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Kevin Holly · 07-09-2013, 07:19 PM

LOL I have around $450 worth of merchandise between the tabs I have open now. And I have to cut that down by 60%-70% .... so tough.

Abdrewes · 07-09-2013, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

For now i'll get some Criterions from B&N and then some more before the sale ends.

I need your opinion... between these 3 foreign films - which one do you think is the best.

Fellini's 8½
Breathless
Summer Interlude

8 1/2. At over 2:10 of amazing sights and sounds, it gives you the most bang for your buck.

Godard's Band of Outsiders is probably more accessible than Breathless.

UncleBuckWild · 07-09-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

That's a difficult one, but I'd pick Breathless for you, just because it's a great starting point to many other foreign films of the time (sorry, I'm assuming you haven't seen any of those 3)

I agree it's a difficult pick... I wanted to watch these first on Blu-ray... don't know if any of the 3 are available on Hulu.

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

8 1/2. At over 2:10 of amazing sights and sounds, it gives you the most bang for your buck.

Godard's Band of Outsiders is probably more accessible than Breathless.

Man, decisions decisions.

bluesilo · 07-09-2013, 07:32 PM

Just ended up with three in the end.

Life of Oharu
Godzilla
Thing to Come

Probably all done and waiting for November now.

Hawkguy · 07-09-2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

LOL I have around $450 worth of merchandise between the tabs I have open now. And I have to cut that down by 60%-70% .... so tough.

We can usually help with that

Kbg1292 · 07-09-2013, 07:39 PM

Alright, placed my one and only order for this month's sale. Ended up with a nice haul. Now just have to exercise will power for three weeks

Here's what I ended up with:

Three Colors Trilogy
Wild Strawberries
Solaris
The Red Shoes
Sweet Smell of Success
Kiss Me Deadly
Gomorrah

Thanks to all of you. Your helpful input is much appreciated.

octagon · 07-09-2013, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

We can usually help with that

I'm terrible at that. I usually say 'get them all' and then suggest three more.

Kevin Holly · 07-09-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

We can usually help with that

Well, for the record, here's the tabs I have open.

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story - $62.49
The Battle of Algiers - $24.99
Breathless - $19.99
David Lean Directs Noel Coward - $49.99
Gomorrah - $19.99
Heaven's Gate - $24.99
Hunger - $19.99
La Haine - $19.99
Letter Never Sent -$14.99
Naked Lunch - $19.99
The Night of the Hunter - $24.99
On the Waterfront - $24.99
Revanche - $19.99
Rosemary's Baby - $19.99
The Rules of the Game - $19.99
Solaris - $19.99
Traffic - $19.99
The Wages of Fear - $19.99

Total: $447.32

Yeah, I have to cut that down to around a third of that ($150 or so).

Heaven's Gate is set in stone. I know some of the others are more "important" or "artistic" or "historical," but I don't care. The rest are in the air for me.

If anyone has a line on if any of these will be going OOP soon, then perhaps they could let me know, and that would help me decide.

The Bronx Bull · 07-09-2013, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

Well, for the record, here's the tabs I have open.

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story - $62.49
The Battle of Algiers - $24.99
Breathless - $19.99
David Lean Directs Noel Coward - $49.99
Gomorrah - $19.99
Heaven's Gate - $24.99
Hunger - $19.99
La Haine - $19.99
Letter Never Sent -$14.99
Naked Lunch - $19.99
The Night of the Hunter - $24.99
On the Waterfront - $24.99
Revanche - $19.99
Rosemary's Baby - $19.99
The Rules of the Game - $19.99
Solaris - $19.99
Traffic - $19.99
The Wages of Fear - $19.99

Total: $447.32

Yeah, I have to cut that down to around a third of that ($150 or so).

Heaven's Gate is set in stone. I know some of the others are more "important" or "artistic" or "historical," but I don't care. The rest are in the air for me.

If anyone has a line on if any of these will be going OOP soon, then perhaps they could let me know, and that would help me decide.

Bolded.

Majin Blu · 07-09-2013, 08:11 PM

Well, it wasn't part of the B&N sale, but I just got "Shock Corridor" in the mail this morning and I just ordered "Tokyo Drifter" ($19.99 as well). It was a sudden urge this morning because I couldn't get that song out of my head to save my life.

Hawkguy · 07-09-2013, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

Well, for the record, here's the tabs I have open.

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story - $62.49
The Battle of Algiers - $24.99
Breathless - $19.99
David Lean Directs Noel Coward - $49.99
Gomorrah - $19.99
Heaven's Gate - $24.99
Hunger - $19.99
La Haine - $19.99
Letter Never Sent -$14.99
Naked Lunch - $19.99
The Night of the Hunter - $24.99
On the Waterfront - $24.99
Revanche - $19.99
Rosemary's Baby - $19.99
The Rules of the Game - $19.99
Solaris - $19.99
Traffic - $19.99
The Wages of Fear - $19.99

Total: $447.32

Yeah, I have to cut that down to around a third of that ($150 or so).

