Allan Quatermain / King Solomon's Mines... reviews? (1 Viewer)

[soop.spoon]

Even after searching the forum and browsing the usual DVD sites, I haven't been able to find anything about MGM's recent Allan Quatermain & The Lost City Of Gold and King Solomon's Mines DVDs.

I'd be very interested to read some opinions not only of the transfers and sound, but also of the content... I haven't seen these in a LONG time.

Thanks!

 

[Mike_Richardson]

MGM doesn't send out catalog titles to review publications & sites unless it's a major title or a Special Edition.

I have mine on order from Deepdiscount and am curious to see them again after so many years. KING SOLOMON'S MINES was campy and entertaining, but I recall ALLAN QUARTERMAIN to be utterly boring, a total waste of time. We'll see.

 

[alan halvorson]

Here's a review for Allan Quatermain & The Lost City Of Gold . I haven't come across one for King Solomon's Mines.

Excuse me - here's one for King Solomon's Mines.

 

[Alan_Horner]

Important note (for those with widescreen TVs):

King Solomon's Mines is letterboxed but is not 16:9 enhanced.

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold is letterboxed and is 16:9 enhanced.

 

[Mike_Richardson]

Alan's right -- KING SOLOMON'S is NOT 16:9. ALLAN QUARTERMAIN, for whatever reason, *is*.

So they took the worse movie and gave it the anamorphic treatment -- what's up with that? (Right, it IS MGM....)

 

[stephen^wilson]

After recieving the 2 movies yesterday and realising that King Solomon's mines wasn't anamorphic,I checked out a few sites to see what they said about the region 2 discs that were released in the uk,also by MGM,the day before the region 1 versions and surprise surprise,THEY'RE BOTH ANAMORPHIC!

 

[Joe Bernardi]

I'm still waiting for King Solomon's Mines with Stewart Granger.

 

[Randy A Salas]

Sure it does. But those titles often must be requested, and the studio grants those requests depending on who's asking.

 

[Mike_Richardson]

That's what I was trying to say. They rarely ever will do a "mass mailing" of a catalog title unless it's a Special Edition. Of course if you've got studio contacts you can get ahold of anything (which is what I've learned from my own experience).