The Criterion Collection

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by jcs913

I know, money is getting tighter as the holidays approach. The kids get even more demanding as we get closer...

Rich, the only 2 Wes dvd's I have are Rushmore and Royal Tenenbaums, as they are the only 2 I think are any good ( I know, here comes the s##tstorm...) But I always like to see if the BD is a vast improvement and this seems like it may be. If not, I usually keep my dvd as the extras are normally identical to the upgrade and unload the BD, as they usually sell used for about what you paid for it.

Don't feel bad, the only Andersons I've ever enjoyed have been The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and Fantastic Mr. Fox. I only own Fantastic Mr. Fox, and upgrade my DVD copy to BD on a trade-and-save deal at Future Shop, because it had better extras, and stop-motion animation looks gorgeous on BD.

I gave Rushmore a shot, and wasn't too fussy over it. The last time I watched The Royal Tenenbaums, was with my brother when I was 14 and in grade 9. He had picked it out on the Pay-per-view channel, because it had Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in it, and he was a 12-year old kid that really liked their films. Needless to say, neither of us were impressed. I wasn't impressed because I'm not a big fan of either actor, and he was expecting a typical "frat-pack" type film. I think I may need to revisit it.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I'm not in the Criterion thread very often so I can't keep up!

I want to get Sanjuro/Yojimbo tonight, 50% off would make it $35. I JUST got an email with a coupon that says "Save an EXTRA 30% off one item" Is this coupon valid for the Criterion sale? Can I use it to get Sanjuro/Yojimbo for $25? Has anyone got this same email and tried? Or is it a YMMV kind of thing? Thanks!

EDIT: I'm sorry, I swore I went into the Barnes and Noble Criterion Sale thread, I will ask this there, I'm sorry everyone for not paying attention.

Yes...you can use the coupon along with the initial 50% off, as it doesn't state a minimum price on the coup.

Are you a member?...Is this a holiday coupon? I just got one of those, but it was for only 20% (I am a member).

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by rkish

Too late! I just hope they honor the pricing on that and World on a Wire, which I also preordered. I did use the first $27.99 and preordered 12 Angry Men, as I had intended to do all along.

Thanks for the incentive! It will pair very nicely with 12 Angry Men!

Oh I know it's too late, but you can still pre-order it as it's awesome. Glad to see you have already though. I do hope they don't cancel as well. 27.99 is still a good price to pay for Anatomy of a Murder, and if they end up cancelling the orders, or if they hadn't had the goof-up, I still would have pre-ordered it at that price. It will probably be like 40 or more in Canada, unless people are able to jump on it when Amazon.ca first puts it up. No sign of it yet.

Are you still looking for suggestions on how to spend the giftcards?

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Don't feel bad, the only Andersons I've ever enjoyed have been The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and Fantastic Mr. Fox. I only own Fantastic Mr. Fox, and upgrade my DVD copy to BD on a trade-and-save deal at Future Shop, because it had better extras, and stop-motion animation looks gorgeous on BD.

I gave Rushmore a shot, and wasn't too fussy over it. The last time I watched The Royal Tenenbaums, was with my brother when I was 14 and in grade 9. He had picked it out on the Pay-per-view channel, because it had Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in it, and he was a 12-year old kid that really liked their films. Needless to say, neither of us were impressed. I wasn't impressed because I'm not a big fan of either actor, and he was expecting a typical "frat-pack" type film. I think I may need to revisit it.

IMO, the 2 films I mentioned are the only 2 that have great character exploration, and that is what Wes does well. Frankly, I am also a big Bill Murray fan, as I have met him several times here in Chicago, he gives 2 of his best performances in these films, although he was great in Stripes....

[threefiftyrocket]

Originally Posted by Louisville Slugger

I should have asked, are you a Barnes & Noble member?

If not you'll lose the 10% off membership discount in-store and free expedited shipping option online.

Originally Posted by rkish

Yes...you can use the coupon along with the initial 50% off, as it doesn't state a minimum price on the coup.

Are you a member?...Is this a holiday coupon? I just got one of those, but it was for only 20% (I am a member).

No I'm not a Barnes and Noble member but I was a Borders, which is why I got the coupon I'm assuming. Theres no minimum requirement on the coupon and no product specified, but it does say in the fine print "may not be combined with any other coupon or promotional discount"

Not trying to scam the system I've just never used one before from them. But man it would be nice to get that set for $25...

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by jcs913

IMO, the 2 films I mentioned are the only 2 that have great character exploration, and that is what Wes does well. Frankly, I am also a big Bill Murray fan, as I have met him several times here in Chicago, he gives 2 of his best performances in these films, although he was great in Stripes....

Like I said, I need to revisit TRT, as it's been about 12-13 years since I watched it. I really enjoyed Murray's performance in Rushmore, but I just couldn't connect to the film. I enjoyed Life Aquatic because of the parody of Cousteau, the fantastic soundtrack, interesting plot, and because it was humourous. Ditto for FMF, minus the Jacques Cousteau parody obvously.

