The Criterion Collection

[kazama]

surprising to see that none of your lists contain Kes or Still Walking, which are both masterpieces in my book.

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by kazama

funny, i love those digipacks. i was so mad when i got my bottle rocket bd in its clear plastic case. i've been hunting it for months now. so yeh, just like someone said a few pages earlier, one man's trash is another man's treasure i guess.

I personally prefer the hard cases, just because I know the digipacks will start to look worn out after a couple of years. Otherwise I wouldn't really care. It's almost impossible to keep them "new" looking.

Apparantly they are still producing certain titles in digipack form, even recent releases. Sweet Smell of Success I ordered from the website, and was surprised it came in a digipack case since I thought they did away with that. Upon visiting the stores I also notice Videodrome seemed to all be in digipack style cases. I don't think there is even an option for a hard case on those titles.

I picked up Seven Samurai recently, another one in a digipack case, and again I'm not sure there is even an option for a standard case.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Criterion mash-up!

[colinrgeorge]

Here's my top 10 criterions, including DVD.

Ace in the Hole
Beauty and the Beast
Brazil
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Hidden Fortress
Ikiru
Paths of Glory
The Thin Red Line
Straw Dogs
Wages of Fear

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

That's interesting. Amazon's main fulfillment center is in Lexington, KY which isn't too far from Louisville I think. Best Buy's main f. center is in Hebron, KY (which isn't too far from Lexington). Hebron is where the airport is I believe. Is that just a major coincidence? What's so special with KY?

I've read that it's low wages and and little to no worker protections in KY and TN that make those states the most frequently used states for warehouses. It's basically a race to the bottom, and the southeast truely is the bottom of the barrel.

[kazama]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

If you were in the states, I'd have you covered for that.

yep, the main problem is that i ain't living there. would of been or would be much easier to grab one. oh well...

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

I personally prefer the hard cases, just because I know the digipacks will start to look worn out after a couple of years. Otherwise I wouldn't really care. It's almost impossible to keep them "new" looking.

Apparantly they are still producing certain titles in digipack form, even recent releases. Sweet Smell of Success I ordered from the website, and was surprised it came in a digipack case since I thought they did away with that. Upon visiting the stores I also notice Videodrome seemed to all be in digipack style cases. I don't think there is even an option for a hard case on those titles.

I picked up Seven Samurai recently, another one in a digipack case, and again I'm not sure there is even an option for a standard case.

i perfectly understand your point, but they look so freakin' classy though. especially Seven Samurai, and its a really sturdy one, so i don't think you should be worried about it. definitely one of my fav digipacks.

[Monty70]

My top ten CC BD's

Last Year at Marienbad
Kiss Me Deadly
Black Narcissus
The Night of the Hunter
Modern Times
Diabolique
The Music Room
M
Pale Flower
Bigger than Life


10 is not enough damn it! (Odd Man Out will go to the front of the list when it is released.)

[octagon]

Diabolique
Kes
M
Paths of Glory
Revanche
Seven Samurai
Sweet Smell of Success
The Third Man
Pale Flower
People on Sunday (this probably wouldn't make the cut a week from now but I just watched it last night and I'm still all googly-eyed)

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

The Silence of the Lambs and Robocop were licensed from Image Entertainment who does not own the rights for Orion catalogue anymore and the DVDs are out-of-print. They are now owned by MGM who has recently licensed quite a lot to Criterion, so there is a possibility.

Sid & Nancy on the other hand was licensed from New Line who is now merged with Warner, and Warner does not like to license films to others.

There were rumors Robocop might be coming. Next year is the anniversary. That'd be sweet.

[Dosto]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I'm curious: has anyone seen The 400 Blows in a plastic case yet?

Yes, I own one.

[Arkadin]

they are still coming out with digipak like packaging for certain releases (Breathless, Videodrome, Seven Samurai, etc.)--that's true--but NOT the original type of packaging used for the bd releases, which is what I particularly don't like--with the "paper sleeve" (that is open at both ends) over a cardboard foldout which contains a plastic disc hub.
THAT specific type of packaging was only used on 10 or so of the initial Criterion blu-ray releases and they definitely aren't making that type of packaging any more.
that's why I'm so surprised that B&N still has The Last Emperor like that.
(would have certainly assumed they would have long gotten case versions)
that type of packaging has supposedly been OOP for over 2 years now.

