The Natural - Director's Cut

[Davidian]

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 becomesinstrumental in Hobb's career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years passand 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 chanceto lead the Knights to the pennant and to finally fulfill his dream.


Disc 1:

The Director's Cut (143:39) w/ Introduction by Director Barry Levinson (2:07)

BDinfo:

[Show spoiler]

Disc Title: The Natural - Directors Cut
Disc Size: 24,571,320,077 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 01002.MPLS
Size: 24,410,910,720 bytes
Length: 2:23:39.527
Total Bitrate: 22.66 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 18994 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / Dolby TrueHD Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1218 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Embedded: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)

Disc 2:

Theatrical Version (137:47)

Special Features:

• When Lightning Strikes
• Extra Innings
• Clubhouse Conversations
• A Natural Gunned Down - The Stalking of Eddie Watkins
• Knights in Shining Armour - The Mythology of The Natural
• The Heart of The Natural

BDinfo:

[Show spoiler]

Disc Title: The Natural D2
Disc Size: 40,187,599,452 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 00003.MPLS
Size: 33,117,278,208 bytes
Length: 2:17:47.259
Total Bitrate: 32.05 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 26753 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3621 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: English / 10.138 kbps
Subtitle: English / 9.653 kbps

[dean1700]

Want.

Never knew of a Director's cut though.

[Davidian]

Originally Posted by dean1700

Want.

Never knew of a Director's cut though.

Yeah it looks intriguing. Here's what the Director Barry Levinson has to say about it:

Barry Levinson's Intro

[shireguy]

Originally Posted by dean1700

Want.

Never knew of a Director's cut though.

https://www.amazon.com/The-Natural/dp/B000MNOX94

strange that the DVD (in the US) got the Directors Cut, and the Blu didn't...

[Clark Kent]

The theatrical cut is better.

[dean1700]

Okay. I watched this the other night and I have to agree. The whole start of the Directors Cut has been changed to a series of flash backs until he walks into Knight's Field and I noticed all the dialogue changes, especially the removal of Whammer's "Rumpot" snap.

I honestly don't think the added scenes and changes really added anything to the movie. If anything it detracted from it and felt it a little disjointed in places.

It does help to clear up one thing from the theatrical version though and that is Max Mercy's attempt to prove "Wonderboy" is an illegal bat with the added scene of him using a bat to hit a ball in the vice which then moves into the scene from the original release with the voice over

"In response to Max Mercy's accusation that Wonderboy was a loaded bat, Commissioner Gates made a statement.

"We measured and weighed the bat and it is within League specifications. Therefore, the bat is legal and may be used in League play."

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

The theatrical cut is better.

[mojohand]

Will get this now that JB are having their 20% sale

[Davidian]

Any chance of getting the title of this thread changed to The Natural - Director's Cut Lord Crumb? I think it may be a WW exclusive.

[PatrynXX]

Disc 2:

Theatrical Version (137:47)

Special Features:
When Lightning Strikes
Extra Innings
Clubhouse Conversations
A Natural Gunned Down - The Stalking of Eddie Watkins
Knights in Shining Armour - The Mythology of The Natural
The Heart of The Natural


Now why the 4K release leaves the theatrical version as a special feature is beyond me. It should have been listed like this. If it's a special feature the main feature woulda been the Directors Cut, but Sony chose to confuse buyers still on 1080p. like me. Yeah sometime I'll get a 50 inch tv but not right now. Someday.

[LordCrumb]

This isn't a 4K release.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

This isn't a 4K release.

I think he replied to the wrong thread. The 4K just came out in the US.