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If I like big sweeping epics with great sets, costumes, and cinematography, I'm certain to like The Last Emperor right? Everything I read about it makes it seem like that kind of film.
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Basebf555 posted:If I like big sweeping epics with great sets, costumes, and cinematography, I'm certain to like The Last Emperor right? Everything I read about it makes it seem like that kind of film. Yes.
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Nov 13, 2015 21:55
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Got a coupon code for 15% off at B&N, one use only. MECPV8ZDMBB5L
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Nov 14, 2015 15:48
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My wife got on this for the first time. She bought It Happened One Night and I got Day for Night since we both had 15% off coupons.
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Nov 14, 2015 15:58
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I have a 15% off code if anyone wants, just PM me it expires today! Canadian dollar is still too weak to splurge 
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Basebf555 posted:If I like big sweeping epics with great sets, costumes, and cinematography, I'm certain to like The Last Emperor right? Everything I read about it makes it seem like that kind of film. It's a big sweeping epic with great sets, costumes, cinematography and not only that it's actually a great movie too!
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Nov 14, 2015 23:42
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Went in for The Brood and Fantastic Mr. Fox (wavered between that and Moonrise Kingdom, but that's more recent.)
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Having seen (and loved) Fantastic Mr. Fox a long while back and recently seen Moonrise for the first time, I think you made the right decision. Though Moonrise is still pretty darn good.
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I picked up Gate of Hell as a part of the big sale this month and gave it a watch. I'm little surprised this doesn't seem to be mentioned among classic Japanese films from the 1950's often because it's a pretty cool movie, as well as a Palme d'Or winner and it even has a few Oscars. The work with color alone is pretty amazing, and it's quite surprising how in a lot of ways it turns from a typical samurai film into some kind of weird, proto-Vertigo. Anyone else seen it?
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I got the Zatoichi set, and the first disc doesn't play right on both of my players. About 48 minutes into the second film, it starts skipping. I'm really disappointed, and now I'm paranoid about the other discs in the set, because frankly, the packaging is just idiotic. It's probably just a bad press, but still. I wonder if the disc could have gotten damage due to the stupid folder system they used. I'm glad they stopped the dual format nonsense. There's no reason to have 18 DVDs with that set, and I feel like that led to them not using a jewel case like format for the packaging. Well, I heard their customer service is good, so hopefully we can get this taken care of without it becoming a big to-do.
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Basebf555 posted:If I like big sweeping epics with great sets, costumes, and cinematography, I'm certain to like The Last Emperor right? Everything I read about it makes it seem like that kind of film. the best part of it is the ryuichi sakamoto soundtrack Raxivace posted:I picked up Gate of Hell as a part of the big sale this month and gave it a watch. I'm little surprised this doesn't seem to be mentioned among classic Japanese films from the 1950's often because it's a pretty cool movie, as well as a Palme d'Or winner and it even has a few Oscars. The work with color alone is pretty amazing, and it's quite surprising how in a lot of ways it turns from a typical samurai film into some kind of weird, proto-Vertigo. yes it owns. it's also the first japanese movie to be shot on eastmancolor. as for why it's not as canonized it's probably because kinugasa wasn't a very prolific director compared to his contemporaries. i like it a lot but it doesn't really compare to like, tokyo story or repast or ugetsu or ikiru or the human condition imo. Radio Spiricom fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Nov 16, 2015 |
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Nov 16, 2015 05:34
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gently caress yeah, the Graduate and Death by Hanging in Feb
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i don't really care about the graduate but it's cool how whenever they do stuff like it whips nerds into a furor about them becoming "populist" or w/e despite the fact that those releases are used to generate income to do things like eclipse sets. and yea death by hanging is one of the best oshimas. oh and and the kid too.
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Radio Spiricom posted:i don't really care about the graduate but it's cool how whenever they do stuff like it whips nerds into a furor about them becoming "populist" or w/e despite the fact that those releases are used to generate income to do things like eclipse sets. and yea death by hanging is one of the best oshimas. oh and and the kid too. Why would people be pissed about the graduate? Its a great and important movie.
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Nov 16, 2015 23:39
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Rusty Staub posted:gently caress yeah, the Graduate and Death by Hanging in Feb and The Kid! More Chaplin never hurts.
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Nov 16, 2015 23:49
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there are always tons of tweets like this going around whenever they do these types of releases https://twitter.com/NickAbides/status/666384390570774528 i don't disagree with you but there are tons of idiots out there who seem to think that whenever they do a hollywood studio movie it's violating the sanctity of the brand or whatever when it's pretty plainly marketing so that they can rescue and restore lost obscurities
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Nov 16, 2015 23:50
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I, Butthole posted:and The Kid! More Chaplin never hurts. Kid is a day one purchase.
