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ccfixx · 06-05-2010, 10:37 PM

Very nice packaging for "The Leopard." So, it seems safe to say that most 2-disc sets for one singular film will be in a similar style package. Cool.

Can't wait for the review, pro-b. Since Criterion's site only confirms the Italian release as having an "uncompressed monaural soundtrack," can you confirm whether or not that the English-language version does as well?

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SpiderBaby · 06-05-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fdm

Pretty suspicious to me. This was the very same (DVD only) box set that Sony was to have released last October. Sounds like one of those rumors that gets more exaggerated each time it's repeated. Amazon had it priced at $71.99 at one point.

It is the same boxset, but since these rumors has sources inside Criterion for them, I find this true. Since Sony didn't get this out last year is another reason why I think this is true, letting Criterion release them gives this a market instead of Sony shelling out for a gamble that the eveyday consumer will buy this.

ChadFL · 06-05-2010, 10:41 PM

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Oh that's just great. Ugg...

Pyoko · 06-05-2010, 10:45 PM

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Bah, Digipaks!

Oh well, I wasn't planning on getting it any time soon anyway. Even more expensive than usual + still not using the latest restoration = no buy. I'll save my money for the P&P films instead.

BDog12 · 06-05-2010, 10:46 PM

Why the heck are they going back to digipaks

SpiderBaby · 06-05-2010, 10:48 PM

This isn't that cheap crap in the first wave of Criterion blus. This is like the digipaks of their dvds and I LOVE IT. I hope Breathless is the same.

ChadFL · 06-05-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

This isn't that cheap crap in the first wave of Criterion blus. This is like the digipaks of their dvds and I LOVE IT.

Are you sure. Those pics of the inner case look just as cheap as digipaks to me...

BDog12 · 06-05-2010, 10:51 PM

I don't care what the built quality is like. It sucks because it stands out. Now I'm going to have 42 Criterion Blu-Rays in the normal casing and 2 in digipaks sticking out like sore thumbs. It's just stupid. Pick a damn case type and stick with it.

ChadFL · 06-05-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyoko

Bah, Digipaks!

Oh well, I wasn't planning on getting it any time soon anyway. Even more expensive than usual + still not using the latest restoration = no buy. I'll save my money for the P&P films instead.

Ya, I'm not sure about the Leopard now that I see how bad the "case" looks.

Is there some outcray in favor of digipacks I'm not aware of. WTF is wrong with the solid clear cases?!? I've heard zero complaints about the clear cases and many about the cardboard cases.

SpiderBaby · 06-05-2010, 10:54 PM

So people are really not going to buy this due to the case? And they bash me because I am a critic of some directors?

Criterion has done digipaks way way way before they started on blu-rays. This is going to be in a CHE-like case so you won't even know it's a digipak on the shelf.

The thing is they can't put 2 discs in one small blu case. There not going to put a extras disc in a case by itself.

ccfixx · 06-05-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

Oh that's just great. Ugg...

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Originally Posted by Pyoko

Bah, Digipaks!

Oh well, I wasn't planning on getting it any time soon anyway. Even more expensive than usual + still not using the latest restoration = no buy. I'll save my money for the P&P films instead.

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Originally Posted by BDog12

Why the heck are they going back to digipaks

Hahaha. You guys get so upset over the most insignificant, mundane aspects of life.

I can't help but laugh.

Seriously, though. Criterion had their clear, plastic blu-ray cases custom-made for their releases. It's not financially sound for them to go having custom-made plastic cases for 2-disc and 3-disc releases. The other multi-disc sets of "Che" and "Monterey Pop" & "Jimi/Shake!" both consisted of individual films that were released separately at one point. And hence why I'm sure each disc warranted a separate plastic case. However, with "The Leopard" both discs are part of one singular film... and as the case with the "By Brahkage" set, all three discs are commonly linked. It makes sense to me, but I suppose not to the OCD crowd out there. This packaging is no way inferior to the plastic cases. You guys must not have ever bought any of Criterion's standard DVDs to realized there's no uniformity in their packaging. And who gives two shits about uniformity!!!

I will now begin to play the world's smallest violin for the cardboard case haters.

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BDog12 · 06-05-2010, 10:58 PM

I never said I wasn't going to buy it, just that I was unhappy about the choice of packaging. And getting upset over the case is no less silly than writing a paragraph trying to lambaste somebody for their opinion on a case. I don't like it. It's no big deal, dudes.

Forty-One · 06-05-2010, 10:59 PM

Speaking of Criterion Collection, does anyone know if "Spartacus" is going to be released on Blu-ray?

ChadFL · 06-05-2010, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

So people are really not going to buy this due to the case? And they bash me because I am a critic of some directors?

Criterion has done digipaks way way way before they started on blu-rays. This is going to be in a CHE-like case so you won't even know it's a digipak on the shelf.

The thing is they can't put 2 discs in one small blu case. There not going to put a extras disc in a case by itself.

For what is it, a $50 MSPR? Of course they can put discs in individual cases for that price.

