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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As noted on the main page, Criterion premiered many aspects of home video releases that are now largely the default -- primarily the use of {{letterbox}}ing and bonus materials. When Criterion upgrades one of their LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition [=LaserDisc=] sets to Blu-ray and DVD nowadays, it might seem redundant if a different studio already gave the movie a Blu-ray with a quality transfer and extras platter, some of which Criterion recycles along with their [=LaserDisc=] bonuses and some new interviews.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: OnceOriginalNowCommon: As noted on the main page, Criterion premiered many aspects of home video releases that are now largely the default -- primarily the use of {{letterbox}}ing and bonus materials. When Criterion upgrades one of their LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition [=LaserDisc=] sets to Blu-ray and DVD nowadays, it might seem redundant if a different studio already gave the movie a Blu-ray with a quality transfer and extras platter, some of which Criterion recycles along with their [=LaserDisc=] bonuses and some new interviews.
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* BrokenBase: Should Criterion strictly stick to arthouse films and landmarks of cinematic history or branch out and release other, less artsy films? This has been an issue at least as far back as ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' being their final laserdisc release. Some believe more mainstream fare strips away what makes Criterion unique and that it'll lead towards a slow decline in sales and cause viewers to lose respect for them. Others point out that the company still releases artsy films and cinematic landmarks and a great majority of their stock consists of those types of movies alone, so releasing stuff like ''Film/{{Hausu}}'', ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'' or [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the Showa Godzilla films]] isn’t going to kill the company. Some in the latter group note that many of the films accused of bringing the company down ''are'' cinematic landmarks in their own right (i.e. ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'', pioneer of the ZombieApocalypse genre), many of which needed better home video treatment before joining the Collection (especially if they had never come to Blu-ray before).
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* BrokenBase: Should Criterion strictly stick to arthouse films and landmarks of cinematic history or branch out and release other, less artsy films? This has been an issue at least as far back as ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' ''Film/Armageddon1998'' being their final laserdisc release. Some believe more mainstream fare strips away what makes Criterion unique and that it'll lead towards a slow decline in sales and cause viewers to lose respect for them. Others point out that the company still releases artsy films and cinematic landmarks and a great majority of their stock consists of those types of movies alone, so releasing stuff like ''Film/{{Hausu}}'', ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'' or [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the Showa Godzilla films]] isn’t going to kill the company. Some in the latter group note that many of the films accused of bringing the company down ''are'' cinematic landmarks in their own right (i.e. ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'', pioneer of the ZombieApocalypse genre), many of which needed better home video treatment before joining the Collection (especially if they had never come to Blu-ray before).
