The Criterion Collection

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

12 Angry Men and The Great Dictator are wonderful films. Weekend is also very good. Haven't seen the others but you can't go wrong with any of the three.

General rule of thumb, on any list of Criterions, start with the oldest B/W first.

Chaplin - The Dictator Speech - YouTube

(And that goes for the "Did Chris Nolan do any Criterions? " fanboy, too.)

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by iScottie

http://www.criterion.com

Army of Shadows
Le Cercle Rouge
Chungking Express
Last Year At Marienbad
Leon Morin, Priest
Man Who Fell To Earth
Pierrot Le Fou
Playtime (no longer OOP)
Third Man

Says who? It's still OOP on the Criterion site.

Originally Posted by Jett Blu

Help me pick my next two Criterion buys.

Repo Man
Ministry of Fear
The Darjeeling Limited
Weekend (2011)
The Great Dictator
12 Angry Men

Weekend is as close to a masterpiece as contemporary Queer Cinema has gotten. 12 Angry Men is a given.

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

I can't decide on what to buy. Haven't bought any release since Repo Man.

What are you looking at?

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

http://www.criterion.com

Army of Shadows
Le Cercle Rouge
Chungking Express
Last Year At Marienbad
Leon Morin, Priest
Man Who Fell To Earth
Pierrot Le Fou
Playtime (no longer OOP)
Third Man

Everybody should own this one!

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

Says who? It's still OOP on the Criterion site.

Maybe he means that because it's going to be re-released.

Originally Posted by brandon_260

Weekend is as close to a masterpiece as contemporary Queer Cinema has gotten. 12 Angry Men is a given.

I think Weekend is the best film on that list.

Originally Posted by brandon_260

What are you looking at?

I want Pierre Etaix and Medium Cool... and in addition I was trying to decide between Naked Lunch, Life is Sweet, Gate of Hell, A Man Escaped or The Blob.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

I can't decide on what to buy. Haven't bought any release since Repo Man.

What are you considering?

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

I want Pierre Etaix and Medium Cool... and in addition I was trying to decide between Naked Lunch, Life is Sweet, Gate of Hell, A Man Escaped or The Blob.

I'm still on the fence about that Etaix set, but I'll grab it eventually. Naked Lunch would be my choice of all those, but I love nearly all of Cronenberg's work.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

What are you considering?

I mentioned them in the post before yours

Originally Posted by brandon_260

I'm still on the fence about that Etaix set, but I'll grab it eventually. Naked Lunch would be my choice of all those, but I love nearly all of Cronenberg's work.

Thanks, I've wanted Naked Lunch for a while so I might go for it..

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

I mentioned them in the post before yours



Thanks, I've wanted Naked Lunch for a while so I might go for it..

I think the film perfectly bridges the gap between his earlier effects driven work and his more recent dramatic efforts. The film has a documentary on the making of that, while dated, is still really fantastic.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Thanks, I've wanted Naked Lunch for a while so I might go for it..

A Man Escaped is fantastic, but Naked Lunch seems more up your alley

[Brian81]

I've been waiting for this, but after going overboard with the last U&S at Best Buy...I think I'll hold off for longer. It's not like these sales won't happen again.

[The Great Owl]

There's still a Playtime at the Barnes & Noble near my office, but I'm waiting for the eventual release of the most recent restoration. I'm sure that I'll love it, but I'm sure that I'll love it even more upon its release with the best possible presentation.

I'm about to start watching Five Easy Pieces.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

There's still a Playtime at the Barnes & Noble near my office, but I'm waiting for the eventual release of the most recent restoration. I'm sure that I'll love it, but I'm sure that I'll love it even more upon its release with the best possible presentation.

I'm about to start watching Five Easy Pieces.

Criterion doesn't list it as OOP anymore. I think you're safe.

[zoodermin]

Ok, so far I've bough the following:

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
On the Waterfront
Badlands
Monsieur Verdoux
Medium Cool

I'm waiting for Lola Montes and Sweet Smell of Success to decrease so I can buy them as well.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Criterion doesn't list it as OOP anymore. I think you're safe.

I wish they would do that with The Third Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I wish they would do that with The Third Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth.

Especially the latter. The UK release is region B

[Mansinthe]

yeah but for the price of a criterion copy you could actually get the region B bluray player + the region B bluray .

for me its the other way around, i got a region A player for criterion movies and asian blurays

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

yeah but for the price of a criterion copy you could actually get the region B bluray player + the region B bluray .

for me its the other way around, i got a region A player for criterion movies and asian blurays

I've considered that, but funds are a bit limited right now..

[Dennis Nedry]

I wish they would buy back the rights to Chungking Express!

[Mansinthe]

there would be as well the pretty good region B bluray

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Dennis Nedry

I wish they would buy back the rights to Chungking Express!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Chung...y/2835/#Review