Rkish, I just looked at your collection and saw you had The Leopard. Why not use the giftcard, if you haven't yet, on Senso? I found that film paired quite well with The Leopard, as it's another Visconti, and takes place during the same time period in the 19th century:

http://www.amazon.com/Senso-Criterio...1547721&sr=8-2

It's also one of Amazon's "cheap" Criterions.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Oh I know it's too late, but you can still pre-order it as it's awesome. Glad to see you have already though. I do hope they don't cancel as well. 27.99 is still a good price to pay for Anatomy of a Murder, and if they end up cancelling the orders, or if they hadn't had the goof-up, I still would have pre-ordered it at that price. It will probably be like 40 or more in Canada, unless people are able to jump on it when Amazon.ca first puts it up. No sign of it yet.

Are you still looking for suggestions on how to spend the giftcards?

Sorry...I think my reply was confusing. "Too late", meaning that I was able to jump on the Anatomy BD for the discounted price and that it was "too late" as a giftcard choice.

Sure...I'm always open to suggestions!

[rkish]

Originally Posted by jcs913

I know, money is getting tighter as the holidays approach. The kids get even more demanding as we get closer...

Rich, the only 2 Wes dvd's I have are Rushmore and Royal Tenenbaums, as they are the only 2 I think are any good ( I know, here comes the s##tstorm...) But I always like to see if the BD is a vast improvement and this seems like it may be. If not, I usually keep my dvd as the extras are normally identical to the upgrade and unload the BD, as they usually sell used for about what you paid for it.

My wife is a big Tenenbaums fan...that is a first day purchase! She already owns the Criterion DVD of it, that I bought for her.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by rkish

Sorry...I think my reply was confusing. "Too late", meaning that I was able to jump on the Anatomy BD for the discounted price and that it was "too late" as a giftcard choice.

Sure...I'm always open to suggestions!

See my response to jcs913, as I suggested Senso, to pair with The Leopard.

[Louisville Slugger]

Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

No I'm not a Barnes and Noble member but I was a Borders, which is why I got the coupon I'm assuming. Theres no minimum requirement on the coupon and no product specified, but it does say in the fine print "may not be combined with any other coupon or promotional discount"

Not trying to scam the system I've just never used one before from them. But man it would be nice to get that set for $25...

Try it.

[s00perd00per]

Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

No I'm not a Barnes and Noble member but I was a Borders, which is why I got the coupon I'm assuming. Theres no minimum requirement on the coupon and no product specified, but it does say in the fine print "may not be combined with any other coupon or promotional discount"

Not trying to scam the system I've just never used one before from them. But man it would be nice to get that set for $25...

The previous 25% off coupon worked with the sale no problem and it says the same thing on the fine print.

[SpiderBaby]

Review of Olive Film's Fassbinder's Despair blu-ray for any interested:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...ir_blu-ray.htm

[DLizzle]

Originally Posted by Banned User

Also what is Amazon's deal on pricing. The differences in their prices are sometimes rather extreme. For instance 12 Angry Men and Design for Living on Criterion's site are both $31.96. Yet Amazon has 12 Angry men for $27.99 and Design For Living at $35.99.
Just drives me crazy.

I'm guessing they use some kind of supply/demand model for pricing rather than try to maintain some kind of price uniformity. I see how it could be annoying, but then that same system is probably also responsible for their relative efficiency compared to say, Barnes and Noble.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Review of Olive Film's Fassbinder's Despair blu-ray for any interested:

I thought about mentioning that bit of information last night. I received mine from Amazon yesterday and threw it in just to check the quality. Being my first Olive Films blu-ray, their menus and presentation are a bit elementary but the transfer on my television represented what I see on the DVDBeaver site. The documentary on the disc sounds good, so I can't wait to watch it.

[Si1entElegy]

I told myself not to buy anything during the B&N sale but I cracked and ordered the Three Colors trilogy. Hope it's a good blind buy.

[JHas]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Review of Olive Film's Fassbinder's Despair blu-ray for any interested:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...ir_blu-ray.htm

I saw that last night, glad to see that there is a pretty good supplement included. Justifies me dropping twenty plus on a movie that isn't Criterion.

[blkhrt]

New clue:

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

New clue:

I cheated and googled monkey puppet clue, and got a hit for Being John Malkovich, because the first hit was a section of dialogue that referenced monkeys, and puppets.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I cheated and googled monkey puppet clue, and got a hit for Being John Malkovich, because the first hit was a section of dialogue that referenced monkeys, and puppets.

Yeah, that seems to be the consensus on the twitter.

[scottpcusa]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

New clue:

Being John Malkovich?

(...or perhaps the less known film by Harrison Ford, Monkey Puppet)

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