The Criterion Collection

[StonesEGF]

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

Not sure exactly what your tastes are, but maybe start out with some of the more "accessible" titles. The following come to mind:

Badlands
Blow Out
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Yojimbo/Sanjuro
Rashomon
The Seventh Seal
and a personal favorite: Revanche

[arglebargle]

Originally Posted by jayembee

It makes it worse.

I love "The Quiet Man." It's probably my favorite John Wayne movie--up there with "The Searchers" and "The Shootist." I also feel a little uncomfortable during that scene, but it does seem to be apropos for the moment and the personalities. Granted, you couldn't make the same movie now without a firestorm ensuing.

I just love seeing a hot-tempered redheaded Irish woman. I have one of those...

Anyway, to get back on topic--I thought I was done after the 50% sale and all the BF deals, but I am intrigued by "Nashville." It would be a blind buy, but I may pair it with "On the Waterfront," which I really like, or maybe "High and Low" or another Kurosawa film. The problem is it doesn't look like "Nashville" is available for in-store pickup via the website so I'm wondering if anyone is seeing it in stores. I would like to at least get my 10% member discount.

[Tin Drum]

My local B&N doesn't have Nashville so I called to have them order it for instore pickup and he said it is back ordered 1.5 to 3 weeks.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

I was thinking about picking up the WCF box during this sale, but there isn't much of a point since I've got no interest in any similarly priced set that I don't have. I guess I'll just wait for it to go down to around $70 somewhere that ships to Canada.

Does bestbuy.com ship to Canada? They have it for $64.99.

[SlickDamian]

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

The Night of the Hunter
Three Colors trilogy
12 Angry Men
Revanche
Mystery Train
Badlands
Days of Heaven
The Thin Red Line
The Killing
Blow Out
A Night to Remember
Following
Fat Girl
Fish Tank
Still Walking
High and Low
Pale Flower
Paris, Texas
Down By Law
Summer Interlude

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Does bestbuy.com ship to Canada? They have it for $64.99.

Alas no

[Judex]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Does bestbuy.com ship to Canada? They have it for $64.99.

Doesn't look like it.
From their website.
"We can ship BestBuy.com orders to:​
The 50 US states
US Virgin Islands
Guam
APO/FPO military addresses"

[Hintermann]

Originally Posted by Tin Drum

Investigation will not go below 22.99 as they are matching the Best Buy price. It won't go below 22.99 until Amazon has their own Criterion sale or a comparable store goes below that price. And that won't be in the next few days or anything...

OK, even so it is only $3 more than B&N's now terminated $19.99 sale.

I still want 4 Criterion Titles of already released movies:

Frances Ha
Repulsion
Shock Corridor
Investigation...

And of course Rififi and IAMMMMW when they come out. I'l be on holiday when Rififi is released and will wait to see the trend. As for IAMMMMW, I put in pre-order the day it was announced and will not change it. For that film, with all that restoration, $31.99 is a bargain.

[suprrman51]

Walked out of B&N about 30 minutes ago and I'm very happy with my purchases! I'm glad today is my day off and I have time to watch some of these

[The Great Owl]

Here's my epic haul today...

Pale Flower
Nashville
Shane (non-Criterion, but it was finally available at Barnes & Noble and the price was right)
Mary Poppins ($5 at Best Buy, since I had $20 of Rewards Certificates after my MacBook purchase last month)

Woo hoo!

I'm actually going way out on a limb with the blind buy of Nashville, because I've never been particularly jazzed up about Robert Altman films for some reason. I've seen so much universal acclaim for this particular film, though, that curiosity got the best of me.

Before I watch any of these tonight, though, I'm going to watch Man of Steel, because I just rented it from the Redbox dollar booth down the street.

[bsitg]

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 just started collecting Criterions this year and I'm up to 31. I suggest you take all the posts to your question thus far and see which ones have been recommended the most often. In other words, tally up the "votes." That will give you a pretty good idea where to start. Then find reviews, on this site and others, to read. That way you can decide if a particular titles fits your tastes.

