tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post5339712610326458552..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: Paris, TexasJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-73694345223618263582009-10-28T12:11:22.238-04:002009-10-28T12:11:22.238-04:00I cannot wait for the Criterion Blu-Ray in January...I cannot wait for the Criterion Blu-Ray in January. It's so full of reds, greens and blues that I imagine it will look breathtaking.<br /><br />This is the first Wenders film I've seen, and I'm immediately fast-tracking it towards my list of favorites. First of all, I don't know how I've lived 20 years on this planet without knowing that there was a film that contained both Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell -- two of my absolute favorite character actors -- AND as leads. But the beautiful decay of it all, the rusting America as the backdrop for a broken man somehow managing to sacrifice even more than he already has, deeply moved me.<br /><br />I pre-ordered the BD for Wings of Desire as soon as I finished this based on my love of PT alone.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-21590367744663615172009-10-28T07:40:21.489-04:002009-10-28T07:40:21.489-04:00One of my all time favorites, it remains the only ...One of my all time favorites, it remains the only Wenders film I have seen. I love the desolation and starkness of it all, from beginning to end it is a magnificent experience.Bill Thompsonhttp://billsmovieemporium.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com