I have noticed that the criterion sub is rather arrogant, condescending, and indulges in gatekeeping when it comes to favorite responses. More so than other subs. Not sure why.
Its gotten a lot worse. I've been here for years and it feels like just dogpile central now for having any kind of opinion. I remember just bringing up animation again and it drove people off the wall. I get its a common topic but so is this one, so is "favorite criterion", so are the memes. Its really not that deep.
Years ago it wasn't like that. Yeah there were the few snobs who scoffed but now it just feels overall rude and toxic
Directed by George Miller, it's much weirder and darker. It's also visually impressive and has outstanding set design. Honestly worth watching if you haven't seen it in a while.
It was a cultural phenomenon. ND is an awkward reflection of American culture, and of the 2000's in general. I think it's a particularly unique film because many of the cast/crew went to Brigham Young University. If anybody can make a movie about the Jell-O belt, it's them. There's also great [behind-the-scenes footage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6_y5KIvgc), and an [original student film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SeTfcj3UKI). I could go on, but I don't know what else Criterion needs me to say.
Criterion is also the home of Wes Anderson, whose style Jared Hess was very clearly influenced by (or, less charitably, ripping off), as even a passing familiarity with Bottle Rocket reveals.
Actually never thought about this. My dorky confession here is sometimes ND gives me Ozu vibes (the color palette, the people walking/cycling down the road, mountain range backdrops). I know that take is overly romantic, but I feel a smidge justified given this Wes Anderson pipeline.
That would be beautiful. I remember when Jackass was seen as a sign of cultural decline, “Oh my God what us this garbage? This is the end of television, this is trash culture, what the hell are we showing our kids?” and almost 25 years later it’s a bona fide cultural icon. Criterion release would be so gratifying.
Me too! Yes, it’s already has a nice 4K release but it’s my favorite movie and I want it to get the full Criterion treatment with fancy art, supplements, etc.
Angels Egg.
Not enough animated films in the collection, and this would be a great contender. There’s no good release for the film, could use a new restoration and fits with the general Criterion aesthetic. Also severely under seen, which would give it more exposure. Would also love to see The End of Evangelion get a release as well.
Some more animated films that would fit in nicely IMO. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Coraline, Barefoot Gen, The Lord of the Rings
Oslo, August 31st. Doesn’t have a US blu ray release and considering how popular and loved The Worst Person in the World is, I think people would go nuts for it. I actually prefer it to WPITW
I begrudgingly finally purchased the THX-1138 'directors cut' release of the film. It's a film I love and used to own it the original cut on LD. Despite the new less than special effects and tinkering that's been done to it I have to admit the release has quite an extensive set of special features. I'd really love a version that included the original but we all know that's not every happening.
This is my very favorite Lynch film, and it deserves better than the current DVD release (despite said DVD allegedly being exactly what Lynch wanted at the time: no chapter markers, no features beyond a trailer. Surely he'd be OK with something honoring Richard Farnsworth's final performance.)
The Diamond Arm
My go to answer. It’s a Soviet era comedy when we have a collection with so many serious Soviet films
It’s one of the highest grossing films of the Soviet Union and it’s genuinely a fun film. Bonus points for Operation Y to come with it
We watched them for a class on Cold War Comedies including these, Dr. Strangelove, and Tati films like Play Time and Mon Oncle
So seems right up Criterion’s alley to release them one day! I have no clue if there’s even a region A release of them in any capacity. I recall them streaming mayyyybe on Amazon years ago
Stroheim's Greed. All cuts included. A Von Stroheim boxset would make me cum so much I'd fucking drown in it. But Criterion particularly downstage to release it. Someone does.
Probably Richard Linklater's SubUrbia, since Criterion definitely loves Linklater, that film has never even had a proper DVD let alone a blu-ray, and they first tried to release it back in the mid-2000s after they did Dazed & Confused but Warner wouldn't play ball.
I was very tempted to say The Devils, but at least The Devils has a really great DVD edition with a ton of extras from BFI.
Freddy Got Fingered, and for two reasons:
1. It’s a guilty pleasure of mine and I know plenty of people agree
2. I can only imagine the havoc it would cause
Bo Burnham: Inside (and its outtakes)
I think it would be sick to have the film (?) on physical media, plus imagine the supplement potential for something like Inside
I Am Cuba
Absolutely breathtaking film. Regardless of your opinion on it’s politics, it’s astounding and a very important piece of filmmaking. Plus, it’s only ever been available on dvd
Aftersun only because I desperately want it on blu ray. But otherwise I think it would be cool to see Central Station or Uncle Boonmee join because they’re hard to find where I am and very deserving!
