Topic: Deep Discount DVD - Criterion sale

[Jimmy]

For those who want to complete their Criterion collection and had some money to spent this month.

45% off Criterion sale untill january 29

[Najemikon]

Ah, heck and dammit all! 

I was determined to halve my budget this year. I'll end up not buying anything at all in Feb, march and April if I succumb!  Which I probably will...

[Antares]

If you've had an inkling about buying some Akira Kurosawa, now's the time.

$219.97 for that mega-set is a steal!

[Najemikon]

I looked at that too! I have a fair few, but for newbies that is an excellent price.

[Antares]

Just ordered: Essential Art House Collection DVD's

Last Holiday
Pygmalion
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The 39 Steps

All at $10.97 a piece/$43.88 total

 

[Achim]

Guess this sale may cause my first purchase of 2010... Thanks for finding it. (Anyone check yet if it holds up against Amazon prices...?)


EDIT:
I checked the few I am interested in and found that apparently older releases are a few dollars cheaper than at Amazon but the more recent releases are merely 2c cheaper!


Also obvious is the great support of Criterion for Blu-ray, making their discs same price to DVD.

[Najemikon]

Guess this sale may cause my first purchase of 2010... Thanks for finding it. (Anyone check yet if it holds up against Amazon prices...?)


EDIT:
I checked the few I am interested in and found that apparently older releases are a few dollars cheaper than at Amazon but the more recent releases are merely 2c cheaper!


Also obvious is the great support of Criterion for Blu-ray, making their discs same price to DVD.

Wish they were region free though.

I know they did a free exchange offer too, where you could swap your DVDs for blu.

[Achim]

Wish they were region free though.

I know they did a free exchange offer too, where you could swap your DVDs for blu.

I believe most of the older ones actually are, no...? That's what I remember, but I could be wrong.

But for Blu-ray they use coding, I am fairly certain.

[Najemikon]

Wish they were region free though.

I know they did a free exchange offer too, where you could swap your DVDs for blu.

I believe most of the older ones actually are, no...? That's what I remember, but I could be wrong.

But for Blu-ray they use coding, I am fairly certain.

Sorry, yes, I did mean Blu for region coding. The DVDs are generally R0. I need a cheap multi-region Blu-Ray player...

[Achim]

Sorry, yes, I did mean Blu for region coding. The DVDs are generally R0. I need a cheap multi-region Blu-Ray player...

Are there even expensive ones yet?

I use my PS3 so far, so no hope for my player being modified...

[snowcat]

Blu-ray players re falling in price Blockbuster has one for $150 with a few Blu-rays, Ill probably get a PS3 though.



I may have to buy the Seventh Seal Blu-ray version for a friend, hes a big fan of it.

[Achim]

I may have to buy the Seventh Seal Blu-ray version for a friend, hes a big fan of it.

It looks great on Blu! I watched the first ten minutes once and then had to stop because the friend I was watching with was falling asleep (not because of the film). Another problem for him was that they speak rather fast and therefore the subtitles seemed to fly by...

[snowcat]

Oh thats good news! I have a while before there birthday so It has time to get here... I may have to pop it in my brothers playstation and take a look at it :p

[Antares]

Just added Forbidden Games (1952)

The best thing Criterion ever came up with is the Essential Art House series.