Disappointing Criterions
12-07-07, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Sex Fiend
Mr. Hulot's Holiday was a bit underwhelming, too, now that I think about it.
Agreed on this one and the Jane Campion.
12-07-07, 12:34 PM
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Jubilee - A stationary camera at Trafalgar Square in 1977 would have been more enjoyable.
The Royal Tenenbaums - Ben Stiller AND Owen Wilson in the same movie made me feel "Just like Dylan's Mr. Jones".
Sweetie - Wanted to see a Jane Campion film, wasn't impressed.
Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens - This film and many other documentaries need a lower priced outlet similar to the Eclipse line. It falls into that category where you are relatively amused to have watched it but its replay is improbable.
The Royal Tenenbaums - Ben Stiller AND Owen Wilson in the same movie made me feel "Just like Dylan's Mr. Jones".
Sweetie - Wanted to see a Jane Campion film, wasn't impressed.
Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens - This film and many other documentaries need a lower priced outlet similar to the Eclipse line. It falls into that category where you are relatively amused to have watched it but its replay is improbable.
12-07-07, 05:13 PM
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I have around ten Criterion DVDs in my collection and the one that I least liked is Peeping Tom. It was a hyped as the British Psycho but it never got me to appreciate the movie.
12-07-07, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Perkinsun Dzees
Salo
Bought it for like $700 off Ebay. I watched about half an hour then turned it off and tossed it in the trash.
Bought it for like $700 off Ebay. I watched about half an hour then turned it off and tossed it in the trash.
12-07-07, 06:23 PM
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One Criterion I don't particularly like (even though I saw the film years prior to the Criterion release) is KWAIDAN. I know it has a great reputation, but it just does nothing for me. I even netflixed it a year or so ago to give it another chance, and I reacted to it the same way.
Now ONIBABA is a whole other story. I absolutely love that film.
Now ONIBABA is a whole other story. I absolutely love that film.
12-07-07, 06:25 PM
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post #26 - we're slipping here folks.
The Vanishing. After seeing the American version and feeling it didn't know when to quite, I wanted to see the original for years. I guess my expectations were set too high.
Chasing Amy. Mostly because I thought the picture quality looked dreadful.
12-07-07, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Pizza
Okay . . .
The Vanishing. After seeing the American version and feeling it didn't know when to quite, I wanted to see the original for years. I guess my expectations were set too high.
The Vanishing. After seeing the American version and feeling it didn't know when to quite, I wanted to see the original for years. I guess my expectations were set too high.
12-07-07, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Sex Fiend
Mr. Hulot's Holiday was a bit underwhelming, too, now that I think about it.
12-07-07, 07:55 PM
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Of all the Criterions I've seen...
Hated:
The Seven Samurai
Diabolique
Brazil
The Seventh Seal
Crisis
Loved:
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Videodrome
The Royal Tenenbaums (my favorite movie)
The Spirit of the Beehive
Grey Gardens
Hated:
The Seven Samurai
Diabolique
Brazil
The Seventh Seal
Crisis
Loved:
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Videodrome
The Royal Tenenbaums (my favorite movie)
The Spirit of the Beehive
Grey Gardens
12-07-07, 08:47 PM
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The only Criterion i didnt enjoy or find some value (and I own many of the mentioned hated) is Kagemusha. Seriously. i know it's Kurosawa and I am a fan but it dragged for me. ugh. maybe I will give it another chance.
12-07-07, 10:00 PM
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The Third Man, Brazil, Seven Samurai, The 39 Steps, M, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, La Strada, Faces, Bicycle Thieves, and If....
However, I loved The Rock, Armageddon, and Chasing Amy! Why do they release so many old movies?
(Yes, this is sarcasm)
However, I loved The Rock, Armageddon, and Chasing Amy! Why do they release so many old movies?
(Yes, this is sarcasm)
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12-08-07, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by PatrickMcCart
Why do they release so many old movies?
Beastie Boys ranks right up there with Michael Bay films... What were they thinking???
12-08-07, 07:48 AM
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How could anyone hate The Seventh Seal? That movie is amazing!
It was because of this and seeing A Canterbury Tale for the first time, that I went overboard in the last DVD Planet sale. I grabbed 6 or 7 Criterion titles that I had no intention to whatsoever when the sale started- it was just that I was so impressed, entertained, and (it's going to sound pretentious but I'm going to say it anyway)...nourished by SS and ACT, I was hoping to repeat the experience several times over.
Since collecting DVDs, there have been a few films Criterion has put out that I was greatly looking forward to, but just didn't click with me for one reason or another
Diary Of A Chambermaid
Passion Of Joan Of Arc
Fiend Without A Face
Picnic At Hanging Rock
That Obscure Object Of Desire
The BRD trilogy (Fassbinder)
12-08-07, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by PatrickMcCart
The Third Man, Brazil, Seven Samurai, The 39 Steps, M, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, La Strada, Faces, Bicycle Thieves, and If....
However, I loved The Rock, Armageddon, and Chasing Amy! Why do they release so many old movies?
However, I loved The Rock, Armageddon, and Chasing Amy! Why do they release so many old movies?
For me, Summertime was not quite what I expected. It was alright, but I haven't bothered to revisit it since I originally purchased it.
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12-08-07, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by domino harvey
I can tell I need to stop reading this thread
I was dissapointed with Symbiotoxyplasm... er whatever. I couldn't finish it.
12-08-07, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MBoyd
The only Criterion i didnt enjoy or find some value (and I own many of the mentioned hated) is Kagemusha. Seriously. i know it's Kurosawa and I am a fan but it dragged for me. ugh. maybe I will give it another chance.
12-08-07, 09:12 AM
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Crazed Fruit, I bought as a blind buy due to my love of Japanese Movies. I suppose it was important due to the time it was released and what it had to say about Japanese Post war youth, but it just seemed like a bad movie to me.