The Criterion Collection

[trombone dixie]

Originally Posted by octagon

Best Buy is having a Criterion sale. Nashville is listed at $22.99 and is currently out of stock. If it comes back in stock Amazon might match it or you can just grab it there.

I have $21.86 in AMZ credit. I'd prefer using that up for it.

[Brad1963]

Has anyone noticed that parts of Nashville are out of sync? The scene where Ronee Blakely is performing "the Cowboy song" and the song afterwards, Carradine's "I'm Easy" are really bad. I put on the DVD and it is fine on that disc but the Blu ray is a mess...at least my copy is.

[drawohua]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

My Owned Top 10:

Breathless
Le Cercle Rouge
Certified Copy (The cover design is bad tho)
Diabolique
The Double Life of Veronique
High and Low
Rosemary's Baby
Seven Samurai
The Thin Red Line
Yi Yi


My Wish list Top 20:

Badlands
Band of Outsiders
Brazil
City Lights
Close-up
Cul-de-sac
David Lean Directs Noël Coward
The 400 Blows
In the Realm of the Senses
Jules and Jim
Monsieur Verdoux
The Kid with a Bike
The Leopard
Nashville
Rififi
On the Waterfront
Seconds
Still Walking
3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman
Tokyo Story



still waiting for the delivery of La promesse and Rosetta, looking forward to it.

[Disturbed Blu 1]

B&N's B1G1 sale is up.

EDIT: Is it only for 5 titles?

[Carletty]

Just wait a couple of hours.

[tenia]

Originally Posted by TheHighRoller

And because of the extra DVDs, the Digipacks are bulky.

I think they are only marginally thicker that 1 BD-digipacks.

Originally Posted by TheHighRoller

I guess Criterion is releasing Digipacks again as the main casing.

I don't think it will last, because it's most likely more expensive than 3-discs Scanavo. It might be just to advertise more the collection / new titles overall.

[Hintermann]

Originally Posted by Disturbed Blu 1

B&N's B1G1 sale is up.

How is this different from the just completed $19.99 sale except that it forces people to buy in even numbers? Repulsion for example, was $19.99 in the old sale but has nw returned to $39.99. Now, if you want only 3 titles, you have to find a fourth one to make it worthwhile.

Incidentally, Amazon prices for many Criterion blu-rays are dropping. Investigation of a..... is now only $22.99 and this may drop further soon. Some trusted E-bay sellers are not far behind.

[ShellOilJunior]

So far these are the only B1G1 eligible films:

Nashville
City Lights
World Cinema
Grey Gardens
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Frances Ha

[CMNPlanet]

It works on a variety of titles. They've only uploaded those five or six titles to the landing page.

Excluded are January and February releases, but if they've raised the price to full SRP ($39.99, etc.) it should be eligible and working in the cart.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

So far these are the only B1G1 eligible films:

Nashville
City Lights
World Cinema
Grey Gardens
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Headed to a BN b&m store later today and will post what I find... but the girl I talked to on Sunday made it out to include all CC dvds and blu-rays. I'm sure online will continue to update... seems like this happened last time there was a big sale.

[danmovie]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Here are my top 20 in-print Criterion blus (in order):
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Charade (1963)
Seven Samurai (1954)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
To Be or Not To Be (1942)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Tokyo Story (1953)
12 Angry Men (1957)
High and Low (1963)
Late Spring (1949)
Letter Never Sent (1959)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Safety Last! (1923)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Shock Corridor (1963)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Stagecoach (1939)
Umberto D. (1952)
Black Narcissus (1947)

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

On the Waterfront (Must have! )
The Ice Storm
12 Angry Men
Chasing Amy
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Rushmore
Godzilla
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Complete Monterey Pop Festival
The Seventh Seal
Stagecoach
The Thin Red Line
Dazed and Confused
Wings of Desire
Traffic
The Last Emperor


Good luck!!!

[ShellOilJunior]

They've adjusted the price on quite a few more titles.

Anything at $39.99 is going to work.

Sets listed at msrp are working, too.

[TJS_Blu]

I wonder when B&N added this note?

Note: This item does not qualify for coupons or promotional discounts unless expressly stated.

[StonesEGF]

I decided to get two titles: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion & Late Spring.

I'm glad this sale came up so I could get the first for a good price before the next 1/2 price sale in July... And after watching Tokyo Story last night, I decided I need to see more Ozu. Tokyo Story was so moving and every frame was so beautifully composed that I can't believe I've never sought out his films before now.

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

I wonder when B&N added this note?

November at least. It was there for the entire 50% off sale.

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by Hintermann

How is this different from the just completed $19.99 sale except that it forces people to buy in even numbers? Repulsion for example, was $19.99 in the old sale but has nw returned to $39.99. Now, if you want only 3 titles, you have to find a fourth one to make it worthwhile.

Incidentally, Amazon prices for many Criterion blu-rays are dropping. Investigation of a..... is now only $22.99 and this may drop further soon. Some trusted E-bay sellers are not far behind.

Investigation will not go below 22.99 as they are matching the Best Buy price. It won't go below 22.99 until Amazon has their own Criterion sale or a comparable store goes below that price. And that won't be in the next few days or anything...

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by K1NG J0RDAN

We might as well go ahead and recommend the Zatoichi 25 film set while we're at it. amazing Criterion release.

I was tempted to include the David Lean Directs Noël Coward set in my list of recommendations, but was trying to avoid recommending the more pricey stuff while he tries to work out what he likes and what he doesn't.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by ravenus

I don't know if it makes it better or worse for you that she WANTS him to treat her that way and considers him unmanly when he doesn't take charge of her. In that sense it's actually a strong woman role .

It makes it worse.

[brandon_260]

I was thinking about picking up the WCF box during this sale, but there isn't much of a point since I've got no interest in any similarly priced set that I don't have. I guess I'll just wait for it to go down to around $70 somewhere that ships to Canada.