The Sting SE on 09/06/05 See Post #133 (1 Viewer)

[Joe Karlosi]

EXCELLENT NEWS! One of the best films of all time gets treated with the respect it deserves! I can't wait to hear more details; I really hope we get some involvment from Newman and Redford, at least.

 

[Mike_S]

It's about time!

-Mike

 

[Dane Marvin]

Holy hell. Today we celebrate!!!

 

[Tony Scello]

Fantastic News! I can finally add this wonderful film to my collection

 

[Dale MA]

Thank-you Universal! Now lets hope they give this film the treatment that it deserves

 

[Brad Eisenhauer]

Given Universal's track record (e.g. Legend, Dune) I'll celebrate when I see this in my hands. Not before.

 

[Tommy G]

HOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAY! It is about time. I'd be interested now to find out from Tony D whether the theatrical release was just a cropping job to appease the studio masses.

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

At the time the film was made, there were only a modest number of studios, and typically a film did not have to appease more than one, let alone masses of them.

Regards,

 

[TonyD]

from post #122...
"i just bought a used copy. so i guess a new edition will be announced any day."

took a couple months but it worked.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Tony: As I've had to post before.....thanks for taking one for the team!

We all appreciate it VERY much!

 

[Dave Hahn]

Thank You Universal!

I've requested a SE of this film three or four times over the years. It was three years ago I pleaded to Universal to issue a 30th Anniversary SE for Christmas. Well, better late than never

I hope two discs = many special features. I have no doubt that both Paul Newman and Robert Redford have made contributions. George Roy Hill remains both actors' favorite director and he was a close personal friend to both men. I look forward to in-depth interviews with both concerning this film.

The Sting remains one of the most entertaining films ever made; witness the respect and admiration academy members gave it that year. I believe this is so because The Sting is a wonderful study in the craft of film-making. There are no holes here; the script, casting, directing, acting, art direction and scoring are all perfect.

Most members here have gone without seeing this masterpiece because of the OAR issue. I forsee much discussion after those who have not seen The Sting finally get to enjoy George Roy Hill's masterpiece.

 

[Haggai]

Artwork and final specs are up at DVDAnswers:



Not much quantity-wise, but hopefully the doc'll be good, the descriptions there do sound interesting.

I like that artwork and cover design, especially on the inside. Been so long since I've seen it, someone help me out: which character is on the far left there, in the inside background image? Aside from him, from left to right, I guess it's Hooker, Twist, and Gondorff.

 

[oscar_merkx]

I like the fact that there is no audio commentary with The Sting.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

Well, at least there will be something "extra". I think the film deserves that much.

 

[Steve Tannehill]

He was the banker. I forget the name.

- Steve

 

[Jim Dalton]

I don't.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Why????????????? It looks like Universal is behind Warner and Fox when it comes to getting audio commentaries from film historians, since the director, Hill is dead and I doubt that Newman or Redford cared to share their thoughts on this film with a commentary track.

 

[Haggai]

Yeah, even a commentary that you don't like is usually a welcome extra. No one's going to force you to listen to it.

I would have liked a historian commentary that dealt with some ideas about the different approaches to period pieces in this movie and in Butch and Sundance. The latter one feels very much like a late '60s film (not a criticism, I love the movie), while The Sting feels more like it could have been made during its Depression-era time period.

 

[Jeff_HR]

An audio commentary is the ONE extra that I want above all others.