Band of Outsiders - Criterion Collection

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Summary: Uhm...
Review: This is one of the lesser known of Godard's films, but it is also one of his most exciting from his 60's period with Anna Karina, who is also wonderful in this picture. It's also the film that Quentin Tarantino named his production company after (A Band Apart, from the french title "Bande a part") and contains a dance sequence that I believe was probably the inspiration for the John Travolta/Uma Thurman dance in "Pulp Fiction". Maybe. Anyhow...this is good stuff, and it has a great opening title sequence. So for all you kids who love a good opening title sequence...THIS is the movie for YOU!

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Summary: Good Godard, Great DVD
Review: This isn't as good as 'Contempt' or 'My Life to Live', but thanks to yet another great effort by Criterion (and the Madison dance sequence), let's give it five stars.

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Summary: Godard=Genius
Review: This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.

"Band of Outsiders" originally released in France with the title, "Bande à part" is one of the more interesting French films which I have seen.

The story is about two young men who enlist the help of their mutual girlfriend to break into a locked room in her home which they believe to contain a large amount of money.

The film has some great scenes of Paris and has some interesting and possibly original cinema techniques. There is a scene in a cafe where 3 main characters observe a "minute of silence." During this scene, there is absolutely no sound at all. Not even background noises. The film also has some nice scenes of more suburban areas of the Paris area. A scene in the film where the chraracters do a dance to music playing in a lounge is one of the famous scenes that I thinkis really nice.

The Criterion Colelction has done a fine job with the release of this film and the special features are as alwyas, very good.

There are two theatrical trailers, a silent film by Agnes Varda titled, "Les Fiancés du Pont Mac Donald" made during the filming of Band of Outsiders featuring cast members fromt he film, a 1964 interview with director Jean-luc Goddard with behind the scenes footage, a guide to the meaning of phrases which appear in title cards throughout the film and two brand new interviews with cinematographer Raoul Coutard and lead actress Anna Karina.

This release is a nother one that of a lesser known film but one thsi is quite good. See it for yourself.

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Summary: Will film critics stop praising how glorious Tarantino is!!!
Review: Yes, this movie is awe-inspiring, awesome (I'm running out of adjectives here, lol) but will certain film critics (Roger Ebert I hope you read this) stop going around and saying how everything with dark humor, odd narrative, talky dialogue, etc., is Tarantino-esque?? Without Godard writing the blueprint on how to be a film essayist, there wouldn't be a Tarantino-esque (QT also owes a lot to Elmore Leonard, Scorsese, DePalma, and blaxploitation.). If I read one more review from overrated critic Ebert about how Tarantino paved the way for filmmakers that have a Godardian bite to their films, I might kill myself, lol

He never says how great of an influence Godard had on Tarantino. Nor does any other critics say how Godard's "Breathless" created modern cinema. Its as though these critics totally ignored Godard's methods, and pretend geeks like Tarantino created them. Shame on you Ebert.

That's like saying Christina Aguilera created that soulful yet high-scale histeronic singing she does, when Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey did it before her. Give people the credit they deserve!