The Natural
by Barry Levinson
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Actor: Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall, Robert Redford, Wilford BrimleyDirector: Barry Levinson
Producer: Mark Johnson
Producer: Philip M. Breen
Producer: Robert F. Colesberry
Producer: Roger Towne
Writer: Roger Towne
Writer: Bernard Malamud
Writer: Phil Dusenberry
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Natural
DVD Review: one of the best movies ever...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched this movie at least 25 times!
The acting is superb, the story is AWESOME, and the time frame in history is perfect for a story like this...
Roy Hobbs is a Hero not only to people in the movie, but a hero to real people not in the movie.
He is my hero!!!
Everything he stands for, believes in and his drive/determination are unmatched.
Not just a great sports movie, but a great movie overall...
This movie will pick you up and make you believe in yourself...
Every little boys dreams come true with Hobbs & Wonderboy...
I hope they put this movie on bluray disc and add some more special features.
Thanks for reading my review...
P.S. For the serious Fan of this movie, I know where you can get a Knights Replica Jacket, just like the one in the movie.
DVD Review: Great movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a terrific movie! You don't even have to love baseball to enjoy it. It has a more positive approach than the book- truly a "feel good" movie.
DVD Review: The Greatest Baseball Movie of All Time
Summary: 5 Stars
The best baseball movie of all time. It depicts a glorious era of baseball in which men were men, and the good players were genuine heroes (for the most part - obvious exception Ty Cobb). This is in such unfortunate stark contrast to our present state of steroids, prima donnas and an unforgivable lack of english speaking skills. These men played baseball because they loved it, got by on primitive gear, and, again, were heroes. And its the heroic nature of Hobbs that makes it so wonderful. He was a hero, and he knew it, and he respected his role. This is what baseball needs to return to; until it does, the only worthwhile aspect of the watching experience is the hotdogs. DVD Review: The Natural
Summary: 2 Stars
My independent I chose to read was The Natural I felt it was a good book and its about this man name Roy who is a born winner with his whole dream going the right way he would like for it to be going. He is also fighting to win the toughest game of his and will do whatever it takes to stay on top and keep the love of his life by his side. The Natural is about a career baseball player Roy Hobbs from his first false start to his final failure. Roy is travelling with his manger Sam for a try out with the Chicago cubs. The other people that are with Roy on the rain includes Harriet Bird, and a beautiful woman who catches Roy's eye Max mercy who is a sports writer and this guy name Walt the leading hitter in the American League. Roy finds out Max Mercy had published an article about his sellout for the nights and Roy cry for his own failures. Roy is an idol and the fans worshipped him and he is a man fighting for his life and much more. This book was very exciting and I enjoy reading it because I'm into sports and it's a book about baseball and if you are a person who is into sports and love at the same time this is the right book for you. This book The Natural is expressing how a man feels about baseball and his life all together and don't known how to handle loving the woman of his life and holding on and dealing with the baseball people and traveling all around and trying to stay on top and stay strong and knowing everything will turn out for the best.DVD Review: The Natural (DVD)
Summary: 5 Stars
When I ordered the DVD, The Natural, I did not expect it to arrive earlier than originally thought. I was extremely pleased with the speed of shipment as well as the quality of the DVD when it arrived.
Description of The Natural
Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability, fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Duvall), who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose, Hobbs, with his boyhood bat, has his chance to lead the Knights to the pennant and to finally fulfill his dream.From the sun-dappled heartland, a young man (Robert Redford, in soft lighting) emerges as maybe the best baseball player anybody's ever seen. On his way to the majors, he is cut down by an enigmatic black widow (Barbara Hershey) and vanishes for many years. When he reemerges, a silent mystery, he lands a spot with the New York team and begins tearing up the league--he's still the natural. Fans of the Bernard Malamud novel will be dismayed at the pure mythical hokum of this film, but baseball fanatics have been known to watch and rewatch this one; after all, it's constructed as a kind of shrine to the national pastime. Barry Levinson (Rain Man) directs the movie with an unabashed devotion to the game, although the film could use more of the realities of chewing tobacco and pine tar. Redford is fine, and Kim Basinger and Oscar-nominated Glenn Close are effective as the women in his life. The crowning touch is the soaring, extraordinary music by Randy Newman, the singer-songwriter turned orchestral composer. --Robert Horton
Director Barry Levinson mentions in his video introduction the 1984 movie was rushed to theaters and this 2007 DVD is more the film he originally intended. This "director's cut" adds about 15 minutes of footage and deletes 5. It tightens the first third of the film, yet any fan of the lyrical prologue set in perfect synchronization with Randy Newman's score will be disappointed. Now the beginning is told in flashback as the elder Hobbs returns home. (It's also confusing to keep track of which Hobbs story you are watching when they are both on a train.) The changes do not improve the story or character; it simply packs in more information before Hobbs enters the Knight's dugout. After that, there are a few new scenes and many extensions, most involving Memo (Kim Basinger) and Red (Richard Farnsworth). None of the additions are exceptional. One could hope there is an Easter egg with the remastered original edition. What is on the second disc are above-average featurettes with interviews from most of the major talent. The best little ditties includes Newman's playful "lyrics" to his theme music and Levinson's divulgence that he is the radio play-by-play man. There's a good discussion on adapting (and changing) the novel, the allegorical myths, and the real-life inspirations including a heart-felt segment on Eddie Waitkus, a baseball player who was shot by an obsessed fan. A 5.1 Dolby soundtrack is now available and compliments an excellent video upgrade. --Doug Thomas
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