Warner Romantic Classics

Gigi M. · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:59 am

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Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of 9 digitally remastered romantic classics and modern favourites on 27th January 2009. All titles are new-to-DVD (in North America) and are split in two groups:

The All-Star Romance group of titles features Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969), Far From the Madding Crowd, The Yellow Rolls Royce, Waterloo Bridge (1940) and Cannery Row, available as single titles and each selling for $19.97 SRP.

The Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection features a quartet of ‘60s screen hits, featuring that decade’s teen heartthrob Troy Donahue, and his famous leading ladies including Connie Stevens and Suzanne Pleshette. The collection includes Palm Springs Weekend, Parrish, Rome Adventure and Susan Slade. These titles will be sold as a Collection only for $39.92 SRP.

There are no extras listed. Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969) is the original full-length roadshow version while Far From the Madding Crowd presents the film in its original uncut form, as seen in its international release.

Dr Amicus · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:07 am

Far From the Madding Crowd! I hope (and assume) this will be in its original 2.35:1 ratio. AFIK all the Region 2 discs are cropped to 1.77:1.

Still - a slightly odd collection. Not as disparate as Martini Movies, but...

Jack Phillips · **Joined:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:33 am **Posts:** 151

Dr Amicus wrote:

Far From the Madding Crowd! I hope (and assume) this will be in its original 2.35:1 ratio. AFIK all the Region 2 discs are cropped to 1.77:1.

The real question is, Has any restoration work been done on the film itself? The current R2 looks just awful, presumably, because the source material was so bad to begin with. Re-transferring and re-cropping alone won't make much of a difference.

domino harvey · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7883

Well, I'm sure we were all clamoring for this to get released before that Natalie Wood set :roll:

AfterTheRain · **Joined:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:42 pm **Posts:** 97

Finally, Waterloo Bridge will come to DVD as well as the Peter O'Toole version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

Ain't it sweet?

Tolmides · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:42 pm **Posts:** 66

I don't care how odd the collection is, I'm just glad that Waterloo Bridge is finally getting a release.

Perkins Cobb · **Joined:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:49 pm **Posts:** 603

So, if the first batch is the All-Star Romance Collection, then by implication the one with all the Troy Donahue movies is the No-Star Romance Collection? And would that refer to Mr. Donahue and Ms. Pleshette, or to the average Maltin Guide rating for the films included?

These holiday-themed releases are so silly and outdated anyway ... I mean, is anybody under the age of 60 going to run out and buy a DVD of Rome Adventure for his girlfriend?

Matt · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:28 pm

Perkins Cobb wrote:

These holiday-themed releases are so silly and outdated anyway ... I mean, is anybody under the age of 60 going to run out and buy a DVD of Rome Adventure for his girlfriend?

No, but I'm betting that Warners thinks that a lot of lonely, big-bottomed women who were in their teens in the early '60s and who have no plans for Valentine's Day that don't involve slippers and a pint of ice cream will run out and buy a DVD of Rome Adventure for themselves.

domino harvey · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7883

Pixx stolen from DVDTalk's forums:

Perkins Cobb · **Joined:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:49 pm **Posts:** 603

Matt wrote:

No, but I'm betting that Warners thinks that a lot of lonely, big-bottomed women who were in their teens in the early '60s and who have no plans for Valentine's Day that don't involve slippers and a pint of ice cream will run out and buy a DVD of Rome Adventure for themselves.

Well, my mother fits about 75% of that description and she certainly would ... if she had a DVD player.

Belmondo · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:20 am

The cover for "Madding" is, uh, maddening. Makes it look like a military movie. If the back cover shows the brief scene with Peter Finch holding a pistol, then the misinformation will be complete.
And, Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor don't have all that much to smile about in "Waterloo Bridge", either.
Maybe we should stick to "Rome Adventure". Kiss kiss - bland bland.

HerrSchreck · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:23 pm

A great film slips quietly into the market for the first--legally at least-- time. I've yet to see this later version, and love the Mae Clarke original.

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