The Criterion Collection

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Watershipdownisgood

Well looks like I'm going to use Amazon a lot less now starting in September. I'm planning on buying the last three Criterion titles I wanted to buy from Orbit DVD. Even though the prices are cheaper on Amazon I'd rather support stores such as Orbit, and Deep Discount way more now.

And go directly to Criterion during their 50% off flash sales (one should be up in October). If you spend 500 you get a 50 dollar gift certificate.

[Cremildo]

All this virtuous rhetoric about traitors and smaller stores looks great on an internet forum, but some of us who don't have the, ahem, privilege to live in the US need to deal with absurd exchange rates and parcel forwarding costs to import already expensive physical media. I'll buy on Amazon if it's cheaper because it's the sensible thing to do.

[Ishai]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

All this virtuous rhetoric about traitors and smaller stores looks great on an internet forum, but some of us who don't have the, ahem, privilege to live in the US need to deal with absurd exchange rates and parcel forwarding costs to import already expensive physical media. I'll buy on Amazon if it's cheaper because it's the sensible thing to do.

It's just these sales where they just price match another retailer that I skip because I can buy from B&N themselves.

The rhetoric isn't serious. There are a lot of reasons some people would still buy from Amazon or Walmart (who also price match these sales).

With B&N and Criterion themselves you also get a nice bonus with their rewards cashback

[TV2693]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

My July sale haul post is kind of a cheat because I actually bought all of these on price-matching Amazon, not B&N...

Furies was a first-rate western, wouldn’t have seen it without Criterion release

[Colonel Blimp]

Originally Posted by Ishai

It's just these sales where they just price match another retailer that I skip because I can buy from B&N themselves.

The rhetoric isn't serious. There are a lot of reasons some people would still buy from Amazon or Walmart (who also price match these sales).

With B&N and Criterion themselves you also get a nice bonus with their rewards cashback

In the sales, I do use mostly B+N, but yeah, since I have so many Amazon points, I'm sort of stuck.

But, I did get the one with a broken case and while I could have lived with it, and if had been B+N I probably would have lived with it - screw them, Amazon can pay for the shipping twice.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by Vinyl

And go directly to Criterion during their 50% off flash sales (one should be up in October). If you spend 500 you get a 50 dollar gift certificate.

Yeah I ain't spending 500 dollars I only plan on buying 3, or four titles total. Maybe 5, but most likely 3, or 4

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by Watershipdownisgood

Yeah I ain't spending 500 dollars I only plan on buying 3, or four titles total. Maybe 5, but most likely 3, or 4

It's something that is cumulative. Criterion actually awards you 1 point per 1 dollar spent on their website. When you reach 500 points they award you a $50 gift certificate. You can take as long as you like to accrue the 500 points. Once the gift certificate is awarded the counter starts all over again until you reach 500 points again.

[ophone]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

All this virtuous rhetoric about traitors and smaller stores looks great on an internet forum, but some of us who don't have the, ahem, privilege to live in the US need to deal with absurd exchange rates and parcel forwarding costs to import already expensive physical media. I'll buy on Amazon if it's cheaper because it's the sensible thing to do.

There's just one hick-up, even if I also buy region A Criterion Blu-rays at Amazon.com:
Amazon.com takes less care with handling and packaging compared to the European branches of Amazon and other vendors. It happens quite often movies reach me with damaged cases or cover inlays. If there's an online vendor they should follow the example, it's FNAC, at least its Belgian-Luxembourgish branch. FNAC's packaging of movies is exemplar.

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by ophone

There's just one hick-up, even if I also buy region A Criterion Blu-rays at Amazon.com:
Amazon.com takes less care with handling and packaging compared to the European branches of Amazon and other vendors. It happens quite often movies reach me with damaged cases or cover inlays. If there's an online vendor they should follow the example, it's FNAC, at least its Belgian-Luxembourgish branch. FNAC's packaging of movies is exemplar.

Echo this. The French branch sends BDs in a large version of the old Zavvi steelbook box, with the disk held securely inside so it doesn't move about. Unbeatable.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Colonel Blimp

In the sales, I do use mostly B+N, but yeah, since I have so many Amazon points, I'm sort of stuck.

My wife used up most of my amazon points the other day.

I straightened her out about that today when her package arrived. (After I'd calmed down for a couple days.)

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by fdm

I straightened her out about that today when her package arrived.

Ooh, that has an ominous ring.

[Show spoiler]

[MifuneFan]

But I Corrected Her - YouTube

[blackadder213]

Originally Posted by Watershipdownisgood

So I'm planning on buying even more Japanese cinema from Criterion, and here's my list, but I want to know people's thoughts on these films. Also in September I am finally going to buy some Italian Criterion titles as I still don't have any yet.

Planning on buying in October
Lady Snowblood Collection
The Sword of Doom
Cure
Finally going to pick up some more Ozu titles besides Tokyo Story possibly that Floating Weeds set
Branded to Kill and maybe even more Seijun Suzuki too
More Kenji Mizoguchi films

Cure is excellent. Very creepy.

[blackadder213]

Originally Posted by Watershipdownisgood

Looks like the sale hasnt ended on Amazon it has at Barnes and Noble, but a lot of Criterion titles are still 50 percent off on Amazon. Looks like I can pick up Mudbound, Anatomy of a Fall, How to get Ahead In Advertising, and The Manchurian Candidate after all. That's crazy, but also cool so this makes me pretty happy.

Wait, the B&N sale is over? We still have a couple more days...

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Watershipdownisgood

Yeah I ain't spending 500 dollars I only plan on buying 3, or four titles total. Maybe 5, but most likely 3, or 4

I totally forgot Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a trilogy following the life of real life Japanese folk hero Musashi Miyamoto

Also An Actor’s Revenge. Follows the revenge story of a kabuki actor sworn on getting revenge on a family for his parent’s deaths. Has some ninja-like action.

[Querelle]

Originally Posted by blackadder213

Wait, the B&N sale is over? We still have a couple more days...

50% off sale ended 7/27

[blackadder213]

Originally Posted by Querelle

50% off sale ended 7/27

Well that's silly. Was going to see if there was anything more I wanted. Their loss I guess.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by blackadder213

Well that's silly. Was going to see if there was anything more I wanted. Their loss I guess.

. Some are still discounted at Amazon

[blackadder213]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

. Some are still discounted at Amazon

I like to limit myself to the physical store stock because that way, well, I limit myself.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by blackadder213

I like to limit myself to the physical store stock because that way, well, I limit myself.

Ah, okay. Next B&N sale will be in November then.