The Criterion Collection

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

That's why I expanded to the dining room. . Although Criterions stayed in the office.

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You have two copies of Out1!

Even more impressive: spare shelf space

[Feiereisel]

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Is it today, y'think?

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

I didn't see a stand alone thread for Gimme Shelter so I'll talk here. As it happens, I'm stuck in an evacuation zone in Jacksonville, one of the sites of the upcoming Hurricane Matthew. I sent my wife and daughter who's only 1 month old to my Pops' house as I needed to stay home and take care of our animals and if anything happens, be here to make sure the house is taken care of. My wife doesn't like loud movies and such and especially with the newborn, I can't really crank up my system as it might damage her ears. I've had Jumpin' Jack Flash stuck in my head for weeks now so when they left, I popped open a cold beer, stuck in Gimme Shelter and turned it up just short of what would probably damage my speakers. I'm not a huge Stones fan outside of a select few songs but my god is this one encapsulating film. Just brilliant in the way everything is handled. I love the way the Maysles capture everything in cinematic form but still keep the rawness and integrity of the subject matter. It's like you're literally being transported to the 60's and these concerts. You never feel like an outside observer and always get caught up in the environment. It's really a great example of the "it has something for everyone" camp. It's great if you like documentaries, it's great if you're a music enthusiast, or simply one that likes films or pop culture history. One of my favorite blu-rays. It looks incredible and sounds even better.

The Rolling Stones-Jumpin Jack Flash - YouTube

Great post! My feelings on The Rolling Stones are about the same as yours. You sold it well, though!

Btw... What kind of beer was it?

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by Feiereisel

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Is it today, y'think?

Probably not.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

That's why I expanded to the dining room. . Although Criterions stayed in the office.

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Did you build that first shelf? It looks really nice.

[NoirFan]

For those trying to pre-load their carts in anticipation of a potential flash sale, don't bother. Even when logged in, items won't remain in your cart. Most annoying (though you can, of course, add items to your wish list and then click 'add to cart' once the sale is live).

[nitin]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

And someone please tell me that McCabe isn't delayed again. Maybe the October 28th thing means that they ran out of initial blu ray copies (if you pre-order today) and they're waiting for the next shipment from the factory which they won't get until the 28th. I just hope that amazon got their share.

I don't think that it's delayed because:

1. DVDBeaver's review has been out for weeks.
2. As someone mentions, I don't think they ever delayed anything this close to the release date.
3. I don't believe they ever delayed a release twice before.

Mine shipped today from deepdiscount.

[MifuneFan]

I joked about it, but perhaps Criterion is delaying it on their site because the release date is possibly the date of their flash sale and they don't want it included in it

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by nitin

Mine shipped today from deepdiscount.

You lucky son of a...

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

You lucky son of a...

If it makes you feel any better, he's in Australia, so it's still going to take a little while for him to get it.

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If it makes you feel any better, he's in Australia, so it's still going to take a little while for him to get it.

Yeah.. That makes me feel a great deal better actually. Because with amazon's express shipping, I might get mine as early as Thursday here in Denmark. Maybe even Wednesday if they ship it on Monday.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

I didn't see a stand alone thread for Gimme Shelter so I'll talk here. As it happens, I'm stuck in an evacuation zone in Jacksonville, one of the sites of the upcoming Hurricane Matthew. I sent my wife and daughter who's only 1 month old to my Pops' house as I needed to stay home and take care of our animals and if anything happens, be here to make sure the house is taken care of. My wife doesn't like loud movies and such and especially with the newborn, I can't really crank up my system as it might damage her ears. I've had Jumpin' Jack Flash stuck in my head for weeks now so when they left, I popped open a cold beer, stuck in Gimme Shelter and turned it up just short of what would probably damage my speakers. I'm not a huge Stones fan outside of a select few songs but my god is this one encapsulating film. Just brilliant in the way everything is handled. I love the way the Maysles capture everything in cinematic form but still keep the rawness and integrity of the subject matter. It's like you're literally being transported to the 60's and these concerts. You never feel like an outside observer and always get caught up in the environment. It's really a great example of the "it has something for everyone" camp. It's great if you like documentaries, it's great if you're a music enthusiast, or simply one that likes films or pop culture history. One of my favorite blu-rays. It looks incredible and sounds even better.

