The Official Criterion Collection Thread

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there's some bullshyt on there..but it also put me onto a lot of dope movies i would have never viewed if not for the list

True.

 

[blazn101]

say brehs.

what movies are in your cop wish list for next months sale?

@HHR @blazn101 @MartyMcFly

these are the ones i have on my criterion.com wishlist

Night of the hunter (definitely first)

It Happened One Night (gable da gawd)

City Lights

Rosemary's baby

The Wages of Fear

Dazed and confused

The Game

M

Night of the Hunter
The Vanishing
The Killing
Repulsion

First set up on my list.

 

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Flash sale is rn

 

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Devil's Backbone and Scanners are sold out.

 

[FlyRy]

I watched

L'Avventura

and La Strada this week

would not care to rewatch either

 

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I watched

L'Avventura

and La Strada this week

would not care to rewatch either

What didn't you like about La Strada?

 

[FlyRy]

What didn't you like about La Strada?

I liked it more than L'Avventura for sure.

It wasn't bad..nothing i particular dislike about it.. and the first hour was pretty enjoyable.. but for some reason i just don't find italian films as entertaining as french or asian ones

 

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I liked it more than L'Avventura for sure.

It wasn't bad..nothing i particular dislike about it.. and the first hour was pretty enjoyable.. but for some reason i just don't find italian films as entertaining as french or asian ones

Same here. Japan might be my favorite country for foreign film.

EDIT: and that's not including their godly animation

 

[blazn101]

Couldn't do the flash sale..amazon should be having a sale soon, guess I'll save and catch that one...

 

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still on the fence about buying The Night of the Hunter

The extras

Mitchum

Everything after Rachel is introduced

The ending

The tension in that film was insane and almost outweighs the shytty parts, but I might just end up copping it used.

 

[kp404]

still on the fence about buying The Night of the Hunter

The extras

Mitchum

Everything after Rachel is introduced

The ending

The tension in that film was insane and almost outweighs the shytty parts, but I might just end up copping it used.

man if you are even on the fence about Night of the Hunter, you lost. Its one of the greatest movies ever made, period. The only lackluster part of the film is the ending, but if you look at the historical context of the time the movie was made in 1955, that ending was forced by the producers...film is a masterpiece

 

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man if you are even on the fence about Night of the Hunter, you lost. Its one of the greatest movies ever made, period. The only lackluster part of the film is the ending, but if you look at the historical context of the time the movie was made in 1955, that ending was forced by the producers...film is a masterpiece

I think it's more the fact that it was an American film more than anything. I think if it was made in Germany or even England they could've gotten away with it.

 

[blazn101]

They announced the movies for January..

The bitter tears of Petra Von Kant
My Winnipeg
The Palm Beach Story
La Cienaga

 

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They announced the movies for January..

The bitter tears of Petra Von Kant
My Winnipeg
The Palm Beach Story
La Cienaga

 

[Cal Cutta]

Only one of those films which isn't great is the Sturges...

I loved L'avventura as well. Antonioni at the pinnacle of his b&w framing. The cinematogrphy of that film is flawless. Monica Vitti's pacing is perfect. The scene of all the men staring at her in the town square is an all-time great moment in film.

Criterion needs to put out some Bruno Dumont. Really want a good looking copy of The Life of Jesus...