Press Release Criterion Press Release: The Wes Anderson Archive (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

​ ​ THE WES ANDERSON ARCHIVE IN 4K TEN FILMS, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Available September 30​ ​ WATCH THE TRAILER HERE​ ​ ​ FULL EDITION DETAILS HERE​ ​ Wes Anderson’s first ten films represent twenty-five years of irrepressible creativity, an ongoing ode to outsiders and quixotic dreamers, and a world unto themselves, graced with a mischievous wit and a current of existential melancholy that flows through every captivating frame. This momentous twenty-disc collector’s set includes new 4K masters of the films, over twenty-five hours of special features, and ten illustrated books, presented in a deluxe clothbound edition. DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWENTY-DISC 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES • New 4K digital masters of Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks • Ten 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and ten Blu-rays with the films and special features • Over twenty-five hours of special features, including audio commentaries, interviews, documentaries, deleted scenes, auditions, short films, home movies, commercials, storyboards, animation tests, archival recordings, still photography, discussions, analysis, and visual essays • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Plus: Essays by Richard Brody, James L. Brooks, Bilge Ebiri, Moeko Fujii, Kent Jones, Dave Kehr, Geoffrey O’Brien, Martin Scorsese, and Erica Wagner​ ​ **4K UHD + Blu-ray edition releasing September 30**​

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​ ​ Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun will also be released as 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions. Announcement details to follow.​

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[TravisR]

I was, perhaps naively, hoping that the MSRP would be $400 or $350 but I still can't wait to get this.

 

[Wes Candela]

DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWENTY-DISC 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES
• New 4K digital masters of Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson

Oh my Lord.

Rushmore

Royal

Life Aquatic

"I LIKE IT!!"

There's no way I can spring the $400 unless it comes with a bulletproof vest and the power of invisibility so I can hide from the wife.

 

[Patrick McCart]

Fantastic news. Also, a great price point considering it'll be $250 during the half-off sales, which makes it the same price as most 4K releases ($25 each on sale) plus all the lovely deluxe packaging.

 

[Bryan^H]

This is sort of terrible if individual films aren’t available to purchase.
I really only like two of these movies, and would probably only buy, or want to own one of them.

Bummer.

 

[Alex...]

 

[SD_Brian]

This set sounds so great it almost makes me wish I was a Wes Anderson fan. Almost.

 

[Lord Dalek]

This is sort of terrible if individual films aren’t available to purchase.
I really only like two of these movies, and would probably only buy, or want to own one of them.

Bummer.

All these films already have individual releases except Isle of Dogs and French Dispatch.

...which were coincedently also announced.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Not a fan, easy pass.

 

[Bryan^H]

All these films already have individual releases except Isle of Dogs and French Dispatch.

...which were coincedently also announced.

4K?

 

[JoshZ]

All these films already have individual releases except Isle of Dogs and French Dispatch.

Not in 4K. And many of those older Blu-rays have very dated masters that don't look so good anymore. I watched Bottle Rocket not too long ago and that one is an edge enhancement eyesore.

 

[Bryan^H]

Not in 4K. And many of those older Blu-rays have very dated masters that don't look so good anymore. I watched Bottle Rocket not too long ago and that one is an edge enhancement eyesore.

Not to mention the sickly yellow color grade.

 

[Jake Lipson]

This box set looks really beautiful, and kudos to Criterion for putting it out. But it is too rich for my blood.

So I was happy to see this line in the press release. "Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun will also be released as 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions. Announcement details to follow."

Isle of Dogs is my favorite Wes Anderson film. I have been greatly anticipating its arrival in a Criterion edition. I'm definitely in for the standalone release of that when it comes out by itself.

 

[Martin_Teller]

My first thought was "hell yeah I'm gonna buy this". I already own 7 of them (all but Darjeeling, which I'm not wild about) on Blu-Ray, and I quite like Isle of Dogs.

But man, that price point is brutal. Is it worth it to upgrade to 4K? And also have to deal with storing a bulky box? Do I love Wes that much? Maybe not. I think I just talked myself out of it. I'll get Isle of Dogs, and hope the rest get individual releases eventually.

 

[Allansfirebird]

*SIGH*

Every time I tell myself I'm done with buying a bunch of blu-rays, a release like this has to happen. I've already bought all of Anderson's films from Criterion so far, but most of them are due for upgrades from DVD... so I may splurge for this. It's coming out just after my birthday, so I might as well.

 

[Bryan^H]

If these aren't available to buy individually at some point, then I guess I’ll just go without. It is pretty crazy to me that people cheer for releases like this. I understand there are people that love, or want most every single film from Wes Anderson. But even from my favorite directors (Stanley Kubrick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater) I have never liked, or wanted to own every single film from them.

I think it is BS, but happy for those that want this set.

 

[OliverK]

Am I getting this right? 10 movies for 500$ so 50$ per movie?

Even with a sale those books will have to be very good to make this worth my while.

 

[HDVizion]

Am I getting this right? 10 movies for 500$ so 50$ per movie?

Even with a sale those books will have to be very good to make this worth my while.

Correct. Same exact MSRP they would have if released separately (as Isle of Dogs and French Dispatch individual releases show). Criterion has four 50% off sales a year, two through Barnes & Noble, and two 24-hour flash sales direct at their shop. So this will be $250 then, which isn't really a bad price at all.

 

[OliverK]

Correct. Same exact MSRP they would have if released separately (as Isle of Dogs and French Dispatch individual releases show).

That's the point - same price as sold separately is not what I would expect from a box set. There should at least be some savings compared to ten single releases.

Criterion has four 50% off sales a year, two through Barnes & Noble, and two 24-hour flash sales direct at their shop. So this will be $250 then, which isn't really a bad price at all.

I am aware of these sales but still it does not change the fact that 10 times the single release price is not what I expect from a box set. I may just get the two single releases and be done with it as the box set looks nice but not 250$ nice.

 

[Konstantinos]

So, no Fantastic Mr. Fox standalone 4k disc?