The Criterion Collection

[Judex]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

is not possible for me delivery only to US / Canada

They do ship replacement cases & artwork internationally. It's just discs they won't ship.

I got 400 Blows, Last Metro & Chungking cases shipped to England last year.

E-mail orders@criterion.com and ask how much shipping is to Germany for the case you want and Claire will give you a total then you send payment via paypal with a note saying it's for the Last Emperor case.

I think it took 2 week to arrive for me.

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Let us know what you think of them, masinthe, especially Solaris

sure will do that

Originally Posted by dannyfriar

Does anyone know why Criterion released The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in a case that has the standard blue top, instead of a standard Criterion case or even soft pack?

i think its becouse that one was released by warner or paramount at the same time

E-mail orders@criterion.com and ask how much shipping is to Germany for the case you want and Claire will give you a total then you send payment via paypal with a note saying it's for the Last Emperor case.

wow thanks, will do that. but probably i will end up paying like 15$ for a replacement case?

[jacobb1313]

Originally Posted by EricJ

(Oh, and btw, that "Criterion could do anime" thing? That dates back fouirteen years...fourteen, count 'em...to the days when Disney was considering dropping Studio Ghibli after Princess Mononoke's theatrical reception, fans got panicky, and started running to ask Grandma. I think we're in no danger of that at the moment, so you can stop running to ask Grandma about Perfect Blue and Akira.)

Yeah, I'm aware of the longstanding Criterion baggage VS anime baggage thing. What makes the legacies of Japanese animation different than French animation? The fans, for better and for worse.

Originally Posted by EricJ

And no, you CAN'T dream...Especially in a Criterion thread. It bugs the heck out of everyone in the room.

Ha, indeed. I personally always get a kick out of reasonable conjecture in this thread. But at the end of the day, I also totally get how we're not in the Criterion acquisition meetings, so what do we know?

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by jw007

My final haul is:

[Show spoiler]33 titles purchased
$550.60 spent
$16.68 average purchase
9 separate hauls to 3 different stores
3.6 titles average on each haul

Coupons/discounts used:

$8 off $40 or more (used on 3 titles out of 4 attempts)
$5 off $50 order total (used on 26 titles out of 29 attempts)
15% Member coupon (used on 2 titles out of 3 attempts)
10% Member discount (used on all 33 titles out of 33 attempts)

The titles in order of purchase:

Haul 1:
Shoah
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The
Life Is Sweet
Howards End

Haul 2:
On the Waterfront
Ivan’s Childhood
Medium Cool
A Man Escaped

Haul 3:
Identification of a Woman
Monsieur Verdoux
Revanche
Heaven’s Gate

Haul 4:
Marketa Lazarová
In the Mood for Love
Safety Last!
Night of the Hunter, The

Haul 5:
Things to Come
Fish Tank
Crumb
My Dinner With André

Haul 6:
Babette’s Feast
Chronicle of a Summer
Sweet Smell of Success
The Ice Storm

Haul 7:
Devil’s Backbone, The
Bottle Rocket
Wild Strawberries

Haul 8:
Downhill Racer
12 Angry Men
Summer Hours

Haul 9:
Blow Out
The Kid with a Bike
La Haine

The photograph to prove it:

Thoughts? Remarks?

great hauls - lots of good stuff there - I've also just recently gotten Shoah and am trying to find the time to watch it all the way through. I saw it before several years ago, but this new package and presentation looks awesome.

[Judex]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

wow thanks, will do that. but probably i will end up paying like 15$ for a replacement case?

shipping was $6.25 or $6.75 defiantly wasn't anymore than $7. So it'll be about $12 total.

[JoeDeM]

Only a few for me, I should have picked up a few more that I wanted but the sale came at a bad time for me.

[SammyJankis]

Shocking news of the day: Harvey Weinstein sucks.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by jacobb1313

Yeah, I'm aware of the longstanding Criterion baggage VS anime baggage thing. What makes the legacies of Japanese animation different than French animation? The fans, for better and for worse.

And the fact that French animation is dreary, static, unfathomable and made for an "art" audience, which's why we'll probably see Fantastic Planet as an arthouse piece long before we see any more mainstream animation.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I was just messing around, guys. You know me, I own them all. The one that should be going to rehab is me

Thankfully my Haul only amounted to $250 or so this time

I wonder how many other people in this forum own all of the Criterion Blu-rays besides you?

