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#51 Post by **zedz** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:26 pm

porquenegar wrote:Apu Trilogy is back up to full price. I'm glad I jumped on this right away and was able to get it at the sale (mis)price.

Wow, that was close! Thanks, ben d, for bringing this to our attention.

Gordon · #52 Post by **Gordon** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:29 pm

Did Amazon honour the mis-price? Have they shipped the set? A real bargain!

Oedipax · #53 Post by **Oedipax** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:16 am

Mine hasn't shipped yet, but I haven't received any e-mail saying the deal was off. Fingers crossed!

ben d banana · #54 Post by **ben d banana** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:12 am

My pleasure, I couldn't hog a deal like that all to myself. I've yet to see Amazon bail on a listed price (well, Amazon.ca can be a tad dodgy but they give into any complaints) so I suspect we shall all receive our 80% off.

My rather obvious Amazon tip is to keep anything you want in your shopping cart and just check it for the discounted price notice to pop up.

kazantzakis · #55 Post by **kazantzakis** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:48 am

Is there a reason to think this was indeed a misprice? They have dropped prices like this before to spike volume etc...

Subbuteo · #56 Post by **Subbuteo** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:30 am

Gordon McMurphy wrote:Did Amazon honour the mis-price? Have they shipped the set? A real bargain!

I received mine (X3), it being a misprice is just a hunch on my part, no real evidence!

jcelwin · #57 Post by **jcelwin** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:09 am

Misprice or not, I still... missed it... $#!%

Anyway, how are the transfers on the Apu discs? And, is there any reason to believe that the films will be remastered anytime soon?

Miguel · #58 Post by **Miguel** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:05 am

jcelwin wrote:And, is there any reason to believe that the films will be remastered anytime soon?

A newly restored print of Pather Panchali was screened in Cannes earlier this year. Also, the region 1 dvd's went out of print some time ago, so I wouldn't be surprised if a new (Criterion?) release is in the works.

On topic again, here's a note to European members (they don't seem to ship outside the EU) to check out blahdvd.com for more AE bargains. Amongst others they have Werckmeister Harmonies, Mirror and The Son for Â£7.99 shipped.

tryavna · #59 Post by **tryavna** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:45 pm

jcelwin wrote:Anyway, how are the transfers on the Apu discs?

Not bad, actually. Not outstanding, either. But they're far superior to the R1 Sony releases and probably look about as good as anybody (other than a Criterion or MOC) could do considering that the original negatives no longer exist. All in all, I'd say it's worth the investment if you can spare the money. There are some nice extras, too.

otis · #60 Post by **otis** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:51 pm

Sauve qui peut (la vie) up at Benson's World for 5th December.

Oedipax · #61 Post by **Oedipax** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:13 pm

otis wrote:Sauve qui peut (la vie) up at Benson's World for 5th December.

Great news!

Arn777 · #62 Post by **Arn777** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:33 pm

Indeed, and it looks like the disc will also include the 20 minutes Scenario.

Kirkinson · #63 Post by **Kirkinson** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:33 am

otis wrote:Sauve qui peut (la vie) up at Benson's World for 5th December.

"Great!" I thought, until I followed the link and read this:

Aspect Ratio : Anamorphic Wide Screen

Grrr! Hopefully this is a mistake. I'm pretty certain OAR is 1.33 (or 1.37).

otis · #64 Post by **otis** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:56 pm

Kirkinson wrote:I'm pretty certain OAR is 1.33 (or 1.37).

I've just emailed AE asking about aspect ratio, and will post any response. But the frame enlargements from the film in Kristin Thompson's book Breaking the Glass Armor are in 1.66, as are those for Tout va bien. So (as I understand it) either they were shot in this ratio or hard-matted during printing. This is different from the case of Masculin feminin, which Willy Kurant explains on the Criterion DVD was shot in 1.33, with the possibility that projectionists might mask to 1.66 when they showed it.

meanwhile · #65 Post by **meanwhile** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:06 pm

The release has now been put back until January 23rd 2006. I hope it does come then, but as Art Eye have had this title scheduled for a DVD release on and off since October 2003, the date is best viewed with caution.

criterionsnob · #66 Post by **criterionsnob** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:45 am

I don't think these titles have been mentioned. They are all Â£8.97 on Amazon.co.uk:

- Weekend (Godard) Â£8.97
- End of Summer (Ozu) Â£8.97
- The Son (Dardenne) Â£8.97

And if I didn't already own it, this is the best deal of them all:
- Werckmeister Harmonies / Damnation (Tarr) Â£8.97

Several others also at the same price of Â£8.97 appear when you search for Artificial Eye.

Oedipax · #67 Post by **Oedipax** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:10 pm

Hmm. Amazon sent me an email today saying my Apu trilogy discs would be delayed from shipping for another week or so. I guess they sold out of it pretty quickly. As long as I eventually get it though...

kazantzakis · #68 Post by **kazantzakis** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:15 pm

Got the same email. I am afraid the next email will say they cant get any at all...

Cinesimilitude · #69 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:18 am

i haven't gotten that email, and mine haven't shipped either.

solent · #70 Post by **solent** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:12 pm

I'm still waiting for STALKER to ship. The 2 week period will be finished today.

Oedipax · #71 Post by **Oedipax** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:17 am

Ah, good news! Amazon just shipped my Apu trilogy discs.

mingus · #72 Post by **mingus** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:30 am

Has Rosetta / La promesse ever been price-reduced before ? Did i miss that ?

Oedipax · #73 Post by **Oedipax** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:45 pm

mingus wrote:Has Rosetta / La promesse ever been price-reduced before ? Did i miss that ?

I really regret not getting it from Benson's World a while back. I think it was around Â£8. I did get the AE Stalker for around that price...

porquenegar · #74 Post by **porquenegar** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:13 pm

Damn,

My Apu Trilogy and Stalker order is delayed 1-2 weeks as well. Grrr.

solent · #75 Post by **solent** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:21 pm

Just got the same email from Amazon. A long wait for STALKER.

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