The Sting (Universal Legacy Series)

For years I lamented the fact that there was no Widescreen DVD version of this movie available. Though released in 2005, I have only just now discovered this product (Xmas 2007). WOW!!

Seeing the movie for the first time in its natural aspect ratio was wonderful. You miss so much on cropped down "fit to your TV screen" versions. There is just so much going on around the scene that you loose the fine details that Director George Roy Hill injects into every shot.

The second disc contains bonus features that are absolutely wonderful. There is a featurette that includes interviews from several of the cast (in later years) which brings the full charm of this classic movie to light. I already knew I loved the story, but to listen to the cast talk about it, it becomes very clear that this was quite possibly - the perfect script ever written.

I am quite happy with this product and if you are a Sting fan - it should be in your collection.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time... so I was really hoping for a stellar transfer to Hi Def. It's not as good as I was hoping for but it is still better than the original DVD release which was in (ugh!) pan and scan. They have since released a 2-disc special edition that is widescreen but is more grainy than the hi-def version, but the hi def version does still have a fair amount of grain. Is this version (HD) worth the purchase? Good question...especially since the demise of HD-DVD seems to be more inevitable with the Warner Bros. announcement that they will be going Blu-Ray only starting in May. You may want to wait for it to be re-released on Blu-Ray and see if they remaster it.

It was a very good movie The Sting it was about two con men goin for there big con after one of their own dies. I would tell anyone i know to go see it.

Amazing film - for the entire family. Drama, comedy, suspense, exceedingly clever scenes by two of America's greatest actors, Redford & Newman, as well as one of Britain's greatest, the late Robert Shaw. And, especially, the unpredictable conclusion. My personal favorite of all time.

I must say this is one of my favorite movies. Great plot, great acting. I purchased the HD DVD version about three weeks ago and I am very pleased with the image quality using a LG 1080p HD set and a Toshiba HD DVD player also at 1080p. The sharpness and color of the images are amazing. Worth the upgrade for this old classic movie with Redford and Newman.