Special features include a Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack (you know, for the kids), screen tests with video introductions, two commentary tracks with insight from stars Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross, and the feature, “Would You Like Me to Seduce You?: The Seduction Scene Revisited.”
What did she see in Benjamin, anyway?
Fans of “The Graduate” can debate that question while watching the 40th anniversary collector’s edition DVD. Film scholars still present the Mike Nichols project as a prime example of cinematic techniques, mentioning its box office success and awards-raking capability.
It might be a fine film, but is it a fun movie to watch? Sure, if you have the patience for it. This is 1967, when shots were longer than the .03 seconds allotted in our ADD-through-MTV era. The lust and age difference between Mrs. Robinson and Benjamin is also dated.
Special features include a Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack (you know, for the kids), screen tests with video introductions, two commentary tracks with insight from stars Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross, and the feature, “Would You Like Me to Seduce You?: The Seduction Scene Revisited.”
