{"id":23333,"date":"2020-05-24T18:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T01:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23333"},"modified":"2020-12-19T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T15:43:33","slug":"review-glengarry-glen-ross-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/05\/review-glengarry-glen-ross-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Glengarry Glen Ross: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Glengarry Glen Ross<\/em><\/strong>, after all these years still holds up so well, with sharp, pointed dialogue that only David Mamet can write without coming across as pretentious. Beyond that, top notch performances all around, especially Jack Lemmon.<\/p>\n

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Glengarry Glen Ross
\n<\/span>\u2014 Shout Select | Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1992)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama<\/span>
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 100 min. \u2013 $22.97 | June 2, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/24\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>James Foley
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>David Mamet (play) (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Interviews
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>47.43 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.77 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene (JACK LEMMON), who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson (KEVIN SPACEY), but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss (ED HARRIS) comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Glengarry Glen Ross<\/em><\/strong> has always been an interesting gem of a film. There\u2019s not really a plot (the above description is pretty much it) and not even a character study either. It\u2019s 100-minutes of a group of salesmen (con men) bitching about crappy leads they\u2019re supposed to try to sell property to. Adding to the pressure, those who don\u2019t come in first or second, as told by fast-talker Blake as portrayed wonderfully by Alec Baldwin, will get fired.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it. There is some plot about the office break-in, but at its core this is a movie about great actors giving incredible performances, spouting dialogue that is so unique to David Mamet, who is one of those writers, kind of like Tarantino, when you hear the words, you know it was from Mamet (see Ronin<\/em>, credited under a pseudonym due to a WGA dispute).<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve probably seen this film a handful of times over the years and it still holds up so well. Not sure, but my initial interest was seeing Jack Lemmon unlike we\u2019ve seen him before, spewing f-bombs left and right, gone is the genial old man and inserted a guy down on his luck yet also full of hubris.<\/p>\n

Nearly 30 years old, Glengarry Glen Ross<\/em><\/strong> still holds up really well, featuring sharp dialogue and electric performances from a great cast.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. The interior cover is reversible revealing the movie\u2019s original poster artwork. This is #107 in the Shout Select series.<\/p>\n

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