The Criterion Collection

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by majorkonig41

Out of all those, in my opinion, Blow Out, Sweet Smell of Success, Fish Tank, and The Thin Red Line are gotta have those movies. White Material, Broadcast News and Summer Hours are should have movies.

I would say that Broadcast News is a must have...but hey, we all have different taste

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by Eny-

My experience to Europe:

45 to 60 days in transit
Horrible CS
Also had a couple of titles cancelled by them

Other than this, never had a problem getting my discs. I do everything to save a buck.

I've had similar-ish experiences. They are very slow, but I've never had an order just not arrive at all. Also had maybe one or two items cancelled over the different sales in the past couple of years.
I'll definitely be ordering a few this time, and personally I think it's a bonus that they take Paypal.

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Does anyone have experience with international orders from Barnes & Noble?
Are they reliable?
I'm used to Amazon and have had pretty good deliveries from them, but obviously now is the time to be looking into B&N.

My only experience with B&N is from the November/December sale of 2009. Their shipping rates were cheaper than Amazon's ($12.44 for 5 Blu-rays) and I was very pleasantly surprised when my order arrived via DHL (vs Amazon's regular snail mail).

But since then a lot has changed and I've read that they are pretty bad now.

[Pyoko]

Originally Posted by Eny-

My experience to Europe:

45 to 60 days in transit
Horrible CS
Also had a couple of titles cancelled by them

Other than this, never had a problem getting my discs. I do everything to save a buck.

Similar for me. Two sales ago I had to wait over 2 months before they even shipped the item. Last sale I had to wait over 2 months before I received the package, and then my Seven Samurai had some damage. About the only good thing about them is that they declare the contents of the packages as "books".

Overall I found them to be fairly poor and decided not to bother with them anymore. Got pretty much all of the released titles I was interested in during the Amazon sale anyway, and pre-ordered High & Low, Leon Morin and Music Room for under $20 from DVD Planet. That leaves Battle for Algiers which would be nice at 50% off, but as I recall BN's shipping cost is close to $10 for one item so probably not worth it, unless there are some additional coupons.

[keldons]

EDIT: Nevermind

[Ruemorgue10]

Originally Posted by Cocophone

What is on your shopping list for the B&N sale?

Diabolique*
Repulsion*
Le Cercle Rouge
Army of Shadows
Yojimbo
Gimme Shelter
Blow Out*
M

The ones with asterisks are the titles i'm definitely picking up.

[ShellOilJunior]

In-store Borders is generally very depressing-- small selection, high prices (around here at least). Online is decent with a sale.

[Tybee]

Originally Posted by Yojimbo

Borders isn't carrying Criterions in-store much at all anymore, at least as far as blu-ray goes. I went to two different locations yesterday and I only found a couple titles that had been sitting there for a year or two, as they were still the old cardboard sleeve cases. If you go on to their computers in the store and look up Criterion on blu-ray, the vast majority of them are listed as "Not available in stores." It's a shame. I used to buy quite of few them a few years back on DVD.

There's some truth to this and the selection is dwindling to be sure, but there are still quite a few to be found, at least in my area. I used the current 50% coupon this afternoon to pick up the LOTR:EE set along with CC Howard's End.

One tip: Many Borders now have B2G1 bins for various media, including Blu-ray. For whatever reason, they've put many Criterions in there (but you won't get B2G1 pricing if you're using a coupon, obviously). So that may be part of the reason you're not seeing as many on the shelf. Titles I'm consistently seeing in these bins are:

- Stagecoach
- The Darjeeling Limited
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
- Walkabout

And several others. It's still worthwhile to me, as each of those 50% coupons are a way to chip away at my Criterion wishlist in between B&N and Amazon sales, when I'm tempted to buy a huge stack (and reminded by my wife that that won't be happening).

[Antonmassacre1]

Great avatar Tybee! Whatever happened to Jeff Mangum?

On Topic: I'm in Canada and Barnes & Nobles orders usually take 3-4 weeks to ship. Their customer service if absolutely brutal if you run into a problem though.

