The Natural

[bully]

What a top movie!!! Robert Redford at his best, I first saw this when I was a kid and loved it. Just watched it again and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you haven't seen it I suggest you do.:clap:

[RDNZL]

Welcome to the Forums ..... 6 months of <s>lurking</s> working up the courage before making your first post eh ;)

I must admit it's been so long since I saw this that I have forgotten almost everything about it ...... I'll add it to my 'need to rewatch' list :)

[Liggur]

Yes, very good film, even gets a hommage in the Quantum Leap Pilot episode.

[richard67]

...And one of those stirring themes that changes your mood. One of author Bernard Malamud's topics is man's desire to build a new life from the wreckage of the old. Who can't relate to that occasionally?

[Liggur]

...and I just Picked it up in the HMV sale for £9.99 :clap:

[ed rooney]

Originally posted by Liggur
...and I just Picked it up in the HMV sale for £9.99 :clap:
hmmmm....

...cheap R2 or R1 with the classic music at the correct pitch (plus additional booklet)....

....decisions, decisions. :confused:

[John Hodson]

Reviving this thread with the news that a two-disc 'Directors Cut' of Barry Levinson's The Natural is coming from Sony April 3 in R1, according to the Sony website here (http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/catalog/catalogDetail_DVD043396184084.html) - no other detail I'm afraid, but I rejoice at the news.

[aprout]

Hopefully this time the extras will be slightly more interesting.

You know, maybe have something about THE FILM ITSELF rather than a 40 minute documentary on some baseball player I've never heard of! :cuckoo:

[anephric]

The Natural could be about anything - the baseball is only incidental to the mythologising and the theme of the loss of innocence.

[Gary Couzens]

Which version is on DVD in Region 2? The UK cinema release was shortened to 122 minutes instead of the original 137 - and it got much better reviews from British critics than it did from American ones, generally speaking.

[anephric]

Really? I've only ever seen the US version (on laserdisc) - I've never bothered with it on DVD.

[John Hodson]

From Davis DVD:

Arriving just in time for the opening of the 2007 baseball season, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release The Natural: Director Cut on April 3rd. The fan-favorite flick, starring Robert Redford, arrives as a two-disc set featuring a new edit of the 1984 film with a new anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Bonus materials will include a video introduction by director Barry Levinson, along with ten new featurettes including "When Lightning Strikes: Creating 'The Natural,'" "For the Love of the Movie... and the Game," "A Natural Gunned Down: The Stalking of Eddie Waitkus," "Knights in Shining Armor: The Mythology of 'The Natural,'" "The Heart of The Natural. Also on board are new interviews with Redford and actress Glenn Close as well as a slew of baseball superstars and announcers. Retail is $24.98.