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kaujot posted:Also, Hoop Dreams was shot on video. I was under the impression that video didn't transfer all that well to HD. If they do release a Blu-Ray version, less compression on the SD video which won't be that noticeable. I also imagine that they would include a lossless audio track.
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I'd never bought a Criterion release until I stumbled upon the B&N sale a few days ago. I bought For All Mankind on Blu-ray because I'm a huge space nerd. Holy poo poo.
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Went to my local Barnes and Noble earlier today (or yesterday). Excited to buy half-off Criterion blurays only to find my local B&N have removed their entire DVD and Bluray section. 
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VoodooXT posted:Went to my local Barnes and Noble earlier today (or yesterday). Excited to buy half-off Criterion blurays only to find my local B&N have removed their entire DVD and Bluray section. Same here. Perhaps they shouldn't have charged MSRP for every single item if they really wanted to sell movies.
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So all of my order just shipped (piece by piece, which is not what I asked for, but whatever) - except for Le Samourai. In fact, I checked my order status today and they just straight-up cancelled it! What the hell is going on and how the hell do I get my copy of Le Samourai?
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Pigeon Shamus posted:So all of my order just shipped (piece by piece, which is not what I asked for, but whatever) - except for Le Samourai. In fact, I checked my order status today and they just straight-up cancelled it! What the hell is going on and how the hell do I get my copy of Le Samourai? The sale is still going on, you can try another order. This happened to me with High and Low from last sale...after the sale was over. My guess was that they ran out of stock and instead of doing the cool thing and asking if you wanted to wait, they just canceled it.
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I'm thinking about getting the Louis Malle Eclipse set, since I'm interested in seeing Phantom India after reading a review of the film. But I'm not sure about the rest of the set. Is it worth the money? Would anyone recommend it?
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Nov 10, 2011 05:33
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Oh god, I did it. The Battle of Algiers Days of Heaven House Naked Night of the Hunter The Thin Red Line Three Colors trilogy All on BD.
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Space Fish posted:Le Samourai is one of the only proper uses of a fedora in cinema I know (the other being Indiana Jones). To paraphrase Blue Velvet, "he's so loving SUAVE!" Le Samurai is so loving phenomenal.
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Got a 25% off code in the mail, so Fanny and Alexander blu was only $27 with shipping and tax. I hate-love that BN are so generous with coupon codes. It's nice, but I always feel compelled to buy poo poo I can't really afford. Speaking of, if anyone is looking for a good deal on the DVD Fanny and Alexander box, let me know.
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robix smash posted:Speaking of, if anyone is looking for a good deal on the DVD Fanny and Alexander box, let me know. Echoing this, but for Australians. If any Australians want a stupidly good deal contact me.
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gently caress B&N and their loving 25% off coupon. Now instead of only getting the two I wanted there's 7 more than I have a sudden interest in. I could replace my old DVDs of Night of the Hunter or Wings of Desire, finish watching Fanny and Alexander, or blind buy Revanche, Crumb, Pale Flower or Broadcast News. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE.
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This is apparently the last time coupons will work on Criterion sales, cause too many people go overboard with them and ruined it for the rest of us.
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If they didn't want us to buy a bunch of their DVDs they shouldn't have made them affordable. 
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And another clue: So, more samurais then?
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Thanks to the 25% coupon I got the F&A blu-ray for 20.25 USD! I want the Vigo blu-ray set but none of my B&N have it in stock.  Those are my only planned purchases from this sale since I still have a backlog of Criterions to watch.
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Where is the 25% off coupon? I'm a member and never received an e-mail.DetoxP posted:And another clue: I can't help but think that that's going to be Masahiro Shinoda's film Assassination.
