The Criterion Collection

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by BluPops

I prefer to sell used books and movies on Amazon. They collect payments for you, so no deadbeat eBay bidders.

Not to mention:
C) The trade is converted directly into Amazon credit, thus cutting out the middleman ,
and
D) Criterions are always insanely expensive, and thus always have good trade-in values. Not always so much with others.

[Todd_Gaines]

Originally Posted by Cocophone

What is on your shopping list for the B&N sale?

High:
Yojimbo/Sanjuro
Videodrome
Maybe:
Blow Out - I watched as a kid and can't decide if I want or not.
If I can order High and Low as well I will get that but I already have it ordered through AMZ

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Are you a Borders Rewards member? They've got a new 50% off Blu-rays coupon out, limit 2 titles through Thursday. Of course, then you'd have to find a Borders store that has them in stock...

My borders has Criterion but they are DVD's. I laughed at their selection but did use the coupon on The Hustler Digibook. And of course you can't use the coupon online for Criterion or at least on Videodrome because I tried.

[ReSe2k]

A "RoboCop" Re-release from Criterion would be soo great but i don't think this will ever happen (same goes for the John Woo flicks...)

Originally Posted by Cocophone

What is on your shopping list for the B&N sale?

High:
High & Low
Army of Shadows

Maybe:
Sweet Smell of Success
Something Wild
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Repulsion

[r0pe]

Originally Posted by Cocophone

What is on your shopping list for the B&N sale?

I probably won't order because of high shipping costs to Germany and Import Duties, but my wishlist:

- The Battle of Algiers (if available)
- Fish Tank
- The Great Dictator
- Insignificance (maybe)
- Life During Wartime (if available)
- Modern Times
- Wings of Desire

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by Cocophone

What is on your shopping list for the B&N sale?

Sweetie
Fear and Loathing
Fat Girl
Smiles of a Summer Night
Something Wild
Diabolique
Pale Flower
Solaris
The Great Dictator
Insignificance
The Makioka Sisters
Kiss me Deadly
People on Sunday
Zazie Dans Le Métro
Black Moon
Naked

If the sale runs into the end of July will also definitely pick up High and Low.

[blkhrt]

My high priorities are (in a rough order)
The Great Dictator
Fat Girl
Beauty and the Beast

I would like to pick up 8 or 10 other titles, if I can.

Also, inspired by the discussion yesterday I finally watched Topsy-Turvy last night, and I thought it was absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to watch it again. Anytime you can combine a great screenplay with a cast that is great from top to bottom and a great story I am sold. I am actually surprised it wasn't nominated for more Oscars.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

don't assume. know. 1st Criterion this year. Been more interested in other companies, like Fantoma.

I remember you mentioning the Fantomas collection some while ago, did you ever got the DVD?

[BohemianGraham]

I'm being conservative:

I want Pierrot Le fou and Night of the Hunter. I already pre-ordered Naked, from amazon.ca, and I just bought LOTR EE, and I'm getting a Nook Color brought back for me by mom, and she wants me to pay her back for it.

[Barrysupreme]

Tempted to get Black Moon, Zazie Dans Le Metro and People On Sunday, does anybody recommend them as blind buys?, thanks in advance

[majorkonig41]

Barnes and Noble is running a buy 2 get 1 free sale right now. I just picked up Black Moon, Zazie Dans Le Metro, and Au Revoir Les Enfants with free express shipping for $69. Don't have to wait for the sale to get most of the titles. Maybe pay a few dollars more, but if you don't want to wait. Good deal.

[Cinemach]

B&N SHOPPING LIST

Definitely
Kiss Me Deadly
Diabolique
Paris, Texas

Maybes
Beauty and the Beast
Insignificance
Solaris
The Naked Kiss
Stagecoach
People on Sunday
Modern Times
Le Cercle Rouge
White Material

[drbikeshorts]

Does anyone have experience with international orders from Barnes & Noble?
Are they reliable?
I'm used to Amazon and have had pretty good deliveries from them, but obviously now is the time to be looking into B&N.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Does anyone have experience with international orders from Barnes & Noble?
Are they reliable?
I'm used to Amazon and have had pretty good deliveries from them, but obviously now is the time to be looking into B&N.

I'm interested in this answer too, since I'm ordering from Canada.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Does anyone have experience with international orders from Barnes & Noble?
Are they reliable?
I'm used to Amazon and have had pretty good deliveries from them, but obviously now is the time to be looking into B&N.

All I can share with you is that I usually have no problem with them sending it to Montreal. It's not fast but I get my orders

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

All I can share with you is that I usually have no problem with them sending it to Montreal. It's not fast but I get my orders

Good to know, I'll be shipping to the middle of nowhere Nova Scotia. I ship everything I order to my parents' place, rather than to my own in HRM.

[Cocophone]

I'm on the fence on quite a few this B&N sale.

I've seen the following in the theater many many years ago; Something Wild, and Blow Out. I remember liking Something Wild, but I don't remember what I thought about Blow Out. I can't remember if I saw Broadcast News or not in the theater.

I've watched the youtube clips for White Material, Insignificance , and The Times of Harvey Milk. I pretty sure I'm going to like White Material and The Times of Harvey Milk, but I'm not sure about Insignificance .

However none of the youtube clips really shouted out "BUY ME" like when I watched the clips for Sweet Smell of Success, The Double Life of Veronique, Fish Tank, The Thin Red Line and Summer Hours. After watching those clips I said to myself, "I've gotta have those"

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Does anyone have experience with international orders from Barnes & Noble?
Are they reliable?
I'm used to Amazon and have had pretty good deliveries from them, but obviously now is the time to be looking into B&N.

My experience to Europe:

45 to 60 days in transit
Horrible CS
Also had a couple of titles cancelled by them

Other than this, never had a problem getting my discs. I do everything to save a buck.

[Yojimbo]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Bummer. For all the other spam they email me, the 50% off coupons are worth it. I'm not sure their site is entirely accurate as far as the "check store inventory" feature goes, but they won't take the coupon anyway unless you've got a rewards card number. Generally they tend to have a pretty good selection of Criterions in-store, although they get picked over when there is a coupon like this.

Borders isn't carrying Criterions in-store much at all anymore, at least as far as blu-ray goes. I went to two different locations yesterday and I only found a couple titles that had been sitting there for a year or two, as they were still the old cardboard sleeve cases. If you go on to their computers in the store and look up Criterion on blu-ray, the vast majority of them are listed as "Not available in stores." It's a shame. I used to buy quite of few them a few years back on DVD.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

It seems a lot of people had issues with certain titles getting canceled out from under them because B&N wasn't going to be able to fulfill the order before the end of the sale. So, they always make things interesting.

For 50% off it might be worth the risk/hassle...

[majorkonig41]

Originally Posted by Cocophone

I'm on the fence on quite a few this B&N sale.

I've seen the following in the theater many many years ago; Something Wild, and Blow Out. I remember liking Something Wild, but I don't remember what I thought about Blow Out. I can't remember if I saw Broadcast News or not in the theater.

I've watched the youtube clips for White Material, Insignificance , and The Times of Harvey Milk. I pretty sure I'm going to like White Material and The Times of Harvey Milk, but I'm not sure about Insignificance .

However none of the youtube clips really shouted out "BUY ME" like when I watched the clips for Sweet Smell of Success, The Double Life of Veronique, Fish Tank, The Thin Red Line and Summer Hours. After watching those clips I said to myself, "I've gotta have those"

Out of all those, in my opinion, Blow Out, Sweet Smell of Success, Fish Tank, and The Thin Red Line are gotta have those movies. White Material, Broadcast News and Summer Hours are should have movies.