Customer Rating: 
Summary: Was it worth it?
Comment: I hadn't seen The Sting is decades, so I didn't remember much of anything about it. My oldest son had seen it sometime back and just raved about it, so when I found it on HDDVD for a good price on Amazon, I decided to go ahead and spend some of my birthday money on it. However, although it is a really good movie, it wasn't worth it for me to have purchased it and have it take up space in my DVD cabinet. I try to get & keep only the ones I feel most necessary, and this isn't one of those. It's DEFINITELY worth renting and watching ... once a decade or so, but that's it for me. Now their Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid would be worth purchasing & keeping!
Customer Rating:
Summary: sting
Comment: i bought this dvd for my husband on oct 15. we did not have chance to watch this dvd until 28 nov. but when we started dvd player it start to make noise and on screen it shows bad disk. so i try to returned the dvd however i could not send them out because it was over 30days. it said it will play on regular dvd so we tried on 3 different player but no go. i am stock with damage dvd. is anyone could help out!
i could not find any phone # or e-mail only shows customer returned department address. anyway i am going to send this out to customer returned department and wait to see. this is a real stink!
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Summary: Widescreen v. full
Comment: Just to offer my two cents, now that both versions are on DVD:
Regardless of what aspect ratio it was originally shot in, the full-screen version is indeed pan & scan. I now have both. If you compare the two, you'll see the newer widescreen DVD is not missing any of the picture from the top or bottom. It is the full-screen that is indeed missing the sides.
I never saw it in the theater, so I can't say how it was originally projected.
Either way, it's one of the best films ever (way better than Citizen Kane), so watch it however you want and enjoy.
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Summary: The Ultimate Con
Comment: This movie ranks up there as one of the best films ever made and stands up well over the years.
Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Robert Shaw (who I always think of being an underated actor and the performance here and in Jaws show how great he was) all bring A-List performances to the movie.
The cinematography and look of the film adds to the atmosphere and is brilliant, while "The Entertainer" by Joplin adds to the feel of the movie.
And of course there is the plot itself. The planning, twists and turns of the con of the conman stand up on repeat viewings and letting some time pass between the viewings helps make the nuances stand up on repeat viewings regardless of whether you are able to remember the overall plot or conclusion - in other words it is one of the films that you can see over and over.
Highly recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Defective Product
Comment: I ordered a HD copy of The Sting on DVD. The DVD would not load on my HD player. I returned the defective DVD and was sent a second HD copy of The Sting on DVD. The second DVD also would not load on my HD player. I returned the second one for a refund. I think you were sent a batch of defective HD DVD's. I am still awaiting my refund of the original purchase price.
Summary: Was it worth it?
Comment: I hadn't seen The Sting is decades, so I didn't remember much of anything about it. My oldest son had seen it sometime back and just raved about it, so when I found it on HDDVD for a good price on Amazon, I decided to go ahead and spend some of my birthday money on it. However, although it is a really good movie, it wasn't worth it for me to have purchased it and have it take up space in my DVD cabinet. I try to get & keep only the ones I feel most necessary, and this isn't one of those. It's DEFINITELY worth renting and watching ... once a decade or so, but that's it for me. Now their Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid would be worth purchasing & keeping!
Customer Rating:
Summary: sting
Comment: i bought this dvd for my husband on oct 15. we did not have chance to watch this dvd until 28 nov. but when we started dvd player it start to make noise and on screen it shows bad disk. so i try to returned the dvd however i could not send them out because it was over 30days. it said it will play on regular dvd so we tried on 3 different player but no go. i am stock with damage dvd. is anyone could help out!
i could not find any phone # or e-mail only shows customer returned department address. anyway i am going to send this out to customer returned department and wait to see. this is a real stink!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Widescreen v. full
Comment: Just to offer my two cents, now that both versions are on DVD:
Regardless of what aspect ratio it was originally shot in, the full-screen version is indeed pan & scan. I now have both. If you compare the two, you'll see the newer widescreen DVD is not missing any of the picture from the top or bottom. It is the full-screen that is indeed missing the sides.
I never saw it in the theater, so I can't say how it was originally projected.
Either way, it's one of the best films ever (way better than Citizen Kane), so watch it however you want and enjoy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Ultimate Con
Comment: This movie ranks up there as one of the best films ever made and stands up well over the years.
Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Robert Shaw (who I always think of being an underated actor and the performance here and in Jaws show how great he was) all bring A-List performances to the movie.
The cinematography and look of the film adds to the atmosphere and is brilliant, while "The Entertainer" by Joplin adds to the feel of the movie.
And of course there is the plot itself. The planning, twists and turns of the con of the conman stand up on repeat viewings and letting some time pass between the viewings helps make the nuances stand up on repeat viewings regardless of whether you are able to remember the overall plot or conclusion - in other words it is one of the films that you can see over and over.
Highly recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Defective Product
Comment: I ordered a HD copy of The Sting on DVD. The DVD would not load on my HD player. I returned the defective DVD and was sent a second HD copy of The Sting on DVD. The second DVD also would not load on my HD player. I returned the second one for a refund. I think you were sent a batch of defective HD DVD's. I am still awaiting my refund of the original purchase price.