The Criterion Collection

[moviflicilm]

Over on the Criterion reddit page a user made a graph that showed how many Criterion films are in each collection. I wish this person could do this for all the boutique labels, to measure how well certain titles stacked against others released.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...uOs/edit#gid=0

[thinredline]

Originally Posted by moviflicilm

Over on the Criterion reddit page a user made a graph that showed how many Criterion films are in each collection. I wish this person could do this for all the boutique labels, to measure how well certain titles stacked against others released.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...uOs/edit#gid=0

I don't understand.
In each collection of who?
of the members here?

[moviflicilm]

The collections of those who log-in with their Criterion Collection.com accounts.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by moviflicilm

Over on the Criterion reddit page a user made a graph that showed how many Criterion films are in each collection. I wish this person could do this for all the boutique labels, to measure how well certain titles stacked against others released.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...uOs/edit#gid=0

Here's the top 20 collections ranking for Blu-ray.com. You'll have to visit each BD's page to see the actual numbers though. Unsurprisingly, many of the same titles show up in the Criterion.com's top 20, just in a different order. I've bolded the ones that are similar in both.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion May 05, 2009
Seven Samurai (七人の侍 / Shichinin no samurai) Criterion Oct 19, 2010
The Thin Red Line Criterion Sep 28, 2010
The Game Criterion Sep 25, 2012
Rosemary's Baby Criterion Oct 30, 2012
12 Angry Men Criterion Nov 22, 2011
Godzilla (ゴジラ / Gojira) Criterion Jan 24, 2012
The Royal Tenenbaums Criterion Aug 14, 2012
Rushmore Criterion Nov 22, 2011
Videodrome Criterion Dec 07, 2010
Paths of Glory Criterion Oct 26, 2010
The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) Criterion Jun 16, 2009
Blow Out Criterion Apr 26, 2011
Brazil Criterion Dec 04, 2012
Dazed and Confused Criterion Oct 25, 2011
Bottle Rocket Criterion Dec 16, 2008
The Killing Criterion Aug 16, 2011
Days of Heaven Criterion Mar 23, 2010
The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Oct 12, 2010
Mulholland Drive Criterion Oct 27, 2015

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

I know. I was sort of teasing. I don’t deny the impact or what romance films would be without Jules and Jim, I just wished I liked the second half as much as the first. Maybe when I watch it again someday, my opinion will change.

Fair enough. As much as it's a landmark film, I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed it as much as other romance films from the same era. I think Splendor in the Grass came out the same year and truth be told, that film would definitely receive more spins than Jules if I were to own it on blu.

At any rate you guys have me hankering to revisit it. So thanks for that. I haven't seen the film in 7 or 8 years.

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Fair enough. As much as it's a landmark film, I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed it as much as other romance films from the same era. I think Splendor in the Grass came out the same year and truth be told, that film would definitely receive more spins than Jules if I were to own it on blu.

At any rate you guys have me hankering to revisit it. So thanks for that. I haven't seen the film in 7 or 8 years.

Do it. You know you want to. Would love to hear if your opinions have changed on it after that many years.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Do it. You know you want to. Would love to hear if your opinions have changed on it after that many years.

I'm sure they have. That was very early in my french new wave education. Since then I've seen just about everything New Wave related, including all but two of Truffaut's films.

As a matter of fact, it's been seven or eight years since I've seen all the seminal New Wave films

[Scottie]

Criterion needs to release more Pedro Almodóvar films on Blu-ray.

I just watched All About My Mother for the first time and loved it. I would definitely rank it as the best of the director's films I've seen thus far.

Almodóvar introduces the conflict as an homage to Cassavetes's Opening Night, setting the stage for a number of complex, relevant issues to be introduced and explored by each and every one of the unique characters.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Criterion needs to release more Pedro Almodóvar films on Blu-ray.

I just watched All About My Mother for the first time and loved it. I would definitely rank it as the best of the director's films I've seen thus far.

Almodóvar introduces the conflict as an homage to Cassavetes's Opening Night, setting the stage for a number of complex, relevant issues to be introduced and explored by each and every one of the unique characters.

I think they do have rights to more Almodovar but yes this one and Talk To Her need a release. AAMM definitely one of the greats.

[scraptor]

One film I'd like to see on blu is Coherence. It's excellent and has no blu-ray release in North America.

[theater dreamer]

We're a week away from the next announcement of to-be-released films. Wow. December just flew by.

