Film collections as a minimalist.

So, my once large bluray/4K collection has been whittled down to just one shelf. I've had to be quite ruthless to get to this point, even selling some valuable steelbooks from my collection but it has been worth it to save room, reclaim some money and it's a nice feeling to only own the films and editions i absolutely love.

It's been a fairly painless process, first of all i got rid of all the films i hadn't watched for a while and weren't likely to watch again. That in itself gets rid of a sizable chunk of the collection, then it's a case of setting a high standard for the films you want to keep, for me it was quite simple, keep only the films i love... anything less can go. This is also the standard i set for films i purchase in the future, i've had some missteps recently (Commando hasn't held up well) but i'm learning from them. I am also starting to rent films digitally which will help keep the collection down to my absolute favourites.

I ended up with the following films left in my collection.

Black Sunday
Mario Bava's masterpiece of horror cinema starting Barbara Steel, neither bettered this work.

Hard to be a God
It took 14 years to bring this to the screen, nothing else like it.

Mandy
My favourite film of 2018.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

This improves with each viewing, the best Star Wars film since the original trilogy, by far.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Terminator

A childhood classic, holds up incredibly well and i rate this above T2.

Mirror

One of Tarkovsky's masterpieces. Includes some of the most incredible sequences put to film.

Mirror

Solaris

Another of Tarkovsky's masterpieces.

Stalker
Yet another of Tarkovsky's masterpieces.

Dragon Inn
The second best wuxai film.

A Touch of Zen
The best wuxai film.

A Touch of Zen

Possession
The best film ever made with the best female performance of all time by Isabelle Adjani.
Beautiful Mondo Vision box, one of my most treasured possessions.

Possession

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Herzog, Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski, need i say more?

The Thing
Incredible sci-fi horror film with an outstanding brooding Morricone soundtrack.

Blade Runner
Ridley Scott's masterpiece, hasn't dated one bit and looks absolutely stunning on 4K HDR. Some of the interiors are almost 3D with the incredible lighting in this film.

Blade Runner 2049
One of the best films in recent years, stunning cinematography from Roger Deakins.