Criterion collection

Watching the new'n'nifty Berlin Alexanderplatz set they just released has had me all ga-ga over Criterion again(but really, when am I not, eh?). Anyway, yeah, opening the floor to say whatever you want to say about Criterion, the films they've released, why they're great/suck, etc.

The Days of Heaven release is wonderful.

Too expensive (fifty bucks for a movie, WTF!), never bought one. They lost many cinephile with that price bracket.

I hate them because they are expensive and don't print Notorious anymore. But I love them because you know you will get quality.

Their not printing Notorious anymore is a shame, hopefully they'll reissue eventually, seeing as they just did for The Lady Vanishes.

Last one i bought was the chris marker set. I liked Chris Marker a lot more back in college. Oh well

they've got Robocop

the Criterion edition of robocop wails, i have it but its been indefinatly leased out to my friend.

also the life aquatic with steve zissou Criterion edition was good but the directors commentary was god awful, they sounded like they were in starbucks with the mic across the room! but the extra features ruled!

Ive wanted to pick up the Criterion edition of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas but I never seem to remember when Im at the store.

Probably like this site...wallpapers up the wazoo

Criterion Dungeon

I really liked that Chris Marker set, the extras aren't that thrilling, but yeah, it's just nice to have those films on dvd in really nice transfers.

I just picked up the Breathless Criterion. Haven't really checked the extras yet. The only other film I own from them is Kicking and Screaming, which is great and has nice extras. I don't buy DVD's ever really.

I am planning on getting myself the 39 steps and Solaris for Christmas. The version of the 39 steps I have now is awful.

The Solaris release is lovely. Very cool interview w/Artymiev(the composer of the film) as an extra, good commentary, too...

i think they were like the only way to get Richard Linklater's Slacker DVD

I own these:

i just wanted to post some pics.

I hear that in the Criterion version of Blade Runner you actually see the goo bursting from Dr. Tyrell's eye sockets.

I only have:

Fear and Loathing

The Tin Drum

The 400 Blows

Life Aquatic

The Rules of the Game

i want to get all of them, that'd be sweet.

my collection:

here's my DVD Aficionado list: LINK

  Soothsayer said:

The Days of Heaven release is wonderful.

agreed... i was especially happy about the audio :)

oh what?! I didn't know there was a Man Bites Dog criterion release!

  abracadabra said:

oh what?! I didn't know there was a Man Bites Dog criterion release!

yeah it was my first...

i believe it's the only release as well, at least for R1... unless you've snagged a bootleg.

Masculin Feminin word up !

  Velazquez said:

Masculin Feminin word up !

I had the biggest crush on Chantal Goya after seeing that film

  chris moss acid said:

the Criterion edition of robocop wails, i have it but its been indefinatly leased out to my friend.

 

also the life aquatic with steve zissou Criterion edition was good but the directors commentary was god awful, they sounded like they were in starbucks with the mic across the room! but the extra features ruled!

They were in the restaurant where they wrote the script.

The new edition of The third man is really great. But I love Contempt and M, probably my two favorites. The leopard is also a great DVD.

they've released a lot of films by directors that i like, so i have like 15 or so criterion dvds.