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StinkPalm · 10-01-2002, 06:06 PM

i was looking through the circuit city by my house when i came across the criterion for The Rock. now i really dont know much about DVDs value wise and whats out of print, but i remember reading the criterions are worth more and go OOP or something. how much is this one worth? i saw it there for $35 and didnt pick it up.....im debating whether i should or not.

DVDog · 10-01-2002, 06:09 PM

Well first off, have you ever seen the film? If not then you missed one of the best actions films of the 90's & possibly all-time. The criterion version is great.

shofukamatchi · 10-01-2002, 06:15 PM

I picked it up for around $30 and it is well worth it. The transfer is superb, the DTS : amazing, and some nice features to round it off.
its a great film. Get back there now, and buy it!

Morticia · 10-01-2002, 06:19 PM

Some glowing recommendations here as well.

StinkPalm · 10-01-2002, 06:24 PM

ok ok ok
ill try to get back there asap
even though this will be a blind purchase for me and not a cheap one either.

Deez108 · 10-01-2002, 06:37 PM

I think its worth a purchase. Great action, very funny at times, all around fun. Hope you enjoy it.

Ravenous · 10-01-2002, 07:02 PM

Bought mine for $20

My cousin hates me for that.

StinkPalm · 10-01-2002, 08:11 PM

criterion $20?

Draysoth · 10-01-2002, 08:23 PM

I found a used Robocop Criterion... 20 Canadian... no marks, no stickers...

thats like... 50 cents for you guys... (ok... more like 13 bucks). This was after it was OOP too... as for The Rock... I found Amazon.com to be fairly cheap for it, I think it was 27 or so.

Ravenous · 10-01-2002, 08:55 PM

Yessir! $20 for the Criterion.

dvdjedi · 10-01-2002, 09:40 PM

I picked up a used The Rock CC in mint condition for $15!

boddah · 10-01-2002, 09:44 PM

I've been putting off buying this one for a long, long time, just because of the $34.99 pricetag. This is a pretty slow week, maybe I'll finally bite the bullet.

StinkPalm · 10-01-2002, 09:57 PM

hmm well i have it but im not sure if im gonna keep it or not yet. ill check out amazon and ill check out ebay for a few days to see if i can do better.
if i can get a better deal ill just return it cuz almost $40 for a dvd is a lot.

AnonomusBob15 · 10-01-2002, 10:04 PM

The Rock: Criterion is an excellent dvd that deserves to be in every fan's collection. The transfer is the best I have ever seen. The dts is debatable.

The commentary is by far one of the best. They get really involved in the whole film making process such as getting the right actors, budget restrictions, final cut, plot choices, and so on. Great set!

SephirothClone · 10-01-2002, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by StinkPalm
criterion $20?

I got the Royal Tenenbaums from Best Buy for $19

rolisme · 10-01-2002, 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by SephirothClone
I got the Royal Tenenbaums from Best Buy for $19

I got The Royal Tenebuams for 19.88 CND from The Real Canadian Superstore. I thought it was cheap everywhere

dvds'r'us · 10-01-2002, 10:24 PM

I got Chasing Amy for only $6 or so. don't remember how?

StinkPalm · 10-01-2002, 10:24 PM

well i didnt mean it like that cuz i know the tenebaums go for $20. i meant the rock criterion because it is like $35 at so many places.
though i see it going for as low as $21 used on half.com and $26 new on dvdplanet.....so looks like i will be returning.

SolidSnakeASS · 10-02-2002, 01:54 AM

I paid $40 CND (so about 25AMR or so), and it was worth it. Great extras.

Monterey Jack · 10-02-2002, 04:57 AM

This movie is utter dogshit. :barf:

the narrator · 10-02-2002, 05:02 AM

I actually just received this in a trade today. Love the movie, now all I have to do is find a way to get rid of my barebones version.

DrDetroit · 10-02-2002, 05:05 AM

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Originally posted by AnonomusBob15
The commentary is by far one of the best. They get really involved in the whole film making process such as getting the right actors, budget restrictions, final cut, plot choices, and so on. Great set!

I completely agree. It's funny because Michael Bay's comments are the most vapid on the track. Surprisingly, it's Nicolas Cage whose comments are the most worthwhile. I don't think anyone has really explained acting in an action film that well. Ed Harris is great also, and Jerry Bruckheimer--creator of schlock he may be-- is very well-spoken.

