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My take on the Criterion Collection

post #1 of 6
8/9/09 at 6:37pm
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I wrote a piece on The Criterion Collection that you might enjoy - I hope you do.

Thanks,
Stu


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post #2 of 6
8/9/09 at 7:21pm
Playtime is a film that benefits greatly from a large screen presentation.  Having viewed the 70mm film twice in the theater, I even found that it played better the second time when the screen was much larger.  Watching it on DVD, perhaps on a smaller screen, is not the way to be introduced to the film.  At this point I have a hard time watching a DVD when a Blu-ray version is available, especially when the movie is a 70mm film whose quality is greatly diminished on DVD.
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post #3 of 6
8/9/09 at 7:43pm
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 You may have a point.  I did watch it on a nice 58" plasma, but in DVD, not Blu-ray.  Don't know if I yet want to invest in a Blu-ray of a title I wasn't nuts about, but I do keep coming back to this in my mind.  Maybe a second viewing might be in order.  

Thanks,

Stu

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post #4 of 6
8/10/09 at 6:24pm
Hehheh.  Enjoyed the read.  I was sorely tempted to blind-buy The Seventh Seal on BD during the recent sales, but backed out in part because there were too many other titles I needed/wanted to get (both for myself and the family).   I'll probably see if I can give it a rent and then maybe pick it up during the next sale on Criterion titles, if another actually comes along again.

_Man_
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post #5 of 6
8/11/09 at 9:24pm
Stu - great post.  Congrats on (finally) experiencing the brilliance of THE SEVENTH SEAL, a film that will permanently reside in my ever-changing Top 10.


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post #6 of 6
8/12/09 at 9:43am
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Thanks, Craig - what a great film.  I expected to be impressed by it, but didn't expect it to be so emotional and human - I'm so glad I decided to buy it. 
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