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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jun 30, 2023 4:18 PM
Criterion 4K UHD Blu-rays: Wall-E, Double Indemnity, Okja, Raging Bull, Malcolm X
$25 each
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Amazon has select Criterion Collection 4K Blu-rays on sale for $24.99 each. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ orders.
Thanks to Community Member phoinix for posting this deal.
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Available:
- The Rules of the Game
- Thelma & Louise
- WALL•E
- Blow Out
- The Seventh Seal
- Raging Bull
- Malcolm X
- Lost Highway
- Menace II Society
- Dazed and Confused
- Double Indemnity
- Wings of Desire
- Uncut Gems
- The Last Waltz
- The Red Shoes
- Devil in a Blue Dress
- Triangle of Sadness
- In the Mood for Love
- Okja
- The Piano
- Branded to Kill
- Time Bandits
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Written by johnny_miller | Staff- These prices are 50% off MSRP and match current sales from other merchants.
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Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Amazon has select Criterion Collection 4K Blu-rays on sale for $24.99 each. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ orders.
Thanks to Community Member phoinix for posting this deal.
Available:
Thanks to Community Member phoinix for posting this deal.
Available:
- The Rules of the Game
- Thelma & Louise
- WALL•E
- Blow Out
- The Seventh Seal
- Raging Bull
- Malcolm X
- Lost Highway
- Menace II Society
- Dazed and Confused
- Double Indemnity
- Wings of Desire
- Uncut Gems
- The Last Waltz
- The Red Shoes
- Devil in a Blue Dress
- Triangle of Sadness
- In the Mood for Love
- Okja
- The Piano
- Branded to Kill
- Time Bandits
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- These prices are 50% off MSRP and match current sales from other merchants.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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Top Comments
Always painful to have champagne tastes on a beer budget -- to spend $75 on 3 flicks.
But what pleasure they bring.
amazon comment on Wings:
"- Criterion version has good English subtitles, not the bad ones from the British Curzon version.
- The SOUND is actually the most noteworthy thing to me, if you have a good setup. It is NOT the same as even the new Bluray version. The key feature here is that the whispering angels in scenes like the library now completely surround you in 5.1. It's really an amazing effect. Later, when they awkwardly euro-dance at the club, the sound is again dramatically improved. The whole soundtrack is much, much clearer in a way that even the CD really is not--they must have remastered it. There's no subwoofer boom, but these small atmospheric effects add a great deal and are totally absent in the Bluray (I checked to confirm). Three cheers for art-house sound.
- The 4K picture is clearer than the new Bluray, but not as dramatic as I'd been led to expect. Some improvements in contrast and grading are visible but not gigantic. E.g., the guy dying on the bridge looks washed out on Bluray and comes through much clearer in 4K. (Die Insel Tristan da Cunha...)
Cons:
- No HDR. I just disagree that this is ever acceptable. Adding HDR isn't like adding CGI or a bombastic new soundtrack. Making the blacks actually black and extending peak highlights is more like adding some surround ambiance, which they already did here. And imagine Damiel's garish red jacket and Marion's dress popping in HDR at the end, during their bizarre eurologue!
- The picture was always pretty noisy and it remains so. I'm glad they didn't try to clear this up, but it really is very noisy, especially in early outdoor special effects shots where there are all kinds of weird compositing artifacts. Again, it's not that they should have fixed this, but be aware of source limitations--don't be expecting some pristine restoration or anything.
- I was somewhat misled by the PR into thinking there would be radical changes in the character of the BW from a sepia tone to something new, radically clearer picture, etc., and relative to the Bluray I would suggest tempering expectations a bit. This is better, but not shock and awe.
..."
Regardless, let's agree that that Kieslowski was a cinematographic genius and Three Colors is brilliant / must see.
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Regardless, let's agree that that Kieslowski was a cinematographic genius and Three Colors is brilliant / must see.
If you're willing to go up a few dollars, The Sound of Metal is about $26.50
Always painful to have champagne tastes on a beer budget -- to spend $75 on 3 flicks.
But what pleasure they bring.
amazon comment on Wings:
"- Criterion version has good English subtitles, not the bad ones from the British Curzon version.
- The SOUND is actually the most noteworthy thing to me, if you have a good setup. It is NOT the same as even the new Bluray version. The key feature here is that the whispering angels in scenes like the library now completely surround you in 5.1. It's really an amazing effect. Later, when they awkwardly euro-dance at the club, the sound is again dramatically improved. The whole soundtrack is much, much clearer in a way that even the CD really is not--they must have remastered it. There's no subwoofer boom, but these small atmospheric effects add a great deal and are totally absent in the Bluray (I checked to confirm). Three cheers for art-house sound.
- The 4K picture is clearer than the new Bluray, but not as dramatic as I'd been led to expect. Some improvements in contrast and grading are visible but not gigantic. E.g., the guy dying on the bridge looks washed out on Bluray and comes through much clearer in 4K. (Die Insel Tristan da Cunha...)
Cons:
- No HDR. I just disagree that this is ever acceptable. Adding HDR isn't like adding CGI or a bombastic new soundtrack. Making the blacks actually black and extending peak highlights is more like adding some surround ambiance, which they already did here. And imagine Damiel's garish red jacket and Marion's dress popping in HDR at the end, during their bizarre eurologue!
- The picture was always pretty noisy and it remains so. I'm glad they didn't try to clear this up, but it really is very noisy, especially in early outdoor special effects shots where there are all kinds of weird compositing artifacts. Again, it's not that they should have fixed this, but be aware of source limitations--don't be expecting some pristine restoration or anything.
- I was somewhat misled by the PR into thinking there would be radical changes in the character of the BW from a sepia tone to something new, radically clearer picture, etc., and relative to the Bluray I would suggest tempering expectations a bit. This is better, but not shock and awe.
..."
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Last Waltz is another great choice but I keep hoping for another version with remastered audio.
You might want to take a look at Criterion Collection Essentials. Kinda like their starter packs. But one film that I can say gets folks into the hobby is Seven Samurai.
Edit: Sorry if you were talking about the 4Ks above , then I strongly recommend In the mood for love by Wong Kar Wai. The shots are absolutely gorgeous. The story is a poetic look at loneliness and wayward souls. I'd you like that then you can see his other works like Chung King Express or shoot for the Boxset. On the other end of spectrum, Menace II Society is a gem.
You might want to take a look at Criterion Collection Essentials. Kinda like their starter packs. But one film that I can say gets folks into the hobbit is a Seven Samurai.
Edit: Sorry if you were talking about the 4Ks above , then I strongly recommend In the mood for love by Wong Kar Wai. The shots are absolutely gorgeous. The story is a poetic look at loneliness and wayward souls. I'd you like that then you can see his other works like Chung King Express or shoot for the Boxset. On the other end of spectrum, Menace II Society is a gem.
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I have over 300 Criterion blurays but I've been purchasing fewer films the last 6 months or so. In my case it has cost them sales.
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