The first time I saw Seven Samurai was just over three years ago. In the three years since I have watched it a couple more times and was eager to return to it once again as it's one of a handful of films I instantly thought of as soon as Criterion revealed it would begin releasing films on Blu-ray. For me, it was up there with The Seventh Seal and 8 1/2 and go figure, now all three all available in high definition, and each the better for it. I guess it's time to start a new list...
For those that already own the three-disc DVD edition you aren't going to find anything new with this release. From the 60-page booklet to a second disc loaded with special features this is the exact same release with one major difference, there is absolutely no comparison when it comes to picture quality.
Retaining an excellent amount of grain,...
For those that already own the three-disc DVD edition you aren't going to find anything new with this release. From the 60-page booklet to a second disc loaded with special features this is the exact same release with one major difference, there is absolutely no comparison when it comes to picture quality.
Retaining an excellent amount of grain,...
- 10/19/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Here we are again: another mid-month Criterion Collection new release announcement, with some incredible titles to talk about. Many of today’s announced titles have been teased at in one way or another, over the past few months.
First up we are finally going to see Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece, Criterion Collection #2, Seven Samurai finally making its high definition debut in the states. This release was something that Criterion mentioned back in December, as the Ak 100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa was released, and the Yojimbo / Sanjuro films were about to be announced on Blu-ray. In the post, Jonathan Turell mentioned that they wanted to have Seven Samurai ready on Blu-ray for Kurosawa’s birth month as well, but that it wouldn’t be ready until later in the year. The Seven Samurai Blu-ray was also teased at earlier this year when Amazon suddenly added a pre-order page for it,...
First up we are finally going to see Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece, Criterion Collection #2, Seven Samurai finally making its high definition debut in the states. This release was something that Criterion mentioned back in December, as the Ak 100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa was released, and the Yojimbo / Sanjuro films were about to be announced on Blu-ray. In the post, Jonathan Turell mentioned that they wanted to have Seven Samurai ready on Blu-ray for Kurosawa’s birth month as well, but that it wouldn’t be ready until later in the year. The Seven Samurai Blu-ray was also teased at earlier this year when Amazon suddenly added a pre-order page for it,...
- 7/15/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
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