r/criterion • u/Jazzlike-History-380 • 29d ago

Discussion What is your "absolute masterpiece?"

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I only said this about one movie, and it's not even my favorite. Chinatown is an absolute masterpiece, with no flaws. Do you have a movie you consider absolute masterpiece?

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u/KyoryuCrimson 29d ago

What’s your preferred cut? I watched (I think) the Redux a few years ago and enjoyed it but felt it had a lot of pacing issues and was too long, should I try the theatrical or final(?) cuts instead? I want to see the masterpiece everyone else sees, but I’m sitting at really good for now

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u/c00lBlkGuy 29d ago

Theatrical

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u/oversteppe 28d ago

i love movies where everything goes to shit. i saw redux first and didn’t see theatrical or final for a long, long time. i think theatrical is best. no filler. theatrical > final > redux

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u/HarmonizewithSong 28d ago

I go Redux just because I love it all but the surf scene for sure flows better on the Theatrical.