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In Reply to: Cool article but why are the Criterion DVDs still so expensive... posted by Toshiromeyers on November 09, 2004 at 10:31:57:
They have always been priced higher since back in the laserdisc days. Their films generally have higher quality transfers and many are not available any place else.
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The Criterion DVD of Ozu's "Good Morning" is much worse quality than the print I saw at the Castro Theater here in San Francisco a year or so back. Tons of grit and scratches.Meanwhile, the cheap MGM "Ski Party" DVD has a flawless picture all the way through!
Go figure.
Jeffery
I thought the higher price was due to the fact that they license the films they put out, which means the studio owning the film gets paid for the film, plus a premium for the third party to do the DVD, then the Criterion company adds on its take on top.Add to that the cost of added lawyers and dealmakers across so many hands plus, of course, the cost of the extra effort Criterion puts into the films, many of which aren't destined to sell a lot of copies.
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