Blu-ray Review To Have and Have Not Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Richard Gallagher]

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To Have and Have Not Blu-ray Review

With the release of To Have and Have Not, the Warner Archive has now produced exceptional Blu-rays of all four films which star Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Directed by Howard Hawks, the film also is collaboration by two of America's greatest novelists, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner.

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[Robin9]

One of my all-time favorite films and one I would take to that mythical desert island if I was allowed only ten movies in total. I've seen this film many, many times, in re-run theaters, in film clubs and on television, and I don't think I've ever seen a really good, clean print. I'm delighted this disc is so good and also a little surprised. I suspected Warners might have real problems restoring To Have And Have Not.

 

[Everett S.]

Wow, is all I can say when L.B. wiggles across the room!!!

 

[verneaux]

Just watched The Big Sky on TCM. This film needs a lot of help. The print looked to be in really bad shape.

 

[Doug Wallen]

Once again pre-ordered from amazon and today this message is on my page.

Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date.

Seems to be the same thing that happened to "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" and "Victor/Victoria".

Guess I will again play the "Waiting Game"!

 

[Rodney]

Once again pre-ordered from amazon and today this message is on my page.

Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date.

Seems to be the same thing that happened to "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" and "Victor/Victoria".

Guess I will again play the "Waiting Game"!

Right there with you.

Not yet shipped
Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date.

Makes me one unhappy B&B fan.

 

[bujaki]

I received my copy yesterday from bestbuy.com

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Since writing the review I sat down and read Hemingway's book. If you think that you know the book because you've seen the movie, think again. The book is very different, and not just because of the locales. It is quite a dissimilar experience.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I received an update from Amazon this morning. My expected delivery date is July 27th.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I received an update from Amazon this morning. My expected delivery date is July 27th.

Same here!

 

[David_B_K]

Since writing the review I sat down and read Hemingway's book. If you think that you know the book because you've seen the movie, think again. The book is very different, and not just because of the locales. It is quite a dissimilar experience.

Richard, have you ever seen The Breaking Point? It is based on the same book. I have never read the book, but The Breaking Point is not very similar to To Have and Have Not. Of course a lot of To Have and Have Not is the relationship between B & B, which is largely copied from Only angels Have Wings and later repeated in Rio Bravo.

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Yes, I've seen The Breaking Point. It's closer to the novel than To Have and Have Not, but it's still changed in significant ways. For one thing, the action takes place in California rather than Florida and Cuba, and it ends on a more hopeful note. The book has some peculiarities. It begins written in the first person, with Harry telling the story, and then it changes to the third person. Written during the depths of the Great Depression, Hemingway introduces several characters during the second half of the book who have nothing to do with Harry Morgan, but they give Hemingway an opportunity to criticize wealthy capitalists who come to Key West in their fancy yachts while most of the locals are barely managing to feed their children.

 

[Doug Wallen]

I received an update from Amazon this morning. My expected delivery date is July 27th.

I also received this e-mail. Better late than never.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Well, my copy shipped and I'll have it Sunday.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Well, my copy shipped and I'll have it Sunday.

Same here.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I just got my Blu-ray, plan on watching it in the next 24 hours.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I just got my Blu-ray, plan on watching it in the next 24 hours.

We just finished watching our copy, which arrived today. Simply magic.

 

[Doug Wallen]

Well, my copy shipped and I'll have it Sunday.

Same for me, maybe it can arrive early.

 

[Ahab]

Mine here today also. Hope to get a chance to watch it later.

 

[David Weicker]

Mine arrived this evening.

However with the Cub-Sox games all week, may not get to it until the weekend. (Go Cubs).