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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 8204
Released: June 5, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Two millionaires test their nurture vs. nature theory when they make a Wall Street tycoon a beggar and a street hustler a Wall Street tycoon.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 5-JUN-2007
Media Type: DVD
Description of Trading Places (Special Collector's Edition):
In this crowd-pleasing 1983 comedy of high finance about a homeless con artist who becomes a Wall Street robber baron, Eddie Murphy consolidated the success of his startling debut in the previous year's 48 Hours and polished his slick-winner persona. The turnabout begins with an argument between super-rich siblings, played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche: Are captains of industry, they wonder, born or made? To settle the issue, the meanies construct a cruel experiment in social Darwinism. Preppie commodities trader Dan Aykroyd (perfectly cast) is stripped of all his worldly goods and expelled from the firm, and Murphy's smelly derelict is appointed to take his place, graduating to tailored suits and a world-class harem in record time. Eventually the two men team up to teach the nasty old manipulators a lesson, cornering the market in frozen orange juice futures in the process. Director John Landis (The Blues Brothers) doesn't have the world's lightest touch, but he hits most of the jokes hard and quite a few of them pay off. Trading Places is also a landmark film for fans of Jamie Lee Curtis. --David Chute
Trading Places (Special Collector's Edition) Reviews:
Absolute classic movie, but maybe not for blu-ray 
2009-10-11 - I got a great deal on this blu-ray that's why I bought it. If you can't get this for under $10 I would say stick with standard DVD for this one. It's a classic, and straight laughs all the way through.
I just don't see how blu-ray technology could make this movie any better.
Go with a regular DVD and save some cash.
best gift ever 
2009-09-14 - This was a movie purchased as a gift for someone who wanted this particular title. He was very pleased with the movie and the quick shipping time.
One of the funniest and most underrated movies ever!!
2009-09-12 -
I've loved Trading Places ever the since the first time I saw it some 20 yrs ago on HBO. It's just a great well-written and well-acted comedy that never fails to make me laugh. This is a movie, like 40 Yr Old Virgin, that doesn't contain ONE wasted scene. EVERY scene in this movie has something funny in it, where most comedies just don't have that kind of consistency.
And regarding how this movie looks on blu-ray, I will say: NOTHING short of spectacular!
And the "Behind the Scenes" special they included (with many brand new and older interviews from the cast and crew) in the Special Features section is great too. I highly recommend buying this movie on blu-ray.
One of My Favorites!
2009-08-04 - I love this movie! I am so happy that I finally own it! I had already seen this movie at least a dozen times before buying it. I didn't realize that the guy in the gorilla suit on the train was Jim Belushi! Only drawback was having to go through the previews before getting to the movie menu. Trading Places (Special Collector's Edition)
Looks Good On Blu-Ray 
2009-06-06 - I was pleasantly surprissed how good this looked on Blu-Ray. Sometimes the "older" movies don't measure up, but this looks sharp and is impressive.
The story is still very entertaining, even if it has the stereotypical characters Hollywood likes to present, such as (1) the hooker who is beautiful and has a kind loving heart; (2) the black guy who, despite no training, all of a sudden is smarter than all the white guys in the financial world; (3) all rich people are snooty while the lower class are nice and good-hearted and, (4) several cheap shots at Christianity.
Despite all the baloney above, this was an extremely entertaining and funny movie, start to finish. All the actors in here are fun to watch and there are a number of laugh-out-loud scenes. Of course, with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, that's not surprising. Murphy gets the bulk of the laughs. It's really his movie. For the guys, however, Jamie Lee Curtis is one to remember here.
