The Criterion Collection

[mimurph1]

that coupon knocked the ingrid bergman set down to $33.99

today is a good day

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by mimurph1

that coupon knocked the ingrid bergman set down to $33.99

today is a good day

is that set worth it or should i go first for the ingmar bergman movies im missing?
3 criterion movies for that price would be defintly a nice deal !

[joie]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

is that set worth it or should i go first for the ingmar bergman movies im missing?

I ordered BFI's "Journey to Italy," because the other two movies in Criterion's set aren't that great.

[dylan32]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Are they? Aren't their retail price still $39.95?

No, retail is $29.99 on the DVD editions, so $14.99 in sale (some are down to $9.99).

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by dylan32

No, retail is $29.99 on the DVD editions, so $14.99 in sale (some are down to $9.99).

5$ difference on most releases.. i would buy the blurays in your case and get a region A player/free player soon.
probably you will lose more money while reselling the DVDs later...



first order:
DVD:
Nikkatsu Noir
Oshima oulaws
Koreyoshi
Kobayashi
Shochiku

BD:
shochiku horror
Letter Never Sent
Paths of Glors
The Killing / Killers Kiss
Still Walking

[brandon_260]

This sale looks lighter for me than usual.

Cassavetes Set
Tokyo Story
Frances Ha
City Lights
The Phantom Carriage

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by andyk69

I watched "Gravity" last night and was blown away, this is not a movie, is an experience, wish Criterion will release it as they are doing with Frances Ha this movie deserves the Criterion treatment

Unfortunately, the rights are with Warner, so it's unlikely that Criterion will be able to release a BD. But that's OK. Given the response to the film, I'm fairly certain that Warner will give the BD "the Criterion treatment".

[mimurph1]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

is that set worth it or should i go first for the ingmar bergman movies im missing?
3 criterion movies for that price would be defintly a nice deal !

It was worth it to me although it is a blind buy. I'm a fan of both actress and director so my answer to your question is I think the set is worth it, because I can't imagine any brand new sealed 3-film criterion set being much lower than $33.99. The remaining Bergman films you still need to collect will be at the same price the next sale.

[mleask11]

Said I was going to keep calm and not get too carried away with this sale...

Already ordered Eyes Without A Face and Frances Ha, and currently have The Ice Storm, Godzilla, Ivan's Childhood, To Be Or Not To Be, Naked and Yojimbo sitting in my basket...

Oh dear, this is going to be an expensive month!

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by mleask11

Oh dear, this is going to be an expensive month!

same here. will probably end up with my first 270$ order + another one around 300$

[italy12]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

is that set worth it or should i go first for the ingmar bergman movies im missing?
3 criterion movies for that price would be defintly a nice deal !

Who do you like better, Ingrid or Ingmar? Go with that.

EDIT: Only because the person to whom you responded was talking about Ingrid, and you mentioned Ingmar.

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by italy12

Who do you like better, Ingrid or Ingmar? Go with that.

EDIT: Only because the person to whom you responded was talking about Ingrid, and you mentioned Ingmar.

have only seen seventh seal so far but i already have

Criterion:
seventh seal
wild strawberry
summer interlude
the magician

and the UK classic bergman bluray set

[italy12]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

have only seen seventh seal so far but i already have

Criterion:
seventh seal
wild strawberry
summer interlude

and the UK classic bergman bluray set

Well, if you like Ingmar, scrap the Ingrid set and get all of the rest of the few Ingmar discs that you're lacking.

Some (or one) of his movies star her, so its a win win!

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I was wondering..
Why not a single Katherine Hepburn release from Criterion?
Doesn't Criterion think highly of her films?

Actually, there is "a single Katherine Hepburn release from Criterion", unless you're restricting it to Blu-rays. The film she did with David Lean, Summertime (which should get a Blu upgrade, dammit) came out from them on LD and DVD.

Oh, and Adam's Rib was released on LD.

The problem is that the vast bulk of her films came out from RKO and MGM, which means they're owned by Warner, who doesn't license their titles out, either to Criterion or to anyone else.

There are titles from other studios that Criterion could theoretically license, but they aren't in general (in my opinion) among her top rank films.

But...perhaps because Warner owns the bulk of her films, and they're slow to get their vast catalog titles out on Blu, only a small number of her films (four, by my count) are currently on Blu-ray, which is a shame.

[Namuhana]

Sitting in my bag are The Lady Vanishes, The Magician, and The Uninvited; unfortunately, I have to wait until the 15th because that's when I get paid next.

[jayembee]

re: the Ingrid Bergman/Roberto Rossellini set

Originally Posted by mimurph1

I'm a fan of both actress and director

Don't spread this around, but I hear that she used to sleep with that director.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

Sitting in my bag are The Lady Vanishes, The Magician, and The Uninvited; unfortunately, I have to wait until the 15th because that's when I get paid next.

I might have to sit this sale out. Too much other stuff I need to allocate my money to this month.

[jmbenesh]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Unfortunately, the rights are with Warner, so it's unlikely that Criterion will be able to release a BD. But that's OK. Given the response to the film, I'm fairly certain that Warner will give the BD "the Criterion treatment".

I think we're more likely to get the Argo treatment.

[Scottie]

Like I say with every sale, I'll probably pick up some Eclipse sets. It more than likely won't happen.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jmbenesh

I think we're more likely to get the Argo treatment.

And that's bad because...?

I'm not as big on Argo as a lot of people, but I thought they did a great job with the Blu-ray release. Hell, I found the extras more interesting than the movie.