The Graduate (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
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Actor: Anne Bancroft, Buck Henry, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, Murray HamiltonCinematographer: Robert Surtees
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Multiple Formats
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-06-02
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Graduate (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
Movie Review: An excellent movie graduates into Blu-Ray with flying colors!
Summary: 5 Stars
(Sorry, couldn't resist the pun on that one;)
This release was quite a positive surprise; considering it was not really something I expected to benefit greatly in getting the high-def treatment. However, the picture quality is very respectable throughout, and does not appear to have been artificially "souped-up" with edge-enhancement or digital noise reduction. It does have a few (mostly scenery or reduced-lighting scenes) which do show the age if one looks closely, but still I have to admit that it looked pretty fresh for being a 40+ year old catalog title.
The audio I did expect to benefit greatly from being remastered into lossless 5.1, though, and the DTS HD Master Audio track delivered in spades. Both the dialogue--which is clear and intelligible throughout--but not least the excellent music by Simon & Garfunkel makes this worth buying just for the soundtrack alone.
As for the movie itself, the performance by Dustin Hoffman is superb--I feel he perfectly captured all the mannerisms; the awkwardness & uneasiness his character exhibits after being thrust into the situations by the also brilliant Anne Bancroft (in an iconic performance)--in a way that is so subtle but still hilariously funny at the same time--that it deserves some major credit (this was after all his first major role.) I notice another reviewer mentioned that he came across as "annoying"--which just shows what a great performance it really is (not that this reviewer thought so, but I can see how it can be interpreted that way)
The directing is also flawless, and a Mike Nichols movie through and through. (Only bettered by Catch-22 in my opinion--can't wait to see that on this format as well!)
All in all, a true gem that can be highly recommended. Probably the best $8.99 I've ever spent on a film purchase. And it even included a DVD of the movie as well.
Summary of The Graduate (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
Nominated for seven Academy Awards® and winner for Best Director, this ground breaking and "wildly hilarious" (The Boston Globe) social satire launched the career of two-time Oscar®-winner Dustin Hoffman and cemented the reputation of acclaimed director Mike Nichols. Pulsating with the rebellious spirit of the '60s and a haunting score sung by Simon and Garfunkel, The Graduate is truly a "landmark film" (Leonard Maltin). Shy Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) returns home from college with an uncertain future. Then the wife of his father's business partner, the sexy Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), seduces him, and the affair only deepens his confusion. That is, until he meets the girl of his dreams (Katharine Ross). But there's one problem: she's Mrs. Robinson's daughter!Similar DVD Movies
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