Flow, which unexpectedly won this year's Oscar for Best Animated Feature, on sale with 50% discount as part Criterion Collection Holiday Sale on Amazon. The 2024 animated film joined The Criterion Collection in September with 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD editions. With a 50% discount you can get Flow for $25 on 4K Blu-ray, $20 on Blu-rayor $15 per DVD.
Flow: collection of criteria
No matter which edition you choose, you'll receive a remastered edition of Flow director Gints Zilbalodis's first animated film, the 2019 fantasy adventure film Away. It also includes several inserts, two featurettes, a documentary, an animated feature, and other special features.
Made using open source software on a budget of approximately $4 million, Flow grossed $20 million and earned a ton of praise from critics and audiences. On Rotten TomatoesFlow has a rating of 97% on Tomatometer (critic reviews) and 98% on Popcornmeter (audience reviews).
Flow is about a cat who goes on an adventure after his home and the world around him are destroyed by a flood. Throughout his journey, he meets a lemur, a capybara and other animals who, like him, just want to survive. This is a rather unconventional film in that its animation and sound design tell a complete story – there is not a single word of dialogue.
25 dollars (was 50 dollars)
Flow's 4K digital transfer and DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround sound upgrade have been approved by Zilbalodis. All three editions are based on 4K transfers, so the 1080p and DVD versions will look better than the average Blu-ray/DVD.
Like many Criterion releases, the 4K Blu-ray edition of Flow comes with premium packaging. The fold-out digipak features an interior illustration and is protected by a cover. Inside the case you'll find a fold-out booklet with an essay by film critic Nicholas Rapold and a sheet of character stickers.
The 4K Blu-ray edition of Flow is a three-disc collection: one 4K disc and two 1080p discs. One of the standard Blu-ray discs has the movie and bonus features, while the other has more bonus features, including the 2019 film Away.
Here's the full list of features included in the 4K Blu-ray version. The on-disc features are the same across all three editions.
Flow: Features of the criteria collection:
- 4K Flow digital transfer (2024) with DTS-HD MA 7.1
- Digital Master 4K Away (2019)
- Disc 1: “The Stream” on 4K Blu-ray
- Disc 2: Flow on Blu-ray and Special Features
- Disc 3: Away on Blu-ray and Special Features
- Digipak with case
- Leaflet with essay by Nicholas Rapold
- Character sticker sheet
Bonus Content:
- Director's audio commentary
- Away (2019): 75-minute feature film
- Dream Cat (2025): Making a Latvian Television Documentary
- Full-length animatic
- Aqua (2012): short film with director's commentary.
- Priorities (2014): short film with director's commentary.
- New interviews: Zilbalodis and co-writer Matisse Kaza
- Unused footage with director's commentary
- Trailers, advertising and teasers
Animated films represent a very small portion of Criterion's catalogue. The biggest animated film in The Criterion Collection is undoubtedly WALL-Ewhich won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2009. WALL-E is the only Pixar (or Disney) animated film in the Criterion library. Director Andrew Stanton brought it to Criterion and helmed the remaster, so this is the best version of WALL-E available; it's also arguably the best 4K Blu-ray of any Pixar or Disney animated film, thanks to visual and audio enhancements and a host of special features.
On the visual side, WALL-E offers Dolby Vision and HDR10+. In terms of audio, the film features three surround sound tracks: Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. WALL-E is a three-disc collection with approximately four hours of bonus content. Needless to say, Criterion's Blu-ray edition of WALL-E is a must-buy for Pixar fans, especially when it retails for just $25 (was $50).
Animated films directed by Criterion Collection regulars Wes Anderson and Guillermo del Toro are also 50% off. Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro Available on 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD. 2018 Wes Anderson film. Isle of Dogs joined The Criterion Collection in September with 4K and standard Blu-ray versions. Anderson's 2009 animated film. Fantastic Mr Fox is also in the catalog, but there is no 50% discount on it – unless you buy it Wes Anderson Archive. recently released 10-film box set includes Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mister Fox and many of Anderson's best live-action films on 4K Blu-ray for $250 (was $500). Eight films, including Fantastic Mr. Fox, are available exclusively on 4K Blu-ray in this box set.
Here's a list of notable Criterion Collection animated films that are 50% off during Amazon's holiday promotion:
- Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro
- Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs
- Fantastic planet
- Watership Down
- Flow
To learn more about Guillermo del Toro's offerings, visit our story on Criterion's new Nightmare Alley special edition. And if you want to learn more about the Wes Anderson Archive, our story takes a closer look at the new box set as well as a list of the director's films on Blu-ray with a 50% discount. You can read the most complete article about the annual holiday sale here. A sweeping look at GameSpot's criteria collection.
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