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Rich
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The Killer is OOP ? I grabbed mine maybe 6 months ago at Best Buy. I'm sure its not criterion, but the copy they got it from was very good. toothaction wrote: I'd say part two of your post is FAR more maddening. The Criterion disc came out kind of a while back - a little over thirteen and a half years ago  It's been OOP for over a decade, standard 'rights' issues, but if you're nice to me I can point you in the right direction to find that which you seek  Other early entries from the Criterion catalog that are now long out of print (and highly sought after) are Woo's Hard Boiled, and a little obscurity known as This is Spinal Tap. Fewer people seem to care about their OOP release of Robo Cop, but that's just because they have no idea what they're missing. Love me some Verhoeven of any stripe.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:53 pm |
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Ultra999
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^ i have multiple releases of the killer on dvd, but it's the criterion release that's the holy grail.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:16 pm |
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ultrakaiju
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If anyone that is interested hasn't heard of it, for film buffs, sites like DVDbeaver are are great way to choose which version of your treasured film is worth shelling out the big bucks for. As a sample, here is some of the synopsis on release for "The Killer" http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare2/killer4.htmPS - I don't know anything about that Ultimate Edition BD, clearly the review has it pretty bad, but for 10$ on Amazon.ca, you can't really expect a whole lot. A cheap, enjoyably movie.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:11 pm |
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Rich
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Ultra999 wrote: ^ i have multiple releases of the killer on dvd, but it's the criterion release that's the holy grail. Wow I had no clue a criterion version ever existed. Grail indeed, the hunt is now on  Just looked over that review site and to be honest the Criterion version doenst look all that great. The Blu Ray though, that looks on the money and much better. Great site !
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:34 pm |
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Lixx
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My g/f just asked me for a x-mas list tonight. Hmm might be all Criterion dvds...Just got Something Wild and House for my b-day.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:49 pm |
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Rich
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Lixx wrote: My g/f just asked me for a x-mas list tonight. Hmm might be all Criterion dvds...Just got Something Wild and House for my b-day. I would love to see your collection recommendations Chris. And yeah the same here, looking like a lot of us video nerds are taking advantage of this offer. I never even knew they did this every 6 months. Gotta keep me eye peeled now for the next sale. I just wish they made Naked Lunch on Blu Ray. That would have been awesome. On the Bright side I can get both The Killing and 12 Angry Men on Blu so that is cool.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:57 pm |
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Lixx
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:14 pm |
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Dean
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Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:53 pm Posts: 6232 Location: 415
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Lixx wrote: Rich wrote: So So many. I've never seen the Killing but love Kubrick so I'm sure it's good! It's fantastic! Especially if you like film noir. Very tight little thriller, and you can really see both Kubrick's photographic eye (he was a photographer for Life magazine) as well as his unique compositional style that matured quickly after that movie. The Criterion edition includes "Killer's Kiss," an earlier and much cruder potboiler that isn't quite as good, but you can still see the young Stanley in there. I wish Warners would let them release "Barry Lyndon." It's SK's most underrated movie and seriously deserves the high-class treatment. Warners has never really treated the Kubrick properties as well as they deserve. Allegedly they don't want to spend the money it'd take to get Barry Lyndon to blu-ray. The only DVD edition available in the USA just doesn't do the movie justice by a long shot. Kubrick fans who haven't seen them really owe it to themselves to see both "Lolita" and "Paths of Glory." Most people have seen his films starting with "Dr. Strangelove" but some of the earlier works are just as good. "Paths" is one of the greatest war/anti-war movies ever made. Possibly Kirk Douglas' best performance. In some cases, the old out-of-print titles aren't necessarily worth paying the big bucks for on eBay or whatever. Having read Ultra999's holy grail comment, maybe I'm mis-remembering this, but I thought that the two John Woo movies were low resolution ... subsequent releases on other labels probably have a sharper picture. "Silence of the Lambs" is sometimes criticized for its "reddish" picture quality, although if you're into the extras, it has some good ones, especially the director's commentary. Similarly "Spinal Tap" has some extras that aren't on any other edition, so if you're a super-fan you might want it, otherwise the later release elsewhere is just as good, quality-wise. It's a real shame that they lost the rights to Hitchcock's "Notorious." That's an incredible movie and their version is allegedly the best. (I think you can rent it from Netflix BTW.) They had a lot of titles on LaserDisc that they lost rights to when DVDs started selling, e.g. "Dr. No," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Star Wars." Their LD version of "Star Wars" is the best version of the original pre-"special" SW that there is. It showed that the original elements had deteriorated pretty badly in some scenes, but at least Uncle George hadn't screwed it up yet, and it was in the original theatrical aspect ratio.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:25 pm |
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Biff
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Joined: Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:19 pm Posts: 3442
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I noticed some of the dvd's were the 'Kino Art House Essentials'. These are just the movies w/ no bells or whistles, but all have the Criterion remastering. BN doesn't stock all of them, but Lord of the Flies, Throne of Blood, plus more are available. I think some of these releases are from earlier remasters, like Cocteau's Beaty & the Beast. And these are dvd only. But w/ the sale they are only $10. (They had some boxed sets, too.)
