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samiseckin · 02-13-2003, 04:09 AM

Hello everyone,

Just wondered which Criterions would you recommend me..I love the company and its dvds. For now I have:

Rushmore
The Royal Tenenbaums
Spartacus
8 1/2
Brazil
Wild Strawberries
Seventh Seal
Third Man
Red Shoes
The Blob
Carnival of Souls
Notorious
Rebecca
Silence of the Lambs
Haxan
Shock Corridor
L'avventura
A Night to Remember
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Passion of Joan of Arc
Wages of Fear
Diabolique
Grand Illusion
Chasing Amy
Dead Ringers
Charade
Spellbound

Which ones would you recommend me? For now, I am interested in

Kwaidan
Do the Right Thing
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Solaris
Andrei Rublev
Children of Paradise
In the Mood for Love
Contempt
Sullivan's Travels
Closely Watched Trains
The Killers
The Last Temptation of Christ
Complete Monterey Pop Festival

Thanks in advance..

Welles and Ford Fan · 02-13-2003, 04:31 AM

Well, you already have half again as many as you are considering. Why don't you just get all of them?

asphodel5 · 02-13-2003, 05:00 AM

I've seen all of the ones on your list other than Closely Watched Trains. Like Welles and Ford Fan said, you should try to get them all eventually because they are all excellent. Kwaidan and Closely Watched Trains have the fewest extras. Kwaidan is quite beautiful to watch. Solaris and Rublev are probably the most "difficult". I would save them until you're really in the mood for a heavy film. Do the Right Thing, Sullivan's Travels, The Killers and Life and Death of Colonel Blimp are all very entertaining. In the Mood For Love is one of my personal favorites. It's one of the most beautiful films that I've ever seen. It forces you to pay very close attention to small details and it feels very intimate to me. If you haven't seen anything else by Godard, I would recommend starting with Band of Outsiders instead of Contempt. It's hard to explain, but Contempt deals with a lot of things that are related to Godard's marital with Anna Karina. She's in some of his earlier films and you would probably get more out of it if you had a little background with her. Last Temptation and Children of Paradise are very good too. COP is classic French cinema. Its hard to know quite what to say about all of these at once. I'll be glad to give more details about some specific titles. Ask and you shall receive

rolisme · 02-13-2003, 09:13 AM

I think you should start with The Last Temptation of Christ, I think it is a great DVD and a great movie.

Avid · 02-13-2003, 10:03 AM

From reading reviews and recommendations on the DVD boards, I am thinking about making Closely Watched Trains a blind buy.

tvboy · 02-13-2003, 12:21 PM

Off of your list I would recommend:

Do The Right Thing
The Last Temptation Of Christ
Andrei Rublev
Children Of Paradise
Sullivan's Travels

Ones that I would highly recommend getting from Criterion that are not on your list:

The Killer
Hard Boiled
Sid & Nancy
The Long Good Friday
M
Time Bandits
Insomnia
Black Orpheus
And The Ship Sails On
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
For All Mankind
Monty Python's Life Of Brian
Eisenstein Box Set
Black Narcissus
Gimme Shelter
Mona Lisa
M Hulot's Holiday
Riffifi
Dreyer Box Set
Le Trou
The Ruling Class
The Cranes Are Flying
Juliet of the Spirits
The Horse's Mouth
Red Beard

They're all worth getting!

QuiGonJosh · 02-13-2003, 12:24 PM

I would highly recommend:

The Rock
Do the Right Thing
Silence of the Lambs (Which you still might be able to find in a store)

martini · 02-13-2003, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Avid
From reading reviews and recommendations on the DVD boards, I am thinking about making Closely Watched Trains a blind buy.

I am one of those nuts who purchase any DVD that has the Criterion logo on it. I ordered "Closely Watched Trains" when it came out and, for some reason, just wasn't too excited about seeing it. After putting it off for all that time I finally was in the mood to watch it last Friday. It is now one of my favorite films in my collection. I highly recommend it.

