A Criterion Collection Movie I Regret Buying…

Only ones I regret buying is shrill, trashy horror shlock at premium boutique prices. ie: New York Ripper. Conversely, this looks like something I might enjoy.

I regretted only buying Avengers Infinity War because I never had a desire to rewatch it. Ended up selling my marvel movies.

Happy with my 15 or so criterions. Big hitters like Seven Samurai and Raging Bull.

It was directed by Takashi Murakami, a famous Japanese visual artist. I guess that’s why they picked it up?

I regret buying the black panther steelbook

Metascore of 34 on the IMDB. That’s pretty sorry!

Criterion pick rubbish like that over The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Inexplicable.

Nice. I feel like some people are afraid to answer this question

I've never seen it.

For me, it was Mulholland Drive 4K scan but their 1080P (before they released the UHD). It's a digitally noisy picture in certain spots and it's not the film grain.

For me, it was Mulholland Drive 4K scan but their 1080P (before they released the UHD). It's a digitally noisy picture in certain spots and it's not the film grain.

You simply bought it only because it was in the Criterion collection? That was a fool move. 🤦🏽‍♂️

I see paths of glory!! Love that one!!

Blow out is good too!

Thanks

The one Criterion film I own that I would not buy again is Dressed to Kill. I was a horror fan before I was a “cinema” fan, so when I first started looking at Criterion films and saw that there was a slasher by the director of Carrie, I bought it immediately. And it’s not bad, just very outdated in many ways and generally disappointing. If it was a dvd it would be a borderline keep that I’d be looking to replace, but since it’s a Criterion blu ray, it will likely remain in my library for the foreseeable future.

I hate Antichrist from Lars von Trier. Terrible movie

Takashi Murakami is a Goat of art. It definitely isn’t for everyone, but I loved it.

Talladega Nights started out good then it pissed me off how stupid it made us racing fans out to be. I f'king hate that movie!!!

Definitely gonna take this warning, but also definitely gotta check this out

Criterion release a lot of artsy stuff that I wouldn't risk buying.

Imagine playing Full price, same with Tiny furniture

I like the part when he describes why the movies bad

Bro forgot Salo and The Night Porter exist.

Just watched the trailer...yikes 🤢

At least you didn't buy Border Radio.

I gotta get this movie.

It's not really a "movie" per se. It's more of an art piece. In the context of Takashi Murakami's oeuvre as a whole, it's actually pretty great. It's very deliberately a mashup of a million overused tropes. The kitsch is very intentional. It's incredibly successful at what it tries to do. Most of the reasons people say it's "bad" are almost like saying Blazing Saddles is a "bad" western. If you want it to be a John Wayne western, it's a terrible western. That's not what it's supposed to be though.

The release didn't really do it any favors by not providing more context. I would have done this with some additional Takashi Murakami art postcards or something. I feel like that would make it make a lot more sense overall.

I remember when they released that I went to Barnes and Noble and bought it impulsively. Ended up being the last of my money in my account and I had a huge overdraft fee. Then I got home and watched it and obviously really regretted it lol

Takeshi Murakami has like a bunch of films and none of them have good ratings. Actually impressive

sickens me that shit like this is in the criterion collection but not Shaun of the Dead (2004)

I think you’re missing the point.
Criterions are not for the casual viewer. You don’t buy a Criterion Collection movie just to see if you’re gonna like it. You buy a Criterion Collection movie because you have watched that movie several times before and you’re looking to know and appreciate more about that movie. Just because you didn’t like doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie.

🤔... I have a couple of nominations.

The Mummy 2017
Lost In Space 1998
Project Gemini 2022

Do you have If.... 1968 by criterion

Lmao !!! Me and my fiancée have a long running joke when we don’t know what to watch we say jellyfish eyes to one an another because it’s the worst movie we own .