Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

It's the kind of populist flick that audiences take to and watch religiously on TV while critics sneer at its sentimentality, obviousness, and cheesiness. Or earnestness, depending on how kind you feel . For better or worse, it certainly seems to have stood the test of time and emerged as an audience favorite. Does the new 50th anniversary Blu-ray retain all of the old extras?

Originally Posted by wahlers

Shannon Nutt: Just FYI, in case you watch it and dislike it, you are not alone. Don't be ashamed if this is the case.

Originally Posted by Giles

yes: All of the on disc supplements of the original release have been ported over to this release. Full details can be found in Casey's review, linked above. In addition, this new release features one new supplement: The Sound of a City: Julie Andrews Returns to Salzburg (1080p; 49:47) is a hugely enjoyable tour of sorts, hosted by the wonderful Julie Andrews (whom this documentary helpfully labels "Actress"). Julie returns to many of the locations of the film, while also exploring locales frequented by the real life Von Trapp family. This comes with only a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack. Additionally, as mentioned above, a bonus soundtrack CD is included.

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

I'm somehow a wannabe film student and haven't see Gone With the Wind. Don't quite know how that happened.

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Does the new 50th anniversary Blu-ray retain all of the old extras?

Originally Posted by Josh Z

Depends on which edition you buy. The 2-disc set appears to drop a disc of extras from the old release, while replacing it with a new disc with a new hour-long documentary on it. From what I can tell, the 5-disc set has both original discs, the new documentary, a DVD and a soundtrack CD.

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt

I didn't see it until I was well into my 20s. This may be exclusive to me, but even as a 'student' of film, there's a great number of movies released prior to my birth year that I've never caught up with...these include things like The Sound of Music, On the Waterfront, Singing in the Rain, Some Like It Hot, All About Eve, and just about every John Wayne movie ever made (with a few exceptions, but I still haven't seen The Searchers).

This often makes me wonder if there are movie buffs about 20 years younger than me who have a similar list, but movies like Star Wars and Jaws are on it.

Originally Posted by Josh Z

Depends on which edition you buy. The 2-disc set appears to drop a disc of extras from the old release, while replacing it with a new disc with a new hour-long documentary on it. From what I can tell, the 5-disc set has both original discs, the new documentary, a DVD and a soundtrack CD.

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

My understanding is that as a representation of real history, Gone With the Wind is about as useful as Song of the South. Don't know why you'd watch it in a history class . Though it would mean that the teacher wouldn't have an lesson plans for like a week. A have a version from TCM on my DVR, I'll have a look one of these days, but dear God, it's long.