It’s been a year, Eggman…did you pick up the disc?
It can be tough wading through all the complications of transfer, running time, aspect ratio and the like. What it comes down to is: do you enjoy the film? I can personally attest, or rather that is that I have a “friend” who typically purchases CC DVD’s without having ever seen the film in question who downloaded Andrei Rublev (it’s relatively difficult to sort out what the film’s really about from the obtuse synopsis, and this “friend” doesn’t like to read the essays until the the films have been viewed). The file was ripped directly from the Criterion release (someone, somewhere, will inevitably pay) and it looked pretty fantastic. The last 5 minutes alone are worth the price of admission (although they lose a lot of impact without the preceding 200 minutes).
By all means, sir….pick it up. If the film gets re-released and you like it enough to justify forking over more cash for a new transfer or a new interview with an aging relative/friend of Andrei Tarkovsky, do that too! Take your original DVD and sell it second-hand, or better yet give it away to someone with a budding interest in film. Spread the love around, friend! Don’t let the thought of having to spend an extra $40 or so dissuade you from enjoying this hypnotic classic.
Is this edition worth buying? about 2 years ago
It’s been a year, Eggman…did you pick up the disc?
It can be tough wading through all the complications of transfer, running time, aspect ratio and the like. What it comes down to is: do you enjoy the film? I can personally attest, or rather that is that I have a “friend” who typically purchases CC DVD’s without having ever seen the film in question who downloaded Andrei Rublev (it’s relatively difficult to sort out what the film’s really about from the obtuse synopsis, and this “friend” doesn’t like to read the essays until the the films have been viewed). The file was ripped directly from the Criterion release (someone, somewhere, will inevitably pay) and it looked pretty fantastic. The last 5 minutes alone are worth the price of admission (although they lose a lot of impact without the preceding 200 minutes).
By all means, sir….pick it up. If the film gets re-released and you like it enough to justify forking over more cash for a new transfer or a new interview with an aging relative/friend of Andrei Tarkovsky, do that too! Take your original DVD and sell it second-hand, or better yet give it away to someone with a budding interest in film. Spread the love around, friend! Don’t let the thought of having to spend an extra $40 or so dissuade you from enjoying this hypnotic classic.
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