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post #31 of 37
3/31/03 at 5:21pm
The title is ours. Dave, there are reasons why certain titles aren't out already - rights issues, as referred to above by Mark. This film at the moment is a candidate for a full-blown restoration so y'all just going to have to be patient.
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post #32 of 37
3/31/03 at 6:56pm
When it does appear I hope it will be a S.E. In the meantime I think I may pick up the R2 version to tide me over.
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post #33 of 37
3/31/03 at 7:02pm
Thanks for clearing up the rights confusion Martin. Look forward to the eventual release.
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post #34 of 37
4/1/03 at 5:20pm
Thread Starter 
Martin,
Thank you for your response on this title, I'm sure a good number of our members will have something to look forward to when this title is eventually released in Region 1.

By the way, I've own the Region 2 disc for a couple of years and it's video presentation is only mediocre in my opinion.





Crawdaddy
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post #35 of 37
4/2/03 at 4:28pm
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This film at the moment is a candidate for a full-blown restoration so y'all just going to have to be patient.


Martin, not to belabor the point, but does this mean that it is in line for restoration and release by Paramount or that it is being internally reviewed to determine its future release possibilities?
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post #36 of 37
4/2/03 at 4:41pm
I didn't want to appear ungrateful. I am quite pleased that it is finally getting some attention at Paramount and that we know who owns the R1 rights for this classic. My previous post was perhaps my lack of clarity around the word 'candidate'. If I am being too literal, please excuse me and chalk it up to being a bit frustrated that all non R1 regions have access to what I've heard generally is a fairly 'good' release. A full restoration would undoubtedly benefit those like Robert who feel that previously released versions leave something to be desired.

Joel
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post #37 of 37
4/2/03 at 6:02pm
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Martin, not to belabor the point, but does this mean that it is in line for restoration and release by Paramount or that it is being internally reviewed to determine its future release possibilities?

I'm not trying to speak for Martin, but judging by his comments I think the only thing Martin probably can state at this time is that "The African Queen" is being discussed as a possible candidate for restoration followed by a dvd release.




Crawdaddy
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