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by kazama

yep, the main problem is that i ain't living there. would of been or would be much easier to grab one. oh well...



i perfectly understand your point, but they look so freakin' classy though. especially Seven Samurai, and its a really sturdy one, so i don't think you should be worried about it. definitely one of my fav digipacks.

I'm sure I still have my original Bottle Rocket case, and if I do you can have it.

[drbikeshorts]

Narrowing it down really is difficult
In sort-of order:
The Thin Red Line
Seven Samurai
Vivre Sa Vie
Yojimbo/Sanjuro
Paths of Glory
Summer Hours
Army Of Shadows
Sweet Smell of Success
Diabolique
The Double Life of Veronique

I have the BFI edition of The Leopard, but if I had the Criterion, it would top my list.
Summer Hours, Army Of Shadows, Sweet Smell of Success, and Diabolique were all blind-buys and now they're some of my favourite films

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by kazama

surprising to see that none of your lists contain Kes or Still Walking, which are both masterpieces in my book.

Still Walking was another blind-buy for me and we watched a couple of days ago.
Loved it a lot, but need more time for it to settle with me. Looking forward to re-watching it in the near-future.
It also made me wish for Criterion to upgrade Tokyo Story to blu-ray.

[trombone dixie]

I'd really like to get a few more CC blu's from this sale.

Here's what I'm offering:

[Show spoiler]TRADES

• A Christmas Carol (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 1 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Back To The Future Trilogy (only opened to verify it was new packaging inlay) WILL TRADE 1 FOR 1 CRITERION
• The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital) (sealed) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Due Date (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Gladiator (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Hairspray (Shake and Shimmy Edition) (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Halloween (Carpenter's) (sealed) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Inception (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Kick-Ass (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• The King's Speech (sealed) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Lady In The Water (sealed) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Point Break (Pure Adrenaline Edition) (sealed) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Rango (viewed once w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Sucker Punch (Extended Cut) (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital) (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 1 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Tangled (Blu-ray + DVD) (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• The Town (Extended Cut) (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition) (sealed but case damaged during shipping) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• TRON: Legacy (Blu-ray + DVD) (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 CRITERION
• Toy Story 3 (2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) (sealed w/ slip) WILL TRADE 1 FOR 1 CRITERION

• Dexter The First Season (sealed) WILL TRADE 1 FOR 1 CRITERION

WANTS

• #5 The 400 Blows
• #24 High and Low
• #140 8½
• #164 Solaris
• #421 Pierrot le fou
• #453 Days of Heaven
• #555 Sweet Smell of Sucess
• #563 Something Wild
• #564 Pale Flower
• #565 The Great Dictator
• #571 Black Moon
• #573 The Music Room
• #574 Life During Wartime

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I'm curious: has anyone seen The 400 Blows in a plastic case yet?

I have not. I have only seen it in stores in the digipack case. I ordered mine online, and I doubt that I'll get a plastic case, but I would not turn it down. It would save me $5 plus shipping. I don't have a favorite Criterion list yet, I have not seen a lot of the titles, and some I have not seen in years. So no list for me yet.

[Si1entElegy]

My order of Chungking Express from Amazon is arriving tomorrow. Is there a good chance I'll get it in the plastic case?

[trombone dixie]

Favorite Criterions, including DVDs:

Blow Out
Brazil
Charade
Dazed And Confused
High And Low
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
The Night Of The Hunter
Repulsion
The Thin Red Line
3 Women

[wilky61]

Watched one of my CC blind buys today, Black Narcissus, and I guess I just didn't get it. I thought it was a dumb movie. The booklet glorifies the movie as though it's a magnificent depiction of repressed and unrequited emotions, but I didn't think that it really depicted much of this at all. I thought the plot and the characterizations were sparse... many characters are presented with little development over the course of a short movie. I was put off by the movie's filming style with the frequent dissolves and facial close-ups, and I was especially distracted by the rampant color flickering throughout the film that mostly affected blues (the sky) and whites (the sisters' garb and faces). 3/10, I will be selling this one.

It probably didn't help that I preceded it with a rewatch of Tarkovsky's dense and moody film Solaris earlier today. 9/10, that one. The transfer on the Criterion blu-ray looks magnificent!

[bingtau]

no order

thin red line
vanishing
insomnia
harakiri
ran
seven samurai
le samourai
chunngking express
naked
straw dogs