In Reply to: Why are the Criterion dvds so costly? posted by Dmitry on February 17, 2004 at 09:21:39:
Reissuing The Right Stuff will only take a moment, but things like Grand Illusion took I believe years to restore, literally going frame by frame, doing retouching trying to preserve the feel of the original. Ditto for things like Kane, Rules of the Game, and many others. In the trailer, and in other releases of those old classics, you will see the original and the restored copy - it is like day and night.Also - the films they roduce do not sell in the volumes of Herry Potter - and volume drives the price.
All told, I think their prices are very reasonable... high, yes, but reflect the unique nature of their product.
BTW - there are always some used ones on ebay for less.
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