The Natural 4K UHD + Blu-ray
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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 (Robert Duvall), who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobb’s career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from The New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seein g the Knights lose, Hobbs, with his boyhood bat, has his chance to lead the Knights to the pennant and to finally fulfill his dream. The Natural 4K UHD + Blu-ray
Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball super-stardom. 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 (Robert Duvall), who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobb’s career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from 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. The Natural 4K UHD + Blu-ray
Additional information
| Digital Copy Expiration Date : | December 31, 2020 |
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| Aspect Ratio : | 1.85:1 |
| MPAA rating : | Unrated (Not Rated) |
| Product Dimensions : | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces |
| Director : | Barry Levinson |
| Media Format : | 4K, Blu-ray |
| Run time : | 4 hours and 41 minutes |
| Release date : | June 4, 2019 |
| Actors : | Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall, Robert Redford |
| Dubbed: : | French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Subtitles: : | Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish |
| Producers : | Mark Johnson |
| Studio : | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| ASIN : | B07PQTYMGZ |
| Number of discs : | 2 |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #9 in Drama Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews: | (3,838) |
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Francis Booth Lynch –
Entertaining
Bonus movie 6 of 1984 in my journey through films of my lifetimeAll I remember is a baseball flying into lights and sparks going everywhere. As the years have gone on I have not found sports movies to be all that inspiring any more. Hopefully “The Natural” will give me a renewed interest!So it all came rushing back to me, my problem with sports movies. It’s kind of like cop movies where the bad guys are the higher-ups in the organization. “So I Married An Axe Murderer” did a good job joking around about this. Who’s the problem in The Natural? The higher-ups. I’m not yawning yet but the urge to roll my eyes is strong.Maybe one of the best terms I can use to describe “The Natural” is “sappy.” I just don’t think sports are more meaningful than the singular pennant or championship they aspire to within themselves. Golf movies are particularly egregious to this end (being sappy that is) but baseball is definitely a close second. This isn’t the case for all of them. “Rudy” or “Hoosiers” would be a good example of movies that offers no transcendent nonsense. Despite my feelings here I’m not saying “The Natural” is a bad movie, actually it’s quite good, but the appeal to the audience that would see a sport as all important falls flat to me, it seems almost childish. I feel like the main character in “Dazed and Confused” where he’s looking for more out of life than just football. The old man comes up telling him how good the team looks and this guy just had different aspirations; this old man almost seems pathetic hoping for so much out of a high school football team while life is getting on for this young kid.Redford’s acting is not much to speak of. He delivers his lines with this curt, placid cadence that is fine during a line reading but when the lights come on one would expect more. I could be wrong but I doubt he did much theater, few could even hear him much less be convicted of his character’s motives. Likely he just got used to getting by on his looks and who could blame him. Truly someone like Harrison Ford would have really made this role and he looked just as good if not better.The ending, well that’s the thing with sports movies: real sports are already full of drama so in sports movies it has to be contrived and over the top. “The Natural” doesn’t dissapoint here. The final scenes feel more like Christmas morning than an ideal conclusion to a game. Is this a good or bad thing? I actually think it depends on what you want out of a movie. For me I thought it was a little cheesy, but I also couldn’t blame someone who might have loved it.In the end I’m not embarrassed to recommend “The Natural.” It’s a good movie, it’s not my kind of movie, but definitely good.Pros-well made film with beautiful cinematography-great cast-great score-good storyCons-Robert Redford delivers a wooden performance-has some predictable sports movies tropes
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Joe E. Lepo –
Engaging plot, great performances by principal actors, excellent AV transfer
Sound and video were excellent–in the 4K disc rendition we watched. Great drama not often found in recent movies. Redford, Sam Neill, Kristin Scott Thomas, and even Scarlett Johannson delivered.
Dr. Glenn W. Briggs –
A touch of nostalgia; a rush of emotion!
