Criterion releases on Blu-Rays
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Jon Mulvaney just let me know that Criterion's plans to kick off this new line with a special edition of Good Burger were lost due to a contractual loophole exercised by Paramount just a day or two before this announcement. Damn.
Just kidding folks, great news. How about some THE KILLER on blu ray. Hope I hope I hope.
Just kidding folks, great news. How about some THE KILLER on blu ray. Hope I hope I hope.
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Not only am I curious about spine numbers, but will we have a different type of packaging than the standard Blu case? Or maybe a mix of that case and cardboard packaging?
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As awesome as this is will they continue their SDVD releases or be just Blu?
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Originally Posted by Drexl
I really hope that if they do something different, they'll at least keep the same height and width as the current BD cases. If they need space for a booklet or something, make it thicker, not taller or wider. I hate how Warner's book style cases won't fit in my shelves that are just tall enough for HDM.
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I think on single-disc titles Criterion might just use standard BD packaging, but a multi-disc set might get the nicer treatment. To accomodate their booklets, they might have the case go in a thick slip, but I do think one-disc releases will get standard casing.
Their "blu" logo is on The Digital Bits. I wish they would just connect the line with the C.
Their "blu" logo is on The Digital Bits. I wish they would just connect the line with the C.
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i'd rather see companies tempt people in with new titles on blu-ray. if there's to be a predominant selection of previously-released titles, i think lots of people will feel increasingly ripped-off by being sold stuff they've already bought - if there's new experiences to be had, people will hopefully find themselves being invited in by the back door and adopting the format more willingly. that said, plenty of people around willing to be re-sold the same things time and again.
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I'm certainly intrigued. I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet (my dad has one, however, I'd have to drive about 4 hours to watch movies on it), but I may upgrade by the end of this year or early next year. This certainly gives me an additional reason to.
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Originally Posted by Kerborus
specifically can't stand the crap blu-ray cases and artwork.
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Thats a pretty good list to start them off on. I'm thinking that since Criterion is not going to wait on Blu Ray any long, and since Universal didn't list them in their first sets of Blu Ray titles, that one of the next waves of Criterion Blu are going to have Fear and Loathing, Dazed and Confused, Brazil, and Two Lane Blacktop in there. In fact, I thought for sure that one of the first Criterion Blu's would be Brazil.
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YESSS!!!
Sweetness and light!...these are good days for film connoisseurs to be sure. I'll probably pick up all these titles.
Brazil, Seven Samurai, Ran, Playtime, Black Narcissus, Red Shoes, Beauty and the Beast...the list of Criterions BEGGING for the HD treatment is endless (well, long anyway)
Sweetness and light!...these are good days for film connoisseurs to be sure. I'll probably pick up all these titles.
Brazil, Seven Samurai, Ran, Playtime, Black Narcissus, Red Shoes, Beauty and the Beast...the list of Criterions BEGGING for the HD treatment is endless (well, long anyway)
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I'm glad I haven't upgraded to the newer SD version of The Third Man criterion. The 400 Blows, The Last Emperor, and Bottle Rocket are all on my list now as well.
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Originally Posted by kefrank
i got the e-mail too. awesome news! the initial selections are a little puzzling, but i'm sure there are a number of factors that went into those decisions.
if the wording of the e-mail really means that the BDs will be priced identically with their DVD counterparts, then i am utterly and pleasantly shocked.
if the wording of the e-mail really means that the BDs will be priced identically with their DVD counterparts, then i am utterly and pleasantly shocked.
That being the case, I am not convinced Criterion BD discs will look better then standard BD releases. The advantage Criterion always had was the fact they were encoding from an HD master when most SD dvd's never had that luxury, I assume due to cost. Now that EVERYONE is using an HD master to produce BD discs, Criterions "advantage" is gone. This could also be a reason for the pricing structure. It'll be hard to justify spending additional money on a product who's picture quality is no longer superior to it's competition. In fact, for film buffs the one thing I hope Criterion does is leave film as it's supposed to be, and have no DNR. This potential problem with dropping DNR would be the perception that they are now inferior in PQ, as many BD owners find DNR to be a good thing. Either way they have a good catelog.
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That being the case, I am not convinced Criterion BD discs will look better then standard BD releases. The advantage Criterion always had was the fact they were encoding from an HD master when most SD dvd's never had that luxury, I assume due to cost. Now that EVERYONE is using an HD master to produce BD discs, Criterions "advantage" is gone.
That said, if your only interest here is in "eye candy", then no, Criterion probably won't impress you. If your interest is in seeing worthwhile movies restored to their best condition, that's where Criterion comes in.
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I'm happy for the blu-ray people out there, but have no interest in watching Criterion go backwards in re-releasing all the movies they have already done as opposed to releasing only new work. I definately will not be rebuying all of the titles
I seriously think the end of my movie collecting is near.
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
All of the major studios have been archiving their movies to HD masters for just as long, if not longer, than Criterion has. The benefit of Criterion is that they focus on movies that have been neglected over the years and hunt down the best source elements available, putting as much TLC as they can into the video transfers.
That said, if your only interest here is in "eye candy", then no, Criterion probably won't impress you. If your interest is in seeing worthwhile movies restored to their best condition, that's where Criterion comes in.
That said, if your only interest here is in "eye candy", then no, Criterion probably won't impress you. If your interest is in seeing worthwhile movies restored to their best condition, that's where Criterion comes in.
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Try importing The Seventh Seal on BD from the UK -- when I picked it up, it was only $27 or so shipped from amazon.co.uk -- and that should silence any concerns you have about how spectacular classic films can look in high definition.