The first thing I checked, when I received the disc today, was whether there was an audio dropout lasting 45 seconds from 2:32:40. There is. I reacted to it at the cinema and found that not a single reviewer has mentioned this. Not even over on the other site. Definitely an artistic choice.
A really haunting masterpiece - I'm purchasing the Criterion today, even though what's-his-face over on the other site made disparaging comments about macroblocking. I don't really put any stock in his reviews, though. If it really isn't up to scratch, the UK MUBI release could be an...
The international feature films nominated for the Academy award this year were really great movies - Criterion has done well to release two of them. I saw this slow-burner theatrically twice. No reviewer ever mentioned that at one point, the sound completely disappears for about a minute. I saw...