Al_Tahoe

Yeah, that's the one I most want also. Hopefully, they'll have another 50% off sale in the Spring, and we can get it then!

Superdaddy

Superdaddy

Comedies and Proverbs would be cool for the CC to release. I've only seen one of those. It would make another nice set. Wonder if it's feasible or if they have any interest in doing it.

Dining Dead

Seeing that blu-ray Criterions are the same prices as standard, I think I'll finally break down and get a blu-ray player.

My television is a 40" Samsung LN40A550.

I'm not as concerned with Wi-Fi, Netflix, and a lot of other special features. I just want a player that has outstanding image and sound quality. Especially important to me is a player that does an excellent job of upconverting standard dvds.

Any suggestions?

gryffinmaster

Here's a good thread over in the HD Talk portion of the site that lists players and their capabilities:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/hd-talk/525...er-thread.html

For the price, you're going to hear a lot of pleased Blu-ray enthusiasts swearing by Panasonic's DMP-BD60.

bse

I've made 2 online orders, but the last one I made left a bad taste in my mouth. I ordered the third man blu-ray and white dog (over $25 free shipping) - the third man said in stock ships in 24 hours, I then get an e-mail saying they could not complete all of my order and are only charging me for white dog (which is fine) BUT they added shipping costs on to the total and the order shipped before I could cancel it. I know its only a couple dollars, but I'm buying a dozen more criterions over the next week and would have just bundled this with something else for the free shipping. I thought it would be like amazon where when you select free shipping you get it, even if they split the order.

WEEDEDOUT

quick question - i know there was something in this thread about ordering in-store to receive at home - essentially an online order using the membership/$5 coupons. does this work?

WEEDEDOUT

oh nevermind - i searched the forum (duh) and one used reported this working so im going to try it. best sale ever.

Laser Movies

It's called a ship to home order. If a B&N store does not have a particular DVD title in stock they can order it for you and ship it to your home. You pay for the order and any applicable shipping charges at the store, and can use the $5 coupons. Shipping is free if your order is $10 or more and have a membership, otherwise it needs to be $25 or more.

WEEDEDOUT

awesome -

Superdaddy

Second order just placed for Downhill Racer and Eclipse 18: Makaveyev. Already scheduled to ship tomorrow, when my first order is due to arrive via UPS.

I don't plan on getting more from this sale. If another non-member coupon shows up before the sale ends, I may be sorely tempted though. Anyway, I'll keep browsing the thread; I like to see what everyone else is getting.

Thanks B&N and Criterion for this great sale once again. Hoping for a return engagement in the spring.

EDIT: Was just browsing amazon.com's site and saw this on the page for the Makaveyev Eclipse set:

"While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!)

"We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible."

Anyone know what this is about? I'm hoping it is not a defect with the discs themselves or their mastering, considering that I just ordered it.

Trevor

I bet they'd credit the shipping charges to you if you called or sent a polite email.
Good to know, as the pickings in the local stores are getting quite slim.


Are there any new Criterion releases tomorrow?

Sweet Baby James

I wouldn't put much stock in that. Amazon puts up that message rather often. They had that same message up for the Taken Blu-ray and the very next day it was once again available to order directly from Amazon.

Sweet Baby James

I'll probably grab Downhill Racer on my visit tomorrow.

Slave2Blu

They do use that when there is a possible problem on the Amazon side of the fence. Once I ordered a box of 12 boxes of crackers shortly after they started shipping grocery items. Instead they sent a single box of crackers. This happened with the replacement box as well. They then put up that message on the item until they figured out what the problem was on their end.

It's possible several people reported shipping damage or some other defect on that item, maybe a broken case or something.

Proglodite

I noticed that the Blu-Rays in the store were typically the digipack versions, while the ones I received through on-line orders were all plastic cases (which I much prefer). Were there plastic-case versions of "Last Emperor" or "Last Metro"? Has Criterion abandoned the digipacks? --Peter

gryffinmaster

Snatched up copies of Viridiana, Z, Elevator to the Gallows, and A Canterbury Tale over the weekend. That might be it.

sleepyhead55

I might do the opposite and buy a bunch of stuff this week. Unfortunately, I only have one bn that accepts the $5 off coupon. So I might have to frequent it several times during this week. I think I've caught the Criterion buying bug!

skapooj

Ive completed my buying for this sale. Thank goodness

John Cassavetes Five Films
Ingmar Bergman Four Masterworks
Seven Samurai 3 disc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Dazed and Confused
The Last Metro
Kicking & Screaming
Lacombe, Lucien
The 400 Blows

The Cassavetes was a blind buy. Pretty excited to give them a viewing after hearing all of the positive reviews on this board. Too good of a deal using my membership and the 25% coupon to pass up.

smirnoffski

Let's see...
For All Mankind BR
Seventh Seal BR
Wages of Fear BR
Repulsion BR
Pierrot Le Fou BR
400 Blows BR
Tunes of Glory
Simon of the Desert
Hobson's Choice
Magnificent Obsession
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
F for Fake
Jules & Jim
M
Videodrome
Dazed and Confused
Breathless
Cassavetes Box Set


Also, looking for Kagemusha and Wings of Desire on BR

BuckNaked2k

The only digipack to be reissued in a keep case is Third Man. The others are rumored to be under redesign and reissue for the future. Check Criterion's own website or the Criterion thread in the "HD TALK" Forum for updates.

Kory

What aggravates me is that "Benjamin Button" is in a standard Blu-ray case instead of the same kind that the rest of the Criterion Blu-rays are in.

Sweet Baby James

I just got back from the Milford store with my last purchase(I'll check the website next Monday night for the pricing on Gomorrah) and was able to pick up 5 more titles with the $5 coupon applied to each one. The cashier wasn't keen on taking the coupons, but she did agree to do it one transaction at a time. Because of this, I wasn't able to toss in the $5 off of $50 coupon. However, I am glad that I was able to finish up my spree.

BuckNaked2k

So what was your latest haul?

MBoyd

Can't tell in the slip cover. Did they stop doing the slip cover?