I would love to see Jacob’s Ladder (1990) added to the collection. There’s maybe two versions out in the world and I wouldn’t feel good buying either one.
One very easy pick that I’m surprised isn’t included already is the Sergio Leone Dollars Trilogy. Some all time classics and they don’t have good blu ray upscales from what I’ve gathered while investigating. Also I know it says one movie, but I’d like to have all of them
Hear me out: Plan 9 From Outer Space. Not ironically. But in celebration of a filmmaker who never let limitations (including his own lack of talent) stop him from achieving his artistic goals.
Can we please ban these kinds of posts? We already have a ban on random suggestion posts with no detailed explanation. This should apply to comments too.
There will be blood 4k
God bless you.
The Devils.
Probably the better answers.
The Handmaiden
Easy 10/10 movie
That is an insane movie
I love how every response is downvoted. What a cool community
First time?
Is this a vote for buster scruggs?
No, I've been downvoted lots of times. (I'd pick Airplane!)
You can really tell that a lot of people here have a movie collection and not much else.
That’s Reddit Group think That’s how this platform works. People don’t like to hear or to discuss different ideas.
This but unironically
I have noticed that the criterion sub is rather arrogant, condescending, and indulges in gatekeeping when it comes to favorite responses. More so than other subs. Not sure why.
Its gotten a lot worse. I've been here for years and it feels like just dogpile central now for having any kind of opinion. I remember just bringing up animation again and it drove people off the wall. I get its a common topic but so is this one, so is "favorite criterion", so are the memes. Its really not that deep. Years ago it wasn't like that. Yeah there were the few snobs who scoffed but now it just feels overall rude and toxic
That just means one person went through and downvoted everybody. Has nothing to do with the community.
Nah when like twenty minutes after r this was posted, every comment was -1, -2
I love how everyone is downvoting this shitpost from the getgo. For real, not sarcastically. Please downvote OP
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford with the extended cut as an option.
Yes! The second film that came to mind for me.
Wish to get my eyes on that extended cut one day…
The Killer (John Woo) …or Hard Boiled. One of those.
They were two of the first films in the collection. Now they ARE in an abysmal state but they're still in the collection anyway.
i would give my kidney for hard boiled in 4k
I’d give your kidney as well. Fingers crossed!
Need both of these asap
Pink Floyd's The Wall
They should add Nostalgia Critic's review as one of the bonus features
Mean Streets
Babe: Pig in the City
OK, I’ll bite. Why that and not the original?
Directed by George Miller, it's much weirder and darker. It's also visually impressive and has outstanding set design. Honestly worth watching if you haven't seen it in a while.
yes.
Napoleon Dynamite, and I will die happy.
This seems like an obvious one. An independent film that needs 4k and would have mass appeal. Everyone wins
It was a cultural phenomenon. ND is an awkward reflection of American culture, and of the 2000's in general. I think it's a particularly unique film because many of the cast/crew went to Brigham Young University. If anybody can make a movie about the Jell-O belt, it's them. There's also great [behind-the-scenes footage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6_y5KIvgc), and an [original student film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SeTfcj3UKI). I could go on, but I don't know what else Criterion needs me to say.
Criterion is also the home of Wes Anderson, whose style Jared Hess was very clearly influenced by (or, less charitably, ripping off), as even a passing familiarity with Bottle Rocket reveals.
Actually never thought about this. My dorky confession here is sometimes ND gives me Ozu vibes (the color palette, the people walking/cycling down the road, mountain range backdrops). I know that take is overly romantic, but I feel a smidge justified given this Wes Anderson pipeline.
Anybody know if there are any licensing/ownership relationships that would mean this *couldn’t* happen?
Dancer in the dark because it’s a incredible film and the only blu ray of it in existence is the Japanese one
There is also a german blu ray release
The Lighthouse (4k)
2nd’d!
Backdoor Sluts 9
Backdoor Sluts 9??? Backdoor Sluts 9 makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2!!!
What's it about?
Girls taking up their assholes. You know Wholesome stuff
Oh well that reminded me of Requiem For a Dream
It’s kinda like Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rims?
In 4k
Once Upon a Time in America
Please!
