Criterion releases for August 2008
08-10-08, 06:15 AM
#76
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Originally Posted by wergo
It was pretty awful a few years back. I recall paying 124.99 for 'In The Mood For Love' and 89.99 for 'Naked Lunch' back when they first came out. Nowadays 69.99 is pretty much the highest price I see around and, in those cases, I just mailorder from amazon.com. That's only cheaper in the cases where I'm NOT charged an extra $50 in customs charges, though - it's always a crap shoot.
08-17-08, 10:35 AM
#79
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Here's DVD Beaver's comparison. It's like night and day.
Old (original) Criterion
New (REISSUE) Criterion
Old (original) Criterion
New (REISSUE) Criterion
08-18-08, 08:52 PM
#83
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I'm excited about the new transfer. Looks great!
What is this "alchemist transfer method" that DVD Beaver mentions is used on the new Criterion disc?
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...20PDVD_003.jpg
What is this "alchemist transfer method" that DVD Beaver mentions is used on the new Criterion disc?
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...20PDVD_003.jpg
08-18-08, 09:20 PM
#84
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Here's DVD Beaver's comparison. It's like night and day.
Old (original) Criterion
New (REISSUE) Criterion
Old (original) Criterion
New (REISSUE) Criterion
08-20-08, 06:05 PM
#87
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Originally Posted by arsonfilms
Someone can correct me if I'm off base at all, but the Alchemist process was the old standard technology for converting PAL to NTSC. Since PAL is 25 fps and NTSC is a little under 30 fps, roughly five new frames would need to be created every second by interlacing two frames together. Within the last few years, a new process (UFC, or universal format converter, I believe) was created that eliminates the interlacing. It looks a lot better and stays much more faithful to the look of the original PAL source. How it does this though... I couldn't actually tell you.
08-25-08, 06:02 PM
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08-25-08, 06:19 PM
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But the whole POINT of ordering from the States is to get the American discs (especially when I want to avoid those horrific bilingual Artisan covers). If I wanted Canadian discs, I'd just pick 'em up at the local retail store, or order from Amazon.ca.
08-25-08, 06:54 PM
#91
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If it's really distracting, you can still score a copy of the OOP edition for only $63.00 on Ebay. 9 bids and counting!
Collectors maybe?
08-25-08, 07:06 PM
#92
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You'd have to be an insanely obsessive collector to knowingly shell out a wad of cash for a overwhelmingly inferior product simply for completion's sake, but the key word is "knowingly". It always amazes me how unaware people are of newer editions of films. I sold my first run edition of The Third Man for $17.98 on Amazon after the newer edition was released. I also sold a couple of R2 titles for around $50.00 each, when both could be had for $12.00 per from Amazon's UK site. You'd think people savvy enough to own a region-free player would at least check a title's price on Amazon.co.uk first.
08-25-08, 09:45 PM
#93
As a completist, I'm looking to buy the The Killer Criterion. It hasn't come down in price.
I got Salo over the weekend. Haven't watched it yet. There's a sticker on it saying "Warning: Explicit Content" The cover art isn't as clear as looks on the internet. I think it's one of those things that can be seen better from farther away.
I got Salo over the weekend. Haven't watched it yet. There's a sticker on it saying "Warning: Explicit Content" The cover art isn't as clear as looks on the internet. I think it's one of those things that can be seen better from farther away.
08-26-08, 03:10 PM
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08-26-08, 08:23 PM
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