I have to admit that I have broadened my tastes because of Criterions. And some of my 31 I haven't seen yet, but am really looking forward to. Here is a wide spectrum for you to choose from, but still more mainstream since you're looking for rewatchability:

12 Angry Men (absolutely essential)
Being John Malkovich
Blow Out
Eating Raoul
The Game
The Night of the Hunter (absolutely essential)
A Night to Remember
On the Waterfront (absolutely essential)
Rosemary's Baby
The Wages of Fear (the only foreign language on my list, but not in my collection. There are many others to choose from)

Good luck.

[zoodermin]

Not Criterion but Paramount is releasing Billy Wilder's classic Sabrina on BD on April 8!!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Tin Drum

My local B&N doesn't have Nashville so I called to have them order it for instore pickup and he said it is back ordered 1.5 to 3 weeks.

My order for Nashville and Investigation this AM with B&N is scheduled to ship Dec 31st. woohoo

[Carletty]

Why are Che, The Leopard and Heaven's Gate not part of the sale? Or am I doing something wrong?

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by Carletty

Why are Che, The Leopard and Heaven's Gate not part of the sale? Or am I doing something wrong?

They are 49 msrp.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Not Criterion but Paramount is releasing Billy Wilder's classic Sabrina on BD on April 8!!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Do not pass this up!

I have the region free UK Blu-ray of Sabrina, and I cannot recommend this movie enough. Audrey Hepburn is at her best and most beautiful, while Humphrey Bogart and William Holden are both cooler than ever.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by klindsey425

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 top 5 of those I have recently seen:
1 Ikiru (dvd only)
2 Rosemary's Baby
3 Au Revoir, Les Enfants
4 The Lady Vanishes
5 Le Deuxieme Souffle (dvd only)

Another 5 GREAT titles from what I had seen before (in no order)
On The Waterfront
The Killing
Badlands
12 Angry Men
Hoop Dreams (dvd only)
Thief (out in January)

best thing to do is to just read the discussions here.. see what piques your interest. check out the blu-ray disc reviews on this site (they're fantastic) and then check out rottentomatoes to see what the critical consensus is on the film.

have fun!

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

My top 5 of those I have recently seen:
1 Ikiru (dvd only)
2 Rosemary's Baby
3 Au Revoir, Les Enfants
4 The Lady Vanishes
5 Le Deuxieme Souffle (dvd only)

Another 5 GREAT titles from what I had seen before (in no order)
On The Waterfront
The Killing
Badlands
12 Angry Men
Hoop Dreams (dvd only)
Thief (out in January)

best thing to do is to just read the discussions here.. see what piques your interest. check out the blu-ray disc reviews on this site (they're fantastic) and then check out rottentomatoes to see what the critical consensus is on the film.

have fun!

Is there a consensus on which online review site is best - iMDB or RT?

I have never really used RT, something about the site just screams amateur

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Is there a consensus on which online review site is best - iMDB or RT?

I have never really used RT, something about the site just screams amateur

In actuality, you really have that backwards as far as the ratings go.

The ratings on IMDB are just ratings from site users - normal, everyday folks. Amateur movie watchers. Rotten Tomatoes' main ratings come from combining critic's reviews. They also have user ratings, but those aren't the main ones used to rate films.

So, it depends on where you put more stock - the average of what professional critics have to say or votes by average joes. Personally, I've always found the main ratings on Rotten Tomatoes to be far more indicative of how good a movie is or isn't than IMDB. Metacritic is also a pretty good ratings site that performs a similar function as Rotten Tomatoes, but it uses different (and some would say more accurate) ways of coming up with the average scores.

[MidwestCrucible]

For anyone interested, a friend of mine is selling off all his OOP Criterion blu rays in one auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Criterion-Co...item19e62e3614