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Uncle Boogeyman posted:That being said, if you've never seen it, might as well hold out for the blu ray This was my approach with Short Cuts. I waited so long that I finally said gently caress it and held out for the blu...which I now own, and ironically have no way of watching because my PS3 is broken.  But I'm working insane amounts of overtime this week so I'm ordering a PS4 next payday. 
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I'm new to Criterion collecting (just started last December to be precise) and I know Criterion usually holds one of their two flash sales during February - but I was wondering when exactly? The first week, second week? Is there a drawback with this sale like high S&H that stack up per title? Appreciate the responses!
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Disharmony posted:I'm new to Criterion collecting (just started last December to be precise) and I know Criterion usually holds one of their two flash sales during February - but I was wondering when exactly? The first week, second week? Is there a drawback with this sale like high S&H that stack up per title? There's no set time. The only catch to the flash sale is that you have to spend $50 to get free shipping. Not a big deal since that means you just have to buy at least three normal releases. Basically, their flash sales make the prices identical to B&N sale prices.
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Egbert Souse posted:There's no set time. The only catch to the flash sale is that you have to spend $50 to get free shipping. Not a big deal since that means you just have to buy at least three normal releases. That's actually not bad at all. Thinking of probably just waiting for the flash sale rather than buy some of the second hand ones I'm seeing in Reddit. One other thing: from your experience, do the stocks disappear real quick? And does the site get hammered pretty bad?
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Disharmony posted:That's actually not bad at all. Thinking of probably just waiting for the flash sale rather than buy some of the second hand ones I'm seeing in Reddit. In my experience the site always runs fine during the sales, but really popular titles* (it took me 3 sales before catching Brazil in stock for some reason) and new releases tend to go really quickly and the sale price is not honored on out of stock movies and pre-orders (unless that's changed). e: *might not be the case for popular titles anymore as well since they've been sales for several years regularly now.
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Its not necessarily just about popularity, but anything that's a relatively new release tends to go fast during the sales. So if its popular AND new, its going to be tough to get it. I remember Dr. Strangelove sold out within like 2 hours or something.
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Disharmony posted:I'm new to Criterion collecting (just started last December to be precise) and I know Criterion usually holds one of their two flash sales during February - but I was wondering when exactly? The first week, second week? Is there a drawback with this sale like high S&H that stack up per title? I've been buying from their flash sales for the past 5 years and it seems the pattern is between February 23 and February 26 in the winter, though 2015 was a fluke where the flash sale was on March 10, and flash sales always fall on a Tuesday. EDIT: My prediction is that next month's Flash Sale is either going to be the 21st or the 28th. VoodooXT fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Jan 25, 2017 |
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Disharmony posted:I'm new to Criterion collecting (just started last December to be precise) and I know Criterion usually holds one of their two flash sales during February - but I was wondering when exactly? The first week, second week? Is there a drawback with this sale like high S&H that stack up per title? What movies did you get so far?
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Jan 25, 2017 22:01
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Flash sales happen when I have no money.
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Hector Beerlioz posted:What movies did you get so far? Funnily, I got in by accident. Someone was selling an OOP boxset of Guinea Pig and threw in the Salo as a sweetener. When I met up with the guy I was surprised to see it had really cool packaging and had all sorts of extras you normally don't see with regular releases. Went through the catalog and found some stuff I never knew existed and blind bought them (400 Blows - haven't opened it yet, State of Siege - fantastic!) and some I've already seen but wanted a better format (i.e. Eraserhead, Le Samourai). The next phase is more of the same. Really loved Naked and I'd like to hear the commentary track on it. Then try to score a good deal on maybe Fanny & Alexander or Persona (premise on this one seems clicheic now when I read the synopsis which suggests it's the trope maker).
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Disharmony posted:Funnily, I got in by accident. Someone was selling an OOP boxset of Guinea Pig and threw in the Salo as a sweetener. When I met up with the guy I was surprised to see it had really cool packaging and had all sorts of extras you normally don't see with regular releases. please watch 400 blows ASAP
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blue squares posted:please watch 400 blows ASAP I second that recommendation. In fact it's been over 25 years since I've seen - I need to re-watch it (It's on my Criterion wish list at the moment).
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Now that Criterion licensed Rumble Fish, what are the chances they also announce The Cotton Club some time in the future? I remember back on Robert Rodriguez's interview show that Francis Ford Coppola said he not only did a 4k remaster of it but added 20 minutes of footage back into it.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:It loaded fine for me, it's just a list of potentially upcoming titles like: What's the clue for Polyester?
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Call Me Charlie posted:Now that Criterion licensed Rumble Fish, what are the chances they also announce The Cotton Club some time in the future? Yes please. I'm currently in the process of rebuilding my grandfather's movie collection and that one's on the list.
