It's hard for me to kill Sommers since he made DEEP RISING, one of the best B-monster movies of recent years. He knows how to make an effective genre flick. He just didn't do it with GI JOE.

Couldn't agree more, Jack. The RETALIATION trailer is very effective, but with the first film's taste in my mouth I couldn't must any more emphatic reaction than "meh."

I don't mind if it's dumb so long as it's not boring, and that's the cardinal sin of the first film.

Yep, didn't take Kreskin to figure that one out, lol. The good news is if you want to buy the older releases at a very cheap price, this is your opportunity. It's doubtful the transfers/soundtracks will be better -- just the supplements will be. What I'm really holding out hope for is a set where b...

Tha'ts true, but that's not the issue so much with the GB Blu, because the non-effects portions are the ones that a lot of people had some issues with. Some shots look fine but others look extremely soft, and the source looks -- at times -- far grainier than it ought to be. This is exactly what I n...

Apologies if this discussion has been broached here before (I did a search but didn't see it). For those of you who have this BR release, what do you think of the video quality? The film was on TV over the weekend and I was reminded of the time I watched a friend's BR copy and came away horrified at...

I know everyone in the world loves it -- just a couple of negative reviews here and there -- but I'm just curious myself to make up my own mind. Yup. I get mine on Sunday. I'm told there's an IMAX theater here in the area, so if I dig it you can bet I'll go again to see those action sequences writ ...

We've seen the Joker vs. Batman so many times before, and YES this is Nolan and it'll be serious and different, yet at the same time, is there really anything new here other than a movie that'll get all the comic book people flying off the handle? According to many of the prominent people who've se...

I wish they had used the movie's instrumental (non-vocal) version of "Falken's Maze" as that song, on the album, is HORRIBLE with lyrics! ;) Couldn't agree more here. I was really disappointed to hear that cat-screech-sounding version with lyrics. It works so well during the montage in th...

I was excited to see Andy's write-up of one of my favorite 80's movies on the main page. I'd been holding off picking up the barebones release in the hope that they might release a bells and whistles version. This looks to be it. Glad to see they've gone about remastering. I didn't realize Martin Br...

That's quite a collection.

Jedbu wrote:ALEXANDER NEVSKY

This intrigues me most.

Thanks for responding, Eric. I guess the main question is whether 720p really provides a difference I can see when the native resolution on the discs is 1080p, which my TV's aren't capable of. If I felt it was worth it the budget wouldn't be a HUGE concern (though we just bought a condo, so I'm not ...

Sorry if this has been addressed before, but I did a search and couldn't find anything. My question basically is this: Is it worth the money for Blu-ray if you've only got a 720p TV? I took the HDTV plunge a little over a year ago and am very happy with the sets I bought. We've got a 42" plasma...

As far as my Criterion discs, I only have three -- CHARADE, TIME BANDITS and the Kurosawas 4-movie collection. Criterion releases are just too expensive! :shock: Indeed they are, which is probably why I don't have more. For what it's worth, criteriondvd.com stocks titles at probably the best prices...

mkaroly wrote:All the Akira Kurosawa ones (double or triple disc sets, single platters- all of them that were offered...15 of them)

Does this include IKIRU?

Kurosawa is woefully, criminally underseen by me, and IKIRU is one I'd consider going to straight away.

Hi folks, Thought this might be a fun way to jump back into the forum after a long time spent lurking. What Criterion titles are in your collection? This might be a cool way to discuss the releases (particularly the extras) and certainly point each other in the right direction for getting some new s...