***EDIT*** LOL. Someone gave me negative rep just for that? Get a life dude. That's just pathetic.

ChadFL · 06-05-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

Hahaha. You guys get so upset over the most insignificant, mundane aspects of life.

I can't help but laugh.

Seriously, though. Criterion had their clear, plastic blu-ray cases custom-made for their releases. It's not financially sound for them to go having custom-made plastic cases for 2-disc and 3-disc releases. The other multi-disc sets of "Che" and "Monterey Pop" & "Jimi/Shake!" both consisted of individual films that were released separately at one point. And hence why I'm sure each disc warranted a separate plastic case. However, with "The Leopard" both discs are part of one singular film... and as the case with the "By Brahkage" set, all three discs are commonly linked. It makes sense to me, but I suppose not to the OCD crowd out there. This packaging is no way inferior to the plastic cases. You guys must not have ever bought any of Criterion's standard DVDs to realized there's no uniformity in their packaging. And who gives two shits about uniformity!!!

I will now begin to play the world's smallest violin for the cardboard case haters.

CC

It's no sillier than typing up a paragraph long post to hate on people who like sturdy cases.

ccfixx · 06-05-2010, 11:02 PM

CG,
Can you imagine the outcry from all of these "Seven Samurai"-loving "Kurosawa fans" when they see that the blu-ray for that film is going to be packaged the same way since it's sure to be a 2-disc set?

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ccfixx · 06-05-2010, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Forty-One

Speaking of Criterion Collection, does anyone know if "Spartacus" is going to be released on Blu-ray?

Not by Criteron. Universal has already released it on blu-ray, though.

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SpiderBaby · 06-05-2010, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

For what is it, a $50 MSPR? Of course they can put discs in individual cases for that price.

So you didn't buy the Brakhage set either, nor any Criterion dvd like Seven Samurai, Breathless, Pandora's Box, and Two-Lane Blacktop?

ccfixx · 06-05-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

It's no sillier than typing up a paragraph long post to hate on people who like sturdy cases.

Well, I guess all of you guys can pool your money together and buy up a bunch of replacement cases for $5 each for the first two and $2.50 for each one thereafter and start creating your own custom covers. That seems like a simple enough solution, right?

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ChadFL · 06-05-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

So you didn't buy the Brakhage set either, nor any Criterion dvd like Seven Samurai, Breathless, Pandora's Box, and Two-Lane Blacktop?

Correct.

06-05-2010, 10:37 PM	#10441
ccfixx Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Rhode Island Blu-ray collection:97 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:19	Very nice packaging for "The Leopard." So, it seems safe to say that most 2-disc sets for one singular film will be in a similar style package. Cool. Can't wait for the review, pro-b. Since Criterion's site only confirms the Italian release as having an "uncompressed monaural soundtrack," can you confirm whether or not that the English-language version does as well? CC Last edited by ccfixx; 06-05-2010 at 10:40 PM.

06-05-2010, 10:48 PM	#10446
SpiderBaby Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2009	This isn't that cheap crap in the first wave of Criterion blus. This is like the digipaks of their dvds and I LOVE IT. I hope Breathless is the same. Last edited by SpiderBaby; 06-05-2010 at 10:50 PM.

06-05-2010, 10:59 PM	#10453
Forty-One Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:107	Spartacus??? Speaking of Criterion Collection, does anyone know if *"Spartacus"* is going to be released on Blu-ray?

06-05-2010, 11:02 PM	#10456
ccfixx Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Rhode Island Blu-ray collection:97 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:19	CG, Can you imagine the outcry from all of these "Seven Samurai"-loving "Kurosawa fans" when they see that the blu-ray for that film is going to be packaged the same way since it's sure to be a 2-disc set? CC Last edited by ccfixx; 06-05-2010 at 11:05 PM.

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06-05-2010, 10:46 PM	#10445
BDog12 Banned Member since:Jun 2010	Why the heck are they going back to digipaks

06-05-2010, 10:51 PM	#10448
BDog12 Banned Member since:Jun 2010	I don't care what the built quality is like. It sucks because it stands out. Now I'm going to have 42 Criterion Blu-Rays in the normal casing and 2 in digipaks sticking out like sore thumbs. It's just stupid. Pick a damn case type and stick with it.

06-05-2010, 10:54 PM	#10450
SpiderBaby Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2009	So people are really not going to buy this due to the case? And they bash me because I am a critic of some directors? Criterion has done digipaks way way way before they started on blu-rays. This is going to be in a CHE-like case so you won't even know it's a digipak on the shelf. The thing is they can't put 2 discs in one small blu case. There not going to put a extras disc in a case by itself.

06-05-2010, 10:58 PM	#10452
BDog12 Banned Member since:Jun 2010	I never said I wasn't going to buy it, just that I was unhappy about the choice of packaging. And getting upset over the case is no less silly than writing a paragraph trying to lambaste somebody for their opinion on a case. I don't like it. It's no big deal, dudes.

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