Without recounting the touching story presented in this fine sports film, which is really not necessary considering the eloquent reviews that have already done that, I will offer that this is simply a superb film, in virtually every respect. It represents a considerable touch of nostalgia, especially for those of us who recall such times as those presented here. But it is also a rush of emotion, from a number of perspectives, for viewers of any age. For example, have any of you ever been reunited with your first love, after many years? It is a prominent theme in the story, and it will play a tune on your heartstrings. True, there appears to be a more or less supernatural presence in the story, but in no way does it detract from the quality of the story or the film itself.As others have said, the cast itself is unbeatable, when you consider the thespian excellence represented in Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Wilford Brimley, Kim Basinger, and the inevitable class and elegance of Richard Farnsworth. When bridging the sixteen years duration of the story, the filmmakers did a masterful job of gracefully “aging” the cast.The Director’s cut includes some small clips that do not appear in the usual commercial release, but in many ways, I do not understand why they were not included as a matter of policy. In fact, these vignettes lent clarity and completeness to some later scenes.This is clearly one of my most prized sports films, and in terms of evoking genuine emotions among viewers, it is one of the very best from any film venue.
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Sometimes Escaping is the BEST medicine. –
Ending or not, A great move to believe anything is possible.
Ending or not, A great move to believe anything is possible.
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Roy Hobbs –
My favorite sports movie
I’m really torn with the Director’s Cut. On one hand, I was glad to get the never-before-seen scenes. On the other, I thought this film was fine the way it was. The Director’s Cut came off as being much “darker” than the original.I guess my one big complaint about the Director’s Cut is that even though they added a lot more scenes, they also took a few away. I didn’t mind the flashbacks, but they took away some of the dialogue between the Whammer and Hobbs on the train. There were a couple other fairly inconsequential scenes that are no longer in the film.The original was easier to follow, and I wonder how easy it would be to follow the Director’s Cut without having seen the original. Since Robert Redford played Hobbs when he first set out to start his career, it might be a little confusing for those who see those early scenes, while at the same time seeing a “grown up” Hobbs as he reflects on his life. The only thing that might help clear it up is when Hobbs mentions that he was out of the game for 16 years.Also, I gave the original film the benefit of the doubt with regards to the games that were played at Wrigley Field. When Hobbs hits the home run that breaks the clock, it appears as though it was a game ending home run, due to the editing, but if you look closely, none of the players walk off the field as though the game is over (the Cubs would have last at bats.) However, when he hits four home runs the next day, you can clearly hear the announcer’s voiceovers describe the home runs as being hit in the bottom of each inning. Oops.I don’t want to spoil anything, but there was one interesting new scene between Bump and Roy. Given that Bump was just told that he has one more chance to shape up, his actions towards Roy aren’t surprising at all.Despite his MAJOR flaws with regards to the shady women in his life, Roy Hobbs is still a hero. I would still highly recommend either one of these films, but would probably favor the original. I could have enjoyed a Director’s Cut even if they just put the new scenes into their special features disc instead of ingrained into the actual movie.Whammer, “Scared?”Hobbs, “Not of you, I’m not.”
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Alex Husband –
Good deal for the price.
Good product and came quick and well packaged.
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person001 –
The Natural … when good movies were the norm rather than the exception
I originally watched this movie around the time it was released (1984) and I liked it back then. So I felt like watching it again (2020). I was literally blown away this time by how good a movie it was compared to what typically passes for a film lately. Character development done right, plot development done right, montages done effectively, many subtle scenes with excellent acting all around mark this as a great classic. Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley – who could ask for more talented actors. I can only point to perhaps one small plot weakness which I won’t be specific about here to avoid spoiling, but otherwise this is the great classic hero story.There is a certain demographic that, thanks to today’s identity politics, may have more difficulty finding good stories like this to which they can relate. This film may be particularly inspirational to people who might feel like their lives didn’t turn out the way they had hoped and have trouble seeing the silver lining. I wouldn’t be surprised if this film is eventually rebooted at some point with countless revisions to make it conform to the political ideology rampant in today’s Hollywood, but this is one of the main reasons that I find myself going back to watch these films that I love one more time before they get ruined or become difficult to find in their original form.
