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TechnoTV - Midnight Cowboy
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $7.21
Your Save: $ 7.77 ( 52% )
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro
Directed By: John Schlesinger
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792833284
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0792833287
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-01-01
Running Time: 113
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1969
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: 3.5 stars out of 4
Comment: The Bottom Line:
Marred only by the fact that the numerous flashback sequences are more confusing than anything else, Midnight Cowboy is an excellent and poignant urban drama whose datedness has not diminished its power.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: check your prices
Comment: I paid 13.99 then went to Target.... 8.99. Wish I would have done my homework.
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Summary: People: no one cares what you think of the movie, could SOMEONE discuss the PRODUCT e.g. special features for gawd's sake?!?!
Comment: Seriously, nobody needs you to tell them Midnight Cowboy is a classic film, and even fewer nobodies care if you didn't "get it." The main purpose of an Amazon review, certainly of as well-known a title as this, is to discuss the product at hand -- namely the video and audio remastering, the bonus disc and special features here -- so that other customers can make an informed decision about whether to order it or not. So please -- somebody -- review THIS DVD, not the movie!
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Summary: Depressing but powerful look into the all too human
Comment: *** spoilers ***
Joe Buck is a guy who has a little too much confidence in his sexual prowess. He decided in his optimism to make a run to New York to become a hustler for rich women. He's in for a surprise as the only people into his cowboy schtick is the homosexual underground. He quickly becomes a victim to a seedy man by the name of Rico. and in a circumstantial set of events run into each other again and become roommates.
In and of themselves, the actions of these two towards everyone they meet is despicable, but fits well with how the people treat each other in general in the city. Joe gets a rude awakening when he sees a man passed out in the middle of the sidewalk and no one interested in helping the man out. Joe and Rico steal money, addresses, try to take advantage of the lonely, but as their relationship progresses they commit these acts for the sake of the other person.
This culminates in the end, as Joe beats a man and takes his money to get bus fare so himself and a terminally ill Rico can go to Florida. The ending is depressing but to be expected.
In all, a testament to the bonds of friendship, even amongst thugs, and the terrible paths they take as they have nothing to lose. No character in itself is really redeemable in this movie, only the incredible bond between two human beings.
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Summary: Disappointed after I finally saw it - Midnight Cowboy
Comment: What a let-down. I had never seen the orginal movie in 1969 - finally bought it and was really disappointed in the overall movie. I really didn't see what the fuss was all about. Jon Voight and especially Dustin Hoffman gave terrific performances but I thought the movie style was really odd (was probably very cool at the time) and overall was very disappointed when I finally viewed it. Watched it once, will never watch it again probably.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Daring. Provocative. Shocking. Compelling. Nearly thirty years after its original release, "Midnight Cowboy is still heartbreakingand timeless" (The New York Observer). This Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay also boasts OscarÂ(r)-nominated** performances by Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, neither of whom have "ever been better on screen than they are here" (Chicago Tribune)! When Joe Buck (Voight), a good-looking,naively charming Texas "cowboy" makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune, the only wealthhe finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman), a scrounging, sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams. Living on the tattered fringe of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond one that transcends their broken dreams and get-rich-quick schemes and makes Midnight Cowboy "that rarest of things: [a film] every bit as moving now as it was when it was [first] released" (Premiere). *1969 **1969: Actor
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