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Daveski posted:Anyone have any recommendations for films like Tokyo Drifter/Branded to Kill that are available on blu-ray/DVD? I have the Nikkatsu Noir set (amazing) and the Koreyoshi Kurahara set (mixed). Doesn't have to be Criterion. It's not quite in the same vein, but if you like Yakuza films in general pick up "The Yakuza Papers" set. Each film is fantastic.
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Daveski posted:Anyone have any recommendations for films like Tokyo Drifter/Branded to Kill that are available on blu-ray/DVD? I have the Nikkatsu Noir set (amazing) and the Koreyoshi Kurahara set (mixed). Doesn't have to be Criterion. Have you checked out the Nikkatsu Diamond Guys series? Arrow Video puts them out; three movies per set, and the second volume just came out like a month ago. It's a pretty good assortment of fun, jazzy crime movies. The first set has an early Suzuki in it (Voice Without a Shadow), and Jo Shishido is well represented across both volumes. Nothing quite as off-beat as Branded to Kill or Tokyo Drifter, but still worth your time. (And yeah, the Female Prisoner Scorpion series is rad too. Might be worthwhile to familiarize yourself with them in advance of watching Love Exposure, because it references those movies pretty heavily in places.)
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Are the Essential Art House releases missing special features, or what? There are a lot of those for $9.99, and I don't know what the difference is between that and the standard Criterion release of a film.
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Rollersnake posted:Are the Essential Art House releases missing special features, or what? There are a lot of those for $9.99, and I don't know what the difference is between that and the standard Criterion release of a film. It's just the film and the trailer, yeah no features
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I ended up going with The Golden Age of Television boxset, The Actuality Dramas of Allan King, and Watership Down. None of which I've seen, each of which has been languishing in a wishlist for months/years. With the BNTROPICAL code, all that was a bit under $60 before tax.
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I picked up Dr. Strangelove to replace my old DVD that I picked up in high school. And then I went for a blind buy. It had dawned on me that, despite loving Akira Kurosawa, I've never seen a John Ford movie. So I chose My Darling Clementine.
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Rollersnake posted:I ended up going with The Golden Age of Television boxset, The Actuality Dramas of Allan King, and Watership Down. None of which I've seen, each of which has been languishing in a wishlist for months/years. With the BNTROPICAL code, all that was a bit under $60 before tax. Those Allan King ones are sad as gently caress. Watch with tissues.
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Antisamitism posted:Have you checked out the Nikkatsu Diamond Guys series? Arrow Video puts them out; three movies per set, and the second volume just came out like a month ago. It's a pretty good assortment of fun, jazzy crime movies. The first set has an early Suzuki in it (Voice Without a Shadow), and Jo Shishido is well represented across both volumes. Nothing quite as off-beat as Branded to Kill or Tokyo Drifter, but still worth your time. Those look like exactly what I'm looking for, thanks for the recommendation.
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Rollersnake posted:The Golden Age of Television boxset Not only was I completely unaware that this existed, but it also apparently has Rod Serling's Patterns and Requiem for a Heavyweight. Thanks for making me spend more money, jerk! 
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What criterions are the most bold and unique stylistically? Like in your face craziness and color, etc. Also, what are some of the most rewatchable movies? I'd have to say Nashville and Sans Soliel are mine
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Tati's Playtime is super rewatchable. Every time I see it I see something new that I missed. It's also a great flick to show people that might not be into foreign films, independent cinema, etc. Lots of humor, great style--it's a very universal film. As far as bold and stylish I remember Tokyo Drifter being pretty crazy and in your face: https://www.criterion.com/films/577-tokyo-drifter Branded to Kill is another pretty bold one: https://www.criterion.com/films/576-branded-to-kill mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Jul 8, 2016 |
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blue squares posted:What criterions are the most bold and unique stylistically? Like in your face craziness and color, etc. House
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blue squares posted:What criterions are the most bold and unique stylistically? Like in your face craziness and color, etc. Mr. Freedom, in the William Klein set, is a red white and blue cartoon. It's also hilarious and just as relevant. quote:Also, what are some of the most rewatchable movies? I'd have to say Nashville and Sans Soliel are mine I hate to rub it in, but... The Third Man. Probably my most rewatched - I usually watch it at least twice a year.
