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Mansinthe · 12-01-2013, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hintermann

I am a Criterion Collector and live in the UK. I tend to buy from all sorts of sources including Amazon (usually the US one), E-bay (I have a trusted Criterion specialist seller - blowitoutahere - who is good value), sales like the current B&N one and even iOffer.

blowitoutahere
its my favorite ebay seller for blurays from the U.S. since they dont including shipping fee in the price thats shown on the parcel, you get lucky with customs more often. and they got a pretty awesome customer service if something arrives damaged !

B&N: horrible customer service, respond time may be OK but everything else sucks about them.. customer friendly? not really. if something gets damaged or lost you are more or less screwed.

smoss469 · 12-01-2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mansinthe

12 angry man will be in the amazon lightning deals in a few hours.. im gonna probably grab a copy if the price is ok. (makes not much difference for international customers anyway if you cant use all these B&N voucher and member discounts... )

12 angry man.. dont know why i did forget to order these with my B&N orders... ;( looks like one of the "must have" criterions...

I'm hoping I can snag a copy, but I'm probably going to be out of touch when it goes live in a place with poor cell reception. I'll still give it a shot. I think the price will be the normal $17.99 that they've been using for their lightning deal CC releases.

Mansinthe · 12-01-2013, 04:56 PM

la notte would be another movie that got my attention. but so far i have not seen a italian movie that i really loved. ;( french , asian , british , american , german classics found some great movies there but italian cinema ... dont know...

ravenus · 12-01-2013, 04:57 PM

Sat through the Donald Ritchie commentary track on Rashomon today. It was not to me as interesting as the Stephen Price commentary tracks I've heard on Criterion's other Kurosawa movies, but it had its several insightful moments. Ritchie's one fault is that like some other critics he tends to over-analyze. Kurosawa was a very direct artist who wished to make entertaining films and his films reflected his simplicity of approach. Reading excessively into the "meaning" of a camera angle or passing such remarks as "diagonal objects placed in the frame indicate a change in mood" [sic] makes me go "Whut you say?"

Mansinthe · 12-01-2013, 05:01 PM

yeah in all movies kurosawa talks about movies he always says more or less something like "movies should be fun" , kurosawa made awesome probably some of the best movies ever but he was no david lynch.. i liked the rashomon commentary but he made up so much stuff that i thought was odd to mention at all. i didnt even think that kurosawa himself thought about some of that stuff he says there^^

my favorite commentary so far was the on sanjuro/yojimbo

SilentDawn · 12-01-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by K1NG J0RDAN

Just finished watching Three Colors: Blue. Very interesting film with some fantastic shots. Nice extras on this one as well.

Glad you enjoyed it J0RDAN! It's my second favorite in the trilogy with Three Colors: Red being my personal favorite of the three.

The extras are amazing and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the other two films!

K1NG J0RDAN · 12-01-2013, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Meek12345

I'm glad that you enjoyed Blue. Red is my favorite film in the trilogy. I already had a soft spot for Irene Jacob after watching The Double Life of Veronique, so that probably influenced my opinion about that film in the trilogy quite a bit.

You also bought Seven Samurai and Zatoichi right? Have you had the chance to watch either of those yet? I have been able to watch the first 9 Zatoichi films on youtube and they are very enjoyable. I will try to buy the set early next year. Need to save up some money even if I can get it at 50% off.

Anyway, seems like you are building your Criterion Collection very quickly

Thanks, Meek! I'll have to definitely check out The Double Life of Veronique. I can't wait to dig into the rest of the trilogy!

Zatoichi is an incredible package! 25 enjoyable films in one set is insane. BN should have another sale early next year (I hope), so you can snag one then. Good thing they're on YouTube! I will watch the first Zatoichi film today, possibly even the second as well. All of the praise for them has me excited.

The very thing I was worried about! Getting things too quickly. I love it all though! Can't resist the sale.

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Originally Posted by SilentDawn

Glad you enjoyed it J0RDAN! It's my second favorite in the trilogy with Three Colors: Red being my personal favorite of the three.

The extras are amazing and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the other two films!

Thank you, Silent! I will watch White today and post my reaction/thoughts afterwards.

Happy to see that this one has more humor in it.

Rich Pure Doom · 12-01-2013, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by K1NG J0RDAN

Thanks, Meek! I'll have to definitely check out The Double Life of Veronique. I can't wait to dig into the rest of the trilogy!

Double Life is much better than any of the three films in the Three Colors Trilogy.

Rich Pure Doom · 12-01-2013, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mansinthe

kurosawa made awesome probably some of the best movies ever but he was no david lynch

I wouldn't put Lynch in the same league as Kurosawa. For me, Lynch only has 2-3 great movies. Blue Velvet is easily the most overrated film amongst film buffs and Elephant Man is sentimental crap. Kurosawa has atleast 6-7 truly great movies.

silentblu · 12-01-2013, 07:26 PM

Well, I bought the 12 Angry Men lightning deal. Might have to do The Samurai Trilogy later tonight.

Mansinthe · 12-01-2013, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by silentblu

Well, I bought the 12 Angry Men lightning deal. Might have to do The Samurai Trilogy later tonight.

wow the 100% got claimed really fast! i got my copy as well...

SammyJankis · 12-01-2013, 07:29 PM

Both Lynch and Kurosawa are great. Neither are vastly superior to one another.

smoss469 · 12-01-2013, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mansinthe

wow the 100% got claimed really fast! i got my copy as well...

