Yeah, can't argue with that. Though it is better when you are buying multiple copies at this sort of discount. I wouldn't buy it reg price, here or on Amazon. I've also not had to pay duties in the past two years. YMMV.revivaljester wrote: ↑ The shipping fee always somewhat killed these Criterion deals for me.
can i ask what you do to avoid paying duties? i always seem to get hit :\Formidable514 wrote: ↑ Yeah, can't argue with that. Though it is better when you are buying multiple copies at this sort of discount. I wouldn't buy it reg price, here or on Amazon. I've also not had to pay duties in the past two years. YMMV.
Seven Samurai is on backorder unfortunatelyjerschwab wrote: ↑ I used to have almost the entire Criterion DVD set about 10 years ago... 130 DVD's. I managed to watch them all and sell for what I paid (or more... since I bought from US at great prices and they were like $50-70 in Canada each). Plus, many rare ones like John Woo's Hard Boiled, The Killer and some french Truffaut films like 400 Blows. I really got into all the Kurosawa samurai films. So great. I think I sold my collection for around $10,000 combined. That's a crazy amount in a format that was about to decline rapidly. Glad I got my money back out of it!
Anyhow, I highly recommend the Kurosawa films... in particular Seven Samurai. I do NOT recommend Salo, 120 days of Sodom. I'll never unscar that part of my consciousness! BTW, that DVD was selling for upwards of $1500 at the time since it was banned. I had a french format version of the film out of curiousity. Not sure I actually got through the whole thing... just trying to appreciate if it was art or what (still conflicted about that).
Great film.Ikiru is a great great film... as well, Rashomon, High and Low, Ran, Dreams, Kagemusha, etc. etc. Basically all of them.barriecuda wrote: ↑ Seven Samurai is on backorder unfortunately
Was going to pull the trigger on Ikiru - it sounds positively compelling - but the price of shipping made it less easy to stomach.
FYI all, shipping is 9.95 first item + 2.95 per additional item
were your orders under $100?Formidable514 wrote: ↑ I wish I knew what it was, I haven't paid duties for the past 2-3 years. I know there are many others that haven't either. Seems like it's luck of the draw tbh.
that's amazing. i'd love to have the whole collection but i doubt that will ever happenjerschwab wrote: ↑ I used to have almost the entire Criterion DVD set about 10 years ago... 130 DVD's. I managed to watch them all and sell for what I paid (or more... since I bought from US at great prices and they were like $50-70 in Canada each). Plus, many rare ones like John Woo's Hard Boiled, The Killer and some french Truffaut films like 400 Blows. I really got into all the Kurosawa samurai films. So great. I think I sold my collection for around $10,000 combined. That's a crazy amount in a format that was about to decline rapidly. Glad I got my money back out of it!
Anyhow, I highly recommend the Kurosawa films... in particular Seven Samurai. I do NOT recommend Salo, 120 days of Sodom. I'll never unscar that part of my consciousness! BTW, that DVD was selling for upwards of $1500 at the time since it was banned. I had a french format version of the film out of curiousity. Not sure I actually got through the whole thing... just trying to appreciate if it was art or what (still conflicted about that).
Good Deal. Why buy??sprung wrote: ↑ Reminder - TPL card holders can stream 350+ Criterion movies free
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/det ... &R=EDB0191
