Escee

I just reached 99 Criterions and was wondering if anyone would like to make recommendations as to what should be my 100th.

Here's what I have so far: (the numbers are not spine numbers, but my own internal numbering, so just ignore)

00053 8½ - The Criterion Collection (1963)
01373 3 Films by Louis Malle - The Criterion Collection
01247 39 Steps, The - The Criterion Collection (1935)
01296 À nos amours - The Criterion Collection (1983)
01163 Ace in the Hole - The Criterion Collection (1951)
00524 Adventures of Antoine Doinel, The - The Criterion Collection
00059 Akira Kurosawa: Four Samurai Classics - The Criterion Collection
01043 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul - The Criterion Collection (1974)
01148 Army of Shadows - The Criterion Collection (1969)
00626 Au hasard Balthazar - The Criterion Collection (1966)
01141 Avventura, L' - The Criterion Collection (1960)
00993 Bad Sleep Well, The - The Criterion Collection (1960)
00627 Ballad of a Soldier - The Criterion Collection (1959)
00630 Band of Outsiders - The Criterion Collection (1964)
00091 Battle of Algiers, The - The Criterion Collection (1966)
01125 Bicycle Thieves - The Criterion Collection (1948)
01185 Bottle Rocket - The Criterion Collection (1996)
00115 Brazil - The Criterion Collection (1985)
01284 Browning Version, The - The Criterion Collection (1951)
01220 Chasing Amy - The Criterion Collection (1997)
01184 Chungking Express - The Criterion Collection (1994)
01303 Clean, Shaven - The Criterion Collection (1993)
00652 Cranes are Flying, The - The Criterion Collection (1957)
01243 Death of a Cyclist - The Criterion Collection (1955)
01241 Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The - The Criterion Collecti... (1972)
01279 Divorce Italian Style - The Criterion Collection (1961)
00661 Do the Right Thing - The Criterion Collection (1989)
01107 Double Life of Véronique, The - The Criterion Collection (1991)
01089 Down by Law - The Criterion Collection (1986)
01197 Elevator to the Gallows - The Criterion Collection (1958)
00679 F for Fake! - The Criterion Collection (1975)
01108 Fallen Idol, The - The Criterion Collection (1948)
00531 Fanny & Alexander - The Criterion Collection (1982)
00194 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - The Criterion Collection - DTS (1998)
01173 Fires on the Plain - The Criterion Collection (1959)
01294 Fists in the Pocket - The Criterion Collection (1965)
01266 Good Morning - The Criterion Collection
00959 Harakiri - The Criterion Collection (1962)
01199 High and Low - The Criterion Collection (Remastered Reissue) (1963)
00693 Hiroshima mon amour - The Criterion Collection (1959)
00694 Hoop Dreams - The Criterion Collection (1994)
01271 I am Curious... - The Criterion Collection
01172 Ice Storm, The - The Criterion Collection (1997)
00247 Ikiru - The Criterion Collection (1952)
00248 In the Mood for Love - The Criterion Collection (2000)
01227 Jules and Jim - The Criterion Collection (1962)
00255 Kagemusha - 180 Minute Director's Cut - The Criterion Collectio... (1980)
1270 Killers, The ( Ernest Hemingway's The Killers ) (1946) / Killers, The (1964) - The Criterion Collection
01175 Lady Vanishes, The - The Criterion Collection (Remastered Reiss... (1938)
01182 Last Emperor, The - The Criterion Collection (1987)
00270 Last Temptation of Christ, The - The Criterion Collection (1988)
00996 Last Wave, The - The Criterion Collection (1977)
705 Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The - Special Edition Two-Disc Set - The Criterion Collection (2004)
00287 M - The Criterion Collection (Remastered Reissue) (1931)
00711 Man Bites Dog - The Criterion Collection (1992)
01229 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters - The Criterion Collection (1985)
00324 Monty Python's Life of Brian - The Criterion Collection (1979)
01049 Complete Mr. Arkadin, The - The Criterion Collection (1955)
00332 My Life as a Dog - The Criterion Collection (1985)
00338 Naked Lunch - The Criterion Collection (1991)
01186 Norte, El - The Criterion Collection (1984)
00810 Notorious - The Criterion Collection (1946)
00723 Onibaba - The Criterion Collection (1964)
01160 Pandora's Box - The Criterion Collection (1929)
01291 Pickpocket - The Criterion Collection (1959)
00407 Ran - The Criterion Collection (1985)
00409 Rashomon - The Criterion Collection (1950)
00412 Red Beard - The Criterion Collection (1965)
00426 Royal Tenenbaums, The - The Criterion Collection (2001)
00999 Rules of the Game, The - The Criterion Collection (1939)
00428 Rushmore - The Criterion Collection (1998)
01198 Salesman - The Criterion Collection (1969)
00430 Samurai Trilogy, The - The Criterion Collection
01149 Sansho the Bailiff - The Criterion Collection (1954)
01114 Scenes from a Marriage - The Criterion Collection (1973)
00438 Schizopolis - The Criterion Collection (1996)
1321 Science Is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé - The Criterion Collection
00879 Seven Samurai - The Criterion Collection - Three-Disc Special E... (1954)
01235 Short Cuts - The Criterion Collection (1993)
00503 Spartacus - The Criterion Collection (196 Minute Super Technira... (1961)
00517 Stories of Floating Weeds - The Criterion Collection
01013 Strada, La - The Criterion Collection (1954)
00742 Stray Dog - The Criterion Collection (1949)
00997 Sullivan's Travels - The Criterion Collection (1942)
00744 Sword of Doom, The - The Criterion Collection (1966)
00748 Taste of Cherry - The Criterion Collection (1997)
01196 Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The - The Criterion Collection (1933)
01158 Third Man, The - The Criterion Collection (Remastered Reissue) (1949)
00749 Throne of Blood - The Criterion Collection (1957)
00750 Tokyo Story - The Criterion Collection (1953)
00565 Traffic - The Criterion Collection (2000)
01001 Ugetsu - The Criterion Collection (1953)
01150 Vengeance is Mine - The Criterion Collection (1979)
00591 Videodrome - The Criterion Collection (89 Minute Unrated Versio... (1983)
01015 Virgin Spring, The - The Criterion Collection (1960)
00766 Wild Strawberries - The Criterion Collection (1957)
00767 Withnail and I - The Criterion Collection (1986)
01142 Yojimbo/Sanjuro: Two Films by Akira Kurosawa - The Criterion Co... (1961)
01042 Young Mr. Lincoln - The Criterion Collection (1939)

