Criterion to release Fincher's The Game
 

According to The Digital Bits Criterion has licensed The Game.
Been waiting for a decent release of this for like forever.

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From Digital Bits;

Who knows when, or even if, we'll see it.

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Already mentioned here and here.

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Now Criterion needs to hurry and announce Following and Fish Tank.

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Hmmm... wonder if it was something like "issue <i>The Game</i> and that eventually gets you <i>The Social Network</i>".

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"The Game" as in that Michael Douglas flick from the late 90s?

Good film.

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About Damn Time!:banana:

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No, it was more like issue Benjamin Button and that eventually get you The Game... i hope...

Don't mind Social Network joining the collection as long as its more Zodiac and less Ben Button.

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Awesome. I hope we will get a blu-ray.

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Yeah, because when Paramount was dealing with Criterion they totally strong-armed them into releasing a Universal film by holding a Sony release above their heads. I love that reasoning.

In reality, David Prior himself has said that the Benjamin Button disc was no different than any of his other discs and that Criterion's involvement was literally nothing but branding for prestige. As such I won't lose any sleep over whether or not Sony decides to pay Criterion to use their trademarks on a disc that will be produced by Prior either way.

Now with The Game, on the other hand, it makes sense to include Criterion because they released the film on laserdisc so they're already well on their way in regards to supplements. With Prior busy with other discs they'll need that old stuff.

Ultimately if there's a director around who doesn't need the Criterion treatment it's Fincher. Since this movie has always been the red-headed stepchild of his filmography as far as home video is concerned I'm glad that Criterion is stepping in in this case but I don't think we ever have to worry about getting anything but an extravagant DVD and Blu-ray release of a Fincher film from here on out, no thNks to Criterion.

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I wish this would come out. Watching it on Showtime HD now and it isn't even in HD much less widescreen!!!!! This sucks.