Originally Posted by shortmartin

great hauls - lots of good stuff there - I've also just recently gotten Shoah and am trying to find the time to watch it all the way through. I saw it before several years ago, but this new package and presentation looks awesome.

Thanks for your thoughts. I don't know when I'm going to get around to watching Shoah. It might be a while, but I intend to spend a week exclusively with this film and supplements.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jw007

I wonder how many other people in this forum own all of the Criterion Blu-rays besides you?.

There are a couple others.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Shocking news of the day: Harvey Weinstein sucks.

Ugh, I just read that. I'm probably not even going to bother with the NA release of The Grandmaster as well, even though WKW seems alright with the cuts.

[dannyfriar]

Originally Posted by sc1957

From the review on CriterionForum:

"NOTE ON THIS RELEASE: There seems to be some confusion about this release and I've inserted a note here to clear up some questions. Paramount Home Entertainment handled just about every aspect of this release, including printing, manufacturing, and distribution. In essence this is a Paramount Blu-ray with Criterion Collection branding, Criterion having very little, if anything, to do with it. The packaging was handled completely by Paramount, which is why this release comes with a regular Blu-ray case (and sleeve) and not Criterion's clear Blu-ray case."

Thanks for the info. I guess Paramount wanted Criterion's restoration techniques, but also to retain their own packaging.

[Abdrewes]

Thanks for the link, Sammy!

That is absolute travesty. I cringed every second while reading that article

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

Ugh, I just read that. I'm probably not even going to bother with the NA release of The Grandmaster as well, even though WKW seems alright with the cuts.

I forgot that he has control over The Grandmaster. I assumed that Bong had final cut. Silly me.

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Thanks for the link, Sammy!

That is absolute travesty. I cringed every second while reading that article

Yeah, now I'm going to have to find other ways of watching the intended cut, unfortunately.

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by Judex

shipping was $6.25 or $6.75 defiantly wasn't anymore than $7. So it'll be about $12 total.

i got already a answer:

To send a replacement case and cover to you in Germany, your total would be $10.00 USD.

[Hypnosifl]

Originally Posted by EricJ

And the fact that French animation is dreary, static, unfathomable and made for an "art" audience, which's why we'll probably see Fantastic Planet as an arthouse piece long before we see any more mainstream animation.

Static and unfathomable I'll give you, but Fantastic Planet is way too psychedelic and colorful to be called "dreary"! And this is a generalization based on a single example, Triplets of Belleville may be a bit artsy but it's definitely not animated in a "static" style.

On the subject of animated movies that Criterion could do, I'd like to see them release the Italian animated movie Allegro non Troppo...

[The Great Owl]

Criterion should release Blackboard Jungle (1955), with Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, and Sidney Poitier. It was a cool groundbreaking movie, and it did help put rock n' roll on the map by way of "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets. This crossed my mind when I was going back through some of the 3:10 to Yuma reviews yesterday.

[dmarvin]

Does anyone have the movie "Lonesome"? I was really tempted to buy it the other day, but couldn't be sure that it told a coherent story that would be enjoyable to watch more than once. I was intrigued by the prospect of seeing 1920s footage of Coney Island though.

[repulsed]

does anyone that is a member at barnes and noble print the coupons they get in emails more than once? i just used my first couple coupons as this sale was ending. i joined B&N this criterion sale and was curious if that is allowed.

i figured i'd ask in here because many of the coupons seemed to be used on criterion during sales

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by repulsed

does anyone that is a member at barnes and noble print the coupons they get in emails more than once? i just used my first couple coupons as this sale was ending. i joined B&N this criterion sale and was curious if that is allowed.

i figured i'd ask in here because many of the coupons seemed to be used on criterion during sales

B&N has never allowed me to use a coupon in conjunction with one of their big sales when I've visited a location in person. A lot of people on this site were apparently able to use "20% off" coupons and such along with the 50% off sale this past month, so your mileage may vary if a clerk at a store can work around it. I haven't lost any sleep over this, though, because it's only a couple bucks either way in most instances.