{"id":19565,"date":"2018-10-17T19:34:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T02:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19565"},"modified":"2018-10-25T09:41:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:41:45","slug":"review-city-slickers-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/10\/review-city-slickers-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"City Slickers: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>City Slickers<\/em><\/strong> is a fun and best yet, timeless, movie that resonates just as well today as it did back then. What especially works is the core cast of Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby who work so well off one another.<\/p>\n

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City Slickers
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition: Shout Select \u2014<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Adventure
\nShout Factory | PG13 \u2013 114 min. \u2013 $29.99 | October 16, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/17\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Ron Underwood
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Lowell Ganz & Babeloo Mandel (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Noble Willingham, Josh Mostel, David Paymer, Jeffrey Tambor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>40.0 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Every year, three friends take a vacation away from their wives. This year, henpecked Phil (DANIEL STERN), newly married Ed (BRUNO KIRBY), and Mitch (BILLY CRYSTAL) — terrified of his midlife crisis — decide to reignite their masculinity by taking a supervised cattle drive across the Southwest. Under the supervision of gruff cowboy Curly (JACK PALANCE), the men set out on a journey that turns unexpectedly dangerous. The three men bond along the way to conquering their fear of aging.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: City Slickers<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I believe I saw back in 1991\/1992 either in theaters (as my father was a big Billy Crystal fan IIRC) or at home on the good old VHS format. So seeing this again decades later and I not only enjoyed the hell out of the movie, which consistently kept me chuckling from beginning to end, but really didn\u2019t remember much about the plot.<\/p>\n

What worked so well is the combination of heartfelt and genuine sounding dialogue with the amazing chemistry between its leads with Crystal, Stern and Kirby. Add in the gruff and intense Jack Palance, who took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and you\u2019ve got one memorable adventure-comedy that, despite some dated references (one being Phil\u2019s inability to understand how to set up a VCR recording), still resonates well today, perhaps even more so with the takeover of technology in our everyday lives (wouldn\u2019t surprise me if we see a remake along those lines).<\/p>\n

Directed by Ron Underwood, City Slickers<\/em><\/strong> is just a fun and heartfelt flick that still is incredibly humorous 20+ years later.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release, from Shout\u2019s Collector\u2019s Edition and Select line (#47 for those curious) comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the inner cover is reversible revealing the film\u2019s original poster artwork. No new features from the MGM Blu-ray and DVD releases, but still decent material.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> by Director Ron Underwood and Actors Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern<\/p>\n

Back in the Saddle: City Slickers<\/em> Revisited (28:59; HD)<\/u><\/strong> retrospective featurette with interviews with cast and crew members.<\/p>\n

Bringing in the Script: Writing City Slickers<\/em> (20:59; HD)<\/u><\/strong> with the screenwriters discussing their influences and what drew the cast to the screenplay.<\/p>\n

A Star is Born: An ode to Norman (6:14; HD)<\/u><\/strong> featurette on the cute calf.<\/p>\n

The Real City Slickers<\/em> (8:55; HD)<\/u><\/strong> featurette on real-life slickers who spend their vacations on a ranch.<\/p>\n

Lastly are some rough Deleted Scenes (2:48; HD)<\/u><\/strong> with comments by Underwood, and the Theatrical Trailer (2:54; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Shout Factory releases City Slickers<\/em><\/strong> and the only info is that this is a \u201cNew 4K Transfer\u201d which could mean anything. That said, this 1080p presentation of the film in its original 1.85 aspect ratio does look excellent with sharp and nicely defined detail throughout and colors are bright and vibrant without seeming over saturated. I also really didn\u2019t notice much in the way of scratches, dust marks or other flaws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is likely the same one included on the MGM\/Fox Blu-ray released some years ago. Even so, the audio mix sounds quite good providing crisp and clear dialogue via the center channel and some modest depth, particularly during the cattle herding as well as the rapids rescue sequence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, City Slickers<\/em><\/strong> is a fun and best yet, timeless, movie that resonates just as well today as it did back then, even more so considering today\u2019s society and the addiction to technology. What especially works is the core cast of Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby who work so well off one another, not to mention Jack Palance\u2019s short but bittersweet, Oscar-winning, performance. The Blu-ray, part of Shout\u2019s Collector\u2019s Edition and Select series, offers great, and updated, video and solid audio transfers along with some nice, if not old, bonus features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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