Will Criterion release Tati's Traffic?justeleblanc wrote:I was hoping they'd release a box after Traffic for a complete Hulot set.
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DVD MOVIE CENTRAL review:
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This new anamorphic transfer from Criterion is one of the best I've ever seen…Tati's 70 mm vision has come to life in full digital glory. The colors, textures and details are all incredibly sharp…every frame is filled with information, and nothing gets lost or muddled in the mix. This was a visual delight from start to finish. This is what DVD is all about, friends.
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DVD Central seems to be getting early reviews of lots of these movies. It seems that their review of Seven Samurai was simply a cut and paste with an addendum about the new video quality. Same goes with Brazil. Smells fishy. Wouldn't surprise me if they're just hedging their bets that Playtime will be good, so they can claim to have the first review in the meantime, as another poster noted on the Seven Samurai thread. I'll wait for DVD Beaver's review.
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dvdtalk.com has a review of Playtime. They have a screencaps, which is proof enough for me. They also do a few comparisions, but I'll still wait for the DVD Beaver. All in all, it looks pretty darn good!
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This is exactly what they should be doing more of in the future (and I can think of numerous commentaries that would have benefitted from this approach). All killer, no filler.Disc 1 also has a selected scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp. It covers eight segments and runs about 46 minutes. When you select it, the DVD is self-editing, moving from commentary scene to commentary scene, cutting out the in-between.
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I think this might be more of a carry over from the BFI disc than any conscious change of policy by Criterion. I haven't got the BFI Playtime (been waiting for the Criterion!), but the Philip Kemp commentary on the BFI Yojimbo is similarly only over selected scenes. There's no cutting out of the bits he isn't talking over on that disc (one of BFI's earliest) though.Narshty wrote:This is exactly what they should be doing more of in the future (and I can think of numerous commentaries that would have benefitted from this approach). All killer, no filler.Disc 1 also has a selected scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp. It covers eight segments and runs about 46 minutes. When you select it, the DVD is self-editing, moving from commentary scene to commentary scene, cutting out the in-between.
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Back cover and spine
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They don't have the new review on the main page, but I poked around, and discovered the updated page through another list! Looks pretty darn good!
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Yes, in theater (seen at the AFI) it looked just like the new Criterion release.Simon wrote:Can anyone that has seen the restoration in theater confirm that the blueish tint shown in the caps at the beaver is like you recollect? It sure looks sharp but it's quite different from the BFI and the previous edition. I doubt they would mess this up, just wondering.
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It does, but I'm a bit concerned by the first of the comparison shots, with Tati by what appears to be a men's room. The new Criterion appears to have heavy edge enhancement on this shot. Look at the rim of his hat!Brianruns10 wrote:They don't have the new review on the main page, but I poked around, and discovered the updated page through another list! Looks pretty darn good!
I don't know how these screenshots were created, but I look forward to more opinions on the image...
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That's not Tati, but it certainly looks like edge enhancement. Let's hope it's not. Anyone got their copy and ready to share impressions of the moving image?Bleddyn Williams wrote:I'm a bit concerned by the first of the comparison shots, with Tati by what appears to be a men's room. The new Criterion appears to have heavy edge enhancement on this shot. Look at the rim of his hat!
I don't know how these screenshots were created, but I look forward to more opinions on the image...
It would really be a shame, cus otherwise this looks like a marvelous transfer.
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Yeah doesn't look nice. If that's edge enhancement, then I wonder who's fiddling with the EE knob at Criterion. The first capture at the Beav comparison of Spirit of the Beehive looks terrible.
I also wonder how did the folks at Tativille come up with Playtime's greenish/yellowish -tint. I have the French edition and it's quite similar to the BFI and Scandinavian discs.
I also wonder how did the folks at Tativille come up with Playtime's greenish/yellowish -tint. I have the French edition and it's quite similar to the BFI and Scandinavian discs.
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