110-112, 439, 729-731 The Complete Jacques Tati

[Blip Martindale]

Not at all a fan of most video essays about films, especially youtubers, so many are either nincompoop literalists or pretentious yet miss the point, or simply mimic the style of the film like so many pandering print critics often do, but here's a short and amusing review of Playtime by, of all people, a video game guy. I know nothing about video games or this guy, but I think he does a nice job. He doesn't say anything new, really, but his enthusiam seems entirely genuine, and his delivery and edits are funny, and if he convinced any of his 7 million viewers(!?) to give the film a try, then hey.

He also does a review of The Shining, not quite as interesting or good, sadly, and more recently a "guide to streaming services" which is pretty funny.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Oh yeah I liked that review from Dunkey, it's clear he's passionate about PlayTime and I love the possibility that he just got a bunch of people to watch a film that just so happens to be one of my all time favorites. Been watching his content and amongst the very passionate videos of his, he always carries a good level of sarcastic humor to him. The Gex video and Comedy Night video specifically serve as some of my favorite video game related videos I've ever seen.
Also I like this analysis of PlayTime too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7-Yn62ncIM.

[vanshady]

Adding on top of the great summary by EddieLarkin https://www.criterionforum.org/forum/vi ... 76#p495976

The final verdict seems to be

• Definitely get the Criterion set

• StudioCanal is the same transfer but doesn't include the short films, so not worth it only easier to get. I'm ignoring it in the comparisons below.

• For BFI, still worth it, but see details below.

Playtime - Criterion is the new 4k transfer > BFI

Jour de fete (1949) - Criterion only, HD
Jour de fete (1964) - Criterion only, HD
The Village Fair (1964, English variant) - BFI only, HD
Jour de fete (1994/5) - Criterion SD, BFI HD

Les Vacances de M. Hulot (1953) - Criterion SD, BFI HD
Les Vacances de M. Hulot (1978) - Criterion HD, BFI HD (same transfer)

Mon oncle (1958) - Criterion HD, BFI HD (different transfer, Criterion superior)
My Uncle (1984) - Criterion SD, BFI HD (tbc)

Trafic and Parade only available by Criterion not BFI

Only Criterion, not SC, not BFI, has all seven short films: On demande une brute (1934), Gai dimanche (1935), Soigne ton gauche (1936), L’école des facteurs (1946), Cours du soir (1967), Forza Bastia (1978), and Dégustation maison (1978)