And regarding early works of Kubrick, he also did Spartacus, which is suprisingly good.
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Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:55 pm |
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igrrl
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Joined: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:39 am Posts: 146 Location: San Diego, CA
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Other titles not mentioned:
Diabolique Charade La Belle et la Bête Burmese Harp La jetée Sweet Smell of Success Peeping Tom The Tales of Hoffmann Bicycle Thieves The Third Man Kind Hearts and Coronets
The last two are OOP. "The Third Man" is currently available through Studio Canal but can't compare to Criterion's blu-ray. Anyone who is a fan of dark comedy should watch "Kind Hearts and Coronets". I'll parrot the earlier comment that you really can't go wrong with most of Criterion's library. Whenever there's a 50% sale, I like to pick up one or two movies that I know little of. Certain titles are only available or easier to find under the "Art House Essentials" moniker. While they only provide you with the movie, that's really all that you need.
"Killer's Kiss" may not be as sophisticated as Kubrick's latter work but it was also his first movie. He was able to exercise complete creative control. That includes all the camera work, which was hand held. Knowing that, certain shots are even more interesting to look at and dissect.
I have the Mei-Ah versions of "The Killer" and "Hard Boiled" and both are very well done. Steer clear of anything from Dragon Dynasty because they're notorious for cropping. It's better to stick with grey market.
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Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:27 am |
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atease
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Night on Earth is one of my favorite movies ever.
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Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:49 am |
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toothaction
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Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:25 pm Posts: 7381 Location: Detroit
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Not beefing on Night on Earth or Mystery Train, but If we're talking Jarmush, Down By Law is the clear winner. Buy it for someone you love 
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Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:04 pm |
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Dean
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Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:53 pm Posts: 6232 Location: 415
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Off-topic of the sale theme, but I joined Hulu Plus last night and was amazed at the HUGE number of Criterion titles that they haven't yet released (or that they had in the past on their sub-labels.) All of the Hanzo Razor movies are there, and I'm pretty sure the entire original Zatoichi series is as well. I watched "Quadrophenia" last night. They should get around to releasing that on DVD/BD, it still holds up as a great English film. Tons of Japanese cinema as well as a lot of lesser-known titles by great directors. They've even got "X From Outer Space," the kaiju movie that gave us Monster Guilala. Haven't seen that since I was a kid. 
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Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:31 pm |
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Lixx
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Dean, Quadrophenia was one of the few free ones on there watched it over the summer for the first time. Always meant to watch it but it's really hard to find on DVD, so you're right it definitely needs a release. Great film, makes me want a fish tail parka  Did anyone notice his rocker friend in the film is Ray Winstone (much younger version, from Sexy Beast, Departed etc): http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935653/
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Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:10 pm |
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ultrakaiju
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I remember a Rhino release from a few years back that was an improvement over the first (essentially a VHS transfer), but as Chris said, these are not so common these days - as most Rhino DVDs. But the R2 release (check amazon UK) is supposed to be very decent.
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Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:32 pm |
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RudeBeast
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If you can watch region 2 dvds it's very easy to find in Europe (on Amazon UK at 3 quid - I can confirm good quality). And now it's being released on blue ray too!