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The one that's probably the most rewatchable for me is Brazil. Top three sci-fi ever in my opinion.
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It's recent and all, but I think my most-rewatched/rewatchable criterion might be Inside Llewyn Davis. House and Watership Down are both up there, though. edit: actually I may have watched 8 1/2 more than any of those
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Rushmore, F For Fake, and Hausu are all up there for me
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blue squares posted:What criterions are the most bold and unique stylistically? Like in your face craziness and color, etc. Jigoku
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Samuel Clemens posted:Jigoku Ooo good call, Jigoku is one of the most underrated movies in the collection
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Daveski posted:Anyone have any recommendations for films like Tokyo Drifter/Branded to Kill that are available on blu-ray/DVD? I have the Nikkatsu Noir set (amazing) and the Koreyoshi Kurahara set (mixed). Doesn't have to be Criterion. The closest neighbors, in terms of sensibilities and not just as a historical accident, are the films of the Japanese New Wave, in particular the films that came out of Oshima's ATG studio. Suzuki wasn't part of the Japanese New Wave---he was very much part of the Japanese studio system of the '50s, although he never really made the kinds of films the studios wanted---but he was studied and imitated by the younger Japanese directors trying to create their own mode of filmmaking outside the studio system. Oshima's Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) and Matsumoto's Funeral Procession of Roses (1969) are two of the classics of this moment in Japanese film. Neither are yak films and both are more self-consciously experimental than even Branded to Kill, so they might not be exactly what you want. And if Suzuki's late '60s films are an arrow pointing from the Nikkatsu B-movies of the '50s to the ATG films of the late '60s, then the line that runs parallel to that arrow without quite intersecting it is the body of work that Imamura did for Nikkatsu; a film like Pigs and Battleships (1961) is informed by the same bleak and skeptical Japanese view of their own postwar culture, but approaches the subject with a set of aesthetic sensibilities that are more or less completely different than either Suzuki's or the later ATG films', while still diverging radically from the standard studio mode of filmmaking that produced it. These Imamura films are in another box from Criterion, but again they're probably not quite what you're after.
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Rollersnake posted:I ended up going with The Golden Age of Television boxset, The Actuality Dramas of Allan King, and Watership Down. None of which I've seen, each of which has been languishing in a wishlist for months/years. With the BNTROPICAL code, all that was a bit under $60 before tax. Golden Age and Actuality Dramas are two of their best releases. Dying at Grace is probably the most devastating film I've ever seen. blue squares posted:Also, what are some of the most rewatchable movies? I'd have to say Nashville and Sans Soliel are mine I've watched Life is Sweet like fifty times and it's still wonderful, but also Fanny & Alexander, The Double Life of Veronique, and Short Cuts.
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Seconding Inside Llewyn Davis and adding The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Also seconding a bunch of the others mentioned.
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I got my B&N order today and they accidentally stuck in a copy of Traffic. Hooray?
