The Color of Money (1986) (25th Anniversary Edition)

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Originally Posted by Shout92

Anyone think this is worth a blind buy? I usually don't do blind buys, and we'll probably rent this before buying it anyway, but how does it compare to The Hustler? I'm a big fan of that film, and even moreso a fan of Scorsese, and find his work in the 80's to be his most varied and sometimes rewarding efforts (Raging Bull, King of Comedy, After Hours, Last Temptation, etc.)

On a separate note, the fact that Color of Money (as well as Last Temptation) is getting a blu-ray release is a little light of hope for Scorsese's other lesser known films (like some of them mentioned above). And the fact that this is being called an Aniversary Edition means that we'll hopefully be getting serious upgrades from their feature only DVDs released when that format first came out.

It's basically a sequel to the Hustler. Newman plays an aging Eddie Felson. It's really good. Maybe not as good as the Hustler, but pretty close.