Criterion Sale FINAL Haul AND Top 5 Favorite Criterions of 2024 (so far)!

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  • @insert_name_here123
    @insert_name_here123 Місяць тому +8

    Just starting collecting Criterions this month. Got The Silence of the Lambs, The Tree of Life, Parasite, High and Low, The Before Trilogy, Trainspotting, and 12 Angry Men on Blu-Ray and got Dazed and Confused, Thelma & Louise, Raging Bull, La Haine, and In the Mood for Love on 4K

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Very nice start to your Criterion collecting. I’ve seen all those and have them in my collection as well. Enjoy!

  • @pete49327
    @pete49327 Місяць тому +6

    I started collecting Criterions late in life well into my 70s, all in past couple years with about 3 dozen titles so far. This July got 6: Thief, Tie Me Up Tie Me Down, The Devil's Backbone, Virgin Suicides 4k, Anatomy of a Fall, Shampoo, love all of them. Had not seen Shampoo in decades, very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed. My all time favorites: The Great Beauty (a tie at #1), along with IL Sorpasso, then La Piscine, Midnight Cowboy, Barry Lyndon, The Double Life of Veronique, Local Hero, Shampoo, Blow Up, Blue Velvet, The Piano, La Piscine, Sex Lies Videotape, Tampopo, McCabe Mrs. Miller. The list could change and rearrange depending on my mood:) Perfect Days at top of buy que November sale, missed out July due to out of stock and/or Amazon not price matching. Thanks James.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Absolutely, Pete. Never too late to start collecting Criterion 😀. Nice pickups on your part this July!

  • @Stelzon
    @Stelzon 15 днів тому +1

    Been watching you for a few weeks now and your channel is criminally underrated. You deserve more subscribers!
    Great recommendations and content all around. I recently got into physical media and your channel introduced me to Criterion. Just watched "In The Mood for Love" as a blind buy and was thrilled by the story and quality of the restoration.
    Will be taking you up on your recommendations for "Risky Business" and "Perfect Days!"

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  15 днів тому

      Hello there, Stelzon, and thank you for the kind words! Glad you found the channel and enjoy the content and hope you enjoy Risky Business and Perfect Days!

  • @mr.danandhorror4230
    @mr.danandhorror4230 Місяць тому +2

    Some great suggestions in there. I really need to get Le Samorai

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +2

      Yes, Le Samourai is excellent. Hope you enjoy it when you have a chance to pick it up!

  • @u2popmofo
    @u2popmofo Місяць тому +1

    IYour comments in this video helped push me to pick up a copy of Perfect Days on 4KUHD, I couldn't be happier with it. Amazing movie and disc, thank you for talking about it!

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  26 днів тому +1

      Absolutely! Perfect Days is by far one of the best overall releases of the year by any label. So glad to hear you enjoyed it as well.

  • @mirandasmoviemadness
    @mirandasmoviemadness Місяць тому +2

    Wonderful pickups! Perfect Days is one I'm most intrigued to check out. Will have to get it next sale. La Haine too, is one I keep passing by, yet I've only been hearing great things on it. Always enjoy hearing your input on Criterion films.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks, Miranda! Yes, Perfect Days and La Haine are both highly recommended. Glad to hear you enjoy the Criterion discussions.

  • @ethanedwards7557
    @ethanedwards7557 Місяць тому +2

    I just watched Spielberg’s Munich last night for the third time and I had never realized until looking through the credits after it ended that the director of La Haine plays the bomb maker on the Israeli assassination squad.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  26 днів тому

      That is interesting, Ethan. I love these connections between films. I haven't yet seen Munich so I need to check that out.

  • @urbanexcursion
    @urbanexcursion Місяць тому +1

    I didn't get to participate in the sale, so I'm gonna live vicariously through your haul lol

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      I understand, urbanexcursion. Hopefully you’ll be able to participate in future sales 😀.

