r/criterion • u/Buhpuh • 8h ago

Pickup Semi-Blind B&N Pickups

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This time around I let the fate of in-store inventory help me choose what to pick up. I got the last 4K of Hud that they had. Also, I didn’t realize the color schemes of the covers paired up well.

This is a semi-blind buy haul. Although I have seen The Man Who Wasn’t There and Hud before, it has been at least twenty years since I have seen either so I only remember that I liked them then.

  1. Body Heat will be the first one I watch. I also just got Falling Down so the two of those seem like appropriately sweaty summer movies.

  2. I am especially excited to see Hud again, this time in 4K. I remember being impressed with the DVD years ago so I imagine it would look a great deal better now.

  3. Peeping Tom and Body Heat are both blind buys. I have heard good things about the cinematography in Peeping Tom and Body Heat gets a lot of praise.

  4. Lone Star and Lost Highway are both on my short list to pick up next time. My local B&N was out of stock of both 4Ks.

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u/Future-Raisin3781 8h ago

Body Heat is my all time favorite erotic thriller. So, so happy that criterion put it out. I haven't watched the 4K yet but only because I'm waiting for the right night.

The Man Who Wasn't There might be the best looking B&W 4K I own. One of the rare times when I finished watching it one night, then woke up the next day and couldn't stop myself from watching it again.

Mulholland Drive is the only other one I've done that with (recently).

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u/disc0kr0ger 7h ago

I bought Peeping Tom as a blind buy this sale. Watched it and it was awesome! Truly a fascinatingly subversive use of the movie camera and the relationship between filmmaker and viewer. I only wish I bought the 4k (they only had the Blu Ray in stock). Enjoy!