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Haha, yeah, I think it's alright at best. Criterion has released some of the best films of all time, but I hate the whole Criterion aesthetic, brand, and their fans with the whole collector mentality.. "oh, if Criterion released it, I gotta have it!" They've released some absolute SHIT (Brand Upon the Brain?! Armageddon?!) while overlooking some beautiful, important, amazing films. Their choices for films are usually really obvious, and they charge at least 3 times as much as any other DVD -- a 43 cent dvd, a $1 case, a $2 booklet, for $50/! Fuck that. I know a guy who ONLY buys Criterion films and won't give any film a chance unless it was put out by Criterion. He's also, overall, just an elitist douchebag idiot with horrible tastes. Very close-minded, though he thinks he's some movie genius, with his $100 3-film-only Criterion box sets. So fucking ridiculous. I mean, that's his business, if he wants to waste his money like that... but still.
That being said, Criterion is releasing Hausu this year, so that's awesome.
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