The Criterion Collection

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Swordsman83

well i guess the only criterion blu ray i will buy will be the curious case of benjamin button..

Why?

[italy12]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Why?

Great minds think alike!

[italy12]

Originally Posted by Swordsman83

well i guess the only criterion blu ray i will buy will be the curious case of benjamin button..

Random quote of the day??

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by italy12

Great minds think alike!

Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?

all joking aside, why would anyone only buy Benjamin Button, and none of the other great films in the collection?

[italy12]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?

all joking aside, why would anyone only buy Benjamin Button, and none of the other great films in the collection?

Well, its obvious. It is the one BD that comes in a regular BD case, and has a rare slipcover for those that want to dedicate their lives searching for the Holy Grail of slipcovers.

Only reason I could think of...

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?

all joking aside, why would anyone only buy Benjamin Button, and none of the other great films in the collection?

Because all the other movies are either not in color, have words on the screen or are 'artsy fartsy'.....choose....

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by jcs913

Because all the other movies are either not in color, have words on the screen or are 'artsy fartsy'.....choose....

What about Dazed and Confused, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and the Wes Anderson films? Those don't quite fall into your definition of a Criterion.

[Belloche]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

The StudioCanal group was the first time I recall them announcing titles going out of print.

They used to make an announcement on the website for most titles going out of print. Off the top of my head I can remember the Straw Dogs and Tokyo Olympiad announcements.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

What about Dazed and Confused, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and the Wes Anderson films? Those don't quite fall into your definition of a Criterion.

your right, I forgot about 'quirky'....that should cover it then..

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by jcs913

your right, I forgot about 'quirky'....that should cover it then..

Touche. At the same time though, a lot of "non" Criterion fans buy those ones constantly, and proceed to whine about the price of paying for their beloved Wes Anderson on BD, because Fantastic Mr. Fox was oh so muhc cheaper.

Yay! I'm starting some Anderson trolling!

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by italy12

Well, its obvious. It is the one BD that comes in a regular BD case, and has a rare slipcover for those that want to dedicate their lives searching for the Holy Grail of slipcovers.

Only reason I could think of...

Oh, I totally forgot about that! Some people just won't buy films without a slipcover. I have offended the slipcover gods.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Oh, I totally forgot about that! Some people just won't buy films without a slipcover. I have offended the slipcover gods.

I was actually banned last year for a week or so for pissing on the god of slipcovers. I think I asked why anyone would go crazy over a piece of cardboard. Didn't go over so well on the slipcover thread.

Heck, I'll admit they're nice, but when my copy of Das Boot and Iron Man 2 didn't come with one, I just kept on living my life.

I have other obsessions...

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Yay! I'm starting some Anderson trolling!

It's been a while since we had that in here so it's ok

[TylerDurden]

Originally Posted by italy12

I was actually banned last year for a week or so for pissing on the god of slipcovers. I think I asked why anyone would go crazy over a piece of cardboard. Didn't go over so well on the slipcover thread.

Heck, I'll admit they're nice, but when my copy of Das Boot and Iron Man 2 didn't come with one, I just kept on living my life.

I have other obsessions...

Thats pretty painful. I was glad that my copy showed up with one. However my Mad Men Season 4 did not come with one.

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by Old Geezer

I received an e-mail from Barnes & Nobel this morning that my pre-order of Designs for Living and Branded to Kill has been delayed "because the release date had changed". Anybody else get a similar e-mail from them? I received similar treatment with my pre-order of The Three Colors Trilogy, finally receiving it about a month after release date. I sent them a nasty return e-mail letting them know that maybe they ran out of the product but the "release date" had certainly not changed.

I've gotten that email from B&N a few times in the past, but the items usually ship within a matter of days anyway. It's just a generic message for any "new release" they can't ship on the exact release date.

-Lady Vanishes release date 12/6
-on 12/7 I got email that Lady Vanishes was delayed.
-It shipped 12/10.

Today I got an email for Tokyo Drifter that again says the same thing, it will probably still be sent out within days. Not that I really care so long as they don't charge me until it ships...

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by italy12

I was actually banned last year for a week or so for pissing on the god of slipcovers. I think I asked why anyone would go crazy over a piece of cardboard. Didn't go over so well on the slipcover thread.

Heck, I'll admit they're nice, but when my copy of Das Boot and Iron Man 2 didn't come with one, I just kept on living my life.

I have other obsessions...

That's...that's just sad.

Don't feel bad though, a thread that mentioned that slipcovers were silly in the grand scheme of things was locked and deleted by some mods, yet people were allowed to be abusive, nasty, and all that in the sales threads. So obviously verbally abusing slipcovers is more of an issue than eStalking and verbally abusing posters.

I'm eagerly anticipating your announcements of the announcements tomorrow, you always have the best scoop on the new Criterions.

[BohemianGraham]

Oh my, this is positively glorious:

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[Mr. Movie Fan]

Originally Posted by Criterion Collector

One of the major reasons I began exploring the collection myself. Simply to broaden my horizons, and discover great films I knew that otherwise I would never even hear about.

Plus, I do have some favorites (Criterion spine or not) in the collection as well.

thanks.

Personally I would always go with the Criterion's release of anything- always.

[Mr. Movie Fan]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

They've released things like Rossellini's War Trilogy, the von Sternberg silents, and The Music Room in the past few years. Hardly obscure arthouse, though I know those are a few examples from dozens of releases. But let's face it, after a decade of mining that vein, you're invariably going to have to start digging deeper. The brand they have built makes those more obscure titles accessible to those interested to experiencing more great cinema regardless of its name recognition.

No those are classics. But there's a lot of filler like "Fat Girl" and most of what IFC gives them.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Thats pretty painful. I was glad that my copy showed up with one. However my Mad Men Season 4 did not come with one.

Oh my, how do you go on??