Lucky asshole. :p

:p

Yuck! I couldn't stand that movie, he was so egotistical!

Yeah, I mean, why make a biopic of one of our great generals that's accurate? :rolleyes:

I'm not saying it wasn't accurate. I'm simply saying the man was egotistical and I didn't like the long, boring movie. But that's just my opinion which many on this board don't seem to subscribe to, so it really shouldn't make much of a difference

I don't think characters have to be likeable to like/dis-like a film. I didn't like Butch (from Pulp Fiction) but that doesn't mean I didn't like Pulp Fiction.

True, I've heard the Jake La Motta character is disliked quite a bit but I find Raging Bull to be an excellent movie. Still, I didn't like the movie and it was due more to than just disliking Patton

I just watched The Great Escape for the first time as I bought the DVD yesterday

I loved it I didn't think it would be my 'cup of tea' but it was good, Steve Mcqueen was brilliant Good Soundtrack too.

Speaking of The Great Escape, I just got this today:

What a great way to start my day. I was told Le Samourai is getting a Criterion DVD in October.

October Criterions Announced

Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville), The Wages of Fear (All-New Restored Special Edition, Henri-Georges Clouzot), Kill! (Kihachi Okamoto), Samurai Rebellion (Masaki Kobayashi), Samurai Spy (Masahiro Shinoda), Sword of the Beast (Hideo Gosha)

http://dvdbeaver.com/

Now that's some great news for the US Citizens..
I couldn't find a copy of Le Samourai in Germany. They released 2 Alain Delon Collections but none included that movie and Criterion DVDs aren't released here either...
:rolleyes:

Here's a way you can get it if you can play PAL DVDs. I bought it from here.

French DVD
Russian DVD

I have the Russian one, which was a very good purchase. If you want a review of the French DVD, here it is.
http://dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/lesamourai.htm

Le Samouraï

The Criterion Collection
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Melville

Starring: Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Jacques Leroy, François Périer, Cathy Rosier


"A chilling movie world of elegance, betrayal and murder!"

-Chicago Tribune


"A marvelously stylish meditation on crime and solitude."

-Leonard Maltin


Release Dates
Prebook Date: 9/20/2005
Street Date: 10/18/2005

Summary
In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays blue-eyed Jef Costello, a fedora- and trench-coat-wearing contract killer with samurai instincts. When Jef assassinates a nightclub owner, he finds himself confronted by a series of witnesses, who drop his perfect world into the hands of a persistent police investigator and Jef's shadowy employer, both of whom are determined to put an end to the smooth criminal. A razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology—maverick director Jean-Pierre Melville's masterpiece defines cool.

Special Features
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Noguiera and Ginette Vincendeau
Collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melivlle and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon, and François Périer
Theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
A new essay by film scholar David Thomson and a reprinted tribute by filmmaker John Woo
More!

I'll see if I can find those versions on ebay some time. I didnt know that the german title is "Der eiskalte Engel", maybe I was wrong and its on one of the Delon Boxes...Ah well...

Has anyone seen "Hide N' Seek" with DeNiro??? It looked good to me by the previews, but wasn't out long it seems. I heard that they have 4 different endings to this movie (on video).


TIS

TIS I read the "spoiler" of the movie and at least the spoiler to me was very stupid with some holes in the movie. Anyone who saw it could tell you more but to me it wasn't that good lol

I wanted to see it too but haven't made it around to it yet. I probably will when I go back to Texas

A friend of mine who's on a 6-month trip in China just got me 2 DVD Collection-Boxes including ALL KUROSAWA movies with english subtitles...He'll return in 3 weeks, I can't wait!

I've got a buy one-get one half off thing for Suncoast, that's good all of August, so I'll be picking these up on the 16:

YES! They just released the cover art. This is definitely the best DVD being released within the next few months.

Donnie Darko

You know they're making a special edition that's slated to come out towards the end of this year/early next year (just if you were interested)

I know.

But I am also obsessive compulsive, and anal. That's too long a stretch for me to wait. I will buy this for my entertainment needs, and purchase the SE when it comes... Or I may just add it up for Christmas if it's coming at the years end.

And from my recollection, isn't it just rumored at this point? I mean, Rodriguez said that he had shot the entire books, knowing they wouldn't make it into the film, but for a DVD feature; But does he have control over the entire studio? Does he have control over which DVD's they make, and which they don't? I'm not saying it won't come, I'm just not going to hold my breath and expect it to be here within the next six months (which is far too long a period of time for me to wait).

I'm not sure. I hope it comes out in the next 6 months (from what I've heard they might be seriously leaning towards the end of the year). But from what I heard Rodriguez was going to edit the films so you could watch each story seperately the entire way through

Hey DeNiro, is the new Directors Cut of Donnie Darko worth picking up? I bought the first special Edition afew months ago, I really like that movie but I dont think it'll have that much more extras and deleted scenes...

I purchased the directors cut. If you have seen the original, and enjoyed it, and own it (which I assume you do), I would say buy it. The directors cut isn't as good as the theatrical cut, and they basically just edited in the deleted scenes from the original DVD release, as well as a few extra camera tricks. Although, Kelly also made a few soundtrack changes, which I felt wasn't a smart move. It just felt awkward. I also felt they explained too much this time, and took away the feeling of confusion and possibilities that the film originally had. However, there were some good special features, including a fan-made documentary by this creepy, unhealthily obsessive fan, which is just hilarious.

So, if you are a fan, like myself, deffinately buy it, but don't expect it to be better than the original.

RRA'S CULT MOVIE REVIEW News Alert!!!!!


"And here's news we've been waiting a long time for. Fox will release the Office Space: Special Edition (with More Flair) on 11/1. Look for the DVD to include a new anamorphic widescreen transfer, deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes documentary and audio commentary with writer/director Mike Judge. FYI, a UMD version of Office Space will also be available on 11/1." - http://www.digitalbits.com

Future CMV-subject OFFICE SPACE?!?! Sweet!

Oh and news to horror fans, especially DEAD movie fans like me and Omar:

"Universal will also release George Romero's Land of the Dead on 10/25. Additional details are also TBA"

Yum!

Here\'s what the inside of The Simpsons Season 6 is going to look like if anyone is interested

Thanks for the info, llc. I dont think it will be worth purchasing it if they just insert the deleted scenes. The retail price is 30 Euro's, I mean c'mon :rolleyes: I guess I'll stick with my current SE.

I'm probably the only one interested in this. The features are interesting but the cover is bad.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=57944