Marq · 02-13-2003, 02:31 PM

From your list I would highly recommend:
- Do the Right Thing
and
- Contempt

Other ones from your list that I, myself, am looking forward to eventually buying and seeing for the first time include:
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Solaris
Andrei Rublev
Sullivan's Travels

Prancer · 02-13-2003, 03:59 PM

If you're going to buy one from your list, In the Mood for Love is an easy recommend.

These are the DVDs from your list that I own:

Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. That's a wonderful classic epic.
Sullivan's Travel - It's a fun film and it's not very long. Of course Veronica Lake looks great.

I've seen these at the cinema:

The last Temptation of Christ - It's an intriguing film. I would buy this eventually but it's heavy film and I haven't been in the mood to see it again just yet.

Do the Right Thing - I saw this in college and remember liking it but can't recall anything specific now.

Curious about your final choices. Goodluck with the decision.

Matthew Forke · 02-13-2003, 06:44 PM

Didn't see Brian De Palma's SISTERS on your list... definitely an essential Criterion.

If you enjoy suspense/horror films with Hitchcockian elements and sly humor, I highly reccommend this title. Bernard Herrmann's score is fantastic.

On the list you provided, I would choose:

Kwaidan
Children of Paradise
Sullivan's Travels

Can't comment on titles I haven't seen, though. Can't wait for "The Killers."

Might also want to check out "Cleo from 5 to 7," another unsung Criterion disk. No extras on the disk, unfortunately, just a beautiful and thought-provoking movie.

Holden · 02-13-2003, 08:01 PM

it's not on your list, but you should pick up the 2-disc set of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Fantastic set.

sub780lime · 02-13-2003, 09:19 PM

its not on your list either, but i would get The Rock CC

QuiGonJosh · 02-13-2003, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Holden
it's not on your list, but you should pick up the 2-disc set of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Fantastic set.

Its out?

Where? Where?

Morticia · 02-13-2003, 09:34 PM

Another 'not on your list' recommendation...
While you have The Red Shoes and may get (albeit not on your list) Black Narcissus--you should definitely get Peeping Tom!!

MrTony · 02-13-2003, 09:51 PM

I can vouch for the awesomeness of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival. If you're even remotely interested in great music, you can buy this one with confidence.

Matthew Forke · 02-13-2003, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Morticia
Another 'not on your list' recommendation...
While you have The Red Shoes and may get (albeit not on your list) Black Narcissus--you should definitely get Peeping Tom!!

I haven't seen The Red Shoes, but both Black Narcissus and Peeping Tom are both terriffic...

Also think Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Last Wave are worth purchasing - they'll give your subwoofer a workout!

tqpix · 02-13-2003, 10:11 PM

Even though it's OOP, I recommend RoboCop.

samiseckin · 02-14-2003, 03:21 AM

Thanks guys, helped a lot.. Appreciate it.. I think I'll go with

Kwaidan
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Solaris
Andrei Rublev
Closely Watched Trains
In the Mood for Love

Just seen Blimp and Solaris yesterday..Got to have them..The others will be all blind buy really.

samiseckin · 02-14-2003, 03:23 AM

and forgot to mention Peeping Tom

SephirothClone · 02-14-2003, 03:53 AM

Do the Right Thing is HIGHLY reccomended

orf · 02-14-2003, 03:55 AM

Andrei Rublev.
Nothing comes close. In The Mood For Love is also great; it's an excellent HK drama, and Criterion's presentation of it is astounding. The hard work they've put into it is worth the price alone. Excellent Kar-Wai Wong film.