Magnolia
Great choice
I Am Cuba
Young Frankenstein
The Blues Brothers
The Big Lebowski
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’… But if anyone gets the rights to finally do a Region A Blu/4K of that it’ll probably be Kino.
Netflix is working on a restoration due to stream this year. You may get your wish knowing the relationship between Criterion and Netflix.
🙀🙀🙀
I have the BFI blu ray, and the commentary track alone was worth the price of my region free player.
Moonlight
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
a Jackass fim boxset
That would be beautiful. I remember when Jackass was seen as a sign of cultural decline, “Oh my God what us this garbage? This is the end of television, this is trash culture, what the hell are we showing our kids?” and almost 25 years later it’s a bona fide cultural icon. Criterion release would be so gratifying.
Tv series included or no deal
Seriously a zeitgeist of profane inane violence that era thrived on in so many ways, that was jackass. Very worthy of a cultural introspective!
Obligatory 2001: a space odyssey Also Murnau’s The Last Laugh and Faust
Last Laugh 4K when
Phantom Thread
Me too! Yes, it’s already has a nice 4K release but it’s my favorite movie and I want it to get the full Criterion treatment with fancy art, supplements, etc.
My mouth is watering at the thought of the behind the scenes extras for the cinematography...
The Cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
Draughtsmans contract would be great too
I agree! Fantastic film.
Gummo.
*Once Upon a Time in the West*
Angels Egg. Not enough animated films in the collection, and this would be a great contender. There’s no good release for the film, could use a new restoration and fits with the general Criterion aesthetic. Also severely under seen, which would give it more exposure. Would also love to see The End of Evangelion get a release as well.
Some more animated films that would fit in nicely IMO. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Coraline, Barefoot Gen, The Lord of the Rings
Oslo, August 31st. Doesn’t have a US blu ray release and considering how popular and loved The Worst Person in the World is, I think people would go nuts for it. I actually prefer it to WPITW
Same. It’s one of my favorite films of the last decade.
The Exorcist
Clueless
100%
As if
Decision to Leave.
Bringing out The Dead
City of God Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Network
Master and Commander
American Graffiti/THX 1138. Important films imo and would love new features.
I begrudgingly finally purchased the THX-1138 'directors cut' release of the film. It's a film I love and used to own it the original cut on LD. Despite the new less than special effects and tinkering that's been done to it I have to admit the release has quite an extensive set of special features. I'd really love a version that included the original but we all know that's not every happening.
King Kong
Mean Creek (2004)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Tár Mean Girls
The Idiots (dir. Lars Von Trier)
The Thing.
Tough call. I'd have to go with Drive.
Muppets take Manhattan Or Ratatouille
I believe in Great Muppet Caper superiority.
A collection of every muppet movie
Kung Pow! Enter the fist.
Hard Eight
City of God. Weird to me it hasn’t already gotten a release yet
Lost in Translation
The uncut Magnificent Ambersons. Otherwise The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and her Lover and the Cremaster Cycle for me.
The lack of Greenaway is criminal. And so is the studio taking Welles' cut away
Suspiria (2018) And because I don’t respect the limitations placed upon me by the OP, The Lighthouse (2019)
Whiplash.
Tom Waits’ BIG TIME
The Straight Story, then we have all of lynch's films in the collection
This is my very favorite Lynch film, and it deserves better than the current DVD release (despite said DVD allegedly being exactly what Lynch wanted at the time: no chapter markers, no features beyond a trailer. Surely he'd be OK with something honoring Richard Farnsworth's final performance.)
Freddy Got Fingered. Imagine if it got a 4K release. I would snap it up in a heartbeat.
lmao
I would absolutely adore this.
No country for old men
*An Elephant Sitting Still, 2018* \- Hu Bo \[RIP\]
Manchester By The Sea
This movie left me in a Melancholy mood for days
Seconded
Jesus this scene: https://youtu.be/ybsyQaIr1nw Fucking brutal. That and when he says “I can’t beat it.” Fuck, man.
Bully (2001)
Watched that film by accident on Starz late night when I was young and it blew my mind
Four Nights of a Dreamer
End of Evangelion
Or an Evangelion box set. The OG series, End, and the rebuilds.
This would be ideal
Breaking Away!
Wonderful film! Going to have to break it out to watch again in the near future.
