A Few Words About A few words about...™ The African Queen -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[uncledougie]

We watched the Blu-ray earlier this year, and it looked and sounded exemplary given the strained conditions of the shoot and what must have been a nightmare to ensure the footage was properly cared for and processed. I saw it reissued theatrically in the 70s, in a print where the producer credit read S. P. Eagle, and I doubt it looked any better than this Blu-ray. I don’t object at all to classics presented in the best available format, but as described in this thread previously, it can lead to flaws or anomalies being exposed that would not have been in evidence onscreen originally. I guess it remains to be seen with this 4K release, but it’s a wonderful film that should be in everyone’s video library.

 

[Garysb]

What about "Singin' In The Rain"? 1952 with a huge difference from the blu ray per Mr. Harris.

UHD Review - A Few Words About - A few words about...™ - Singin' in the Rain -- in 4k UHD

Count me as one of those naysayers who didn't believe that Singin' in the Rain could shine any more in 4k than it did via Blu-ray. And while we're not able to compare the new scans and restorative efforts vs a new Blu-ray, only the original c. 2012, I'm seeing Huge differences. While there's a...

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[Robert Harris]

What about "Singin' In The Rain"? 1952 with a huge difference from the blu ray per Mr. Harris.

UHD Review - A Few Words About - A few words about...™ - Singin' in the Rain -- in 4k UHD

Count me as one of those naysayers who didn't believe that Singin' in the Rain could shine any more in 4k than it did via Blu-ray. And while we're not able to compare the new scans and restorative efforts vs a new Blu-ray, only the original c. 2012, I'm seeing Huge differences. While there's a...

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In don’t understand your question.

 

[Garysb]

In don’t understand your question.

Simply that your review of the 3 strip technicolor "Singin' In The Rain" saw improvement in 4K over it's blu ray release. It is about the same age as the "The African Queen", 1952 vs 1951. Why is there nothing to be gained from a 4K of "The African Queen" over it's blu ray when there was improvement in the 4K "Singin' In The Rain" over it's blu ray? Is it because the blu ray of "Singin' In The Rain" was done earlier than the blu ray of "The African Queen" ? Just trying to understand.