Criterion delays "The Rules of the Game"...and with good reason!
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Criterion delays "The Rules of the Game"...and with good reason!
This was just posted at Criterion's website:
"New Film Find Changes Rules of the Game
Jean Renoir's classic The Rules of the Game had been slated for release at the end of 2003, but that will change thanks to the discovery this week of a film element previously thought to be lost. Criterion's staff had already spent months on the new high-definition master that was to be at the heart of a two-disc special edition when a French lab finally unearthed the fine-grain master, one generation closer to the original than anything previously available. A similar discovery delayed the release of another Renoir classic, Grand Illusion, intended to be Criterion's first release. Expect The Rules of the Game in early 2004."
Criterion rules.
"New Film Find Changes Rules of the Game
Jean Renoir's classic The Rules of the Game had been slated for release at the end of 2003, but that will change thanks to the discovery this week of a film element previously thought to be lost. Criterion's staff had already spent months on the new high-definition master that was to be at the heart of a two-disc special edition when a French lab finally unearthed the fine-grain master, one generation closer to the original than anything previously available. A similar discovery delayed the release of another Renoir classic, Grand Illusion, intended to be Criterion's first release. Expect The Rules of the Game in early 2004."
Criterion rules.
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Incredible news. I can hardly wait - Rules of the Game could easily be the greatest film ever made.
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But they never officially announced The Rules of the Game. That's kinda weird. Kinda like saying 'Bottle Rocket' has been delayed. And we'd all be like they're releasing Bottle Rocket?!!
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Originally posted by lesterlong
But they never officially announced The Rules of the Game. That's kinda weird. Kinda like saying 'Bottle Rocket' has been delayed. And we'd all be like they're releasing Bottle Rocket?!!
But they never officially announced The Rules of the Game. That's kinda weird. Kinda like saying 'Bottle Rocket' has been delayed. And we'd all be like they're releasing Bottle Rocket?!!
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Criterion does, indeed, rule.
...and we're throwing it in the trash, because the people who buy Criterion discs expect the best, and we're not willing to give them anything less than the best possible disc for their money.
Criterion is a class-act, all the way. I should buy this disc even though I'm not familiar with the movie, just to show my support for the way these guys do business.
Criterion's staff had already spent months on the new high-definition master
Criterion is a class-act, all the way. I should buy this disc even though I'm not familiar with the movie, just to show my support for the way these guys do business.
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.....Criterion is a class-act, all the way. I should buy this disc even though I'm not familiar with the movie, just to show my support for the way these guys do business.
.....Criterion is a class-act, all the way. I should buy this disc even though I'm not familiar with the movie, just to show my support for the way these guys do business.
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One of the greatest films ever made, by one of the world's greatest directors. In Criterion's hands, I was already expecting breathtaking results, but now the best just got better.
I've been awaiting this release since I started my collection. Guess I can stand to wait a little longer.
I've been awaiting this release since I started my collection. Guess I can stand to wait a little longer.
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Criterion does rule. I just hope they show a comparison reel contrasting the two prints, to really show how important it was that they delay this again. I'd love to see that, I would.