Convoy (1978) - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 12-05-2014, 02:43 PM

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COMING IN APRIL FROM KL STUDIO CLASSICS - SAM PECKINPAH'S CONVOY - STARRING KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, ALI MacGRAW, ERNEST BORGNINE, BURT YOUNG, FRANKLYN AJAYE & SEYMOUR CASSEL.

FIRST OFFICIAL AMERICAN RELEASE OF CONVOY ON DVD & BLU-RAY!

https://www.facebook.com/KinoLorberS...e=1&permPage=1

Doombear · 12-05-2014, 02:54 PM

Good news! I can probably retire my Region B version. Hopefully the transfer is as crisp. The whole movie being structured around the Convoy song really pushes it a notch above being a '70s B-Movie.

The Great Owl · 12-05-2014, 02:57 PM

Nice! Kino Lorber is really putting out some great "Saturday afternoon flicks." This will bring back a lot of memories.

mca213 · 12-05-2014, 02:58 PM

Awesome news..Having owned the crappy bootlegs of this, it will be great to finally see this in its correct aspect ratio

rrpmpstck · 12-05-2014, 03:06 PM

It's about F'n time! This is a classic! I am very excited by this news!

Nighteyes · 12-05-2014, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Doombear

Good news! I can probably retire my Region B version. Hopefully the transfer is as crisp.

I don't think there is much room for improvement. The region B is already very good. Nice selection of extras, too. Personally I don't think I'm gonna retire it.

greenguy · 12-05-2014, 05:31 PM

Looking forward to this, I've had it in my Amazon.de wish list for months now, just hadn't made it around to buying yet.

I remember years ago seeing it on network television, I can't recall now, was extra footage added for the tv broadcast version?

Blu Titan · 12-05-2014, 05:39 PM

Sweet

, I was looking into the German release but this makes my day

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Batmon77 · 12-05-2014, 05:41 PM

YES!!!!!! Ali McGraw FTW!!!!

thismightbezach · 12-05-2014, 07:22 PM

So glad Twilight Time didn't get this

PowellPressburger · 12-05-2014, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thismightbezach

So glad Twilight Time didn't get this

I am actually surprised that Nick Redman didn't want this for TT since he admires Peckinpah's work. (Although this isn't Sam's finest hour) I'd almost bet he passed on the title. I'm sure they could have secured it a long time back otherwise. (I love TT's releases)

I still need to buy this movie though, always been curious about it.

spargs · 12-05-2014, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I am actually surprised that Nick Redman didn't want this for TT since he admires Peckinpah's work. (Although this isn't Sam's finest hour) I'd almost bet he passed on the title. I'm sure they could have secured it a long time back otherwise. (I love TT's releases)

I still need to buy this movie though, always been curious about it.

I was thinking along the same lines. TT did a great job with the 4 Peckinpah films they have released (Major Dundee, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, and The Killer Elite, with Noon Wine as an extra on TKE).

onetet · 12-05-2014, 08:29 PM

Cool announcement. This was frequently requested when I worked at an indie video store, and always a bummer that it wasn't available in decent quality.

I think of Peckinpah's catalog similarly to how I do Ashby or Altman's despite the tonal and genre differences, in that the lesser films after their initial amazing streaks are still interesting, and add to our understanding of their artistry.

Terrorfirmer · 12-05-2014, 09:35 PM

YAY!

Alfred E. Neumann · 11-28-2020, 08:48 PM

SC wins
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&...=30747&i=0&l=1

Mose Harper · 11-28-2020, 10:51 PM

Never having seen the film before watching the SC disc, I thought it played just fine and was a more attractive looking film than I expected.

Looking at the comparisons, I think the color looks truer in some of the Kino caps, and the last cap of Borgnine looks clearly superior in the Kino to me.
Others not so much though, and the compression on the Kino in line of police cars at night (cap 6) is noticeably poorer than the SC.

In past years I might have popped for the Kino just to sate my curiousity. I can no longer afford to up and sidegrade willy nilly like I used to, so I'll probably just make do with the SC from here on out.

BluLobsta · 11-28-2020, 11:22 PM

I saw this movie at the drive-in back in the day. Awesome!

"Looks like we got ourselves a convoy."

Dailyan · 04-02-2022, 01:41 PM

RIP C.W. McCall (Bill Fries)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obitu...w-mccall-dies/

Dailyan · 02-10-2024, 06:55 PM

Mike Siegel confirmed, via a Facebook comment, that he is “producing a ton of new extras for the new 2024 blu ray release…” of “Convoy”. It’s likely to be an Imprint release just judging from their past Peckinpah releases or StudioCanal could potentially be doing an UHD (or both).

