Your five favorite films in the Criterion Collection? - Blu-ray Forum

wilky61 · 05-21-2010, 08:46 PM

Out of all the films Criterion has previously released on DVD, which five are your favorite?

My top five:
Rushmore (1998)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Jules and Jim (1962)

HM: Le Samourai (1967)
and also the short-film La Jetee (1962)

jhiggy23 · 05-21-2010, 09:05 PM

There's so many I still have to see, but I'll give the following:

400 Blows
Last Year at Marienbad
Days of Heaven
The Third Man
Seven Samurai

kdo · 05-21-2010, 09:21 PM

A Night to Remember
Robocop
The Seventh Seal
Spartacus
Traffic

Belloche · 05-21-2010, 09:23 PM

Off the top of my head without looking

Straw Dogs
Charade
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
The Long Good Friday
Videodrome

surfdude12 · 05-21-2010, 09:35 PM

I've only gotten into Criterion since Blu-ray releases:

personal top 5
1. Wings of Desire
2. Howards End
3. The 400 Blows
4. El Norte
5. Revanche

jhiggy23 · 05-21-2010, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfdude12

I've only gotten into Criterion since Blu-ray releases:

personal top 5
1. Wings of Desire
2. Howards End
3. The 400 Blows
4. El Norte
5. Revanche

Ahh nice choice with Revanche. I still have to see El Norte.

EricJ · 05-21-2010, 09:38 PM

Seven Samurai
Charade (always stick up for the Criterion charity PD-rescues, like their WC Fields disk)
Beauty & the Beast (the REAL version, accept no imitations

)
Time Bandits
The Magic Flute

Sagacious Koreo · 05-21-2010, 10:44 PM

1. Seven Samurai
2. The Killer
3. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
4. Le Samourai
5. Brazil

Honoroable Mention:
The Royal Tenenbaums
La Haine
The Thief of Baghdad
The Seventh Seal
M
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Any Kurosawa release (Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Hidden Fortress, High and Low, etc.)

wilky61 · 05-22-2010, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagacious Koreo

1. Seven Samurai
2. The Killer
3. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
4. Le Samourai
5. Brazil

Honoroable Mention:
The Royal Tenenbaums
La Haine
The Thief of Baghdad
The Seventh Seal
M
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Any Kurosawa release (Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Hidden Fortress, High and Low, etc.)

Oh yeah, Le Samourai is a fantastic film. Maybe should be my #5 instead of La Jetee to make it five feature-lengths.

My favorite of the Kurosawas is Drunken Angel.

Sagacious Koreo · 05-22-2010, 02:13 AM

Ya, Drunken Angel was a fantastic release. They really did a great job with the DVD when it came out.

Marcusarilius · 05-22-2010, 02:15 AM

The Man Who Fell to Earth.

DimebagCFH · 05-22-2010, 05:15 AM

1.Seven Samurai
2.Che
3.Hunger
4.Ride With the Devil
5.The Third Man

There is so many more I love it is so hard to just pick 5

QuasidodoJr · 05-22-2010, 10:03 PM

Paris, Texas
Z.
The Earrings of Madame De...
Sansho the Bailiff
Fires on the Plain

Hard to choose, and I'm sure I could easily add a lot more than 5.

J. J. Hunsecker · 05-22-2010, 10:12 PM

The Third Man
The Wages of Fear
The Long Good Friday
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Time Bandits

Gone2HiDef · 05-23-2010, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfdude12

I've only gotten into Criterion since Blu-ray…

Same here. I've only picked three so far.

The Last Emperor
For All Mankind
The Third Man

For All Mankind I liked the least, but that's because I own When We Left Earth. Hard to top the full six-part documentary with a Reader's Digest version.

I saw Emperor in the theatres long ago so I knew I'd enjoy it. The Third Man, like For All Mankind, was a blind buy, and I really enjoyed that.

My next Criterion purchase will most likely be Stagecoach. After that, I'm eyeing Kagemusha, M and Walkabout.

BluBonnet · 05-23-2010, 04:43 AM

Charade
Brazil
The Red Shoes
Lola Montes
The Third Man

(honorary mentions for Ace in the Hole and Berlin Alexanderplatz)

wilky61 · 05-23-2010, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

(honorary mentions for Ace in the Hole and Berlin Alexanderplatz)

OMG I can't believe I forgot Ace in the Hole.

