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chiprocks1 · 07-30-2002, 10:15 PM

Can anyone direct me to a link that will tell me exactly all of the Criterion DVD's that are out of print ??

And what the "going rate" is for each disk???

Or would anyone like to just list all of them here on this thread with what they are going for these days???

Peace out

Avid · 07-31-2002, 12:24 AM

I don't know all the Criterions OOP but it has been asked before. Try a search here and over at dvdtalk.com

If you can't find a price guide you watch the prices on eBay for awhile.

Cheers!

SolidSnakeASS · 07-31-2002, 12:34 AM

www.criterionco.com

Criterion's official site lists all titles OOP.

Machinegunrap · 07-31-2002, 12:47 AM

I don't know about any link, but I decided to compile a list myself for you. The OOP disc list was courtesy of Criterion's website, where as the prices I've compiled are averages from both eBay and Half.com. All prices are obviously in dollars. Certainly eBay is the place to purhcase these discs, rather than half, but I put them in for comparisons sake.

OOP Disc Title eBay Half.com

400 Blows 225 300
Charade 25 30
Dead Ringers 25-30 30
Hard Boiled 45-50 70
The Killer Not listed 300
RoboCop 35-40 30-35
Salo 40 - 275 Not in stock
Sid and Nancy 70 80-90
Silence of the Lambs 25 35
This is Spinal Tap 60 - 130 150
Unbearable Lightness of Being 20-25 20

The reason for the huge gapwith Salo and Spinal Tap on eBay is due to the high price not even being bid on, but nearing the end of the auction where as the low price had a few days to go. Therefore I had no idea how to gauge these discs. I'd just assume it would be somewhere between the two prices, but most likely a lot closer to the high price. Also, the average prices for RoboCop WERE cheaper at Half rather than eBay. Therefore if that's the disc you were looking for, definitely compare the two, whereas it's basically a no brainer to go to eBay for these discs. Also, nobody had The Killer up for auction at eBay, hence me not being able to price it. That's the list. Hopefully this has helped more than just you, but everybody else.

Machinegunrap · 07-31-2002, 12:52 AM

Ummmm....I spent all that time centering the text, and it's all squeezed together. Anyway. The first number is the eBay price, where as the second is the Half.com price. The difference is that the second number has a space between it and the first number rather than a hyphen. Salo and Spinal Tap have spaces between the numbers and the hyphens, but this was only to show that there was a big gap between them. They are the eBay numbers however. The Half price has a space after the second number in that case. If that was confusing, even my explanation, I'm sorry. I tried.

RamonesGirl · 07-31-2002, 12:53 AM

Here's a direct link to the OOP titles

http://criterionco.com/asp/connections.asp?id=36

brian · 07-31-2002, 02:46 AM

This is what machine gun's list should look like

Draysoth · 07-31-2002, 02:50 AM

The only reason Salo has a low start is because theres a wicked large run of bootlegs of it... without a white ring, I believe... its a bootleg.

Buyer beware!

PaddyMcAloon · 07-31-2002, 02:52 AM

cocteau's Beauty and the Beast is also oop......I think this is going for like 80 dollars on ebay......

rolisme · 07-31-2002, 02:54 AM

I thought Beauty and the Beast was OOP as well.... at least I remember reading that somewhere...

EDIT you beat me to it...lol sorry guys..

BsK · 07-31-2002, 03:41 AM

Can anybody give a good reason for discs going OOP? Why does a company like Criterion stop printing them? Other than create collector demand, I am not sure on this one.

Dehrian · 07-31-2002, 03:49 AM

They have no choice. They lose the rights to other companies. For instance, MGM has the rights to Robocop, This is Spinal Tap and Sid & Nancy now, while Winstar has the rights to The 400 Blows, and Buena Vista has the rights to The Killer and Hard Boiled. Those companies don't license to Criterion, so Criterion is forced to let the titles go out of print.

redshifter · 07-31-2002, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Draysoth
The only reason Salo has a low start is because theres a wicked large run of bootlegs of it... without a white ring, I believe... its a bootleg.

