Yeah, I'm headed in that direction anyway it seems. Ironic you mentioned The Seventh Seal...it's one of my oldest Criterion discs and the only one (that I didn't just recently buy) that I've never watched...not sure why.
12 Angry Men A Hard Day's Night Black Narcissus Blood Simple Burroughs: The Movie The Double Life of Veronique Eraserhead The Fisher King Gimme Shelter Godzilla The Great Dictator Häxan The Hidden Fortress House Ikiru Kagemusha Lord of the Flies Paris, Texas Persona Picnic at Hanging Rock Seven Samurai Straw Dogs Sunday Bloody Sunday Tampopo Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro Watership Down
Perhaps, lol. Honestly, I think I read that it was a classic but a bit drawn out and, dare I say, boring...so I put it aside and never came back to it.
There are a couple parts that are a bit slow, but they bothered me more on repeat viewings. It is only an hour and a half long, so I think you will be fine.
I added For All Mankind and pre-ordered Rebecca. I might buy the Ingmar Bergman Trilogy that's only available on DVD, making it my only DVD criterion I currently own. I want to buy Ran but considering it's only available on DVD and such a nice looking film, a Blu Ray release in the very near future seems certain. Right now it's out of print and too expensive.
Just A Few, all but one on Blu-ray: 3:10 To Yuma Badlands Days Of Heaven Gimme Shelter Monterey Pop My Darling Clementine One-eyed Jacks Quadrophenia Seven Samurai I have The Third Man on DVD. I regularly kick myself for not upgrading to the Blu-ray before it went out of print. Note to self: I must get The Seventh Seal on Blu-ray before the same thing happens again.
There is a recent 4K restoration of RAN that has been released on Blu in Europe (UK, Germany, and France) by Studio Canal, but those releases are region-locked, so they're non-starters if you don't have a region-free player. I haven't heard anything about a Criterion Blu release, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong. Remember they originally announced a Blu back in 2009 but pulled it from the release schedule at the same time the DVD went out of print due to rights issues. I am probably just going to get the UK Blu, as it's really cheap, packed with extras (it's a 2-disc set), and from most indications looks spectacular.
DVD 13 The Silence of the Lambs 64 The Third Man (1999 edition) 64 The Third Man (2007 edition) 99 Gimme Shelter 123 Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens (box set edition) 144 Loves of a Blonde 157 The Royal Tenenbaums 182 Straw Dogs 219 La Strada 236 Mamma Roma 288 F for Fake 304 The Man Who Fell to Earth 322 The Complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a. Confidential Report 325 Kind Hearts and Coronets 389 WR: Mysteries of the Organism 391 if.... 410 Under the Volcano 414 Two-Lane Blacktop 417 This Sporting Life Eclipse Series DVD 13 Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women 26 Silent Naruse 32 Pearls of the Czech New Wave BD 14/15/16 The Samurai Trilogy 29 Picnic at Hanging Rock 98 L'Avventura 157 The Royal Tenenbaums 164 Solaris 182 Straw Dogs 288 F for Fake 309 Ugetsu 382 Overlord 394 Woman in the Dunes 561 Kes 585 Identification of a Woman 591 12 Angry Men 664 The Life of Oharu 679 Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman (BD-only edition) 704 Riot in Cell Block 11 726 Roman Polanski's Macbeth 727 The Innocents 745 Don't Look Now 748 Watership Down 754 Odd Man Out 761 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 786 Don't Look Back 795 Gilda 810 In a Lonely Place 821 Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 827 McCabe & Mrs. Miller 830 Chimes at Midnight 831 The Immortal Story 832 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 833 Cat People 841 Lone Wolf and Cub 842 Akira Kurosawa's Dreams 844 One-Eyed Jacks 860 Mildred Pierce 865 Blow-Up MIA -- lost in Hurricane Katrina, 2005, never replaced 51 Brazil (DVD box set) 102 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Regrets Never buying the BD editions of The Third Man and The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Is there a 'Last Picture Show' stand-alone yet? Forgot I had 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' from Criterion. Some great extras with that. Definitely into Nicolas Roeg films.
Ended up adding some more (Blu rays): Don't Look Back Downhill Racer The Executioner Five Easy Pieces Gate Of Hell High And Low Ikiru Lady Snowblood M Night Of The Hunter Phoenix Rashomon Rififi Seven Samurai Thief Throne Of Blood Ugetsu
I forgot to add Vivre Sa Vie. What are some titles you wished Criterion would release? I wish they would get a crack at Hero and House Of Flying Daggers from Zhang Yimou. Both have gotten flawed Blu ray releases and could use Criterion's touch.
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover Prospero's Books The Falls The Draughtman's Contract Drowning By Numbers Baby Of Macon
Happiness Welcome To The Dollhouse Palindromes Storytelling The Idiots Dancer In The Dark The Kingdom: Seasons One + Two
Well, I did get it yesterday...and Jules & Jim...I'm seriously done for now, lol I honestly don't have a lot of issues with this Blu-ray of Ran: Yes, there is noticeable edge enhancement but honestly is only distracting if you're looking for it. Otherwise, it's quite detailed, there is grain, and the colors are spectacular. I just can't abide that teal tone on the re-released 4k Blu-ray. And don't expect Criterion to regain the rights anytime soon.
Another movie that would benefit greatly from the Criterion touch is A Simple Plan, Sam Raimi's excellent movie that's always flown under the radar. And the DVD leaves much to be desired.