Review of The Sting (1973) by Donald W — 17 Oct 2008
This is a really good movie. It won the Oscar for best picture. It's got a good story with a surprise ending. The story is about a pair of con men in the 1930's. They did a good job of recreating the look of Chicago in 1936.
I saw it twice in 1974. Once in Stillwater OK and the second time on my Senior trip in Denver CO. There is some confusion by some who would like to see this movie in wide screen format. There is no wide screen format for this movie because it was filmed in the same format used in movies in the 1930's.
Since this was the same format used for television the movie fits the screen of your television set with out modification. For some reason when they made both the VHS and the DVD they put a disclaimer that the movie had been modified to fit your screen.
It really wasn't. I have a DVD and a VHS tape of this movie. The DVD has a better picture.
This review of The Sting (1973) was written by Donald W on 17 Oct 2008.
The Sting has generally received very positive reviews.
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