The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by bentvalve

I recently discovered that my Criterion copy of 81/2 was defective, I bought it new many years ago and I have only used the disc 1 time .....at the most.

The disc starts and shows the Criterion logo on the upper left hand side of an all black screen then that is it, it won't do anything else. Anyhow I mailed the disc to Criterion yesterday.

I had never had this happen before on any disc. I came here and I can see this is a known issue hence why I so quickly mailed the disc to Criterion and I am sure they will take care of me. So thanks a lot to Blu-ray.com!

Anyways after this I decided to check every Criterion Blu-ray in my collection, luckily I only have ~40 or so.
I started each disc and if it took me to the menu I started the film, checked the time/chapter menu, if this all went smoothly I stopped there and moved onto the next disc. I ended up finding one more bad disc, Criterion 'M'. The rest all at least took me to the disc menu and the film successfully started.
Question is, was this^ enough to determine if a disc is bad or not?

It's hard to say. I think all my discs that were defective failed to load a menu at all, so it's possible your disc may be okay. Look at the bottom of the discs too, if they looked dark brown, or "bronze' then they will probably fail eventually. Worst case if you do happen to play it later, and have issues you can send it back to Criterion like you did for 8 1/2.

[Taylor3978]

Originally Posted by Reddington

In my Twitter feed today. John Carpenter's Top 10 Criterion:

I was going to say, I had no idea Dead Ringers was with Criterion.....but it's an OOP DVD. Criterion, you know what to do.

Seeing Only Angels Have Wings (a personal favorite) in his picks, I'd like to see Howard Chaykin's top ten (or Howie in the closet). He pointed out that OAHW is the best film version of Terry and the Pirates (obvious once you have it pointed out to you).

[a priori]

Originally Posted by bentvalve

I recently discovered that my Criterion copy of 81/2 was defective, I bought it new many years ago and I have only used the disc 1 time .....at the most.

The disc starts and shows the Criterion logo on the upper left hand side of an all black screen then that is it, it won't do anything else. Anyhow I mailed the disc to Criterion yesterday.

I had never had this happen before on any disc. I came here and I can see this is a known issue hence why I so quickly mailed the disc to Criterion and I am sure they will take care of me. So thanks a lot to Blu-ray.com!

Anyways after this I decided to check every Criterion Blu-ray in my collection, luckily I only have ~40 or so.
I started each disc and if it took me to the menu I started the film, checked the time/chapter menu, if this all went smoothly I stopped there and moved onto the next disc. I ended up finding one more bad disc, Criterion 'M'. The rest all at least took me to the disc menu and the film successfully started.
Question is, was this^ enough to determine if a disc is bad or not?

Exact same scenario happened to me with my first pressing copy of The Lady Vanishes; played fine when originally purchased/years later (on the same blu-ray player), stuck on the 'C' in the corner. Of course, Criterion replaced it.

What Criterion told me a few years ago was that if the code, 'BVDL' DOES NOT appear on the data side inner ring, the disc is in danger of going belly up, and that I should send those discs in for replacement, even if they currently work. Now, that was a few years ago, so one should confirm with them if one owns such discs, in case their thinking has changed on this.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Taylor3978

I was going to say, I had no idea Dead Ringers was with Criterion.....but it's an OOP DVD. Criterion, you know what to do.

I think currently Shout has the rights.

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by bentvalve

I recently discovered that my Criterion copy of 81/2 was defective, I bought it new many years ago and I have only used the disc 1 time .....at the most.

The disc starts and shows the Criterion logo on the upper left hand side of an all black screen then that is it, it won't do anything else. Anyhow I mailed the disc to Criterion yesterday.

I had never had this happen before on any disc. I came here and I can see this is a known issue hence why I so quickly mailed the disc to Criterion and I am sure they will take care of me. So thanks a lot to Blu-ray.com!

Anyways after this I decided to check every Criterion Blu-ray in my collection, luckily I only have ~40 or so.
I started each disc and if it took me to the menu I started the film, checked the time/chapter menu, if this all went smoothly I stopped there and moved onto the next disc. I ended up finding one more bad disc, Criterion 'M'. The rest all at least took me to the disc menu and the film successfully started.
Question is, was this^ enough to determine if a disc is bad or not?

Here is what Criterion sends out if it helps:

Originally Posted by Criterion

The best way to tell if your disc from the list is defective is by looking on the underside of the disc (the shiny side) and if you see the letters 'BVDL' your disc will be fine. If you don't see those letters you should have it replaced.

We have confirmed that certain Blu-ray discs pressed at a replication facility that we used for a period in 2010 have become defective, showing a noticeable bronze discoloration on the underside and developing playback problems. We have confirmed the problem for select titles, but not on all copies of these titles. All of these titles have since been re-pressed at a different pressing plant, and the vast majority of discs in circulation should not be affected.

