on artistic merit gets fucking unreal if you're popping 25-40 bones on a movie you might not even like (see: Kiss Me Deadly). If I watch the film, and like it, I can easily go buy it and view in 1080.
  33. plattopus Dope for the most part

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    Watching a great movie on VHS is better than not seeing it at all.
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  34. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    This is pretty much the point. Watch the movies, see if you like them and if you like them buy them so you can watch them in the highest quality.

    Insisting on only watching the blu-rays on your HDTV is like only listening to new music releases on vinyl.
  35. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    Except most music is recorded digitally these days, so the correct analogy would be "only listening to new music releases in FLAC", which many people do.
  36. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    I bet they don't pay $25-40 for it though.
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  37. nomemf doesn't own any clothes

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    jazz samurai goes to music stores and only buys the flac editions of his favorite cds
  38. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    arent you the biggest criterion faggot on here nommef
  39. He-Beast #teammathbeast

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    yeah when he buys movies, criterion is his only criterion
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  40. nomemf doesn't own any clothes

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    my statement still stands
  41. Symphony Customized Member

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    I'm with Taco. I pretty much exclusively buy what I want to watch. Usually blind buys, but I do research and have an idea that I might like it. If something seems really out there or is extremely expensive I'll probably watch a bit of it first, but not the whole thing. Sort of like reading a chapter of a book before you buy it.
  42. wilcaz lying on the sofa of life

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    A bunch of Criterion shizz on amazon for cheap. Just picked up 3 blu-rays for $20.42 a piece
  43. 椎名林檎 The Hindenburg of walkin' into a room

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  44. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    That is absurdly awesome cover art.

    Tokyo Drifter: Good intro to Japanese film, or should I start elsewhere?
  45. 椎名林檎 The Hindenburg of walkin' into a room

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    You've never seen any Japanese films?
  46. nomemf doesn't own any clothes

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    ha ha good april fools joke, phillip
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  47. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    This is correct.
  48. 椎名林檎 The Hindenburg of walkin' into a room

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    ok, list incoming
  49. sobis1dm Junior Member

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    Thanks. fwiw my list is only Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill. Both look good but I haven't had the time to commit to either.
  50. 椎名林檎 The Hindenburg of walkin' into a room

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    This film gets its own post:

    Hana-bi

    List will follow.