Bull Durham (1988) - Blu-ray Forum

Scottie · 04-16-2018, 09:08 PM

Bull Durham (1988)

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Former minor leaguer Ron Shelton hit a grand slam with his directorial debut, one of the most revered sports movies of all time. Durham Bulls devotee Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon)—who every year takes a new player under her wing (and into her bed)—has singled out the loose-cannon pitching prospect Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), a big-league talent with a rock-bottom maturity level. But she’s unable to shake Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), the veteran catcher brought in to give Nuke some on-the-field seasoning. A breakthrough film for all three of its stars and an Oscar nominee for Shelton’s highly quotable screenplay, Bull Durham is a freewheeling hymn to wisdom, experience, and America’s pastime, tipping its cap to all those who grind it out for love of the game.

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Ron Shelton, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS‑HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
Two audio commentaries featuring Shelton and actors Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins
New conversation between Shelton and film critic Michael Sragow
Between the Lines: The Making of “Bull Durham,” a 2002 program featuring interviews with cast and crew, including Shelton, Costner, Robbins, and actor Susan Sarandon
The Greatest Show on Dirt, a 2008 appreciation of the film featuring former players, broadcasters, and sports-film aficionados
NBC Nightly News piece from 1993 on the final season of baseball at Durham Athletic Park, where Bull Durham takes place and was shot
Interview with Max Patkin, known as the Clown Prince of Baseball, from a 1991 episode of NBC’s Today
Trailer
PLUS: Excerpts from a 1989 piece by longtime New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell, with new comments from the author

RaynMan2142 · 04-16-2018, 10:50 PM

Seems good to me!

jmat91 · 04-16-2018, 11:00 PM

Never seen this one.

noirjunkie · 04-16-2018, 11:30 PM

This is a waste of Criterion's time. It's a decent-but-not-great baseball movie. Nothing more.

Doctor Jack · 04-16-2018, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

This is a waste of Criterion's time. It's a decent-but-not-great baseball movie. Nothing more.

Jexes23 · 04-16-2018, 11:47 PM

This one is super underwhelming. Movie is blah.

And Kevin Costner is good at playing Kevin Costner in everything he is in.

gkolb · 04-16-2018, 11:47 PM

Great extras, and I’ll buy it. On a sale.

But with a 4K scan, a UHD release would have been preferred by me.

Scottie · 04-16-2018, 11:49 PM

pre-order

BuckNaked2k · 04-16-2018, 11:53 PM

As perplexing as Tootsie.

dig311dug · 04-17-2018, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BuckNaked2k

As perplexing as Tootsie.

tootsie wasn't already released a billion times like this one.

growsinwater · 04-17-2018, 12:16 AM

People hate this movie? I think it's goddamn hilarious lol

MassiveMovieBuff · 04-17-2018, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by growsinwater

People hate this movie? I think it's goddamn hilarious lol

Yeah it's one of my favorite movies....and I'm not even a baseball fan. One of Kevin Costner's best performances IMHO.

noirjunkie · 04-17-2018, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by growsinwater

People hate this movie? I think it's goddamn hilarious lol

No, people (well, I can only speak for myself) don't hate it. I enjoyed it when I saw it. I just don't think it has anything in it that demands it be placed in the Criterion Collection.

Bronson13 · 04-17-2018, 12:42 AM

Awesome Cover Art.

Some of the best Criterion has put out IMO.

A Sith Lord? · 04-17-2018, 05:43 AM

I wish we can get a Sandlot one now!

recS-12 · 04-17-2018, 07:10 AM

One of my fave baseball movies. Happy to see it being released by Criterion & happy to support it w/my $$

Also, Love the cover art.

growsinwater · 04-17-2018, 02:06 PM

Can't leave out Little Big League can we

klauswhereareyou · 04-17-2018, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by growsinwater

Can't leave out Little Big League can we

With special retrospective commentary from America's favorite redhead Timothy Busfield!

klauswhereareyou · 04-17-2018, 02:12 PM

And BTW I was joking about Rookie of the Year, not about The Bad News Bears though!

BagheeraMcGee · 04-17-2018, 02:29 PM

I could definitely see them doing a release of The Bad News Bears. They released Downhill Racer, another sports-related film directed by Michael Ritchie.

04-16-2018, 10:50 PM	#2
RaynMan2142 Banned Member since:Mar 2018	Seems good to me!

04-16-2018, 11:00 PM	#3
jmat91 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Somewhere South Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:2	Never seen this one.

04-16-2018, 11:30 PM	#4
noirjunkie Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:4171 DVD collection:692 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:699	This is a waste of Criterion's time. It's a decent-but-not-great baseball movie. Nothing more.

04-16-2018, 11:47 PM	#6
Jexes23 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Texas 4K collection:561 Blu-ray collection:1759 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 27	This one is super underwhelming. Movie is blah. And Kevin Costner is good at playing Kevin Costner in everything he is in.

04-16-2018, 11:47 PM	#7
gkolb Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Bakersfield, CA 4K collection:977 Blu-ray collection:2939 DVD collection:273	Great extras, and I’ll buy it. On a sale. But with a 4K scan, a UHD release would have been preferred by me.

04-16-2018, 11:49 PM	#8
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	pre-order

04-16-2018, 11:53 PM	#9
BuckNaked2k Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Connecticut 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:761 DVD collection:47 Trading Score:146	As perplexing as Tootsie.

04-17-2018, 12:16 AM	#11
growsinwater Expert Member Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Florida 4K collection:181 Blu-ray collection:738 DVD collection:15 MA collection:566 Digital collection:923	People hate this movie? I think it's goddamn hilarious lol

04-17-2018, 12:42 AM	#14
Bronson13 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2018 Location:California 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:807 DVD collection:54	Awesome Cover Art. Some of the best Criterion has put out IMO.

04-17-2018, 05:43 AM	#15
A Sith Lord? Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:575 DVD collection:30 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1272 Trading Score:49	I wish we can get a Sandlot one now!

04-17-2018, 07:10 AM	#16
recS-12 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Tucson, Az USA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1373 DVD collection:257 MA collection:286 Digital collection:175 iTunes collection:269 Trading Score:75	One of my fave baseball movies. Happy to see it being released by Criterion & happy to support it w/my $$ Also, Love the cover art.

04-17-2018, 02:06 PM	#17
growsinwater Expert Member Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Florida 4K collection:181 Blu-ray collection:738 DVD collection:15 MA collection:566 Digital collection:923	Can't leave out Little Big League can we

04-17-2018, 02:12 PM	#19
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:232 Blu-ray collection:2199 Digital collection:22 Prime collection:1	And BTW I was joking about Rookie of the Year, not about The Bad News Bears though!

04-17-2018, 02:29 PM	#20
BagheeraMcGee Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Back in the Pacific Northwest 4K collection:438 Blu-ray collection:4644 DVD collection:290 Trading Score:1	I could definitely see them doing a release of The Bad News Bears. They released Downhill Racer, another sports-related film directed by Michael Ritchie.

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