The Criterion Collection

[JJLong]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

This may not be the right place but:

Everyone seems to talk about Criterions on here and I guess should buy one and experience it myself.

So, any recommendations?

I like horror the most and I know Criterion releases lesser known films so I don't really know where to begin. It's nice to have real people recommend something than go in blind.

Thanks!

The Night of the Hunter

[octagon]

I thought Antichrist was very good and one can make a credible 'horror' argument pretty easily.

I'm not sure it's a great blind buy candidate though. Even setting aside the graphic content, Lars is pretty much a poster boy for YMMV.

Then again, I bought it blind and really liked it so...

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by starman15317

I thought it was region locked.

Extras are locked but the films are not.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by octagon

I thought Antichrist was very good and one can make a credible 'horror' argument pretty easily.

I'm not sure it's a great blind buy candidate though. Even setting aside the graphic content, Lars is pretty much a poster boy for YMMV.

Then again, I bought it blind and really liked it so...

Seen clips of Antichrist. That was my first pick for my first Criterion since I'm most familiar with it than others. Heard about the deer and the fox and that kind of turned me off a bit. Not big on violence towards animals, even in film.

Nosferatu has been on my want to watch list for awhile. Will have to get around to it.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by JJLong

The Night of the Hunter

I second the reccomendations for Night of the Hunter and Rosemary's Baby.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The other peeps in this thread shall forgive me, but I'm going to steer you away from Criterions for a brief moment to recommend that you find a copy of the original 1922 version of Nosferatu to add to your horror collection. It's not yet available on Blu-ray, but it's very much worth grabbing on DVD.

And well worth repeated viewing for the commentary.

[RandyK]

I'm seeing that Criterions come with a booklet of a few essays. Are those any good?

I'm leaning towards Rosemary's Baby. I may have to pick up something else as well!

[broganreynik]

Originally Posted by JJLong

The Night of the Hunter

+1

One of the films I recommend to anyone who asks me for recommendations.

BTW guys, expect a Spartacus announcement tomorrow. I finally caved and bought the Universal disc. It usually happens when I buy the DVD or crappy Blu release, the next day or two an announcement is made. You're welcome.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Extras are locked but the films are not.

FYI: On the German Lynch set, the extras are encoded in PAL, so you need a player that can convert PAL to NTSC, like my OPPO or a bunch of other region A players. They are not region-locked.

BTW, I am reading all the Dunham comments and it goes to show how far Hollywood has gone for 'original content' ....

[*PREACHER*]

House is a weird little asian horror film to check out!

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Extras are locked but the films are not.

Interesting. I'll look into it.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Oh, please, read the posts. The positive quote is in there to give context to Coop's post. Thats about the status quo whenever "She who must not be named" is mentioned.

Well, even if she was never in the Criterion Collection, I can't stand her work. I've mentioned before...I can't stand how she's had all these advantages over other filmmakers her age..to do some rather unoriginal work about people with non-problems who think they have problems....acting as if it's a representation of today's real 20-year olds. It's just not what I like. What's wrong with me being honest about that? I mean...it's just my opinion.

The tv talk makes me curious..what are you guys' (as 'Criterion regulars' here) favorite current series?

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

I'm leaning towards Rosemary's Baby. I may have to pick up something else as well!

Rosemary's Baby would be an excellent place to start.

[joie]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

This may not be the right place but:

Everyone seems to talk about Criterions on here and I guess should buy one and experience it myself.

So, any recommendations?

I like horror the most and I know Criterion releases lesser known films so I don't really know where to begin. It's nice to have real people recommend something than go in blind.

Thanks!

"The Blob," coming soon, may be your best bet. It will be popular, too, unlike some of what Criterion churns out.

[Wizard-of-Wars]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

I'm seeing that Criterions come with a booklet of a few essays. Are those any good?

I'm leaning towards Rosemary's Baby. I may have to pick up something else as well!

Kuroneko
M-this is a wonderfully acted suspense movie!

[ShellOilJunior]

Wages of Fear is an excellent starting point.

[Scottie]

I think that during the next sale of some sorts, I'm going to pick up:

• David Lean Directs Noel Coward
• Everlasting Moment
• Fat Girl
• Ivan's Childhood
• Kes
• Leon Morin, Priest
• Lonesome
• Stagecoach
• Two-Lane Blacktop
• Vanya On 42nd Street
• Walkabout
• World On A Wire

Originally Posted by Randyman94

This may not be the right place but:

Everyone seems to talk about Criterions on here and I guess should buy one and experience it myself.

So, any recommendations?

I like horror the most and I know Criterion releases lesser known films so I don't really know where to begin. It's nice to have real people recommend something than go in blind.

Thanks!

Well, you really can't go wrong with a Criterion film. Tiny Furniture is the least popular among the majority of people and many individuals do not believe that it deserves to be in the collection, but that's a different story.

Anyway, the Criterion Collection specializes in lesser known films and culturally significant films. They remaster them in the best picture and audio quality possible. The most popular are:

• Anatomy Of A Murder
• Army Of Shadows
• Brazil
• Children Of Paradise (it has the worst quality in the collection)
• Double Life Of Veronique
• Fanny And Alexander
• The Game
• In The Mood For Love
• The Killing
• The Last Year At Marienbad
• M
• Modern Times
• Night Of The Hunter
• Paris, Texas
• Paths Of Glory
• Rashomon
• Rosemary's Baby
• Seven Samurai
• Three Colors Trilogy
• Videodrome
• Wages Of Fear

From my own personal experience, I would recommend Days Of Heaven, Down By Law, Following, The Game, The Killing, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, The Thin Red Line, and Traffic.

[paul000]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

In addition to the ones posted above, I highly recommend Eyes Without A Face if you like horror movies. Sadly, it's only available on DVD right now, but it's definitely worth checking out if you don't mind the standard definition. Eyes Without A Face is a beautifully filmed masterpiece (with a few seconds that are decidedly not beautiful...but, hey, that's horror cinema for you).

Yes; I forgot this one because I don't own it - definitely pick this up too if you can. If you're a "horror" fan, most of these will just turn you on and then mess with your head and turn you into a film fan in general. I'm not sure if any of them can be considered just horror films.

[Snicket]

Announcement eve!

It seems to always come up so fast. Now that Badlands is out of the way will this month finally give us Y Tu Mama Tambien?

My big want for this year is Life Aquatic but rumors point to a summer release for that one.

I am just wishing to be pleasantly surprised.

[ZooTv]

Time for them to bring on Eraserhead