The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

a question to throw out there . . . whose top 10 list on the Criterion site do you most like, contest, relate to, and so on?

I share the most common ground with Andrew Loog Oldman's Top Ten.

That said, I still have not seen Sweet Smell of Success, La Haine, Les Cousins, or Brief Encounter.

Soon.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I share the most common ground with Andrew Loog Oldman's Top Ten.

That said, I still have not seen Sweet Smell of Success, La Haine, or Brief Encounter.

Soon.

See. Them. As. Soon. As. You. Can.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by gates70

Thank you for your input, much appreciated...I ended up ordering Paths of Glory, The Battle of Algiers, The Night of the Hunter and 12 Angry Men before I read this. I must of read your mind

I own all of them too. I should hopefully be able to sit down to watch 12 Angry Men tonight, as part of the discussion thread going on. Haven't had a chance yet due to only getting my TV set up yesterday, and I've been putting other things on for background noise, such as The Muppets and Darjeeling Limited.

[The Great Owl]

After scanning through all the Top 10 Lists on the Criterion page, I must say that I was happy to see The Vanishing listed so many times. That film is just crying and begging to be released on Blu-ray, y'all.

The Vanishing is one of the DVDs from my collection with which I absolutely will not part until I see a superior Blu-ray release. It's one of my all-time favorites.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I share the most common ground with Andrew Loog Oldman's Top Ten.

That said, I still have not seen Sweet Smell of Success, La Haine, Les Cousins, or Brief Encounter.

Soon.

Stop everything and go watch the bolded now.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

After scanning through all the Top 10 Lists on the Criterion page, I must say that I was happy to see The Vanishing listed so many times. That film is just crying and begging to be released on Blu-ray, y'all.

The Vanishing is one of the DVDs from my collection with which I absolutely will not part until I see a superior Blu-ray release. It's one of my all-time favorites.

Agreed!

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I share the most common ground with Andrew Loog Oldman's Top Ten.

That said, I still have not seen Sweet Smell of Success, La Haine, Les Cousins, or Brief Encounter.

Soon.

I have all of those besides Le Samouraï and Touchez pas au grisbi. With that being said, I've only seen Army of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, La Haine, and Sweet Smell of Success.

I'd really recommend La Haine. It's so damn good.

[Scottie]

What are your Top 10 lists? I'm doing mine strictly from Blu-ray, but feel free to include whatever.

1. The Double Life of Veronique - I can't even describe how wonderful it is.
2. Revanche - One of the best modern films that I've seen. Raw and full of suspense strictly through the characters' body language.
3. 12 Angry Men - The best courtroom drama to date.
4. Lonesome - A short, yet wonderful romantic short film. It can convey a lot of emotions in the viewer without any words.
5. Three Colors Trilogy - Three films dealing with individuals down on their luck and how they are all connected.
6. Antichrist - One of the deepest films I've seen to date.
7. Fish Tank - Not the traditional film about broken homes.
8. Le Cercle Rouge - Excellent film about three individuals who cross paths and the end results.
9. The 400 Blows - A wonderful portrait of a young man without attention and his path toward self destruction.
10. Belle de Jour / Traffic - A tie between a lonely, masochistic woman and a tale about drugs and their influence on the world.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Stop everything and go watch the bolded now.

Sweet Smell of Success looks right up my alley from the review on this website. (Thanks again, pro-bassoonist!)

[SammyJankis]

I wasn't crazy about it on my initial viewing, but I've been having the itch to watch Red Desert lately. Maybe it's just because I can't resist Vitti's beauty in gorgeous color. Think I'll pop it in today.

And god damn, Criterion needs to release more Antonioni. It's insane that they've barely released any of his films on Blu. I want L'Eclisse, dammit!

[Abdrewes]

I totally agree that CC must release more of his films Sammy!

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Time for Bergman Island.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I totally agree that CC must release more of his films Sammy!

Which of his films do you want the most?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by iScottie

What are your Top 10 lists? I'm doing mine strictly from Blu-ray, but feel free to include whatever.

Here's my Top Ten Criterions list, off the top of my head.

1. Le Samouraï (DVD)
2. Army of Shadows
3. Le Cercle Rouge
4. Paris, Texas
5. The Vanishing (DVD)
6. The Night of the Hunter
7. Badlands
8. Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (DVD)
9. The Wages of Fear
10. Bob Le Flambeur (DVD)

Good Lord, people, that was difficult.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by iScottie

What are your Top 10 lists? I'm doing mine strictly from Blu-ray, but feel free to include whatever.

9. The 400 Blows - A wonderful portrait of a young man without attention and his path toward self destruction.

I've always viewed the film as

[Show spoiler]a liberation for Antoine and the last scene underscores this beautifully. It's the beginning of a budding romantic.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Which of his films do you want the most?

I suppose:
L'Avventura
La Notte
L'Eclisse
& Blow Up

[Abdrewes]

I samtarted compiling a list but I stopped myself. Even a top 250 would be too hard for me

[The Great Owl]

So, I finished The Godfather trilogy Blu-ray set yesterday by watching The Godfather: Part III, which I have always considered to be an unfairly maligned film, although it obviously does not stack up to the first two. This got me thinking that we really need a few Sofia Coppola films on the Criterion queue. Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, to be more exact.

On another amusing non-Criterion side note, I watched the first disc of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring last night, because these three Peter Jackson movies are next up on my list of unwatched Blu-rays to enjoy. I have not revisited this trilogy in almost a decade, and the first thing that struck me was how utterly dated this movie looks right now in 2013. I mean, it's still an awesomely fun movie that holds up, but the computer effects, the overall cinematography, and the general vibe of the movie all just cry out that it's over a decade old. Also, I am finding that I'm unable to watch The Fellowship of the Ring with a straight face anymore, because Facebook memes have ruined the movie for me. "One does not simply..." Argh.
Still, it looks pretty awesome on Blu-ray.

[bluesilo]

My top ten list:

1. Double Life of Veronique
2. In the mood for love
3. Seven Samurai
4. Three Colors Blue
5. Late Spring
6. Chungking Express
7. 12 Angry Men
8. Night of the Hunter
9. Fanny and Alexander
10. Lonesome

(If I included DVD, Tokyo Story would be included on the list)

[Abdrewes]

Great choices blusilo! I love that you included Lonesome on your list. Have you seen King Vidor's The Crowd? It's very similar.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by bluesilo

My top ten list:

1. Double Life of Veronique

I received a 20% Barnes & Noble coupon in the mail today and am thinking about grabbing this. It's been too long since I last saw this movie.