The African Queen DVD

Advantages: good cast, not bad effects for the time
Disadvantages: not able to watch more than once

The African Queen was yet another of the films always in the top 50 best and again another Humphrey Bogart film but very different from Casablanca, he is not as posh. I just saw this on the TV last week and it is quite a long film and although not a film that is really exciting that keeps you in suspense it still has a good storyline but I doubt I would have placed it in my top 50 best ever films. To begin, this film has nothing to do with a Queen ...
...story begins in Africa during the First World War when a missionary is helping the African people, played by Katherine Hepburn and captain of the boat, alcoholic but good at controlling the boat played by Humphrey Bogart. The beginning of the film is not brilliant but the story soon picks up. This is during the First World War when Germany wanted overseas colonies and wanted to keep Africa from the allies getting any of them. German soldiers burn ... Read review

Advantages: Spectacular scenery
Disadvantages: It finishes, sob.

...those who have never seen the film, there should be enough here to give you an outline of the film without spoiling it too much, for those who have seen it many times, it will, no doubt, bring back memories of what is undoubtedly one of the Bogy mans best films. The special effects were far in advance of their time and as such were superior to anything seen before, even by today’s standards they are good. The river scenes and the rapids in ...
...that plays just about all the way through this film, it gets inside your head and stays for days. Set in Africa in 1914 it is a tale of two people on an adventure of epic proportions, the film opens with African tribesmen inside a mission singing their own version of a Hymn, which is totally different from Robert Morley’s version. But the opening of the film is really nothing more than an introduction to the characters and to establish the ... Read review

Advantages: Bogey at his best
Disadvantages: The leeches

...15 when I first saw The African Queen at our local cinema (one of seven in Accrington pop 30,000) and it impressed me not a bit. But that did not matter as the girl by my side on the back row made up for a dreary film. For a kid of that age there just wasn't any action to speak of and who wanted to see a gin soaked old sea dog playing host to a religious spinster? It was boring except that I wasn't bored but that had nothing to do with the film. ...
...in civvy street on the new fangled telly there was The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Kathryn Hepburn. This time I paid more attention as being older and wiser (I thought so anyway) watching people getting bumped off wasn't such an attraction. Real life has a habit of modifying your views. The story became interesting as the gin swilling captain agreed under great pressure to take the missionary lady with him down river. The title captain ... Read review

Advantages: A classic
Disadvantages: Some say dated

...in Africa co - staring the 2 legendary stars Humphrey Bogart & Audrey Hepburn, some say this rip - roaring story of comedy & adventure is 1 of Bogart's best. This film won an Oscar for him as best actor. The DVD is a digitally remastered version of the film directed by John Huston based on the book by C.S. Forester and adapted by the director and James Ages. ***THE STORY*** Set in Africa in 1914 in German colonial territory at the start of WW.1, ...
...camp dropping off mail & the such to a mission on route in his very old steamboat the African Queen. War breaks out and the Germans attack the village and mission. The reverend dies & Rose Sayer (Katherine Hepburn) the reverends sister is stranded. Charlie offers to take her away and this is their story of the journey downstream and their developing relationship. Any more detail would spoil your enjoyment of the film. ***THE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE*** ... Read review

Advantages: good acting, humerious in parts.
Disadvantages: rather ageing now

The africian queen is a story set in the era of world war one. Humphrey Bogart stars as charlie allnut and gives an outstanding performance. I feel it is one of his best films. The africian queen is a old rather rusty and battered steamer boat that carries supplies back and forth amongst the villiages in east africa. The scenery is quite stunning for the year the film was made (1951), and contains action,romance and war. The story unfolds in the ...
...she is the unmarried sister of the Rev.samuel sayer played by Robert morley. The rev gets killed when german troops start fighting. On one of charlies trips to the village he comforts rose and decides to help her back to civilization.There are various happenings along the way as the fight against the germans is evident. The ending is .. well I wont tell you.. you have to watch the film for that. This is quite a old clasic but worth a watch. ... Read review