Rain Man (Special Edition)

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Summary: Great Emotional Flick
Review: Rain Man is a movie that appeals to the sense of emotion like no other movie I've seen in quite sometime. It is truely a masterpiece with performances of Hoffman & Cruise. I'm glad they finally releashed a special edition version on DVD, I have enjoyed watching it and the features which are a Deleted Scene, Behind-The-Scenes Docu, and Photo Gallerys. The film will always hold a special meaning inside of me between the bonding of brothers who couldn't be anymore different. I highly recommend picking up this new SE DVD of Rain Man, it's well worth your buck and than some.

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Summary: Ahead of its time.
Review: With this special edition, I revisited the movie once again. One thing that stood out in my recent viewing is the incredibly sympathetic and accurate portrayal of autism. One needs to remember that it took until 1992 for the American Psychiatric Association to formally recognize and classify autism with a set of diagnostic criteria. This movie is dated 1988. Raymond's ticks, echolalia, and inability to cope with change are all spot on, if understandably diluted for mainstream consumption. More importantly, they form an integral part of the drama, pushing emotional buttons (Raymond: "C-H-A-R-L-I-E, my main man").

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Summary: The movie is great but the special features are lacking
Review: Basically this is a great movie to buy I am so glad to see this film at least back on DVD again I was sad to see a few months ago when I tried to purchase it the film was out of print but now MGM has released the DVD Special Edition of this film. First you have the film picture looks great nice widescreen version. That deleted scene features Dustin Hoffman escaping Tom Cruise trying to buy those infamous Cheese Balls he eats through out the film and Hoffman goes into the store and pulls that typical run of the mill "Rain Man" skit and the shopkeeper does not understand and Tom Cruise finds him and rescues him. That kind of part is shown in different places in the movie overall the scene lacks substance and once again like many of these DVD's with deleted scenes we can all clearly see why this little scene was taken out of the film. Now you have that commentary remember now it is 3 separate commentary tracks not a bunch of guys talking together. It would have been really nice for Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman to do a Commentary track but I guess Cruise was to busy with "The Last Sumarai" and Hoffman had to make his 100th movie by now. You get this Barry Levinson track which is probably the most useful good but not great. The other two commentary tracks feature I believe the guy who wrote the screenplay Ronald Bass if you have the time all 3 tracks probably are somewhat useful but also a little dull. Then you have a featurette from 1988! but boohoo it mostly contains bits from the movie a few moments with Tom Cruise saying that typical statement about a movie that he believes that this is going to be a great film he was right and director Barry Levinson did a fantastic job with this movie it just captures everything nice about a film the mood is nice and actors are great and the story is well told. Rain Man is a classic and will live on as a key career success for Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Oh Yeah there is also a photo album of some photos if you have that kind of time. Rain Man Special Edition justs gets by with the film itself and I just ignore the extras and watch the film.

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Summary: Special Edition? Who fell asleep at MGM?!
Review: A great movie but mediocre special edition. 1 deleted scene, 3 commentaries, some photos, a 7 minute making off from 1988(mostly scenes from the movie itself) and about 20 'other great MGM titles available' trailers, dvd trailers and dvd covers and that's it basically. MGM seem more interested in self promotion on this disc (the first thing shown is a 10 second MGM promo with scenes from recent DVD releases). This is very annoying. I'd rather just get the movie and the material RELATING to the movie. If I want to know what else is coming out, I'll seek it out myself--it's not that hard. MGM seem to think we won't find out about thier movies unless they tack on this extra unnecessary stuff. This is why I don't rent movies often, being forced to sit through 10 minutes of movie previews or fast forwarding(luckily this disc does not have that but Universal is getting pretty good in that department). A Great movie with great acting but I honestly don't think this should be called a special edition because you slap on a few commentaries a quick deleted scene and an old 7 minute promowhatchamacallit. Also, there is no booklet...! MGM seems to do that a lot with their 'catalog releases'. At least it beats the previous DVD version.

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Summary: BIOLOGY REPORT
Review: I had to write a Biology report on Autism and this helped me see what an autistic person is like. It really helps you see things from their point of view.

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Summary: Great Movie
Review: The five stars is for Hoffman's acting and the story. The only thing good about the special edition is that its priced reasonably, probably because there is no specials. The previous release, that is now out of print, contained both full screen and widescreen format to view. I guess for the Special edition you should have a special TV since it seems to only be suggesting it will be widescreen. sigh

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Summary: I ain't complaining!
Review: Hey, the stuff on this DVD is better then what is available on the 2 previous editions. A commentary and featurette make it a worthwhile DVD. Deleted Scenes, who cares? They were deleted for a reason! Great movie, better DVD, and sell your previous one to pay for this one!

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Summary: MORE MATERIAL! please
Review: This is my favorite movie, and the dvds that I've got so far of this movie are all really empty on extra material. This one;
1. The commentaires- Barry, Barry and Ronald. Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman should've had put commentaires on there too. That would be very nice, 'cause the entire movie is about these two guys!
2. The deleted scene of them in K-mart, that's very nice and all but hey! ONE?!
3. The photogallery. Nothing bad about that.
4. The behind the scenes show, great. But I sure hope it's not the one from AMC!
So you see, I don't think this has the right to be called a special edition, when there's just a few small changes from the other dvds I've purchased!
'COURSE THIS IS DEFINITLY STILL THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER, DEFINITLY!

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Summary: You call this a special edition???
Review: Why is this a Special Edition? Just because of a few commentaries? There is only 1 deleted scene included!? No trailer or TV Spot?? Anyone any idea whether there is an Ultimate Edition coming soon...

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Summary: If you enjoy a good drama, you'll love this movie
Review: I saw this movie for the first time in about 1991. I have loved watching this movie again and again over the past twelve years. Dustin Hoffman is a genius in the film. I say that because good acting is only good if you don't notice that it is "acting". I truly believed Dustin Hoffman was Raymond Babbit throughout the movie. The realism of autism brought out by Hoffman and the writers is spot on. I have a cousin who is an autistic savant, and the similarities are incredible -- and my cousin wasn't even born when I first saw the movie so watching it again later in years brought out another meaning for me.

If you are the least bit curious, feed your curiosity. This is honestly a good film.