The Rolling Stones-Jumpin Jack Flash - YouTube

Thanks for the review. I remember seeing Gimme Shelter in the theater when it came out. I was a Tuesday night and there were about 5 people in the theater. Really powerful film, with great music. As crazy as it seems today, it wasn't uncommon back then for these types of shows to use Hell's Angels for security. It was a more innocent time, I guess.

Good luck with Matthew. It sounds pretty hairy.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

I didn't see a stand alone thread for Gimme Shelter so I'll talk here.

The Criterion Blu-ray of Gimme Shelter is magnificent. I watched mine last year when I was prepping for the Rolling Stones concert here in Atlanta.

By the way...not really Criterion-related, but it relates to this particular film...

The new 15-CD box set, The Rolling Stones in Mono, which includes all of the Stones albums up through Let It Bleed in mono, even including both the US and UK versions of the applicable albums, is one that I've been eyeing for the past few months, but the price was too rich for my blood.

The Rolling Stones in Mono dropped down to $189 on Amazon a couple of days back, and I was even more tempted, but still didn't bite.

Today, however, I checked Amazon UK on a whim, and was able to order the box set for $137, including shipping, because of the low British pounds vs. US dollars exchange rate at the moment.

My wallet is still taking a big hit, but that's a great price, especially considering that I do not own most of the earlier albums in the set. This is a good way for me to get those early albums that I've been meaning to own for years and years.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Did you build that first shelf? It looks really nice.

Nope, that's the IVAR from Ikea. It's real wood, and is kinda like the LEGOs of shelves. You buy the pieces you want then can put it together in lots of different ways.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Nope, that's the IVAR from Ikea. It's real wood, and is kinda like the LEGOs of shelves. You buy the pieces you want then can put it together in lots of different ways.

I see...nifty!

I have some explorin' to do!

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

You and your family, and everyone else there with you, please stay safe. Looks like a monster storm.

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Great post! My feelings on The Rolling Stones are about the same as yours. You sold it well, though!

Btw... What kind of beer was it?

Thanks! As far as the beer, well normally I'd crack open a Budweiser but had to go for a cheap drunk this time around and bought a case of Icehouse. Not the greatest but it gets the job done.

Originally Posted by belcherman

Thanks for the review. I remember seeing Gimme Shelter in the theater when it came out. I was a Tuesday night and there were about 5 people in the theater. Really powerful film, with great music. As crazy as it seems today, it wasn't uncommon back then for these types of shows to use Hell's Angels for security. It was a more innocent time, I guess.

Good luck with Matthew. It sounds pretty hairy.

Thanks dude. Still have power and internet but the worst is to come in the next few hours and I'm sure I'll lose both at some point. Wind and rain really just started picking about an hour or so ago where I'm at.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

Thanks dude. Still have power and internet but the worst is to come in the next few hours and I'm sure I'll lose both at some point. Wind and rain really just started picking about an hour or so ago where I'm at.

Keep those Criterions sealed in airtight plastic bins! Don't let anyone named Matthew near em!

[thebutcherboy]

For the first time ever I watched Beyond the Valley of the Dolls today!
Crazy, crazy film....in a good way!
Thank you to the posters on this site who recommended it!

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by jw007

Keep those Criterions sealed in airtight plastic bins! Don't let anyone named Matthew near em!

Haha. If I lost any of my collection I'd be devastated and since my wife and kid is at a family member's house, I'd definitely have to save my dogs first.

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Don't mean to be clogging thread guys, just bored as shit working on another case of brews. Afraid to start a movie because if the power goes out in the middle of it...well that would suck.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

Haha. If I lost any of my collection I'd be devastated and since my wife and kid is at a family member's house, I'd definitely have to save my dogs first.

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Don't mean to be clogging thread guys, just bored as shit working on another case of brews. Afraid to start a movie because if the power goes out in the middle of it...well that would suck.

You mean your home theater set-up isn't on generator power? Seriously, take care of those dogs. The blu rays can be replaced, even the OOP ones. And good luck.