[BohemianGraham]

FYI, anyone who didn't snag the BBS box set when Amazon had it on, grab it during the B&N sale! I'm rewatching Head for the millionth time, and I still am in awe at how gorgeous the picture is. Huge, huge, HUGE improvement over the Rhino DVD.

Oh, the other films in the set are pretty awesome too.

[scottpcusa]

I just finished watching Black Moon. Wow!!! What an interesting trip! Like my experience with "Last Year At Marienbad", I was left puzzled and yet have this deep desire to experience it again. I bought Marienbad for that reason and may end up buying Black Moon for the same reason.

[greekak229]

Originally Posted by scottpcusa

I just finished watching Black Moon. Wow!!! What an interesting trip! Like my experience with "Last Year At Marienbad", I was left puzzled and yet have this deep desire to experience it again. I bought Marienbad for that reason and may end up buying Black Moon for the same reason.

Been on the fence about buying Black Moon. Maybe during the sale I'll get it.

[majorkonig41]

Originally Posted by greekak229

Been on the fence about buying Black Moon. Maybe during the sale I'll get it.

Get off the fence and get it. Tripped out but utterly fascinating.

[Tom Hiddleston]

I'm interested in Black Moon, but netflix does not have it yet. I may just blind buy it during the sale and sell or trade it later if I do not like it. Although I'll have to check my funds. I have one or two films that I'm def. going to buy, and the rest I'll rent and see.

[scottpcusa]

Originally Posted by Fenris

I'm interested in Black Moon, but netflix does not have it yet. I may just blind buy it during the sale and sell or trade it later if I do not like it. Although I'll have to check my funds. I have one or two films that I'm def. going to buy, and the rest I'll rent and see.

If u haven't done it yet, hulu has a 7-day free trial for HuluPlus. Black Moon (and several other CC films, for that matter) is available to Stream through that. Just remember to cancel your trial before they charge u for the next month after 7 days.

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by scottpcusa

If u haven't done it yet, hulu has a 7-day free trial for HuluPlus. Black Moon (and several other CC films, for that matter) is available to Stream through that. Just remember to cancel your trial before they charge u for the next month after 7 days.

I have not. Thanks a bunch. Netflix has a bunch of Criterions that I have not seen for instant streaming, but Black Moon is not one of them. Good to know that this is an option. And the trailer did not endear me to the film any. I hated seeing that badger get run over.

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

If you want to see Black Moon once, you'll probably want to see it at least one more time. In that sense I suppose it's a fair blind buy.

Fenris, have you considered a trial subscription to Hulu Plus? It's available on there.

EDIT: What scottpcusa said.

I'm def. going to sign up after my test. I'm not much for blind buys so I need to see the films at least once. That's how I felt about Pierrot le Fou, I wanted to see it at least opne more time, so it's on my list.

[rich_adamson]

Hey everybody... I see some of you are getting rather anxious about the B&N sale, so I thought I would throw it out there that I have both Solaris and The Great Dictator (both Brand New and Sealed) for sale for $20 each right now. If you're interested, just PM me and we can work it out. Thanks

-and sorry for any inconvenience otherwise, just trying to help out some CC lovers here!

[majorkonig41]

Originally Posted by Fenris

I'm def. going to sign up after my test. I'm not much for blind buys so I need to see the films at least once. That's how I felt about Pierrot le Fou, I wanted to see it at least opne more time, so it's on my list.

After you see Black Moon you will definitely want to watch it again and then again and so forth. Same goes with Pierrot le Fou. You won't regret getting either of those. Especially not Pierrot since you never know when Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble will no longer have any more copies to sell.

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by majorkonig41

After you see Black Moon you will definitely want to watch it again and then again and so forth. Same goes with Pierrot le Fou. You won't regret getting either of those. Especially not Pierrot since you never know when Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble will no longer have any more copies to sell.

Cool thanks. That's what I hear about Black Moon, I'm looking forward to seeing it. I'm not eager to pay $100 for Pierrot le Fou, and I will want to watch it again. It's better to get them now and pay a lot less. One thing that's so great about Criterion titles is they appreciate in value.