The Criterion Collection

[rock, stone]

Originally Posted by Monty70

What ever happened to the Blu-ray.com review for The Music Room?

Clearly, Pro B ordered it just to look cool and has no intention of watching it.

[Darkcritic]

Between these three, which one is the best choice? (I will get one of this before the sale ends but I can only afford one more film ):

- The Double Life of Veronique
- Leon Morin, Priest
- High and Low

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Between these three, which one is the best choice? (I will get one of this before the sale ends but I can only afford one more film ):

- The Double Life of Veronique
- Leon Morin, Priest
- High and Low

I just watched both Leon Morin and High and Low, they're both terrific movies, but in very different ways.

But the Kurosawa film is a stronger film, altogether.

Haven't seen Double Life since it was in theaters, I liked it but not enough to watch it again on video since then.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Between these three, which one is the best choice? (I will get one of this before the sale ends but I can only afford one more film ):

- The Double Life of Veronique

This one.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Well, I'm glad to make one schoolboy's fantasy come true.

Remind me around Halloween, and I'll see if I can't pull-off the transformation for you... shaved legs and all. If Pee-Wee Herman did it in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, then I can do it, too.

You will have to top this:

‪The Penguin Caning Blues Bros.m4v‬‏ - YouTube

Which reminds me, I picked up Leon Morin, Priest yesterday at B&N. Looking forward to watching it.

[Show spoiler]Oops! Just found out Leon Morin is not a sequel to the Blues Brothers. Guess I will watch it anyway.

[Cocophone]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Between these three, which one is the best choice? (I will get one of this before the sale ends but I can only afford one more film ):


- The Double Life of Veronique

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

This one.

I agree

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by kazama

from this list, which 5 would you recommend me to get?

• Pale Flower
• Close-UP
• Walkabout
• Robinson Crusoe on Mars
• Repulsion
• Playtime
• Black Narcissus
• The Great Dictator
• Kagemusha
• The Thin Red Line
• For All Mankind
• Le Cercle Rouge
• Days of Heaven
• People on Sunday

i'll get all of them eventually, but now i'll be buying only 5 and i'm unable to choose, so any help and tips would be great guys.

There ya go

[scottpcusa]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Between these three, which one is the best choice? (I will get one of this before the sale ends but I can only afford one more film ):

- The Double Life of Veronique

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

This one.

Originally Posted by Cocophone

I agree

As do I.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Dosto

Canceled High and Low from B&N since they still haven't shipped it and my other order from them is also experiencing delays. I'd rather wait a few months or even pay a few more bucks if it means actually getting my item in a timely manner. One of the worst place I've ordered from, ever.

Too bad. I got an email last night around 8 saying it had shipped. I may order from them again, because some stuff came early with no damages. I think most of my issue is Canada post, because, despite what they say, my mail is still delayed. I still don't have my American library association membership renewal info,and I renewed month ago.

BTW Something Wild was a pretty fantastic blind buy.

[Dosto]

Well I'm in Montreal and my mail is flowing - aside from my B&N stuff.

[CaptYamato]

Still haven't received my package with my movies. Will never order from B&N's website again.

[AgentOrange]

Do you guys failing to get your movies all live in Canada? It really might be a border/customs issue moreso than a Barnes and Noble issue. You said "mail is flowing", but is that mail packages coming across the border?

I was actually highly impressed with their shipping speed (using express shipping from my membership). I did quite a few "single disc" orders as well in order to use coupon codes, all my separate packages arrived within 2 or 3 days from the time I placed my order. Even my Pierrot Le Fou which is OOP, showed an original shipping date of August 13th causing me to question if they even had any stock left, yet it arrived a few days ago.

[exolstice]

Originally Posted by Dosto

Well I'm in Montreal and my mail is flowing - aside from my B&N stuff.

Same.

[Trekkie313]

Just ordered House and Blow Out.

[greekak229]

Originally Posted by Dosto

Well I'm in Montreal and my mail is flowing - aside from my B&N stuff.

No High and Low anymore?

[Dosto]

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

Do you guys failing to get your movies all live in Canada? It really might be a border/customs issue moreso than a Barnes and Noble issue. You said "mail is flowing", but is that mail packages coming across the border?

I've received mail from France and the UK in only a few days.

Originally Posted by greekak229

No High and Low anymore?

Eventually, yes, of course! But I don't know when that will be. I've seen the movie quite a few times so I'm not in a hurry to buy it at more than 25$ or so.

[Yesterdaysnews]

Ordered another 10 Criterion Blu's today from B & N, mkaing my total 16 this sale. I swore I'd never bother updating half my Criterion DVD's but was just too tempting

Regarding delivery times, always takes about 1-2 months for B & N to deliver to the UK - at least when I order it does!

[Dosto]

Originally Posted by Yesterdaysnews

Regarding delivery times, always takes about 1-2 months for B & N to deliver to the UK - at least when I order it does!

1 or 2 months? Jesus. They should really upgrade their game...

[Yesterdaysnews]

Yup, shit's insane! Considering most U.S packages take 4-5 days from the U.S!
It's been nover 10 days for my first shipment of 6 and still nothing and that was with EXPRESS postage - not even the bloody standard one!

Originally Posted by kazama
from this list, which 5 would you recommend me to get?

Pale Flower
Close-UP
Walkabout
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Repulsion
Playtime
Black Narcissus
The Great Dictator
Kagemusha
The Thin Red Line
For All Mankind
Le Cercle Rouge
Days of Heaven
People on Sunday

i'll get all of them eventually, but now i'll be buying only 5 and i'm unable to choose, so any help and tips would be great guys.

I know you didn't request the following, but if you don't have go for Wim Wenders' 'Wings of Desire' or Chaplin's 'Modern Times' if you don't own. It's a tough call from that list as there are some really different experiences on there so hard to play one off against another.

I know there are a lot of recommendations for 'Days of Heaven' and while it's shot beautifully, I found, and still find, it to be less enthralling than some of the other titles on the list. Don't get me wrong I like Malick but I think sometimes (always!?) his visual lyricism can be too intrusive.

[AgentOrange]

Maybe B&N just sucks at international orders regardless of where it's going.

Can't complain about the speed inside the U.S., though their packaging isn't exactly the best. (someone else described it as "cardboard ravioli", which is both hilarious and a pretty accurate description)