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06-12-2006, 11:37 AM
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"South Pacific" 1958 - when?
This DVD came out in 1999 and looks to be OOP now with no replacement reissue listed? What gives?
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06-12-2006, 11:40 AM
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Re: "South Pacific" 1958 - when?
With R2 having recently had the 2-disc CE, looks to me that an R1 announcement is possibly imminent.
So many films, so little time...
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06-12-2006, 12:08 PM
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Re: "South Pacific" 1958 - when?
I find that odd.. an American film getting special treatment in R2 before or at the same time as R1 and not even seeing any info for R1 even mentioned?
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06-12-2006, 12:18 PM
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I apologise on behalf of the people of the United Kingdom. It won't happen again...
So many films, so little time...
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06-12-2006, 02:26 PM
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Also looking forward to a nice R1 version. Though I am region-free and have been tempted to buy the PAL discs.
Though... look at my sig if you want to know what I'm *really* hoping for...
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06-12-2006, 04:10 PM
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I highly recommend the Carnegie Hall concert version (2005), which is on DVD and CD. It's sublimely sung by Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reba McEntire (the outstanding cast also includes Alec Baldwin and Lillias White as Bloody Mary). And no color filters.  |
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06-12-2006, 09:49 PM
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I highly recommend the Carnegie Hall concert version (2005), which is on DVD and CD. It's sublimely sung by Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reba McEntire (the outstanding cast also includes Alec Baldwin and Lillias White as Bloody Mary). And no color filters. |
Bob: thanks for the encouraging reports on the Carnegie Hall disc. I've been looking forward to it ever since I learned about it. Now I've just got to find it! Off to DDD I go!
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06-13-2006, 10:48 AM
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I find that odd.. an American film getting special treatment in R2 before or at the same time as R1 and not even seeing any info for R1 even mentioned?
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As successful as the movie version of "South Pacific" was in the U.S., it was even more successful in the U.K. It ran five years in one theater in London.
It was also a somewhat different version, with the rearranged scenes put back in the order of the original stage version. It would be interesting to have that version released in the U.S., along with all the cuts restored. |
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06-13-2006, 11:09 AM
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| It was also a somewhat different version, with the rearranged scenes put back in the order of the original stage version. It would be interesting to have that version released in the U.S., along with all the cuts restored. |
I'd be very interested in that. The movie (the US cut anyway) did not do the show justice at all.
I have heard very, very good things about the new Carnegie Hall performance from people who can be quite critical. It's practically a no-brainer purchase for fans of the show.
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06-13-2006, 04:02 PM
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And I think we can safely pretend that Glenn Close's vanity production of the show for TV doesn't exist...
Indeed, the Carnegie Hall SOUTH PACIFIC is as close as I'll ever come to recommending a blind-buy purchase for any CD or DVD. |
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06-13-2006, 04:14 PM
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And I think we can safely pretend that Glenn Close's vanity production of the show for TV doesn't exist... |
 
There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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