Dustin Hoffman Movie:

		List Price: $24.99		Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Salesrank: 927 Released: June 2, 2009
		Our Price: $9.99
		Used Price: $13.75
		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 06/02/2009 Run time: 212 minutes Rating: R

The Graduate (+ Widescreen DVD) [Blu-ray] Reviews:
as I remember it
2009-11-04 - Boy, super listening to the simon and garfinkel music again. All the good feelings come back. The picture in blue ray is sharp and the music delightful. Story still holds up. "Plastic"
Mrs. Robinson are you trying to seduce me. YES.

Poor Quality
2009-10-14 - This Blu-Ray Disk has very poor quality, i thought that i was watching a DVD disk.

Didn't meet expectations
2009-10-03 - There's been so much written about this classic movie that I won't bother to write too much more. The movie looks surprisingly fresh for being over 40 years old (especially the blu-ray version). It doesn't look old.

With that said, the movie isn't as funny as I had expected or hoped. Some of it might be Dustin Hoffman's acting - I like him in other movies, but he comes off pretty annoying here. Part of it might be that the movie pushed cultural boundaries and spoke to issues in the 1960s that don't have as much resonance today. Some scenes were just too over the top - like Hoffman's parents forcing him to go scuba-diving in the pool. I just don't get the humor there.

The movie made great use of Simon and Garfunkel songs for the soundtrack! It really becomes part of the film and tells the story. Frankly, it's probably the best part of the movie. It would be nice if more movies weaved pop music in their films.

Bottom line: if you liked The Catcher in the Rye (or stories like it), you'll like The Graduate. If you're like me and hated that book, you won't find the movie that exciting either.

Coo coo kechoo Mrs Robinson...Blu-ray loves you more than you will know!
2009-09-19 - I love this movie, always loved it, even in Lo-Def or No Def.
Is Anne Bancroft hotter in HD/Blu-Ray? Is mad man Dustin Hoffman's insane screaming, "Eeeeellllaaaaine!" at the top of his lungs as Katherine Ross stands at the alter about to say "I do," more riveting and dramatic in Hi-Def?
Very possibly.
I don't know, honestly. This movie is so fabulous everytime I watch it though- Bancroft's Mrs. Robinson is the consumate cougar, and her performance is iconic. And she IS hot, as well as deliciously, stalkerishly creepy in this role! You don't need high def to appreciate that.
Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of the confused and obsessed Benjamin Braddock is pitch perfect. This story never gets old, it's classic, timeless, and set to a sweet Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack.
If you're replacing your collection with blu-ray, or if your looking for something to round out a "buy one-get one" deal, get this. It's an important movie, whatever definition you've got.

Not all copies include DVD extras
2009-09-10 - The Graduate of course is in my top 5 favorite films. So of course I had to upgrade to Blu-ray.

I was excited that all the reviews say that the DVD included the extras from The Graduate (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

The DVD that came with my Bluray however did not. The version that came with mine was the 2005 MGM DVD release that only includes the trailer and 4:3 (not 16:9) letter-boxed version of the film. The Graduate

It seems Fox is just throwing in whatever DVD copies they have on hand so while some people are getting the 40th Anniversary DVD not all copies include that version.

Admittedly the packaging doesn't say that any of the DVDs extras are included but it's still disappointing when you read in reviews that they are included only to find that they are not in the copy you get. It's a weak move on Fox's part to include the DVD with extras in some copies and not in others.

I contacted Fox about this and they aren't willing to do anything about it.

So buyer beware NOT ALL COPIES INCLUDE THE DVD EXTRAS and there is no way to tell whether or not it does without opening it.