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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases... Pandora's Box - 15/8/2006 6:31:21 PM   
TheGodfather


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ORIGINAL: Pherlygwen

Yeah, looking forward to this one! And to The Double Life Of Véronique... and Sweetie... and The Spirit of The Beehive... and the re-release of Amarcord... oh dear!!


oh yeah I know what you`re talking about (and probably everybody else does as well)
Looking forward to The Double Life Of Veronique as well!

About this one: sounds and looks awesome!! The specs as well as the cover. And that`s a little surprise to be honest. Didn`t think too much of the new logo at first, but if they make it as nice as on this cover, it`s quite ok


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases... Pandora's Box - 15/8/2006 6:55:56 PM   
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 Ok. Talking about The Double Life Of Veronique: here we go:



Other new upcoming release:


brilliant covers once again
will be getting all 3 of them, obviously


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 15/8/2006 10:12:30 PM   
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Good to see Criterion releasing a silent film something they don't seem to do very often and another Pabst with Louis Brooks following on from MoC announcing Diary of a Lost Girl. 

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 20/8/2006 8:54:32 PM   
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It looks like Criterion have knocked Seven Samurai out of the park: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare7/sevensamurai.htm

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 20/8/2006 9:11:36 PM   
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I take back what I said before about not being in any hurry to rewatch the film itself.The print looks amazingly sharp and really strong blacks and whites.The My Life in Cinema thing can wait. 

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 20/8/2006 10:51:20 PM   
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For all you people not wanting to click the DVD Beaver link, here's the packaging -



Everything about this set looks great, cant wait to check it out!!!!! Pleeeeease ship early Movietyme

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 21/8/2006 4:25:53 PM   
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 Excellent! can`t wait for this one to be shipped by Pacific. Hope they ship early. Gonna read the review from dvdbeaver later on, but that pic looks as promising as hell!

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 22/8/2006 3:29:15 PM   
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 Nice oh Nice oh Nice  I'm thanking the cinema Gods for Criterion.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 26/8/2006 8:37:34 PM   
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Just curious as to where to cheapest place to get the 3 disk Seven Samurai is?? Best places i've found on the web so far are:

http://www.dvdpacific.com                          $33.83

http://www.movietyme.com                         $41.38

http://www.amazon.com                              $34.99

If anyone finds it any cheaper, i'd very much appreciate it


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 27/8/2006 12:46:14 PM   
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 Seven Samurai re-release review @ dvdtalk.com


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 27/8/2006 1:41:03 PM   
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Seven Samurai re-release review @ dvdtalk.com


I can hardly wait for this now,never mind all the extras,that transfer's awesome!

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 27/8/2006 2:27:46 PM   
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Oh. My. God.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 27/8/2006 2:54:53 PM   
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http://www.dvdpacific.com       Wins on price with the cheapest box set + fastest delivery!

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 27/8/2006 3:47:54 PM   
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Customs risk though? Im sticking with movietyme as theirs a good chance of them shipping early

Oh and a quick WOOOOOOO for the great review over at dvd talk, Ive been waiting for their take on the disc and its gone and got me even more excited.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 10:30:23 AM   
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Customs risk though? Im sticking with movietyme as theirs a good chance of them shipping early

Oh and a quick WOOOOOOO for the great review over at dvd talk, Ive been waiting for their take on the disc and its gone and got me even more excited.

I never had any customs problems with dvdpafic as they always write a lower price on the package than the real price
And they ship early as well!

Just saw the link for the dvdtalk review yesterday and posted it here quickly. Gonna read the full review later today (hadn`t had any time yesterday)


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 3:20:04 PM   
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 Well, parcels from DVD Pacific always get stopped here! Yes, they always put a lower price on them, but the post/customs here are well aware of that. $5.49 for a BIG parcel containing 2-3 DVDs or CDs?! I think not. And that seems to be what the customs think too! So they are always stopped here, regardless.



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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 4:12:38 PM   
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 I've never had problems with them either...

