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Beta Man · 02-25-2011, 11:27 PM

Did anyone getting shipping confirmation or charged for titles at the $15.98 price though????

capnnarcolepsy · 02-25-2011, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Did anyone getting shipping confirmation or charged for titles at the $15.98 price though????

i wish! my regular titles went for $19.97 like (most) everyone else. march 29th is my first pre-order scheduled ship date. that's a long time to be anxious.

BasicGreatGuy · 02-25-2011, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by StefR

So they have already charged me for everything, does that mean I'll be getting everything I ordered?

And for being loyal to the Criterion sale even if you were a little tipsy, Criterion will also be sending you a free pair of Ginsu knives.

capnnarcolepsy · 02-25-2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BasicGreatGuy

And for being loyal to the Criterion sale even if you were a little tipsy, Criterion will also be sending you a free pair of Ginsu knives.

maybe a Criterion koozie. or, for classy times, scotch glasses.

jcs913 · 02-25-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Did anyone getting shipping confirmation or charged for titles at the $15.98 price though????

Beta, I got my shipping conf. too for the released ones, but none of the titles came up at the $16 price, only the pre-orders did. Who says they got already released titles for $16??? That is the first I heard of that.

BasicGreatGuy · 02-26-2011, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jcs913

Beta, I got my shipping conf. too for the released ones, but none of the titles came up at the $16 price, only the pre-orders did. Who says they got already released titles for $16??? That is the first I heard of that.

I believe he is referring to pre-order pricing from his order last night.

jcs913 · 02-26-2011, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BasicGreatGuy

I believe he is referring to pre-order pricing from his order last night.

I figured that, but those will not ship nor will he be charged till his 1st ship date. His tone sounded like he thought others may have gotten current releases for $16.

retask · 02-26-2011, 12:38 AM

I see there are a lot of auctions for The Hidden Fortress on ebay. Are there any rumors on this film getting a blu-ray release?

BasicGreatGuy · 02-26-2011, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by retask

I see there are a lot of auctions for The Hidden Fortress on ebay. Are there any rumors on this film getting a blu-ray release?

I haven't read of such.

BasicGreatGuy · 02-26-2011, 12:42 AM

Who here has the Criterion release of "Spartacus," as well as the BD release? If you have both, what are your comparison thoughts as to PQ and AQ? I ordered the Criterion release last night, as I wasn't thrilled with the BD release.

ChinaMan · 02-26-2011, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jcs913

Beta, I got my shipping conf. too for the released ones, but none of the titles came up at the $16 price, only the pre-orders did. Who says they got already released titles for $16??? That is the first I heard of that.

Still waiting on shipping confirmation for Chungking Express and America BBS, which I purchased for $15.98 and $49.98 respectively.

A few people were able to purchase both preorders and in-stock movies for 50% off Criterion's sale price.

jcs913 · 02-26-2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ChinaMan

Still waiting on shipping confirmation for Chungking Express and America BBS, which I purchased for $15.98 and $49.98 respectively.

A few people were able to purchase both preorders and in-stock movies for 50% off Criterion's sale price.

Man, I thought I was quick with my order. The price had already been 19.95 within minutes. You must have had one of the first orders?

jcs913 · 02-26-2011, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Actually it wasn't that soon. It was within the first hour or so, but not right away. I had been fiddling away adding things to my cart and changing my mind, when suddenly something I'd added was $15.98, and for a pre-order no less. I almost added a couple $12 DVDs but not really being able to afford it I just went with the $15.98 pre-order. Ten minutes after I'd placed it, I was unable to replicate the order at that price.

I know pre-orders came out to $16 for a little while, I got 11 at that price.

What china was saying is he got a current release for $16 during the sale, which I or others did not see happen. Any current release I put in the cart came out to $20 and I got my order in right away.

The Theory · 02-26-2011, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BasicGreatGuy

Who here has the Criterion release of "Spartacus," as well as the BD release? If you have both, what are your comparison thoughts as to PQ and AQ? I ordered the Criterion release last night, as I wasn't thrilled with the BD release.

I don't, but DVDBeaver has a comparrison:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare/spartacus.htm

ChinaMan · 02-26-2011, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jcs913

What china was saying is he got a current release for $16 during the sale, which I or others did not see happen. Any current release I put in the cart came out to $20 and I got my order in right away.

I ordered around 5:56pm PST.

Check the other thread on the Movies & Deals section. Other members here got in-stock movies for $15.98 (50% off $31.96)

I also read that you had to add a preorder then in-stock movie for the whole purchase to be 50% off of the sale price.

Here's my total if you don't believe me:

[Show spoiler]

rkish · 02-26-2011, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

The There Was A Father DVD print is pretty rough. I'm assuming they didn't issue a BD of that just as they didn't for Kobayashi's The Human Condition, which seems in much better shape than There Was A Father. I've heard anecdotally that Criterion won't be doing a Blu for the Human Condition because of the state of the print (no idea of the origin or validity of that statement), so the same may be true for some of the Ozus.

Of course that didn't stop them doing Stagecoach, or Eureka/Kino from doing Metropolis, so who knows.

BFI used Criterion's transfer of "There Was a Father" and granted, it has it's share of damage, but the BFI BD version is clearly superior to the Crtiterion DVD version.

jacobsever · 02-26-2011, 03:39 AM

Just watched Bertolucci's "Dreamers". Interesting film, can't find any info about a blu release (by any company). Anybody know of one?

Beta Man · 02-26-2011, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BasicGreatGuy

Who here has the Criterion release of "Spartacus," as well as the BD release? If you have both, what are your comparison thoughts as to PQ and AQ? I ordered the Criterion release last night, as I wasn't thrilled with the BD release.

I have both.....

The Criterion DVD has much less "issues" with resolution, but the color of the BD is certainly nice..... I think it's a wash as far as what your personal preference is.....

Bottom line though..... the BD certainly wasn't a good effort

buffetfroid · 02-26-2011, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

Just watched Bertolucci's "Dreamers". Interesting film, can't find any info about a blu release (by any company). Anybody know of one?

doubt it's a high priority

stobbart · 02-26-2011, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

Just watched Bertolucci's "Dreamers". Interesting film, can't find any info about a blu release (by any company). Anybody know of one?

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Originally Posted by buffetfroid

doubt it's a high priority

They sort of missed their window of opportunity for high sales had they released it at the same time as Casino Royale

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02-25-2011, 11:27 PM	#26181
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Did anyone getting shipping confirmation or charged for titles at the $15.98 price though????

02-26-2011, 12:38 AM	#26188
retask Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:7800 Namsos Blu-ray collection:9 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	I see there are a lot of auctions for The Hidden Fortress on ebay. Are there any rumors on this film getting a blu-ray release?

02-26-2011, 12:42 AM	#26190
BasicGreatGuy Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Atlanta - SteelBooks™: 16 Blu-ray collection:320 Trading Score:31	Who here has the Criterion release of "Spartacus," as well as the BD release? If you have both, what are your comparison thoughts as to PQ and AQ? I ordered the Criterion release last night, as I wasn't thrilled with the BD release.

02-26-2011, 03:39 AM	#26197
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	Just watched Bertolucci's "Dreamers". Interesting film, can't find any info about a blu release (by any company). Anybody know of one?

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