That's funny. Those are my exact complaints about Panic Room.

I recently watched it and I felt his character could have been played by a thousand other actors. His involvement had no effect on my enjoyment of the film, but he was good in his limited role.

so the date has been changed to 9/18 to not coincide with The Avengers, yah?

I remember watching The Game on DVD when it was first released and enjoying it very much. Contrived and implausable, absolutely, but done in such a way as to create an interesting ride that wouldn't have been possible if trying to maintain a realistic approach. I picked of the UK blu-ray when released and watched it again and still enjoyed it knowing the ending. Since then I have watched it two more times with guests, enjoying their take as it all unfolds. I really enjoyed Sean Penn's performance as well.

As for Panic Room, it really is a "to each his own". I saw it once when it came out and while it was enjoyable, I've had no interest in seeing it again.

Bluray.com review

Sounds awesome.

can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but, is this coming out the 18th or 25th?

18th.

I must say...I've only seen this once like...10 years ago. Never saw it again cuz I don't watch TV and never could break down to buy the meh DVD of it. I'm pretty excited for this. Fincher is one of my favs for sure.

Really looking forward to this!

Review is solid and seems top-notch. This one is crazy expensive though (maybe not by Criterion standards - I'm kind of new to their discs, so don't have great point of reference).

It has the same MSRP as every other single disc Criterion Blu.

I just lost.

Haaaaaa, I see what you did there!


Dammit, now I lost too.

Doubtful. People talk about it being a 'mindfuck' movie, I think it's more appealing to the 'mindless'

anyone know or think they know if this might be the same $19.99 pricepoint at BB as The Royal Tenenbaums was? Or does anybody know why BB still shows a 9.25 release date and if this will cause it not to be in stores next week (9.18)?

The Lethal Weapon box set was moved up a week and BB didn't get it until almost a month later. Their website kept its status as "pre-order" with the wrong release date for about a week after it was released. Hope this doesn't happen with The Game...

amen. if not updated by Sunday, will go with Amazon then.

How the fuck did I miss this thread!!!!!

The Game is one of my all time favs. I've seen it about 5-6 times and can't get enough.

confirmed to not be listed in BB ad next week. oh well. Amazon here i come...

I was hoping Best Buy would grab onto this since it's such a mainstream movie (well, compared to stuff like Antichrist and Rashomon) and sell it for $20. Dream spoiled.

Review sounds awesome -- can't wait to pick this up Will be my first Criterion purchase in quite a while.

Have been very curious for awhile now on Criterion Collection flicks since I have never owned one. What better way to get an awesome introduction than this flick. One of my all time favorite movies.

Got this in the mail today. Will definitely be checking it out over the weekend. Good times coming.

I'm looking forward to revisiting this film, because when I saw it initially in the theater, it didn't wow me in the slightest. I only can take Sean Penn in small doses - he's not an actor I don't particularly care for

I got mine from Amazon the other day. This transfer is superb, especially compared to the lifeless, drab version we got on the HD DVD. For the first time, I can see actual detail and clarity in the picture and the colors are much improved. Fantastic job by Criterion.