  • @NameInsertedHere
    @NameInsertedHere Місяць тому +2

    Your haul is great and filled with good films and / or films I have been wanting to see yet I have not yet seen ! I have seen hardly any of the Olympics , Simone Biles knows how to defy gravity and do double jumps though which is so cool and crazy to be in the beholding of .
    I picked up quite a lot this month , mostly blind buys as well as I wanted to have some new things to go into here is the list of all my pickups this month
    Bound dir. The Wachowski Sisters ( recommend highly , very good film that I saw once when I was a child , still one of the absolute best film debuts ever )
    Rashomon dir. Akira Kurosawa ( recommend highly , Kurosawa did well with this one and is still one of the best films ever about humankind )
    True Stories: A Film About a Bunch of People in Virgil Texas dir. David Byrne ( recommend highly , very fun film with great soundtrack and the supplements are phenomenal )
    Safe dir. Todd Haynes ( blind buy )
    3 Women dir. Robert Altman ( blind buy )
    Petite Maman dir. Céline Sciamma ( blind buy )
    Dreams dir. Akira Kurosawa ( blind buy , that I have been eyeing for like three or four or more years )
    The Worst Person in the World dir. Joachim Trier ( blind buy )
    Okja dir. Bong Joon-Ho ( recommend highly I love love love this film very much and do not want to do the saying of much besides that I recommend it and wait till the end of the credits as this one has an end credit scene )
    Cooley High dir. Michael Schultz ( recommend highly , not gonna spoil too much , all I am gonna say is this " swish " )
    Perfect Days dir. Wim Wenders ( blind buy )
    Lola Montès dir. Max Ophüls ( blind buy )
    The Trial dir. Orson Welles
    The Double Life of Veronique dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski ( blind buy , love the directors other work that I have seen though )
    Onibaba dir. Kaneto Shindo ( blind buy )
    Memory of Murder dir. Bong Joon-Ho ( blind buy , love the directors other works that I have seen though )
    The Red Shoes dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ( blind buy )
    Dragon Inn dir. King Hu ( blind buy , I recently bought Goodbye , Dragon Inn from Kino Lorber and I loved that one so much so I told myself to buy this one during the next Criterion B&N sale )
    Being There dir. Hal Ashby ( blind buy based on a recommendation )
    Lone Star dir. John Sayles ( blind buy )
    Salò or The 120 Days of Sodom dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini ( blind buy , I like the directors poems )
    Y Tu Mamá También dir. Alfonso Cuarón ( blind buy )
    Woman in the Dunes dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara ( blind buy , recently picked up the book this film is based by Kōbō Abe as well and thought , might as well pick up the film as well in the next sale )
    A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds : Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu dir. Yasujiro Ozu ( blind buy , I have been wanting to get into this director for a long time and I was stuck choosing between this and The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice for a very very long time )
    Anatomy of a Fall dir. Justine Triet ( blind buy )
    Come and See dir. Elem Klimov ( blind buy )

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Wow. Now that is quite a haul! You have a lot to dive into for the next several months or longer. Enjoy!

  • @juancmorenor
    @juancmorenor Місяць тому +2

    I got Mean Streets on 4k, Peeping Tom, I am Cuba , Querelle, Tie me up Tie me down and Black god white devil on Blu Ray! And one box set: Eric Rohmers Tales of four seasons! Only two films I have seen before the Almodovar and the Rocha ones.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Nice pickups, Juan! I don’t have Tie Me Up Tie Me Down or the Eric Rohnmer set yet, so would love to hear your thoughts on them when you have a chance to check them out!

  • @AndrewLaSane
    @AndrewLaSane Місяць тому +1

    A couple months ago someone pointed out to me that the artwork on the cover of Anatomy of a Fall starts in black and white at the top and gradually turns to color. Such a subtle but cool choice

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      That is cool. I like that cover and the film is terrific.

  • @excelsiormoviereviews
    @excelsiormoviereviews Місяць тому +4

    James, the camera image quality looks great! I will comment on the Criterions after I watch the entire video.
    Also, your intro’s music has a Charlie Rose quality to it.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Thank you, Steve! Appreciate the input on the image quality and glad you liked the intro music 🎶 😀.

  • @ryancook2474
    @ryancook2474 26 днів тому +1

    On the last day of the sale, I bought Take Out from 2004 on a whim and absolutely loved it. Such an impactful film and definitely one of my favorite Criterions so far!

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  24 дні тому +1

      Yes, Take Out is a nice film by Sean Baker. I need to see more of his filmography.

  • @nickxcom
    @nickxcom Місяць тому +2

    Great video! I picked up Scanners, Pan's Labyrinth, The Game and Silence of the Lambs on Blu-ray and Don't Look Now, One False Move and Videodrome on 4k. I confess I actually got more movies on the Camp Arrow sale this year I think lol

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the video, Nick! Nice pickups on your end and hope you got some good ones in the Arrow sale as well.

