A Few Words About A few words about...™ Hatari! -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[Randy Korstick]

I've always considered Hatari to be an underrated John Wayne film.

 

[Race Bannon]

I have a special fondness for this one and Donovan's Reef. I think the Duke wanted to make movies he considered fun, hanging out with friends.

 

[jim_falconer]

I love the film.
The only thing I don't care for is the Duke's fascination with Red Buttons.

Bumping an old thread, as this is a first time viewing on BD for me. What a horrific transfer. Oh well, it only cost me $7 to realize what everyone else was saying about this disc is true.
As for the film, it’s a fun little action movie. But Red Buttons character in the film is incredibly irritating. Would be great if every time he went into one of his unfunny shticks, John Wayne would just punch him in the mouth

 

[darkrock17]

Hatari! would/could make a good title for Paramount's Presents line or license it out to Shout or Criterion even.

 

[John Hermes]

Bumping an old thread, as this is a first time viewing on BD for me. What a horrific transfer. Oh well, it only cost me $7 to realize what everyone else was saying about this disc is true.
As for the film, it’s a fun little action movie. But Red Buttons character in the film is incredibly irritating. Would be great if every time he went into one of his unfunny shticks, John Wayne would just punch him in the mouth

I remember in 1962 seeing this as a double feature with Disney's Big Red, when I was ten years old. Hatari! has a good place in my memory. I wish they would rescan and restore it. There are lots of beautiful visuals.

 

[Robert Harris]

I remember in 1962 seeing this as a double feature with Disney's Big Red, when I was ten years old. Hatari! has a good place in my memory. I wish they would rescan and restore it. There are lots of beautiful visuals.

Should not need to be restored

 

[jim_falconer]

I remember in 1962 seeing this as a double feature with Disney's Big Red, when I was ten years old. Hatari! has a good place in my memory. I wish they would rescan and restore it. There are lots of beautiful visuals.

A double feature with Hatari.,.wow, that must have been a long evening at the movies. Hatari is no 60 minute feature

 

[darkrock17]

A double feature with Hatari.,.wow, that must have been a long evening at the movies. Hatari is no 60 minute feature

Those two films played together would run about the same length as Gone With The Wind.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Kino announced today an upcoming 4K/UHD release of Hatari. Release date is pending.

 

[sbjork]

Kino announced today an upcoming 4K/UHD release of Hatari. Release date is pending.

My gobs were thoroughly smacked by that announcement. Paramount has been working their catalogue lately, but this isn't a title that I ever would have expected to get a new 4K scan. Now my hopes are up that they're going to follow suit with El Dorado, which is my own favorite Hawks western. Even if that doesn't happen, I'll still happily pick up this one, whenever they may end up actually releasing it.

 

[Robert Crawford]

My gobs were thoroughly smacked by that announcement. Paramount has been working their catalogue lately, but this isn't a title that I ever would have expected to get a new 4K scan. Now my hopes are up that they're going to follow suit with El Dorado, which is my own favorite Hawks western. Even if that doesn't happen, I'll still happily pick up this one, whenever they may end up actually releasing it.

I suspect Hatari's 4K/UHD release might not be until last couple of months of this year.

 

[Randy Korstick]

Looking forward to the new 4K of this one,

 

[Keith Cobby]

I'm looking forward to reviews, so no pre-order on this one.

 

[jim_falconer]

If Kino can get their hands on Hatari from Paramount, perhaps they can get Katie Elder too. That one needs a redo just as much as Hatari.