Same! Managed to get a signal long enough to buy a copy.

Clare2904 · 12-01-2013, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jw007

I think its going to be store-wide but I am not 100% on this either.

My poor credit card, I hope it can survive another pounding

bwdowiak · 12-01-2013, 08:08 PM

I'm on the "waitlist" for 12 Angry Men. What kind of s##t is that?!? Geez, a month and a half ago, I was singing the praises of Amazon. 2 problems I have now... #1 a "waitlist" is b.s. - honor the damn deal and ship later... or maybe they had 20 copies to sell. ?? #2 I've been price tracking a few Criterion titles and I noticed that Amazon lowers their prices around this time of year to around $17.99 for a basic title. If it's for 2 hours and I have to 'camp out', so to say, to ensure I get their 'black Friday' deal, I'd rather give the $25 and join the masses at B & N.

Mansinthe · 12-01-2013, 08:20 PM

i could swear i was 30 seconds after the deal startet in front of my laptop and it was all already gone. was on the wait list for a short time and got the deal.

considering how long carlos was online they dont seem to be have that many copys for sale of 12 angry men...

smoss469 · 12-01-2013, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I'm on the "waitlist" for 12 Angry Men. What kind of s##t is that?!? Geez, a month and a half ago, I was singing the praises of Amazon. 2 problems I have now... #1 a "waitlist" is b.s. - honor the damn deal and ship later... or maybe they had 20 copies to sell.

I know they run them until they sell the allotment, but I'd much rather see them run the deal for just 1 hour. However, with the speed the Criterion stuff has been going they'd probably end up selling the entire stock for close to what they paid to get the stock from Criterion.

Clare2904 · 12-01-2013, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ijustblumyself

For all the non-US Criterion collectors, what's the cheapest/best place to buy them online? I'm finally taking the plunge after Black Friday, planning on building up a collection over the next year.

Ebay.ca & co.uk first for me as they are more reasonable with shipping costs. Failing them I look at Amazon.ca then .com.

bwdowiak · 12-01-2013, 08:43 PM

okay.. so it completely sold out. so that's 13 Angry Men, now.

and here's me:

Clare2904 · 12-01-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I know that you didn't explicitly spell out any details (or at least it seems because I haven't seen La Notte, but please.. spoiler tags if you are speaking about 'the end' of a film.

+1 TSWCIFTC is awaiting viewing on my shelf

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12-01-2013, 04:56 PM	#89763
Mansinthe Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Germany Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:1197 DVD collection:43 Blu-ray reviews: 37 Trading Score:14	la notte would be another movie that got my attention. but so far i have not seen a italian movie that i really loved. ;( french , asian , british , american , german classics found some great movies there but italian cinema ... dont know...

12-01-2013, 04:57 PM	#89764
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1205 DVD collection:144 Blu-ray reviews: 184 Trading Score:8	Sat through the Donald Ritchie commentary track on Rashomon today. It was not to me as interesting as the Stephen Price commentary tracks I've heard on Criterion's other Kurosawa movies, but it had its several insightful moments. Ritchie's one fault is that like some other critics he tends to over-analyze. Kurosawa was a very direct artist who wished to make entertaining films and his films reflected his simplicity of approach. Reading excessively into the "meaning" of a camera angle or passing such remarks as "diagonal objects placed in the frame indicate a change in mood" [sic] makes me go "Whut you say?"

12-01-2013, 05:01 PM	#89765
Mansinthe Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Germany Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:1197 DVD collection:43 Blu-ray reviews: 37 Trading Score:14	yeah in all movies kurosawa talks about movies he always says more or less something like "movies should be fun" , kurosawa made awesome probably some of the best movies ever but he was no david lynch.. i liked the rashomon commentary but he made up so much stuff that i thought was odd to mention at all. i didnt even think that kurosawa himself thought about some of that stuff he says there^^ my favorite commentary so far was the on sanjuro/yojimbo

12-01-2013, 07:26 PM	#89770
silentblu Senior Member Member since:Apr 2010 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:737	Well, I bought the 12 Angry Men lightning deal. Might have to do The Samurai Trilogy later tonight.

12-01-2013, 07:29 PM	#89772
SammyJankis Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Austin Blu-ray collection:664	Both Lynch and Kurosawa are great. Neither are vastly superior to one another.

12-01-2013, 08:08 PM	#89775
bwdowiak Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:502 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	I'm on the "waitlist" for 12 Angry Men. What kind of s##t is that?!? Geez, a month and a half ago, I was singing the praises of Amazon. 2 problems I have now... #1 a "waitlist" is b.s. - honor the damn deal and ship later... or maybe they had 20 copies to sell. ?? #2 I've been price tracking a few Criterion titles and I noticed that Amazon lowers their prices around this time of year to around $17.99 for a basic title. If it's for 2 hours and I have to 'camp out', so to say, to ensure I get their 'black Friday' deal, I'd rather give the $25 and join the masses at B & N.

12-01-2013, 08:20 PM	#89776
Mansinthe Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Germany Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:1197 DVD collection:43 Blu-ray reviews: 37 Trading Score:14	i could swear i was 30 seconds after the deal startet in front of my laptop and it was all already gone. was on the wait list for a short time and got the deal. considering how long carlos was online they dont seem to be have that many copys for sale of 12 angry men...

12-01-2013, 08:43 PM	#89779
bwdowiak Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:502 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	okay.. so it completely sold out. so that's 13 Angry Men, now. and here's me:

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