Fortunately, I'm not some image freak who knows what "artifacts" and "edge enhancement" are.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 19 June 2009 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
my parents have planet earth thats what started all of this + my friend and i watched in the realm of the senses and lol bottle rocket
also two of my top 10 all times - wages of fear and the third man - are already blu ray which is also makin me desire. basically thinkin if i can get a decent price on a used ps3 then
― ╠╦═╩╤╬╦╩══╦╦╬═╩╣ PIPE WORLD LVL 7 (Lamp), Friday, 19 June 2009 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius, Friday, June 19, 2009 3:55 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
neither am i! u can def go overboard on this stuff. but if you love the moving image i dont see why you shouldnt love it looking as best as it can!
― s1ocki, Friday, 19 June 2009 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i actually do know what artifacts are
― s1ocki, Friday, 19 June 2009 03:58 (fifteen years ago) link
The nuances of a film looking good vs great in different incarnations -- I just don't see them, usually.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 19 June 2009 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
(just like i don't care about the "bad production" on Husker Du records)
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 19 June 2009 04:17 (fifteen years ago) link
horses for courses!
― s1ocki, Friday, 19 June 2009 04:17 (fifteen years ago) link
bad production or whatever on a record isn't really a good analogy - a better one would be listening to it on tape vs cd or vinyl
― s1ocki, Friday, 19 June 2009 04:18 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe morbz just needs new glasses?
took a look it seems like for all mankind is coming out on br this summer hmmmm
― ╠╦═╩╤╬╦╩══╦╦╬═╩╣ PIPE WORLD LVL 7 (Lamp), Friday, 19 June 2009 04:20 (fifteen years ago) link
ya want
― s1ocki, Friday, 19 June 2009 04:24 (fifteen years ago) link
mp3 compression and 4x3 aspect ratio are both bullshit. You want the full meal deal right?
― Nate Carson, Friday, 19 June 2009 08:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Righteous online sale from Barnes & Noble
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:30 (fourteen years ago) link
why do they do this to me
:(
― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 01:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Damn it. My daughter's tonsils picked a great time to blow up.
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 01:15 (fourteen years ago) link
ordered Simon of the Desert, The Exterminating Angel, Days of Heaven & Breathless
― My vagina has a dress code. (milo z), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 01:54 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man. this might get ugly.
― riffed on by internet john krasinskis (circa1916), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 01:56 (fourteen years ago) link
just refused to look at the Blu-Ray options
― My vagina has a dress code. (milo z), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Criterion's making their blu-rays region 1 only - pretty huge letdown now that most big companies seem to have decided to go the region-free route. I understand that probably Criterion just doesn't own the liscening for their stuff outside the US but still...sadface.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:04 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone seen Wise Blood?
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:05 (fourteen years ago) link
it's weird that some of the blurays are on sale some aren't?
― canks: for the memories (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:07 (fourteen years ago) link
even tho they're all supposed to be?
The new dvd or just the movie?
x-post
― C0L1N B..., Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:07 (fourteen years ago) link
All the first page Blu Rays are 50% off, some on the second page aren't Criterions or are pre-orders.
― My vagina has a dress code. (milo z), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:12 (fourteen years ago) link
loool i just bought 11 movies :-/
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
thanks, ilx!
Dan, yes, I've seen Wise Blood. Cracked movie, one of Huston's very best. Profound sense of place. The Criterion looks fantastic but the extras were de trop and not that illuminating.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
i just got the new repulsion disc. half want to dive in, half don't feel up to teh psychodrama tonight.
― canks: for the memories (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Seconding Wise Blood. It's an incredible film, Dourif's performance especially. And how can you resist a movie with Brad Dourif and Harry Dean Stanton?
Just spent money I shouldn't have on Withnail & I, the Monsters & Madmen box set, Haxan, Patriotism and Masculin Feminin.
― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 03:30 (fourteen years ago) link
That Cassavetes box is tempting. I don't know why. Most of those films aren't things I really feel like I want to sit through more than once. But it's a BOX! Eh.
