CRITERION BLU-RAY HUNTING TRIP ROUND 1! | 50% Off Barnes and Noble Sale July 2024

Today I'm blu-ray hunting at Barnes and Noble for Criterions!!! The sale is still happening until July 28th, and I'm dying to see what I can find!
Have you gone Criterion shopping yet?
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[@fry1507]

Summer Rental is so much fun I'm sure you loved it or will.

[@extofer]

Ooh definitely watch Being John Malkovich. That movie is bonkers and so much fun.

[@Dontuween]

The movie that you could not pronounce, "Yojimbo" (YO-JIM-BO) is from Akira Kurosawa, about a masterless samurai wandering through a town ruled by two rival gangs and he decides to take advantage of the situation by making himself available to the highest bidder as a potential bodyguard. This movie was remade later by Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood as "A Fistful of Dollars" basically launching the Spaghetti Western. And as I understand it, Kurosawa's most famous movie "Seven Samurai" is getting a 4K release soon. Perhaps it is time that I purchase a TV that is 4K compatible! 😊

[@ClassicOldMovies-79]

I’d like to see your Cary Grant collection! I’m a big fan of his 👍🏻

[@MoviesSue]

Noted!

[@jessewarren4372]

Summer rental is great one of his top movies

[@chamilton4577]

You've never heard of Rashomon? You must see that one. One of the greatest films of all time.

[@georgeguzman5973]

Yeah, kind of shocking! A movie that created a saying - "the Rashomon effect". So many other features and countless TV shows have duplicated "Rashomon". "Courage Under Fire" with Denzel Washington being the best of these in my opinion.

[@modalsoul6511]

Rashamon is my only Kurosawa … and it’s a really good one

[@bdubbbsmoviehub]

Great pickups! Straw Dogs is great but a hard watch! I need to repick it up. I sold the criterion dvd I had years ago and regret it lol. I had the same reaction to Mudbound in my part 1 video.

[@joegiammatteo]

My B&N was a joke for this July sale. They definitely downsized at my store. I’m happy we still get the flash sales throughout the year.

[@treebranch2066]

Trainspotting is a hell of a ride. Don’t turn away during certain scenes! Looking forward to your review. Ewan Mcgregor is amazing. You’ll laugh and also be horrified during some scenes as well. Enjoy !

[@alydematti]

Robert Carlyle is amazing as well!

[@treebranch2066]

@@alydematti Agreed as well as Johnny Lee Miller. Hell they’re all great

[@betterversionn]

I was so happy to see you picked up Only Angels Have Wings. Its a wonderful drama! And dare-I-say maybe my favorite Cary Grant film from the 28 that I have seen? Maybe? I don't know, either way, it's very compelling! The supplements on that are pretty good too. Enjoy! Also, Citizen Kane, watch it again one day with your adjusted expectations. I think you'll be surprised when you watch it knowing what it is, not what people have hyped it up to be. And if by chance you just really DON'T like it, that's of course fine, check out the Roger Ebert commentary track - whether you like the film or not, taht is one of the best commentary tracks ever recorded, and it's really fascinating. That alone made me appreciate the film. So yeah, you didn't like it, but don't write it off yet ;-)

[@MoviesSue]

I will watch it again. I usually always give movies another chance.

[@SteveA1223]

Paper Moon does have a Blu ray and DVD combo pack in the UK released by Eureka. Hope you enjoy.

[@baleoz]

Pick up Bound if you see a copy next time. The tension in that film is cranked up to 11 for the majority of the run time. Great movie.

[@MoviesSue]

It's on my wishlist!

[@fritski2381]

Glad you picked up Mikey and Nicky! One of my very favorites.

[@Dmfriend26]

I watched Dogfight this month, and really enjoyed it!

[@michaelgarebian3859]

I’d recommend Week-End. It will change how you view cinema, in terms of narrative structure. An incredible film!

[@josanup]

Trainspotting is a great film, and Criterion 4K UHD release has a stunning PQ. Great release.

[@michaelfelch3628]

I picked up dogfight over the weekend. Also picked up wildlife. Slowly checking out each of the five Barnes and nobles in New Hampshire. Have one more to check out next week!

[@MoviesSue]

Good luck!

[@southendonseaarts]

The title you couldn’t read was Trances it’s a Moroccan film.

[@MrJDNJ]

For a second I thought you were starting a Howard Hawks collection with Only Angels (Dawn Patrol, 1938, was really good). Outrageous Fortune is a fun watch, similar to Big Business. Straw Dogs is really good, but it's a serious home invasion-type drama. John Candy has been showing up in my recent movie watches (JFK, 1941{absolutely over the top hilarious}, and Nothing But Trouble (a flop but the Eldona character is funny). Mudbound was excellent, but beware of super-disturbing material at the end. I hope someone reviews Girlfight, seems like it could be similar to Million Dollar Baby.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Nice pickups, Sue! Straw Dogs is good but definitely watch it on your own 😀. I loved Dogfight. I need to go ahead and get Girlfight based on Mel’s endorsement. To Die For 4K is a very nice edition. Enjoy those Criterions!

[@MoviesSue]

Thanks James!

[@shaneoleary9919]

Awesome yay video I picked up lot of stuff

[@davidaguirre9769]

Hey Sue, (and everyone) I’m curious about what you all think about The Trial from Orson Welles?

[@MoviesSue]

Haven't watched it yet.

[@ratmf451]

Paper Moon is excellent

[@mamabluray3343]

Yea great finds ! ❤

[@MoviesSue]

MamaBluray approved!

[@antoniomiles]

Ain't nothing wrong with DVDs

[@davidjames2431]

I picked up Dead Man, Night and the City blu rays. And The Roaring Twenties and After Hours 4ks. I also snagged Godzilla X Kong 4k with a slip after not finding it anywhere else.

[@MoviesSue]

Great choices!

[@billymeacham883]

It’d be awesome if north by northwest would get a criterion 4K blu ray release this year you’d think it would considering its celebrating the 65th anniversary for the movie

[@MoviesSue]

That would be great! Let's hope!

[@roachman1412]

Bad lands is a good movie

[@MoviesSue]

Good to know!

[@alydematti]

I'm very jealous that your store had Scanners, I wanted to pick that one up but unfortunately my store didn't have it. I was able to get Blood Simple and The Big Chill though, so it was still a win! 😊 Trainspotting is really good and Straw Dogs might not be Mama Bluray approved due to the sexual assault content.

[@MoviesSue]

You still grabbed some good ones!

[@B.DAnthony92]

Straw dogs is intense but a great film

[@80sdreamwave32]

I have big collection Cary Grant movies love see your collection

[@WarBrer]

Watching several of the Criterion seekers videos and there isn't much difference between everyone in terms of being very basic and generally ignorant about movies that aren't spoon fed to them.

[@MoviesSue]

I apologize we aren't living up to your enormous expectations. Why don't you make a video and show us how it's done???

[@MottTheHagan]

Oh, you’re gonna love Straw Dogs, muah hahahaha.

[@davidjames2431]

Wow I'm first. Cool!

[@user-tv5hl8zu9s]

You are a beautiful nice person.💕 😊

[@MoviesSue]

Oh thank you!

[@hvitekristesdod]

I never knew Beasts Of No Nation was on Criterion! Putting it on my wishlist 😊

[@MoviesSue]

Happy to help!

[@odessadean]

Chilly Scenes of Winter, I loved it, my wife thought it was a stupidest movie ever made.....go figure!!!!

[@candacecherry2846]

Hope you fined what your looking for

[@MoviesSue]

Thanks Candace!