The Criterion Collection

[kndy]

Curious, are there female Criterion fans on here? Or is it literally a Criterion sausage-fest on this thread. Hehe.... I want to read comments from the women who enjoy Criterion titles.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Codyblaze

I posted this in the Hunger thread but didn't recieve a response from anyone, so I thought I'd try here. Does anyone else see a subtitles option on their version of Hunger? The reviewer noted that it was an option, but my disc doesn't appear to have it, do I have a defective disc? I'd be surprised if that was the case; seems more likely that maybe they had subtitles on the screener versions but dropped from the actual release.

Hello Cody,

I meant to respond to your question in the other thread, but forgot. Yes, you must access the optional English subtitles via your remote control. For whatever reason, there isn't an option on the main menu.

Pro-B

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I have yet to see this one...... it's on the way from Amazon though......

Better put that Prime membership to good use, Beta. Better go back and change your shipping on any pre-orders that you have, too.

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[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by kndy

Curious, are there female Criterion fans on here? Or is it literally a Criterion sausage-fest on this thread. Hehe.... I want to read comments from the women who enjoy Criterion titles.

Many, many pages back there was a female that posted on here once or twice. That's the only one I recall being a definite.

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[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Better put that Prime membership to good use, Beta. Better go back and change your shipping on any pre-orders that you have, too.

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I actually did order it (with the other two titles from this month) right after I activated the Prime membership...... I did the 2-day free Prime shipping, ordered them Saturday early-afternoon sometime, and I just checked, and they're both still listed as "shipping soon"

Maybe they shipped, but I don't have an update via Amazon to reflect that yet

[captveg]

Home Theater and Home Video forums are almost always male dominated, no matter if it's super mainstream studios or boutique labels.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Many, many pages back there was a female that posted on here once or twice. That's the only one I recall being a definite.

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jacobsever has stated he likes Twilight: New Moon. I think that qualifies him as having teenage female tendencies.

[jmcy2k]

Pre-orders for May releases were just posted at Amazon ...

[jacobsever]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

jacobsever has stated he likes Twilight: New Moon. I think that qualifies him as having teenage female tendencies.

Easier to pick up the ladies if you share a common interest.

Also, I read that Steve McQueen is making a film this year based on the life of one of my favorite musicians, Fela Kuti.
I know it's not even started filming yet, but, do you think being by Steve McQueen it would have any shot at a possible Criterion release down the road?

[Idioteque...]

Originally Posted by Codyblaze

I did enjoy Gaijini, it was so surreal to see the change in mood and tone from the original. And the acting is leaps and bounds from your typical Indian fare. They can make ANY movie into a musical!

Yeah but they just made it all happy joy joy. They even got rid of the twist. I mean really now? The Aamir Khan dude is known for being very particular about his movies.

[Kevtronn]

Originally Posted by jmcy2k

Pre-orders for May releases were just posted at Amazon ...

Thanks, pre-ordered all 4.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

Easier to pick up the ladies if you share a common interest.

Also, I read that Steve McQueen is making a film this year based on the life of one of my favorite musicians, Fela Kuti.
I know it's not even started filming yet, but, do you think being by Steve McQueen it would have any shot at a possible Criterion release down the road?

Hmm... the only Steve McQueen I was aware of was the actor who died the year I was born. Didn't realize someone by the same name did the film Hunger.

I had never heard of Fela Kuti either but after reading about him he sounds like an interesting person. A biopic about him definately sounds interesting.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Kevtronn

Thanks, pre-ordered all 4.

This is sad..... but May's titles were announced during my "dark ages" when my computer was busted, and I didn't have the new one....... I didn't even know 4 titles were announced let-alone what they were...... I just pre-ordered all 4 as well..... I just purchased the three from this month a few days ago, and I'm eagerly awaiting those as well!

[Kevtronn]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

This is sad..... but May's titles were announced during my "dark ages" when my computer was busted, and I didn't have the new one....... I didn't even know 4 titles were announced let-alone what they were...... I just pre-ordered all 4 as well..... I just purchased the three from this month a few days ago, and I'm eagerly awaiting those as well!

Understandable with your pc out, must have been a lovely surprise! What about March & April's releases?

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Kevtronn

What about March & April's releases?

Pre-ordered long ago

[eatbear]

I wish I was on top of these like some of you seem to be... I'm currently trying to get the backlog and will eventually catch up to where I'll be pre-ordering the latest release.

Just ordered Revanche as well as several others from the digipak period; I should have an enjoyable week!

Also, I've been mainly buying Criterions on Amazon (PRIME ), and recently my Quick Picks (gold box page) have begun to pile up with Criterion Blu-ray options. Sometimes it's more useful than others, but it generally seems to be about an additional $1.25 off the regular Amazon price. Sometimes I even find 2-3 I want to use on a single order -- today there were 6 available Criterion blu-rays in my Quick Picks. The discounts seem to stack, as I ordered two and the discounts were credited in the final invoice. The cycle for new titles takes about a day or more to refresh, and I'm hoping the trend will continue.

[avstraq]

Just finished watching "Revanche"... I must say, it was very moving. And the movie was totally unencumbered by music...very raw and real.

I loved it--found myself repeating the first quarter of the movie immediately if only to make sure I didn't miss anything, but discovered subtle details.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by eatbear

I wish I was on top of these like some of you seem to be... I'm currently trying to get the backlog and will eventually catch up to where I'll be pre-ordering the latest release.

Same here. I'm up to a dozen Criterion with a few pre-ordered, but still trying to catch up on the backlog. Right now nobody seems to have Criterion Blu's at an attractive price. Going rate is around $24-28 each. I'm probably going to wait till either Amazon drops the titles back to around $21 each as they did about a month or so ago or B&N has a half-price sale.

[eatbear]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Same here. I'm up to a dozen Criterion with a few pre-ordered, but still trying to catch up on the backlog. Right now nobody seems to have Criterion Blu's at an attractive price. Going rate is around $24-28 each. I'm probably going to wait till either Amazon drops the titles back to around $21 each as they did about a month or so ago or B&N has a half-price sale.

I try and wait for them to be about 23 or less on Amazon, but I'd always love to get them cheaper...

Hopefully I'll be able to knock out a large portion of the collection if one of those B&N sales comes around again, otherwise I'll just be picking up about 5-6 a month for a while.

[Codyblaze]

Originally Posted by Kevtronn

Thanks, pre-ordered all 4.

Thanks for the head's up, I had a hard time finding Walkabout and Stagecoach, but all are pre-ordered now.
If they keep up with this 3 regular releases plus a 2 disc set each month we're looking at $140/month to keep up with these! Well worth it IMO.