April Criterion Titles

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Jan 2006, 10:08

April Criterion Titles
Monterey Pop (single-disc edition)
SRP: $29.95

Jimi Plays Monterey/Shake! Otis at Monterey
SRP: $29.95

The 400 Blows -
SRP: $29.95

Elevator to the Gallows
SRP: $39.95

Harlan County, U.S.A. -
SRP: $39.95

Grey Gardens (two-disc edition)
SRP: $39.95

http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/vie ... php?t=3665

Never heard of any of those films (apart from The 400 Blows of course), I'm sure that will be better quality than the current Tartan DVD, I wonder what they'll do for it?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Jan 2006, 10:53

Cool Criterion are branching out to providing us the best possible quality high definition print remastered from a newly created 70mm telecine with restored 7.1 surround track from the original 6 track master ALL so we can watch porn in the best possible quality high definition print remastered from a newly created 70mm telecine with restored 7.1 surround track from the original 6 track master.

p.s - 400 Blow(jobs)!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Jan 2006, 11:03

LMAO

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 04 Jan 2006, 23:01

grim_tales wrote:The 400 Blows -
SRP: $29.95

Are Criterion branching out into porn?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 05 Jan 2006, 10:37

Brad made the same joke

You know French film the 400 Blows? Landmark New wave film.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Jan 2006, 11:36

8 minutes earlier and funnier too!

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 05 Jan 2006, 11:37

I love Les 400 Coups (The 400 blows).
François Truffaut at his best IMO.

I only found out about it recently in a Maggie Cheung interview. When she said it was her favourite french film I had to see it.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 05 Jan 2006, 13:17

@ Brad

Les 400 Coups is actually hard to translate - I know its The 400 Blows in English but the title actually means something like "To raise hell"

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Jan 2006, 13:45

LOL Grim correcting Tom on his use of French

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Apr 2006, 12:16

Hey,

I found the new 400 Blows at Amazon, its' actually out on 9 May.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E5 ... ance&n=130

Its almost certainly cheaper elsewhere but just to give you an overview.
I'll be getting this

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Apr 2006, 15:11

Never see any and never want to

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 Apr 2006, 18:38

Why?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Apr 2006, 23:26

Exactly why, why bother.

I have far better films to watch. I couldnt care less if the all mighty amazing overated Criterion release a film and then magically go out and buy it just becuase they release it, but sadly many do just that. If a small unknown company released them many of the people would not even bother buying the films on dvd, only the fans.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Apr 2006, 08:52

Er... okay

Remember Criterion release films that THEY consider "important" which may not be great movies all the time, 400 Blows however is a classic of French cinema.
Been meaning to pick up Le Samourai as well.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 Apr 2006, 10:15

I haven't seen any European new wave films from the 60's/70's. I'll see some eventually, but that'll be far far off in the future; too many other titles I wanna see/buy before that.

Criterion do some very good releases, I still don't think that the premium price is justified though.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Apr 2006, 12:58

romerojpg wrote:I have far better films to watch. I couldnt care less if the all mighty amazing overated Criterion release a film and then magically go out and buy it just becuase they release it, but sadly many do just that. If a small unknown company released them many of the people would not even bother buying the films on dvd, only the fans.

Exactly although to dis a film just because it's not Korean, Chinese or American seems odd to me. You're far to quick to blast Mainland European films based on your knowledge of about 2.

I've no doubt 400 Blows is very good. Critierion pretty much only release classic films.

EvaUnit02 wrote:I haven't seen any European new wave films from the 60's/70's.

There's supposed to be some real gems. I've not seen any either.

EvaUnit02 wrote:Criterion do some very good releases, I still don't think that the premium price is justified though.

Agreed. I own 3 but don't make a point of it as they're to expensive:

Ran, Traffic, Last Temptation of Christ

I plan to get Charade too.

romerojpg wrote:Never see any and never want to

That says it all. To put out such a blanket statement on an entire continent (I presume you're excluding the UK?) seems very hyprotrical considering you've blasted me in the past for saying I'm not particulary interested in seeing Shaws Brothers films.

I even remember you saying they were all different so I shouldn't limit myself to 1-2. I guess to you this doesn't apply to the French New Wave cinema?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Apr 2006, 16:46

Where did I say any of this

I never once blasted an entire continent, I said I didnt want to see the films on this thread, 6 dvds.

I didnt dis them just becuase they are not Korean, Chinese or American either

you really do read way to deep into things like so many other people on this forum, you make it up as you go along

And how on earth have you come to conclusion that I have seen 2 Mainland European

Crikey man you love imagining things that are not there (like others do)

but hey it wont kill me

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Apr 2006, 17:40

i'm with romero here,i wouldn't want to watch any of those movies.

i wouldn't diss anyone who does though,each to their own.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Apr 2006, 17:45

400 Blows I will one day watch I am sure, just becuase its one of them names which you hear all the time along with Gone With The Wind, Citisen Kane and other so called BIG classics of their time. I didnt dis anyone mind you

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Apr 2006, 18:54

You're being to literal, obviously I didn't mean you said those things literally but you've often dissed non-Asian or American films saying they're all rubbish to you.

romerojpg wrote:And how on earth have you come to conclusion that I have seen 2 Mainland European

LOL I didn't literally mean 2.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Apr 2006, 19:01

bradavon wrote:You're being to literal, obviously I didn't mean you said those things literally but you've often dissed non-Asian or American films saying they're all rubbish to you.

Nope I have never dised an entire culture, continent, country etc.. I may slag off the films I have seen, but I havent seen them all so I could never do that

for instajnce I can say so far Thai films rock! (but I have only seen 2

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Bullets 'n' Babes

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