The best version is the turner cut 1988 on the dvd … yep they didn’t even restore it so I won’t be buying this set. So much is cut out of the film in this set.
I had never seen Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. I grew up with The Wild Bunch. I watched Major Dundee and The Ballad of Cable Hogue -- and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. I watched Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid last night and LOVED everything about it. Criterion's package is EXCELLENT.
I was surprised to notice "Fermière à Montfaucon" and "The Kreutzer sonata" Those are the only films of Rohmer that I haven't seen. Where can I watch them? Thanks
Congrats on the 700 subscriber milestone ! I'm on the fence about whether to stump up for the upgrade but as usual I learned a lot about the film from your video. Thanks Steve :)
I had this issue when I got the new Godzilla Kong empire movie. I thought it was the disc. Got another one. Did the same thing. Just decided to eat a Sony 4K player
Great video Steve. You seem a little mixed on this one? Is it even a good westerns I love The Wild Bunch so I wonder if this comes close to that? Just wondering on your take there. I appreciate it.
thank-you i see people are already picking this one up in the B&N sales I certainly think The Wild Bunch is a better film by Peckinpah but nonetheless I'm pleased that Criterion are bringing all 3 cuts to this release so its good for completists, its certainly well thought of, but I'm not a fan of Bob Dylan's performnce in it.
Just ordered this for half price on the big Criterion sale in the US. I can't wait to get my hands on it and retire my dvd. I really appreciate all the details you give in your videos. You always do such a great job.
Excellent video once again mate. Do you have any recommendations for where to go to import criterion’s? This is a must have for me and i’m not sure which website is best
Never had an issue with my UB84p.....though like all panasonic players from the early days of dvd, they are incredibly sensitive to scratches or fingerprints
that's about it - I've moved on again since I made this video now got a a Reavon 4K player not a single disc issue so far even discs that had problems are playing ok now.
Thanks so much for this very fine review. I do own the Blu-ray combo edition from some years back, which included Joan Lindsay's novel, but it sounds like the 4K upgrade might be worthwhile. Do you own the Second Sight edition as well? Curious to know how the two UHD versions compare.
I do have the second sight, it also has the Joan Lindsay novel, it is the same restoration but the encoding Criterion uses is slightly different, there has been some criticism on how it has been re-graded on 4K colourwise as it does look different to the Criterion Blu-ray transfer.
Enjoyed, I'll definitely investigate this film further for possible purchase, thank you, from lower Alabama. EDIT: I gave thumbs up but count is showing zero, fwiw.
Great review Steve as always. I saw Querelle back in the early 80s. Think it was on Palace Video on VHS. At the video store i rented from it was always right next to Fitzcaraldo. I dont remember much about it but i can see where Jean Paul Gaultier was maybe slightly influenced by its visual style for his fragrance commercials. There wasnt much gay cinema back then as i remember, or not that i knew of so these kind of arthouse movies including early Derek Jarman films such as Sebastiene, we had to grab and run with. Definetely going to give it another watch as its streaming on BFI Player at the moment. Must grab a book on the history of gay cinema right back from its early days *heads on over to Amazon*. Look forward to your thoughts on Bound which ive never seen.....
It was Fassbinder's last film and it was so unfortunate that he died at such an early age (37), but his career has been so prolific up to that point, he left such a great body of work.
Such a classic, in many ways more daring than Psycho. The recent StudioCanal 4k release of this is excellent, glad to see Criterion are returning it to their catalogue - the artwork alone is so colourful! Contrary to popular belief, this film didn't totally kill Powell's career, but similarly, sadly it also affected its leading man. Glad to see this classic shocker is getting more attention!
Yep im getting this really badly now on this player i purchased yesterday from cex.. On all my dolby vision disks.. It eventually just completely freezes and crashes back to player menu.. Resetting and using different cables and ports doesn't resolve it.. Only maybe works properly again for few hours.. Shame really as it seems like a great player but unfortunately it will have to go back..
Brilliant review Steve. I echo Clarks comments. Your knowledge of this movie and the author of the book is second to none. I've never seen the film but i'm now tempted to grab a copy from Amazon. Whats the piece of music over the end credits of the video? I remember it well but can't quite place it 😀
While at UCLA, my girlfriend heard from her friend that MCCABE & MRS. MILLER was an interesting film. We drove 30 miles and saw it’s last screening on its last night at the second-run State Theatre in Pasadena. There were only 2 others in the auditorium. We were blown away. It was like seeing the unveiling of a masterpiece. As we left the theatre, a worker was up on a ladder removing the M-C-C-A-B-E red plastic letters from the theatre's marquee. Thank you Robert Altman, Julie Christie and Warren Beatty. The GF became and remains my wife. She doesn't remember that night at all.
Absolutely brillaint review, Steve! Your knowledge of this film and Hunter Thompson is outstanding. Thanks for putting the hard work into these videos. Kind regards, Clark
I watched Dazed and Confused for the very first time a few weeks ago. I couldn’t make any sense of it. It was more like a stream of consciousness. I wonder why it was so highly acclaimed
Floating Weeds is my favorite Ozu film, which is really saying a lot because picking one isn't really possible. I've listened to about half of Ebert's commentary for the film as well, which is among my favorite special features in the collection.
It's a rich cinematic experience that is simultaneously quite grounded in the humdrum happenings of everyday life while transporting the viewer to another universe entirely through thoughtful visual storytelling and a kind of deification of its geographical settings.
I was thinking of getting this. I recently bought Thelma & Louise and La Bamba Criterion, which you mentioned both at the end of your video and was very happy with. Thanks for going over everything included.
Like the new background Steve and the classic white shelf space. Seen about 4 or 5 Ozu films and they are all great. I assume Floating Weeds will be no exception. Thanks for the video.
Excellent review and overview, thank you! Have seen Picnic... several times already on Criterion Channel, so I'll have to let some time go by before ready to see again, but it will be this 4k when I buy, love the film. As for other Criterion titles, the one I yearn for the most recently went out of print a year or so ago...Babette's Feast. Do you have any info or rumors on when or if Criterion resumes again? Thanks.
Excellent and very interesting comment about this cinematographic masterwork. As always, Criterion offers to it's audience so much precious content, without saying the meticulous care you generously give for each movie you keep in hands. Watching this visual gem after you worked so brilliantly on it is like watching this movie for the first time, even if we watched it many times. I'm eager to buy my copy. Thank you.
Have you actually watched this film? Firstly, Mr Scratch is not a "stand in for The Devil", he IS The Devil. And If you do bother to actually watch the film, you'll realise that the name Jabez is pronounced Jabeth, not Jab-ezz. Likewise Stephen Vincent Benet's surname is pronounced Ben-eh (silent 't') not Bennett (as in Tony Bennett) and Dieterle is pronounced Duh-ter-luh, not Deterle. Listening to you mispronounce their names over and over again was like nails on blackboard.
Apologies for the mispronounciation, i did nearly go for Beneh in fact on the first recording but changed it on the retake incorrectly it seems. I will work harder on pronounciation going foward.