I have copies of Europa, Kwaidan, The Night Porter, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Salo, and Vampyr from other regions, and am waiting for the re-releases of The Seventh Seal, Walkabout, and Andrei Rublev. Was considering maybe the Rohmer set but have my eye on quite a few different titles, and was hoping for some brainstorming for what should be the special 100th. (I know, I'm juvenile.)

Icicle

Dazed And Confused! I never get tired of watching this, a true comedy classic. And the packaging is awesome.

inri222

What, no Tarkovsky?
I highly recommend Solaris

MTRodaba2468

The Rohmer set is quite good.

manicsounds

Armageddon

on a side note, dvdaf lists for me, "245 titles, 300 discs" for Criterion

Gobear

The Passion of Joan of Arc

riotinmyskull

why are you recommending someone buy a non-anamorphic dvd in 2009?

Fist of Doom

John Cassavetes - Five Films (c'mon, spend a little money)

orangerunner

Certainly Dazed & Confused! A terrific two disc set with a booklet & a poster.

The newly released "The Friends of Eddie Coyle"

jmu878

The Rock

Yakuza Bengoshi

Wow! My top three recommendations (Cassavetes, Passion of Joan, and Solaris) and my two least favorites (Armageddon and The Rock) have all already been mentioned.

Matthew Ackerly

Why is he recommending someone buy, Armageddon?

cranberries fan

Well this is one is must own (It's come-out on July 14th 2009).



As a second choice you can't go wrong with this wonderful set!

mikelowry

I recommend Seven Samurai, Salo, Dazed and Confused, Le Samourai, La Haine and Amarcord.

mike7162

I'd like to recommend The Complete Mr. Arkadin and
Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist for their lavish and comprehensive presentations.

DVD Guy ATL

Your collection needs Nights of Cabiria.

manicsounds

I was obviously joking about Armageddon, but seriously, it doesn't matter which is your 100th or which is your 101st. Just get what you like.

NoirFan

Another vote for Nights of Cabiria.

Escee

Thank you for all your suggestions. As to the comment that it doesn't matter what my 100th is, it doesn't, but I am silly and like an excuse to celebrate.

Anyway, I actually ended up selling my Kurosawa box set since I have the special editions of three of the films (Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo - and Hidden Fortress is coming out soon at $20 MSRP as part of Art House Essentials), bringing me down to 98.

So to reach 100, I bought:
99 - Dazed and Confused
100 - John Cassavetes: Five Films

All of your suggestions were appreciated and merited, and I am sure I will be getting Nights of Cabiria, Le Samourai, and The Passion of Joan of Arc shortly, to name a few.

Thanks again!

WMAangel

I can't believe no one else has mentioned it yet (as it is required in any Criterion thread):
Criterion #0 - GOOD BURGER

cranberries fan

Hey you know it's the Greatest Film Of All-Time!!!