The confirmed potentially affected Blu-ray titles are:
8 1/2
Bigger than Life
For All Mankind
Gomorrah
In the Realm of the Senses
Kagemusha
Lola Montes
M
Monsoon Wedding
Monterey Pop (DISC ONE only)
Paris, Texas
Revanche
Ride with the Devil
Sanjuro
Seventh Seal, The
Stagecoach
Summer Hours
Vivre sa Vie
Walkabout
Wings of Desire

Days of Heaven - out of print but affected discs are still being replaced
Howards End - out of print but affected discs are still being replaced
Le Cercle Rouge - out of print but affected discs are still being replaced
Pierrot le Fou - the version released 2008-2010 is out of print but affected discs are still being replaced

Not all runs of these discs were affected with disc rot. If your disc is displaying discoloration and/or having playback issues, please report it. Replacements will be honored for the foreseeable future

[MifuneFan]

For any in the NYC area, The Metrograph will be showing Ozu's Floating Weeds on May 3rd, 5th, and 7th.

https://metrograph.com/film/?vista_film_id=9999002069

Also several other movies in the collection will be shown in May including Kurosawa's Dreams, Mirror, Le Cercle Rouge, Fantastic Mr Fox, Rififi and others.

https://metrograph.com/nyc/

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by Reddington

In my Twitter feed today. John Carpenter's Top 10 Criterion:

https://www.criterion.com/current/to...enter-s-top-10

Some great picks.

That's a nice list, unsurprisingly.

[dwk]

I think that if you send in for a replacement copy of:

Le Cercle Rouge - out of print but affected discs are still being replaced
Pierrot le Fou - the version released 2008-2010 is out of print but affected discs are still being replaced

You will no longer get the original discs, but copies of the newer re-issues.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dwk

I think that if you send in for a replacement copy of:

You will no longer get the original discs, but copies of the newer re-issues.

I wonder if that'll be the case for 8 1/2 too?

[dwk]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I wonder if that'll be the case for 8 1/2 too?

That one, I don't think so, because, unless I'm wrong, the current solo Blu-ray is the same as it has always been, while the different one is in the Fellini box. I think they just ran out of extra copies of the original Le Cercle Rouge and Pierrot le Fou Blu-rays.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by ravenus

I remember her from Banshees as Colin Farrell's sister, she was fakkin' good in that one.

Kerry Condon was good in Night Swim, which I liked more than the average bear.

I live a mile down the street from an AMC theater and I have an AMC membership (up to three movies a week for $25/month, meaning that the membership pays for itself if one goes to more than one movie in any given month).

As such, I tend to go see a lot of middling horror movies from Blumhouse and the like...and I enjoy pretty much all of them. Horror movies are like pizza, in that even the bad ones are pretty good.

That and the fact that the AMC theater down the street is basically my church. Even if a movie is mid or outright bad, the experience of sitting in the darkened room watching something on a big screen is cathartic. That is why the pandemic lockdown hit hard, because I had to go a year without my "church."

[Richard--W]

60 days to wait.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by Reddington

In my Twitter feed today. John Carpenter's Top 10 Criterion:

https://www.criterion.com/current/to...enter-s-top-10

Some great picks.

And now Im wondering what a Carpenter noir would be like.

[Mike0284]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

60 days to wait.

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Kerry Condon was good in Night Swim, which I liked more than the average bear.

I live a mile down the street from an AMC theater and I have an AMC membership (up to three movies a week for $25/month, meaning that the membership pays for itself if one goes to more than one movie in any given month).

As such, I tend to go see a lot of middling horror movies from Blumhouse and the like...and I enjoy pretty much all of them. Horror movies are like pizza, in that even the bad ones are pretty good.

That and the fact that the AMC theater down the street is basically my church. Even if a movie is mid or outright bad, the experience of sitting in the darkened room watching something on a big screen is cathartic. That is why the pandemic lockdown hit hard, because I had to go a year without my "church."

How long have you felt this way?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

How long have you felt this way?

If you're referring to how long have I enjoyed "bad" horror movies, I have enjoyed them all my life. The vast majority of them are truly entertaining.

Incidentally, I wish that Criterion would put Equinox out on Blu-ray.

[Rayjg]

I would love Equinox. Unfortunately the better cut of the two had a lot of SD inserts for effects shots sadly

[dwk]

Originally Posted by shimmy

And now Im wondering what a Carpenter noir would be like.

I had that exact same thought. I think his skill set would make for a fantastic noir.

[dwk]

For those that hate digipaks, Three Colors Blu-ray box set appears to be getting broken up into individual releases in Scanavo cases

[Scottie]

36 FILLETTE
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2184

A REAL YOUNG GIRL
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2185