Forgive me, PC players, for bringing a deal to your consideration that has nothing to do with PC gaming. I’ve spent a lot of the day searching Amazon to seek out the Prime Day PC offers (opens in new tab) which might be truly price your consideration, however what I wished to be doing was scrolling by means of the Criterion Assortment library, as a result of at the moment is a special occasion: for 25 hours, the whole lot Criterion sells is 50% off (opens in new tab). It is a 24 hour flash sale, so these offers will not final lengthy.
The Criterion Assortment is understood for producing dear, however lavish, disc releases of acclaimed motion pictures, often with tons of extras that motion pictures not often include anymore. They usually embody new and archival interviews, audio commentary from movie students or administrators, and film-to-digital restorations that look much better than older transfers.
Most fun, Criterion just lately began updating its library to incorporate 4K Blu-rays. There are solely 24 thus far (opens in new tab), however there are some greats on that checklist already. Why spend time arguing in regards to the Citizen Kane of videogames when you can watch the Citizen Kane of flicks in 4K UHD?
Every part within the Criterion Assortment is 50% off, from 4K discs right down to outdated DVDs. This strikes me as an particularly good time time seize a few of Criterion’s additional deluxe collections, like:
- World of Wong Kar Wai ($99.97) (opens in new tab): As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Specific, Fallen Angels, Joyful Collectively, Within the Temper for Love, 2046
- Godzilla: The Showa-Period Movies, 1954-1975 ($112.47) (opens in new tab): 15 traditional Godzilla motion pictures, together with battles in opposition to King Kong, Mothra, Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla.
- Lone Wolf and Cub ($49.97) (opens in new tab): All 5 Lone Wolf & Cub samurai movies, stunning ’70s schlock.
When you’ve got a Blu-ray drive in your PC or run your individual Plex server, that is kinda sorta a PC-related sale. However truthfully, I believe Criterion is lacking a trick by not having a single videogame film in its assortment. The Tremendous Mario Bros. (opens in new tab) reside motion movie starring Bob Hoskins? That is artwork, man. The Castlevania Netflix sequence? Okay, not a film, however nonetheless: Criterion-worthy. Deadly Fury: The Movement Image (opens in new tab)? Not a masterpiece, however I assure you it is higher than Armageddon, and that is one way or the other within the Assortment. Video games will get their artsy movie assortment due sometime.
The Criterion Assortment 50% off flash sale (opens in new tab) is working now, and ends at 9 am PST on Wednesday.
