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I was tempted to buy 2046 last night but then figured I should wait for when a better edition came out? Was this silly or what? Is is suppose to come out on criterion anytime soon?

― kenchen, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 13:29 (eighteen years ago) link

No plans for 2046 that I'm aware of for Criterion. They've only put out one of Wong Kar Wai's before, and that was the only DVD release of it in the US full stop. They probably can't get the rights. Still, you never know.

― Gukbe (lokar), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 14:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Geez, I think I knew that (in the mood for love, right?). What about KINO? They had a box set of all the movies before that, didn't they?

― kenchen, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link

Almost all, I thought? Wasn't it missing one (probably Chungking Express or Ashes of Time)?

― Chris F. (servoret), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 17:38 (eighteen years ago) link

The box set, I believe, does not include Ashes of Time in the collection.

― mj (robert blake), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:44 (eighteen years ago) link

Why worry about Criterion or Kino? I'm sure Sony (who distributed it in the US, I believe) will put out a perfectly fine release (of this dreadfully underwhelming movie).

― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link

Hey dudes, the current US edition is pretty swank with extras. I've been eye-ing it, it HAS GOT to better than my bootleg Chinese copy.

Steve Shasta

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 21:05 (eighteen years ago) link

I didn't check, but I think it's definnitely missing ashes of time.

the current us edition has a lot of extras, which is why I thought I should get it. I'm sure it's better than the bootleg Chinese copy. The one I have skips (and I have the most crud-friendly dvd player there is) and I've also noticed that the editing (among other things) is different between the US and HK versions, with the US one seeming to be a much better movie. (If you can believe it, those of you who didn't like 2046).

― kenchen, Wednesday, 18 January 2006 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

I got it and while I love it and hate it, it seems different from the movie I saw in the theaters (and also different from the HK version). Am I imagining things? For example, I remembered the scene w/ Faye Wong on the phone being much longer.

Also, what's the deal w/ the scenes cut from Tung Wai?

― kenchen, Wednesday, 8 February 2006 15:25 (eighteen years ago) link

nine years pass...

- there is a region A BD of 2046 which you can import from Yesasia (or eBay); I have heard the print is not as spectacular as it could be but if you want this movie on blu-ray, it's out there. my copy is currently in the mail - film school turned me into a remorseless WKW stan who still counts ITMFL as one of the best movies he's ever seen, so if a movie of his comes out on blu-ray I will eventually buy it.
- speaking of which, while Ashes of Time is not available on BD as you remember it, WKW actually went back and turned it into something completely different, reshooting stuff where he could and editing the hell out of it; THAT version is available on a region-A BD and I recommend it with great vehemence; I never could understand just wtf was going on in the version that had been out there for years, and this new version actually makes sense. he's made better movies but this is still worth watching.
- the remaining Wong Kar-Wai movie which I wish Criterion would do their thing to is Fallen Angels, which IMO contains the best moments in WKW's cinematic canon (aside from ITMFL). there's a R-A version out there so it's still accessible, but sometimes I imagine Fallen Angels looking as sumptuous as Criterion's ITMFL and oh how I yearn and such. what's infuriating is that they were able to get Chungking Express, which is an undeniably great movie but doesn't come close to Fallen Angels as far as sheer power.

― grinding like a jolly elf (jamescobo), Monday, 4 January 2016 08:41 (eight years ago) link

not that anyone still cares a decade later but I just found this thread and thought I'd opine

― grinding like a jolly elf (jamescobo), Monday, 4 January 2016 08:41 (eight years ago) link

the 2046 BD is the korean one right? it sucks

― 龜, Monday, 4 January 2016 13:03 (eight years ago) link

i mean, sorry - it's not a great transfer

― 龜, Monday, 4 January 2016 13:03 (eight years ago) link

Fallen Angels available on a pretty cheap European Blu:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallen-Angels-Blu-ray-Leon-Lai/dp/B007XV2JSK/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1451990270&sr=1-1&keywords=2046+blu+ray

― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 10:39 (eight years ago) link

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