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  1. Scott Shanks

    Can Criterion Survive in Today's Market?

    Ken, That has sort of been my whole point. I don't think the studios are going to cut Criterion in on the pie with DVD like they did with LD because DVD is such a large market. But some seem to insist that they can survive catering to the oscure title niche. Maybe that is true, maybe it is not...
  2. Scott Shanks

    Can Criterion Survive in Today's Market?

    Please correct me if anything I state is wrong. I was not into HT until about a year and a half ago or so. Therefore, I missed out, thankfully it seems, on the laserdisc thing. I am assuming Criterion had access to issuing many more titles on laserdisc in the past because the laserdisc was not...
  3. Scott Shanks

    Can Criterion Survive in Today's Market?

    I only own 1 Criterion disk - Charade. It's a nice disc, except I was disappointed to learn later that the transfer was non-anamorphic - I bought the disc before I even knew what anamorphic meant. My point was, not that I think Criterion discs are not quality. I just don't think they are 40%...
  4. Scott Shanks

    Can Criterion Survive in Today's Market?

    With all the major studios now firmly behind DVD, can Criterion survive with the catalog of titles they have or could potentially have given the fact that their release are at least 40% higher than the major studio's prices. Most people don't bat an eye spending between $10 - $20 for a disc. But...
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