StinkPalm · 10-02-2002, 05:11 AM

btw what is the big deal about criterion collection dvds?
do only certain movies get a criterion edition? cuz i noticed that they are numbered.

DrDetroit · 10-02-2002, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by StinkPalm
btw what is the big deal about criterion collection dvds?
do only certain movies get a criterion edition? cuz i noticed that they are numbered.

Ah, how naive. Criterion DVDs are arguably special. They pioneered the special edition back in the old laser disc days, and their DVDs are top-notch, though a little bit more pricy. Check out http://www.criterionco.com/ to see their catalogue.

Morticia · 10-02-2002, 06:45 AM

More threads about Criterion Collections:

http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...threadid=20453

http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...threadid=13679

http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...threadid=19108

***SeanL*** · 10-02-2002, 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by Monterey Jack
This movie is utter dogshit. :barf:

Expound on why you don't like a movie, but please do not come into a thread and announce that XYZ movie "is utter dog shit :barf: " and then leave. It contributes nothing to the discussion.

AnonomusBob15 · 10-02-2002, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by DrDetroit
I completely agree. It's funny because Michael Bay's comments are the most vapid on the track. Surprisingly, it's Nicolas Cage whose comments are the most worthwhile. I don't think anyone has really explained acting in an action film that well. Ed Harris is great also, and Jerry Bruckheimer--creator of schlock he may be-- is very well-spoken.

Cage is great on the track, especially when he goes into Simpson's death and how he told Bay. Some deep stuff on there.

Bay's comments are the best though. Explaining the logical and the illogical and why he can do it because it's his movie. In all of his commentaries (except Pearl Harbor) he goes into deep discussion about the entire production, and that is why he is one of the best commentators there is.

Monterey Jack · 10-02-2002, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by SeanL
Expound on why you don't like a movie, but please do not come into a thread and announce that XYZ movie "is utter dog shit :barf: " and then leave. It contributes nothing to the discussion.

Okay, here goes....

Horribly written, terrible attempts at "humor", editing that made Moulin Rouge! look like a Kubrick movie, made a joke out of the basic laws of physics (yeah, cable cars tend to explode and flip over five times in midair when sideswiped by any other vehicle), needlessly cruel violence, obnoxious videogame "score", annoying blue filters over the camera lens (a Michael Bay Miller Beer-commercial speciality), Transformed Nicolas Cage from a talented young indie actor into a neo-Schwarzenegger action-movie puppet, Made even Sean Connery uncool (how the hell do you do that?!?), and yet, given all of this wretched excess, has Vanessa Marcil wearing a bra during her gratuitous sex scene with Cage! Jesus, if Bay was going to make me sit through two hours of unending, R-rated torture, the least he could have done was show me Marcil's tits.

The fact that Criterion has wasted two of their releases on Bay movies is appalling.

Good enough?

StinkPalm · 10-02-2002, 06:33 PM

wow lol
i nvr even took notice...i have 2 criterions already
chasing amy and silence of the lambs.
and silence of the lambs seems to be out of print.....

***SeanL*** · 10-02-2002, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by Monterey Jack
Good enough?

Much better....thanks

10-01-2002, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	The Rock---Critiierion Collection i was looking through the circuit city by my house when i came across the criterion for The Rock. now i really dont know much about DVDs value wise and whats out of print, but i remember reading the criterions are worth more and go OOP or something. how much is this one worth? i saw it there for $35 and didnt pick it up.....im debating whether i should or not.

10-01-2002, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
DVDog Actor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Unfortunately, "in the hood" surrounded by morons.	Well first off, have you ever seen the film? If not then you missed one of the best actions films of the 90's & possibly all-time. The criterion version is great. __________________ "Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and and philosphers of today. But the core of science fiction--it's essence--has become crucial to our salvation, if we are to be saved at all." --Isaac Asimov

10-01-2002, 06:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
shofukamatchi Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London	I picked it up for around $30 and it is well worth it. The transfer is superb, the DTS : amazing, and some nice features to round it off. its a great film. Get back there now, and buy it! __________________ "...and I thought they smelled bad....on the outside!" My Digitally Versitile Discs

10-01-2002, 06:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Morticia Administrator Emeritus Film Class Goddess Part-Time PRN Princess Panty Thief Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Devil's Point. Burn baby burn!	Some glowing recommendations here as well. __________________ Nope, you really haven't lived until you've fed a naked Fire Dancer a S'more...cooked from her own flaming baton. I reject your reality and substitute my own! "Freeze dried moles. Price as marked." -- Nixon, Suicide Girl

10-01-2002, 06:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Deez108 Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT	I think its worth a purchase. Great action, very funny at times, all around fun. Hope you enjoy it. __________________ "I'm Making This Up As I Go"-Indiana Jones

10-01-2002, 06:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	ok ok ok ill try to get back there asap even though this will be a blind purchase for me and not a cheap one either.

