Re: 400 Blows (Criterion Collection)
[ B.O.Y.S.: Boys On Your Screen (The Message Board) ] Written by Hopeful am 17 Jan 2001 04:41:29:
As an answer to: 400 Blows (Criterion Collection) written by Sensitive Stephen am 15 Jan 2001 05:30:16:
>A few of the people to whom I sent e-mail inviting them for a sneak preview responded via e-mail but have not posted anything on this message board. I won't mention any names, but I can tell you that they're yella! :o)
>Anyways, one of these fellas asked me about the Criterion Collection edition of "400 Blows", which is unfortunately out of print. I think he was wondering how it compares to the edition that IS still in print, and was debating internally whether it was worth paying a premium to track down the Criterion Collection edition on ebay.com.
>Of course, I do not know, since I have not seen EITHER DVD edition. I have seen this film on VHS many, many years ago and liked the film very much.
>So here's the first test of the combined expertise of the assembled experts: let's have some reviews of 400 Blows! (Thank God Phred is not here yet, or he would not be able to resist posting a review like: "400 Blows Blows!")
>I noticed that S.M. has a copy of the Criterion Collection, and I would not be surprised if Hopeful also has a copy. So what's special in that edition, fellas? Does anyone else have the other (generic) DVD edition? Would anyone care to post a synopsis and/or review of this as a boy movie? Keep in mind that 1) I will freely steal any reviews posted here and include them (with attribution) on the B.O.Y.S. site, and 2) I don't believe that one review is enough: the more the merrier.
>So let's hear what you guys think about "400 Blows", okay?
>--Sensitive Stephen
>P.S. The link below is from the website of a DVD publication called "WideScreen." You can put a DVD title in the search box and find their reviews. Unfortunately, I don't think you can link to the actual review page, since it seems to be database-generated.In addition to what St.Mule wrote, the transfer is much better than either the LD or VHS. They not only fix some of the glitches in picture but also fix some audio problem in previous versions. I saw it in a friend's place and was very impressed with it. IMHO, it's a must have for anyone who likes 400 Blows.
Hope