Product: The Owl and the Pussycat [VHS] (1970)
Rating: 1.0
Very Shoddy Transfer
I was very much looking forward to the DVD of this title because the video had been so shlocky. Now it seems the DVD is just as tired. The first red flag is the cover art that strays from the classic original. Upon playing, I was shocked that two of the highlights of the film: Streisand telling a group of sexist pigs to "f--- of-" and her topless scene are both missing. In an era when the "Boogie Nights" DVD goes so far as to show Mark Wahlberg's fake member, I am dismayed that this film has been edited to a PG tv version. C'mon, when they are able to dig up old takes from the MGM vault, someone could have found those two pieces of film. The Streisand curse is on the soundtrack album and the topless scene was revealed in "High Society." One of the trailers included on this DVD is for the movie "Roxanne" which bears no relation to any of the players in this film. There are no fun special extras. For Pete's sake, even that flick, of the just mentioned title, had a director's commentary! For these reasons, it seems like a slap in the face to the many Streisand fans who are going to shell out top dollar for this long awaited transfer. Loyal fans deserve MUCH better.