The Criterion Collection

[Carletty]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Battle Of Algiers
Breathless
The Night Of The Hunter
Ivan's Childhood
Amarcord
Marketa Lazarova
To Be Or Not To Be
Letter Never Sent
Vivre Sa Vie
Close-Up
Seven Samurai
Les Visiteurs Du Soir
Children Of Paradise
Cassavetes Five Films
Rossellini/Bergman
Canterbury Tales

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

I'll play. I'm trying for variety, and part of that variety will be listing only one film per director.

In alphabetical order:

Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau)
Black Narcissus (Powell)
Branded to Kill (Suzuki)
Diabolique (Clouzot)
The Double Life of Veronique (Kieślowski)
The Gold Rush (Chaplin)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Petri)
Ivan's Childhood (Tarkovsky)
The Killing -or- Paths of Glory (Kubrick) *
M (Lang)
Nashville (Altman)
The Night of the Hunter (Laughton)
The Rules of the Game (Renoir)
Sansho the Bailiff (Mizoguchi)
Seven Samurai (Kurosawa) **
Smiles of a Summer Night (Bergman) ***
The 39 Steps (Hitchcock)
12 Angry Men (Lumet)
Tokyo Story (Ozu)
Wings of Desire (Wenders)

* I'm really having a hard time deciding between the two.

** Really, any Kurosawa would do.

*** Ditto Bergman.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Everyone has their own favorites but these are good entry points. They're very accessible (not to mention great films) and you can branch out more if you like 'em:

Wages of Fear
Breathless (Criterion recommends this as a starting point)
The Red Shoes
Seven Samurai
400 Blows
In the Mood for Love
High and Low
Kuroneko
The Killing
Kiss Me Deadly

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Some of my favorites:

The Royal Tenenbaums
39 Steps
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Ministry of Fear
A Man Escaped
Letter Never Sent
M
Branded to Kill
Rushmore
Thieves Highway
Green for Danger
Night Train to Munich

[Visco.]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Dazed & Confused
The Thin Red Line
Frances Ha

Get huge recs from me.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Listing only blu-rays currently in print:

Harakiri
Paths of Glory
Paris, Texas
Anatomy of a Murder
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
On the Waterfront
Dazed and Confused
Ride with the Devil
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Seconds
Eyes Without a Face
World on a Wire
Topsy-Turvy
Still Walking
Ivan's Childhood
Letter Never Sent
Solaris
The Battle of Algiers
Wild Strawberries
High and Low
Carlos
Diabolique
The Wages of Fear
Revanche
Sweet Smell of Success
M
Pale Flower
For All Mankind
The Last Emperor
Broadcast News
Seven Samurai
Repulsion
Vivre sa Vie
Modern Times
City Lights
The Night of the Hunter
Branded to Kill
People on Sunday
The Killing
A Night to Remember
The Three Colors Trilogy
The Blob
Sansho the Bailiff
Pierre Etaix
Purple Noon
The Music Room
Rossellini-Bergman Set
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
In the Mood for Love
Tokyo Story
The Secret of the Grain
The Complete Jean Vigo
The Leopard
Yi-Yi

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

My favorites

3 Women
12 Angry Men
The 400 Blows
Amarcord
Antichrist
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Being John Malkovich
Belle De Jour
Blue Is The Warmest Color (February 25)
Le Cercle Rouge
Chungking Express
City Lights
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Diabolique
The Double Life Of Veronique
Down By Law
Fantastic Mr. Fox (February 18)
Fish Tank
For All Mankind
Frances Ha
The Gold Rush
The Great Dictator
La Haine
The Kid With A Bike
The Killing
The Lady Vanishes
Lonesome
Modern Times
Monsieur Verdoux
Nashville
The Night Of The Hunter
La Notte
On The Waterfront
Red Desert
Repulsion
Revanche
The Secret Of The Grain
Three Colors Trilogy
Traffic

[Clare2904]

The B&N buy one get one is starting tomorrow?? I can't find any thread for the sale.

klindsey425 - May be a good time for you to take the plunge with a few of the suggestions

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

Off the top of my head, here's my Top 20 currently-in-print Criterion Blu-rays...