  • @ChicCanyon
    @ChicCanyon 16 днів тому +1

    Le Samourai is such a masterpiece. Great pick up for me as well. I picked up Blue Velvet as well but havent gotten to watch it just yet.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  16 днів тому

      Le Samourai is an all time classic for sure. Hope you enjoy Blue Velvet when you get a chance to see it.

  • @dudemcmann6936
    @dudemcmann6936 Місяць тому +1

    I'm loving these Olympics as usual even though there were a few unorthodox things like the usual torch balloon and not using the main stadium for the opening ceremonies.
    Perhaps the biggest disappointment was them not having the men's cycling road race be the opening event. The road race is always the coolest way to open Olympic competition because it's so long (170 miles this year) and it always gives viewers a spectacular survey of the host city and all the diverse neighborhoods and rural communities there.
    The Olympics are far and away my favorite sporting event. I've used a bunch of vacation days from work to stay home and watch and shut off a lot of other hobbies for 2 weeks. I may have mentioned before that Criterion's 100 Years of Olympic Films box set was the one and onky Criterion product I ever pre-ordered. I highly recommend it ans canr wait ro see what the French film makers have to offer for these games.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Hello, Dude! Glad to hear you are enjoying the Olympics. The Paris Games have been very entertaining every time I’ve tuned in.
      That Olympics Box Set is an attractive edition for sure. I’m pretty happy with my Tokyo Olympiad and Visions of Eight editions.

  • @excelsiormoviereviews
    @excelsiormoviereviews Місяць тому +4

    Perfect Days, Dogfight, Le Samourai and Girl Fight are on my wishlist. Blue Velvet is my favorite David Lynch film, but the Blu Ray is good enough for me.
    I did by the 4K of Risky Business and I was happy to upgrade my standard Blu Ray edition.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Perfect Days, Dogfight, and Le Samourai are all highly recommended and I’m looking forward to watching Girlfight soon. Risky Business is such a good movie as I was reminded revisiting it with this nice new 4K edition.

  • @bdubbbsmoviehub
    @bdubbbsmoviehub Місяць тому +2

    I picked up 9 total from the sale. My videos are up (I think you saw them both). There are some you got here that I will definitely need to check out based on your recommendations!

  • @AllBut1Productions
    @AllBut1Productions Місяць тому +2

    Really love your videos! Always hear about some new criterion flicks from you

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Thank you very much. Glad to hear you enjoy the content!

  • @charlyvg2521
    @charlyvg2521 Місяць тому +3

    James great video as always, also really cool sunglasses.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Ha ha. Thanks, Charly and glad you liked th sunglasses 🕶️!

  • @Geordiehere
    @Geordiehere Місяць тому +2

    Hey man looks like you picked a good collection here. Especially La Haine it’s peak. Also love you got right into the video you earnt yourself a subscriber

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Thank you, Geordie! Glad you enjoyed the video and found the channel. Welcome to this community of film lovers in this corner of UA-cam!

  • @Furriner
    @Furriner Місяць тому +2

    I got Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours trilogy in 4K.

  • @vin0413
    @vin0413 Місяць тому +1

    Loving your videos bro! Awesome Criterion pick ups. I bough 7 titles from the recent sale namely Perfect Days, Pat Garrett, Peeping Tom, The Others, Lone Star, The Roaring Twenties and Dog Fight.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Thank you, Vin! Glad to hear you enjoy the content. Enjoy those pickups from the sale. Those are all excellent editions and I have a review for each on the channel.

  • @archiecinema
    @archiecinema Місяць тому +2

    Great video

  • @codyinthecinema
    @codyinthecinema Місяць тому +1

    I've been insanely misled by certain negative reviews in the past concerning the Pat Garrett movie. It's a really stylish and fun Western that's probably in my top 20 or so at this point. And the Criterion Package comes with multiple versions!

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      I saw Pat Garrett for the first time with this new edition and really enjoyed it. The Dylan music is also a sweet element that takes the film up a notch for me.

