The Criterion Collection

[Azores26]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Criterion is causing me some mental distress and the fact that people lap up all these 4K upgrades as good news when they have a 1000 films that don't have any sort of release.

Criterion needs to stop when all of these 4K upgrades and wasting slots every single month. 50% of this month are titles that already had really good BD's.

While I disagree with you, I think I understand where you come from. There are lots of DVD-only films (and sometimes not even that) that I would like to see on blu-ray too. I mean, I'm a huge silent film fan, there's a ton of silent classics that are still stuck on awful quality bootleg DVDs/VHS.

But sometimes you don't get the films you're waiting for, that's just how it is. I got super excited when I saw Criterion's announcements last month, I've been waiting for stuff like "Winchester '73" and "The Mother and The *****" forever! Today's batch of announcements is not as exciting for me personally, but paraphrasing the star of "Performance", "You can't always get what you want". Nowadays there are more great home media labels than ever, you just need to have patience.

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Criterion is causing me some mental distress and the fact that people lap up all these 4K upgrades as good news when they have a 1000 films that don't have any sort of release.

Criterion needs to stop when all of these 4K upgrades and wasting slots every single month. 50% of this month are titles that already had really good BD's.

It’s not about any kinds of release. Okay, I don’t need Punch Drunk Love or Cronos upgrade. But getting more Joan Micklin Silver in the collection, which means way more people are going to discover her? That’s major. Performance with the original soundtrack (not to mention it’s FRIGGING NIC ROEG) is a major get.

Also, you know, most of the classic films ppl clamor for in Criterion had PERFECTLY SERVICEABLE DVDS and no one gave two shakes about it. The Philadelphia Story? No problem. Why did we need BD? Well, you know — why not? It’s about building a library. If you’re in the collection, the chances of your film being discovered are *exponentially* greater. That’s kind of the whole point of the thing.

For some reason, 4k is driving certain people insane.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Watershipdownisgood

Ok? Yeah you definitely need to take a break from the website I think you’ve just lost it just now.

Haha. It’s a joke hombre unless you really think I can battle a label?

[dwk]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Well everyone can suck it! I’ve been waiting for about 20 years for a Criterion of Godard’s King Lear! Also happy to see Criterion went back to the Cannon Films well!

It will be 8 years between Tom Luddy saying Criterion was going to release this and the actually release.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yeah, this being a true WAC release (as in no prior WHV before it like Shaft) really opens up some possibilities here. It was speculated that WAC weren't licensing out stuff they had released on BD already.

Yeah, it clearly was that it was something that they just had not done, but now that they have I guess the speculation of what the boutiques have has expanded.

Performance really needed a new US disc because WAC screwed up and used the dubbed US audio instead of the original UK audio (this, I think, was fixed for the UK release.)

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by dwk

It will be 8 years between Tom Luddy saying Criterion was going to release this and the actually release.



Yeah, it clearly was that it was something that they just had not done, but now that they have I guess the speculation of what the boutiques have has expanded.

Performance really needed a new US disc because WAC screwed up and used the dubbed US audio instead of the original UK audio (this, I think, was fixed for the UK release.)

Well I wrote to them about wanting a release 20 years ago.

[Axl Rose]

King Lear finally!

I'm in for Performance and Drugstore Cowboy too. Glad I held out on the Imprint release of the latter.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Haha. It’s a joke hombre unless you really think I can battle a label?

I think some of use wouldn’t be surprised if you put together a homemade samurai armor and just tried to storm them. Demanding they release only Japanese movies until you’re satisfied.

[Jexes23]

Meh from me too. I don't need retreads aka movies that other labels have already put out. The only great thing is it's another month without any of those awful Samurai films from Japan.

I just want Criterion to put out the films that I specifically want.

[MifuneFan]

Duke leaving Criterion's HQ

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

I think some of use wouldn’t be surprised if you put together a homemade samurai armor and just tried to storm them. Demanding they release only Japanese movies until you’re satisfied.

Hmmmm…never thought of that…

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Duke leaving Criterion's HQ

I was more picture the moment of Toshiro Mifune dodging arrow in Throne of Blood but it’s 4K discs,

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Hmmmm…never thought of that…

Don’t cheap out on the armor. Temu is no place to order from you want to make sure it’s good quality and won’t disintegrate.

[Azores26]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Hmmmm…never thought of that…

Don't forget to ask for "The Man Who Stole The Sun"! Thanks man, good luck there

[cgpublic]

Punch Drunk Love [Own (CC4)] I'm good.
King Lear Nice, but no need to own.
Crossing Delancey Enjoyable watch and a bit of nostalgia for a LES/NYC which no longer exists. New master? Feeling stuck on the traffic median.
Drugstore Cowboy [Own (Imprint)] New master? Dope fiends and nymphos? You need to ask?
Performance [Own (WAC)] New, corrected master? Thanks, but I'm not sure I need to watch this again.
Cronos [Own (Criterion GDT Blu box set)] New master? Thanks, but I'm good.

Just Drugstore Cowboy and a vial of some pharma grade for me. Unless, of course, someone leaves a hat on the bed. In that case, all bets are off.

[WillieMLF]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Haha. It’s a joke hombre unless you really think I can battle a label?

I think you may have hung out in the DarkForce thread too much, and what Defalco has is spreading...

[Somebuddy]

I'd 100% get Drugstore Cowboy if i didn't already have the Imprint edition. One of the greatest movies of the 1980s!

[Jobla]

I think I'll pick up CROSSING DELANCEY in February, but wait until the next half-off sale for PUNCH DRUNK LOVE. Both good films.

I'm not a fan of DRUGSTORE COWBOY, but I recall from a number of years ago that the real-life Drugstore Cowboy was arrested about five or six blocks away from the townhouse where I was living then. He attempted to rob a pharmacy that I patronized from time to time in Redmond, Washington.

[Cremildo]

Just the Anderson for me (only because I want to rewatch it on something other than my DVD); the Godard would've been a no-brainer if I still did blind-buys.

[MifuneFan]

I actually feel similar sentiments to Duke, but in the opposite direction for the Sony films. Every time Sony announces a Columbia Classics set with a title currently licensed to boutique label I feel it's taking away a coveted slot that could go to any one of thousands of other films in Sony's catalog. Since these sets come out so infrequently, and with as few as 6 films, filling them with stuff already licensed to a boutique just feels like a waste. Especially now that Criterion is putting out individual releases of some now too.

I also don't like the fact that those sets go OOP, so if you missed out one getting them, there's really no other option besides paying big bucks on the resale market, or hoping Sony does a re-release (like Taxi Driver, and Lawrence of Arabia). For instance, there is no way to get Anatomy of a Murder on 4K easily since Vol. 2 is OOP.

[SpookyDollhouse]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

ACH]

For all the criticism about Criterion releasing too many UHD 4k upgrades. This is the Criterion history of Fellini's 8 ½. Each and every one of this has or will be part of my collection. This is what we do. We collect and when the newest model comes out, we buy it.

You forgot the Fellini set edition