The Criterion Collection

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by Carletty

A man escaped or days of heaven.

There is a (in my opinion ) great Salo Blu-ray by BFI available.

By the way have you received any packages from the B&N B2G1F sale yet?

B&N sale : nope not a single bluray arrived so far.

Salo: the criterion bluray should be superior in terms of video quality and bonus content.

im probably gonna get days of heaven, since its the only malick movie i do not own yet.

[Zen_Amako]

The BFI release of Salo includes some footage that the Criterion release doesn't have. I prefer Criterion's packaging, however.

I'm also excited about Eyes Without a Face. I already own the DVD, though, so I might wait for a sale. Great movie.

[The Great Owl]

I am the proud owner of Slacker.

I decided to use a 20% Off B&N coupon in conjunction with my normal discount and normal sale, since there was a copy in immaculate condition at the store during lunch. (I like to buy these digipaks in person, just to make sure that there is no damage.)

I don't expect any real improvement over my old DVD as far as picture quality, but maybe some colors standing out with more prominence, but I'm glad that I upgraded this strange strange bit of my early 1990s college days nostalgia.

A few other people here were posting about watching this movie. We should all watch it tonight.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

help me choose one bluray :

days of heaven
salo
a man escaped
wages of fear
black narcissus

The Wages of Fear for the win, although Days of Heaven, A Man Escaped, The Wages of Fear, and Black Narcissus are all perfect 10 movies on a scale of 10.

[Carletty]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

B&N sale : nope not a single bluray arrived so far.

Salo: the criterion bluray should be superior in terms of video quality and bonus content.

im probably gonna get days of heaven, since its the only malick movie i do not own yet.

What a shame.

Uh, I don't know...I never watched the bonus material, but there was a second disc in the case!

[octagon]

If anybody's looking for a third $30ish B2G1 candidate The Spy Who Came In from the Cold dropped to $30.34 at B&N.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by octagon

If anybody's looking for a third $30ish B2G1 candidate The Spy Who Came In from the Cold dropped to $30.34 at B&N.

...and I cannot recommend this Blu-ray enough. The picture quality is astounding, and it's a brilliant espionage film.

Last night, I watched and loved the new Blu-ray of Marathon Man, a film that carries over from when I used to rent the VHS tape during my high school days. It would make a decent double feature with The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The Wages of Fear for the win, although Days of Heaven, A Man Escaped, The Wages of Fear, and Black Narcissus are all perfect 10 movies on a scale of 10.

my brain feels like windows 95, gonna probably get a blue screen cuz i cant decide what to order.

narrowed it down to days of heaven or paths of glory.

[octagon]

Yeah, in addition to being very good in its own right I have a soft spot for 60s B&W cold war films. Seven Days in May, The Manchurian Candidate, Fail-Safe, Strangelove...you gotta love 'em.

I'm looking forward to The Devil's Backbone and Seconds too. I was going to wait until Nov but once TSWCIFTC dropped I said what the hell.

[Carletty]

Originally Posted by octagon

If anybody's looking for a third $30ish B2G1 candidate The Spy Who Came In from the Cold dropped to $30.34 at B&N.

Ah, the sale's still going.

Is it only me or is B&N having some problems during the checkout right now?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

my brain feels like windows 95, gonna probably get a blue screen cuz i cant decide what to order.

narrowed it down to days of heaven or paths of glory.

I own but haven't yet watched Days of Heaven so I can't recommend one over the other but Paths of Glory is absolutely fanstastic.

Originally Posted by Carletty

Ah, the sale's still going.

Is it only me or is B&N having some problems during the checkout right now?

I was able to place an order a half hour or so ago without any issues but their site can be clunky in general.

[Carletty]

Originally Posted by octagon

I was able to place an order a half hour or so ago without any issues but their site can be clunky in general.

Got it now. First, they wanted $30 for shipping, after that one film with a gift wrap and finally it worked.

Charulata, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Seconds for me.

[The Great Owl]

I thought about taking advantage of the B2G1 sale for a second time today when I bought Slacker, but I got a great discount off that movie, and I wanted to save some cash for some notable releases over the next month. I'll wait until the next big sale to buy some straggler titles that I still have not upgraded.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I am the proud owner of Slacker.

I decided to use a 20% Off B&N coupon in conjunction with my normal discount and normal sale, since there was a copy in immaculate condition at the store during lunch. (I like to buy these digipaks in person, just to make sure that there is no damage.)

I don't expect any real improvement over my old DVD as far as picture quality, but maybe some colors standing out with more prominence, but I'm glad that I upgraded this strange strange bit of my early 1990s college days nostalgia.

A few other people here were posting about watching this movie. We should all watch it tonight.

Was thinking of heading out today or tomorrow and seeing what they had in store. Want to use my 20% coupon I got along with my normal discount. Also got a 15%, too bad I can't use all three... or could I???

waiting on the Sept 50% sale at criterion.com, just like everyone else. Really trying to decide what I want to buy.

[GentleGiant]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

help me choose one bluray :

days of heaven
salo
a man escaped
wages of fear
black narcissus

All of these are excellent choices, except...mmm..er...Salo

I'd get Days Of Heaven or A Man Escaped first.

[Carletty]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

my brain feels like windows 95, gonna probably get a blue screen cuz i cant decide what to order.

narrowed it down to days of heaven or paths of glory.

To speak in the words of Colonel Dax: Gentlemen of the court, there are times that I'm ashamed to be a member of the human race and this is one such occasion. Of course you should buy both!

[octagon]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I thought about taking advantage of the B2G1 sale for a second time today when I bought Slacker, but I got a great discount off that movie, and I wanted to save some cash for some notable releases over the next month. I'll wait until the next big sale to buy some straggler titles that I still have not upgraded.

I just hope I can resist Eyes Without a Face for those two weeks between release and Halloween.

It's not like I don't have tons of other stuff but still...

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by Carletty

To speak in the words of Colonel Dax: Gentlemen of the court, there are times that I'm ashamed to be a member of the human race and this is one such occasion. Of course you should buy both!

help like that made me spend 1000€ on blurays in the last 6 weeks


gonna get days of heaven (have a 10€ voucher for ebay)

[Carletty]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

help like that made me spend 1000€ already on blurays in the last 6 weeks

Oh, sweet sweet customs.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by octagon

I just hope I can resist Eyes Without a Face for those two weeks between release and Halloween.

It's not like I don't have tons of other stuff but still...

I've already resigned myself to the fact that Eyes Without a Face will be a Day One or a first week purchase. I've already got that under consideration in my budget. I've been fired up to see that Blu-ray since I sold my DVD just after the announcement of the upgrade.

Yeah, if it were any other month, I'd probably wait until a sale, but October is one fine month for that particular movie.