Which Criterion Collection films on Blu-Ray would you recommend?

[The Real JW]

Being John Malkovich
Bottle Rocket
Che
Dazed and Confused
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Royal Tenenbaums
Rushmore
Seven Samurai
Traffic

bolded: personal all-time favorites

[HardwoodLegend]

Jurassic Park
Die Hard

There are mock Criterion Collection cover arts out there for these two films if they were included.



*Spielberg

[HardwoodLegend]

'Clue' fake cover is cool





'The Hudsucker Proxy'



'The Wizard'



'Drive'

[HardwoodLegend]

Criterion's I got from the B&N sale:

Badlands
Belle de Jour
Blow-Out
Rashomon
Repo Man
The Wages of Fear


Criterions bought at a great discount with $30 in Best Buy Reward Zone certificates:

Amarcord
Naked


Can't wait 'til November. Criterion gets better and better with the quality of their product.

[embersyc]

I bought these from the sale:

The Game
Tokyo Drifter
The Samurai Trilogy
Yojimbo & Sanjuro set

[HardwoodLegend]

I bought these from the sale:

The Game
Tokyo Drifter
The Samurai Trilogy
Yojimbo & Sanjuro set

You interested in that Zatoichi boxset releasing in November?



All 25 films on 27 discs. I wonder what B&N's original price listing will be. They tend to start out $10 lower than the Criterion website, so it might originally be $169 and then go for $85 at the sale.

[embersyc]

You interested in that Zatoichi boxset releasing in November?



All 25 films on 27 discs. I wonder what B&N's original price listing will be. They tend to start out $10 lower than the Criterion website, so it might originally be $169 and then go for $85 at the sale.

Wow, hell yes, love Zatoichi, although I've probably only seen 2 or 3 of the movies.

Does the set include the Beat Takeshi Zatoichi movie too, or just the classics?

[HardwoodLegend]

Wow, hell yes, love Zatoichi, although I've probably only seen 2 or 3 of the movies.

Does the set include the Beat Takeshi Zatoichi movie too, or just the classics?

Just the classics.

I had no idea 25 films were made or I had forgotten over the years. I think I have around 5 or 6 of the Animeigo releases on DVD.

If I'm right on my prediction for the B&N pricing, that comes out to $3.40 per film. Niceee.

[HardwoodLegend]

I worry about picture quality of the transfers when it comes to that many discs though.

[HardwoodLegend]

Barnes & Noble is doing a Buy 2, Get 1 Free Criterion Sale!

If the titles you buy are $29 and less, it's basically like doing another 50% off sale.

Don't know how long this sale will last... just found out about it today in case you're interested.

[Qwyjibo]

Barnes & Noble is doing a Buy 2, Get 1 Free Criterion Sale!

If the titles you buy are $29 and less, it's basically like doing another 50% off sale.

Don't know how long this sale will last... just found out about it today in case you're interested.

They had the exact same sale right before the 50% off one. It's a solid deal, even with shipping + duties to me in Canada. I still end up saving a little bit of money.

I think all the Criterions I like I already have or are out of print though. I'm just waiting for City Lights to come out in November.

[KevinNYC]

They had the exact same sale right before the 50% off one. It's a solid deal, even with shipping + duties to me in Canada. I still end up saving a little bit of money.

I think all the Criterions I like I already have or are out of print though. I'm just waiting for City Lights to come out in November.

If you're really diving into Criterions, I highly recommend Quadrophenia.

[DeuceWallaces]

I wish some of the better domestic noir stuff was Criterion. There aren't many of my favorites besides Kiss Me Deadly and the Killing right now

[HardwoodLegend]

They had the exact same sale right before the 50% off one. It's a solid deal, even with shipping + duties to me in Canada. I still end up saving a little bit of money.

I think all the Criterions I like I already have or are out of print though. I'm just waiting for City Lights to come out in November.

I wonder if this sale will extend all the way 'til the November 50% off.

Before the July sale, I hadn't purchased a Criterion since waaay back on DeepDiscountDVD when they used to do their sales. I think my last purchase was even before the advent of Blu-Ray.

How often have you done blind buys with Criterion? I think it's worth the risk with the quality of films they put out.

[Qwyjibo]

If you're really diving into Criterions, I highly recommend Quadrophenia.

Ehhh, I collect movies but I'm not to the point where I'll blind buy simply due to the Criterion label. I've watched a few that I found were merely ok and that I'd probably never watch again. So not worth $20-40 for me. Download first, buy later for the ones I don't have.

How often have you done blind buys with Criterion? I think it's worth the risk with the quality of films they put out.

8 1/2 was the only blind buy simply because I love those types of reality-bending movies. Then again, I own only 13 Criterion releases.