I did a pretty big haul yesterday. Here’s what I got: Shaft Pink Flamingos The Damned Death in Venice The American Friend Fail Safe Pierrot Le Fou Shame (Yes the Night Porter is S&M nazi fetish. It’s pretty messed up)
I would never buy a rattling criterion either, so that pass is completely valid. A non rattling Ikiru tho.. that’s a different story! Great haul Carlos, I’m glad you finally picked up The Celebration.
I think "Scanners" is definitely worth the time. It is my favorite of Cronenberg's films, and it is one of the films that inspired me to become a filmmaker. I highly recommend it!
Carlos, love your channel. First time commenting on one of your videos, too (don’t know why it took me until now, but here we are). I love Claire Denis! She’s one of my favorite filmmakers ever. I think Beau travail is a wonderful masterwork, but I’d also recommend Trouble Every Day and 35 Rhums as well: all three, I feel, capture the beauty of what makes her cinema immaculate. Again, thank you for the great content! I’ve been revisiting your Criterion videos for inspiration for this sale (you’ve definitely come in clutch) and they’re great! Looking forward to the next one!
Behind you at the end! Princess Kaguya! Finally picked up Valerie myself after having it on DVD for many years. Glad to upgrade. Every time I think my wishlist is pretty small I realize I could get 50 titles and still want many more and I have 500+ Criterions. Didn't see Minding the Gap in stores here. I'll have to check again. Also, Dick Johnson is Dead is on Netflix. It's very good.
I think there might be a design issue with the Ikiru packaging. I bought it as a blind buy last week at a Tennessee Barnes & Noble and when I opened the box at home, the disc was not really in place, and it was difficult to snap it back into the holder. Don't regret buying it though. Absolutely incredible film.
Valeria and her Week of Wonders is definitely worth a watch/buy. A very unique film and one of the most sumptuous ones out there. Bursting with symbolism and a fantastic original score as well!
I’ve been dying to check it out! Ever since The Cremator I’ve been desperate to check out another Czech new wave film and Valerie sounds like something I’d love.
Hey man nice seeing you again, I see for the first time in all your criterion hunt the movie “manila in the claws of light” you should get that next time man a film from the philippines my country! 🙌
Naked Island is a Great Movie... it will stay with you forever... I loved it... Of course, it's sad, desperate and lonely, slow build to the climax and it's an amazing dive into the most basic human emotions... AND .. you completely buy into the premise -- No dialog...
I picked 5 so far: Valley of the Dolls Pink Flamingos And blind buys: The Worst Person in the World ‘Round Midnight Flight of the Navigator Up to 39 Criterion’s so far!
Ace In The Hole is maybe my favorite noir, its tied with Sweet Smell Of Success Ikiru is a must buy IMO for anyone interested in cinema you NEED to check out Death By Hanging, its a masterpiece of black comedy/satire that gets really strange
Gen picked up Fox and His Friends. That is an excellent film. i don't encourage blind buying, but you should definitely check it out. it's the only Fassbinder film I have seen, but I'm excited to check out more.
Every time i’m near a barnes and noble during this time of year, i have the temptation to pull a Perry and just cop everything. So i just avoid going to that area.
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I think you two are awesome! You definitely have earned a new subscriber, and you got one hell of a haul! I went on a Criterion buying spree myself (Here in Canada, we get 40 percent off) and I bought: -The Last Temptation of Christ by Martin Scorsese -Boat People by Ann Hui -Beasts of No Nation by Cary Joji Fukunaga -Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Pre-order) -Okja by Bong-Joon Ho -Do The Right Thing by Spike Lee -The Tree of Life by Terrance Malick -The Irishman by Martin Scorsese -In The Mood for Love by Wong-Kar Wai -Fox and His Friends by Reiner Werner Fassbinder -The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson -Time by Garrett Bradley Can’t wait to see what you get in your next Criterion haul! Keep up the great work! Regards, Matthew
Scanners is pretty good, I like it a lot, the biggest issue is the lead is terrible. But in a bizarre way his wooden acting helps create this strange world for me, but I can’t say in good conscious say it’s not the worst Cronenberg released by Criterion. Falls in the middle of his filmography overall for quality I would say. 100% worth watching once, staple even imo
beau travail is the best by Denis. But... if you like documentaries: Sans Soleil is the best fucking documentary ever made and a serious contender for the titel: best film ever made. You can watch it on youtube for free, and you will buy it as soon as possible. It's in a scense more psychodelic as Koyaanisqatsy in my opinion. Just saying.