Buyer beware!

that's not the only reason to beware of salo.

petersob · 07-31-2002, 03:55 AM

Criterion has to license its titles from other studios and they only have the rights for a set amount of time. If the studio decides to license their film to a different DVD producer once the Criterion rights have expired, then the Criterions go out of print. In nearly every OOP Criterion case, that is what has happened (MGM put out their own versions of Silence of the LAmbs, Spinal Tap, Unbearable Lightness, Robocop and Sid and Nancy and Fox Lorver did 400 Blows and the Woo films) As for the story behind Salo, beats me (a little De Sade humor for the kids out there)

SolidSnakeASS · 07-31-2002, 04:48 AM

A real Salo is worth over $500. I'm not sure where this $45 to $275 info has come from...

Machinegunrap · 07-31-2002, 05:25 AM

I'd assume that they were if they were Criterion discs, but are Salo and Charade any good?

I'm somewhat timid of Salo just by seeing the cover. Charade just looked kinda trippy. I've obviously never seen either, but was interested in renting from Netflix, if they even have them. Just wanted a quick opinion.

MrTony · 07-31-2002, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by petersob
As for the story behind Salo, beats me

The director's estate put the kibosh on it after it had been out for a while, I believe.

dvdrcha · 07-31-2002, 06:48 AM

I'd say if you like Hitchcock movies, you'll like "Charade". It's really good, you should check it out if you can.

Draysoth · 07-31-2002, 12:47 PM

Salo is a waste of disc space... indeed... sickening movie.

Check out the bootleg area of Criterion's site... has lots of info.

Welles and Ford Fan · 07-31-2002, 01:39 PM

I know of Salo only by reputation. It's not on my "must-see" list, or even my "kinda sorta maybe" list.

Yeah, Charade is like a kinder, gentler Hitchcock movie. My wife loves it.

SolidSnakeASS · 07-31-2002, 04:04 PM

Charade is excellent. Salo is pretty much considered child pornography by a lot of people. It is apparently impossible to watch more then once, let alone the screen whilst it is playing.

daehkcid · 07-31-2002, 05:29 PM

F* Buesna for stealing The Killer's rights.

07-30-2002, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
chiprocks1 Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Diego, CA	OOP DVD Criterions Can anyone direct me to a link that will tell me exactly all of the Criterion DVD's that are out of print ?? And what the "going rate" is for each disk??? Or would anyone like to just list all of them here on this thread with what they are going for these days??? Peace out

07-31-2002, 12:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Avid Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	I don't know all the Criterions OOP but it has been asked before. Try a search here and over at dvdtalk.com If you can't find a price guide you watch the prices on eBay for awhile. Cheers! __________________ OAR or :barf:

07-31-2002, 02:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Draysoth Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grimsby, Ontario	The only reason Salo has a low start is because theres a wicked large run of bootlegs of it... without a white ring, I believe... its a bootleg. Buyer beware! __________________ My DVD Collection

07-31-2002, 02:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
PaddyMcAloon Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana	cocteau's Beauty and the Beast is also oop......I think this is going for like 80 dollars on ebay...... __________________ The most pathetic loser in the universe, that I am HE HATE ME

07-31-2002, 02:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
rolisme Actor Join Date: Feb 2002	I thought Beauty and the Beast was OOP as well.... at least I remember reading that somewhere... EDIT you beat me to it...lol sorry guys.. __________________ If you don't like my opinion, don't ask the question. If you never asked the question, just ignore my post. "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." - Seneca 55 BC-39 AD

07-31-2002, 12:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	www.criterionco.com Criterion's official site lists all titles OOP.

