The Criterion Collection

[FragnitoM]

I wonder what happened though...
Maybe it was always an error?

[kuzronk]

Originally Posted by Reddington

They also just killed off the 20th Century Fox brand...

Of course they would, if FOX just screamed The Simpsons,Alien,Star Wars etc to the general public they would have kept it.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by NeoNical

Very disappointed that the Fellini boxset didn't include City of Women since I expected Criterion to work with other companies but I'd still buy it for the fact that I haven't seen his other films yet.

I figured City of Women would be included as they worked with Cohen to include Faces Places in their Varda set. Just as I thought that Ginger and Fred would be included because of their relationship with Warner Brothers.

[Bradsdadg]

I think I am in for the Varda set and now this Fellini set. My poor poor wallet. A moment of silence, if you please:

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Hoping they don’t slow down with the box sets. Bring on WKW and Kurosawa sets!

Is a Kurosawa set even a thing? I want one, for real. But I haven't heard anything beyond people talking about wanting one here.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by HipsterTrash

Is a Kurosawa set even a thing? I want one, for real. But I haven't heard anything beyond people talking about wanting one here.

As far as I know nothing confirmed. Just the DVD set and lots of wishful thinking! I think that they also haven’t released a Kurosawa in awhile as a hint of them waiting to package them together, but that could be nonsense.

[SmittysGelato]

The two Criterion directors I want boxsets for the most are Kurosawa and Ozu.

[mande2013]

It's a cool set, but it just doesn't sit well with me the way they release new restorations in boxsets, obsoleting in the process still readily available standalone releases without any intention of upgrading them as well (i.e. 8 1/2, Amarcord, The Seventh Seal, Cries and Whispers, and so on). The selling point of those standalone blu-rays rests on the notion their definitive 1080p editions of said films.

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

As far as I know nothing confirmed. Just the DVD set and lots of wishful thinking! I think that they also haven’t released a Kurosawa in awhile as a hint of them waiting to package them together, but that could be nonsense.

Hope that's the case. Since they've been doing one re-release onto blu, I've really really really wanted Red Beard but alas nothing. So maybe there's a Kurosawa set next year. Hope the theories hold true.

[Sommerswerd]

Originally Posted by SmittysGelato

The two Criterion directors I want boxsets for the most are Kurosawa and Ozu.

And also Kiarostami for me.

[chadr108]

Welp I picked up a brand new copy of Walkabout on EBay and turns out it’s bronzed/won’t play after chapter 8-9. Researched and found out about disc replacement program for Walkabout and other Criterion discs from 2009/2010 affected by same issue. Dropping this in the mail tomorrow to Jon Mulvaney for replacement.

Curious - anyone else out there that sent for replacement disc in this situation remember how long it took to get the new one back in the mail?

[BamaDullard]

Originally Posted by chadr108

Welp I picked up a brand new copy of Walkabout on EBay and turns out it’s bronzed/won’t play after chapter 8-9. Researched and found out about disc replacement program for Walkabout and other Criterion discs from 2009/2010 affected by same issue. Dropping this in the mail tomorrow to Jon Mulvaney for replacement.

Curious - anyone else out there that sent for replacement disc in this situation remember how long it took to get the new one back in the mail?

I’m thinking the seller was dishonest by telling you it was “brand new.” Most if not all 2009-10 releases are now pressed at new factories, which don’t have this defect. As far as I know, this has been the case for several years now.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by BamaDullard

I’m thinking the seller was dishonest by telling you it was “brand new.” Most if not all 2009-10 releases are now pressed at new factories, which don’t have this defect. As far as I know, this has been the case for several years now.

Your assuming there is a way to tell the originals from the replacements. If it's sealed and the cases are identical how would they know which batch it was from. From the cases I've checked at the stores I haven't found a way to tell for most of them until you open them and check the disc id markings

Also, if it's brand new sealed, then the description is accurate. Not all the originals bronzed or became unplayable and many people wouldn't have an idea that those had issues anyway. Even most people who buy Criterions have no idea of the issue.

[BamaDullard]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

Your assuming there is a way to tell the originals from the replacements. If it's sealed and the cases are identical how would they know which batch it was from. From the cases I've checked at the stores I haven't found a way to tell for most of them until you open them and check the disc id markings

Also, if it's brand new sealed, then the description is accurate. Not all the 1st round bronzed and many people wouldn't have an idea that those had issues anyway. Even most people who buy Criterions have no idea of the issue.

To be short about it, if you’re buying a Criterion film that was first released from 2009-11, you should buy directly from the site or B&N. Most of the problem films have been reprinted from what I understand.

[NeoNical]

Here's a random thought that kinda popped up in my mind, Ozu could've done a four seasons collection of films maybe if he lived longer.

He has Early Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, The End of Summer, and An Autumn Afternoon that are all related to the seasons but he died before he could make more of those. Maybe if he lived longer, he could've made a Winter one. If all of Ozu's films get new 4K restorations (Most of them do now but there are a few that still haven't I'm sure), maybe there could be a cool boxset idea where instead of Varda's Program and Bergman's Film Festival, we could have Ozu's 4 Seasons with Good Morning, Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds, and maybe The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice as the transition films from Spring to Summer, Summer to Fall, Fall to Winter.

This is such a bizarre and unimportant thought but I keep thinking about this for some reason lol.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by chadr108

Welp I picked up a brand new copy of Walkabout on EBay and turns out it’s bronzed/won’t play after chapter 8-9. Researched and found out about disc replacement program for Walkabout and other Criterion discs from 2009/2010 affected by same issue. Dropping this in the mail tomorrow to Jon Mulvaney for replacement.

Curious - anyone else out there that sent for replacement disc in this situation remember how long it took to get the new one back in the mail?

They require you to send in the bronzed disc and when they get them they will ship the replacements. I did it in January, and it was fairly quick, save for one title that was out of stock, but this was before the pandemic and the mail slow down.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by chadr108

Welp I picked up a brand new copy of Walkabout on EBay and turns out it’s bronzed/won’t play after chapter 8-9. Researched and found out about disc replacement program for Walkabout and other Criterion discs from 2009/2010 affected by same issue. Dropping this in the mail tomorrow to Jon Mulvaney for replacement.

Curious - anyone else out there that sent for replacement disc in this situation remember how long it took to get the new one back in the mail?

Originally Posted by dwk

They require you to send in the bronzed disc and when they get them they will ship the replacements. I did it in January, and it was fairly quick, save for one title that was out of stock, but this was before the pandemic and the mail slow down.

A word to the wise, I would e-mail them first before sending in your bronzed disc.

I sent mine in just before the lockdown and by the time it arrived there, their offices had shut down and the disc is lost somewhere in the ether because there was no one to receive it. I think the tracking, months later, still shows as "out for delivery".

I was able to correspond with them after the fact and eventually got my replacement (which was an entire brand new sealed copy), which arrived via courier from Kentucky to Canada extremely quickly once it actually shipped.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

I was just wondering about that myself.

I believe that last year's sale ended December 1st.

Checking back over the past three years, it was December 1st in 2019, December 3rd in 2018, and November 30th in 2017.

[DreadStare]

Criterion coming up soon? https://www.amazon.es/Dersu-Uzala-Bl...A1AT7YVPFBWXBL

[repulsed]

Originally Posted by SmittysGelato

The two Criterion directors I want boxsets for the most are Kurosawa and Ozu.

I really wish they'd do a Mizoguchi set but I'd be fine if they just put out some more stand alone releases. That Masters of Cinema set has been OOP for awhile.