The Criterion Collection

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I was surprised at the comments I got when I wore the shirt out..... I went to the mall, and clearly heard people commenting..... mostly stuff like "Look at that guy in the bright orange shirt who isn't wearing any pants"

haha. Well played on the joke sir.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by neo78956

OMG I have no self control. I after buying The Human Condition and Solyaris this morning I was like "Done. That's all I'm getting." So what did I do later this evening? Went out and bought FIVE more titles

Blu-ray

Red Desert
The Secret of the Grain
Everlasting Moments
Black Narcissus

DVD

Dillinger is Dead.

Again, I have no self-control. This is like crack to me. *FACEPALM*

Dillinger is Dead!

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

Dillinger is Dead!

Haha yeah. I was surprised it was only $14.99 as opposed to the usual $19.99 during the sale, but I almost didn't buy it but I happpened to look behind me from the Criterion blu-ray section and there it was, calling to me.

I almost bought The Red Shoes, but I decided to save my money for A Prophet next week, since it's an absolutely incredible film that easily landed in my top ten of 2010 (since it's a 2010 US release, and I didn't see it on the festival circuit last fall). But I HIGHLY recommend seeing it if you have any interest in just purely great filmmaking.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Just watched the Paddle To The Sea DVD, wow, this takes me back to my childhood, I remember seeing this in elementary school ions ago on their projector. $6.75 + tax WELL SPENT!!! Such a simple short film but awseome all the same!

+1 I was real happy to add it to my collection. Was always a fun time when we saw it back in the 70's in school. When I saw it on the Criterion release, it had been 30 years since had last saw it.

[ShellOilJunior]

Red Shoes restoration print tonight. Life is good

[Crimson King]

I almost picked up Bergman's Island on DVD for 9.99 and then I remembered, IT'S INCLUDED ON THE BLU OF THE SEVENTH SEAL AS A SPECIAL FEATURE! So in reality The Seventh Seal blu-ray is sorta a double feature disc!

[rkish]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

It seems like right around when I first started posting here, maybe a month or two after, there was this big OCD-ness over the misaligned "C" on Bottle Rocket. Beta, much like Dr. Frankenstein, has risen it from the dead.

OCD ALERT!!!

I had originally picked up Bottle Rocket in the digipack case near the beginning of the sale. I saw the plastic case a couple of days ago and decided to buy it.

The manager of the store said that she would take back the open copy in the digipack case and give me store credit. As I just became a member for this sale, I will undoubtedly use the cash pretty quickly.

I'll let you know if the C lines up on the case that I bought.

[ShellOilJunior]

After the sale I look forward to some good discussions on these films. You guys are actually going to watch the films, right?

Looking forward to October.

Psycho
Seven Samurai
Apocalypse Now

And that's just for October 19.

[Harlock415]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

After the sale I look forward to some good discussions on these films. You guys are actually going to watch the films, right?

Looking forward to October.

Psycho
Seven Samurai
Apocalypse Now

And that's just for October 19.

What are you kidding? If you take it out of the package, then the it's no longer mint and the value goes down.

Okay, damage so far with online and store purchase for the B&N sale:

BD
Everlasting Moments
Gommorah
Leopard
Revanche
Bigger Than Life
Close Up
Red Desert
Days of Heaven

DVD
Le Samourai
Bergman Trilogy
The Hit
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Deuxieme Souffle
Naked City
White Mane
Night and Fog
Joan of Arc
Vampyr
Army of Shadows
Le Duolos
The Burmese Harp
The Human Condition
Fires on the Plain
The Vanishing
Insomnia

I have to stop. I'm guessing they do this again later this year. I hope at least.

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by kndy

Interesting comments that some of these people had towards these classic films. How do you feel about the top 20 “Classic” Moves that people call overrated?

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20406056,00.html

‘’An Affair to Remember’‘? Forget it! ’’Citizen Kane’’? A faded Rosebud! ‘’The Exorcist’’? You laughed. PopWatchers list movies people have always said were must-sees — and then you saw them and wondered what the fuss was all about…
By Emily Exton | Jul 29, 2010

His girl Friday dull, fell asleep watching Lawrence of Arabia ???

Also and I quote

Citizen Kane (1941)
I totally agree about Citizen Kane. Maybe it was too hyped before I saw it, but I found it a bit dull. Not to mention I have known what Rosebud was since I was 6 years old.

I bet he truly doesn't know what Rosebud means.. I guess there is just no accounting for taste nowadays. Then again look at the popularity of reality TV.

Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

I love this movie. I still remember running out to B&N and buying a copy at full price when I heard it was OOP. I'm glad I did.

In case you're interested in the non-Criterion release, I was at Costco last week and I saw the Hitch box set including Notorious for really cheap.

Awesome movie. i wish it would see a Bluray release. Better yet I wish Criterion could get the rights for it. I'd probably stay away from some of those cheapo DVD releases. I had a few before the Criterion version released and they were horrible looking.

Originally Posted by oyboe

Picked up The Leopard on my way home from work. Please make me stop.

I feel your pain. My Girl told me I better check my bank account. She thinks my identity got stolen because of all the charges from Barnes and Noble.

I may run with it. "That guy who stole my indentity just preordered all the the Criterion DVD/Blurays. If only I could stop him"

[Blu_Beast]

Just Picked Up:

Sid and Nancy
The Blob
The 39 Steps
Rebecca
Spellbound

Needless to say IM PUMPED

By The Way ANY TRUE CRITERION Collector/Fan Should and Usually does RESPECT THE NUMBERS, All Criterions should be catalogged in numerical order, My entire collection is alphabetical but my Criterions come first in numerical, just saying

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Blu_Beast

By The Way ANY TRUE CRITERION Collector/Fan Should and Usually does RESPECT THE NUMBERS, All Criterions should be catalogged in numerical order, My entire collection is alphabetical but my Criterions come first in numerical, just saying

What if like most people, one does not buy them all? Putting them by number would not work very well then.

[Blu_Beast]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

What if like most people, one does not buy them all? Putting them by number would not work very well then.

As long as you have at least 2 then a numerical system is possible it just feels good to have them in line by number, trust me, try it and you'll never go back...

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Blu_Beast

As long as you have at least 2 then a numerical system is possible it just feels good to have them in line by number, trust me, try it and you'll never go back...

I am actually afraid to say this cause I might be run out of the thread but I never place my Criterion together like all of you do. I have them mostly mix with my classic/drama section

[Blu_Beast]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I am actually afraid to say this cause I might be run out of the thread but I never place my Criterion together like all of you do. I have them mostly mix with my classic/drama section

I just feel as if they deserve the amount of respect from me that Criterion put into them. Theres no way im putting Repulsion between Rambo and Rocky, lol. I know you said you do it by category, but im just saying that it looks so much better to start your collection with the Criterions. I actually start mine with my digibooks in alpha then Criterions. Mine goes as follows:

Digibooks - Alpha
Criterions - Numerical
Foreign - Alpha
Everything Else - Numerical to Alpha
Animation - Alpha
My Girlfriends movies (chick flicks) - Alpha

it looks and feels fantastic to have them arranged in a different way than the norm

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Blu_Beast

By The Way ANY TRUE CRITERION Collector/Fan Should and Usually does RESPECT THE NUMBERS, All Criterions should be catalogged in numerical order, My entire collection is alphabetical but my Criterions come first in numerical, just saying

I don't put them in alphabetical, or numerical order..... I just slide stuff over to make more room as I buy them, and throw them on the shelf..... If you spend enough time looking for movies, before you know it, you know where they all are....... You could list any of my 1,500 or so movies (DVD and Blu-ray) and I could walk up to my shelves and find it withing 90 seconds...... and none are in alphabetical order.... I don't know why so many people tell me "you have to do this" or "you have to do that" what's the difference...... I know where my stuff is......

[I am blu]

any word about Man Bite Dogs?
it will be released in France in september on blu (universal) but am pretty sure it won't include all the extras that were in the dvd edition released by criterion here... such a shame

[JediFonger]

beta, i've got the same system as you hahaha, only i don't have a shelf, mine's freakin' litered everywhere. cat ladies have cats, blu-man have blu-rays.... mine's everywhere =)

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I don't put them in alphabetical, or numerical order..... I just slide stuff over to make more room as I buy them, and throw them on the shelf..... If you spend enough time looking for movies, before you know it, you know where they all are....... You could list any of my 1,500 or so movies (DVD and Blu-ray) and I could walk up to my shelves and find it withing 90 seconds...... and none are in alphabetical order.... I don't know why so many people tell me "you have to do this" or "you have to do that" what's the difference...... I know where my stuff is......

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Harlock415

What are you kidding? If you take it out of the package, then the it's no longer mint and the value goes down.

You mean you actually take it out of the shipping package? It loses all value once you remove the brown cardboard box.

[jcs913]

I worry more about watching them again than where they go.

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