The Criterion Collection

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by marctheshark

I'm really on the fence to pre-ordering Heaven's Gate and Brazil on BD.

Who can convince me why I should pre-order it now?

I just finished viewing Heaven's Gate. Fantastic package with some really interesting supplemental features.

The film -- I will say this: The more things change, the more they stay the same (recent events in the state of Arizona prove it). There is a good reason why the film rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, and was ultimately destroyed in America by various critics and other parties pulling strings behind the scenes. There is also a good reason why it generated different reviews in more liberal parts of Europe. As it is almost always the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

But this isn't exactly news. If you listen to the audio commentary on The Deer Hunter, which in my opinion is one of the very best ever done for a home video release, Cimino makes it very clear where he stands and what worries/ed him.

In any event, I think that many younger viewers will find Heaven's Gate to be a surprisingly relevant film. Which, really, is extremely sad.

Kudos to Criterion for saving yet another very important American film.

Pro-B

[Wildcat47]

Originally Posted by deltasun

If you wait till 12/18, B&N will have their 40% off all BDs. So, I'm going against the grain here.

But if you preorder, you get it for 50% off? Or did they change the preorder prices on their site?

[retablo]

Originally Posted by deltasun

If you wait till 12/18, B&N will have their 40% off all BDs. So, I'm going against the grain here.

Why wait for 40% off when you can preorder it right now for 50% off?

[wcrouse]

Originally Posted by thebard

Unfortunately, I can tell you first hand that some stores still have the problematic discs. I just bought the trilogy yesterday at a B&N in Torrance, CA, and I have a first printing.

Email already sent regarding a replacement...

During last July's B&N sale I ordered the Three Colors set online, and happily the 'White' disc was in fact the second, corrected, printing. The original run must be flushed out of the warehouse system, but i'm not surprised that individual stores still have some of them languishing on the shelves.

[orbital]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

But this isn't exactly news. If you listen to the audio commentary on The Deer Hunter, which in my opinion is one of the very best ever done for a home video release, Cimino makes it very clear where he stands and what worries/ed him.

Totally agree. Unfortunately I don't have the time any more to listen to audio commentaries like I used to. But the Deer Hunter commentary sort of stayed with me. Very personal, very interesting.

[Scottie]

When should we get the February releases? Wil BN have them for Pre-order before the sale ends?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by iScottie

When should we get the February releases? Wil BN have them for Pre-order before the sale ends?

Uh, they haven't even been announced yet.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by deltasun

If you wait till 12/18, B&N will have their 40% off all BDs. So, I'm going against the grain here.

Originally Posted by Wildcat47

But if you preorder, you get it for 50% off? Or did they change the preorder prices on their site?

Originally Posted by retablo

Why wait for 40% off when you can preorder it right now for 50% off?

I'm getting the feeling this must be a YMMV kind of thing. I visited a B&N store yesterday and asked if I could preorder Brazil at 50% off, as part of the sale. I was told that since the bluray wouldn't be released until after the sale was over, it wasn't eligible for the 50% off sale price. But if you go to the B&N website, it is on sale. (oogily-moogily ... )

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-...n=715515086714

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by EricJ

I had never heard of the movie before Criterion, but I was wise enough to watch the documentary first beforehand.
And when they mentioned that the director was a celebrity for directing Japanese TV commercials, that was my "OHHhhh! " moment--Of course, those three simple words would explain a LOT of the movie.

(Especially for those of us who used to get our anime untranslated on imported VHS, and actually used to watch those wacky hyper-cutesy sponsor messages during the breaks. And to think, the Simpsons thought themselves so clever...)



I had too much work to sit down with the annual traditional "Something Wicked This Way Comes" ( ), and found I wasn't in the mood, but at least had enough attention for Great Pumpkin, and finally on Blu this year. At least that's some tradition.
Maybe next year I'll spring for that Warner Archive disk of "Ray Bradbury's 'The Halloween Tree'."

(Never occurred to me to watch Monkee Mash--as I never liked Bob Rafelson's backhandedly self-contemptuous gagged-up/fourth-wall episodes compared to Jim Frawley's more easygoing ones--and darn, still haven't gotten a copy of Ghoul School yet, although it's surprisingly more watchable than "SD&Reluctant Werewolf".)

I like MMM. It has some great character actors in it. It was directed by James Frawley, and there's always some form of breaking the fourth wall in evey episode of the Monkees.

