Audience Rated by buyers PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Type of bind: Video Download
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Running Time: 144 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 1944
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: May 10, 1984
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A coworker forwarded me a list of '20 movies that make men cry' and the Natural was one I hadn't gotten arount to seeing. (BTW 'Old Yeller' is the ONLY legitimate movie on the list.)
The only reason to cry when seeing this movie is from the pain caused by stabbing youe eyes out with an ice pick to avoid seeing any more. My very very first impression was that Redford, besides being a terrible actor, looks about 30 years too old to play the ADULT character. Never mind the complete joke of him as a 19 year old. The plot is about as lame as they come and the ending is just stupid. Really NONE of the characters are believable except possibly Glenn Close but her brief screen time is not sufficient to rescue this abomination.
I realize a lot of guys will want to see this for themselves and there is that masochistic fringe that will enjoy this movie simply because it is so bad.
If you just have to subject yourself to this -- rent Don't buy!
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Very thoughtful and well made movie whether about baseball or not, is well deserving to be seen. This movie has an element rarely seen anymore in movies and that is "character".
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I am well pleased with the product. I have tried to source it out from various places without any success. I am so pleased, the movie plays well and my expectation has been exceeded by the service I got from Amazon.com. Hey guys, you have got yourself a customer for life.
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Plenty has been written about The Natural. So I won't bore you with my 2c worth. Just get it. Watch it. And enjoy. Redford, Duvall, Close, Basinger. You wont be disappointed.
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Some movies are better left untinkered with. The original film version of "The Natural" is a beloved sports masterpiece, no matter how muddled the opening scenes may appear. For some reason, Director Barry Levinson re-worked the entire opening sequence and created a completely different feel for the movie closer to his "original vision". For those who have never seen the original version, this version might be adequate. But being familiar with the original, this version comes across to me as a lame endeavor to cash in on a 25th Anniversary Edition. Several classic, important shots and lines are scrubbed from the original and replaced with new footage, giving the movie a chopped-up feeling that never goes away. And the opening sequence is still not easy to follow.
I would have been OK with this new version if it included the original as well, but instead you're forced to hang onto both versions for the time being. Watch them both and compare, but in the end you'll reach for the original version every time you're in the mood to watch this great baseball film about life's redemptions.
One positive, the bonus disc provides excellent insight and footage into the making of this film, and is worth the price alone.
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