10-01-2002, 07:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ravenous Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Antonio. TX	Bought mine for $20 My cousin hates me for that. __________________ Eat Me! Damn, way too many DVDs

10-01-2002, 08:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	criterion $20?

10-01-2002, 08:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Draysoth Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grimsby, Ontario	I found a used Robocop Criterion... 20 Canadian... no marks, no stickers... thats like... 50 cents for you guys... (ok... more like 13 bucks). This was after it was OOP too... as for The Rock... I found Amazon.com to be fairly cheap for it, I think it was 27 or so. __________________ My DVD Collection

10-01-2002, 08:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ravenous Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Antonio. TX	Yessir! $20 for the Criterion. __________________ Eat Me! Damn, way too many DVDs

10-01-2002, 09:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
dvdjedi Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In The Grotto at The Mansion	I picked up a used The Rock CC in mint condition for $15! __________________ WELL I SPEAK LOUD! AND I CARRY A BIGGER STICK! AND I USE IT TOO! - Yosemite Sam

10-01-2002, 09:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
boddah Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle	I've been putting off buying this one for a long, long time, just because of the $34.99 pricetag. This is a pretty slow week, maybe I'll finally bite the bullet.

10-01-2002, 09:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	hmm well i have it but im not sure if im gonna keep it or not yet. ill check out amazon and ill check out ebay for a few days to see if i can do better. if i can get a better deal ill just return it cuz almost $40 for a dvd is a lot.

10-01-2002, 10:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
AnonomusBob15 Actor for over 4 years now! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Auburn University	The Rock: Criterion is an excellent dvd that deserves to be in every fan's collection. The transfer is the best I have ever seen. The dts is debatable. The commentary is by far one of the best. They get really involved in the whole film making process such as getting the right actors, budget restrictions, final cut, plot choices, and so on. Great set! __________________ The Revised DVD Collection

10-01-2002, 10:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
dvds'r'us Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: St. Louis Area	I got Chasing Amy for only $6 or so. don't remember how? __________________ Dave Matthews Band Forever! 31 Shows And Counting! 20,000 Miles travelled...Shows Seen

10-02-2002, 04:57 AM	#20 (permalink)
Monterey Jack Wants to be John Smith Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Walpole, MA U.S.A.	This movie is utter dogshit. :barf: __________________ Lol VHS forty dollars??? more like dvd's 5 dollars hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha skip a long to blu ray disc and get with the freakin program!!!!!!!! LOL -ty_guy123321@hotmal.com

10-01-2002, 10:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	well i didnt mean it like that cuz i know the tenebaums go for $20. i meant the rock criterion because it is like $35 at so many places. though i see it going for as low as $21 used on half.com and $26 new on dvdplanet.....so looks like i will be returning.

10-02-2002, 01:54 AM	#19 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	I paid $40 CND (so about 25AMR or so), and it was worth it. Great extras.

10-02-2002, 05:02 AM	#21 (permalink)
the narrator Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Frankfort,IN,USA	I actually just received this in a trade today. Love the movie, now all I have to do is find a way to get rid of my barebones version.

10-02-2002, 05:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	btw what is the big deal about criterion collection dvds? do only certain movies get a criterion edition? cuz i noticed that they are numbered.

10-02-2002, 06:45 AM	#25 (permalink)
Morticia Administrator Emeritus Film Class Goddess Part-Time PRN Princess Panty Thief Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Devil's Point. Burn baby burn!	More threads about Criterion Collections: http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...threadid=20453 http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...threadid=13679 http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/f...threadid=19108 __________________ Nope, you really haven't lived until you've fed a naked Fire Dancer a S'more...cooked from her own flaming baton. I reject your reality and substitute my own! "Freeze dried moles. Price as marked." -- Nixon, Suicide Girl

10-02-2002, 06:33 PM	#29 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	wow lol i nvr even took notice...i have 2 criterions already chasing amy and silence of the lambs. and silence of the lambs seems to be out of print.....