[GentleGiant]

Watched They Live By Night the other day, and, while it didn't blow me away or anything, I thought it was a pretty solid "lovers on the run" noir by Nicholas Ray. The signs of Ray's directorial greatness are already readily apparent here. The cinematography was really cool, even cutting-edge at times - I was surprised by how well this film holds up in terms of visuals and overall style. Oh, and Cathy O'Donnell was just beautiful here, I thought.

Very good movie.

[repulsed]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

We're a week away from the next announcement of to-be-released films. Wow. December just flew by.

Yeah, December and the last 20 years
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[kingdoxie]

Originally Posted by jbieste

Criterion has a flash sale a couple times a year at 50% of suggested retail, I believe they normally have one late February. $50 orders have free ship, you earn purchase points towards a $50 credit.
Barnes & Noble have a 50% SRP a couple times a year (July probably next one) plus they have have a few other sales where you can purchase Criterion titles, membership discounts also..

Amazon, Deep Discount, ect have sales in the $20 - $25 range.

Also, keep an eye on Amazon in February-March. They had several titles in the sub $20 range last year, I picked up Rosemary's Baby and Bitter Rice, the latter was around $14.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Here's the top 20 collections ranking for Blu-ray.com. You'll have to visit each BD's page to see the actual numbers though. Unsurprisingly, many of the same titles show up in the Criterion.com's top 20, just in a different order. I've bolded the ones that are similar in both.

[Show spoiler]The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion May 05, 2009
Seven Samurai (七人の侍 / Shichinin no samurai) Criterion Oct 19, 2010
The Thin Red Line Criterion Sep 28, 2010
The Game Criterion Sep 25, 2012
Rosemary's Baby Criterion Oct 30, 2012
12 Angry Men Criterion Nov 22, 2011
Godzilla (ゴジラ / Gojira) Criterion Jan 24, 2012
The Royal Tenenbaums Criterion Aug 14, 2012
Rushmore Criterion Nov 22, 2011
Videodrome Criterion Dec 07, 2010
Paths of Glory Criterion Oct 26, 2010
The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) Criterion Jun 16, 2009
Blow Out Criterion Apr 26, 2011
Brazil Criterion Dec 04, 2012
Dazed and Confused Criterion Oct 25, 2011
Bottle Rocket Criterion Dec 16, 2008
The Killing Criterion Aug 16, 2011
Days of Heaven Criterion Mar 23, 2010
The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Oct 12, 2010
Mulholland Drive Criterion Oct 27, 2015

Wow. that's a lot of Wes Anderson.

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Here's the top 20 collections ranking for Blu-ray.com. You'll have to visit each BD's page to see the actual numbers though. Unsurprisingly, many of the same titles show up in the Criterion.com's top 20, just in a different order. I've bolded the ones that are similar in both.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion May 05, 2009
Seven Samurai (七人の侍 / Shichinin no samurai) Criterion Oct 19, 2010
The Thin Red Line Criterion Sep 28, 2010
The Game Criterion Sep 25, 2012
Rosemary's Baby Criterion Oct 30, 2012
12 Angry Men Criterion Nov 22, 2011
Godzilla (ゴジラ / Gojira) Criterion Jan 24, 2012
The Royal Tenenbaums Criterion Aug 14, 2012
Rushmore Criterion Nov 22, 2011
Videodrome Criterion Dec 07, 2010
Paths of Glory Criterion Oct 26, 2010
The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) Criterion Jun 16, 2009
Blow Out Criterion Apr 26, 2011
Brazil Criterion Dec 04, 2012
Dazed and Confused Criterion Oct 25, 2011
Bottle Rocket Criterion Dec 16, 2008
The Killing Criterion Aug 16, 2011
Days of Heaven Criterion Mar 23, 2010
The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Oct 12, 2010
Mulholland Drive Criterion Oct 27, 2015

That's interesting. With the sole exception of Mulholland Dr., all releases were 2012 or earlier. Will be interesting to see where it sits a few years from now.

[theater dreamer]

Just wait until The Grand Budapest Hotel comes out. I'll double dip for that one.

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Wow. that's a lot of Wes Anderson.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by repulsed

Yeah, December and the last 20 years
[emoji17]

Fawlty Towers - Zoom! What was that? That was your life, Mate! - YouTube

[Banned User]

All of these posts for best Japanese films in the collection a page back and not one mention of a Mizoguchi film. Shameful.

[bradnoyes]

Just watched House last night and I absolutely loved it. I realize there aren't going to be many other films quite like it, but any recommendations of other Criterion movies that are somewhere in the ballpark?