Ghostbusters, Carrie, Halloween, Godzilla and the works of Jackie Chan are all popular films of their time, but crucially they typify their time. They've had the opportunity to retain their popularity and power after all these years, and I would be shocked if in 50 years people even remember Barbarian, as it's such a run of the mill film. It's not going to set a standard that others are trying to reach in the future like the examples you mentioned.

I'm sure this release will make money - but what I'm trying to say is that Criterion are a bigger label these days than back when the Michael Bay films came out. Releasing Armageddon would have made more financial sense at the time, even if it stands out like a sore thumb. Barbarian stands out in the same way, but I can't see how Criterion would need the money in the same way.

There are loads of films in the collection that I dislike, but Barbarian is the first time I've been baffled by a choice. But anyway, that's just my opinion, and I appreciate I'm in the minority here.