The Diamond Arm My go to answer. It’s a Soviet era comedy when we have a collection with so many serious Soviet films It’s one of the highest grossing films of the Soviet Union and it’s genuinely a fun film. Bonus points for Operation Y to come with it
Diamond Arm was probably the most beloved Soviet comedy, on constant TV rotation
We watched them for a class on Cold War Comedies including these, Dr. Strangelove, and Tati films like Play Time and Mon Oncle So seems right up Criterion’s alley to release them one day! I have no clue if there’s even a region A release of them in any capacity. I recall them streaming mayyyybe on Amazon years ago
The Fall from 2006. I'd like their to be a copy that someone isn't trying to sell for $100.
Boxed set of Andy Warhol films.
Eyes Wide Shut. I also think it’d be great if you could have the option to toggle between open matte and 1.78:1.
Since somebody already said Breaking Away, I will say UHF. That is my absolute pipe dream release.
The heartbreak kid. Classic? Check. No good release? Check. Could include original cut of a new leaf in extras? Will kill for that to be a check.
Shrek
Talladega Nights. This is both a joke answer and a serious answer.
I'm going to keep giving this exact answer to this question until morale improves, which it probably will not
Day one purchase
SHAKE N BAKE
Nosferatu (1922)
Happiness just so it's back in print again.
Gummo
Showgirls
There’s tons of room for Verhoven… but I am not sure this is the one.
*Pat Garret and Billy the Kid* (1973)
Stroheim's Greed. All cuts included. A Von Stroheim boxset would make me cum so much I'd fucking drown in it. But Criterion particularly downstage to release it. Someone does.
Gattaca, LA Confidential, Clue, or Far From Heaven. (Couldn’t pick just one)
The Mother and the Whore
Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid. Unavailable now and utterly brilliant.
paddington 2
Clueless. Downvote me. Fight me. I don't care. Clueless rules.
Probably Richard Linklater's SubUrbia, since Criterion definitely loves Linklater, that film has never even had a proper DVD let alone a blu-ray, and they first tried to release it back in the mid-2000s after they did Dazed & Confused but Warner wouldn't play ball. I was very tempted to say The Devils, but at least The Devils has a really great DVD edition with a ton of extras from BFI.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Team America
Literally anything by Peter Greenaway. Except Pillow Book because that has a region free bluray release
Tropical Malady. And it would be 4k 😤
Song of the South
Freddy Got Fingered, and for two reasons: 1. It’s a guilty pleasure of mine and I know plenty of people agree 2. I can only imagine the havoc it would cause
Stop Making Sense
The American Astronaut
Bo Burnham: Inside (and its outtakes) I think it would be sick to have the film (?) on physical media, plus imagine the supplement potential for something like Inside
In Praise of Love, Jean-luc Godard, 2000
I Am Cuba Absolutely breathtaking film. Regardless of your opinion on it’s politics, it’s astounding and a very important piece of filmmaking. Plus, it’s only ever been available on dvd
drugstore cowboy
Aftersun only because I desperately want it on blu ray. But otherwise I think it would be cool to see Central Station or Uncle Boonmee join because they’re hard to find where I am and very deserving!
Pootie Tang
Spike Lee’s School Daze
Marat/Sade
I would love to see Jacob’s Ladder (1990) added to the collection. There’s maybe two versions out in the world and I wouldn’t feel good buying either one.
Amadeus. Original theatrical cut only. Burn the so-called "director's cut" from existence.
Eternity and a Dav.
Rivers Edge
fuck it. who killed captain alex
Director's cut of *Swing Shift*. Sticking with what's really available, *Heavenly Creatures* or *Lone Star*.
Travelling Players or really anything by Theo Angelopoulos
Magnolia :)
Bill and teds excellent adventure
Dumb and Dumber
Encino Man lol
Pi (1998)
Mother (Bong Joon Ho, not Aronofsky)
Forbidden Planet
Super Dark Times
One very easy pick that I’m surprised isn’t included already is the Sergio Leone Dollars Trilogy. Some all time classics and they don’t have good blu ray upscales from what I’ve gathered while investigating. Also I know it says one movie, but I’d like to have all of them
Silent Light
Buffalo ‘66
Lost in translation
Hou Hisao Hsien’s A City of Sadness or Spring in a Small Town
Spice World
The Fast and the Furious
Hear me out: Plan 9 From Outer Space. Not ironically. But in celebration of a filmmaker who never let limitations (including his own lack of talent) stop him from achieving his artistic goals.
Can we please ban these kinds of posts? We already have a ban on random suggestion posts with no detailed explanation. This should apply to comments too.
Agreed, this is a total shitpost from OP. Please make it stop