I'm redoing my top five feature-lengths:

1. Rushmore
2. Sullivan's Travels
3. Silence of the Lambs
4. Ace in the Hole
5. Jules and Jim

HM: Le Samourai

surfdude12 · 05-24-2010, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

There's so many I still have to see, but I'll give the following:

400 Blows
Last Year at Marienbad
Days of Heaven
The Third Man
Seven Samurai

4 of your 5 could easily be in my top 5 tomorrow

(Marienbad, 400, Third Man, Seven Samurai). can't wait for Seven Samurai to come out on blu!

nathanp · 05-24-2010, 05:16 AM

1. Nights of Cabiria
2. Bicycle Thieves
3. Band of Outsiders
4. Breathless
5. Le Samourai

05-21-2010, 08:46 PM	#1
wilky61 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Atlanta, GA Blu-ray collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:1	Your five favorite films in the Criterion Collection? Out of all the films Criterion has previously released on DVD, which five are your favorite? My top five: Rushmore (1998) Sullivan's Travels (1941) Silence of the Lambs (1991) Ace in the Hole (1951) Jules and Jim (1962) HM: Le Samourai (1967) and also the short-film La Jetee (1962) Last edited by wilky61; 05-23-2010 at 02:52 PM.

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05-21-2010, 09:05 PM	#2
jhiggy23 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Club Loop 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:630 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:13	There's so many I still have to see, but I'll give the following: 400 Blows Last Year at Marienbad Days of Heaven The Third Man Seven Samurai

05-21-2010, 09:21 PM	#3
kdo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Realm of the Inoperative Data-Pushers Blu-ray reviews:540 Trading Score:1	A Night to Remember Robocop The Seventh Seal Spartacus Traffic

05-21-2010, 09:23 PM	#4
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	Off the top of my head without looking Straw Dogs Charade The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou The Long Good Friday Videodrome

05-21-2010, 09:35 PM	#5
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	I've only gotten into Criterion since Blu-ray releases: personal top 5 1. Wings of Desire 2. Howards End 3. The 400 Blows 4. El Norte 5. Revanche

05-21-2010, 09:38 PM	#7
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	Seven Samurai Charade (always stick up for the Criterion charity PD-rescues, like their WC Fields disk) Beauty & the Beast (the REAL version, accept no imitations ) Time Bandits The Magic Flute

05-21-2010, 10:44 PM	#8
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	1. Seven Samurai 2. The Killer 3. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 4. Le Samourai 5. Brazil Honoroable Mention: The Royal Tenenbaums La Haine The Thief of Baghdad The Seventh Seal M Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara Any Kurosawa release (Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Hidden Fortress, High and Low, etc.)

05-22-2010, 02:13 AM	#10
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	Ya, Drunken Angel was a fantastic release. They really did a great job with the DVD when it came out.

05-22-2010, 02:15 AM	#11
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	The Man Who Fell to Earth.

05-22-2010, 05:15 AM	#12
DimebagCFH Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:35	1.Seven Samurai 2.Che 3.Hunger 4.Ride With the Devil 5.The Third Man There is so many more I love it is so hard to just pick 5

05-22-2010, 10:03 PM	#13
QuasidodoJr Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH 4K collection:614 Blu-ray collection:1649 DVD collection:152 Trading Score:267	Paris, Texas Z. The Earrings of Madame De... Sansho the Bailiff Fires on the Plain Hard to choose, and I'm sure I could easily add a lot more than 5.

05-22-2010, 10:12 PM	#14
J. J. Hunsecker Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:460 DVD collection:270	The Third Man The Wages of Fear The Long Good Friday The Friends of Eddie Coyle Time Bandits

05-23-2010, 04:43 AM	#16
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	Charade Brazil The Red Shoes Lola Montes The Third Man (honorary mentions for Ace in the Hole and Berlin Alexanderplatz)

05-24-2010, 05:16 AM	#19
nathanp Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Calgary, Alberta Blu-ray collection:1326 Blu-ray reviews: 23	1. Nights of Cabiria 2. Bicycle Thieves 3. Band of Outsiders 4. Breathless 5. Le Samourai

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