The Criterion Collection

[whbinder]

Originally Posted by One4Deuce

Then click new on the left and prime eligible, I think that's the method I usually use.

Good call. Thanks. Oh, and to answer the original question. No, no DVDs in the promo. That's OK.

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by Schonfelder

I mean, you're buying them just because they'll look good on your shelf, right ?

I buy them for the covers. I love to collect Criterions. Someday I might watch one but I don't dig B&W movies without any explosions

I read that some are also in French or Japanese. What's up with that!?

[keldons]

Originally Posted by greekak229

I really wish I could get Kes, but I don't have the money now. I got a $75 Amazon gift card for my birthday last month, but I used it to pre-order Great Dictator, Diabolique, and I Saw The Devil. Oh, well. Eventually.

swap out I Saw the Devil for Kes. You won't be sorry. I Saw the Devil is one of the worst films I've seen in a long time.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by JediFonger

here are the latest batch i'm getting that i don't plan to watch:
-Blow Out
-Broadcast News
-Kes
-Naked Kiss
-Senso
-Shock Corridor
-Topsy Turvy

although i have seen Topsy before, great film!

Jedi is just making fun of himself. We have given him a hard time about his love of collecting for years now. He will probably watch all of them, eventually........

[SpiderBaby]

Hello everyone! What's been going on the past couple of days?

[aherron]

Received Sweet Smell Of Success and Army Of Shadows today. As I'm looking at SSOS right in front of me instead of the opening being on the right it's actually on the left. The casing is like Planet Earth but on the opposite side and came with a thick booklet. Will try and watch this tonight. Blow Out will be arriving tomorrow.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Yes, and for some reason Amazon thinks I might be interested in some women's slacks and Lego Star Wars garbage.

I dunno, Joe. Those Amazon algorithms are pretty good. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves.

[Zen_Amako]

I ordered Blow Out and Fish Tank yesterday morning when both were in stock, but only Fish Tank is shipping. I wonder if that means I'll have to wait for more stock to arrive for Blow Out.

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by whbinder

Good call. Thanks. Oh, and to answer the original question. No, no DVDs in the promo. That's OK.

there's actually quite a few. Le Samourai has already been mentioned, but i noticed Last Temptation of Christ, The Night Porter, Fanny & Alexander boxset, Hidden Fortress, White Mane, and that was just through a passing search. i'm sure there's a lot more, just gotta keep looking.

[ShellOilJunior]

Seems another retailer has copied the sale, but if you buy from them you're going to hell.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Hello everyone! What's been going on the past couple of days?

You don't wanna know.

Amazon sale, so what do you think the 'hot topic' is gonna be?

1. I bought these items.
2. Which ones should I buy?
3. Curse you Amazon 'cause I have no money for this sale.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Le Samourai was $15 or so. That was the only DVD-only one that jumped out at me.

There are a few other DVD titles, as well. The 5-disc "Fanny & Alexander" set is on-sale, although Amazon lists it as only two discs.

I now see that capnnarcolepsy already mentioned it.

[MitsuMarky]

Just got my first Criterion blu in the mail today, Thin Red Line.

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

There are a few other DVD titles, as well. The 5-disc "Fanny & Alexander" set is on-sale, although Amazon lists it as only two discs.

I now see that capnnarcolepsy already mentioned it.

hehe,great minds, i suppose! there's a solemn few of us out there still posting outside the norms. gotta keep hope alive.

[cyniclaus]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I've got probably 5 unwatched Criterions in my collection

I always remain optimistic when I order something, that I'll watch it the day I get it..... it just rarely happens that way

I'm the same way with Criterions! I find myself saving them for a "special occasion" or the "right moment" that never comes. We need to just get our Cleveland group together for a Criterion festival or something.

Of the ten Criteron BDs I've bought, I have yet to watch a single one! (although I have seen/owned some of them on DVD before)

[octagon]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

You don't wanna know.

Amazon sale, so what do you think the 'hot topic' is gonna be?

1. I bought these items.
2. Which ones should I buy?
3. Curse you Amazon 'cause I have no money for this sale.

Yeah, it's a real step down from the Algonquin Round Table we normally have going on in here...

[Hendershot737]

Originally Posted by octagon

Yeah, it's a real step down from the Algonquin Round Table we normally have going on in here...

Spot on.

[rock, stone]

Originally Posted by octagon

Yeah, it's a real step down from the Algonquin Round Table we normally have going on in here...

Truer words...

[JJE-187]

I jumped on this sale. Over $500 for me, closer to $550 counting the Austin Powers Trilogy

[ShellOilJunior]

This is for The Cleveland Cinematheque. The Soft Skin print is Janus. This all but ensures a Criterion blu in 6-12 months, imo. I'm anxious for its release as it's one of the few Truffaut's I haven't seen.