By_His_Strypes · 02-10-2024, 07:01 PM

I'd love to get UHD of this to sit alongside Smokey and the Bandit.

12-05-2014, 02:54 PM	#2
Doombear Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Calgary, Alberta Canada 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:2285 DVD collection:1727 Digital collection:2 Trading Score:13	Good news! I can probably retire my Region B version. Hopefully the transfer is as crisp. The whole movie being structured around the Convoy song really pushes it a notch above being a '70s B-Movie.

12-05-2014, 02:57 PM	#3
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:924 Blu-ray collection:6033 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Nice! Kino Lorber is really putting out some great "Saturday afternoon flicks." This will bring back a lot of memories.

12-05-2014, 02:58 PM	#4
mca213 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2014 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:1624 Trading Score:13	Awesome news..Having owned the crappy bootlegs of this, it will be great to finally see this in its correct aspect ratio

12-05-2014, 03:06 PM	#5
rrpmpstck Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Kansas City Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:3195 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:14	It's about F'n time! This is a classic! I am very excited by this news!

12-05-2014, 05:31 PM	#7
greenguy Senior Member Member since:Dec 2013 Location:Midwest Blu-ray collection:156 DVD collection:177	Looking forward to this, I've had it in my Amazon.de wish list for months now, just hadn't made it around to buying yet. I remember years ago seeing it on network television, I can't recall now, was extra footage added for the tv broadcast version?

12-05-2014, 05:39 PM	#8
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Sweet , I was looking into the German release but this makes my day .

12-05-2014, 05:41 PM	#9
Batmon77 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2011 Location:New York City 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:428 DVD collection:1	YES!!!!!! Ali McGraw FTW!!!!

12-05-2014, 07:22 PM	#10
thismightbezach Banned Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1179	So glad Twilight Time didn't get this

12-05-2014, 08:29 PM	#13
onetet Power Member Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Baltimore, Maryland Blu-ray collection:568 DVD collection:152 Trading Score:50	Cool announcement. This was frequently requested when I worked at an indie video store, and always a bummer that it wasn't available in decent quality. I think of Peckinpah's catalog similarly to how I do Ashby or Altman's despite the tonal and genre differences, in that the lesser films after their initial amazing streaks are still interesting, and add to our understanding of their artistry.

12-05-2014, 09:35 PM	#14
Terrorfirmer Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Canada 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1037 DVD collection:282 Trading Score:11	YAY!

11-28-2020, 08:48 PM	#15
Alfred E. Neumann Special Member Member since:Oct 2012 4K collection:221 Blu-ray collection:2617 Blu-ray reviews: 27	SC wins https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&...=30747&i=0&l=1

11-28-2020, 10:51 PM	#16
Mose Harper Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2014 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:518 Trading Score:3	Never having seen the film before watching the SC disc, I thought it played just fine and was a more attractive looking film than I expected. Looking at the comparisons, I think the color looks truer in some of the Kino caps, and the last cap of Borgnine looks clearly superior in the Kino to me. Others not so much though, and the compression on the Kino in line of police cars at night (cap 6) is noticeably poorer than the SC. In past years I might have popped for the Kino just to sate my curiousity. I can no longer afford to up and sidegrade willy nilly like I used to, so I'll probably just make do with the SC from here on out.

11-28-2020, 11:22 PM	#17
BluLobsta Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Rhode Island Home Theater Gallery:86 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:420 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2	I saw this movie at the drive-in back in the day. Awesome! "Looks like we got ourselves a convoy."

04-02-2022, 01:41 PM	#18
Dailyan Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Beyond the Blue Horizon 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:2251 DVD collection:197 Blu-ray reviews: 58 Trading Score:56	RIP C.W. McCall (Bill Fries) https://www.washingtonpost.com/obitu...w-mccall-dies/

02-10-2024, 06:55 PM	#19
Dailyan Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Beyond the Blue Horizon 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:2251 DVD collection:197 Blu-ray reviews: 58 Trading Score:56	Mike Siegel confirmed, via a Facebook comment, that he is “producing a ton of new extras for the new 2024 blu ray release…” of “Convoy”. It’s likely to be an Imprint release just judging from their past Peckinpah releases or StudioCanal could potentially be doing an UHD (or both).

02-10-2024, 07:01 PM	#20
By_His_Strypes Banned Member since:Oct 2014 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:367	I'd love to get UHD of this to sit alongside Smokey and the Bandit.

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