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captveg · 05-06-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rezpekt

Packaging for the Brakhage set. Digipacks...

Interesting. Should be sturdier since it only has one opening. I'm guessing Seven Samurai will end up being similar, if only because it'll need 2 discs, though I guess they could go the double keep-case route like Yojimbo/Sanjuro and The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.

But uniformity is once again thrown to the side. Let the OCD hand-wringing commence!

alen_shime · 05-06-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by captveg

It's a compilation of a few scenes in the movie. While you won't get that exact composition during the film, the cinematography is quite notable for it, so if that's your thing definitely give it at least a rent.

I've pre-ordered it, hope some other CC titles are going to get the lower prices

Old Geezer · 05-06-2010, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by reallyagi

Seven Samurai has taken so long, I have to believe it will be announced soon.
For August, maybe?

Guesses for August:

M. Hulots Holiday
Thin Red Line
Seven Samurai
Y Tu Mama Tambien

If true, that would make it a very expensive month for me.

keldons · 05-06-2010, 11:51 PM

I completely forgot Y Tu Mama Tambien was supposed to come out. Would definitely buy that.

jimonee78 · 05-07-2010, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by captveg

Interesting. Should be sturdier since it only has one opening. I'm guessing Seven Samurai will end up being similar, if only because it'll need 2 discs, though I guess they could go the double keep-case route like Yojimbo/Sanjuro and The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.

But uniformity is once again thrown to the side. Let the OCD hand-wringing commence!

I am ecstatic about the Brakhage package (hey that rhymes). I hope this leads to many more digipak releases for future blu-ray releases. I know a lot of people here prefer the clear cases, but I'm bored of them. I love how the DVD releases were often very different. From digipaks (Bicycle Thieves, Seven Samurai and upcoming Brakhage blu) to clear hard plastic slipcovers (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Rules of the Game) to their many beautiful box sets (Cassavetes: Five Films in particular), clear plastic and black plastic cases. Unfortunately their slipcover/digipak packaging for their original blu-ray releases bombed and they started to get gun shy about paper packaging. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.

Which box set do you most want Criterion to re-release on blu?

reallyagi · 05-07-2010, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rezpekt

Packaging for the Brakhage set. Digipacks...

Noooooooooooo!

scrub0bk · 05-07-2010, 01:32 AM

If you guys had to buy one criterion movie what would it be? I'd prefer something more recent as opposed to older. I was thinking maybe gommorah or hunger

jacobsever · 05-07-2010, 01:47 AM

I don't mind the Brakhage packaging. It's similar to the Salo and Gazwrx from BFI.

But I really hope it doesn't happen that much. I really love the simple clear plastic cases.

pro-bassoonist · 05-07-2010, 02:01 AM

Pro-B

PowellPressburger · 05-07-2010, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rezpekt

Packaging for the Brakhage set. Digipacks...

It seems to be sturdier and if it is that is good packaging it isn't ultra slim it seems to be what I always said they needed to do just a shorter version of the DVD digipack which as long as I can pick out a really not beat up one in a store I am good.

I love the packaging when it is sturdy like the FURIES, and Salo, Battle of Algiers.

ccfixx · 05-07-2010, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

http://img195.imageshack.us/slidesho...=img0026sc.jpg

Pro-B

Thanks, pro-b. What? No picture for each individual page of the booklet?

CC

pro-bassoonist · 05-07-2010, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I love the packaging when it is sturdy like the FURIES, and Salo, Battle of Algiers.

The case is almost identical to the one used for Che.

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

Thanks, pro-b. What? No picture for each individual page of the booklet?

CC

I was struggling with my camera there

Pro-B

scorsetinogilliam · 05-07-2010, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Pro-B

hell yes!! glad to see criterion mixing it up again! i hope this trend continues and they go back to random, different cases! calm down ocd people.

SpiderBaby · 05-07-2010, 03:05 AM

I like the fact that they are "experimenting" with the packaging of an experimental release.

kobeson · 05-07-2010, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fdm

Not CG, but you might want to look into MoC's Un Femme Mariée BD. Quite nice. (Surprised there's no entry for it in blu-ray.com's database.)

A little pricey via amazon/uk, but you can at least save paying postage via this link. (Currently that's about $24.33.)

Do you get notified about these discounts via an email subscription? I just subscribed, hope so anyway.

fdm · 05-07-2010, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kobeson

Do you get notified about these discounts via an email subscription? I just subscribed, hope so anyway.

Yeah. About due for another one.

fdm · 05-07-2010, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by reallyagi

Noooooooooooo!

Agree. Re-insert standard "cardboard sucks" rant here.

Trogdor2010 · 05-07-2010, 05:46 AM

Hello

When I decided that getting a region Bplayer isn't so rational, I gave up and decided to rent the region 1 DVD of "Salo" from Netflix. I hope not to offend anyone that liked it (Skip this if you want), but I had one of those feelings of "I told you so, but that doesn't seem to be enough?". I gave up around halfway through (guess which part), and much of it I though was purely sensationalism, an endurence test, indulging in depravity, I would call it a stretch being close to "pornographic", and I thought it was not well written at all, it goes on and on, like rambling. I thought I got the point of the whole thing after about when they begin torturing them. It was promoting the evil it was opposing, I found it disgusting. Glad I gave it a taste test before I thought about it.

PowellPressburger · 05-07-2010, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The case is almost identical to the one used for Che.

I was struggling with my camera there

Pro-B

Thanks for clarifying the case thickness etc. Pro B do you feel that on par with say a standard DVD DIGIPACK release like Salo or Breathless, or Battle of Algiers that the case is just as nice just short for BD style? If so this is what I had expected CRITERION to do for such releases.

In fact I will be curious to see what they do for VIDEODROME if in fact it does get released. I thought the style was very tongue in cheek esp maing the inner DVD case look like a tape. :-) There are some cases like that, no matter if they release them on BLU i have to hold onto the DVDs for that reason. :-)

QuasidodoJr · 05-07-2010, 06:12 AM

And Walkabout just hit $22.99 at Amazon.

05-07-2010, 02:01 AM	#8949
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	Pro-B Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 05-07-2010 at 02:14 AM.

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jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	I don't mind the Brakhage packaging. It's similar to the Salo and Gazwrx from BFI. But I really hope it doesn't happen that much. I really love the simple clear plastic cases.

05-07-2010, 03:05 AM	#8954
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05-07-2010, 05:46 AM	#8958
Trogdor2010 Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2009 Home Theater Gallery:45 Blu-ray collection:266	Hello When I decided that getting a region Bplayer isn't so rational, I gave up and decided to rent the region 1 DVD of "Salo" from Netflix. I hope not to offend anyone that liked it (Skip this if you want), but I had one of those feelings of "I told you so, but that doesn't seem to be enough?". I gave up around halfway through (guess which part), and much of it I though was purely sensationalism, an endurence test, indulging in depravity, I would call it a stretch being close to "pornographic", and I thought it was not well written at all, it goes on and on, like rambling. I thought I got the point of the whole thing after about when they begin torturing them. It was promoting the evil it was opposing, I found it disgusting. Glad I gave it a taste test before I thought about it.

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