Didn't get to watch Ghoul School, but I did get to Hausu.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

So Toronto got it worst than we do here? Montreal seem to be at a weird location we always avoid the worst of all these things

Apparently so. Normally these storms hit the Maritimes harder than Ontario/Quebec, but Sandy shifted inland this time.

Hausu is a fun film, and I don't understand why people say it's only watchable once. I still laugh and pick up on new things that I didn't see the previous viewings.

[jvince]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

AFAIK there is no way to tell until you open the box and check for "second printing" on the White disc. I have the corrected edition and it says first printing on the outer box and the White digipak. (Criterion.com definitely has the corrected version.)

Originally Posted by thebard

Unfortunately, I can tell you first hand that some stores still have the problematic discs. I just bought the trilogy yesterday at a B&N in Torrance, CA, and I have a first printing.

Email already sent regarding a replacement...

Aw man, that sucks. Do they still send out $10 certificates to those with defective discs? And are there other Criterion blus with issues? I still have few unopened ones...

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Page14

I'm getting the feeling this must be a YMMV kind of thing.

Welcome to the world of B&N.
Not sure why you don't just order it from dotcom instead of trying to order through the store...I don't think ship-to-home orders get the 10 percent in-store discount(?).

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

The Dusan Makavejev Eclipse is probably tied with the Oshima Eclipse as my favorite Criterion release .

Have you seen WR Mysteries of the Organism? Like it?

Wonder what the chances it will be upgraded?

[Lino11]

Blown away by Rosemary's Baby! Perfect Halloween night

[JHas]

Originally Posted by rkish

It was my love of World on a Wire that got me to purchase and watch Berlin Alexanderplatz during the last sale. You might want to consider this, if you like what you've seen of Fassbinder so far.

Thanks, I've bumped it to the top of my netflix queue and plan to take the long journey through the seven discs soon!

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Lino11

Blown away by Rosemary's Baby! Perfect Halloween night

I ordered my copy online, so I didn't receive it yet....

My Halloween night consisted of 1 Criterion BD, 1 previously Criterion held film's non Criterion BD, and a Red-Box rental.

Watched Hausu again, watched Silence of the Lambs, and via Red-Box I picked up "The Artist"

When I got "The Artist" the first thing I see when it spits it out is a Sticky-Note inside the case saying "DOES NOT PLAY" and I think "Great, that stinks" was going to rent a back-up copy, but thought screw-it......

Either way, I get home, toss it in the player, and it plays flawlessly (I checked for cracks, found none, and it was in immaculate shape)

Gotta love people who don't understand that either A) BD will not play in their DVD player, or B) Firmware should be upgraded every couple millenium!
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[Page14]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Welcome to the world of B&N.
Not sure why you don't just order it from dotcom instead of trying to order through the store...I don't think ship-to-home orders get the 10 percent in-store discount(?).

I'm not sure why either. I guess I'm just used to going to the physical stores. Maybe it's the instant gratification. ???

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Page14

I'm not sure why either. I guess I'm just used to going to the physical stores. Maybe it's the instant gratification. ???

You never can tell what you'll get with B&N. I'm pretty sure I was able to order Jan '12 titles in the Nov '11 sale, not working this time though (did pick up the Dec titles I wanted). I had pretty much given up on going to the stores because I was denied coupon stacking & so when I went into one during the July sale... they let me stack the coupons. So go figure.

[EddieLarkin]

Just ordered:

Rashomon
Lonesome
Quadrophenia
Being John Malkovich
Summer with Monika
Letter Never Sent
Summer Interlude
Charade
The Last Days of Disco
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Trilogy of Life
Gimme Shelter
Crumb
La Jetee/Sans Soleil
Down by Law

Monsters and Madmen

Postwar Kurosawa
Gremillon During the Occupation
When Horror Came to Shochiku
Basil Dearden's London Underground

Just over $500!

On top of my previous order:

The Wages of Fear
The 39 Steps
Videodrome
Breathless
Harold and Maude
Rosemary's Baby
A Night to Remember
In the Mood for Love
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
The Gold Rush
Playtime

Three Wicked Melodramas

Just under $300.

Don't let me buy any more guys...

[ravenus]

I ordered for:
Rashomon (didn't everybody? )
In The Mood for Love
Red Desert
and a blind buy (which I hope will turn out cool)
Kiss Me Deadly

Will get these in December when my relative comes to India along with stuff previously ordered at the Criterion.com store sale: The Gold Rush, Pale Flower and the Nikkatsu Noir DVD box.