The Criterion Collection

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Agreed. The title sequence is ace, and I knew that I was in for a fine movie when this played out.

I even have the original soundtrack on vinyl (original 63' pressing!)

(I'm sure few of us Criterion lovers like (and collect) vinyl as well!)

[zoodermin]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

Thanks guys ... the Criterion Blu-ray will likely win in the end... but i think i'll wait for a few days to see how the Universal disc turns out.

Price wise it could be more convenient, but, whenever possible I always go with the Criterion edition without hesitation. I really doubt that the Universal BD will be superior to the Criterion one.

[georgec]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

The Devil's Backbone is not on sale

50% off doesn't apply to preorders. It never has.

When TDB comes out it will fall under the sale and be discounted.

[zoodermin]

Originally Posted by georgec

50% off doesn't apply to preorders. It never has.

When TDB comes out it will fall under the sale and be discounted.

The problem is that it won't because TDB will be released on July 30 and the sales ends the 29. So I guess I'll have to wait until the Nov. sale (or an Amazon random sale) to have it.

[jmbenesh]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

also Maurice Binders's (many a Bond 007 film) title sequence is an all-time classic, it has a Saul Bass look to it!
also it has a great Henry Mancini score.

how such a classic as Charade fell into the public domain is beyond me?

I love my Criterion blu of the film!

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Agreed. The title sequence is ace, and I knew that I was in for a fine movie when this played out.

I firmly believe Charade is one of the more underrated, little-discussed films in the Criterion Collection. Personally, I love it. Cary, Audrey, that score, the opening sequence, the Hitchcockian narrative -- it all comes together so well.

As for it falling into the public domain, well, you can tick that up to Universal forgetting to place a proper copyright logo on it. Whoops!

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Price wise it could be more convenient, but, whenever possible I always go with the Criterion edition without hesitation. I really doubt that the Universal BD will be superior to the Criterion one.

I'll happily pay more for better A/V quality... i'm not getting my hopes high... but i'm curious to know.

[georgec]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

The problem is that it won't because TDB will be released on July 30 and the sales ends the 29. So I guess I'll have to wait until the Nov. sale (or an Amazon random sale) to have it.

Oh crap, my bad. I thought it comes out on the 23rd. In that case The Devil's Backbone will indeed miss the sale.

[SammyJankis]

Might be my biggest haul yet.

[Show spoiler]

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Might be my biggest haul yet.

[Show spoiler]

Nicely done! I can't wait for my fishing trip at Barnes & Noble this afternoon.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Nicely done! I can't wait for my fishing trip at Barnes & Noble this afternoon.

Thanks! I really wasn't sure if I should get Heaven's Gate, but decided to anyways. I've heard it's an interesting failure by some, which is always interesting.

First time I ran into someone else at one of these things. Luckily she didn't grab anything that I needed.

[Brad1963]

Don't forget, Criterion usually has a FLASH SALE sometime in September, or at least for the past couple years.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Okay I'm going to get the following during this sale I think:
-The Wages of Fear
-Safety Last!
-Wings of Desire

I'm going to try and sell my MoC steelbook's of Repo Man and Island of Lost Souls to replace them with the criterion releases aswel.

AND! I've surprised myself by actually considering getting Marketa Lazarová... Not sure though.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

First time I ran into someone else at one of these things. Luckily she didn't grab anything that I needed.

I already have my movies reserved for me there.

(The Gold Rush, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Yojimbo/Sanjuro, Island of Lost Souls)

I'm upgrading three Chaplin Criterions, but am putting off a purchase of Monsieur Verdoux for another month. There's plenty of time, and I don't want to get so many eggs at the same time that I have trouble keeping track of the chickens later on.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I already have my movies reserved for me there.

(The Gold Rush, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Yojimbo/Sanjuro, Island of Lost Souls)

I'm upgrading three Chaplin Criterions, but am putting off a purchase of Monsieur Verdoux for another month. There's plenty of time, and I don't want to get so many eggs at the same time that I have trouble keeping track of the chickens later on.

Heh, that's a good way of putting it. There's nothing coming out during the sale that I want, thankfully. The only film I wanted that wasn't there was The Man Who Knew Too Much. Gonna have to go to another B&N.

[Judex]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Might be my biggest haul yet.

[Show spoiler]

:sigh: I wish I could walk into B&N, instead I have to wait a couple of week to receive this lot which I ordered:

The Life of Oharu
The Red Shoes
Marketa Lazarova
Safety Last
The Kid With a Bike
Certified Copy
Makioka Sisters
Richard III

[Crimson King]

Just found a factory sealed Criterion DVD of "The Lady Eve" at my local Goodwill, the price: $1.00 +tax!

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Judex

:sigh: I wish I could walk into B&N, instead I have to wait a couple of week to receive this lot which I ordered:

The Life of Oharu
The Red Shoes
Marketa Lazarova
Safety Last
The Kid With a Bike
Certified Copy
Makioka Sisters
Richard III

Crap, I forgot to look for that one. That's what I get for going in without a list.

[zoodermin]

I decided to limit myself to four Criterions BDs in this sale since I bought 11 Criterion titles on the Amazon sale. However, The Devil's Backbone was part of my purchases but since it won't be on sale, I chose Kiss Me Deadly but now I'm reading lots of positive things about Charade and now I'm debating which one to get.

This three are definite purchases:

Marketa Lazarova
The Life of Oharu
Wild Strawberries

But between Kiss Me Deadly and Charade, which one??

[Brad1963]

I only ordered Things to Come and Richard III on this round. May go "in store" in the next couples weeks to get Lord of the Flies, Ice Storm and Babette's Feast.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Thanks! I really wasn't sure if I should get Heaven's Gate, but decided to anyways. I've heard it's an interesting failure by some, which is always interesting.

First time I ran into someone else at one of these things. Luckily she didn't grab anything that I needed.

I don't consider Heavens Gate a failure at all. In fact, I think it's one of the best films in the collection.

Note: it may take a second viewing to appreciate its start-stop pacing.