As a cinema fan, if there is one thing that wished that I have done earlier was to focus my DVD purchases on releases from THE CRITERION COLLECTION. I look back now and just realized how many terrific films I have missed out on. I’ve found myself becoming quite enamored with every release I have purchased. Watching the film and enjoying it tremendously. The remastering of these classic films by the company are fantastic and each special feature and audio commentary are just informative and enjoyable.
I have purchased THE CRITERION COLLECTION releases in the past. My first was SUPER COP on LaserDisc and I believe that I then bought the following via DVD: Seven Samurai (first version on DVD), Armageddon, Rock, The Royal Tennebaums and other titles. But really, I have missed out on a large number of titles that many have told me are fantastic.
Well, not this time.
Especially now that they are coming out on Blu-ray which are so impressive, I have not been disappointed by any of the Blu-ray releases so far. There are titles that I feel will not come out on Blu-ray and titles that will but it will take some time. With over 500 titles in the collection and 4 to 6 titles released per month, I figure that perhaps now is a good time to catch up on titles that I missed.
My Criterion Collection
I know that the titles are not exactly budget priced but the fact is that we near the holidays, there will be awesome sales. With certain online stores such as Amazon.com to B&M stores such as Barnes and Noble having the occasional 40-50% off on Blu-ray and DVD releases, I figure now is the great time to act upon building my collection. But with over 500 titles, it will take me a long time to read each review. So, I did the following, I created a list on excel and PDF based on the listing provided on THE CRITERION COLLECTION website.
The spreadsheet is listed in Spine #, Title, Director, DVD or Blu-ray release and rating. The rating system is based on Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide.
The purpose of this is that when I go to a store and see a title, I can go on my cell phone. View the PDF or Excel file and quickly look over to see if I own the title already and what rating Mr. Maltin gave it. This was created for own personal use whenever I go to the store (once upon a time I used to carry his book in my car before I go film hunting).
But I figured, others out there may benefit from it as well, so I would like to share these files with you.
THE CRITERION COLLECTION 1.1 LIST (Excel File)
THE CRITERION COLLECTION 1.1 LIST (PDF File)
Enjoy!