The Criterion Collection

[bright75]

The pricing glitch was definitely on blu rays. I ordered a ton of them. Also ordered a couple criterion dvds after the blu ray pricing was seemingly corrected before the dvd pricing did.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by bright75

The pricing glitch was definitely on blu rays. I ordered a ton of them. Also ordered a couple criterion dvds after the blu ray pricing was seemingly corrected before the dvd pricing did.

So,you prefer having DVDs for cheaper than let's say waiting for B&N sales on the Blurays?
I wouldn't.
I would like to have the best quality of the movies I'm interested in.

[bright75]

Normally I obviously prefer the blu ray. But when the criterion dvds were being priced at $2.23 for Insomnia and $2.38 for Eraserhead I had to go for it. The blu ray discs for these movies had already jumped back to $30ish by that point.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by bright75

Normally I obviously prefer the blu ray. But when the criterion dvds were being priced at $2.23 for Insomnia and $2.38 for Eraserhead I had to go for it. The blu ray discs for these movies had already jumped back to $30ish by that point.

I see.
Well, my point was that i wouldn't get a DVD even for free, if there was a Bluray of it (with much better quality of course).

[Spiderwalk]

Originally Posted by tallrichard

The insane Canadian pricing is on DVD only....so no fretting.

It was definitely Blu-rays as well.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I see.
Well, my point was that i wouldn't get a DVD even for free, if there was a Bluray of it (with much better quality of course).

I'd be willing to bet that if I sat you down in front of my television and had you watch a sampling of La Notte and Foreign Correspondent, you wouldn't know if you were watching a DVD or a Blu-ray.

also, which disc contains a better presentation? Sony's DVD of Picnic (I realize that many probably haven't seen it) or Universal's Blu-ray of Marnie? Studio Canal's Blu-ray of Contempt or Criterion's DVD of Made in U.S.A.?

suit yourself, but "i wouldn't get a DVD even for free" is a kind of blind faith mentality.

[kuro_sawa]

Ok, who wants to make some profit here? I got a fiver with yer name on it!

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

suit yourself, but "i wouldn't get a DVD even for free" is a kind of blind faith mentality.

that's why i said.. hmm. well i should have put it better:
i'm interested in the bluray first when it has better quality than the DVD.
(for example i prefer the disney early DVDs than the Blurays of animation classics because the latter have been "restored" to death and they aren't films anymore!

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Ok, who wants to make some profit here? I got a fiver with yer name on it!

It would technically classify as a profit I guess.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I see.
Well, my point was that i wouldn't get a DVD even for free, if there was a Bluray of it (with much better quality of course).

I used to say just flip them on eBay for a profit but the DVD re-sell market isn't strong unless it's OOP.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Just had another item change to "Shipping Now."

Getting closer to being official!

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Just had another item change to "Shipping Now."

Getting closer to being official!

so, if they ship now some orders, they could still cancel the others that will be shipping in a month or so? that wouldn't be fair..
and I would like to know if my items will ship or not because I'd like to use the B&N sale if they don't.

[Cinémathèque]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Just had another item change to "Shipping Now."

Getting closer to being official!

You're really lucky. Mine are not yet at this stage! I look forward to.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

so, if they ship now some orders, they could still cancel the others that will be shipping in a month or so? that wouldn't be fair..
and I would like to know if my items will ship or not because I'd like to use the B&N sale if they don't.

They could do anything that they wanted to. Granted, their customer service reputation is potentially sitting on a powder keg with this one. So, it is unlikely that they will screw people in such a way.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Cinémathèque

You're really lucky. Mine are not yet at this stage! I look forward to.

The only one I really care deeply about hasn't changed from "Not Yet Shipped."

[filmmusic]

By the way, I ordered these.

Of these, only The Man who knew too much is still being sold by amazon (at regular price of course).
The others are not.

[Cinémathèque]

I hope they send us these Blu-Ray. I hope.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

so, if they ship now some orders, they could still cancel the others that will be shipping in a month or so? that wouldn't be fair..
and I would like to know if my items will ship or not because I'd like to use the B&N sale if they don't.

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

They could do anything that they wanted to. Granted, their customer service reputation is potentially sitting on a powder keg with this one. So, it is unlikely that they will screw people in such a way.

"fair?"

"screw people?"

boy oh boy!

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

"fair?"

Yes, indeed it would be unfair if they send half the orders and the others not!
It would be fair if they send ALL, or cancel ALL!

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Yes, indeed it would be unfair if they send half the orders and the others not!
It would be fair if they send ALL, or cancel ALL!

but if they send half the orders, their decision to not send the remaining half would not be on a whim - it would be because they caught their mistake. so the ones who have their orders fulfilled are "lucky" while the others should say, "oh, well.. gave it a shot." has nothing to do with being "fair."