Some phenomenal picks Ace in the Hole is fantastic, Miller's Crossing is also excellent. A friend of mine has been telling me to watch The Ascent and now you, so I will be planning to get around that soon. Also you didn't acknowledge it but I saw Betty Blue on the shelf and I recommend that film. It has a great performance by Beatrice Dalle. Quite controversial as well. An actor friend of mine was in a theatre production of The Celebration last month, I had COVID during its run so I didn't see it but I was very disappointed by that. I agree in preferring the Del Toro Nightmare Alley, even though the original is really good still, I think the Production Code of the time soured it's ending. Tess is a great film despite who directed it. It has a fantastic lead performance and looks incredible. Polanski made it because it was Sharon Tate's favourite book and she told him that it would make a great movie. It's also the book she is looking for in that one scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood where she enters the bookstore.
I got a strong impression right from the start that she didn't like Dead Man enough to want to buy it. You seemed to really want her to get it and a 6 out of 10 as well shocking. 😄
@@TheMisfitPond Ah yes I get it. You actually mentioned that in the video. Just seemed to me from just the video she wasn't hot on it at least afterwards.
In my opinion scanners was not good. Then again I haven't seen all of croenenbergs filmography. But definitely one of the worst lead performances of all time and a pretty disappointing film. Great effects and cool moments, but really nothing great.
Scanners kicks ass
Hell yeah....Scanners is a good time, there's one vote of confidence
I did a pretty big haul yesterday. Here’s what I got:
Shaft
Pink Flamingos
The Damned
Death in Venice
The American Friend
Fail Safe
Pierrot Le Fou
Shame
(Yes the Night Porter is S&M nazi fetish. It’s pretty messed up)
I would never buy a rattling criterion either, so that pass is completely valid. A non rattling Ikiru tho.. that’s a different story! Great haul Carlos, I’m glad you finally picked up The Celebration.
I think "Scanners" is definitely worth the time. It is my favorite of Cronenberg's films, and it is one of the films that inspired me to become a filmmaker. I highly recommend it!
Carlos, love your channel. First time commenting on one of your videos, too (don’t know why it took me until now, but here we are).
I love Claire Denis! She’s one of my favorite filmmakers ever. I think Beau travail is a wonderful masterwork, but I’d also recommend Trouble Every Day and 35 Rhums as well: all three, I feel, capture the beauty of what makes her cinema immaculate.
Again, thank you for the great content! I’ve been revisiting your Criterion videos for inspiration for this sale (you’ve definitely come in clutch) and they’re great! Looking forward to the next one!
I think Scanners is a must see, but you won't watch it again so no need to own.
true stories is a 10/10
Behind you at the end! Princess Kaguya!
Finally picked up Valerie myself after having it on DVD for many years. Glad to upgrade. Every time I think my wishlist is pretty small I realize I could get 50 titles and still want many more and I have 500+ Criterions. Didn't see Minding the Gap in stores here. I'll have to check again.
Also, Dick Johnson is Dead is on Netflix. It's very good.
Yes!! Minding the Gap is one of my favorite documentaries in recent memory!
I would highly recommend checking out/blind buying Local Hero. It’s a quirky and emotional film and Burt Lancaster and Peter Capaldi are excellent
"Shhh, be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting kino!"
I think there might be a design issue with the Ikiru packaging. I bought it as a blind buy last week at a Tennessee Barnes & Noble and when I opened the box at home, the disc was not really in place, and it was difficult to snap it back into the holder. Don't regret buying it though. Absolutely incredible film.
Great video . you should pick up island of lost souls a brilliant pre code horror from the 30s
Valeria and her Week of Wonders is definitely worth a watch/buy. A very unique film and one of the most sumptuous ones out there. Bursting with symbolism and a fantastic original score as well!
I’ve been dying to check it out! Ever since The Cremator I’ve been desperate to check out another Czech new wave film and Valerie sounds like something I’d love.
Hey man nice seeing you again, I see for the first time in all your criterion hunt the movie “manila in the claws of light” you should get that next time man a film from the philippines my country! 🙌
Death by hanging [criterion] is available on youtube.
Scanners is amazing! One of my favorite films!
When Blue Velvet gets a 4k release bring the meme back.
Ayyyyyy this is the B&N right by my house that I go to. 🤘 I was just there yesterday getting my “haul” for the month. 1 movie lol- Black Orpheus’
You brought up The Cremator so many times I finally watched it the other day and it is a masterpiece and I’m picking it up in my next criterion haul
Valerie was what got me into Criterion 💖
Wish we had a sale like this in the UK
Valerie is a nightmare of a movie. Rough watch.
Naked Island is a Great Movie... it will stay with you forever... I loved it... Of course, it's sad, desperate and lonely, slow build to the climax and it's an amazing dive into the most basic human emotions... AND .. you completely buy into the premise -- No dialog...
