The Criterion Collection

[ImportFanatic]

Originally Posted by Fanboyz

The three most controversial criterions???
People always rag on Armageddon, The Rock, and Robocop like somehow they aren't worthy. Their all wrong.

You can't argue that they don't fit in with the majority of Criterion's catalog.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Fanboyz

The three most controversial criterions???
People always rag on Armageddon, The Rock, and Robocop like somehow they aren't worthy. Their all wrong.

The way I look at it is that these movies can have a wide release from major studios and will sell well and are in no need to be part of the Criterion collection. So many movies are ignored that are worth being release but major studios will not bother with them because well in short they won't sell as much as they would like. I have no problem with that, studios are there to make money, I understand that. So if Criterion is willing to take the time to restore some obscure movies, all good we can have them for those who are interested in them. The Rock, Robocop....others like that, they can have their major releases and will sell very well thank you very much. My take, I prefer when Criterion give's us movies that the majority of people would not want or even know have been made. Even something like Seven Samurai (which is fairly popular) is hardly acknowledge by most people because it's in B&W and with subtiltes and as such must be boring. So what are the chances of getting movies from Poland or South America from the major studios? In short from zero to none I understand why Criterion will go for Godzilla or Dazed & Confused and The Rock, because these give them more money to put in their account with the hope of getting the more obscure ones. That it is only reason they are in the collection. Do they deserve to be? My opnion is no they don't.

[exolstice]

When people complain about mainstream releases in the collection, they always miss an important point, it's not just about sales, these films are also a gateway drug in a sense. I originally discovered the Criterion Collection because of films like The Rock and Robocop.

Now I'm pretty close to a full blown film snob, but that's where it all started for me, and I can't be the only one.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by exolstice

When people complain about mainstream releases in the collection, they always miss an important point, it's not just about sales, these films are also a gateway drug in a sense. I originally discovered the Criterion Collection because of films like The Rock and Robocop.

Now I'm pretty close to a full blown film snob, but that's where it all started for me, and I can't be the only one.

True but I still don't think they belong in the collection

[TLeeTx2012]

Question ( & I'm sure this has been discused ) but do you shelf your CCs by title or by number?

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by TLeeTx2012

Question ( & I'm sure this has been discused ) but do you shelf your CCs by title or by number?

I do it by release year of the movies, I must be the only one doing it that way

[dumb_dutchman]

Originally Posted by exolstice

When people complain about mainstream releases in the collection, they always miss an important point, it's not just about sales, these films are also a gateway drug in a sense. I originally discovered the Criterion Collection because of films like The Rock and Robocop.

Now I'm pretty close to a full blown film snob, but that's where it all started for me, and I can't be the only one.

Snob, Per Dictionary.com (in part)-

a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions or have different tastes regarding this field: a "Criterion/ MOC Eureka" snob.

Origin:
1775–85; orig. uncert; first used as a nickname for a cobbler or cobbler's apprentice, hence a townsman, someone of low class or lacking good breeding, commoner, hence someone who imitates persons of higher rank


Well, I am not a cobbler, but I guess you could say the breeding thing might apply. There you have it. I am a snob.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by TLeeTx2012

Question ( & I'm sure this has been discused ) but do you shelf your CCs by title or by number?

My DVDs and Blu-rays are the same.

For Blu-rays specifically though,
Mine are in no order. After watching one, I move it to the left of the shelf (getting ready for my second shelf though) so films I haven't seen yet, or haven't watched on Blu-ray since getting it are all to the far right. Right now there are probably a dozen of them, of which 5 or so are in the "I have never seen this film before" category.

I do keep all of the box sets etc. together though.... although I don't know why, other than the fact that it's easier to pull a couple out and slide the rest down the shelf when I watch something from the "far right" as stated in my organization (or lack there of) scheme.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by TLeeTx2012

Question ( & I'm sure this has been discused ) but do you shelf your CCs by title or by number?

For the most part, spine number. I do have a couple box sets like the BBS set and Monterey Pop kept together, in front of Seven Samurai (earliest spine I own on BD).

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I do it by release year of the movies, I must be the only one doing it that way

I do that for Disney releases and for "classic films" up until 1980. Some films are organised according to my preference for them, and I've broken some down via genre, and organised them by preference or release year. And any film that is somewhat biographical or historical, such as Henry VIII, or Capote, I've organised them by the time period in which the film took place.

I'm weird.

[melo4mvp]

Originally Posted by TLeeTx2012

Question ( & I'm sure this has been discused ) but do you shelf your CCs by title or by number?

I sort mine by spine number.

[TLeeTx2012]

Cool. I only have a few right now & I have them by themselves by title. Will probably change to spine # once I add to the collection.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by thelittleprince

Nice! How do you organize your Criterions? By spine #? Thanks for sharing!

That looks like they're all in order of Spine # to me.


