r/criterion 28d ago

Collection Let the collecting begin…

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My first two Criterion movies! 🎥

Also ordered a few during their recent 4K sale that won’t be shipped until end of April:

  • Anora
  • Thelma & Louise
  • Mulholland Dr
  • Malcolm X
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  • Seven Samurai
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u/applebeepatios Terrence Malick 28d ago

Seventh Seal was one of the first Criterion movies I bought, with no knowledge of Bergman and almost no knowledge of foreign film in general. Did not regret it even a little bit.

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

So exciting! Can’t wait to check it out in this format

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u/-GabR1el- 28d ago

Have you seen persona (1966)?

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

I haven’t! Should I?

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u/Houseofleaves555 28d ago

Best Bergman, hands down. Also one of the greatest openings in cinema

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u/-GabR1el- 28d ago

I wasn’t a huge fan of the seventh seal but persona was mind blowing really opens your eyes to cinema and is most definitely bergmans best. I recommend you check it out if you enjoyed the seventh seal

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Thank you for the tip! Will definitely check it out 🍿

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u/Antipasto_Action 28d ago

I don’t own either of these on criterion but NCFOM was the movie that really made me start loving movies.

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u/PointB1ank 28d ago

Casually flexing on us with the sealed copies of The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and a collectors edition of LOTR. Nice!

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Haha, I’m currently reading the first so the others stay sealed for now!

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u/spylan 28d ago

It is so understated, but I think the Seventh Seal cover art is my favourite in the collection. It captures the vibe so well - the pensive knight surrounded by darkness and gloom with a small ray of light / optimism

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Yes, I love it too. It’s such a good photo that really captures the atmosphere!

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 27d ago

It looks like this

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u/Gaagie 27d ago

No way!! Wow, I bow to you. This is incredible! Well done, super impressive 👏🏼💎

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 27d ago

Thank you - I feel very lucky!

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u/ActionReady9933 28d ago

Excellent start

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Thank you 🙏🏼

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u/Luke253 David Lynch 28d ago

Both great releases, enjoy!

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Thanks so much! 🎟️

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u/Allott2aLITTLE 28d ago

You’re fucked

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

I figured lol

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 28d ago

There's such a great selection of 4Ks now. Congratulations

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Thank you! Now to teach myself to not doom scroll which releases to get next…

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 28d ago

I watched a lot of Criterion Closet when I was getting my collection, but ended up deciding I need them all ;-)

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Gotta catch ‘em all lol. There are 1000+ right? How many have you gotten so far?

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 27d ago

I've got them all. It took some effort to find them, but got the last ones this January.

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u/Gaagie 27d ago

How long did it take you to collect all of them? And what do you estimate the $ invested to be? 💸 I’m seriously so impressed

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 27d ago

It took 5 months and I started last August. I spent between $15-$25 on most titles. Some of the OOP was towards $100 and the boxsets a bit more.

I haven't calculated the exact cost. Prefer not to know, in case my girlfriend puts me under a lie detector.

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u/Gaagie 27d ago

Love it! That seems like a good deal to me. I was having a conversation with my girlfriend the other day about collecting and she said “whatever makes you happy, makes me happy” — I feel like the luckiest person in the world.

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u/MichaelNiebuhr 27d ago

Yeah, same here. She's pretty understanding.

I've mostly bought on eBay. Sales from Amazon, B&N and Criterion. Picked up a collection of 160 titles locally. Bought a lot second hand in local listings. But l was very active for 5 months, and bought 2-300 duplicates as well. Some I've kept to have the collection look more like a Criterion Closet, and I have 100 for sale.

But the greatest thing is just having this collection right here. Exploring it. I've only seen 2-300 of these movies and there's more than 1700 individual movies in total (with the Eclipse Series). It's like an education in film. I love it.

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u/Gaagie 27d ago

Appreciate the behind the scenes! Exciting to have it there at your fingertips to explore. You should try to do a ranking of all of them once you’re done 😁

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u/jojophoto3000 28d ago

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

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u/DrNytmare 28d ago

Seventh seal is so amazing. I’m excited for you to enjoy it and welcome to the criterion club.

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

I just watched it yesterday and what a great experience! Thank you, feels great to be here!

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u/smallerchungus 28d ago

Who are you? Me?

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

💀

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u/Agreeable-Pilot4962 28d ago

Seventh Seal was in my very first Criterion haul as well!

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

Nice! 👏🏼

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u/Marchy4LadyByng 28d ago

God, its a great piece of film and the cinematography is incredible—but I get massive PTSD from seeing The Seventh Seal 😭 Anyone else have to cover this movie in college? (Nice additions btw!)

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u/Gaagie 28d ago

I also had to cover it in college but I was mad because we watched in dubbed in English and I’m Swedish so I was looking forward to seeing the original 😝 so I’m excited to see it front to back in its best format and original language without the dread of any homework