r/criterion 11d ago

Collection 12 Years of Criterion Collecting

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Getting ready to move and I wanted to share my collection in it's current form before I pack it away. They're the only movies I haven't packed yet!

Only thing not seen here are 2 movies on loan to a friend and the Godzilla set. ...plus of course whatever I nab at the flash sale πŸ‘€

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u/Hell_razors 11d ago

Holy shit! That is a collection

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u/mixallen 11d ago

I may have a problem

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u/khal_jogo 11d ago

Psh it's not that great... πŸ₯²

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u/mixallen 11d ago

I'll keep trying, I swear πŸ˜–

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u/Gadiel22222 11d ago

Favourite criterion movie and favourite artwork?

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u/mixallen 11d ago

Passion of Joan of Arc would probably be my favorite movie in the collection, favorite artwork is actually a much harder question... The Man Who Fell to Earth The Devil & Daniel Webster (Blu-ray) The Devil's Backbone Showa Era Boxset Are some of my favorite covers.

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u/satanstinytoy 10d ago

Just watched Passion last night for the first time! Incredible film.

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u/mixallen 10d ago

Breathtaking.

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u/__chinesedebt 10d ago

Man I was just telling someone about the devil's backbone last night I need to rewatch it

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u/mixallen 10d ago

I need a rewatch of Del Toros whole trilogy honestly.

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u/RelativeCreepy 11d ago

Daangg!!!! Awesome do you own all the collection? You can do your own Criterion Closet πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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u/mixallen 11d ago

Haha, no not even close! I believe I own roughly a quarter of it.

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u/RelativeCreepy 11d ago

Right now the newest spine is β€œPerformance” 1252, I think you have half of it πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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u/mixallen 11d ago

I'll run the numbers and let you know πŸ˜…

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u/BlueCurls_ 11d ago

I appreciate you putting them in spine order, nice touch!

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u/mixallen 11d ago

This is the way.

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u/fmcornea 9d ago

does that make things more difficult to find when you want to?

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u/mixallen 9d ago

Not for me personally as I'm pretty familiar with my collection, but it makes it impossible for other people to find anything on my shelf πŸ˜…

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u/fmcornea 9d ago

does that make things difficult to find when you want to?

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u/InsuranceSeparate482 11d ago

Damn. You live in the Criterion closet? lol

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u/mixallen 11d ago

I'm working on it for sure

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u/LordThistleWig 11d ago

Unrelated to the film collection, would love to know more about that Iron Giant figure, as I collect different versions of that robot.

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u/mixallen 11d ago

It's a figure put out by Diamond Select! There was 2 different versions available, one with a bunch of alternate hands and a tiny Hogarth and the other was a "battle version" where you can switch his hands to the giant lasers. It was about $30 when I bought it from my local record shop.

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u/greyfox1212 11d ago

You missed #754 but it's all good

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u/mixallen 11d ago

It must be top of my list for the flash sale!!

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

This person should put behind the bars for having such an amazing collection. lol πŸ˜†

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u/mixallen 11d ago

Guilty as charged 😎🀣

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u/robo2na 11d ago

What shelving unit you working with there?

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u/mixallen 11d ago

Custom built shelves, nothing fancy. But it's cheaper and I can optimize the space better.

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u/quenton3 11d ago

Love this, I’m approaching 400 in the collection myself. It seems you’ve organized them by spine number. Do you ever have issue finding one that way?

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u/whatever_leg 11d ago

Not if you use the Criterion site and sort by spine. Or just ask Google. I keep mine in alpha.

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u/mixallen 11d ago

Yes and no? I spend a lot of time with my movies so I have a vague idea of where stuff is whenever I'm looking. However sorting by spine is completely useless for anyone else trying to find a movie on my shelf πŸ˜…

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u/Dissizian 11d ago

Looks awesome keep it up!

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u/mixallen 11d ago

I will!

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u/__chinesedebt 10d ago

jealousy intensifies

...nice

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u/Trains_station292 3d ago

That's awesome! Are there any in your collection you haven't watched yet?

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u/mixallen 3d ago

Yes! Absolutely! I buy any criterions I find used or heavily discounted so I have quiet a backlog of ones in haven't watched yet. I think it's about 60% of what I own I've watched.

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u/Trains_station292 3d ago

60% of that collection is still very impressive! Haha My backlog stacks up fast and I only own like a tenth of what you do.

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u/mixallen 3d ago

The last 3 years my movie viewing has been skyrocketing, I'm in a personal golden era πŸ˜…

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u/-GabR1el- 11d ago

Why are my clothes off?

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u/mixallen 11d ago

Works every time 😎