- Format: NTSC
- Studio: Alliance (Universal)
- VHS Release Date: Mar 4 2003
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (331 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000065JPD
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #8,207 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Robin Williams won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck nabbed one for Best Original Screenplay, but the feel-good hit Good Will Hunting triumphs because of its gifted director, Gus Van Sant. The unconventional director (My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy) saves a script marred by vanity and clunky character development by yanking soulful, touching performances out of his entire cast (amazingly, even one by Williams that's relatively schtick-free). Van Sant pulls off the equivalent of what George Cukor accomplished for women's melodrama in the 1930s and 40s: He's crafted an intelligent, unabashedly emotional male weepie about men trying to find inner-wisdom.
Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a closet maths genius who ignores his gift in favour of nightly boozing and fighting with South Boston buddies (co-writer Ben Affleck among them). While working as a university janitor, he solves an impossible calculus problem scribbled on a hallway blackboard and reluctantly becomes the prodigy of an arrogant MIT professor (Stellan Skarsgård). Damon only avoids prison by agreeing to see psychiatrists, all of whom he mocks or psychologically destroys until he meets his match in the professor's former childhood friend, played by Williams. Both doctor and patient are haunted by the past and, as mutual respect develops, the healing process begins. The film's beauty lies not with grand climaxes, but with small, quiet moments. Scenes such as Affleck's clumsy pep talk to Damon while they drink beer after work, or any number of therapy session between Williams and Damon offer poignant looks at the awkward ways men show affection and feeling for one another. --Dave McCoy
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Robin Williams won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck nabbed one for Best Original Screenplay, but the feel-good hit Good Will Hunting triumphs because of its gifted director, Gus Van Sant. The unconventional director (My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy) saves a script marred by vanity and clunky character development by yanking soulful, touching performances out of his entire cast (amazingly, even one by Williams that's relatively schtick-free). Van Sant pulls off the equivalent of what George Cukor accomplished for women's melodrama in the '30s and '40s: He's crafted an intelligent, unabashedly emotional male weepie about men trying to find inner-wisdom.
Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a closet math genius who ignores his gift in favor of nightly boozing and fighting with South Boston buddies (co-writer Ben Affleck among them). While working as a university janitor, he solves an impossible calculus problem scribbled on a hallway blackboard and reluctantly becomes the prodigy of an arrogant MIT professor (Stellan Skarsgård). Damon only avoids prison by agreeing to see psychiatrists, all of whom he mocks or psychologically destroys until he meets his match in the professor's former childhood friend, played by Williams. Both doctor and patient are haunted by the past, and as mutual respect develops, the healing process begins. The film's beauty lies not with grand climaxes, but with small, quiet moments. Scenes such as Affleck's clumsy pep talk to Damon while they drink beer after work, or any number of therapy session between Williams and Damon offer poignant looks at the awkward ways men show affection and feeling for one another. --Dave McCoy
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5.0 out of 5 stars
classic,
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This review is from: Good Will Hunting (Widescreen) (DVD)
It's a must see and a must have for any video library. Excellent story and reality. What's it like to be a genius on the "wrong side of the tracks"? or how really smart people can end up using that to build walls. Top of the line acting.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid release... worth the price...,
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This review is from: Good Will Hunting [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
What you get is a solid 1080 transfer (not sure if it's 1080i or 1080p) and nice DTS Lossless Master Audio at a great price. Yes, this release is barebones, but what do you expect considering how inexpensive it is? If you just want the movie, this is a great deal. If you want extras, get this and a used copy of the DVD... or wait for the official U.S. release (which will be more expensive).I have no complaints and am happy with this purchase.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just to clarify a few things...,
By C. Denison (Hamilton, Ont.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Good Will Hunting [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This is in fact 1080p (not 1080i as the back cover states). English 5.1 DTS HD-MA (and 5.1 Dolby Digital in english and french as well). No subtitles. No special features.But it's been clarified many times now that the movie is indeed 1080p.
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