8.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Travis, a mysterious, nearly mute drifter, tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother in Los Angeles, and his missing wife.
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Dean Stockwell, Nastassja Kinski, John Lurie, Bernhard WickiDrama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or and FIPRESCI awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas" (1984) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Axiom Films. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; "The Road to Paris, Texas", a collage of interviews with Wim Wenders, cinematographer Robby Muller, composer Ry Cooder, actors Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, Dennis Hopper, and Hanns Zischler, director Samuel Fuller, author Patricia Highsmith, and film critic Kraft Wetzel conducted by director Paul Joyce; deleted scenes with optional commentary by Wim Wenders; footage from the Cannes Film Festival; and more. The release also arrives with a 24-page illustrated booklet featuring an interview with Wim Wenders, writings on the film by Sam Shepard, technical notes, and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
"He ran until the sun came up...and he could not run any further"
Presented in a aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Axiom Films.
The high-definition transfer is virtually identical to the one Criterion used for their Blu-ray release of Paris, Texas in the U.S. -- and this is certainly great news because the telecine Criterion worked with was supervised by Wim Wenders. (Information included in the booklet provided with this release also confirms this as it clarifies that the high-definition transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from the original camera negative and then supervised and approved by Wim Wenders).
Detail is wonderful throughout the entire film, while during the darker nighttime footage clarity is very pleasing. However, as I noted in our review of the Criterion release, some of the most dramatic improvements are in the area of color reproduction. Instead of looking flat or fuzzy, colors are now natural and well saturated. Furthermore, there are no traces of excessive denoising. There are no traces of problematic sharpening corrections either. There are a couple of sequences where some extremely light halo attempts to sneak in, but even the well trained eyes will have a very difficult time spotting it while viewing the film. There are no large debris, cuts, or warps to report in this review. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English Dolby Digital 2.0. For the record, Axiom Films have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.
The lossless track is terrific. The lush guitar solos from what is arguably one of the greatest soundtracks done for a contemporary film sound quite incredible. Depth and clarity are also excellent. The dialog is clean, stable, and very easy to follow. There are no pops, cracks, hiss, or distortions to report in this review.
Wim Wenders' wonderful Paris, Texas arrives rather late on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom, but this is without a doubt the very best Region-B release of the film that I have seen to date. It uses the approved by the German director high-definition transfer and offers a terrific selection of supplemental features. I want to specifically mention that this is also one very stylish looking Blu-ray release. Your collection cannot be complete without Paris, Texas, folks. I urge you to consider ordering a copy. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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