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Summary: The third star, Africa
Review: The _African Queen_ stars Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart -- who won an Oscar -- and perhaps best of all, Africa. Watching it, I love how the beauty and difference of Africa shines throughout the movie. Like all good journeys, the travels of "Charlie" and "Rosie" result in transformation. It gives great joy to see two great stars convey transformation and romance within the simple story of a trip downriver. As another reviewer I read noted, a love story centered on a middle-aged couple also offers fare not often found in today's Hollywood.
Although depictions of native peoples may be stereotyped, the characters also show a deep and surprising love of the continent. Just as they appreciate the beauties of Africa, so too can we. A wonderful movie that will not fail to satisfy!
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Summary: Great adventure, but with psychological overtones
Review: Two completely different people with conflicting sets of values thrown together in a tense situation. This is the core of the story. It was a notable movie because it was truly filmed in Africa, unusual for those times. The charismatic stars, though both getting older, drew audiences. It was based on a popular novel by C. S. Forester, a popular adventure writer. The war theme was still popular although the time period was World War I
and the movie was made while World War II memories were still fresh. However, I believe that it was the basic theme that I stated in the first line of this review that gives the movie a feeling of greatness. Two opposites thrown together. They face danger together. And they come up with the plan to sink the German boat. And so their seemingly conflicting personalities mesh together. Naturally, they fall in love, and this is psychologically sound. A man and a woman in a tense situation together, even with seemingly opposite personalities, are bound to turn to each other for the moment. The actors of course were exactly right to breathe life into this situation. And Robert Morley was also effective as Katherine Hepburn's brother missionary. The realization that this was filmed on location, not on the studio's back lot, or in Griffith Park, enhanced the film. I first saw it as a 14 year old and therefore, was impressed by the adventure and ready to got to the popcorn stand whenever it looked like it was going to go lovey-dovey. More than 50 years later, I am still enthralled, but for altogether different reasons. Rather than terming this a classic, because that word sounds stodgy to many, I would call this a timeless movie because of the basic human theme. If asked to name my favorite movies, it may well fail to make the top 10, possibly not even the top 20, but it would definitely be in the top 50, and when you figure that I've probably seen between 50 and 100 movies a year for a number of years, top 50 isn't too shabby.
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Summary: Why this movie is considered so good
Review: 1) Based on the novel (of the same name) by C.S. Forester
2) Music performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
3) Directed by John Huston
4) Katharine Hepburn
5) Humphrey Bogart The movie begins in German East Africa, September 1914 with the Germans invading and destroying a small town that missionaries Samuel and Rose (brother and sister) are living in. After the Germans take all the natives away Samuel falls ill and dies. Mr. Alnutt (sailor of the African Queen), the man who delivers their mail, comes around and Rose goes with him for safety reasons. They hide (Mr. Alnutt feels the Germans will want his boat) and discuss what to do next. With the war all around them, they need to figure a way out of there. With much pushing on Rose's part they decide to go down a very difficult river and torpedo a German ship to help their country. The scenery and the wild animals are amazing to behold. I love when Rose calls Charlie "a coward". This very different pair has many adventures. This is why the movie is considered so good!
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Summary: Don't Make The Mistake Of Taking This Film For Granted
Review: THE AFRICAN QUEEN is probably one of the most widely available films in the world, on sale in the electronics department of virtually every major retail chain, a commonplace at every rental counter, frequently seen on television. It is hard to imagine any one in the western world, especially in the United States, who has not seen the film at least once--and probably more than once. And so we take it for granted. That is a mistake. Based on the famous C.S. Forester novel, which it follows quite closely, THE AFRICAN QUEEN is the simple story of pragmatic river-rat Charlie Allnut (Bogart) and high-minded Methodist missionary spinster Rose Sayer (Hepburn) who are thrown together by chance when German troups sweep through Africa during World War I. Once safely aboard his beat-up riverboat "The African Queen," Allnut desires nothing more than to dodge the Germans until war's end; Rose, however, determines to strike a blow against the Germans by sailing the boat downriver to attack a German battleship. There are so many fine things about this movie that they are hard to innumerate. Filmed on location in the Congo, the cinematography is remarkably fine without being obtrusive; the script, which is at once subtle and very purposeful, has a remarkably natural tone; the two stars--who play the vast majority of the film alone together--give justly famous performances; and Huston's direction is so fine that we never feel even the slightest hint of directorial manipulation. As an adventure, it has a sense of realism that most adventure stories lack; as a character study it is remarkably detailed and finely wrought; as a love story, it is quite touching without engaging in common sentimentality. And it can be enjoyed by many people of diverse backgrounds and ages without the faintest qualm. If you haven't seen THE AFRICAN QUEEN in a while (or heaven forbid never seen it at all) don't take it for granted thinking you'll catch it sooner or later. Sit down with the film and watch it with fresh eyes. You'll be amazed.
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Summary: A CLASSIC, NEED I SAY MORE ?
Review: If you haven't seen this movie, YOU MUST BE LIVING IN A CAVE.
This is one of the all time classic films and one that is a MUST HAVE. Sparks fly between Hepburn and Bogey and there is never a dull moment.
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Summary: Where is the DVD??
Review: As an ardent fan of the African Queen, I beseech the movie studios to get going on a special edition with all of the extras, and pronto! This masterpiece of filmmaking gives us two of the best actors of all time, in a sweeping, gorgeously filmed story. Bogart and the brassy Hepburn together seek to escape the Nazis on a trip downriver. In some ways, this feels like the sequel to Casablanca (I see it that way). With a satisfying ending and sweat you can almost taste, this is a stunner from the old Hollywood system. Modern audiences expecting to see Apocalypse Now may be disappointed in the lack of eye candy, but this was made back in the day when the story mattered more than the artifice. Peace.
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Summary: Pure Cinema Candy!
Review: The chemistry between "old maid" missionary woman Hepburn and rough-guy Bogart streaming along a river together in WWII Africa is great. Through many perils the two manage to survive until they are captured by Nazis who are about to execute the pair as enemy spies. The ending of this Hollywood Classic is extremely satisfying. -- Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar for his role, while Katherine Hepburn chalked up another one of her 12 career nominations. This film is pure cinema-candy. How can anyone NOT love this movie???
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: The first time that I saw this movie in question, i.e., The African Queen VHS ~ Humphrey Bogart, I did not like it at all. However, I thought I did not give it a fair shake and ecided to rewatch it. To my utter surprise I actually started to like it more and more. Bogart is amazing in his role as the hardened man and defintely desrved his academy award.
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Summary: You can get this movie on dvd ..
Review: This is a nice movie and while not compared with the action packed "Indiana Jones" I think it has some elemnts that were used in the later . Its quite good for its time , nice visuals yet sometimes documentry like footage was thrown in which I dislike . My point here is to let you know that you don't have to wait until the studio decide to publish a dvd version ( could be never ) because there is already a R2 version of this movie at amazon.co.uk .
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Summary: A Gem
Review: It's been said that if you see a movie based on a novel first, then read the novel, it's impossible to visualize the characters in the latter being different from the way they appear in the movie. That's certainly the case here. Bogey and Kate are so definitively cast, as Charley and Rosie, that nobody else could take their places. This is one of those fims that should never be remade, simply because it couldn't be done any better. Robert Morley is excellent in a small but significant role as Rose's pompous and humorless missionary brother, and Peter Bull is perfect as a German officer. The ending is more upbeat than that of the C.S. Forester novel, and a little more farfetched, but it's a movie ending, and I have no complaints. This film has so much to love in it. Everybody should see 'The African Queen.' What a classic! (BL, Tucker, GA)
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