The Criterion Collection

[jw007]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

I should have voted on that most rewatchable list! I'd vote Videodrome, Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (it's really long, but it's the kind of movie that I love getting lost in and can watch over and over - I can't believe no one else mentioned it), Royal Tenenbaums, Nashville, and Wild Strawberries (such a life-affirming movie!).

It's okay! I just counted your picks toward the list..that moves Videodrome up 1 notch, Royal Tenenbaums up 1 notch, Wild Strawberries up 1 notch and now Nashville makes the list because yours was the 2nd pick for it! Congrats.

List is updated again.

[szyzk]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm glad that people share my fascination with The Third Man

I fell in love with The Third Man on my first viewing when I was in high school, and always include it in my Top 5 (Criterion or no).

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by jw007

It was my pleasure posting this list. I had some time on my hands this week so I went ahead and did this.

I personally am rather surprised The Third Man received so many votes since its been out of print for some time now. I guess people either have the Studiocanal version or rent it on Netflix.

my #2 fav movie of all-time! the DVD was prob my first Criterion

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

Now I'm curious to see what the "other" image looked like.

http://www.amazon.com/Scanners-Jenni...ners+criterion

(And yes, I F5'd that page just to make sure it wasn't going to refresh.)

[MifuneFan]

Ugh, developers are tinkering with the forums and move this into a Studios sub-forum.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Thanks for compiling that Most Rewatched list, jw007! I'm glad that people share my fascination with The Third Man and The Night of the Hunter.

I just came home to find these Blu-rays at my doorstep...

Double Indemnity
Touch of Evil
Sabrina
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Death Wish

It's a shame that Riot in Cell Block 11 came out a week too late, otherwise I would have won the award for most awesome haul in the history of Blu-ray.com.

That is an epic haul indeed . Touch of a Evil is awesome.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

Here it is, everyone! Thanks to all that submitted their top 5 most re-watchable Criterion films (from Blu-rays or DVDs).

[snip]

Seven Samurai (18)
The Third Man (14)
Night of the Hunter (13)


[snip]

Wow. What a shock.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

I personally am rather surprised The Third Man received so many votes since its been out of print for some time now. I guess people either have the Studiocanal version or rent it on Netflix.

Or have the Criterion LD and/or the Criterion DVD.

The biggest surprise in the list for me was that M didn't finish higher.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Wow. What a shock.

So you saw that coming, did you? That the most popular titles would be the ones that were watched more frequently by more people?

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Ugh, developers are tinkering with the forums and move this into a Studios sub-forum.

I don't like change.

[MifuneFan]

If you dislike this decision to move the thread to a sub-forum, please voice your complaints here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...03#post9074003

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Meek12345

I don't wish to own any of the Cronenberg films that I have seen, but I want to see more of his work. What do you all think should be the fifth Cronenberg film that I watch?

Naked Lunch

(... though Crash would be a good one too)

[fdm]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Oh for the love of god. That piece of shit.

I have never felt so personally abused by a film as I did by that one. What a piece of crap.

I guess I'm about the only person in the world that didn't really have too much problem with it [the other Crash], but I've only seen it once, quite a while ago. Plenty of other movies that actually do suck out there. (Like Scanners or The Last Days Of Disco.)

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Ugh, developers are tinkering with the forums and move this into a Studios sub-forum.

Yeah, not crazy about that either.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Ugh, developers are tinkering with the forums and move this into a Studios sub-forum.

Normally I don't care too much about these things, but this just seem strange. After all, Criterion is not a studio, so why would it be in the studio sub-forum?

[octagon]

This doesn't seem that odd. Sticky threads in the double-digits start to defeat the purpose.

And studio and distributor are routinely used interchangeably in these parts so that's kind of a tomayto tomahto thing.

That said, change does usually suck. Pat Priest was a halfway decent Marilyn Munster but she was no Beverly Owen.

[ultlife2013]

I have the previous release of Insomnia but criterion working on it seriously makes me think of double dipping.

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Ugh, developers are tinkering with the forums and move this into a Studios sub-forum.

Ya, it sucks. I had to do a search to find this thread. I thought something was wonky with my browser or something as all the stickies I usually go to were gone. So now all the studio threads are separated into a separate folder, away from any other individual title discussion? This is not a user friendly change. Maybe I'll go back to HTF.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by octagon

This doesn't seem that odd. Sticky threads in the double-digits start to defeat the purpose.

And studio and distributor are routinely used interchangeably in these parts so that's kind of a tomayto tomahto thing.

That said, change does usually suck. Pat Priest was a halfway decent Marilyn Munster but she was no Beverly Owen.

Don't even get me started on the two Darrins!

[Scottie]

I just finished watching Breaking The Waves and it's easily Lars Von Trier's best film from what I've seen and easily one of the best films of 1996, if not the best.

It's really hard for me to separate the often pretentious-like face value messages of Von Trier's films with the overall message of the films. In this instance, the idea that

[Show spoiler]sex with numerous men can save somehow save somebody's life.

However, what makes this film so remarkable is

[Show spoiler]how strong someone's love can be that they are willing to not only change their entire life, but also dedicate it to another. Bess's sacrifice is very similar to the martyrs of the past who are willing to die for what they believe in. The last shot of the bell ringing from what I presume to be heaven just proves how she suffered and is being rewarded accordingly.

Remarkable film and perhaps one of the best restorations from Criterion.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Ugh, developers are tinkering with the forums and move this into a Studios sub-forum.

I hate the new move...I voiced my complaints in that thread, though, so thanks for the link.