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| Movie Description Farm boy Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is the best baseball player anyone has ever seen. His bat, handmade from the wood of a tree felled by lightning following the death of his father, is magic in his hands. But before his career can start, the mysterious Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey) inexplicably shoots him, sidelining him for more than a decade. Fifteen years later, Hobbs returns to play for the New York Knights, whose coach, Pop Fisher (Wilfred Brimley), begrudgingly accepts the aging rookie as a member of the team. Pop is as surprised as the rest of the team when Hobbs knocks the ball out of the park time and again and can still play a mean outfield as well. However, when the politics of the business side of the game get in the way, Hobbs has to make some life-changing decisions. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with Memo Paris (Kim Basinger), a sultry siren with her own agenda. Glenn Close plays Iris, the hometown girl whom Hobbs left behind but never forgot. Director Barry Levinson (DINER, RAIN MAN) manages to re-create the excitement of old-time baseball while telling an all-American tale of success and failure, based on the novel by Bernard Malamud.
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Top Reviews  One Of A KindReview created: 06/19/07 by:  5 of 5 people found this review helpful. This is truly one of the very best baseball movies ever made. Robert Redford makes Roy Hobbs everything he should be. From beginning to end this movie inspires and demostrates what life could have been for a baseball player had it not been for the act of one single deranged fan. This movie is based on the life of Eddie Waitkus (www.waitkus.org) and how a single fan change the player and the man. If you have the opportunity to see this movie....take it. You will not be disappointed. FIVE STAR MOVIE ! Review ID: 10000000003833941 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Just Another Unnecessary Director's Cut8 of 12 people found this review helpful. Is is just me or does anyone else feel that not every movie needs to be revisited for a Director's Cut? When 'Director's Cuts' first started appearing in the mid-1990's (the most popular probably being Ridley Scott's disaster of a project 'Blade Runner'), I wasn't quite sure what to think...I thought it was interesting to see the extra footage and new scenes, but at the same time I noticed a feeling of disappointment...I felt that the movie was being damaged, as if the director and other filmmakers weren't satisfied with their original cut, the cut that we all grew to love in the first place (otherwise we wouldn't have even bothered with the director's cut, right?)...Well, the bottom line is that 'The Natural: Director's Cut' is just another unnecessary re-edit of a film that was perfect the first time around and it's a shame that someone even felt that this movie needed to be re-done to impress its loyal fans... As for the quality of the dvd, Let me just say that the bonus features on the second disc are the perk of the package...I wish I could speak highly of the new high-def transfer and upgraded sound, but over the past few years I've just become frustrated with the visual and audio remastering on dvd's that has given us a much different presentation than what we remember on the big screen...High-def transfers are clear, sure...but they are usually almost always overdone, and the new transfer on 'The Natural: Director's Cut' is no exception...it seems that the shading and lighting I remember seeing originally are sacrificed all for the sake of being able to see a pimple on someones face that you couldn't originally...I don't get it...As for the audio, the new 5.1 track is definitely louder than on the original dvd, but again, it seems in some scenes, like the scene where Roy Hobbs hits the home run at Wrigley Field and shatters the scoreboard clock, that some sound effects have actually been 'added' into the mix, which is again frustrating and a slap in the face to the original mix... Overall, I wouldn't bother spending $20 on this dvd...If you have the original version already, you've got all that you need...I will actually admit that this new version will probably hurt your opinion of the film, an all too common problem with all the recent 'unrated cuts' and 'director's cuts' flooding the market...Let me just say that I'm sure every director who ever made a film wishes he could go back and change things, or that he had more time to do this or that, but things happen for a reason, and finishing a film within the budget and time constraints given by a studio are part of the creative movie making process, and lets leave it at that...I wish dvd production companies and their fathering film studios could keep the deleted scenes and other stuff that didn't make it into the film where they belong (in the bonus features section), and save the high-def transfers and hoaky audio remixes for those who want to waste their money on HD-DVD or BLUE RAY disc systems...But Hollywood, please leave films like 'The Natural', that were perfect the first time around, alone... Review ID: 10000000003417905 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews The Natural - Directors' CutReview created: 07/09/08 by: sugarhigh819 ( 2 ) I bought this item as a gift for my boyfriend who is obsessed with the movie and Roy Hobbs. The DVD was amazing and it was perfect for him. :) The picture quality was fantastic and it was a great addition to his baseball movie collection! Review ID: 10000000007905419 Was this review helpful? Report this review EXCELLENT MOVIE FOR ANY SPORTS FAN!!!!!!!Review created: 04/14/08 by: ROBERT REDFORD IS GREAT IN THIS MOVIE ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTING CAST. A TRUE MOVIE WHERE THE GOOD GUY WINS IN THE END. PLAYS ON THE FACT THAT YOU SHOULD REALLY GET TO KNOW A WOMAN BEFORE YOU JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET. BOBBY PICKED OUT A GOOD ONE AND YOU CAN TOO BY GETTING THIS MOVIE. Review ID: 10000000006709196 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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