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James E. Scalf –
Great DVD movie
Great movie and the DVD played perfectly
Mr. E –
HAPPY CUSTOMER.👍
I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THIS PURCHASE. THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE WITH EXCELLENT QUALITY.✓
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Orrymain –
Redford and Baseball: Works for Me!
The version I purchased of The Natural was the two-disk Director’s Cut set. I liked that viewers had the option at the very beginning to listen to Barry Levinson, the director, explain in brief how the cut altered the movie from the original theatrical release. Now, I saw the movie in the theater and once or twice on cable over the years, but honestly, I don’t remember the original that specifically to tell what the differences are. I do appreciate having Levinson’s comment about the changes up front, though. Viewers don’t have to listen that first, but it’s presented above the ‘play movie’ for those who are interested in doing so as I was.I enjoy Robert Redford movies and before the era of steroids and ridiculous salaries, I loved baseball, so seeing this in the theater upon release was natural for me. I recall liking it and thinking it was a bit slow in places, so buying the Director’s Cut to see if that slowness was taken away, was also a natural for me. I may not enjoy baseball like I once did, but I still like a good Redford film performance.Levinson removed several minutes from the movie’s first cut, rearranged and edited, and ultimately added five minutes and in total, this lengthened the movie by five minutes. The opening was definitely more tight, as he called it. Years ago, I remember thinking the opening in particular was so slow, almost dark and dreary, and I did not feel that way in watching the DVD today.Redford is Roy Hobbs, initially a young man with a bright future in baseball until he gets shot by a mysterious woman. It’s sixteen years later when he finally gets a shot at the big leagues, although not everyone is on his side, including the manager (Wilford Brimley) who refuses to play such an old rookie. He doesn’t even let him practice, until one day when Hobbs challenges him. Then the manager gets a big shock: this old rookie can play.From there, it’s baseball drama and folks wanting to solve the mystery of Roy Hobbs’ past while also putting in play a bit of a Black Sox scandal. The supporting cast is full of top notch actors, such as Glenn Close and Robert DuVall. Darrin McGavin, Kim Bassinger, Barbara Hershey, and Robert Prosky were also part of the cast. The big finale is an explosive delight, the kind that makes a fan cheer and smile with excitement. It takes a while to get there, but it’s a good journey.The second disk has all of the bonus material, including a feature (in parts without a ‘play all’ option which annoys me) on the creation of the story and getting the movie made. It was truly interesting to hear the director and Redford discuss the ending of the movie and how it was changed from the novel, which provides a darker, more sad ending than what is seen in the film. That’s followed by short “extras” that discuss different aspects of the movie, such as making era-appropriate uniforms, use of slow motion, and the one question President Reagan had about the movie.Next comes a segment called Clubhouse Conversations which includes folks like George Will, Bob Costas, Ryne Sandberg, Jason Giambi, and Don Mattingly talking (individually, not together) about the game of baseball. After this comes the shocking story of a baseball player shot by a female stalker. Though severely injured, he survived and returned to the game of baseball. She was the inspiration for the Barbara Hershey character in The Natural. The last part of this extra is about the various mythologies used in the novel and in the movie.”The Heart of The Natural” is a featurette that features Cal Ripken Jr. on the gift or talent to play the game. This extends to include topics like the media and the business of the game. He also talks about heroes and the concept of role models.So, strong Redford performance, good drama, satisfying ending, and interesting extras make this an excellent DVD. Truly, my only complaint is the lack of a ‘play all’ option for that initial extra on The Natural coming together. Commentary would have been great, too, but as it is, the Director’s Cut set is well worth it.
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