I sat, mouth agape, for 94 mins last night watching the Criterion blu-ray of Days of Heaven. I've never been the biggest Malik fan, but, wow, this movie was fantastic. Literally every shot is a gem - only Barry Lyndon competes - Morricone's music is beautiful, the cast is perfect and, the icing on the cake, the transfer is well nigh perfect. Some complain that it's too slow but I've heard that criticism about every great movie from Solaris to 2001 to Once Upon a Time in America - its bullshit, applicable only if you suffer from acute ADD. In summation, If you're amassing Criterions, make sure you don't miss this one.
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