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"The Main Event" |
DVD Review/July 2003 |
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The teaming of
Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neill on the screen was so successful
the first time around, a reunion was inevitable. And here it is with
the release of "The Main Event" for the first time on DVD.
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Barbra Still Likes this
One
July 1, 2003
One of
Barbra's
sleepers,
The
Main
Event
receives
a
delightful
makeover
in the
newly
released
DVD.
The
film
is
presented
in a
wide
screen
format
for
the
very
first
time,
and
the
quality
of the
film
is
pristine,
something
videophiles
have
come
to
expect
from
digital
media.
Barbra's
commentary
is
"scene
specific"
and
lasts
only 9
minutes.
But
within
her
short
discussion,
Barbra
demonstrates
her
fondness
for
this
particular
comedy
and
even
delights
in
pointing
out
her
sister,
Roslyn
Kind,
who
has a
bit
part
in the
film's
opening
credits
sequence.
Barbra
loved
making
The
Main
Event,
as she
explains,
and
her
onscreen
reunion
with
Ryan
O'Neal
was a
labor
of
delight
for
both
actors.
Their
chemistry
was
right,
as she
further
discusses,
and
their
scenes
were
all
played
loosely
and
with
lots
of
improvisation
along
the
way.
As
filming
commenced,
there
was
still
the
small
matter
of
writing
a
suitable
ending
for
the
"glove
story."
Barbra
asked
cast
and
crew
to
submit
their
ideas
for
the
conclusion
of the
story
and
was
delighted
when
even
her
driver
produced
a
treatment.
It's
these
types
of
anecdotes
from
Barbra
that
makes
her
audio
track
on the
DVD
fun.
Two
other
features
of the
DVD
are
worth
mentioning.
A very
nice
slide
show
presentation
includes
some
rarely
seen
photos
from
the
production.
But a
highlight
of the
DVD,
and of
particular
interest
to
fans
of the
film,
is the
documentary
Getting
In
Shape
for
The
Main
Event.
The
short
runs
19
minutes
and is
a
fun-filled
behind
the
scenes
look
at all
the
frolic
and
hijinks
from
the
set.
It's
enjoyable
to
watch
this
remastered
version
of
The
Main
Event,
knowing
how
much
fun
Barbra
had
making
it.
In
fact,
according
to
Barbra,
it was
so
much
fun to
make,
she
might
even
show
it to
her
husband
some
day. |
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