Paris, Texas
The Night of the Hunter
On the Waterfront
Stagecoach
Sweet Smell of Success
The Wages of Fear
The 39 Steps
The Thin Red Line
Kiss Me Deadly
The Killing
12 Angry Men
Seven Samurai
M
Letter Never Sent
Solaris
Diabolique
La Notte
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Fanny and Alexander
Seconds

Narrowing my favorite currently-in-print Criterion Blu-rays down to a Top 20 was a lot more difficult than I figured it would be.

With an honorable mention for four favorite Criterion Blu-rays that are currently out-of-print, but still somewhat available through third-party sellers...

Army of Shadows
Le Cercle Rouge
Léon Morin, Priest
Last Year at Marienbad

Army of Shadows is actually my absolute favorite Criterion Blu-ray in my collection.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

My favorites 10+20:

3 Women
8 1/2
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Being John Malkovich
Blow Out
Black Narcissus
Days of Heaven
Diabolique
The Double Life Of Veronique
Eyes without a Face
For All Mankind
Gomorrah
Harakiri
Heaven's Gate
In the Realm of the Senses
Last Year at Marienbad
The Last Temptation of Christ
Lola Montes
Lonesome
Modern Times
Monsoon Wedding
Nashville
The Night Of The Hunter
La Notte
On The Waterfront
Playtime
Red Desert
Solaris
The Thin Red Line (if you buy this, then also get "The New World." I view them as companion pieces)
Walkabout

[ShellOilJunior]

Belle de jour is an essential.

We really need more Bunuel on blu-ray, too.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Oh, it's a highly praised film. You'll probably like it. But as I said, my reaction to it probably has more to do with me than with the film. My problem with it is that the way Wayne's character treats O'Hara's makes me grind my teeth.

I don't know if it makes it better or worse for you that she WANTS him to treat her that way and considers him unmanly when he doesn't take charge of her. In that sense it's actually a strong woman role .

[K1NG J0RDAN]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

We might as well go ahead and recommend the Zatoichi 25 film set while we're at it. amazing Criterion release.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Belle de jour is an essential.

We really need more Bunuel on blu-ray, too.

I'm really tempted to import TDCOTB from Canada.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

God, this list could have easily been 90 or 100 titles long and it still would be missing some essential releases, but here you go:

Seven Samurai
Yojimbo/Sanjuro set
Rashomon
High and Low
Three Colors Trilogy
The Double Life of Veronique
Blow Out
Kiss Me Deadly
House
Godzilla
Zatoichi
Three Outlaw Samurai
Branded to Kill
Tokyo Drifter
The Samurai Trilogy
In the Mood for Love
Repo Man
The Seventh Seal
The Killing
Paths of Glory

[Rich Pure Doom]

Originally Posted by RojD

Pale Flower is black and white and has gangsters, but I'm not sure I'd call it film noir. I responded to it like to an Antonioni or to some 60s euro-existential movie.

Pale Flower is undoubtedly noir.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

I know I am pretty behind on Criterion Collection but I have about 300 blus now and wanted to start collecting Criterion blu's. I would really like to actually get some I know I would watch from time to time though and not get them just because.

Wanted everyone to make a list of the Top 10 or 20 ones you think u should get first. Either your favorites or just the essential ones to get to start collecting.
Thanks in advance guys

My favorites:

Au Revoir Les Enfants
Chungking Express (Out of Print)
The Double Life of Veronique
Gate of Hell
Godzilla
High and Low
In the Mood for Love
Kuroneko
Late Spring
Purple Noon
The Red Shoes
Still Walking
Three Colors Trilogy
Tokyo Story
Weekend (2011)

[Halation]

top ten

La Jetee/Sans Soleil
Belle De Jour
Close-Up
Yi Yi
Late Spring
Tokyo Story
The Rules of the Game
By Brakhage
In the Mood for Love
Stagecoach

[trombone dixie]

I should've jumped on NASHVILLE @ $22.99. I thought it was going to be that way for a few days so I held off... Bummertown!

[octagon]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

I should've jumped on NASHVILLE @ $22.99. I thought it was going to be that way for a few days so I held off... Bummertown!

Best Buy is having a Criterion sale. Nashville is listed at $22.99 and is currently out of stock. If it comes back in stock Amazon might match it or you can just grab it there.