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Call Me Charlie posted:Now that Criterion licensed Rumble Fish, what are the chances they also announce The Cotton Club some time in the future? Likely. MGM owns The Cotton Club from the Embassy library (same library with The Graduate, This is Spinal Tap, and The Lion in Winter).
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I just watched Do the Right Thing for the first time and found it to be an amazing experience. But while reading about it online, I found that it has a criterion DVD release with the same special features as a non-criterion bluray available on Amazon. Is this a common incidence? https://www.criterion.com/films/286-do-the-right-thing https://www.amazon.com/Do-the-Right...m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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blue squares posted:I just watched Do the Right Thing for the first time and found it to be an amazing experience. But while reading about it online, I found that it has a criterion DVD release with the same special features as a non-criterion bluray available on Amazon. Is this a common incidence? It happens sometimes. It depends on who owns what features, whether they're willing to license stuff from criterion (commentary tracks are sometimes licensed like Taxi Diver). Usually though, there's something missing or something else included. But that BD might be the one where the color timing is messed up, unless they reissued it without me knowing. Basically, the film should be pushed towards the red end of the spectrum, but the BD has more natural colors, which is stylistically inaccurate.
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The Tie that Cost Money
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Looks like it's Taipei Story (tie-pay). Wish I was clever enough to figure that out.
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taipei story is a major masterpiece and im glad more people will finally be able to see it
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Dr. Strangelove spoiler, sorta? Am I the only one who idiotically cackled when the 'Plan R' envelope for the booklet fell into my lap immediately after opening the package?
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Death of Salesman in the new criterion book format.
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Heck yes, A Brighter Summer Day restoration exceeded my already high expectations so hard and now this! With hopefully Hou Hsiao-Hsien movies coming next they'll have their work set for years.
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Just look at this https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4176-restoration-spotlight-a-brighter-summer-day I was one of those who just saw the HK laserdisc edition and this time I was just mouth agape for four hours
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Vesi posted:Heck yes, A Brighter Summer Day restoration exceeded my already high expectations so hard and now this! I watched it a couple of days ago and good lord what a beautiful film. The clarity, depth of focus, lighting and composition in every shot is just perfect. There was something to drink in in every single scene. I really need to see the rest of Yang's work. Already seen and loved Yi Yi. I sadly haven't seen any Hou at all.
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For the  goons out there, reminder that HMV is going out of business so you might be able to snag a Criterion for a relatively reasonable price. 10% off Blu rays which ain't much but I got Kwaidan for $25 which is what the equivalent B&N sale price would be without shipping).
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I was watching Ghost World the other day and realized I live a few blocks from the very first few shots in this scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZHxn6UJ8A That Popeyes is a Thai restaurant now. ruddiger fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Feb 5, 2017 |
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Cacator posted:For the I'm sad to hear that HMV is going out of business. I ended up getting that Trilogia di Guillermo Del Toro Criterion set there after Amazon kept sending me sets without Cronos. I don't want to have to rely on online shops for everything. That kinda sucks.
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Criminal Minded posted:I sadly haven't seen any Hou at all. The Assassin should be readily available and a good start
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Vesi posted:The Assassin should be readily available and a good start Yeah, The Assassin's on Netflix streaming if you've got it, and it's beautiful if you've got the patience for it (Hou's work can be an acquired taste, but if you've got the stomach for slow cinema, it's breathtaking).
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Criminal Minded posted:I watched it a couple of days ago and good lord what a beautiful film. The clarity, depth of focus, lighting and composition in every shot is just perfect. There was something to drink in in every single scene. I really need to see the rest of Yang's work. Already seen and loved Yi Yi. there is an unfortunate dearth of hou on region 1 disc, pretty much only his post-2000 material, which is some of his most accessible (but also imo some of his weakest.) i'll diverge from the above and say start with millennium mambo or three times. the assassin is certainly beautiful and a good movie but unless you have a passing knowledge of wuxia it may be fairly opaque. i think there's a r1 dvd of the puppetmaster out but i'm guessing it looks like dogshit. there's a bunch available in other region codes if you have a player though
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Hewlett posted:Hou's work can be an acquired taste, but if you've got the stomach for slow cinema, it's breathtaking. Yeah I know it divided the audiences pretty sharply, but if a person is posting in this thread I expect they'll like it. A new wave martial arts film is certainly breaking new ground. Great Ozu homages too.
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Never seen a Hou film largely because all the Yang fans I know hate him/think he does everything wrong about slow cinema that Yang does right. Been meaning to check out The Assassin for a minute, though,
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Their scope is just different, Yang usually has a huge cast and more social commentary tied to a specific time and place while Hou is more intimate and personal. That's why a Hou movie works just as well in ancient fantasy-China as in 60's Taiwan.
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Selling some Criterions (Blu-Ray, DVD, Eclipse, some OOP) in SA Mart: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3809142
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