- Actors: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Tom Hanks
- Directors: Lawrence Kasdan, Alan J. Pakula, Brian De Palma
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 3
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Warner
- DVD Release Date: 6 Oct 2008
- Run Time: 368 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B001CP4VIE
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,781 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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A triple bill of films adapted from literary sources. The Bonfire Of The Vanities Sherman McCoy was Wall Streets Master of the Universe - and everything in his life was right. Then one night he took a wrong turn at the wrong with the wrong woman. And nothing has gone right since. Tom Hanks as McCoy, Bruce |Willis as a jaded journalist, Melanie Griffith as McCoy's self-centered mistress and Morgan Freedman as an outspoken judge ignite The Bonfire Of The Vanities, the quintissentail story of the go-for-it 80's. Based on Tom Wolfe's best seller and directed by Brian De Palma, this freewheeling film pokes hilarious fun at the glitzy Greed Decade. The Accidental Tourist An author of travel tip books, with a dislike for traveling, is both confused and depressed when his son is killed and his wife leaves him. However, when he meets a lovely but slightly offbeat dog trainer, his outlook on life begins to brighten. Based on the novel by Anne Tyler. All The President's Men Alan J. Pakula (Klute) found a story worthy of his gift for conspiracy-driven drama in this adaptation of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their investigation of the Watergate burglary, of which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The story of an apartment complex break-in brings together Washington Post reporters Woodward (Robert Redford) and Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) to pursue a newspaper story that leads them deeper and deeper into a web of corruption and intrigue, danger and disbelief.
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Critics hated what DePalma had done to Wolfe's BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES. Or maybe they didn't like the characterizations. Whatever their reasons, it is not the mess they proposed. I went to the book after viewing, liking very much what I had seen on the screen, but bailed out a third of the way in, unable to deal with the pretence and my being bored silly.
A second viewing last evening brings repeated respect, moreso in light of what has happened to the economy and how familiar the actors have become. Sure, content is absurdly ridiculous. Nightmares generally are. It is also fast paced, wildly funny, sumptuous to look at, and most revealing of the NewYork/Hollywood Jewish community. A gem.
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST is another Class A example of film-Judaism, though this time portrayed as sensitive, extremely heartfelt, and real to life. A totally excellent experience for audiences then and now.
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. Politics as usual, expertly handled. Enough said.
The price for these three classics is not a lot. Whether it should be considered a worthy purchase depends on tolerance.
BONFIRE looks good if somewhat cramped by perhaps the wrong aspect ratio(?), and minus any extras.
ACCIDENTAL looks very good with an excellent set of extras.
The disaster is PRESIDENT'S MEN, offering a handful of read-only extras and a gawd-awful 1997 video transfer that borders on VHS quality. I will force myself to live thanks to Pakula's directing and a stellar cast, and maybe someday spring for the Blu-ray edition.
A second viewing last evening brings repeated respect, moreso in light of what has happened to the economy and how familiar the actors have become. Sure, content is absurdly ridiculous. Nightmares generally are. It is also fast paced, wildly funny, sumptuous to look at, and most revealing of the NewYork/Hollywood Jewish community. A gem.
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST is another Class A example of film-Judaism, though this time portrayed as sensitive, extremely heartfelt, and real to life. A totally excellent experience for audiences then and now.
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. Politics as usual, expertly handled. Enough said.
The price for these three classics is not a lot. Whether it should be considered a worthy purchase depends on tolerance.
BONFIRE looks good if somewhat cramped by perhaps the wrong aspect ratio(?), and minus any extras.
ACCIDENTAL looks very good with an excellent set of extras.
The disaster is PRESIDENT'S MEN, offering a handful of read-only extras and a gawd-awful 1997 video transfer that borders on VHS quality. I will force myself to live thanks to Pakula's directing and a stellar cast, and maybe someday spring for the Blu-ray edition.
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