It Is Happening Again...

First off, wasn't 'Twin Peaks' a great series ? I was at university at the time it screened, and I watched it with the very firm limbed Mr. Soanes. I remember us getting hooked on it from an early stage, and avidly watching every episode. When the killer of Laura Palmer was revealed, it was done so via a dream sequence involving the gentlemen in the picture, that will go with me to my grave. At one point the little fellow in the red suit starts dancing across the room, to a cool jazzy number with lots of finger snaps in it. And am I right in remembering that he was dancing backwards ?

Anyway, the phrase 'it is happening again' featured prominently, and ever since, M'Colleague and I have used it to denote the repetition of a scary event. And I refer of course to Blu-ray DVDs. Alright, that was a clumsy segue, but it was the main reason for this post, before I got caught up in Twin Peaks nostalgia.

A few days back I revealed that some of the Bond flicks are soon to appear on Blu-ray. Now I hear that the Godfather movies are to follow suit . The first two films in that series both appear in my all-time top ten, and if I swing my head round I can see my lovely collector's edition boxset sitting pertly on the shelf. Up until yesterday I thought it was the ultimate in Godfather perfection. But now that a Blu-ray edition is due it looks dull, fuzzy and disappointing. What with Blu-ray finally taking off, this is going to happen more and more. Indiana Jones will probably be out for Christmas, as will Jaws. Next year will likely see LOTR and possibly Star Wars. AND I WANT THEM ALL !!!

The problem is, that in some cases, I have already bought these films three or four times. VHS, VHS special edition, DVD, DVD special edition. Each time I thought I had the definitive version and each time something new has come along to render my purchase obsolete. For those of you who haven't seen any HD stuff, you really must do, it's a thing of great beauty. Just imagine having Lord of the Rings running in 1080p on a 50 inch plasma. It's enough to make a grown man cry/drop his trousers.

Of course I can't afford to upgrade my collection to Blu-ray, but then I also couldn't afford to upgrade it to DVD but I managed it. So what do I do, should I restrict my Blu-ray purchases to things I don't already own ? Or should I start planning on how exactly I'm going to dispose of 500 DVDs ? One thing's for sure, if I end up buying sodding 'A View To A Kill' again, I think I'll take out a contract on myself. Someone that stupid shouldn't be allowed to live.