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Post by criterionmaster on Jan 18, 2007 13:05:05 GMT -5
 - New, restored high-definition digital transfer - Audio commentary featuring director Stuart Cooper and actor Brian Stirner - Mining the Archive, a new video featuring Imperial War Museum film archivists detailing the war footage used in the film - “ Capa Influences Cooper,” a new photo essay featuring Cooper on photographer Robert Capa - Cameramen at War, the British Ministry of Information’s 1943 film tribute to newsreel and service film unit cameramen - Germany Calling, a 1941 British Ministry of Information propaganda film, clips of which appear in Overlord - Journals from two D-day soldiers, read by Brian Stirner Theatrical trailer - English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing - PLUS: A new essay by critic Kent Jones, a short history of the Imperial War Museum, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization, by Cooper and Christopher Hudson |
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Post by criterionmaster on Jan 18, 2007 13:07:10 GMT -5
I have wanted to see this for a long time since Criterion's MySpace posted the poster for the film. Then after watching Z Channel documentary and how much love they showed toward Stuart Cooper and to this film in particular I have wanted to see it even more. I can't wait for this release.
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Post by criterionmaster on Jan 21, 2007 0:03:13 GMT -5
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Post by criterionmaster on Apr 11, 2007 19:14:00 GMT -5
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Post by eatawiiner on Jun 20, 2007 9:24:13 GMT -5
I watched this last night and loved it. Unbelievable cinematography, the 'copter shots that aren't archival footage (the ones that are frightened me to the core as I watched bombs drop and so on) are so breathtakenly beautiful i wish they would go on forever. All I could think about when the credits rolled was the shadow of the plan crossing hella landscape.
The story was take it or leave it until he writes a letter to his parents expressing his feelings on the war, which is so far along that its hard to let it redem the mediocre war story. Im sure its hits home for a lot of people, but theres no feeling bad for anyone, since the protagonist signed up for the war and wasn't drafted or forced. Fortunately the acting was superb, so it didn't drag along and ended with a marvelous climax.
Im still bugging about how great everything looked, and how disorienting the first few minutes are when they are moving between archieval footage and new film.
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