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ShadowSpectre
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No one has mentioned Night of the Hunter? I still get chills when the priest with "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed to his knuckles is looking from the top of the basement and says, "I can hear you whispering children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself getting awful mad."
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RudeBeast
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ShadowSpectre wrote: No one has mentioned Night of the Hunter? I still get chills when the priest with "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed to his knuckles is looking from the top of the basement and says, "I can hear you whispering children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself getting awful mad." Tbh there's little or no mention of many masterpieces in the criterion collection, Bresson, Dreyer, Imamura and Godard for starters. Wonderful collection, reminds me of Artificial Eye or Eureka from the UK; and great to see a Raoul Coutard appear in the explore / people section, one of the most amazing cinematographers. http://www.criterion.com/explore/112-raoul-coutardTalking about amazing cinematography, I've just come across this release (not Criterion but great if you live in a region 2 country): http://eurekavideo.co.uk/moc/catalogue/touch-of-evil/Can't wait to pick this up in blue ray!!
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ultrakaiju
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I just read on the Criterion site that Wes Anderson is personally supervising the HD transfer of Rushmore. Such a great film. Not sure I would add an extra copy on blu-ray, as I already have the DVD criterion release, but I would highly recommend it to anyone that hasn't watched it.
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danlord
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the Sale is open again at barnes & noble!!
50% off in all Criterion collection blue rays and DVD's
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:57 pm |
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Dean
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danlord wrote: the Sale is open again at barnes & noble!!
50% off in all Criterion collection blue rays and DVD's  Took advantage of the sale, got Inagaki's The Samurai Trilogy in the mail today. I saw Criterion's original release over ten years ago and am really excited to revisit the films again. Kurosawa's "Hidden Fortress" is frequently cited as a big influence on "Star Wars," but I'm willing to bet that Lucas was influenced by other Japanese films as well. As I recall there's a sequence in one of these three where a Zen priest (in robes later copied as Jedi garb) advises Musashi Myamoto something like "trust your feelings!" 
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TiredChildren
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Too bad B&N's prices are kind of ridiculous, so 50% off puts them just a little bit below normal prices everywhere else.
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ShadowSpectre
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TiredChildren wrote: Too bad B&N's prices are kind of ridiculous, so 50% off puts them just a little bit below normal prices everywhere else. This still puts them at about $5 under lowest price everywhere else. When it comes to Criterion Blu-Rays, you take advantage of what you can. Finally got the samurai trilogy myself. This will bring me up to 33 Criterion blu-rays. I'm still hoping to get the Third Man one day. I shouldn't have waited on that one. 
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Lixx
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Thanks for the reminder I just picked up 12 Angry Men for $15. Can't beat that. Been meaning to pick this up for awhile but the sale sold me. What a monumental film!
If you like this movie may I also recommend a little know classic with Paul Newman called 'The Outrage'. I don't think it was ever released on DVD but I have a bootleg copy. Set in the 1870's Wild West, it's about a trial of a mexican bandit (Paul Newman in heavy make up) who is accused of murdering the husband of a southern belle. The films starts of with a very young William Shatner as a preacher talking about the trial with a con man (Edward G Robinson) and a frontiersmen (Howard Da Silva) at a lonely train station. Through the course of the movie they replay the trial and it's three outcomes based on testimony. Pretty gripping stuff. Very similar themes to 12 Angry Men.
EDIT: I guess it is out on DVD now when I bought it years ago it still had not been released.
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Dean
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Lixx wrote: Thanks for the reminder I just picked up 12 Angry Men for $15. Can't beat that. Been meaning to pick this up for awhile but the sale sold me. What a monumental film! Caught that recently, and yeah, it's amazing and still very relevant to this day. Aside from Henry Fonda's memorable performance I also really liked Lee J. Cobb as "the bad guy." What a difference between that role and his later well-known appearance in "The Exorcist." I'm half-way through "The Samurai Trilogy," thoroughly enjoying it. I'd forgotten how rich, epic, and romantic it is. Toshiro Mifune is the greatest!
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