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Jack Does Jihad posted:Where is the 25% off coupon? I'm a member and never received an e-mail. The 25% coupon seems to have gone out to non-members. I found it in a mailbox I forgot I had registered with BN that isn't my member account. I think I'm going to use it to get the Lubitsch Musicals box but I can't decide 
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Had to stop into B&N for a magazine and decided to pick up a few discs for myself Complete Jean Vigo Great Dictator Kiss Me Deadly Paths of Glory Breathless I suppose I should've picked 1 in color or semi-recent but the selection wasn't great and these seem to be acceptable except to my wallet.
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So while my Le Samourai order may have gotten cancelled without notice, the 25% off voucher still pushed me back into Barnes & Noble's arms like some kind of masochist. I even gave them more money, the sucker am I. The Nikkatsu Noir set better be worth the shame.
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please send me a 25% off coupon if you have an extra  lucaskollauf @ gmail.com
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The Lucas posted:please send me a 25% off coupon if you have an extra Sending you an email!
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Safe Driver posted:Sending you an email! Thank you very much !!!~~~
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The Lucas posted:please send me a 25% off coupon if you have an extra I would also like a coupon if anyone has an extra! mechmaster6 @ gmail
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Hook a brother up with a coupon if you have a spare one jrighter1 @ gmail dot com So far i've grabbed: Seven Samurai Beauty and the Beast House Identification of a Woman 8 1/2 All on Blu-Ray. I watched 8 1/2 for the first time last night and Jesus Christ what a gorgeous film that is. katatonic fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Nov 14, 2011 |
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Nov 14, 2011 00:20
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Picked up Fanny & Alexander yesterday. I mentioned to the cashier about wanting to pick up Three Colors and knew what was I was talking about. Guess I'm too used to Walmart.
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If I'd known that all the Criterions on Hulu Plus were ad-free and almost entirely in HD I'd've subscribed earlier, drat.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:If I'd known that all the Criterions on Hulu Plus were ad-free and almost entirely in HD I'd've subscribed earlier, drat. drat it, I really wish Hulu could play in Canada.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:If I'd known that all the Criterions on Hulu Plus were ad-free and almost entirely in HD I'd've subscribed earlier, drat. It really is worth the 8 bucks a month, at least for a few months to watch the ones I've been wanting to see. I wish they had the full collection, or at least out of print ones though.
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Yeah, it kinda sucks about some of the absent titles, though a lot of them are available from Netflix on Blu-Ray (including the Colors Trilogy!) so that's nice.
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What's the subtitle situation like? If they have English subtitles on English titles that might convince me to sign up.
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I just checked out a couple flicks, Stage Coach and Hoop Dreams, and unfortunately there are no captions.
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Yeah, it seems like the majority of English-language films don't have subtitles. It's a really weird trend for Criterion. It's like having an amazing uncle who happens to be a Nazi.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Yeah, it seems like the majority of English-language films don't have subtitles. It's a really weird trend for Criterion. It's like having an amazing uncle who happens to be a Nazi. I can't even understand like 75% of Jack Palance's dialogue in Contempt.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Yeah, it kinda sucks about some of the absent titles, though a lot of them are available from Netflix on Blu-Ray (including the Colors Trilogy!) so that's nice. It's even weirder to me when they have a ton of stuff up that, as far as I'm aware, they haven't released on DVD at all.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Yeah, it kinda sucks about some of the absent titles, though a lot of them are available from Netflix on Blu-Ray (including the Colors Trilogy!) so that's nice. I know when they first inked the deal with Hulu, both said the entire Criterion library will eventually be up, including all extras and stuff. I'm guessing either they've gotten lazy or other titles are currently under other deals and can't be put up just yet.
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JohnWilkesGoonth posted:It's even weirder to me when they have a ton of stuff up that, as far as I'm aware, they haven't released on DVD at all. That was part of the deal, I think. They'd said they'd be putting up a lot of stuff they hadn't released yet that is the kind of material that would go in Eclipse box sets. I think the specific name mentioned when the deal was announced was Kenji Mizoguchi. Regarding subtitles, they are still kinda tricky to do properly/well with streaming video if you don't burn them in but I think it'll get there soon.
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