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Nov 16, 2015 23:56
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I was headed to the B&N sale when I decided to stop off at Half Price Books first and look around. I found the blu ray editiom of Howard's End for $20! Also picked up the BR version of Letter Never Sent. So yeah I didn't make it to B&N, but I should have more Criterion money once I offload HE
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Radio Spiricom posted:i don't really care about the graduate but it's cool how whenever they do stuff like it whips nerds into a furor about them becoming "populist" or w/e despite the fact that those releases are used to generate income to do things like eclipse sets. and yea death by hanging is one of the best oshimas. oh and and the kid too. But they issued the Graduate on laserdisc! It was one of their earliest titles. If anything, Criterion's getting back to their roots and leaving behind their "pretentious" phase. How can anyone say that they are becoming populist when they released loving Ghostbusters on laserdisc! It was one of the biggest blockbusters of the 1980s! If you're going to sperg, you got to sperg correctly.
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Nov 17, 2015 01:19
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I personally would love it if Criterion did a few more "blockbusters". You know for a fact that Criterion is going to spend more time restoring whatever they work on, plus you have incredible features. Inside Llewyn Davis isn't obscure either and the initial blu-ray release was barebones as hell.
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Nov 17, 2015 01:30
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The first Criterion I ever bought was The Rock and I don't want to know anyone that has a problem with that.
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Nov 17, 2015 01:38
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Criterion is a business and can someone argue that The Graduate isn't an important classic movie?
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Nov 17, 2015 02:24
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A lot of these people got into Criterion during the DVD days. That's when the home video market was at its peak, and it was harder for Criterion to get the licenses to big and popular titles because the studios could do it in house and make more money. But now that the market is shrinking and changing, it's easier for Criterion to get big stuff again. They never totally shied away from it, since they always had some big and popular films. But a lot of people think of them as the people who distribute foreign films and weird and small films, when they also were into releasing big films too. I mean, the Criterion Collection includes stuff like Seven, Armageddon (the last laserdisc they ever released), Akira, Pulp Fiction, the Princess Bride, and so on and so forth. If they became an arthouse studio, it was just the nature of the DVD business at the time.
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Nov 17, 2015 02:30
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I'd love to see a Criterion release of a great modern action movie like Die Hard or even The Matrix.
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Basebf555 posted:I'd love to see a Criterion release of a great modern action movie like Die Hard or even The Matrix.
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Nov 17, 2015 02:45
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The best day of my life would be the day Criterion releases The Master of the Flying Guillotine
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Nov 17, 2015 03:04
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Dr.Caligari posted:The best day of my life would be the day Criterion releases The Master of the Flying Guillotine
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Nov 17, 2015 03:18
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The Graduate release is gonna be dope and I'm gonna buy it.
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Nov 17, 2015 05:58
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Holy poo poo, Oshima's Death by Hanging is finally getting a release on BD. 
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SubG posted:It would be really nice if Criterion---or anyone really---released a decent blu of the Hong Kong Woo films. The Dragon Dynasty discs are pretty dire. So were the Criterion DVDs, for that matter. Christ, yes.
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Nov 17, 2015 10:12
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A good movie is a good movie, whether it's a big loud blockbuster or a tiny, quiet arthouse film. Criterion should be able to represent both IMO.
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Raxivace posted:A good movie is a good movie, whether it's a big loud blockbuster or a tiny, quiet arthouse film. Criterion should be able to represent both IMO. Which is what they've always done too. Let's not forget they've also released this year such populist money grabs like The Merchant of Four Seasons, State of Siege, My Beautiful Laundrette, La Cienaga, and Jean-Luc Godard's Every Man for Himself.
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Raxivace posted:A good movie is a good movie, whether it's a big loud blockbuster or a tiny, quiet arthouse film. Criterion should be able to represent both IMO. In an ideal world every movie would get a Criterion release, so I find it hard to get het up about any of their choices.
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i liked that one April Fools Day where they were like "lol if you'd think we'd put out C.H.U.D. tho"
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I'm still waiting for Kindergarten Cop.
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Nov 17, 2015 17:07
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Basebf555 posted:What are some essential Criterions that aren't on Hulu? I want to maybe blind-buy something for this sale but I hate to spend money on something I could just check out on hulu for free. 97's Insomnia really intrigues me, though I haven't seen it. Anyone?
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Red posted:97's Insomnia really intrigues me, though I haven't seen it. Anyone? I haven't seen it myself, but I heard it's better than the Nolan version.
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Raxivace posted:I picked up Gate of Hell as a part of the big sale this month and gave it a watch. I'm little surprised this doesn't seem to be mentioned among classic Japanese films from the 1950's often because it's a pretty cool movie, as well as a Palme d'Or winner and it even has a few Oscars. The work with color alone is pretty amazing, and it's quite surprising how in a lot of ways it turns from a typical samurai film into some kind of weird, proto-Vertigo. I haven't watched it, but you've totally sold me on it.
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friendo55 posted:I haven't watched it, but you've totally sold me on it. Cool, would be glad to hear what you think after watching it.
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Raxivace posted:I haven't seen it myself, but I heard it's better than the Nolan version. it is, and just plain very good overall.
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