The Criterion Collection

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

Just watched Muriel, or the Time of Return and I don't quite know what it is I just watched, or why.

It seemed like little to nothing happened in the entire two hours. Am I missing something? Marienbad is one of my favorite films and I was expecting a lot more here.

I thought the same, it was hard to connect with anything happening on the screen, and I am also fan of Marienbad, of the Resnais films I have seen, I think Mon oncle d'Amérique is the one that more effectively mixes an interesting storyline with his typical crazy editing techniques.

[jw007]

I finally dropped by one of my local Barnes & Nobles earlier this evening to take part in the 50% off Criterion sale.

I had high hopes that the Black Friday 30% off coupon would work but when I tried to use it on Dekalog, the CSR told me its not just store policy but company policy not to honor that coupon (and it states in the fine text that Criterion releases are not part of the discount either). I tried to tell her that maybe YMMV and that some stores would allow that coupon to be honored. It didn't work.

Suffice to say it, I was bummed. I wasn't expecting for this coupon to work knowing it doesn't include Criterion releases, but I was hoping maybe this particular store was out of the loop, and boy was I wrong.

So what did I do instead? I was going to waste the coupon on a blu-ray movie or maybe a book. Instead I realized that there are OTHER coupons that might still work for this Criterion 50% off sale! Yes. Remember that "$5 off $50 or more" coupon? Well, I found it on my smartphone.

So I took that $5/50 coupon and ended up using it on 3 individual Criterion blu-rays. The CSR said that was allowed so I felt like I still saved a few bucks (which I did).

It came out to about $16 and change for each of these blu rays:

Short Cuts
Punch Drunk Love
Dreams

I'm going to try my luck with the 30% Black Friday coupon later this weekend at another store but if it doesn't work, I'll just use it on something else.

Meanwhile, I think this $5/50 coupon may work for Dekalog too, since it comes out to over $50 before discounts and coupons are applied.

I'm not done yet!

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

Meanwhile, I think this $5/50 coupon may work for Dekalog too, since it comes out to over $50 before discounts and coupons are applied.

Ah....The MSRP on Dekalog is $99.95. While it's true that $99.95 is over $50, the "$50" applies not to the MSRP, but the price that B&N is offering the product for. Since 50% of $99.95 is not over $50, the coupon shouldn't apply.

Even if it did, you'd get an extra $5 off. Big deal. Dekalog is worth getting whether it costs you $45 or $50.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Ah....The MSRP on Dekalog is $99.95. While it's true that $99.95 is over $50, the "$50" applies not to the MSRP, but the price that B&N is offering the product for. Since 50% of $99.95 is not over $50, the coupon shouldn't apply.

Even if it did, you'd get an extra $5 off. Big deal. Dekalog is worth getting whether it costs you $45 or $50.

Every little bit I save makes me a happier man though. It's just fun seeing the price go down on the screen when the cashiers punch in codes and scan coupons.

Dekalog is prob. worth the extra $5 anyway. It will be mine on Sunday.

[Deep]

Originally Posted by jw007

So I took that $5/50 coupon and ended up using it on 3 individual Criterion blu-rays. The CSR said that was allowed so I felt like I still saved a few bucks (which I did).

The $5/50 coupon was something I could always fall back on during the BN Criterion sales (if I didn't have better coupons to use). I always had a stack of them printed (used only one per store visit of course). I used it twice successfully during this sale but the most recent time I was turned down (CSR said no coupons allowed for Criterions). With this I think I am letting my BN membership expire and buying Criterions exclusively from the Criterion store during their flash sales. It will be a little more than what I am used to paying for Criterions but at least the Criterion store doesn't charge me sales tax (6%).

-D

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

You don't deserve to own this masterpiece of cinema.

If you had any decency...any decency at all...you'd give it away.

You'd make sure it found a good home full of love and repeat viewings.

I will own what I want to own, and watch what I want to watch at my pleasure!

DO YOU HEAR THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH!?


(Seriously, though, I do need to watch it. Maybe get on it tonight. UM v OSU is in half an hour. Depending on how that goes, I may, or may not be in the mood for it. )

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

I will own what I want to own, and watch what I want to watch at my pleasure!

DO YOU HEAR THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH!?


