The Criterion Collection

[Josh5890]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

July usually.

Cool, thanks. I figure I'll stop buying blu's until then and put $15-$20 a week away for the sale. I'd like to build up my criterion collection.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

Has Criterion fixed the issue with WHITE? I never heard about a replacement option.

Yes, they have.
You have to mail your faulty disc to Jon Mulvaney at Criterion with your return postal address.
You should probably email him directly to confirm these details.
I've personally already mailed my White and Carlos discs, so now I'm waiting for the return discs. Since they haven't said Carlos is ready, I'm not sure if they just send back White by itself.

[Presence]

Wait, what's wrong with Carlos? I have it but I haven't opened it yet.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Josh5890

Cool, thanks. I figure I'll stop buying blu's until then and put $15-$20 a week away for the sale. I'd like to build up my criterion collection.

no prob.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by pmontreux

Wait, what's wrong with Carlos? I have it but I haven't opened it yet.

In Carlos, the left surround channel is severely muted in part 3 on disc 2.
Criterion have admitted (via individual emails) that there is a problem and they will offer an exchange when the replacement discs become available.
I've not yet heard that the disc is available, however Jon Mulvaney told me I could send back both White and Carlos and they would mail back to me the replacements as they became available.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by balthazar_bee

I'm in complete agreement about Psycho, Octagon. As much as I admire the second half of the movie, the dramatic tension of the Janet Leigh sequences can't be beat. On repeat viewings, once that tension is..."pierced" in the shower, it takes a while to recover. Still think it's 100% brilliant, blah blah, etc.

I agree, but disagree, lol, if that's possible. The second half of the film has a different type of dramatic tension, but it plays differently once we know that Norman is mother. I saw the film at such a young age, I feel like I always knew that, so whenever I watch it, I'm not seeing Norman as Norman — i.e., cleaning up the murder to protect his "Mother". Knowing he's the one responsible changes the tension of the second half, I think, than seeing it when you don't know. I wish I could go back and watch it again with fresh eyes and not know the twist — I can only imagine how audiences reacted to that in 1960.

As much as I love the first half — and yeah, the driving scenes are among the best — my personal favorite scene is between Arbogast and Norman when he's checking the ledger, etc. I love the tension in that scene more than anything else in the film, and when Perkins stutters, that's the movie for me.

[TwelveMind]

Originally Posted by octagon

I can't remember if this was a newsletter item or facebook post or the like but when they added The Third Man and The Man Who Fell to Earth to the list of replacement cases they basically said 'once these are gone, they're gone'.

Thanks. Missed my chance. Really hate the digipak, but if I can't switch all of them over to the replacement case, then I shan't bother at all. Yeah, I'm weird that way.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by retablo

I agree, but disagree, lol, if that's possible. The second half of the film has a different type of dramatic tension, but it plays differently once we know that Norman is mother. I saw the film at such a young age, I feel like I always knew that, so whenever I watch it, I'm not seeing Norman as Norman — i.e., cleaning up the murder to protect his "Mother". Knowing he's the one responsible changes the tension of the second half, I think, than seeing it when you don't know. I wish I could go back and watch it again with fresh eyes and not know the twist — I can only imagine how audiences reacted to that in 1960.

As much as I love the first half — and yeah, the driving scenes are among the best — my personal favorite scene is between Arbogast and Norman when he's checking the ledger, etc. I love the tension in that scene more than anything else in the film, and when Perkins stutters, that's the movie for me.

I have always said that the best part about having amnesia would be the ability to see Psycho again for the first time.

[Sinthetic]

I watched Wings of Desire last night for the first time. What a masterpiece.

[Matrix813]

I have to say I am impressed with Criterion's customer service. I ordered Thin Red Line on Blu-Ray and instead got the Criterion of House on DVD. Emailed them and within ten minutes got a response from them saying they will ship out Thin Red Line the next day (must have been sent overnight because I am getting it tomorrow and it was sent today) and told me to keep House. I actually said in the email I would send it back as long as I did not have to pay shipping so to be able to keep it is pretty sweet. Gotta say even with the mistake they definitely resolved the issue in an excellent manner .

[Presence]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

In Carlos, the left surround channel is severely muted in part 3 on disc 2.
Criterion have admitted (via individual emails) that there is a problem and they will offer an exchange when the replacement discs become available.
I've not yet heard that the disc is available, however Jon Mulvaney told me I could send back both White and Carlos and they would mail back to me the replacements as they became available.

I don't have a surround sound setup. Is the audio still affected if you're using a simple 2 channel television? Forgive me if that is a noobish question.

[Guitar Joe]

Originally Posted by pmontreux

I don't have a surround sound setup. Is the audio still affected if you're using a simple 2 channel television? Forgive me if that is a noobish question.

I think it would be since that sound from the surround data stream is being mixed with the others to create that stereo signal you hear.

[Presence]

Originally Posted by Guitar Joe

I think it would be since that sound from the surround data stream is being mixed with the others to create that stereo signal you hear.

Thanks. I guess I'll wait until I hear further on the replacement disc before I do anything.

[GuruAskew]

Newsletter hint = Swimming to Cambodia

Edit: And Everything is Going Fine is more likely, though it could be both

[Darkcritic]

What do you think ? Hoop Dreams instantly comes to mind.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

What do you think ? Hoop Dreams instantly comes to mind.

Hoosiers
Basketball Diaries
White Men Can't Jump

[octagon]

Caddyshack!!!

"Are you gonna eat your fat?"

[keldons]

don't know how this wouldn't be Hoop Dreams.

[Jayderek]

Originally Posted by keldons

don't know how this wouldn't be Hoop Dreams.

surprised it's not BLUE colored though if that's the case

[stobbart]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Hoosiers
Basketball Diaries
White Men Can't Jump

Since it's info is "Wacky Basketball" this one seems likely. Either that or "Space Jam"