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African Queen Blu-ray in February
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Posted December 6, 2009 05:26 AM by Juan Calonge
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  An early announcement to retailers indicates that 'The African Queen', the classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn and directed by John Huston, will be released on Blu-ray on February 23, 2010. No release details are available, but judging from the list price, this might be part of Paramount's "Sapphire Series."
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Source: Wal-Mart |
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nathanp
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Dec 06, 2009
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Great, I've never seen it and I don't think it was ever available on DVD. |
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rkolinski
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Dec 06, 2009
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This is really great news because the only version I've owned is on Laser Disc! |
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Mr. Cinema
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Dec 06, 2009
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Excellent news. Day 1 purchase. The catalog needs more high profile classics like this one. |
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RuLeX
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Dec 06, 2009
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Do you mean on R1? Its been released in a few different versions R2. Agreed though, great film, hopefully will look stunning and keep the original mono track. |
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Mike1138
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Dec 06, 2009
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I live in the UK and i've had the dvd for years! |
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P@t_Mtl
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Dec 06, 2009
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THis is one of my "Much Wanted" on bd, I cannot wait to see some review on it, let's hope they make a good transfert |
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werewuf
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Dec 06, 2009
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Okay, now how about "The Maltese Falcon"? |
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househead
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Dec 06, 2009
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awesome. i can finally retire my weak dvd representation of this film |
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RBBrittain
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Dec 06, 2009
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As Galley's link says, it's the only film on either AFI 100 list (1998 or 2007) that was never officially released on R1 DVD. From what I've read, the rights owners in Europe were happy dumping poor-quality images onto R2 DVD, but Paramount had to track down the original film elements in the UK to do a proper transfer for both R1 DVD & BD. |
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rmainhammer
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Dec 06, 2009
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I've only ever seen this on VHS, so any new release is a much-welcomed upgrade. |
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mkelley
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Dec 06, 2009
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This film is truly a great film and releasing it on BD may open some younger eyes to its quality. Humor, adventure, romance -- it's all there.
I don't normally buy older films on BD but this will be an exception. I just hope the image quality is up to it. |
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Elvis
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Dec 06, 2009
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Nice!! Seeing how it was never released on standard DVD! |
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MTRodaba2468
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Dec 06, 2009
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At this point (having been previously dicked around with the supposed Oct. 13th date), I'll believe it when I see it. |
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alphadec
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Dec 06, 2009
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great news did see it many years ago.
Great to see more and more quality movies get on bd |
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Atreyu
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Dec 06, 2009
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Great news, hope they have an excellent transfer as it will breath new life into this classic piece of cinema. Now how about Key Largo. |
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