Control Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 WERKMEISTER HARMONIES as well, and an update to LE HAINE. Meanwhile, I bit the bullet and ordered Arrow’s Coffin Joe boxset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 You know what this means ... Anyone willing to do their Top Ten Criterion list? Also, Eureka is going to slowly start selling blu-ray in North America through MVD. I think I saw that the first two releases under this deal are "Cat and.the Canary" (d: Paul Leni) and "Black Mask". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Picnic is indeed a 4K re-release. It's been in the catalog a while. If I did a top 10, it could just about only be Kurosawa, and you could look at it and go, "Yeah, good list." I don't know if it's unfair or lucky that one person did that much quality work. And although I have the Bergman set, I literally have not opened it and haven't watched a second of anything inside in 10 years. I think I watched Seventh Seal and Virgin Spring ages ago and didn't really appreciate either of them (not that there's a lot to 'appreciate' about the latter). But, you said, "Who's doing a list?" so here's your fucking list, 5 dead obvious picks off my shelf and 5 "I wish more people went to bat for them" picks... Ikiru (duh) 8 1/2 (double duh) The Piano In the Mood for Love (my first ever Criterion, picked a doozy) Late Spring Videodrome Insomnia Diabolique Repo Man 45 Years And, aside from the aforementioned Bergman, here's my top 10 Backlog of Shame discs sitting on my shelf (because evidently I'd rather watch shitty movies; no particular order): McCabe & Mrs. Miller Nashville Eraserhead Topsy-Turvy Paris, Texas Au Hasard Balthazar Throne of Blood Stalker The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice The Human Condition Obviously I hate myself. Edited January 20 by Contentious C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 If I did a list, I would probably delineate between “best films in the collection” and “best criterion editions of a film.” If the latter, I would put the Beastie Boys set (#100 IIRC) on a list just because of how comprehensive it was and for the novelty factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I've seen five films off C's lists and three of them are in the unseen one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I'll take a crack at a list. Mine will probably be a blend of "Best Criterion edition" and "Favorite films in the collection." Now the real question is are we including laserdisc releases or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 If Friedkin kept in his laserdiscs, you are too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 https://trailersfromhell.com/castle-of-blood-danza-macabra-4k/ This looks particularly of interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I still have my laserdiscs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Speaking of LaserDiscs... I was just catching up on this guy's youtube channel and he did a couple of videos about laserdisc preservation: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I think the only laserdiscs I have still are some of the James Bond Criterion and an Ed Wood box set. I'm going to sit down for a Criterion list on my day off tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/20/2024 at 6:11 PM, Curt McGirt said: I've seen five films off C's lists and three of them are in the unseen one I know the 2 you've seen because we've talked about them. I'm guessing the other three are Eraserhead; Stalker; and Paris, Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Eraserhead Paris and Throne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I would be something to actually go through the entire collection to see both which numbers I have and or which I have seen in any format, Criterion or not. I'd think I've seen over half if not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) On 1/21/2024 at 7:09 PM, odessasteps said: I still have my laserdiscs. I'm avid laserdisc collector thanks to Ebay. Only Criterion I have in LD form is Hard Boiled. I really wish they would reissue that all ready along some other old titles. As for preservation, a vcr ripper will work for laserdiscs. It's all the same RGB hook up's. Edited January 24 by Phantom Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 If anything, I’d want to convert all the Looney Tunes box sets and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 My 10 Criterions, and honestly, I think I may pull my entire collection together and watch them all. I've committed myself to watching at least one film a night out of my entire collection, so this might do me wonders to tackle my "to watch" pile. 1. Throne of Blood (Combines my two favorite things, Kurosawa samurai films and Macbeth); 2. Hausu (batshit, quasi-"Evil Dead" bonkers from the get-go); 3. Island of Lost Souls (a classic film, with Lugosi as the Sayer of Law); 4. Notorious (underrated Hitch); 5. Fantastic Planet; 6. Life of Brian; 7. Ministry of Fear; 8. Most Dangerous Game; 9. Man Bites Dog (actually one of my earliest DVD purchases); 10. Fiend Without a Face (guilty pleasure sci-fi). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I probably shouldn't bother saying this but... I didn't like Hausu/House. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 ALSO while we're talking about laserdiscs, I stumbled onto this blog a couple weeks ago called Bad Audio on Blu-Ray: https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/p/what-isthis-revisited-my.html The writer compares audio tracks over different formats of the same movie. Sometimes the laserdisc is the last great audio track of a movie. He also posts wave form pictures and it's amazing how much the wave form changes from release to release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Against my better judgment I wrote about my Top 10 Criterion films. You monsters. https://www.getoutofdepth.com/blog/top-10-criterion-releases 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hey, I forgot you had a blog, dude! That was like, two laptops ago. (I don't have people's endquotes/links or whatever allowed on my board settings, if the link is there.) I'll save that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Campbell Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I finally bit the bullet and ordered the Scream VI 4K steelbook. The kiddo wanted to get it for me for Christmas when it was something like $27, and then Amazon went and jacked up the price to $50 the week before the family planned on ordering gifts for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/24/2024 at 9:21 AM, Curt McGirt said: I probably shouldn't bother saying this but... I didn't like Hausu/House. It's like blasphemy but it is also a very reasonable opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/25/2024 at 1:07 PM, jaedmc said: Against my better judgment I wrote about my Top 10 Criterion films. You monsters. https://www.getoutofdepth.com/blog/top-10-criterion-releases I love that name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Trying to distract myself from things. This was a nice way. Here's my ten best Criterions In The Heat of the NIght All About Eve Wings of Desire To Be or Not to Be Female Trouble Tokyo Drifter Repo Man The Killer Midnight Cowboy The In-Laws 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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