I liked this one quite a bit. Still thinking about it days after I watched it. As for my favorite Cronenberg film, I'd have to say "Videodrome." Absolutely memorized me the first time I watched it. "A History Of Violence" would be a close second though.
I truly do love this film - I just watched this 4k from Second Sight and damn…I enjoyed it. I didn’t love the ending, but the philosophical undertones to me are what make me LOVE this film. Appreciate the overview - I’m still exploring a lot of his filmography but also loving Brandon right now too with Infinity Pool
Dead Ringers and Naked Lunch are far better than I thought they were. They both really benefit from todays accurate displays and 1080p+ resolution. A History of Violence was my favorite though. I feel I need to rewatch it to really say. I am MUCH closer to ordering this set after your video, but i still need to know if it has a better encode than the Decal release. I know from seeing this in theaters that it NEEDS a really qualified compressionist to deal with its darkness. :)
For me Elliot my fav DC film is “Crash” but equally “Rabid” 😊 I saw “Crimes Of The Future” on its release at Exeter Picturehouse and thoroughly enjoyed it {I love the DC 1970 film equally} it’s been on Apple Movies in 4K for a while now but fantastic to see this now on Blu-ray 🎉
I was finally awarded for my patience on this yesterday. Amazon incorrectly priced this at £25.99 (the same price as the standard 4k). They finally received additional stock yesterday and mine arrived + £5 refund the other day when I complained about the fact this had been preordered back in June and hadn’t arrived. Have watched half of it last night and looking forward to the second half. Despite what I’ve read about the movie, I’m quite enjoying it and it’s definitely a thought piece with the various sun themes at play.
I still haven't seen this yet and i consider myself a big Cronenberg fan. Not sure if i wanna put up the cash for SS release but it does look great, like all their releases!
I felt like this was DC doing his thing and not really proving anything or overthinking anything, because at this point he doesn’t have anything left to prove. I really enjoyed it My favorite is either naked lunch or videodrome
I’m not understanding all this praise for Second Sight. Are they nicely put together releases? Probably, but you pay through the nose for. Basically if you get them you are paying for the humongous amount of packaging. Most labels (Radiance, Indicator, Criterion, etc) manage to release films with moderate packaging and nice on-disc features, but charge a moderate price, not a bank loan price. I think I’m right in saying that if you just want a blu from SS then you get no booklet, just a couple of extras on disc. I can get 3 or 4 discs/ a box set for what SS want. I’m always going to go for the others, unless the film is one that I utterly, utterly adore, and most of those I already have several times. These editions are for those that like to flaunt their riches, it’s like buying a huge coffee table book. I had thought that I’d get Picnic at Hanging Rock, but when I saw the price I just couldn’t justify it to myself. Conspicuous consumption isn’t in it.
I am not as big fan of these "types" of his films. I prefer Eastern Promises and History of Violence. I would say Eastern Promises is my favorite of his movies although there are a number I like and rewatch often.
Eastern promises wasn’t very good in my opinion I just thought the film maker was poor and writing. So I loved crimes of the future as it felt like a return to form. 😊
I know cgi was a budgetary need, but it was a bit distracting. Not just surgery, but clearly in some scenes the entire background of a grungy room was green-screened.
I have mixed feelings of "Crimes of the Future." I need to see it again to draw any conclusions. I differentiate between "favorite" and "best." My favorite is "The Dead Zone" (1983).
I thought cronenberg fans do like this movie? Because it’s body horror like he was famous for with the philosophical element (that I guess some people didn’t get back then)
Crash - tried so hard to like it but detested it, I'm guessing it's a dissection of fetishism using a very specific fetish that most won't share but as a result ended up being as profoundly boring as only other peoples' obsessions can be. Naked Lunch - remember laffing my ass off in the cinema when I saw it on release but revisiting it with the recent Arrow edition was very underwhelmed. Shivers/Rabid - linked in my mind as an unentwinable double feature; entertaining but rough edges prevent full immersion for me. Eastern Promises and History of Violence edging towards greatness and lots to admire but not quite up there with - The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Dead Ringers - what a run of classics! But no. 1 for me (ready to be shot down here) - Existenz. I dunno why I love it so much but I just do. Just as I love The Lost Weekend more than Double Indemnity.