  • @bornonthebayou5801
    @bornonthebayou5801 Місяць тому

    I followed a similar geographic journey thru film-first it was climbing San Juan Hill and screaming to the top of my lungs "I am Cuba", then a visit to China, before bidding farewell to my Concubine, onward to Mexico where I watched a pretty blond dance, but I was not a Victim of Sin, then down to Brazil looking for a black god, but you were nowhere to be found so I was led astray by a white devil ending up in Spain with a purely impulse buy "Tie me up, Tie me down", by then my bladder was full so I rushed to Japan to find a super clean bathroom and so ended a "Perfect Day". :)

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Love that poetic journey through film around the globe! Some awesome experiences from these filmmakers from Mexico, China, Soviet Union/Cuba, Brazil, Spain. Great stuff!

  • @PDXFilmmongers
    @PDXFilmmongers Місяць тому +2

    Good haul, James. I got 11 of the 14 you got plus 4K upgrades of La Haine, Peeping Tom, To Die For, Bound plus Werckmeister Harmonies 4K and on Blu-ray I got All That Money Can Buy and A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu and 2 Janus Contemporaries Blu-rays -- Anselm and Lynch/Oz. Hot diggity dog 😀
    I haven't watched all of the releases from this year that I got so from those I have, my top 5 for the year so far (if I don't count 4K upgrades of a Criterion Blu-ray): Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid 4K (been waiting a long time for that to come out on Blu-ray), Victims of Sin, Dogfight, The Roaring Twenties 4K and Lone Star 4K. Quite a few i still have to see though 😶

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      PDX, you had a great sale haul as well! Lot of great titles for you to get into so I hope you enjoy those. I like your top 5 as well and based on having recently seen Victims of Sin, that one is a very worth inclusion in a top 5 of the year so far.

  • @bryancorbin3760
    @bryancorbin3760 Місяць тому +2

    Really nice picks. I picked up Girlfight, Dance Girl Dance, Bound, Persona, The Innocents, Swing Time, My Own Private Idaho, Blow Up, Risky Business, Valley Of The Dolls, Le Samurai, Dogfight, The Others, and Lone Wolf and Cub boxset.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks, Bryan. You got some awesome pickups yourself. Enjoy!

  • @thomaswilke6312
    @thomaswilke6312 Місяць тому +1

    Continuing the car talk series.
    Are you doing this haul video in the Barnes and Noble parking lot?

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Ha ha. Not Barnes and Noble but another undisclosed locale 😂.

  • @orus68
    @orus68 Місяць тому +4

    I picked up four films. To Die For, Perfect Days and Dog Fight on Blu-ray. I picked up Picnic at Hanging Rock on 4k for when I get a 4k player and tv. It's in my top 10 favorite all time films. My favorite 2024 would be McCabe and Mrs Miller, To Die For and my number one would be Perfect Days.

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому +1

      Nice pickups! McCabe and Mrs. Miller might be my favorite Altman film.

    • @orus68
      @orus68 Місяць тому

      @@20thand21stMovies Agreed. I'm partial to a Prairie Home Companion as well. Love the live shows that ran on PBS of the show.

  • @josanup
    @josanup Місяць тому +3

    Perfect Days is a great movie. I kept thinking about the movie for a several days after watching it.

  • @davidowens9408
    @davidowens9408 Місяць тому +2

    Nice picks. My wallet is hurting after the month of July at B&N. Do you have any recommendations for shelves? I’ve run out of space in my current one. That might even be a good topic for a video if you haven’t already made one. Thanks!

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Hello, David! Sounds like a picked up a few titles in the sale and I hope you enjoy them. As far as shelves, I’m actually looking into some options myself and will come back once I have a new setup.

    • @davidowens9408
      @davidowens9408 Місяць тому

      @@20thand21stMovies Great, I look forward to that. I was looking at the Modern Shelving brand but got a bit of sticker shock when I saw the price. Now I am leaning towards the Ikea Billy although it has deeper shelves than I would prefer.

  • @AnInternetUser1
    @AnInternetUser1 Місяць тому +2

    The only title I picked up in July was the 4K of Blood Simple.

  • @filmwatcher96
    @filmwatcher96 Місяць тому +2

    Nice video

  • @robertosanchez879
    @robertosanchez879 Місяць тому +1

    Remove the first two minutes at the beginning of this video it’s too much blah blah blah blah

    • @20thand21stMovies
      @20thand21stMovies  Місяць тому

      Thank you for the feedback, Roberto.

    • @robertosanchez879
      @robertosanchez879 Місяць тому

      @@20thand21stMovies but I want to say I really enjoy your content.