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The Criterion Collection in 2017: All Fancy Movie GAF Releases Welcome!
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So, Shout! Factory got their hands on Manhunter for a 30th anniversary deluxe edition. I am shocked I am not passed out on the floor yet from hyperventilating.
They also announced that they're doing new Blus for all three Species sequels (no original, strangely enough), with Species II getting its own disc and the other two sharing a double feature, a double feature that will contain Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Dunwich Horror, and a solo disc for Lady in White.
They apparently have one more big announcement planned for tomorrow morning, but still. Manhunter.
They also announced that they're doing new Blus for all three Species sequels (no original, strangely enough), with Species II getting its own disc and the other two sharing a double feature, a double feature that will contain Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Dunwich Horror, and a solo disc for Lady in White.
They apparently have one more big announcement planned for tomorrow morning, but still. Manhunter.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Dunno if this is the right place, but I'm seeing Eureka & Arrow releases up, so:
Will import.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Yessss @ Manhunter. Double dipping for that with the quickness.
Looks like Arrow is making some big plans for sets of relatively obscure American horror films for 2016, by introducing the American Horror Project, with its first release in February on both sides of the Atlantic. It seems like the emphasis will be on films that are dangerously close to being lost forever, so we're sure to see some rather unusual titles being included.
canoli2006
Member
looks like criterion is bundle the hitchcock release and some/but not all of their music docs into some friendly priced sets
would be cool if they did this for the silent comedy sets
Just saw these at Costco at $59.99 each. Great deal in my opinion.
(hope, but don't expect, they fix the tint on Pierrot le Fou)
(The full five hour version)
Also announced from the BFI:
Ken Russell: The Great Composers Box Set
Monitor and Omnibus: Elgar (1962)
The Debussy Film (1965)
Delius: Song of Summer (1968)
Ken Russell: The Great Passions Box Set
Always on Sunday (1965)
Isadora: the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
Dante's Inferno (1967)
Shooting Stars (1928)
Culloden (1964)
The War Game (1965)
Love on the Dole (1941)
So if you love Godard and are confined to a region B player these announcements should make you happy, me however I'm just super thrilled about The War game.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Interested in seeing what's improved with the War Game over the R1 version from a while back. Full version of Underground should be pretty incredible.
The tendency has been to last long enough to include all of November's releases and end more or less before the first December hits.
Fancy Clown
Member
As should the description on the back. And what genre row its placed in in a store.
also olive just released saul bass' only film phase iv
this film is the shit
Fancy Clown
Member
Barnes and Noble 50% off sale is on now through November 30th, brehs
I went in and picked up Mulholland Drive and The Brood to start things off with a couple 20% off coupons. Gonna wait on the rest with the Black Friday coupon.
For those of you buying several titles, I'd advice buying a $75 B&N gift card, as you get a free $10 gift card for use after Christmas. Just hold on to that until the July sale to pick up something else.
For those of you buying several titles, I'd advice buying a $75 B&N gift card, as you get a free $10 gift card for use after Christmas. Just hold on to that until the July sale to pick up something else.
Ugh... It kills me to say this, but I think I'm actually going to show some restraint and hold off on this sale. And I only buy Criterion releases during sales, so it's extra painful. At least I've got all the recent releases that I desperately wanted. I even got Ikiru preordered at half price when Amazon had their sale.
Net_Wrecker
Member
I really shouldn't pick anything up during this sale.
I really shouldn't.
Someone halp pls stop me
I really shouldn't.
Someone halp pls stop me
Fancy Clown
Member
Mulholland Drive got a great review on blu-ray.com, it sounds like a flawless transfer
Net_Wrecker
Member
Joke's on you, I bought Mulhollund Dr. day 1.
But this sale....she calls to me. So tempted.
bumbillbee
Member
I don't own the disk but I've been seeing a decent number of complaints about the transfer, of course a lot of it is the usual blu-ray forum crowd losing their minds about bitrates and compression but it seems like the problems are actually distracting at times. Anyone here watched theirs yet?
Femmeworth
Banned
Where did you get a 20% off coupon?
If you're a member, you should get them in the mail a few times a year, as well as in your email. Otherwise, there's 15% off coupons that pop up every couple weeks, and a (probably) 30% one for Black Friday.
If you can't find them, I can probably send you a few during the next batch.
BaronLundi
Member
Better than SC for sure but flawless it's not (I personnaly don't trust blu-ray.com reviews anymore when it comes to Criterion).
That's what I hear as well including. Great restauration, crappy encoding and some macroblocking. :/
Still the edition of choice (if you're in the US).
I have a ton of Criterion releases that I'm drooling over but the awful exchange rate plus B&N being assholes means no sales for me this year.
Pretty shitty because I'm a member and I typically get a 20% off coupon every now and then. Nothing this week. Hopefully by next weekend. Planning on buying a few movies next paycheck.
Titles I'm looking at this time around
Mulholland Drive
Day For Night
400 Blows
Ikiru
That should be all.
Femmeworth
Banned
Why have they been cutting corners on bitrate? Do they really not want to have the special features on a separate disc?
BaronLundi
Member
It's not the end of the world but it sure is disappointing. If there were one release I would expect them not to fuck up (even slightly) it was this one.
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&...788&s2=50745&a=2&x=212&y=83&l=1&i=9#vergleich
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&...788&s2=50745&a=2&x=212&y=83&l=1&i=9#vergleich
what other titles have they cut corners with?
BaronLundi
Member
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
lmao at those comments tbph
BD.com isn't fuckin DVD Beaver or whoever those sites are that go frame by frame into shit. The review how it looks on a good TV set up
Holy shit, man.
Femmeworth
Banned
What if they are cutting corners because they know those that care will buy the inevitable 4k releases? :\
Yeah, I feel like you have to be really looking for some of these issues to even notice them sometimes. Like people on the blu-ray.com forums were really up in arms about the Mulholland transfer leading up to the release, but I thought it looked beautiful in motion watching it last night.
BaronLundi
Member
Hadn't even read the comments, just seen the picture...
Sure, I mean, I watch movies on a (big) TV and in motion. And as long as there's no wrong aspect ratio/awful contrast / terrible noise or poor sound I won't refrain from a purchase.Yet BRs are pricey (especially when you import) and I still notice poor encoding and macroblocks from time to time. Again, nothing that would absolutely deter me from a purchase but I expect more than average encoding from a premium publisher like Criterion. Luckily for me European labels (MoC, Arrow and Carlotta mainly) have stepped up their game in that regard.
I just don't understand why Criterion would commission awesome 4k remasters (which they are great at doing) and not put them on BD-50 with the best encoding available.
There's also the whole thing about this particular blu-ray.com reviewer being biased against Arrow (arguably this year's best publisher) and very lenient with Criterion but hell if I care about this kind of forum drama. This is all very similar to gaming side discussions about graphics and framerate: some notice, some don't. It's usually not a huge deal.
Edit:
Now that could explain it. : )
Fancy Clown
Member
I'm definitely not super attuned to spotting minor flaws in transfers. I've loved pretty much all the criterions I've picked up.