Great movies coming out my ears!

[Lautremont]

That's an odd subject line, I know, but what it means is that, for complex reasons I can't really get into, I just got a huge box of Criterion DVDs in the mail, all for me, all free of charge! I got to choose them, too. So I've got some fine viewing ahead of me.

Any other Criterion lovers/collectors out there?

[Deep13]

1. That must be painful.

From that collection I have For All Mankind, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Triumph of Will (with sociological commentary) and maybe some others. Are the Kurasawa films from Criterion?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. I know Seven Samurai, Ran and Ikiru are on Criterion.

I'm sure there's others of his.

[Lautremont]

3. Lots!

Yojimbo and Ran are a couple that I ordered, and I know there are several others as well.

[jpgray]

4. Criterion rules! Just saw Umberto D and Bambini Ci Guardano by de Sica

A bit sappy, but very effective.

[Tyler Durden]

5. I hate you.

I had beaucoup Criterion LD's when that format was alive: now that the $1500 player is dead all they're good for is very large coasters.

(Insert Raspberry noise here)