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Sugar is the inspirational story of Miguel Santos, a gifted pitcher struggling to make it to the big leagues of American baseball. Nicknamed "Azúcar" (Spanish for "sugar"), 19-year-old Miguel travels from his poor but tightly-knit community in the Dominican Republic to play minor league baseball in the United States - where anything is possible. He finds himself in a small Iowa town, where he struggles with the culture, the language, and the pressure of knowing that only his success can rescue his family.
"It's very real and has a really good message." -Pedro Martinez
"A great film!" -Robinson Cano
"It's very real and has a really good message." -Pedro Martinez
"A great film!" -Robinson Cano
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73 of 85 people found the following review helpful
By Cody Clarke
Format:DVD
PREFACE: This 1-star review is not of the film Sugar (as I have yet to even see it) but of the decision that was made to cut this film down from an R to a PG-13 for its DVD release.
Sugar was released theatrically with an R, and is on Blu-Ray with an R, but the DVD version has been sanitized into a PG-13 order to reach a 'wider market.' This so-called 'wider market' neglects grown-ups and teens who are allowed to see R-rated movies but don't own a Blu-Ray player, which in actuality, is the WIDEST demographic!
Blu-Ray is not the standard yet. One day it will be, but it is not yet what the majority of people own. This was an atrocious marketing decision, as was the studio's decision to castrate one of the BEST-REVIEWED movies of the year.
There have been sanitized versions of films released on DVD in the past, but always alongside a separate unrated or theatrical version. However, this is the FIRST time, in my memory, that a sanitized version has been released on a format ONLY. Think about it like this-- this is the equivalent of Huckleberry Finn being only available abridged in print form, and only available unabridged on Amazon Kindle. It's insane, it's anti-art, it's anti-artist.
The word needs to be spread. Standing idly by will only mean more films receiving this same unfair treatment in the future. If you disagree with such practice, vote that this review was helpful, and post a review of your own.
Sugar was released theatrically with an R, and is on Blu-Ray with an R, but the DVD version has been sanitized into a PG-13 order to reach a 'wider market.' This so-called 'wider market' neglects grown-ups and teens who are allowed to see R-rated movies but don't own a Blu-Ray player, which in actuality, is the WIDEST demographic!
Blu-Ray is not the standard yet. One day it will be, but it is not yet what the majority of people own. This was an atrocious marketing decision, as was the studio's decision to castrate one of the BEST-REVIEWED movies of the year.
There have been sanitized versions of films released on DVD in the past, but always alongside a separate unrated or theatrical version. However, this is the FIRST time, in my memory, that a sanitized version has been released on a format ONLY. Think about it like this-- this is the equivalent of Huckleberry Finn being only available abridged in print form, and only available unabridged on Amazon Kindle. It's insane, it's anti-art, it's anti-artist.
The word needs to be spread. Standing idly by will only mean more films receiving this same unfair treatment in the future. If you disagree with such practice, vote that this review was helpful, and post a review of your own.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Movie Lover
Format:DVD
Sugar was beautiful, heart-felt, and realistic. I loved the flow of the movie, showing Miguel "Sugar" Santos' journey, from his days in Dominican Republic to the US. It felt I was watching an actual documentary. You'll see him struggling with the language barrier, finding his own identity as a person while traveling in the U.S., being a "product" for the Minor Baseball League. Compelling and it'll make you wonder how the Major/Minor Baseball Leagues recruit these players, understanding the process of choosing certain players AND the politics behind it.
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are fantastic once again with the story-telling, dialogue and the care with research (back stories of real life ballplayers) to tell this story so perfectly. And the lead actor, Algenis Perez Soto was impressive, considering this was his 1st acting role. I highly recommended this movie!!
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are fantastic once again with the story-telling, dialogue and the care with research (back stories of real life ballplayers) to tell this story so perfectly. And the lead actor, Algenis Perez Soto was impressive, considering this was his 1st acting role. I highly recommended this movie!!
42 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The original theatrical release of Sugar was rated R, as is the Blu-ray version. Sadly, the standard DVD version has been censored in order to get a PG-13 rating. It is not obvious in the Amazon listing that the standard version has been modified, so beware. Buy the Blu-ray version if you want to see the film as originally released.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very real and poignant.
Wow! I wanted to see this movie because I wanted to understand what Latino ballplayers go through as they try to make it to the Major Leagues. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Faith Elisabeth Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sugar
This DVD arrived in excellent condition. It was used by our 2012 ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic. Thank you.
Published 10 months ago by Giraffe Lover
4.0 out of 5 stars
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Story of a youngster from the Dominican Republic who is selected by the fictional team the Kansas City Monarchs to come to the US to play baseball. Read more
Published 14 months ago by ellison
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thrown A Sweet Knuckle-curve
An astute, honest, sensitive, tasty look at immigration, professional baseball, maturity and the magic of baseball as just a game. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tim Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring
The movie was very inspiring and excellently written and directed. It gave a true account of the desire of the Dominican Baseball player to reach the major league. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bubbles
2.0 out of 5 stars
Caution to Spanish teachers!
What was I thinking?? I bought this censored PG13 version of the movie because colleagues had recommended it for high school Spanish classes. Read more
Published 18 months ago by maestra
2.0 out of 5 stars
Never Mind the Sugar... Where's the Beef?
This movie was a big let-down from the very beginning, when a sign flashed on the screen stating that the movie had been modified from it's original content. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Nelson E. Donley
5.0 out of 5 stars
as sweet a movie and much better than this attempted pun is
Don't expect a typical sports movie (thank you!) as this is more a movie about the immigrant experience. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Brian Maitland
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sugar
I ordered this DVD because I needed to see this movie again for a Spanish class that I took over the summer. This DVD arrived promptly and in excellent shape! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Colt12
5.0 out of 5 stars
runner
My son plays professional baseball with a lot of boys from the Dominican which is why I was interested in this movie. Read more
Published 21 months ago by runner
