Paris, Texas Gets Criterioned
My old DVD of Paris, Texas had been loaned out to friends and acquaintances many times, because it's the sort of movie I just want to make people sit down and watch. DVDs are sensitive things, though, and somewhere along the line this one got scratched, making it skip and stall during one of the most important scenes at the end. Sometime this summer, I decided to replace it, and went searching for a cheap copy on Amazon. When I saw a Criterion edition would be coming out, I gave up on the idea of getting a cheap replacement for my wounded disc and instead pre-ordered the new one. There are a few films that, if you're going to own them and watch them a few times a year (as I've done with Paris, Texas ever since first getting it on a $5 videotape during a sale at a local video store), you should get them on the best edition possible. And the fact that it's now on Blu-Ray is nearly enough to make me run out and get a Blu-Ray player. I ordered the disc s...
