I meant to post this morning about my great New England Thanksgiving vacation, but I don’t really have the time so I’ll have to get to that tonight or tomorrow. No matter how relaxing our wonderful Wilmington, VT inn was, though, is it really as interesting as talking about the Criterion Collection? There is no better distributor of DVDs than <Criterion Collection. From the titles they select (with the inexplicable exceptions of Armageddon and The Rock — why would they honor ultimate hack Michael Bay by including him in this collection?), to the picture and sound quality of the transfers to the phenomenal extras, if you buy a Criterion disc, you know you’re getting something great. So why wouldn’t you want all of them?
Hello Amazon: The Criterion Collection Holiday Gift Set — all 241 “in-print” Criterion titles (comprised of over 280 discs) at 33% off the regular price. Of course, since most Criterion discs are pretty pricey already (usually in the $25-40 range), that means that the collection still costs $4,999.00, but hey … at least it’s eligible for free shipping! And just think: you’re actually saving over $2,500 ($2,501 to be exact).
I own several Criterion discs already, but I’d be happy to swap my old (or new?) copies of The Red Shoes, Sullivan’s Travels, Amarcord, The Adventures of Antoine Doinel box set, Umberto D. and a few others with whoever feels generous enough to buy this entire set … for me. Come one, someone has to be out there. Granted, I’m sure I don’t even have room in my apartment to house all the discs, but I’ll sacrifice a bit of my space for such a collection. (Not so sure how my girlfriend will feel about that … actually, I am … but some things are just this important, no?)
So if there’s anyone out there with a spare five-grand, here’s my Amazon Wish List just waiting for you.
Don’t worry … I won’t hold my breath.
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Only in my wildest dreams. Actually, I’d probably buy them one by one just to avoid Armageddon.
Nah.
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