02-13-2003, 04:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
samiseckin Actor Join Date: Feb 2003	Yet another Criterion forum.. Hello everyone, Just wondered which Criterions would you recommend me..I love the company and its dvds. For now I have: Rushmore The Royal Tenenbaums Spartacus 8 1/2 Brazil Wild Strawberries Seventh Seal Third Man Red Shoes The Blob Carnival of Souls Notorious Rebecca Silence of the Lambs Haxan Shock Corridor L'avventura A Night to Remember Seven Samurai Rashomon Passion of Joan of Arc Wages of Fear Diabolique Grand Illusion Chasing Amy Dead Ringers Charade Spellbound Which ones would you recommend me? For now, I am interested in Kwaidan Do the Right Thing Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Solaris Andrei Rublev Children of Paradise In the Mood for Love Contempt Sullivan's Travels Closely Watched Trains The Killers The Last Temptation of Christ Complete Monterey Pop Festival Thanks in advance.. __________________ You talkin' to me?

02-13-2003, 05:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
asphodel5 Actor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: ohio	I've seen all of the ones on your list other than Closely Watched Trains. Like Welles and Ford Fan said, you should try to get them all eventually because they are all excellent. Kwaidan and Closely Watched Trains have the fewest extras. Kwaidan is quite beautiful to watch. Solaris and Rublev are probably the most "difficult". I would save them until you're really in the mood for a heavy film. Do the Right Thing, Sullivan's Travels, The Killers and Life and Death of Colonel Blimp are all very entertaining. In the Mood For Love is one of my personal favorites. It's one of the most beautiful films that I've ever seen. It forces you to pay very close attention to small details and it feels very intimate to me. If you haven't seen anything else by Godard, I would recommend starting with Band of Outsiders instead of Contempt. It's hard to explain, but Contempt deals with a lot of things that are related to Godard's marital with Anna Karina. She's in some of his earlier films and you would probably get more out of it if you had a little background with her. Last Temptation and Children of Paradise are very good too. COP is classic French cinema. Its hard to know quite what to say about all of these at once. I'll be glad to give more details about some specific titles. Ask and you shall receive __________________ A sail! A veil awave upon the waves. Boomed crashing chords. When love absorbs. War! War! The tympanum. Redone and Revised! My Visually Oriented Screening Log

02-13-2003, 09:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
rolisme Actor Join Date: Feb 2002	I think you should start with The Last Temptation of Christ, I think it is a great DVD and a great movie. __________________ If you don't like my opinion, don't ask the question. If you never asked the question, just ignore my post. "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." - Seneca 55 BC-39 AD

02-13-2003, 10:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Avid Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	From reading reviews and recommendations on the DVD boards, I am thinking about making Closely Watched Trains a blind buy. __________________ OAR or :barf:

02-13-2003, 12:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
tvboy Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Taxation Nation: Canada	Off of your list I would recommend: Do The Right Thing The Last Temptation Of Christ Andrei Rublev Children Of Paradise Sullivan's Travels Ones that I would highly recommend getting from Criterion that are not on your list: The Killer Hard Boiled Sid & Nancy The Long Good Friday M Time Bandits Insomnia Black Orpheus And The Ship Sails On Yojimbo Sanjuro For All Mankind Monty Python's Life Of Brian Eisenstein Box Set Black Narcissus Gimme Shelter Mona Lisa M Hulot's Holiday Riffifi Dreyer Box Set Le Trou The Ruling Class The Cranes Are Flying Juliet of the Spirits The Horse's Mouth Red Beard They're all worth getting! __________________ Always remember that Triumph of the Will is just like Pirates of the Carribean. Only in black and white. MacAndMe My DVD Collection

02-13-2003, 04:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Welles and Ford Fan Actor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA	Well, you already have half again as many as you are considering. Why don't you just get all of them?