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I've stopped buying anything but Blu-Ray, but a few Eclipse sets are worth it when discounted... Lubitsch Musicals - The Love Parade is the jewel of the set. One of the funniest movies I've seen. For being a 1929 film, it has aged beautifully. You'd think Lubitsch had been making talkies for a decade. The Smiling Lieutenant and One Hour with You are also great. I was a little colder on Monte Carlo, but still a solid film. Up All Night with Robert Downey, Sr. - While I think Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight is a mess, the rest are pure gold. Putney Swope is razor sharp in its satire and hilarious. The films are grungy and in battered condition, which only adds to the charm. (All on Hulu except for Putney Swope) Leningrad Cowboys Go America (in the Leningrad Cowboys set, obviously) - It's like some warped Eastern European homage to The Blues Brothers. Funny and clever. (Saw on Hulu) The First Films of Akira Kurosawa/Postwar Kurosawa - Not quite the level of masterpieces, but still fascinating. I thought The Most Beautiful was fantastic, even for the odd aspect of it being wartime propaganda. The two Sanshiro Sugata films are good, even if the dismal print quality and missing footage make them a chore to watch. One Wonderful Sunday seems like Kurosawa trying for a Capra film and is quite heartfelt. Scandal is just as relevant today, too. (All watched on Hulu) Daisies (in the Pearls of the Czech New Wave set) - Surreal and funny. Hard to describe - just see it. It's also on Hulu. Mr. Freedom - Leave it to a 1960s satirical comedy to have practically no loss in relevance in 2016. (on Hulu and in the William Klein set)
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Daisies is an excellent movie everyone should def watch in their lifetimes
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I spend money on every one of these sales, but managed to come away with only Llewyn Davis and Ikiru. With my membership, and coupons, they were a combined 30 bucks. Woohoo!
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I've long been a fan of Playtime, so I picked up the Tati box set. The first movie was incredibly good! It was so funny and charming.
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Final haul: In a Lonely Place Fantastic Mr. Fox A Brighter Summer Day The Manchurian Candidate A Touch of Zen Tokyo Drifter La Dolce Vita Everything except Manchurian Candidate and Tokyo Drifter are blind buys. Decided not to upgrade anything this time around. Brighter Summer Day seems like it'll be quite an undertaking. I came pretty close to grabbing Kwaidan too, but I feel like I have so many Japanese period dramas already...
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For awesome color photography I recommend Robinson Crusoe on Mars. It's from the mid Sixties and straddles the line between the Atomic Age aesthetic and total trippiness.
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Okay I want to share my final list. Not spending any more money. I received an unexpected but cool $13k so I splurged Seen prior to purchase 8 1/2 La Dolce Vita Benjamin Button Dr. Strangelove Inside Llewyn Davis Seven Samurai Breathless Moonrise Kingdom Rules of the Game The Game Blind buy Amarcord Badlands Days of Heaven Thin Red Line Easy Rider Hoop Dreams Nashville La Jetee/Sans Soliel L'Avventura Tati box set Apu trilogy Shoah Qatsi box set Anatomy of a Murder Three Colors box set Battle of Algiers Tokyo Drifter F is for Fake Branded to Kill World on a Wire Walkabout Tie me up! Tie me down! The Double life of Veronique Children of Paradise Hard Day's Night The New World god drat blue squares fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Jul 10, 2016 |
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blue squares posted:god drat
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blue squares posted:god drat What was the total cost? Holy poo poo. Simply from reading about it, I'll likely get Shoah during the next flash sale, even as long and depressing as it seems. Does the thread recommend it?
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Riosan posted:What was the total cost? Holy poo poo. I mean, it's definitely a movie that's worth watching, but I can't imagine you'll wanna rewatch it that often. Hell, I still haven't finished it because my first attempt sent me into a week long brutal depression. Just about every public library worth its salt should have a copy, maybe consider renting it instead. Ditto Night and Fog (although that one I have watched twice)
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Someone help me make a Criterion GO app where people can collect Criterions in the wild. The Third Man would be the rarest one and you'd have to go into the sewer to find it. 
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Egbert Souse posted:Someone help me make a Criterion GO app where people can collect Criterions in the wild.  Sold the first edition to a friend, could probably get that one back too!
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Or pay $100 like I did... It was worth it.
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I paid $16.99 for The Third Man during one of Amazon's sales.  Right after I sold the 2-disc DVD for $15.
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Egbert Souse posted:I paid $16.99 for The Third Man during one of Amazon's sales.
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I haven't bothered to sell me 2-disc DVD set out of pure laziness. Not sure how much I could get for an opened copy though, I'd rather sell it to a friend anyways.
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