― riffed on by internet john krasinskis (circa1916), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 03:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I ordered Wise Blood. Also got the 5 disk Fanny and Alexander I've always wanted, Gimme Shelter and Days of Heaven.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 03:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Also 50% off in store. I got Simon of the Desert and Exterminating Angel. Finding it tough to resist the urge to fill in a couple more gaps tomorrow.
― bad crack (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 03:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Tentative list of:
Passion of the Joan of ArcLa Jette/Sans SoleilBreathlessMasculin FemininDown By Law
Pretty unexciting I guess, but they're all films I've seen and enjoyed and they withstand multiple viewings.
REALLY considering these too:
Andrei RublevIvan's Childhood (never seen this one)PickpocketThe Rules of the GameRififiBrakhage AnthologyBig 5 Disc Fanny & Alexander Set
I bought Days of Heaven, Band of Outsiders, Stranger Than Paradise, and Alphaville all full price not too long ago =/
― riffed on by internet john krasinskis (circa1916), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 03:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I went with Sansho the Bailiff and Masculin Feminin.
I never buy movies, but this seemed like a good time to break with habit. Thanks for the heads up!
― collardio gelatinous, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 05:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Take advantage of this sale, people, my wrists are falling off after putting 50% off stickers on every Criterion DVD in our store last night.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:55 (fourteen years ago) link
1/2 off overpriced B&N is like :/
― ▌▌▌▌Who's Got the 51½? (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 07:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Big 5 Disc Fanny & Alexander Set
Ever since I got the standard F&A Criterion edition I have hankered after this. Andrei Rublev also A++.
― Bill A, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 07:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I've never seen the standard theatrical F&A. Honestly, after seeing The Full Deal, I can't imagine seeing it cut down. It seems sacrilegious. Buy it if you can afford it.
And Andrei Rublev is seriously Best Move Ever material. Massive runtimes really make me less eager to buy these sort of things though. I'm weighing it.
― riffed on by internet john krasinskis (circa1916), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 10:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm slightly on the fence because it's difficult to know what will get re-released on blu-ray; would be typical to spring for the 5-disc set and then six months later it's out on BR.
I know what you mean about massive runtimes. I got (non Criterion) "The Best of Youth" recently and finding 6 hours to watch it is proving tricky.
― Bill A, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 11:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I have an early Rififi on Criterion where the audio is out of sync. I wrote them years ago about that and they said I should send it back to them to swap it but I never got around to doing it.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 12:22 (fourteen years ago) link
― Bill A, Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:32 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this
― canks: for the memories (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 13:34 (fourteen years ago) link
― My vagina has a dress code. (milo z), Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:12 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this isnt quite true, seventh seal isn't a pre-order and it's not 50% off. and i want.
― canks: for the memories (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 13:36 (fourteen years ago) link
those essential art house boxes are kinda tempting me.
― canks: for the memories (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 13:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I watched "Sword of the Beast" last week and it's a pretty sweet kimonos and katanas flick.
― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I was going to replace my old non-anamorphic Brazil box set and give the old one away but it's not on sale :(
Oh and Dan, if you care about such things, iirc Gimme Shelter is one of the titles Criterion have confirmed will be coming to blu-ray eventually.
― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 16:44 (fourteen years ago) link
If you come across one on the web site that's not on sale, go to an actual store... everything Criterion is 50% off in-store, no exceptions.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Any idea how long this sale is going to be on? I might have to go back for a second run if it lasts for more than a week or so.
― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 22:15 (fourteen years ago) link
It's until August 3rd.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
oh boy
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
most banal quantum leap cold open ever
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I bought Playtime at Barnes & Noble but with no conviction. I've been pretty blasé about Criterion probably because I'm not a quality queen and extras/commentaries in general usually amount to sucker bait in my experience. The best Criterions I've seen are F For Fake (and Mr. Arkadin cuz I love it so) and the Brakhage box.
I passed up the Criterions for Trafic, Last Year at Marienbad, Vampyr, Fanny and Alexander, and the Ozu silents box. Any passionate defenders of these?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 16 July 2009 05:23 (fourteen years ago) link