DVD Talk review of 'The Graduate: 40th Anniversary Edition'
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DVD Talk review of 'The Graduate: 40th Anniversary Edition'
I read Jamie S. Rich's DVD review of The Graduate: 40th Anniversary Edition at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=30462 and...this is what confuses me about the DVD Talk rating, i know another reviewer did the previous version, but if that recieved the "Collector's Series" and this new version improves in every department, why only a HR? just curious...
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Hey there.
I debated a lot whether to push this edition up to the Collector Series to keep the movie in that category, but ultimately decided against it because, had the previous edition not been rated as such, I probably wouldn't have considered it at all. While the old Graduate might have been considered the best of the best seven years ago, a lot has been done with the DVD format since then. While the 40th edition package is truly excellent, it's not over the top as far as innovation or anything.
I don't know. It's one of those very tough calls, but usually if I give a Collector Series rating, it's not something I have to debate. I just know. Such is the problem sometimes with this kind of rating system. It's all subjective.
I debated a lot whether to push this edition up to the Collector Series to keep the movie in that category, but ultimately decided against it because, had the previous edition not been rated as such, I probably wouldn't have considered it at all. While the old Graduate might have been considered the best of the best seven years ago, a lot has been done with the DVD format since then. While the 40th edition package is truly excellent, it's not over the top as far as innovation or anything.
I don't know. It's one of those very tough calls, but usually if I give a Collector Series rating, it's not something I have to debate. I just know. Such is the problem sometimes with this kind of rating system. It's all subjective.
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I'm also confused. What, exactly, could they have done better to earn the highest rating? After reading your review a couple of times for signs of hesitancy, they certainly seem to have done so.
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I'm also confused. What, exactly, could they have done better to earn the highest rating? After reading your review a couple of times for signs of hesitancy, they certainly seem to have done so.
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