For Claire Denis, I recommend 35 Shots of Rum or Beau Travail.
I picked 5 so far:
Valley of the Dolls
Pink Flamingos
And blind buys:
The Worst Person in the World
‘Round Midnight
Flight of the Navigator
Up to 39 Criterion’s so far!
Great video man.
Ace In The Hole is maybe my favorite noir, its tied with Sweet Smell Of Success
Ikiru is a must buy IMO for anyone interested in cinema
you NEED to check out Death By Hanging, its a masterpiece of black comedy/satire that gets really strange
God I need to watch Dead Man
another Lit day for a criterion haul yessir 🥸👌🔥
Gen picked up Fox and His Friends. That is an excellent film. i don't encourage blind buying, but you should definitely check it out. it's the only Fassbinder film I have seen, but I'm excited to check out more.
Ali Fear Eats the Soul would be a good one to get next. That and Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows make a great double feature.
Every time i’m near a barnes and noble during this time of year, i have the temptation to pull a Perry and just cop everything. So i just avoid going to that area.
cant sing for scanners but i haven't been the same ever since i first saw videodrome
Don’t buy any individual Bergmans, just buy the set. It’s far cheaper that way.
Another great haul video
Nice another haul. Will you be picking up raging bull? Sry if you've mentioned before. Love your vids man !
The Misfit Pond always has my favorite Criterion Haul videos!!!!!!!! I have a criterion sale recommendations video if anybody wants to see my recs!
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I think you two are awesome! You definitely have earned a new subscriber, and you got one hell of a haul!
I went on a Criterion buying spree myself (Here in Canada, we get 40 percent off) and I bought:
-The Last Temptation of Christ by Martin Scorsese
-Boat People by Ann Hui
-Beasts of No Nation by Cary Joji Fukunaga
-Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Pre-order)
-Okja by Bong-Joon Ho
-Do The Right Thing by Spike Lee
-The Tree of Life by Terrance Malick
-The Irishman by Martin Scorsese
-In The Mood for Love by Wong-Kar Wai
-Fox and His Friends by Reiner Werner Fassbinder
-The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson
-Time by Garrett Bradley
Can’t wait to see what you get in your next Criterion haul! Keep up the great work!
Regards,
Matthew
Scanners is pretty good, I like it a lot, the biggest issue is the lead is terrible. But in a bizarre way his wooden acting helps create this strange world for me, but I can’t say in good conscious say it’s not the worst Cronenberg released by Criterion. Falls in the middle of his filmography overall for quality I would say. 100% worth watching once, staple even imo
Yes I was the first to watch it lol!
beau travail is the best by Denis. But... if you like documentaries: Sans Soleil is the best fucking documentary ever made and a serious contender for the titel: best film ever made. You can watch it on youtube for free, and you will buy it as soon as possible. It's in a scense more psychodelic as Koyaanisqatsy in my opinion. Just saying.
I picked up Harakiri and Still Walking online
Where to find the discord you always talk about? Can I join? Thanks
I send the discord link to $5 Patrons! ❤️
@@TheMisfitPond Outch
has anyone seen the inland sea? i never see anybody talk about it, but i absolutely love it.
also to sleep with anger. my all time favorite criterion release.
Yes was the first to watch it lol!!
Some phenomenal picks
Ace in the Hole is fantastic, Miller's Crossing is also excellent. A friend of mine has been telling me to watch The Ascent and now you, so I will be planning to get around that soon.
Also you didn't acknowledge it but I saw Betty Blue on the shelf and I recommend that film. It has a great performance by Beatrice Dalle. Quite controversial as well.
An actor friend of mine was in a theatre production of The Celebration last month, I had COVID during its run so I didn't see it but I was very disappointed by that.
I agree in preferring the Del Toro Nightmare Alley, even though the original is really good still, I think the Production Code of the time soured it's ending.
Tess is a great film despite who directed it. It has a fantastic lead performance and looks incredible. Polanski made it because it was Sharon Tate's favourite book and she told him that it would make a great movie. It's also the book she is looking for in that one scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood where she enters the bookstore.
I got a strong impression right from the start that she didn't like Dead Man enough to want to buy it. You seemed to really want her to get it and a 6 out of 10 as well shocking. 😄
She was much more engaged with it when we watched it together than I was so I thought she’d wanna buy it.
@@TheMisfitPond Ah yes I get it. You actually mentioned that in the video. Just seemed to me from just the video she wasn't hot on it at least afterwards.
In my opinion scanners was not good. Then again I haven't seen all of croenenbergs filmography. But definitely one of the worst lead performances of all time and a pretty disappointing film. Great effects and cool moments, but really nothing great.