The Criterion Collection

DrToffnar · 14 Nov 2017 at 09:37

So the lady friend asked me what I wanted for Christmas last week. Instead of the usual gadget I'll use once and not bother with ever again, I gave her quite an extensive list of movies from Criterion:

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
The BRD Trilogy
Rosemarys Baby
Eraserhead
Mullholland Dr.
Brazil

Anyone else ever brought anything from Criterion? Any 'must buys' that no collection can do without?

jpaul · 14 Nov 2017 at 10:10

Paris Texas
Days of Heaven.

..Barnes&Noble bi-annual sales was where everyone used to buy from, but I am out of touch.

Are Criterion getting into 4K discs ?, the HDR could further improve classics, and you would no longer need a multi-region drive.

DrToffnar · 14 Nov 2017 at 10:27

jpaul said:
Paris Texas
Days of Heaven.

..Barnes&Noble bi-annual sales was where everyone used to buy from, but I am out of touch.

Are Criterion getting into 4K discs ?, the HDR could further improve classics, and you would no longer need a multi-region drive.

Ahhh Days of Heaven... Really need to rewatch that at some point, tis going on the list!

I believe there's quite a few digital 4k transfers now. Definitely saw them for Richard III and Eraserhead.

antijoke · 14 Nov 2017 at 11:58

What's the difference between buying from them and a blu-ray from HMV?

:confused:

whiskycycle · 14 Nov 2017 at 13:01

the Brazil collection is glorious... haven't upgraded mine since the first release DVD set, but I'd buy that again given the chance.

Oddly, their Armageddon set was pretty darn good too!

jpaul · 14 Nov 2017 at 15:21

antijoke said:
What's the difference between buying from them and a blu-ray from HMV?

Criterion do blu ray transfers of classic films of better quality than their peers eg.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_68/videodrome_blu-ray.htm.
Not sure if they transfer newer 'films' using vfx/cgi, but if they are now building a 4K library these would probably be the ones to see

Si. · 14 Nov 2017 at 21:50

If you can still get it the Criterion edition of Robocop is fantastic.. still have mine from the 90s.

thezappa · 14 Nov 2017 at 22:16

Zatoichi. I think you have to import it though from the states.

wolfie138 · 15 Nov 2017 at 09:18

i had a few on laserdisc, were always silly expensive but generally worth the money. the Robocop one was cracking.

Flibster · 15 Nov 2017 at 13:31

This takes me back a bit... Still have a few of them. Mainly dvd versions.

Robocop, Chasing Amy, Videodrome, Seven Samurai, Modern Times, The Blob, This Is Spinal Tap and Brazil are the ones that I remember standing out from the top of my head.

Chap I used to work with had a complete Criterion collection up to a couple of years ago. It was one hell of a shelving unit to look at. God know how much the lot cost him.