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Narshty · #101 Post by **Narshty** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:09 am

Why can't I view any of Criterion's product pages on Safari? All I get is this:

Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0408'

Invalid character

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feckless boy · #102 Post by **feckless boy** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:52 am

Why can't I view any of Criterion's product pages on Safari?

Is there any reason that you have to use Safari? It is known for having a low compatibility with DOM and JavaScript. I think most Mac users have changed. Why don't give Firefox a try?

peerpee · #103 Post by **peerpee** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:00 am

SAFARI's not as bad as you make out. FIREFOX is ok when SAFARI doesn't work (0.001% of the time, on bank websites or something) -- but SAFARI is pretty sound.

I can view Criterion's product pages okay right now in SAFARI. They must have been tweaking the website or something.

Narshty · #104 Post by **Narshty** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:33 am

Thanks for the help. Oddly, the problem goes away when you visit the site as "www.criterion.com." (with the extra fullstop).

#105 Post by **cdnchris** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:49 pm

That's a server error, I don't think it has anything to do with the browser. I'm assuming you may have hit it just when they were working on something.

Narshty · #106 Post by **Narshty** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:58 pm

No, I haven't been able to access the product pages for at least two weeks until I stumbled on that solution earlier today.

The Elegant Dandy Fop · #107 Post by **The Elegant Dandy Fop** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:09 am

I suppose this could go in this thread.

Anyone notice the connections they put under the pages for movies like "Mad Scientists!", "Music on Film" etc. Well, now there is one that's confusing the hell out of me

Shelf of Sure Winners

"The individual films in this list promise very different things, but what they have in common is that each one delivers 100 percent. For when you don't know what you want but need a sure thing."

What the hell does that mean?

Cinesimilitude · #108 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:57 am

The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote:Shelf of Sure Winners

What the hell does that mean?

could be a "Cream of the Crop" list, as voted by the staff of criterion.

CSM126 · #109 Post by **CSM126** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:31 am

That's a fine idea, telling the customer that the vast majority of your products don't count as winners. Bravo, Criterion. =D>

sidehacker · #110 Post by **sidehacker** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:12 am

Just looks like a list of the most canonized films that they've released.

#111 Post by **Matt** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:02 am

sidehacker wrote:Just looks like a list of the most canonized films that they've released.

The Children Are Watching Us over Umberto D? Haxan over The Passion of Joan of Arc? Elevator to the Gallows over Au revoir les enfants? Yojimbo over Seven Samurai? This list makes no sense if that's the (pardon me) criterion for inclusion. In fact, this list makes no sense at all. They must get a lot of questions along the lines of "I have Seven Samurai / 8 1/2 / The Seventh Seal, what should I buy next, because obviously, I'm not willing to take a chance on a film?"

tryavna · #112 Post by **tryavna** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:16 am

Yes, this is a bizarre new category, in that there is no objective criteria for what's included. I mean, you basically know what to expect with a movie that's included in a category like "Mad doctors" or "Jidae-geki." But this?

And then there's the subjective element: I have a hard time believing that every single film on this list is going to be a "sure winner" for everybody. Personally, I can't stand either Divorce Italian Style or Grey Gardens.

Cinephrenic · #113 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:18 am

I can't wait for the shelf of sure losers list.

#114 Post by **Matt** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:23 am

Cinephrenic wrote:I can't wait for the shelf of sure losers list.

Yeah!

"The individual films in this list promise a lot, but what they have in common is that each one delivers nothing. For when you're looking for a film to clear out house guests who have overstayed their welcome or to put a quick end to that insufferable date."

Sweet Movie
Jubilee
Border Radio
Touchez pas au grisbi
I Am Curious...
Hopsctoch
Maitresse
Schizopolis
etc...

CSM126 · #115 Post by **CSM126** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:29 am

Perhaps they can add a "Meh" one as well.

"The individual films in this list don't promise anything, and they don't deliver anything either. They just exist. Barely."

LightBulbFilm · #116 Post by **LightBulbFilm** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:05 pm

Matt wrote:"The individual films in this list promise a lot, but what they have in common is that each one delivers nothing ...

Sweet Movie
Jubilee
Border Radio
Touchez pas au grisbi
I Am Curious...
Hopsctoch
Maitresse
Schizopolis

Ouch. A bit harsh don't you think? They're not bad films.

#117 Post by **Matt** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:12 pm

LightBulbFilm wrote:Ouch. A bit harsh don't you think? They're not bad films.

You're missing the point, dear boy. I'm not saying they're bad films, but if you were to create a list of films available on Criterion DVD that, to put it mildly, divide audiences, you'd find those films on that list. Would you watch any of those (except maybe Hopscotch) with your mother?

souvenir · #118 Post by **souvenir** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:38 pm

What's wrong with Touchez pas au grisbi? If we're playing "one of these things doesn't belong" then I think it wins for sure. How about The Night Porter instead?

richast2 · #119 Post by **richast2** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:28 pm

There's also a "Shelf of Big Boxes"

The Elegant Dandy Fop · #120 Post by **The Elegant Dandy Fop** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:41 pm

richast2 wrote:There's also a "Shelf of Big Boxes"

That one makes sense though.

SamSanchez · #121 Post by **SamSanchez** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:05 pm

richast2 wrote:There's also a "Shelf of Big Boxes"

Aren't Double Life of Veronique, Pandora's Box and Bicycle Thieves packaging roughly the same size as Battle of Algiers?

#122 Post by **Matt** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:36 pm

What is going on over at Criterion? The Teshigahara box is bigger than half those listed.

LightBulbFilm · #123 Post by **LightBulbFilm** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:12 am

Matt wrote:
LightBulbFilm wrote:Ouch. A bit harsh don't you think? They're not bad films.
You're missing the point, dear boy. I'm not saying they're bad films, but if you were to create a list of films available on Criterion DVD that, to put it mildly, divide audiences, you'd find those films on that list. Would you watch any of those (except maybe Hopscotch) with your mother?

If my mother hadn't passed away already yes... We have similar taste.

arsonfilms · #124 Post by **arsonfilms** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:32 pm

Well, the new site has been launched. Overall I think it's looking pretty nice, but I must say that I'm deeply concerned that the latest title being listed is Under the Volcano. Unless they're just behind, we've had all of November's releases taken away. This doesn't bode well for Decembers announcements next week.

criterionsnob · #125 Post by **criterionsnob** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:41 pm

I'm sure they're still working out the kinks, but the new site doesn't display properly in Safari on a Mac, though it looks okay on Firefox.