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1. The cat has chosen Death by Hanging. She likes to watch things swing.

2. These have all been on my watchlist for a while. But Purple Noon has been on there the longest.

3. They're all blind buys because I can't find anywhere to watch them and I can't get my bloody TV to let me watch the Criterion Channel.

4. I still have Resurrection (2025) arriving later this month.

No (usable) discs, booklet or even a 4k sticker on the front. Anyone else had this happen from Amazon or elsewhere?

I got my first order today, and Pee-wee was excited to watch... I guess Herman was also.

First time buying criterion. I focused on 4k discs this go ‘round. Please let me know where I should go from here. My wishlist is large gearing up for the next sale.

Criterion Haul Questionnaire

I’m watching “Blow Out” first because I’ve been wanting to watch it for years and it’s calling to me most right now.

Seven Samurai has been on my radar for a while so I’m excited to finally own it.

So many I’m hoping to add next. Check out my linked Wishlist and please give any advice :)

https://www.criterion.com/wishlist/965032

1. Going to start with Modern Times I think.

2. Actually been looking forward to adding all the Chaplin and Llyod titles.

3. I haven't seen the three Lloyd titles, but I've seen a ton of clips.

4. Next sale I plan on picking up The Burmese Harp and some more Chaplin.

I plan on watching either Parasite or Kes first. I've seen all of these before, but my wife and I are trying to expand our physical media collections, so I had to take advantage of the half off sale. Will probably end up watching Kes though, as I've seen Parasite more recently.

I've really been meaning to buy a copy of Tokyo Story for a long time now, and finally glad I did. What a beautifully sad and touching movie.

No blind buys. As I said, I've seen all of these before, but I'm always looking to expand the physical media collection.

Next on my list is to get a copy of Black Narcissus, Barry Lyndon, Trainspotting, Body Heat, Yojimbo/Sanjuro, and Godland in no particular order.

This was needed. As someone in the field of social work, I don’t make much, and so (like many) I only buy during the 50% sale. I thought I would have to wait much longer to get my paws on Killers of the Flower Moon but the flash sale came as such a nice surprise. It has also been hectic at work so it is nice to be able to treat myself a little.

The others are the Michael Haneke collection, Do The Right Thing, and Dead Man

First things first, I need to show my partner DTRT. Only blind buy is 2/3 of the Haneke collection, and the next movie I want to get is Battle of Algiers.

As tradition! 3rd or 4th year in a row? Alamo Drafthouse showed it a long time ago. Been watching it every year since!

nunca compre nada de Usa y soy de un pais de muy muy lejano en latam sur y tuve problemas para encontrar un courrier y finalmente no pude comprar la pelicula, literalmente esta pelicula es la que me hizo conocer criterion y querer collecionar mis pelis fav en este formato asi que diganme cuando sera la siguiente gran oferta para ahora ir con mas tiempo y poder conseguir esta y mas pelis :') Saludos. y por Cierto Si no han Visto esta peli haganlo es Increible!

1. I plan to watch Local Hero, it looks right up my comfort alley.

2. Been looking forward to Wall-e and Princess Bride for years so I finally decided to get them.

3. Local Hero and Cloud are blind buys. Local Hero just looked really nice and Cloud I got because I loved Kurosawa's Cure immensely.

4. I hope to add The Grand Illusion if that ever gets a 4K release. Fingers crossed!

Thank you for perusing my collection! Curious about how everyone orders their movies. I go alphabetically by director then chronologically, if I have more than one movie by them. Is that psychotic? Do most people go by spine number?

1. Battle of Algiers. Been on my list for a long time and going into it blind.

2. Eraserhead. One of my favorite Lynch films and happy to finally have it in my collection.

3. About half are blind buys, I selected them because all I hear are amazing recommendations.

4. The Last Emporer

Got my sale haul. So happy for these! Have been watching the Last Waltz at Thanksgiving with my father in law for years… on VHS. He’s going to be thrilled! But, I really want to talk about the Tree of Life blu. I’ve held off on owning it hoping for a 4k but finally caved. Holy cow! This is easily the best looking blu ray I own, and better than almost 90% of my 4k UHDs and DV. How is this possible? How does it look THIS good? Do all the Malick blus look this good??? Any way, totally thrilled. No blind buys, but might be adding Thin Red Line if it’s as good as ToL.

https://youtu.be/\_VIKYAIu23o?si=cHnzeO3jz25LRkxl

1. Going to start with Killers of the Flower Moon. I’ve been meaning to rewatch it for some time now.

2. Eyes Wide Shut. Nicole Kidman, need I say more?

3. Raging Bull is the only blind buy. Have never seen it but got excited to learn that Frank Vincent is in it.

4. I have to get the Last Temptation of Christ. Big Willem Dafoe guy ova here!

This time around I went for lighter movies than I normally purchase.

1. ⁠⁠What is the first movie you plan to watch from your haul and why? Watched Paper Moon last night for the first time in years. The packaging is adorable and the movie looked pristine. My partner hadn’t seen it and they loved it.

2. ⁠⁠Is there anything from this haul that you have been looking forward to owning for a long time? Me and You and Everyone We Know has been in my wishlist for a long time, but I’ve always passed over it in favor of other things.

3. ⁠⁠Are any of your purchases blind buys? If so, why did you select them? I’m not a blind buyer. I only collect movies I know I love and will want to watch repeatedly or show others.

4. ⁠⁠What is a Criterion you’re hoping to add to your collection next? Probably Anatomy of a Fall. That one has been on my list for a bit, too.

I’ve been collecting criterion’s for a while now and it’s been great to finally catch up on releases I wasn’t allowed to buy when younger. I got this haul a few days ago (let it settle in) but the first disc I watched was the By Brakhage set, specifically Mothlight (love how pretty some of the movies are). The Science is Fiction set is something I’ve been meaning to own for a while as well. The movies I haven’t seen (in full) are: Gummo, The Robert Downy Sr set, Return to Reason, Harakiri (watched yesterday, fantastic), Science is Fiction, and Monterey Pop. I’m thinking about other movies to buy, but honestly I’m satisfied with what I have now, need to watch some of my backlog and rewatch a few that I haven’t seen, excited to pick up Desperate Living though (caught a 35mm print a while ago and loved it).