xhonzi

(DoubleO/Red)Five-

How was the 3D?

TV's Frink said:

xhonzi said:

Forum Jerk

;-(

Are you winky sad because you think I meant you?

Or is it that you know I didn't mean you?

He's like... the Green Hornet?  Or the Scarlet Pimpernel?

doubleofive said:

xhonzi said:

doubleofive said:
I ordered Mrs 5 and I's tickets to Thor in 3D (separately so we each could get $5 off).

I'm only going to tell you this once, because I don't really want to be the grammar guy all of the time...

But you can use the same "remove the other person, how would I say it trick" with possessives just like other pronouns.

I ordered Mrs 5's ticket...

I ordered my ticket...

Therefore: I ordered Mrs 5's and my tickets...

This is apparently one of the most difficult constructs in the English language because even relatively well educated speakers don't quite know how to handle it.

/end*

I was THIS CLOSE to immediately editing my post because I did exactly that. Then figured I wouldn't and see if anyone jumped on it. Congrats Mr Xhonz!

Oh!  Did I win something?  Well, maybe someone else can learn to use it correctly- but without the shame of having made the mistake or having the Forum Jerk point it out.

Bingowings said:

I like Conquest too.

Beneath is still my favorite.

I like them all, even Battle for... to some degree.  But I think Beneath... is pretty low on the pole.  No Roddy, (practically) no Charlton.  And the bald psychics are gross.

1 and 3 are my faves.  Though I'm sure this is the third for eighth* time I've said that on these forums.

doubleofive said:
I ordered Mrs 5 and I's tickets to Thor in 3D (separately so we each could get $5 off).

I'm only going to tell you this once, because I don't really want to be the grammar guy all of the time...

But you can use the same "remove the other person, how would I say it trick" with possessives just like other pronouns.

I ordered Mrs 5's ticket...

I ordered my ticket...

Therefore: I ordered Mrs 5's and my tickets...

This is apparently one of the most difficult constructs in the English language because even relatively well educated speakers don't quite know how to handle it.

/end*

Yes, please let us know what you think in last movie seen.

What, you mean it's like putting *SPOILER* on the cover of Planet of the Apes?

zombie84 said:

. Someone says "I wonder if Criterion could do SW." Someone else says, "Criterion isn't very good so why would you want that?" Three other people then say "actually, they are very good as seen in these examples."

Well... to be fair, someone said:

SO  : Criterion always does a great job.
I     : Not always.  2 of the 4 I have suck.
SOE: They don't suck, they have great special features (including alternate cuts)!
I     : Yeah, I mean the A/V sucks.
SOE2: It was as good as could be had at the time.
I     : Er... no it wasn't.

And it went on from there.
 

asterisk8 said:

xhonzi said:

asterisk8 said:

Criterion is the industry leader in reference-quality when it comes to old films.

When you say 'reference quality' do you mean

1. The Best PQ/AQ to be had.

or

2. The Best PQ/AQ a particular film can have.

?

 

Huh? What's the difference?

The difference is that a film shot on grainy 8mm stock will never be #1.  But there could be a transfer of it that is #2.

I only know the term to mean "reference quality for DVD/BD" not "reference quality for that movie".

There are sites like avsforum that ascribe ratings to film releases, based on criteria they've established, but that's subjective.

Surely 'reference quality' is a subjective term no matter what your definition.

And to appease Mr. Frink:

Star Wars is coming to BD.  And Criterion is not doing it.

asterisk8 said:

Criterion is the industry leader in reference-quality when it comes to old films.

When you say 'reference quality' do you mean

1. The Best PQ/AQ to be had.

or

2. The Best PQ/AQ a particular film can have.

?

I've never seen it used to mean definition 2.

In summary- I'll give in.  I own 2 crappy Criterion DVDs and 2 decent ones.  I don't really know enough about their library to comment further.

lolz

Quoted for MisAppropriation of Grammar.

;)

zombie84 said:

It just seems to me that people continued to go nuts over Criterion stuff on DVD merely due to what they did for LD.  Even when their DVD stuff was sub par. 

