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Old 12-10-08, 05:39 PM
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Criterion December newsletter (Pigs and Battleships)



Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Old 12-11-08, 05:05 AM
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Hmmm, more Imamura is always a good thing. Here's hoping for a big Eclipse box rather than just this one release.
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Man, I hope the "More Imamura" refers to Pigs and Battleships ALONG WITH Black Rain. It's such an important film that's in dire, desperate need of a new treatment -- hell, just an anamorphic, clean transfer would do, but Criterion would really focus on all its merits.
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I was a little disappointed by the riddle -- very obvious this time. I like having to guess a little bit. Their clue for "Sans Soleil" was masterful.
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Screencaps from the Japanese disc. Has anyone seen this film?
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Yeah, that was a crazy easy clue. Never seen it, but after Vengeance is Mine I'll check out anything from him.
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Originally Posted by gryffinmaster
Man, I hope the "More Imamura" refers to Pigs and Battleships ALONG WITH Black Rain.(
Agreed. Been waiting for Black Rain for quite awhile. Never seen P&B, but sounds good.

Also agreed that this clue wasn't very fun. At first, I thought it might be Animal Farm, Part Deux: Pigs to the Seas. You know, "Four legs good, two fins better." But I suppose I'll take Imamura.
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you should see more imamura from criterion, though i'm not sure about the mentioned eclipse set - the other specific title mentioned for release is 'intentions of murder'.

as for other japanese stuff expected, there's kobayashi's 'human condition trilogy', as well as gosha's 'three outlaw samurai', 'samurai saga' and 'bandit versus samurai squadron' to come, apparently.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
Screencaps from the Japanese disc. Has anyone seen this film?
I certainly have not. This never even got a vhs release in the U.S.

::thumbs up:: to Criterion.
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Originally Posted by cgray
At first, I thought it might be Animal Farm, Part Deux: Pigs to the Seas. You know, "Four legs good, two fins better." But I suppose I'll take Imamura.
Or a Pink Floyd-scored Battleship Potemkin.

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