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 5:05:28 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Pherlygwen

Well, parcels from DVD Pacific always get stopped here! Yes, they always put a lower price on them, but the post/customs here are well aware of that. $5.49 for a BIG parcel containing 2-3 DVDs or CDs?! I think not. And that seems to be what the customs think too! So they are always stopped here, regardless.



yeah I heard that from people on other forums.
Luckily, the Dutch customs doesn`t work like that yet. The limit is € 22,-. But if the price on the package is under that price, they don`t charge you. Unless it`s like 10 dvd`s or something of course
Then you get a form send to you wich you need to fill out and send them an invoice of the order.

Anyhoo: Does anyone if the re-release of Brazil comes in a digipack, like the Seven Samurai re-release?


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 8:50:39 PM   
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 Playtime re-release @ dvdtalk.com 

Jigoku @ dvdbeaver 

< Message edited by TheGodfather -- 28/8/2006 9:00:59 PM >

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 9:16:43 PM   
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Not heard much about Playtime (other than the original release was OOP) but on the strength of that review alone, I may have to invest!

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 9:18:13 PM   
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Not heard much about Playtime (other than the original release was OOP) but on the strength of that review alone, I may have to invest!

yeah the review sounds great, but I have seen one Mr. Hulot movie before and didn`t like it at all


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 9:22:13 PM   
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Jigoku looks ok,a bit grainy but from memory it looks a lot better than my Japanese disc.Sharper and no mention of it being badly marked in places.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 28/8/2006 11:00:24 PM   
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Jigoku looks ok,a bit grainy but from memory it looks a lot better than my Japanese disc.Sharper and no mention of it being badly marked in places.


Judging from the caps it looks a lot like the superior presentations of Asian films from that period. The grain structure is down to the film stock. In fact, looking as the caps on beaver it has the around same level of grain as Floating Weeds, which I thought looked exceptional on my TV. Grain in still captures does look more intrusive than it does when moving. In a still image grain is an imperfection. On a moving image it adds life.
 
It looks like a very interesting film. I'll add it to The List.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 29/8/2006 6:28:14 PM   
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 Just a quick question to those of you living in the UK:

When ordering from CD-WOW's US site... is that customs safe or do you get stung?

And yes, this has to do with the new re-release of Seven Samurai, so not totally OT!



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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 29/8/2006 8:22:00 PM   
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 Brazil single disc re-issue comparison @ dvdbeaver

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 30/8/2006 1:47:52 PM   
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Nice... Double Life of Veronique being released as a Criterion? I've spent ages debating buying the Artificial Eye version. So thats another Kieslowski film for the wishlist.
 
Another upcoming Criterion (October) you guys have yet to mention is Clean, Shaven.
 



The original dvd has been out-of-print for years so it's about time this amazing film by Lodge Kerrigan gets the treatment it deserves. It stars Peter Greene (Zed in Pulp Fiction) as a schizophrenic who, after being released from a mental institution, tries to track down his estranged daughter. A very raw and compelling journey into a disturbed individuals mind. I can't recommend it enough, though it's certainly not for everyone.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 1/9/2006 1:34:10 AM   
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Most interesting thing about this for me is the inclusion of Kon Ichikawa's Fires on the Plain.This was one of the films from Ichikawa that Criterion released on laserdisc none of which have so far appeared on dvd but this would suggest a release of this is coming.

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 2/9/2006 11:03:33 AM   
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 It does look fantastic that boxset.... although I wonder if it is the newer version of Fallen Idol whcih can be found in the boxset. Shame about the price also... will have to safe up now...

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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 2/9/2006 4:22:10 PM   
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It does look fantastic that boxset.... although I wonder if it is the newer version of Fallen Idol whcih can be found in the boxset. Shame about the price also... will have to safe up now...


... and then I own half of the films on Criterion already. But lovely box set indeed!


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RE: New Criterion Re-Releases......including 7 Samurai - 3/9/2006 12:12:14 PM   
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 Agreed, hopefully some more information will appear..... possibly a review.

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