Rather the opposite. No one had LD players, so most people don't know Criterion LDs. Criterion is known for doing custom restorations on all their releases.

While the vast majority of DVD owners didn't do LD, I think the 'core' of the DVD 'enthusiast' market did.  That is to whom I referred.  And I think their opinions can be somewhat infectious and spread to people that never had LD.

I guess you have just had bad luck. I would encourage you to give them a second chance. They are the absolute best company in home video history as far as quality control goes, in my opinion, up there with Warners.

Can you make some recommendations? Either for DVD or BD?  I have seen some pretty stellar DVDs in my time (and quite a few 'shops') and I'm not sure if I'm missing anything.

Although I think it's also worth being said, it seems that Criterion specializes in films that are below the demarcation of "common interest"- that is to say that most of their DVD's and whatnot could be considered "special interest".  Most of these films couldn't be turned into 'reference quality' DVDs due to poor source material.  Criterion in these cases should be championed for doing "the best that can be done" but it would be a mistake to compare it A/V wise to a well done DVD of a modern blockbuster.

timdiggerm said:

Potentially my mistake, then. In that case, who does A/V right?

I'm certainly not an expert here.  Is Robert Harris the right answer?

TV's Frink said:

Your becoming more common by the day.

 QFMAoG.

^ Me too.  I thought I was (un)special...

Men dressed as women?

C3PX,

Are you requesting actual actuals?

SilverWook said:

One can hardly blame Criterion for doing non anamorphic releases in the early days of the DVD format. Took a while for even the major studios to realize simply porting existing LD masters over to a new digital format was not going to cut it. All except Lucasfilm of course. ;)

Disney held out for a while, but practically all of my other early DVDs were Anamorphic.

I think the reason a lot of Criterion DVDs weren't anamorphic was that they were reusing LaserDisc masters instead of doing new ones for DVD.

zombie84 said:

The Brazil DVD was bad?

walkingdork said:

What specifically didn't you like about Brazil or Time Bandits, xhonzi?

Picture quality is mega crap.  Sound (Stereo) is adequate, but it's nothing special.

The special features are nice.  But do people want Criterion to handle a Star Wars release so it can have nice special features?  Or so the "picture and sound" can be restored and presented at their best?

zombie84 said:

Their innovations in the LD era and continuing efforts in the DVD era helped create the home video standards we now have.

Fair enough.  I have no disagreement here.  Their LD work was extensive.  It seems it took them a long time to produce DVD quality DVDs...  

I just don't know of any Criterion DVDs that are 'reference' quality when it comes to A/V.  I only have 4 of them (two Terry Gilliams, and two Wes Andersons).  The first two have crap A/V, and the other two are "pretty good" but nothing that would make me say, "Holy Crap!  Get these guys to do all of my movies!"

It just seems to me that people continued to go nuts over Criterion stuff on DVD merely due to what they did for LD.  Even when their DVD stuff was sub par.

What BDs of theirs have great A/V?

BloodnoseThePirate said:

xhonzi said:

BloodnoseThePirate said:

timdiggerm said:

I think I've said this before: I think they should probably let The Criterion Collection handle the OT restoration.

This.

They always do a great job. But- (Insert Lucas rant here.)

Er... except for my Criterion edition DVD of Time Bandits.  And my Criterion edition DVD of Brazil.  Those are two terrible DVDs.  And fully half of the Criteriod DVDs that I have.

I guess "always" wasn't the right word since I only own two.

;(

 I know Criterion was "da bomb" during the days of LaserDisc.  Are any of their DVDs reference material? 

TV's Frink said:

doubleofive said:

Screw you guys.

:-(

 lolz

CP3S said:

I'd use my time machine to appear on the set of Breakfast at Tiffany's and whisk Audrey away moments before the scene RedFive intends to make his move during. I'd take her to 2151 were we'd ...

 I'd go back to the set of Breakfast at Tiffany's right before CP3S... wearing my Audrey Hepborne costume.

Muwhahahahahha!  Gaffer, you'll never have him again (and this goes double for all you new lovers!!)!

^Elder Scrolls III spelling fail.