Ok, I think this will be fun.

I want to know which titles you think are the worst in the Criterion blu-ray library.
Basically movies you just don't plain like.

My copy should be arriving before the week is over. :rockon:

Ok! It's pretty much the ones I don't buy (since I don't like them), but who am I to say whether they're the "worst"? So, instead I'll list the films that I'm not very fond of. Whether you interpret me as saying they're the worst is solely up to you but:

In the Realm of the Senses
Antichrist
House

That's only blu-ray.

I just wanted to know why you thought Ben Button was "the worst"? Was it the film? What the what?

Edit: There's a lot of quality in the films I just listed, but if I don't enjoy the film then there's no point in me investing in the rest, unless there are shorts adding more value or something.

Keep in mind I always prefaced "worst" with "in my opinion". I'm sure nobody here thinks my opinion is the final word on anything.

In regards to Benjamin Button, the movie looks great, I just don't like the main character. He pretty much ruins the movie for me. He is not interesting at all, aside from his peculiar "disease". I'm not a fan of Forest Gump, but IMO he was way more interesting than BB.

BTW, I only compare BB with Forest Gump because that's the film BB has been compared with the most.

I've never considered it part of the collection.

I'm not a big fan of House either, but I loved Antichrist.

I can definitely understand that. If you don't like the main character then it can be a constant irritant that removes you from the film. I hate it though when it's not just the character removing you from the experience, but the actors playing them.

I guess you feel the same about The Rock and Armageddon?

Armaggedon is laughably bad. Also, I wish DRIVE, HE SAID could be de-spined ::ducks tomato::

I hate Armageddon so much... :melodrama:
The Rock was ok.

I don't see a problem if there are films that people don't think should be a part of the collection. The Criterion Collection is not perfect. I don't see why there are people who feel the need to like every movie just because it's part of the Criterion Collection. Being in the Criterion Collection doesn't make a movie great, it's great movies that make the Criterion Collection great.

I can't be alone in thinking that By Brakhage benefits the least from a BD treatment. Not to mention that the film can only be "enjoyed" in short spurts while no one else is home.

I like Brakhage, but I think you're right on both points. :smoking3:

I can see that. But I look at it this way. It's not a great film, but it's certainly an interesting piece of the puzzle of BBS. It's worth watching as part of a film history education.

It wasn't the "graphic nature" of Antichrist, because believe me I've seen much more graphic films, but there was something about it that just rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was how ugly both the actors were together (they were one fugly couple). I'm joking to a certain extent of course, but I'm a fan of Defoe nonetheless.

I honestly don't know what it was about the film. I can't quite put my finger on it. The toll that grief takes on the soul certainly ranges according to a persons mental struggle, and I think what bothered me so much is that it made me associate that sense grief to my personal relationship to my . My doesn't handle grief and mourning the same way I do, and I think the film really frightened me. I know, it's really personal and I'm not sure if it's best for me to share that, but that's what I took away from the film. The grief really scared me.

Why dont you have your Wii on this list?

Because I'm ashamed of it. :worried: JK! Donkey Kong Country Returns is amazing!

The Wii is awesome. Screw what others think.;) There are many games I want to buy for it but I haven't finished all the others that I have yet.

I edited my post.

I am quite tickled that since Criterion usually has wonderful essays on each of their films in the enclosed booklets and on the webpage that they needed to have an attempt at a serious film discussion of these two.

The Rock actually has a fairly honest appraisal of the film from Ebert, but Armageddon...

God bless 'em, they did their best to justify Armageddon as a worthy film.

http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/48-armageddon

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