The Criterion Collection

[eatingclass]

Originally Posted by JJE-187

I got lucky and snagged copies of M (sealed), The Third Man, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Seven Samurai (sealed), Yojimbo, Sanjuro and Videodrome (sealed) from a Pawn Shop for $10 each and they had a deal of buy 3 get 1 free so I got them all for under $65

Did you also forget a sealed copy of Pierrot le Fou in there?

Seriously though, great find.

[JJE-187]

Originally Posted by eatingclass

Did you also forget a sealed copy of Pierrot le Fou in there?

Seriously though, great find.

They had more Criterions and Pierott was one of them but i already had it and I only had $70 in cash on me and they didnt take debit cards and were getting ready to close

[BasicGreatGuy]

6 days to go until "Army of Shadows."

[greekak229]

Originally Posted by BasicGreatGuy

6 days to go until "Army of Shadows."

[RavenX85]

I'm looking to pick up Wages of Fear, Paris Texas or Bigger Than Life for my next purchase. Recommendation?

[greekak229]

Originally Posted by RavenX85

I'm looking to pick up Wages of Fear, Paris Texas or Bigger Than Life for my next purchase. Recommendation?

Ohh, man. Those three are some of the best Criterion Blus available. Any one of them would be a great choice. I'd go with Paris, Texas as a first, but either one of the three would be a solid pick up.

[RyRyMcNizzy13]

i am extremely new to criterion and after picking up Thin Red Line today and seeing how amazing that was i was wondering what else i should consider. i am looking for the top ten english spoken criterions? maybe compare them to the blu's i already own and maybe tell me what to consider. any help would be appreciated and hopefully i become a veteren in this thread like most of you

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by RyRyMcNizzy13

i am extremely new to criterion and after picking up Thin Red Line today and seeing how amazing that was i was wondering what else i should consider. i am looking for the top ten english spoken criterions? maybe compare them to the blu's i already own and maybe tell me what to consider. any help would be appreciated and hopefully i become a veteren in this thread like most of you

Are you looking for blu-rays only?

CC

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by RavenX85

I'm looking to pick up Wages of Fear, Paris Texas or Bigger Than Life for my next purchase. Recommendation?

Wages of Fear

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Wages of Fear

Or the less ambitious "Stipend of Doubt"

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Or the less ambitious "Stipend of Doubt"

Or "Stipend of Anxiety"

[italy12]

Originally Posted by RyRyMcNizzy13

i am extremely new to criterion and after picking up Thin Red Line today and seeing how amazing that was i was wondering what else i should consider. i am looking for the top ten english spoken criterions? maybe compare them to the blu's i already own and maybe tell me what to consider. any help would be appreciated and hopefully i become a veteren in this thread like most of you

I would consider Charade, a favorite of mine on Blu, Bigger Than Life, Paths of Glory, and definitely Night of the Hunter.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

but the releases individually like I did.
at least buy Rebecca and Notorious at the minimum or miss out on 2 of his top 8 imo.
Notorious is my favorite Hitchcock film hands down.
if for some reason you haven't seen it race to amazon now.

I could not stream Notorious from Netflix, so I watched The Lady Vanishes instead...what a great film!! As much as I love Hitch, there are a bunch of his films I have never seen. I have always been intrigued by Lifeboat, but never got around to it.

Anyone ever see it?

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by italy12

I could not stream Notorious from Netflix, so I watched The Lady Vanishes instead...what a great film!! As much as I love Hitch, there are a bunch of his films I have never seen. I have always been intrigued by Lifeboat, but never got around to it.

Anyone ever see it?

Quite a few times. Not one of his best films, but it is good. Kind of like Rope in the sense the whole film takes place in one location (a lifeboat duh) and is a character study.

I wish Criterion would get Notorious for a Bluray release. I'd also like to see some of Hitch's older films get a restoration and bluray release like Secret Agent or the original Man who knew too much. 39 steps maybe? Aren't most of those films public domain titles ? I remember on DVD they saw countless releases mostly poor ones.

Originally Posted by RavenX85

I'm looking to pick up Wages of Fear, Paris Texas or Bigger Than Life for my next purchase. Recommendation?

Out of those three I would say Wages of Fear. Other then that Night of the Hunter, Charade. Also if you don't mind subtitles Seven Samurai and Yojimbo are highly recommended. Also depending on your tastes The Red Shoes or the Black Narcissus are great releases.

It really depends on your tastes. I've liked the majority of Criterions titles, but I've bought a few I couldn't stand as well.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by Banned User

Quite a few times. Not one of his best films, but it is good. Kind of like Rope in the sense the whole film takes place in one location (a lifeboat duh) and is a character study.

I wish Criterion would get Notorious for a Bluray release. I'd also like to see some of Hitch's older films get a restoration and bluray release like Secret Agent or the original Man who knew too much. 39 steps maybe? Aren't most of those films public domain titles ? I remember on DVD they saw countless releases mostly poor ones.

I really liked Rope, and it is one of the movies I have seen multiple times from the Universal box set, the Masterpiece Collection me thinks. So, maybe I'd like Lifeboat too? Sounds really good...I think I will check on streaming that one next.

I would also like more Hitch on Blu, especially for the titles that are already in the CC. I know The Birds is the next one up from Universal, and if it is anything like their release for Psycho, we should be in for a treat. I only wish they'd release them in a set like they did for DVD. I realize that it might not be worth it financially for them, but damn, that'd be a killer set!

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by italy12

I really liked Rope, and it is one of the movies I have seen multiple times from the Universal box set, the Masterpiece Collection me thinks. So, maybe I'd like Lifeboat too? Sounds really good...I think I will check on streaming that one next.

I would also like more Hitch on Blu, especially for the titles that are already in the CC. I know The Birds is the next one up from Universal, and if it is anything like their release for Psycho, we should be in for a treat. I only wish they'd release them in a set like they did for DVD. I realize that it might not be worth it financially for them, but damn, that'd be a killer set!

You mentioned teaching English, so you might like that Lifeboat is based on a Steinbeck story.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

You mentioned teaching English, so you might like that Lifeboat is based on a Steinbeck story.

I did not know that...thank you!

[italy12]

I was looking up Margaret Lockwood on imdb. She was an actress who starred in Hitchcock's "Tha Lady Vanishes" and I see she is also in "Night Train to Munich".

On imdb, Night Train is credited as a spinoff to Lady Vanishes...

from imdb:

Spin off from
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- This is a spin-off of The Lady Vanishes. It does follow the movie

Can anyone explain what that means?

Thanks!

[ShellOilJunior]

I like the little toy car from the opening in The Lady Vanishes

[Arkadin]

weird.
I got Night Train, and didn't think about lady vanishes one time while watching it.
maybe I missed some slight connection, not sure.
It does have the same pretty actress, but other than that......
btw: I was totally stoked for "train", but I gotta admit it just didn't wow me like I was hoping.
I love train films, and I guess my expectations were too high.