The Criterion Collection

[klauswhereareyou]

I'm going with a family member who has a membership to Costco tomorrow. Do they still carry Criterion discs?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by painiac

drones are for war crimes only

Is anybody else picturing a tiny helicopter dropping copies of A Safe Place and Tiny Furniture on doorsteps?

[Helikaon]

Congratulations to you all for living in America.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Helikaon

Congratulations to you all for living in America.

Conspicuous consumption is a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it.

[fancyclaps]

Anyone have an underrated suggestion? I need one more pick before I place my order to get the $50 coupon.

[Martin_31]

Same as the poster above, any recommended pick up?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by fancyclaps

Anyone have an underrated suggestion? I need one more pick before I place my order to get the $50 coupon.

Gut reaction: I absolutely loved People on Sunday. I couldn't even tell you why but I really, really connected. It's a slightly risky blind buy maybe but I loved it.

Revanche and Carlos are also two great picks that are very highly thought of that aren't always at the top of recommendation lists. Those two are pretty safe blind buys imo.

[Rich Pure Doom]

So guys, I have a $50 gift certificate to use and I need to pick out 3 films from the list below. Suggestions?

Tokyo Drifter
The Blob
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
In the Realm of the Senses
The Black Stallion
Broadcast news
Jubal
Every Man For Himself
Trilogy of Life
Lone Wolf and Cub
Il Sorpasso
The Tin Drum
Two Lane Blacktop
Night Train To Munich
In Cold Blood
Immortal Story
Zaitochi Box
Ballad of Narayama
Speedy
Tree of Wooden Clogs
Friends of Eddie Coyle
Lady Snowblood
Judex
Life Is Sweet
Things To Come
The Big Chill
Topsy Turvy

[thismightbezach]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

So guys, I have a $50 gift certificate to use and I need to pick out 3 films from the list below. Suggestions?

Tokyo Drifter
The Blob
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
In the Realm of the Senses
The Black Stallion
Broadcast news
Jubal
Every Man For Himself
Trilogy of Life
Lone Wolf and Cub
Il Sorpasso
The Tin Drum
Two Lane Blacktop
Night Train To Munich
In Cold Blood
Immortal Story
Zaitochi Box
Ballad of Narayama
Speedy
Tree of Wooden Clogs
Friends of Eddie Coyle
Lady Snowblood
Judex
Life Is Sweet
Things To Come
The Big Chill
Topsy Turvy

Can't go wrong with these three: Lady Snowblood, In Cold Blood, Lone Wolf and Cub.

[colbyw]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

So guys, I have a $50 gift certificate to use and I need to pick out 3 films from the list below. Suggestions?

I love Broadcast News, Night Train to Munich, and Friends of Eddie Coyle. With Coyle being the lesser of the 3, but I really enjoyed it.

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

So guys, I have a $50 gift certificate to use and I need to pick out 3 films from the list below. Suggestions?

[Show spoiler]Tokyo Drifter
The Blob
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
In the Realm of the Senses
The Black Stallion
Broadcast news
Jubal
Every Man For Himself
Trilogy of Life
Lone Wolf and Cub
Il Sorpasso
The Tin Drum
Two Lane Blacktop
Night Train To Munich
In Cold Blood
Immortal Story
Zaitochi Box
Ballad of Narayama
Speedy
Tree of Wooden Clogs
Friends of Eddie Coyle
Lady Snowblood
Judex
Life Is Sweet
Things To Come
The Big Chill
Topsy Turvy

I would personally choose Il Sorpasso, In Cold Blood, and The Friends of Eddie Coyle. But there's lots of good options here.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

So guys, I have a $50 gift certificate to use and I need to pick out 3 films from the list below. Suggestions?

[Show spoiler]Tokyo Drifter
The Blob
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
In the Realm of the Senses
The Black Stallion
Broadcast news
Jubal
Every Man For Himself
Trilogy of Life
Lone Wolf and Cub
Il Sorpasso
The Tin Drum
Two Lane Blacktop
Night Train To Munich
In Cold Blood
Immortal Story
Zaitochi Box
Ballad of Narayama
Speedy
Tree of Wooden Clogs
Friends of Eddie Coyle
Lady Snowblood
Judex
Life Is Sweet
Things To Come
The Big Chill
Topsy Turvy

From your list...

What I've seen:

- Broadcast News (theatrically)
- Lone Wolf and Cub (only the first movie so far, on the old non-Criterion set, but it's great)

What I own but haven't watched yet (Criterion version unless otherwise indicated):

- The Black Stallion (DVD)
- The Tin Drum
- Night Train to Munich

On my wishlist (all blind buys):

- The Blob
- Robinson Crusoe on Mars
- Ballad of Narayama (this was $15 on BestBuy.com a few years ago, and I'm still kicking myself for not getting it at that price).

Hopefully that will be of some help.

BTW, just got these beauties today. I highly recommend all three Before movies and Pan's Labyrinth (the other two Del Toro films are blind buys).

[Namuhana]

I ended up ordering His Girl Friday, The Asphalt Jungle, and Mildred Pierce.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by fancyclaps

Anyone have an underrated suggestion? I need one more pick before I place my order to get the $50 coupon.

Repo Man, The Player or Short Cuts (which is probably the most underrated)

[colbyw]

Ballad of Narayama is that price right now on their Flash Sale.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by fancyclaps

Anyone have an underrated suggestion? I need one more pick before I place my order to get the $50 coupon.

If you don't mind foreign and black & white, A Man Escaped is pretty amazing.

I also really liked Close-Up.

Is Ali: Fear Eats the Soul considered underrated?

Originally Posted by colbyw

Ballad of Narayama is that price right now on their Flash Sale.

I was going to sit out this flash sale because I got two great Criterions today. Now I may have to jump in anyway. Damn you!

[colbyw]

A Man Escaped, Pickpocket, and Rififi are all must owns.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

Repo Man, The Player or Short Cuts (which is probably the most underrated)

Oh, thanks for the reminder. I've been looking for something to add to The Asphalt Jungle and His Girl Friday since The Exterminating Angel went OOS and I totally forgot about that.

[belcherman]

I just placed my sale order and grabbed the following:

Seconds
Don't Look Now
One-Eyed Jacks
Cat People

With this order I earned a $50 GC, which is nice.

Re: Under-rated Criterions. Honeymoon Killers was much better than I thought it would be. I know that sounds like faint praise, but it was really quite good.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by octagon

Oh, thanks for the reminder. I've been looking for something to add to The Asphalt Jungle and His Girl Friday since The Exterminating Angel went OOS and I totally forgot about that.

Not a prob! Short Cuts is such a great flick.