Heaven's Gate is set in stone. I know some of the others are more "important" or "artistic" or "historical," but I don't care. The rest are in the air for me.

If anyone has a line on if any of these will be going OOP soon, then perhaps they could let me know, and that would help me decide.

For what it's worth, I'd recommend Hunger, Breathless, Solaris, and Revanche the most.

For me, personally, I try to get the newer titles I want first. Often times the older titles can be found for lower prices throughout the year, so they are usually a bit lower on my list of items to get during the sale.

The Great Owl · 07-09-2013, 08:16 PM

Pretty maids all in a row...

I had The Gold Rush, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Island of Lost Souls, and Yojimbo/Sanjuro reserved, then I bought M and Black Narcissus from the shelf. $147 total.

All of these are upgrades from my old DVD collection, with the exception of one blind-buy, Black Narcissus.
Black Narcissus is the wild card of this haul, but I've been intrigued about it for years, and the screenshots of this Technicolor film on the main review were the deciding factor.

JoeBuck · 07-09-2013, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

I agree it's a difficult pick... I wanted to watch these first on Blu-ray... don't know if any of the 3 are available on Hulu.

Man, decisions decisions.

8 1/2 all the way! Its one of those films that takes a couple watches to fully appreciate but man is it great.
The other two films are indeed on Hulu plus FYI.

Abdrewes · 07-09-2013, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

For what it's worth, I'd recommend Hunger, Breathless, Solaris, and Revanche the most.

For me, personally, I try to get the newer titles I want first. Often times the older titles can be found for lower prices throughout the year, so they are usually a bit lower on my list of items to get during the sale.

...And I'd reccomend Solaris out of those. Great Film!

JoeBuck · 07-09-2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Pretty maids all in a row...

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I had The Gold Rush, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Island of Lost Souls, and Yojimbo/Sanjuro reserved, then I bought M and Black Narcissus from the shelf. $147 total.

All of these are upgrades from my old DVD collection, with the exception of one blind-buy, Black Narcissus.
Black Narcissus is the wild card of this haul, but I've been intrigued about it for years, and the screenshots of this Technicolor film on the main review were the deciding factor.

You wont be disappointed with Black Narcissus.

The Great Owl · 07-09-2013, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeBuck

You wont be disappointed with Black Narcissus.

I've done quite a lot of homework on Black Narcissus over the years, but a fun review on the Ain't It Cool News site last year really got me thinking about it. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision from earlier today, though, because I thought about the movie, then looked at the screenshots on this site.

I figured that, since the rest of my haul today consists of black-and-white films, I might do well to stick a Technicolor epic in the middle.

Hawkguy · 07-09-2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

...And I'd reccomend Solaris out of those. Great Film!

Are you not a fan of Revanche? I can't remember if you are or not...

Abdrewes · 07-09-2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeBuck

You wont be disappointed with Black Narcissus.

Agreed. It ranks high among Powell and Pressburger's finest visual achievements.

Also, keep on the lookout for A Matter of Life and Death on channels like TCM.

The Great Owl · 07-09-2013, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Are you not a fan of Revanche? I can't remember if you are or not...

Of the recent movies on Criterion, as in movies released over the past ten years, Revanche wins the gold star.

Abdrewes · 07-09-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Are you not a fan of Revanche? I can't remember if you are or not...

I really love Revanche, but you know all too well of my undying love for Solaris. There's reccomending a movie, then there's Reccomending! a movie.

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07-09-2013, 07:19 PM	#76121
Kevin Holly Banned Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Canada	LOL I have around $450 worth of merchandise between the tabs I have open now. And I have to cut that down by 60%-70% .... so tough.

07-09-2013, 07:32 PM	#76124
bluesilo Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Northeast Blu-ray collection:415 Blu-ray reviews:1	Just ended up with three in the end. Life of Oharu Godzilla Thing to Come Probably all done and waiting for November now.

07-09-2013, 07:39 PM	#76126
Kbg1292 Member Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:530	Alright, placed my one and only order for this month's sale. Ended up with a nice haul. Now just have to exercise will power for three weeks Here's what I ended up with: Three Colors Trilogy Wild Strawberries Solaris The Red Shoes Sweet Smell of Success Kiss Me Deadly Gomorrah Thanks to all of you. Your helpful input is much appreciated.

07-09-2013, 08:11 PM	#76130
Majin Blu Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Carolina Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:328 Blu-ray collection:1813 DVD collection:186 Trading Score:325	Well, it wasn't part of the B&N sale, but I just got "Shock Corridor" in the mail this morning and I just ordered "Tokyo Drifter" ($19.99 as well). It was a sudden urge this morning because I couldn't get that song out of my head to save my life.

07-09-2013, 08:16 PM	#76132
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Pretty maids all in a row... I had The Gold Rush, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Island of Lost Souls, and Yojimbo/Sanjuro reserved, then I bought M and Black Narcissus from the shelf. $147 total. All of these are upgrades from my old DVD collection, with the exception of one blind-buy, Black Narcissus. Black Narcissus is the wild card of this haul, but I've been intrigued about it for years, and the screenshots of this Technicolor film on the main review were the deciding factor.

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