(Seriously, though, I do need to watch it. Maybe get on it tonight. UM v OSU is in half an hour. Depending on how that goes, I may, or may not be in the mood for it. )

[Show spoiler]

[jw007]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

It's more fun when you get a clerk that makes it a mission to see the same thing. I've had clerks who had more fun than I was having seeing how they could make the coupons work best. "Wow you saved xxx, we did good!" "Yes we did. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and God Bless Tiny Tim"

Wow, clerks/CSR's like that are not a dime a dozen. If such a clerk exists, he/she probably doesn't want to work for the company anymore and is just waiting to be fired. Lol.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Deep

The $5/50 coupon was something I could always fall back on during the BN Criterion sales (if I didn't have better coupons to use). I always had a stack of them printed (used only one per store visit of course). I used it twice successfully during this sale but the most recent time I was turned down (CSR said no coupons allowed for Criterions). With this I think I am letting my BN membership expire and buying Criterions exclusively from the Criterion store during their flash sales. It will be a little more than what I am used to paying for Criterions but at least the Criterion store doesn't charge me sales tax (6%).

-D

Plus on Criterion.com, you get rewards points and eventually a $50 gift certificate for loyalty points. So there's another bonus for buying Criterions at their website. I'll still keep my B&N membership probably because an extra 10% off everything I buy is still nice. And sometimes a family member of mine might want to buy a book or magazine at the store and I'd let them use my membership number. There's no doubt that I'll be taking advantage on one of the only coupons that are accepted during Criterion sales, and that's the 5/50 coupon (and maybe the 8/40 coupon on box sets).

[MifuneFan]

Even if things feel like they aren't going your way in the world, watching An Autumn Afternoon on an autumn afternoon, all that fades away, and life is good.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

Except one is a manager and one of the other two is a long term employee who really seem to enjoy working at BN. They don't always work the Media Dept, but it's a nice visit when they're there. There aren;t always enough coupons that makes it a jolly visit, but they've always been very helpful

Is there no danger at all of getting in trouble for overriding coupon rejections?

...seems like a risky thing to do on a regular basis.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

Except one is a manager and one of the other two is a long term employee who really seem to enjoy working at BN. They don't always work the Media Dept, but it's a nice visit when they're there. There aren;t always enough coupons that makes it a jolly visit, but they've always been very helpful

Where is this store again? I might have to take a trip out there for the next Criterion 50% off sale!

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Which reminds me, I STILL haven't seen all of World on a Wire. It seems like I've owned it for decades at this point. I really need to get onto that.

Me either. Started it 3 different times and got bored every time. I think the longest I lasted was around 30-40 minutes. Fassbinder typically bores me.

[The Great Owl]

My copies of One-Eyed Jacks and Night Train to Munich arrived in the mail today.

It was difficult to unwrap them, because I suffered a bad fall during a trail half marathon this morning, and busted my lip, my left wrist, my left knee, my left ankle, my left shoulder, and my dignity. The X-rays revealed that I have a wrist sprain, so my wrist in is in a splint right now, and I'm having trouble with range of motion.

The November sale is a wrap!

[Lastyear]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Me either. Started it 3 different times and got bored every time. I think the longest I lasted was around 30-40 minutes. Fassbinder typically bores me.

Tried numerous times to watch this but couldn't get more than 20 minutes into it. I have this problem with all of Fassbinder.

[Scottie]

Thoughts on WKW's Fallen Angels?

I really really really want to love it. I mean I'm absolutely enthralled by every scene featuring the hitman and his partner. However, I don't care too much for the scenes with the mute, his girlfriend, or the Blonde.

[shane01]

I had my eye on the BBS set, but haven't had the money this month. I almost charged it yesterday just to have it, but decided to check it out from the library (on DVD...) and hope maybe I'll get some $ for Christmas

[The Great Owl]

I just finished revisiting John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood, by way of the Sony Blu-ray.

I've probably seen this movie about 50 times, and I love it more with each viewing. I would really love to see this one picked up by Criterion someday, because it's still a relevant work that merits study. It's a tear-jerker, but it's also hilarious in many ways, and it has some of the most likable characters that I've seen in any film.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just finished revisiting John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood, by way of the Sony Blu-ray.

I've probably seen this movie about 50 times, and I love it more with each viewing. I would really love to see this one picked up by Criterion someday, because it's still a relevant work that merits study. It's a tear-jerker, but it's also hilarious in many ways, and it has some of the most likable characters that I've seen in any film.

It's not out of the realm of possibility. It was a Criterion LD release.

So was the Hughes Brothers' Menace II Society.

[jw007]

Speaking of great African American themes, I just got back from a local theater and witnessed Moonlight, which I think is going to be nominated for an Academy Award. It was quite a moving experience at times. Very realistic and honest.