The Criterion Collection

[Hoke Moseley]

After much deliberation, I've decided I'm just gonna wait a few weeks and pick up Punch-Drunk Love, The Squid and the Whale, and One-Eyed Jacks in store.

I really really really need to stop blind-buying stuff, so I'll go with 3 that I've already seen and loved.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by Bandit Tajomaru

Anybody know which breed of dog the dog in the picture is? It looks like my dog?

Sorry, I wasn't looking at the dog.

[mja345]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

Sorry, I wasn't looking at the dog.

Haha, when I first read the initial post, I didn't see the "this guy", which obviously implied it was about the dog. I thought it was more along the lines of, "Who is this attractive girl here? Is she an employee or is she just visiting? Anyone know her e-mail? Is she 'Jon Mulvaney'?"

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by mja345

Haha, when I first read the initial post, I didn't see the "this guy", which obviously implied it was about the dog. I thought it was more along the lines of, "Who is this attractive girl here? Is she an employee or is she just visiting? Anyone know her e-mail? Is she 'Jon Mulvaney'?"

It's his wife Jan

[softunderbelly]

I'm going a little easy on my wallet this time. I picked up The Uninvited a little while back from the Criterion Store flash sale.
As far as the latest B&N sale, narrowed it down to just two titles, The American Friend, and Cat People.
Sadly, The Asphalt Jungle will have to wait until their July sale.

[asabreed]

I think I'm canceling my Lone Wolf and Cub Amazon screw up $40 order.

It would be a blind buy anyway.

I have gift cards, but have a feeling that $40 will go a long way in the next two months to discs and deals I really want -- versus a set I may not even open until 2018.

Am I nuts?

Should I be talked out of this?

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Night Train to Munich doesn't get a lot of love here, but I've seen and enjoyed the old Criterion DVD. It's got action, suspense, a beautiful woman, etc...everything that a film needs.

Night Train is terrific. That was the title I was most looking forward to this sale. Such a great companion piece to The Lady Vanishes, which is one of my favorite movies.

[moviebuffed]

Originally Posted by Lastyear

My 20% off coupon was allowed.

Picked up 4 Criterions today, handed the cashier my 20% coupon to use for The Emigrants and he scanned it with no luck. However, he says "A couple times today I've seen this coupon and it's not working and it doesn't say anywhere on the coupon that Criterion movies are exempt." He manually did it for me and brought down a 49.99 disc to 17.99. Whew.

[Martin_31]

Originally Posted by moviebuffed

Picked up 4 Criterions today, handed the cashier my 20% coupon to use for The Emigrants and he scanned it with no luck. However, he says "A couple times today I've seen this coupon and it's not working and it doesn't say anywhere on the coupon that Criterion movies are exempt." He manually did it for me and brought down a 49.99 disc to 17.99. Whew.

What sorcery is this?! How did you get it that cheap?

[Scottie]

The opening sequence of Millennium Mambo is something else.

Millenium Mambo - opening - YouTube

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Martin_31

What sorcery is this?! How did you get it that cheap?

$49.99/2 x 20%

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

$49.99/2 x 20%

Probably a 10% member discount in there as well.

[Arawn]

Can non-members get 20% coupons somewhere?

[repulsed]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Probably a 10% member discount in there as well.

that's still not under $27
with my math...which I wouldn't trust[emoji12]

maybe he meant 27 not 17

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by repulsed

that's still not under $27
with my math...which I wouldn't trust[emoji12]

maybe he meant 27 not 17

Cause the list price is 49.99. So he's including the half off in the deal.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Probably a 10% member discount in there as well.

Yeah, true.

[repulsed]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Cause the list price is 49.99. So he's including the half off in the deal.

ok so $22.49 then coups
I thought he was taking about after the 50% off.. like for a box set

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by repulsed

ok so $22.49 then coups
I thought he was taking about after the 50% off.. like for a box set

$24.99 before coupons

[moviebuffed]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

$49.99/2 x 20%

Martin 31, Mifunefan is correct. Half off sale plus my membership discount. Throw in the 20% coupon and bingo. What a deal.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by diskspinner

I have watched 8 episodes till now...

How is his 'Blind Chance'? Anybody here thinks it's great? His Best?
After Three Colors, Double Life & Dekalog, I feel I should have all his films available in criterion blu.

Blind Chance is my favorite Kieslowski film (have yet to see Dekalog, though). I went into it "blind". I wasn't sure what to think at first, as the initial fifteen minutes are like watching pieces of a confusing puzzle and challenged my interest. "Not sure I am in the mood for two hours of this", I thought. It then quickly settles down and gets a lot more coherent.

However, at a little under halfway into the run time something happens that left me going WTF? and I was ready to dismiss it as a confusing mess of a movie trying too hard to be "arty".

I stuck with it, though, and suddenly realized I had been wrong all along....the puzzling clues at the beginning and the title of the film suddenly made sense. I think it is a brilliant film, very well made and acted, and when it was finished I was both touched, astounded, and finally ready to acknowledge Kieslowski as one of my favorite directors. That ending......

Very highly recommended.