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Camelot Blu-ray

Camelot
45th Anniversary Edition
Digibook is being released by Warner Bros. April 24th 2012

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8008

Disc features currently known:

Audio commentary
Four behind-the-scenes featurettes: - Camelot: The Fallen Kingdom
- Camelot: The Castle That Never Was
- The Story of Camelot
- The World Premiere of Camelot

Theatrical trailer
In addition, Warner has encased the 45th Anniversary Edition inside a digibook that contains thirty-six pages of production information as well as a CD soundtrack sampler with the following songs:

"I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight?"
"Camelot and the Wedding Ceremony"
"How To Handle a Woman"
"If Ever I Would Leave You - Love Montage"

the Classic Bob Peak Poster Design.
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Harlock415

I have a great fondness for this musical, not actually the movie. I saw a production of it when it was on a revival with Richard Burton reprising the role back in the 80's and fell in love with it.

I remember either Showtime or HBO did a taping of the same tour with Richard Harris as Arthur, but the DVD of that was really horrible. I hope that gets an eventual remastered release. I'll probably pick this up.

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I'm curious to how the sound mix will be on the release. It was noted over at the film score monthly forum that the only true to theatrical 6 track sound mix was an old pan/scan laserdisc version. Others can chime in on this topic.

Roy Batty

Why, oh why did they have to go with that absurdly generic and ugly photoshoppy cover (that really has nothing to do with what the movie is all about), instead of leaving the gorgeous Bob Peak poster alone as they did for the DVD release?

James Luckard

The new cover looks like they're trying to position it as a moody romantic action film a la BRAVEHEART. Wait till anyone who buys it due to that cover pops it in and finds it's a Broadway musical

Wally Q

I have this on my DVR from a broadcast TCM did about a month ago. I need to check it out. If it's good, it may just get a preorder since April is pretty bare.

HD Goofnut

This is one musical I was bored with. Fell asleep watching it the first time.

DaViD Boulet

please oh please get the audio right... with minimal filtering and noise-reduction. Let the natural fidelity come through with mag hiss in tact.

WB (and Fox) have a scary tendency to sometimes "noise reduce" historic tracks to "get rid of hiss", but in doing so they strip out all the highs and natural nuance of the recording.

The CD soundtrack from over 10 years ago for the film soundtrack has great depth and resolution... the stems are clearly high-resolution and should communicate that level of fidelity on the blu-ray without any unnecessary manipulation other than authentic restoration.

SolidBlu

great!

Deciazulado

Camelot Blu-ray

DetroitSquirreL

I'm torn if I should pre-order or not

Wally Q

Watched it a bit tonight. I fell asleep around the first hour, right around the time Lancelot meets Arthur. Something about the songs didn't sit right with me but I enjoyed the performances (well, couldn't stand Nero from what I saw) and I loved the cinematography in the snow covered forest.

I should be getting a larger television and soundbar when I get my return so I'm gonna save it and hopefully I'll enjoy it more later.

William H Pratt

I really like this film. Has been pre-ordered.

Just because a film is long & a bit slow moving doesn't mean it is boring. TOO many 'Younger" film viewers seem to think any film that doesn't have a BREAKNECK editing pace is boring.

in2video2

I sure hope Lerner and Loewe's Camelot gets better treatment than their My Fair Lady did.

in2video2

Perhaps the editing may be a little reserved for younger audiences raised on action movies but in a way the majestic style matches the epic nature of the story behind this great musical score that accompanies it. It is still a classic movie which I will gladly add to by Blu-Ray collection. And a Digibook as well!

Pirate King

I agree completely. I have always loved this film and am looking forward to owning a copy.

roxyv

Finally!!!

Wally Q

If that was in response to me, there was never anything wrong with the editing. I was enjoying it but there was never a break from the musical elements and I found most of the songs to be some of the most ridiculous I've heard and just felt out of place for the story of King Arthur. The songs were probably the weakest link of the film from what I saw.

Makes me wish Sony would get a move on Bye Bye Birdie and release that on Blu-ray.

Dubstar

HDNet Movies aired this awhile ago and it looked great!

EricJ

Yes, but there are, um, cheerier musicals to watch--

Take, for example, Julie Andrews' Guinevere in the original stage version:

vs. Vanessa Redgrave's rendition:


(...No, that second recording was NOT "slowed down". )