07-31-2002, 12:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Machinegunrap Actor Join Date: May 2002	I don't know about any link, but I decided to compile a list myself for you. The OOP disc list was courtesy of Criterion's website, where as the prices I've compiled are averages from both eBay and Half.com. All prices are obviously in dollars. Certainly eBay is the place to purhcase these discs, rather than half, but I put them in for comparisons sake. OOP Disc Title eBay Half.com 400 Blows 225 300 Charade 25 30 Dead Ringers 25-30 30 Hard Boiled 45-50 70 The Killer Not listed 300 RoboCop 35-40 30-35 Salo 40 - 275 Not in stock Sid and Nancy 70 80-90 Silence of the Lambs 25 35 This is Spinal Tap 60 - 130 150 Unbearable Lightness of Being 20-25 20 The reason for the huge gapwith Salo and Spinal Tap on eBay is due to the high price not even being bid on, but nearing the end of the auction where as the low price had a few days to go. Therefore I had no idea how to gauge these discs. I'd just assume it would be somewhere between the two prices, but most likely a lot closer to the high price. Also, the average prices for RoboCop WERE cheaper at Half rather than eBay. Therefore if that's the disc you were looking for, definitely compare the two, whereas it's basically a no brainer to go to eBay for these discs. Also, nobody had The Killer up for auction at eBay, hence me not being able to price it. That's the list. Hopefully this has helped more than just you, but everybody else.

07-31-2002, 12:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Machinegunrap Actor Join Date: May 2002	Ummmm....I spent all that time centering the text, and it's all squeezed together. Anyway. The first number is the eBay price, where as the second is the Half.com price. The difference is that the second number has a space between it and the first number rather than a hyphen. Salo and Spinal Tap have spaces between the numbers and the hyphens, but this was only to show that there was a big gap between them. They are the eBay numbers however. The Half price has a space after the second number in that case. If that was confusing, even my explanation, I'm sorry. I tried.

07-31-2002, 12:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
RamonesGirl Actress Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas	Here's a direct link to the OOP titles http://criterionco.com/asp/connections.asp?id=36

07-31-2002, 03:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
BsK Actor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: LA	Can anybody give a good reason for discs going OOP? Why does a company like Criterion stop printing them? Other than create collector demand, I am not sure on this one.

07-31-2002, 03:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	They have no choice. They lose the rights to other companies. For instance, MGM has the rights to Robocop, This is Spinal Tap and Sid & Nancy now, while Winstar has the rights to The 400 Blows, and Buena Vista has the rights to The Killer and Hard Boiled. Those companies don't license to Criterion, so Criterion is forced to let the titles go out of print.

07-31-2002, 03:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
petersob Actor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago	Criterion has to license its titles from other studios and they only have the rights for a set amount of time. If the studio decides to license their film to a different DVD producer once the Criterion rights have expired, then the Criterions go out of print. In nearly every OOP Criterion case, that is what has happened (MGM put out their own versions of Silence of the LAmbs, Spinal Tap, Unbearable Lightness, Robocop and Sid and Nancy and Fox Lorver did 400 Blows and the Woo films) As for the story behind Salo, beats me (a little De Sade humor for the kids out there)

07-31-2002, 04:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	A real Salo is worth over $500. I'm not sure where this $45 to $275 info has come from...

07-31-2002, 05:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
Machinegunrap Actor Join Date: May 2002	I'd assume that they were if they were Criterion discs, but are Salo and Charade any good? I'm somewhat timid of Salo just by seeing the cover. Charade just looked kinda trippy. I've obviously never seen either, but was interested in renting from Netflix, if they even have them. Just wanted a quick opinion.

07-31-2002, 06:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
dvdrcha Actor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sacramento, CA	I'd say if you like Hitchcock movies, you'll like "Charade". It's really good, you should check it out if you can.

07-31-2002, 12:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
Draysoth Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grimsby, Ontario	Salo is a waste of disc space... indeed... sickening movie. Check out the bootleg area of Criterion's site... has lots of info. __________________ My DVD Collection

07-31-2002, 01:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
Welles and Ford Fan Actor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA	I know of Salo only by reputation. It's not on my "must-see" list, or even my "kinda sorta maybe" list. Yeah, Charade is like a kinder, gentler Hitchcock movie. My wife loves it.

07-31-2002, 04:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	Charade is excellent. Salo is pretty much considered child pornography by a lot of people. It is apparently impossible to watch more then once, let alone the screen whilst it is playing.

07-31-2002, 05:29 PM	#22 (permalink)
daehkcid Actor Join Date: Aug 2001	F* Buesna for stealing The Killer's rights. __________________ http://daehkcid.freewebspace.com/kirstentitwantmilk.jpg

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