The Criterion Collection

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by DVD Phreak

Is anyone anal and nerdy like me, and actually keeps the blue stickers with the director's signature? Most of the times the blue sticker on the shrink wrap is just a generic one, and I always throw those away. But the director-approved editions usually have one that has the signature. It's a nice touch that I wish more editions by other companies would have. It's like the director autographed your disc on the cover or something.

I always keep hype stickers for my LPs, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays. Been doing it since I started buying LPs in the 70s. They're part of the physical media experience.

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by Thomas Irwin

Some personal favorites...

1. Picnic at Hanging Rock
2. Walkabout
3. Carnival of Souls
4. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
5. Desert Hearts
6. Betty Blue
7. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The only film I have seen off this list is Carnival of Souls, which was excellent! I will give those other titles a view. Thank you for the recommendations!

[jzbadblood]

Woman in the Dunes

[The Coconut God]

Try these, they are great:

[dmabuse]

Originally Posted by Thomas Irwin

Some personal favorites...

1. Picnic at Hanging Rock
2. Walkabout
3. Carnival of Souls
4. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
5. Desert Hearts
6. Betty Blue
7. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

That is a really good list of Criterion titles

[dmabuse]

All good titles listed so far. Some others:

The Gunfighter
Woman in the Dunes
Onibaba
Blue Velvet
Le Samouraï
Leave Her to Heaven
Rififi

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by The Coconut God

Try these, they are great:

I really wanted to see Tampopo! That actually might be a buy on the next 50% off sale from Criterion! I will have to check out the others. Thank you for the list of films. I also want to see Haxan.

[MancoNoName]

Some of my favorites:



And special mention:



A masterpiece...not that they aren't all fantastic, but this one is a cut above.

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by dmabuse

All good titles listed so far. Some others:

The Gunfighter
Woman in the Dunes
Onibaba
Blue Velvet
Le Samouraï
Leave Her to Heaven
Rififi

Thank you for the suggestions! I want to check out Woman in the Dunes, and I already watched (and own) Blue Velvet. Onibaba is also a film I want to see.

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by MancoNoName

Some of my favorites:



And special mention:



A masterpiece...not that they aren't all fantastic, but this one is a cut above.

Didn’t care for Repo Man, but On the Waterfront and 12 Angry Men are classics. Need to check those other ones out as well. On the Waterfront may be another one I have to pick up when it is on sale. Thank you for the suggestions. It seems like I need to see Paths of Glory pretty soon...

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by sourjones

Didn’t care for Repo Man, but On the Waterfront and 12 Angry Men are classics. Need to check those other ones out as well. On the Waterfront may be another one I have to pick up when it is on sale. Thank you for the suggestions. It seems like I need to see Paths of Glory pretty soon...

[darkness2918]

Once Upon a Time in China complete films
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
Police Story 1/2
The Complete Lady Snowblood
Dragon Inn
A Touch of Zen
Lone Wolf & Cub collection
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman collection
Eyes Without a Face
Le Samourai
Cronos
Dressed to Kill
Pierrot le Fou
Purple Noon
Army of Shadows
Kagemusha
Throne of Blood
Breathless

[Gmamalis6]

1) Harold and Maude
2) Scanners
3) Videodrome
4) The Brood
5) Brazil
6) Time Bandits
7) Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
8) The Breakfast Club
9) Klute
10) The Parallax View
11) Don't Look Now
12) Vampyr
13) Short Cuts
14) Nashville
15) Citizen Kane
16) Paris, Texas
17) Solaris
18) The In-Laws
19) Sisters
20) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

[MifuneFan]

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by DVD Phreak

Is anyone anal and nerdy like me, and actually keeps the blue stickers with the director's signature? Most of the times the blue sticker on the shrink wrap is just a generic one, and I always throw those away. But the director-approved editions usually have one that has the signature. It's a nice touch that I wish more editions by other companies would have. It's like the director autographed your disc on the cover or something.

I'm surprised nobody has purchased a plain football helmet and put the stickers on it like Ohio State or some other college teams do for merit.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by DVD Phreak

Is anyone anal and nerdy like me, and actually keeps the blue stickers with the director's signature? Most of the times the blue sticker on the shrink wrap is just a generic one, and I always throw those away. But the director-approved editions usually have one that has the signature. It's a nice touch that I wish more editions by other companies would have. It's like the director autographed your disc on the cover or something.

DAMN RIGHT I do! Ever since I started buying Criterions in 2011 or 2012. I usually get scissors and carefully cut around the blue hype sticker on the plastic. Then I put it inside the Scanavo case on top of the booklet and stick it under one of the two plastic braces to keep the booklet in its place. I have no interest in displaying the stickers but its just a nice added bonus to have these so you can see what the director's signature looks like (and if there isn't a signature, I just toss the hype sticker out). I am full blown OCD when it comes to stuff like this though.

[latehong]

Originally Posted by sourjones

At the last Criterion sale I picked up three films. I grabbed The Lure, Crash, and the Tati box set. What are some of your recommendations to grab for the next sale? I already have these following titles:

[Show spoiler]Seven Samurai
The Silence of the Lambs
Salo or The 120 Days of Sodom
Summertime
Brazil
High and Low
Chasing Amy
The Blob
The Ruling Class
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Videodrome
Hunger
House
Kicking and Screaming
The Night of the Hunter
Anti-Christ
Five Easy Pieces
The Four Feathers
Godzilla
The Devil’s Backbone
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
The Complete Jacques Tati
Night of the Living Dead
Eraserhead
The Lure
Midnight Cowboy
Until the End of the World
The Elephant Man
Crash
Man Bites Dog
The Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou
The Royal Tenenbaums
Yojimbo

I am kind of everywhere on the board here. Can’t wait to hear everybody’s responses! Thanks!

So I just browsed your collection and thought these might work for you:



And if you liked your Tati, perhaps:



And a few more personal favorites:

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

Once Upon a Time in China complete films
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
Police Story 1/2
The Complete Lady Snowblood
Dragon Inn
A Touch of Zen
Lone Wolf & Cub collection
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman collection
Eyes Without a Face
Le Samourai
Cronos
Dressed to Kill
Pierrot le Fou
Purple Noon
Army of Shadows
Kagemusha
Throne of Blood
Breathless

Loved Police Story, great film. I am currently watching Cronos. I also think I I have seen Eyes Without a Face, and I need to see Throbe of Blood. Thank you for your suggestions.

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by Gmamalis6

1) Harold and Maude
2) Scanners
3) Videodrome
4) The Brood
5) Brazil
6) Time Bandits
7) Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
8) The Breakfast Club
9) Klute
10) The Parallax View
11) Don't Look Now
12) Vampyr
13) Short Cuts
14) Nashville
15) Citizen Kane
16) Paris, Texas
17) Solaris
18) The In-Laws
19) Sisters
20) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

I have seen quite a few on this list. I do need to see Solaris and Sisters. Thank you for your list.

[sourjones]

Originally Posted by latehong

So I just browsed your collection and thought these might work for you:



And if you liked your Tati, perhaps:



And a few more personal favorites:

I have seen Fast Times and Lonesome, but there is a lot that I haven’t here. Will add some stuff very soon...