02-13-2003, 12:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
QuiGonJosh Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shire (WV)	I would highly recommend: The Rock Do the Right Thing Silence of the Lambs (Which you still might be able to find in a store)

02-13-2003, 02:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marq Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ottawa	From your list I would highly recommend: - Do the Right Thing and - Contempt Other ones from your list that I, myself, am looking forward to eventually buying and seeing for the first time include: Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Solaris Andrei Rublev Sullivan's Travels

02-13-2003, 03:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Prancer Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD-USA	If you're going to buy one from your list, In the Mood for Love is an easy recommend. These are the DVDs from your list that I own: Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. That's a wonderful classic epic. Sullivan's Travel - It's a fun film and it's not very long. Of course Veronica Lake looks great. I've seen these at the cinema: The last Temptation of Christ - It's an intriguing film. I would buy this eventually but it's heavy film and I haven't been in the mood to see it again just yet. Do the Right Thing - I saw this in college and remember liking it but can't recall anything specific now. Curious about your final choices. Goodluck with the decision. __________________ "I hope that when the world ends, I can breathe a sigh of relief because there will be so much to look forward to…”

02-13-2003, 06:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Matthew Forke Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Washington, DC	Didn't see Brian De Palma's SISTERS on your list... definitely an essential Criterion. If you enjoy suspense/horror films with Hitchcockian elements and sly humor, I highly reccommend this title. Bernard Herrmann's score is fantastic. On the list you provided, I would choose: Kwaidan Children of Paradise Sullivan's Travels Can't comment on titles I haven't seen, though. Can't wait for "The Killers." Might also want to check out "Cleo from 5 to 7," another unsung Criterion disk. No extras on the disk, unfortunately, just a beautiful and thought-provoking movie.

02-13-2003, 08:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
Holden Actor Join Date: Jun 2002	it's not on your list, but you should pick up the 2-disc set of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Fantastic set. __________________ "Wait! We can't stop here! This is bat country! - Duke

02-13-2003, 09:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	its not on your list either, but i would get The Rock CC __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

02-13-2003, 09:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
Morticia Administrator Emeritus Film Class Goddess Part-Time PRN Princess Panty Thief Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Devil's Point. Burn baby burn!	Another 'not on your list' recommendation... While you have The Red Shoes and may get (albeit not on your list) Black Narcissus--you should definitely get Peeping Tom!! __________________ Nope, you really haven't lived until you've fed a naked Fire Dancer a S'more...cooked from her own flaming baton. I reject your reality and substitute my own! "Freeze dried moles. Price as marked." -- Nixon, Suicide Girl

02-13-2003, 09:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
MrTony Forum Wise Guy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Waterloo, Iowa, USA	I can vouch for the awesomeness of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival. If you're even remotely interested in great music, you can buy this one with confidence. __________________ Prevent tornadoes before they happen: Make sure that warm, moist air fronts do not converge with cool, dry ones. Movies, Music and a few Games My Top 20 Films

02-13-2003, 10:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
tqpix Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Planet Earth.	Even though it's OOP, I recommend RoboCop. __________________ 00 <> )-(

02-14-2003, 03:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
samiseckin Actor Join Date: Feb 2003	Thanks guys, helped a lot.. Appreciate it.. I think I'll go with Kwaidan Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Solaris Andrei Rublev Closely Watched Trains In the Mood for Love Just seen Blimp and Solaris yesterday..Got to have them..The others will be all blind buy really. __________________ You talkin' to me?

02-14-2003, 03:23 AM	#20 (permalink)
samiseckin Actor Join Date: Feb 2003	and forgot to mention Peeping Tom __________________ You talkin' to me?

02-14-2003, 03:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
SephirothClone Secret President of the NLWC Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guess and win $1	Do the Right Thing is HIGHLY reccomended __________________ Want pictures of my iguana collection? Just give Ried a PM.

02-14-2003, 03:55 AM	#22 (permalink)
orf Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA	Andrei Rublev. Nothing comes close. In The Mood For Love is also great; it's an excellent HK drama, and Criterion's presentation of it is astounding. The hard work they've put into it is worth the price alone. Excellent Kar-Wai Wong film. __________________ Sadly, my porn collection is 2353% smaller than your mom's collection.

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