The Criterion Collection

[diskspinner]

Finished Dekalog yesterday...I was watching in order but then thought of messing around...

(watching order)
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #10, #6, #7, #9, #8

My top half of favorite episodes

#1, #2, #6, #9, #10 (not in order)

Overall an awesome release.

And yesterday I got my next Kieślowski 'Blind Chance' from B&N. Plan to watch it next week.

[maytropolees]

Picked up All That Jazz and the Wim Wenders Road Trilogy tonight, and was able to use both 15% off coupons!

[Edward J Grug III]

Thanks for the counter points on In a Lonely Place everyone.

Sorry I didn't like the movie (I genuinely am. I really was excited for it).

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

I've never seen any Lone Wolf and Cub but pre-ordered it on AMZ because of the price. Worth the blind buy? There's plenty of other titles that i know i want during the sale that the money could go towards.

YES!
At least, if you like violent samurai movies it is. They're a lot of fun if you are able to suspend disbelief.

[jshaide]

I don't think I realized that HIS GIRL FRIDAY was 50 SRP until just now.

[ThisKid]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Same. Except here in Australia (I don't know about anywhere else), we have the GST to take care for that.

GST stands for the Goods & Services Tax.

It's about 10% of the item or service you purchased getting added on top of the price.

Didn't apply to online shopping from overseas, though.

But next year (I think), they're going to add that to the overseas online shopping , too.

As if my blu-ray collecting hobby NEEDED to be more costly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVN...utu.be&t=1m31s

[Polaroid]

Grrr still says its at customs.... delivery slot is still 12 pm though, just hoping they have not updated site.

Why do they make it so nerve racking, just update site and just say if there will be any extra charges lol...

[Sifox211]

Good luck - I feel your pain!

[Polaroid]

I will sacrifice a bluray upgrade of Le Samouraï to the customs gods in exchange for a customs charges free delivery.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by ThisKid

Same. Except here in Australia (I don't know about anywhere else), we have the GST to take care for that.

GST stands for the Goods & Services Tax.

It's about 10% of the item or service you purchased getting added on top of the price.

Didn't apply to online shopping from overseas, though.

But next year (I think), they're going to add that to the overseas online shopping , too.

As if my blu-ray collecting hobby NEEDED to be more costly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVN...utu.be&t=1m31s

I believe our free threshold will still remain quite high though even after the changes, relatively speaking (the UK's is 15 GBP I believe). I mean it's currently ridiculously high at $AU1000.

[Sifox211]

Lucky blighters! Ours is £15 (it used to be £18) and isn't even any good for a single, sale price Criterion at the moment

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Lucky blighters! Ours is £15 (it used to be £18) and isn't even any good for a single, sale price Criterion at the moment

It is pretty crap that we can end up paying double... I think they should raise it :/ just not worth accepting a package worth £16 or a/e when we have to pay so much to accept it >.>

UPS still says customs has my parcel.... but he time slot for delivery is today at 12... who knows what's happening lol

[Sifox211]

I remember talk a few years ago that HMRC wanted the limit raised to £50 because below that it is not worth collecting. I have a theory that the change was communicated to them verbally and was misheard.

[Polaroid]

It didn't come -.- they gave me a time slot but it's late and I have to go cinema now grrrr

[nametag]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

It is pretty crap that we can end up paying double... I think they should raise it :/ just not worth accepting a package worth £16 or a/e when we have to pay so much to accept it >.>

UPS still says customs has my parcel.... but he time slot for delivery is today at 12... who knows what's happening lol

It's really annoying I agree. Luckily with B&N they seem to mark them as books and I've actually only been stung for customs once with them (out of about 5 orders over the years), so overall it's usually worth me ordering form them. If you have anyone in NA who can help - get them to forward them on to you and mark it as a gift under $40 on the customs form

[deepbreathsanddeath]

A shame the Les Blank box and A Poem is a Naked Person haven't been reviewed. They're marvellous and among my favourite releases in recent years.

Even weirder... Why hasn't Aparajito and Apur Sansar been reviewed? The Apu Trilogy is one of Criterion's most important releases. Strange.

[Polaroid]

Why do I have so many delivery problems 😡

[bwdowiak]

I watched Cat People last night. It came, pretty much, as it had been advertised. It is quite an achievement that the film doesn’t come off as more campy considering the no budget thrills and the either off screen or implied terror. It is a little bit of a slow starter, but it picks up when the second woman takes on a more prominent role in the story.

I liked it. I’d rank it above The Innocents and The Uninvited. About on par with Don’t Look Now, but well below Kwaidan and Rosemary’s Baby. So somewhere in the middle of the pack for Criterion horror.

[Polaroid]

My god UPS suck. Just got told the driver is running late then when I ring back to ask about customs charges they don't know if there are any or not, but parcel will be delivered wednesday not today >: (

I hate being me.

[Rich Pure Doom]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I watched Cat People last night. It came, pretty much, as it had been advertised. It is quite an achievement that the film doesn’t come off as more campy considering the no budget thrills and the either off screen or implied terror. It is a little bit of a slow starter, but it picks up when the second woman takes on a more prominent role in the story.

I liked it. I’d rank it above The Innocents and The Uninvited. About on par with Don’t Look Now, but well below Kwaidan and Rosemary’s Baby. So somewhere in the middle of the pack for Criterion horror.

Cat People better than Don't Look Now or The Innocents? Drugs are a hell of a thing man.