EDIT:

I'm actually in need of more shelves (for all movies, both DVD and Blu-ray) so I was thinking about covering the shorter wall in my component room (it's a large walk-in-closet) with shelves. It's about 5' wide, so I would have about 8 shelves, 5' long to hold my Criterion films, and then the other shelves I have would hold everything else, with the exception of the boxed-up DVDs I don't have room for.

[nathan_393]

Originally Posted by TLeeTx2012

Question ( & I'm sure this has been discused ) but do you shelf your CCs by title or by number?

Neither. I do it by spine colour. I tend to treat most of my collection like that - it makes it easier for me when I try to find something.

[dr.mabuse]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

Thought I'd share a pic of my updated Criterion Collection after the recent B&N sale. On another note I watched Kiss Me Deadly as soon as it came in the other day and absolutely loved it. One of the toughest noirs I've ever seen.

Wow! Now that's what I call a nice Criterion Collection! I like it that you have some of the DVD releases as well. There are so many fantastic movies which haven't been upgraded to BD yet.
Kiss Me Deadly is a crazy flick. But I really enjoyed it. Not the average Noir.

Originally Posted by thelittleprince

Nice! How do you organize your Criterions? By spine #? Thanks for sharing!

I organize them by spine # too. To me it just makes more sense.


I bought this year so far:

Criterion Blu-rays:

1. 2. Seven Samurai
2. 4. Amarcord
3. 5. The 400 Blows
4. 6. Beauty and the Beast
5. 11. The Seventh Seal
6. 18. The Naked Kiss
7. 19. Shock Corridor
8. 24. High and Low
9. 30. M
10. 35. Diabolique
11. 36. The Wages of Fear
12. 44. The Red Shoes
13. 52. Yojimbo
14. 53. Sanjuro
15. 57. Charade
16. 93. Black Narcissus
17. 112. Playtime
18. 140. 8½
19. 164 Solaris
20. 175 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
21. 218 Le Cercle Rouge
22. 235 The Leopard
23. 248 Videodrome
24. 261 Fanny and Alexander
25. 267 Kagemusha
26. 385 Army of Shadows
27. 408 Breathless
28. 409 Days of Heaven
29. 421 Pierrot Le Fou
30. 453 Chungking Express
31. 462 The Last Metro
32. 478 Last Year At Marienbad
33. 483 Repulsion
34. 507 Bigger Than Life
35. 519 Close Up
36. 521 Mystery Train
37. 533 Crumb
38. 536 The Thin Red Line
39. 537 The Magician
40. 538 Paths of Glory
41. 539 House
42. 541 The Night of the Hunter
43. 543 Modern Times
44. 544-550 America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
45. 551 Cronos
46. 555 Sweet Smell of Success
47. 562 Blow Out
48. 565 The Great Dictator
49. 568 Kiss Me Deadly
50. 572 Léon Morin, Priest
51. 575 The Killing
52. 579 The Phantom Carriage
53. 586 Island of Lost Souls
54. 587-590 Three Colors Trilogy

I started buying CC BDs this year...


Criterion DVDs:

1. 32 Oliver Twist
2. 98 Sisters
3. 176 The Killers
4. 182 Straw Dogs
5. 197 Night and Fog
6. 288 F For Fake
7. 357 The Fallen Idol
8. 374 Bicycle Thieves
9. 376 The 49th Parallel
10. 396 Ace in the Hole
11. 441 The Small Back Room

54 BDs + 11 DVDs = 65 Criterions

[Monty70]

A review for Design for Living is up over at the beaver. I will not include the link so that my post does not get deleted.

[DionJP]

I sort mine by director. I.E. - Gus Van Sant: Mala Noche Criterion DVD/My Own Private Idaho Criterion DVD/Last Days DVD/Milk Blu-ray

[DionJP]

Originally Posted by Monty70

A review for Design for Living is up over at the beaver. I will not include the link so that my post does not get deleted.

We arn't allowed to link to DVDBEAVER?

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by DionJP

We arn't allowed to link to DVDBEAVER?

It's frowned upon by the moderators when people start linking to other review sites.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

See previous reference to "context" Joe. To date, I've only had the opportunity to see Bleu from the Three Colors trilogy, but have been looking forward to this set since it was announced. Until a connection to the actual film is established though, the box cover just seemed overly abstracted and kind of meaningless. So I'll gladly be proven wrong on that point...

The entire trilogy is about the connectedness of people... and how. The image is from the beginning of Red, when Valentine's boyfriend calls her, so the abstractness is actually the inside of telephone wires as the call moves along the cable. It's a little abstract, yes, but it fits the overall theme of the series.

[buffetfroid]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

A film like Antichrist would make me sick. I became physically ill and started gagging while watching Caligula, so Salo and Antichrist aren't films I care to see.

This is fascinating to me. I've never heard of anyone gagging from watching a movie.