Samurai Trilogy DVD Re-release/Blu-Ray release

[g2kmaster]

http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/40-the-samurai-trilogy

The three page analysis by Bruce Eder is gone it seems (he did a three page analysis for the first two films).

Here are the main site's reviews for the original releases:
http://tohokingdom.com/dvd/sets/samurai ... terion.htm

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Goddamn it!

Here are three more movies I already own that I'll have to buy again.

[g2kmaster]

If the new releases end up being major improvements, I guess it will not be all that bad (seeing how bad Tohokingdom says the old releases were). New supplements also don't hurt. Not to mention nice new box art.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

I know, I just feel like bitching. It's in my nature.

The technical specs alone make it worth the upgrade, that's why I'll have to get it. As much as I love Criterion, the early generation DVDs just don't cut it in many ways anymore. At least this ought to get a Blu-Ray release too, so it'll be an upgrade in that sense as well.

[Malchik]

The original Criterion releases were quite sub-par, so I'm confident we'll get a big improvement.

[20th Century Boy]

So are these movies any good? Would anyone recommend them to someone who's not into samurai movies?

[TheSecondComing]

I've seen them as part of a class about five years ago and thought they were great. You should pick them up.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

I'd recommend them to anyone. Especially to someone who isn't "into" samurai films, since I believe that anyone ought to be able to appreciate a great picture, regardless of the genre.

[g2kmaster]

Now if only they'd release onto blu-ray KWAIDAN, if they still have the rights (I would think they would).

[Cimmerian Dragon]

I'm pretty sure Criterion is still printing Kwaiden discs (at least they were recently). And you're right, that film is screaming for a hi-def release. If the could give us Kuroneko on Blu-ray, this ought to be a no-brainer.

[kpa]

Here's high-res cover art, images and specs for this set from Criterion...

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2012 ... criterion/

[mrkenneth]

with respect to the movie releases i wonder if there's any other type of weapon used aside from samurai?

[Steven Sloss]

with respect to the movie releases i wonder if there's any other type of weapon used aside from samurai?

...what?

[Tamura]

The robots are getting smarter...

[Gawdziller]

with respect to the movie releases i wonder if there's any other type of weapon used aside from samurai?

Sigg'd.

[DaikaijuSokogeki!]

So, I watched Criterion's old Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto disc a few days back.

Yeah, I'd say this re-issue is long overdue.