The Criterion Collection

[SkyAntoine]

I still give this the nod for worst Criterion cover...

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Fabs

Hopefully I'm not the only one who thinks the artwork for Death By Hanging is just horrible. Looks like they stuck a bunch of clip art images together. Probably the laziest artwork I've seen from Criterion.

I wouldn't say it's horrible but it definitely wouldn't tip me into the 'buy' column if I was on the fence in a store.

[The Great Owl]

Phase Two of my November 2015 Criterion Sale Haul is complete...

The Apu Trilogy
In Cold Blood

As I posted earlier, I was leaning toward waiting until I received an additional Barnes & Noble coupon this weekend or next weekend before buying The Apu Trilogy, but I ended up being right next to a Barnes & Noble this afternoon after a work inspection in the next county, so I figured that paying a few more dollars today instead of having to leave my place and make a special trip to Barnes & Noble this weekend with a coupon made more sense. Besides, I got a fair deal with $66 and change for both purchases.

The Apu Trilogy is a total blind buy for me. I'm not as well-versed in cinema as several here, so I didn't quite get the big deal about this set, but the Internet Movie Database accolades and the gushing anticipation here led me to be adventurous.

Next week, I will close out the November sale by purchasing Ikiru.

Also, when I got home, I found Passage to Marseille, The Black Swan, and One Deadly Summer in the mail. Woo hoo!

No more Criterion box sets until I catch up on my still-unwatched box sets. Unless, of course, there's a really cool box set release during the next couple of months.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by jayembee

I really, really don't want to snark or be elitist, or anything like that, but the idea that you might be taking a pass on The Apu Trilogy because you haven't watched your Batman TV series set is...just...well, it's making my brain melt.

Okay, this is how it is...

The next time that somebody here in this Criterion thread fails to appreciate the significance of Julie Newmar in the Catwoman outfit, I'm leaving the forum forever.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

I still give this the nod for worst Criterion cover...

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Okay, this is how it is...

The next time that somebody here in this Criterion thread fails to appreciate the significance of Julie Newmar in the Catwoman outfit, I'm leaving the forum forever.

Oh, I appreciate Julie Newmar in the Catwoman outfit. And Yvonne Craig in the Batgirl outfit. I was 13 when the show was originally on the air; the two of them helped me get through puberty. But they don't make up for the pain of dealing with everything else the show had to offer.

On edit: I should mention that whatever pluses, nostalgic or otherwise, can be had from Julie Newmar in a catsuit, they can be had even more enjoyably by Diana Rigg in a catsuit.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Oh, I appreciate Julie Newmar in the Catwoman outfit. And Yvonne Craig in the Batgirl outfit. I was 13 when the show was originally on the air; the two of them helped me get through puberty. But they don't make up for the pain of dealing with everything else the show had to offer.

The Batman TV series box set also ensures that the top actor in my Blu-ray collection stays on top.

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Of course, the fact that the show brings back some childhood memories in spades was another factor.

EDIT: It's remarkable how one single purchase elevated Shintaro Katsu to the top 10 in the above list.

Originally Posted by jayembee

On edit: I should mention that whatever pluses, nostalgic or otherwise, can be had from Julie Newmar in a catsuit, they can be had even more enjoyably by Diana Rigg in a catsuit.

Steering this ship back into Criterion waters...

I'll take this opportunity to mention that the Criterion title, Judex, is really about a hundred different kinds of awesome for reasons that we have been discussing here.

[SkyAntoine]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

LOL...forgot about that one. Although Hopper and the hat is sort of awesome.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by octagon

I bought The Music Room a looooong time ago and it basically sat unopened until last Friday.

This got me curious so I just checked the collection thingie here and I added The Music Room on July 7, 2012.

That's not that long ago

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Damn...was hoping for a digibook.

There have been a few new digibooks released already. Time to go back to the better plastic cases.

[CriterionBlues]

So there's this .. https://www.criterion.com/current/po...eir-dedication

For those that don't know, we have a Blogathon going on.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

There have been a few new digibooks released already. Time to go back to the better plastic cases.

[RalphoR]

[QUOTE=The Great Owl;11521754]The Batman TV series box set also ensures that the top actor in my Blu-ray collection stays on top.

I'm totally with you in keeping your top blu-ray actor on top. Anyone who teams up with Chief Screaming Chicken deserves the title

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

So there's this .. https://www.criterion.com/current/po...eir-dedication

For those that don't know, we have a Blogathon going on.

I enjoyed your Apu review. I see your site is getting mentioned on Criterion Forum, too. Keep up the good work!

[Scottie]

You're the man, Aaron!

[ShellOilJunior]

I took a few pics of The Apu Trilogy. Included is a picture of the booklet (storyboards) and a size comparison.

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Storyboard from the booklet:

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Comparison:

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[CriterionBlues]

Thanks, guys. It's about to get real in about 5-10 minutes.

And I like Criterion Forum, but this place is home.

(edit: this is what I was referring to: https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/666782934578262019)

Crazy day!

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

Thanks, guys. It's about to get real in about 5-10 minutes.

And I like Criterion Forum, but this place is home.

(edit: this is what I was referring to: https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/666782934578262019)

Crazy day!

Criterion is 1st class all the way.

[SlickDamian]

My sale haul that I just ordered:

Mulholland Drive
Moonrise Kingdom
My Own Private Idaho
Dressed to Kill
Two Days, One Night
Every Man for Himself
Vengeance Is Mine
Code Unknown

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

I still give this the nod for worst Criterion cover...

And I kind of like that cover ... maybe because way back in the day, I wanted that DVD so badly. I kept going into Frye's in Texas and picking it up, trying to talk myself into a purchase. When I finally did pony up for it, I watched it three or four times in the first month I owned it. So there's a sentimental attachment there ...