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Beta Man · 08-18-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Gbox85

Is Charade preorder part of the sale?

It shows up as 29.99

No, I was referring to Black Orpheus, and Crumb........

G:Box · 08-18-2010, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

No, I was referring to Black Orpheus, and Crumb........

Oh, ok... my bad

ChadFL · 08-18-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

I got one I was lagging on (as CC points out

) and ordered both pre-orders, but everything is backordered.........

I may need to stop buying titles for awhile, depending on what type of new vehicle my wife decides we need

Don't worry, by the time you actually get your shipment you'll probably have forgotten you ever ordered it. Sometimes a package mysteriously appears on my doorstep and turns out to be something I ordered from DD over a month ago and forgot about.

bluskies · 08-18-2010, 09:11 PM

I had Modern Times on order from Amazon UK but cancelled it because the Criterion release has much more in it. I will be spending a bit more, but it is worth it.

VanDammage · 08-18-2010, 09:46 PM

My copy of The Leopard finally came on from B&N, can't wait to watch it. Has anyone bothered to watch the 161 min American Cut?

fdm · 08-19-2010, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Arkadin

when I have gotten a single dvd or bd from DD it has been placed in one of those flat plastic deals with a cut-out space where the disc fits perfectly.
I've never had anything arrive in any condition other than perfect.

About 50-50 for me. Worse is when they toss 2 or 3 DVDs or BDs into huge bubble bag, then it's about 80-20 against me (which is current reason for the returns mentioned in the [smallrant]).

fdm · 08-19-2010, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by VanDammage

My copy of The Leopard finally came on from B&N, can't wait to watch it. Has anyone bothered to watch the 161 min American Cut?

I watched it in the DVD set. I think it's worthwhile to watch both versions, but the Italian one is the key one.

In general, I pretty much watch all the video stuff (in disc order), sometimes skip the audio-only stuff, and just about always skip the audio commentaries. Always read the booklets. Not so sure how long I can keep doing that, seems like some of the more recent titles are crammed with extras.

Currently am going through the Berlin Alexanderplatz extras. (Took me a few passes through the epilog to finally digest most/all of it.)

blufellas · 08-19-2010, 01:43 AM

I just blind bought Roman Polanski's Repulsion. Any good? I will watch this weekend.

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by blufellas

I just blind bought Roman Polanski's Repulsion. Any good? I will watch this weekend.

im curious about this too. Its got great reviews on every web site ive entered.

blufellas · 08-19-2010, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

im curious about this too. Its got great reviews on every web site ive entered.

I know, on rotten tomatoes is 100%

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by blufellas

I know, on rotten tomatoes is 100%

i never go to rotten tomatoes. I go to IMDB, and pay attention to the 45 year old age group and the top 1000 votes, i also go to roger ebert's website.

blufellas · 08-19-2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

i never go to rotten tomatoes. I go to IMDB, and pay attention to the 45 year old age group and the top 1000 votes, i also go to roger ebert's website.

yeah i go to IMDB also, the over all score is amost an 8.0, not bad. can't wait to see it.

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 02:33 AM

i just bought The Third Man used for about 55 bucks

This movie better be good.

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by blufellas

yeah i go to IMDB also, the over all score is amost an 8.0, not bad. can't wait to see it.

yeah so there you go

ChadFL · 08-19-2010, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by blufellas

yeah i go to IMDB also, the over all score is amost an 8.0, not bad. can't wait to see it.

+1

Rotten Tomatoes is a great website but IMDB is the site I trust the most for reviews. Rotten Tomatoes scores are determined by at most 100 or so insider critics. IMDB on the other hand is based off of countless thousands or ordinary movie watchers rating the film. They are pretty reliable for th most part. Well except for Inception being rated #3 all-time...

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

+1

Rotten Tomatoes is a great website but IMDB is the site I trust the most for reviews. Rotten Tomatoes scores are determined by at most 100 or so insider critics. IMDB on the other hand is based off of countless thousands or ordinary movie watchers rating the film. They are pretty reliable for th most part. Well except for Inception being rated #3 all-time...

A+ to that. I think IMDB is the most reliable source for blind buying. If its rated overall 8 i will probably enjoy it or if the majority vote is 8-10

ChadFL · 08-19-2010, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

A+ to that. I think IMDB is the most reliable source for blind buying. If its rated overall 8 i will probably enjoy it or if the majority vote is 8-10

Just for the heck of it I was going through the Criterion list of releases recently looking at their IMDB rating/ranking. There are a ton of movies ranked among the "Top 250" all-time in the Criterion library, many in the top 100 and even top 50. Most Criterion releases are well above 7.0 Avg IMDB rating which is far above average.

ccfixx · 08-19-2010, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

i just bought The Third Man used for about 55 bucks

This movie better be good.

Could you not have rented it first? Watched it online? Anything other than a $55 blind-buy?

From reading your previous posts, you seem to be enjoying your new Criterion purchases. So, I have no doubt that you'll enjoy "The Third Man," as well... but $55 worth?

CC

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

Just for the heck of it I was going through the Criterion list of releases recently looking at their IMDB rating/ranking. There are a ton of movies ranked among the "Top 250" all-time in the Criterion library, many in the top 100 and even top 50. Most Criterion releases are well above 7.0 Avg IMDB rating which is far above average.

yeah i know the M, The Seventh Seal, and Yojimbo are all in the top 250. I havent been let down yet using IMDB. You just gotta know what you're looking for.

lDlisturb3d · 08-19-2010, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

Could you not have rented it first? Watched it online? Anything other than a $55 blind-buy?

From reading your previous posts, you seem to be enjoying your new Criterion purchases. So, I have no doubt that you'll enjoy "The Third Man," as well... but $55 worth?

CC

Lol probably not, but i have a disorder, i wanted the Criterion version only because i wanted to add it to my Criterion Collection. In addition im not a fan of renting, all my movies ive seen before or just straight up blind bought it.

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08-18-2010, 09:11 PM	#15064
bluskies Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:287 Blu-ray collection:1848 DVD collection:235 Blu-ray reviews: 73	I had Modern Times on order from Amazon UK but cancelled it because the Criterion release has much more in it. I will be spending a bit more, but it is worth it.

08-18-2010, 09:46 PM	#15065
VanDammage Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:2017 DVD collection:69 Trading Score:2	My copy of The Leopard finally came on from B&N, can't wait to watch it. Has anyone bothered to watch the 161 min American Cut?

08-19-2010, 01:43 AM	#15068
blufellas Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2010 Location:W. Palmdale, CA/ Argentina Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:313 Blu-ray collection:4088 DVD collection:49	I just blind bought Roman Polanski's Repulsion. Any good? I will watch this weekend.

08-19-2010, 02:33 AM	#15073
lDlisturb3d Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Norfolk, VA Criterion Collection: 33 Steelbooks: 28 Home Theater Gallery:53 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:464 DVD collection:12 Blu-ray reviews: 127 Trading Score:4	i just bought The Third Man used for about 55 bucks This movie better be good.

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