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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | From thedigitalbits.com
Here's some news we think is pretty exciting: We've confirmed with our sources that Paramount is - at long last - finally preparing The African Queen: Centennial Collection with a tentative street date of 10/13 (date subject to change).
Yaaaaaayyy, applause
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,372 |
| | Posted: | | | | Since this is one of my favorite films of all time this announcement went from great news! to a big Boooooooo! Digital Bits Quote:Quote:
Here's some news we think is pretty exciting: We've confirmed with our sources that Paramount is - at long last - finally preparing The African Queen: Centennial Collection with a tentative street date of 10/13 (date subject to change). [Editor's Note: We had direct confirmation on the record from the studio earlier this year that they were working on the transfer, but this is the first word we've had of the final release.] We believe this is currently a DVD only release, but a Blu-ray could still be planned for later in the year or next year. Really.... no blu-ray planned?!?  I've waited this long I guess I'll have to wait a bit longer.  | | | | Last edited: by lyonsden5 |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | You guys in R1 land did not have a release of this yet? No need to wait if you can play PAL R2 discs, we've had The African Queen since 2001. Take a look here. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, yeah, I know.<jealous>  Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | More about the upcoming US release here. And this gives the impression it will be a completely new restoration, so hopefully they'll release it on Blu-Ray as well! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | This has been on my wishlist for 8 years now! There better be a Blu-ray release!!!!!!  | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hal: Before you go making that wish, let's see how good or bad the transfer is. The last time I saw The Queen the print was in horrible condition. I know the restoration has taken many years. <fingers crossed> Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Jubal: Quote:
Hal:
Before you go making that wish, let's see how good or bad the transfer is. The last time I saw The Queen the print was in horrible condition. I know the restoration has taken many years. <fingers crossed>
Skip I hear ya, but it won't take much to make me happy when it comes to this movie!  | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,372 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
Quoting Jubal:
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Hal:
Before you go making that wish, let's see how good or bad the transfer is. The last time I saw The Queen the print was in horrible condition. I know the restoration has taken many years. <fingers crossed>
Skip
I hear ya, but it won't take much to make me happy when it comes to this movie! FINALLY!!! Someting Hal, Myself and Skip can agree on. I think it's been two years! [looks outside for other signs of the apocalypse]  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | |  Funny guy. Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,879 |
| | Posted: | | | | Count me in on the agreement as well!! This is awesome news, thanks so much for the heads up Skip! *happy dance* | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: March 24, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,044 |
| | Posted: | | | | I got tired of waiting and got an Asian Import, gess I'll just have to double dip.  Rory  | | | DVD Profiler for iOS as of 3/5/2013
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 820 |
| | Posted: | | | | Great news! I have a Region 4 PAL release. The transfer is awful. I am hoping for a restored version.  |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | | Posts: 158 |
| | Posted: | | | | OK, so now that we're about to have The African Queen, and we already have the original King Kong, is there going to be any generally agreed-upon Most Anticipated R1 DVD? Or does this pretty much finish off the list of the superclassics? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting karlpov: Quote:
OK, so now that we're about to have The African Queen, and we already have the original King Kong, is there going to be any generally agreed-upon Most Anticipated R1 DVD? Or does this pretty much finish off the list of the superclassics? Guess it depends on your perspective, but I'm still shooting for "The Magnificent Ambersons". |
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