Film buffs help me out

johnnywinternoshow · 09.01.2006, 07:51 PM

If you had to recommend one of these boxsets to someone who'd never seen any of these films which would you go for?

http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/681002/We...t/Product.html

http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/149448/We...t/Product.html

http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/903004/Lo...1/Product.html

http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/1012051/L...2/Product.html

http://play.com/DVD/DVD/GENBRWA/39/5...archtype=genre

price isn't an issue

!@#$%! · 09.01.2006, 07:55 PM

holy fuck. i'd take the cassavetes dvd.

that's a kickass set. all brilliant movies.

otherwise i'd take box #2 of werner herzog.

i haven't seen much of louis malle so i can't issue an opinion.

atari 2600 · 09.01.2006, 07:56 PM

that stuff's all good

but
apocalypse now: the complete dossier

only it's not complete

no hearts of darkness

!@#$%! · 09.01.2006, 07:59 PM

what? apocalypse now is not there...

i'd still take all those ace cassavetes flicks over coppola

i love apocalypse now but too much is too much

Iain · 09.01.2006, 07:59 PM

Either of the Herzog boxes. Maybe Herzog/Kinski would get the edge slightly. Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre are both monumentally awesome films, as is My Best Fiend actually.

Although I think the other box is more even and has Strozek which is also amazing. One of my favourite endings in any film I think.

!@#$%! · 09.01.2006, 08:03 PM

yeah i had a hard time picking a one herzog box over the other. i ended with #2 because those are full monster productions.

however-- ALL of those cassavetes movies are excellent, and that's why i'd pick that BOX. since box is all about more stuff. that fucker was a fucking genius, making movies on weekends, and with his endless pots of spaghetti to feed the crew. which reminds me of a woman under the influence.

fucking cassavetes! genius!!

Toilet & Bowels · 09.01.2006, 08:22 PM

i've never seen any of louis malle's films, or any of the films in that second herzog box. i'd probably go for the cassavetes box, but only because two of my friends have both of those herzog boxes and i can borrow them quite easily.

or maybe you should go for this:

http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/741258/Ak...t/Product.html

johnnywinternoshow · 09.01.2006, 08:26 PM

I was looking at the kurasawa one too but i already have stray dog, any other suggestions?

atari 2600 · 09.01.2006, 09:21 PM

quite the controversy

Пятхъдесят Шест · 09.01.2006, 09:23 PM

A request:

Atari, clean up your PM's.

(((totally off topic)))

Toilet & Bowels · 09.01.2006, 09:29 PM

judging by your paintings i would imagine you probably already have these:

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11034...e/Product.html

luxinterior · 09.01.2006, 09:58 PM

A have both Herzog boxsets...they were well worth it. Pick whichever you want, but how can you say no to Klaus Kinski, really?

Orta · 09.01.2006, 11:29 PM

I recommend this: http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/fi...on-p-4775.html.

Robert Bresson is the greatest film marker of all time. Though that set does not have his seminal release Au Hasard Balthazar.

Tokolosh · 09.02.2006, 04:32 AM

John Cassavetes Box Set for sure.

jon boy · 09.02.2006, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tokolosh

John Cassavetes Box Set for sure.

i second that motion.

IntoTheGroovey · 09.02.2006, 04:39 AM

I haven't seen any of those movies.

atari 2600 · 09.02.2006, 09:29 AM

Gena Rowlands was a featured guest at The Virginia Film Festival a couple of years ago and all of the Cassavetes movies were shown on the big screens all about town. To immerse myself, I was drunk most of the time.

This year, we'll have the USA premiere of Hollywoodland on September 5th.
Production designer Leslie McDonald will be on hand for Q&A.

It opens nationwide September 8th.

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09.01.2006, 07:51 PM	#1
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	If you had to recommend one of these boxsets to someone who'd never seen any of these films which would you go for? http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/681002/We...t/Product.html http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/149448/We...t/Product.html http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/903004/Lo...1/Product.html http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/1012051/L...2/Product.html http://play.com/DVD/DVD/GENBRWA/39/5...archtype=genre price isn't an issue __________________ !
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09.01.2006, 07:56 PM	#3
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	that stuff's all good but apocalypse now: the complete dossier only it's not complete no hearts of darkness
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09.01.2006, 07:59 PM	#4
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,468	what? apocalypse now is not there... i'd still take all those ace cassavetes flicks over coppola i love apocalypse now but too much is too much
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09.01.2006, 07:59 PM	#5
Iain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,544	Either of the Herzog boxes. Maybe Herzog/Kinski would get the edge slightly. Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre are both monumentally awesome films, as is My Best Fiend actually. Although I think the other box is more even and has Strozek which is also amazing. One of my favourite endings in any film I think.
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09.01.2006, 07:55 PM	#2
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,468	holy fuck. i'd take the cassavetes dvd. that's a kickass set. all brilliant movies. otherwise i'd take box #2 of werner herzog. i haven't seen much of louis malle so i can't issue an opinion.
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09.01.2006, 08:03 PM	#6
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,468	yeah i had a hard time picking a one herzog box over the other. i ended with #2 because those are full monster productions. however-- ALL of those cassavetes movies are excellent, and that's why i'd pick that BOX. since box is all about more stuff. that fucker was a fucking genius, making movies on weekends, and with his endless pots of spaghetti to feed the crew. which reminds me of a woman under the influence. fucking cassavetes! genius!!
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09.01.2006, 08:22 PM	#7
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,218	i've never seen any of louis malle's films, or any of the films in that second herzog box. i'd probably go for the cassavetes box, but only because two of my friends have both of those herzog boxes and i can borrow them quite easily. or maybe you should go for this: http://play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/741258/Ak...t/Product.html
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09.01.2006, 08:26 PM	#8
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	I was looking at the kurasawa one too but i already have stray dog, any other suggestions? __________________ !
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09.01.2006, 09:21 PM	#9
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	quite the controversy
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09.01.2006, 09:23 PM	#10
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	A request: Atari, clean up your PM's. (((totally off topic)))
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09.01.2006, 09:29 PM	#11
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,218	judging by your paintings i would imagine you probably already have these: http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11034...e/Product.html
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09.01.2006, 09:58 PM	#12
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	A have both Herzog boxsets...they were well worth it. Pick whichever you want, but how can you say no to Klaus Kinski, really? __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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09.01.2006, 11:29 PM	#13
Orta empty page Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4	I recommend this: http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/fi...on-p-4775.html. Robert Bresson is the greatest film marker of all time. Though that set does not have his seminal release Au Hasard Balthazar.
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09.02.2006, 04:32 AM	#14
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	John Cassavetes Box Set for sure. __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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09.02.2006, 04:39 AM	#16
IntoTheGroovey bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 197	I haven't seen any of those movies. __________________ The owls are not what they seem.
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09.02.2006, 09:29 AM	#17
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Gena Rowlands was a featured guest at The Virginia Film Festival a couple of years ago and all of the Cassavetes movies were shown on the big screens all about town. To immerse myself, I was drunk most of the time. This year, we'll have the USA premiere of Hollywoodland on September 5th. Production designer Leslie McDonald will be on hand for Q&A. It opens nationwide September 8th.
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