The Criterion Collection

[Arkadin]

certainly no-one can really be surprised at this point.
I mean once it reaches 4:30 cst. if they haven't announced I don't even check anymore.
Criterion has issues for sure as far as just letting people know at an earlier time that the announcements will be delayed.
kind of pathetic really.

[Thebunk]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Oh boy, here we go again. More whining.



We'll get the announcements tomorrow, people. It's really not a big deal.

And here come the fanboys who are unwilling to criticize anything by this company.

- leaflets, instead of booklets
- dual disc editions
- the "pressing" issue and their poor response to th issues that does not get mentioned enough in this thread.
- average to poor customer service

But yes us fans of the company that do not get defensive when someone criticizes them are whining. Uh huh...

[captveg]

Not earth shattering of course, but I am legitimately baffled by what kinks would postpone announcements by one day. In the end the announcement is of little consequence to the release itself, obviously.

But... I mean, I just don't get it.... What are the kinks?

They update extra listings all the time, so it's not that. Nor is it release date adjustments. Or cover art. These titles are 3 months away, so there can't be legal hurdles at this point.

Anyone?

It's kinda opening themselves up to criticism they don't need, especially when they say earlier that the announcements are coming today (with the Moonrise art preview) and then wait until the last minute to say they won't be coming today.

Fan followings can be tricksy to navigate when expectations are pent up.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by captveg

Not earth shattering of course, but I am legitimately baffled by what kinks would postpone announcements by one day. In the end the announcement is of little consequence to the release itself, obviously.

But... I mean, I just don't get it.... What are the kinks?

They update extra listings all the time, so it's not that. Nor is it release date adjustments. Or cover art. These titles are 3 months away, so there can't be legal hurdles at this point.

Anyone?

It's kinda opening themselves up to criticism they don't need, especially when they say earlier that the announcements are coming today (with the Moonrise art preview) and then wait until the last minute to say they won't be coming today.

Fan followings can be tricksy to navigate when expectations are pent up.

Well they updated MK supplements, and showed us the artwork... yet they didn't update artwork on MK page lol...

Who knows...

[PowellPressburger]

They could give us a small tease of a section of one of the titles for Tues. announcements to hold us over.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by captveg

Not earth shattering of course, but I am legitimately baffled by what kinks would postpone announcements by one day. In the end the announcement is of little consequence to the release itself, obviously.

But... I mean, I just don't get it.... What are the kinks?

They update extra listings all the time, so it's not that. Nor is it release date adjustments. Or cover art. These titles are 3 months away, so there can't be legal hurdles at this point.

Anyone?

It's kinda opening themselves up to criticism they don't need, especially when they say earlier that the announcements are coming today (with the Moonrise art preview) and then wait until the last minute to say they won't be coming today.

Fan followings can be tricksy to navigate when expectations are pent up.

Well said. Now they just have to release everything on my wish list and all is forgiven! JK

[Clare2904]

Earlier this evening I took advantage of the B&N code (BNDAD20) to finally pay up my debt to a friend in the UK for losing another bet. I worked it out that if I waited until the 50% I would save $3.10, meh.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by captveg

Not earth shattering of course, but I am legitimately baffled by what kinks would postpone announcements by one day. In the end the announcement is of little consequence to the release itself, obviously.

But... I mean, I just don't get it.... What are the kinks?

They update extra listings all the time, so it's not that. Nor is it release date adjustments. Or cover art. These titles are 3 months away, so there can't be legal hurdles at this point.

Anyone?

It's kinda opening themselves up to criticism they don't need, especially when they say earlier that the announcements are coming today (with the Moonrise art preview) and then wait until the last minute to say they won't be coming today.

Fan followings can be tricksy to navigate when expectations are pent up.

Add to that, that... well... its not like they don't know when the 15th is. It's usually always a day after the 14th.
.

[Polaroid]

Why am I still refreshing Criterion.com...... :'( I have problems

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Add to that, that, well, its not like they don't know when the 15th is. It's usually always a day after the 14th

Yeah, the all the months prior to the announcement to get their ***t together

Maybe we should send them a calendar

[CriterionBlues]

If the holdup is negotiating chapter stops with David Lynch for the upcoming Mulholland Drive disc, then I'm absolutely fine with this.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

If the holdup is negotiating chapter stops with David Lynch for the upcoming Mulholland Drive disc, then I'm absolutely fine with this.

Not going to happen.

[Polaroid]

As my friend said... Terrence Malick just couldn't decide what cut to use for Criterions release :P - hell he may have even stated a 5th cut last minute

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by Thebunk

And here come the fanboys who are unwilling to criticize anything by this company.

- leaflets, instead of booklets
- dual disc editions
- the "pressing" issue and their poor response to th issues that does not get mentioned enough in this thread.
- average to poor customer service

But yes us fans of the company that do not get defensive when someone criticizes them are whining. Uh huh...

Jesus, a whole lot of nothing in this post. But heres some logical reasoning anyways.

- Leaflets: They could do what Arrow and 88 are doing and only put them in the first 1000 copies or do away with them altogether. Would you be more satisfied with that? Yeah leaflets in a lot of releases are disappointing but I'd rather have them than nothing at all.

- Dual format: Was a cost cutting solution and actually a GREAT idea. My girlfriend doesnt have a blu ray player so having the extra dvd's has been really helpful. Lots of people had similar situations and when people whined about the big digipaks they even created a 3 disc case to satisfy them.

- The pressing problems with some of their titles: Was a problem created by the manufacturers and have nothing to do with Criterion themselves. This even affected titles that went to other companies. Criterion offer a replacement program for those affected, what more do you want from them?

- average to poor customer service: I will outright call this a stupid claim. It may take Jon Mulvaney a while to get to emails but with the volume of shit he has to respond to on a daily basis you cant expect him to get to everything in one day. They go way out of their way to try and satisfy their fans when it comes to rectifying issues, replacing damaged items and even little things that no other company would ever bother doing.

When I asked Mulvaney about whether they did their dvd to blu ray replacement program he told me that they had unfortunately stopped and sent a $10 credit for my troubles.
How many other companies would do that exactly?

They're not perfect (like every other company) but they try a hell of a lot harder than most home video labels.

[Polaroid]

I miss Digipaks :'(

[ZeTi]

Just got the shipping confirmation from amazon.ca regarding my order during the false pricing incident ...

[Joe Dalek]

Don't expect announcements until the sixteenth of every month, and never be disappointed again.

[ShellOilJunior]

When the slate is announced tomorrow all of this will be forgotten.

[Chouan]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

If anyone was thinking of picking up a Blu-ray from B&N's website, you might want to think about it getting one today. They're currently 40% off anyway, but there's also a 20% off coupon code (BNDAD20) with free express shipping. The coupon ends today, though.

A huge thank you for the coupon ! Living in Europe, Criterion has become just too expensive under the normal circumstances over the last year and a half, and this due to a combination of factors; an expensive dollar, shipping prices gone up, and last but certainly not least, customs who hit literally every package - in Belgium at least - with a value higher than the allowed 25 (-ish) euro exempt of charges.

To give it in numbers; 1 Blu-ray plus shipping minus coupon adds up to $27.67. No further costs to be expected.

Compared to normal price; 1 Blu-ray plus shipping $32.75. Import & customs: an extra $27. Total: about $60...

Or how a five dollar discount makes a thirty two dollar difference !

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Don't expect announcements until the sixteenth of every month, and never be disappointed again.

What if the 16th falls on a weekend and the following Monday is St. Sebastian (the elder) Day?