Since people are asking about which movies are included, I did some internet research. The list of movies is:1. Dr. No*
2. From Russia with Love*
3. Goldfinger*
4. Thunderball*
5. You Only Live Twice
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
7. Diamonds Are Forever
8. Live and Let Die*
9. The Man with the Golden Gun*
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
11. Moonraker*
12. For Your Eyes Only*
13. Octopussy*
14. A View to a Kill
15. The Living Daylights
16. Licence to Kill*
17. Goldeneye
18. Tomorrow Never Dies
19. The World is Not Enough*
20. Die Another Day*
21. Casino Royale*
22. Quantum of Solace*
*Already available on Blu-Ray
Never Say Never Again is not included since it is not part of the "series," being produced independently. Likewise the David Niven spoof of Casino Royale. Also, there was a British TV version of Casino Royale that is not included.
Dr. No Overall nice quality blu-ray. Colors have been driven more towards naturalistic than originally done
From Russia With Love Overall nice quality blu-ray. Colors have been driven more towards naturalistic than originally done
Goldfinger The gold is gone. Why screw with the color? The scene where she's painted gold has lost its golden touch and has been moved towards a more natural color. Yes, she's gold, but the original scene had a golden tint all around
Thunderball Some color changes and slight damage, DNR, fake grain
You Only Live Twice Original colors are lost and it's largely brown.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Contrast boosted way too much. Also, original colors are lost and it's largely brown. Audio issues on both the mono (Muffled in spots) and remix.
Diamonds Are forever Changes in color and lack of detail. Original colors are lost--it's lost its "glimmer" and is largely brown now. Desaturated. Also, the scene where a cigarette is put out in Bond's chest isn't supposed to show the ashtray until he stands up, as seen in the original theatrical prints--the scene is supposed to be much darker
Live and Let Die Okay blu-ray
The Man with the Golden Gun Okay blu-ray, colors off
The Spy Who Loved Me Excellent blu-ray
Moonraker slightly squeezed and window-boxed main title sequence, okay otherwise
For Your Eyes Only Fine blu-ray
Octopussy Excessive edge enhancement
A View to a Kill Image is misframed/cropped. Also, during an earthquake scene, the image/camera was supposed to shake. Lowry stabilized the image so that it doesn't shake anymore--poor attention to what they were doing. Too much DNR.
The Living Daylights Excellent blu-ray.
Licence to Kill Decent blu-ray
Goldeneye Extreme use of DNR takes away the film grain, and therefore the detail contained within the grain. MGM used an old, outdated master from a few years ago. Think of how bad the original release of Patton looked... the line "You were expecting someone else?" missing from trailer
Tomorrow Never Dies Excellent blu-ray
The World is Not Enough Excellent blu-ray
Die Another Day Excellent blu-ray
Casino Royale Excellent blu-ray, but it's the North American edited version, not the uncut version
Quantum of Solace Excellent blu-ray
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Received, today. Pre-purchased on Amazon.There is no point in reviewing the films. You either like them or you don't. You know what they are. The films, together, have 120 hours of special features, so there is enough here to take a couple of weeks of essentially non-stop viewing (with sleep, of course). Most has been released before. There is a bonus disc of new content. As others have said, the non-franchise films are not included and there is no reason to have expected them.
I like the packaging. The discs are divided in two hard-back books, with stills from the films on the opposing pages. There are two discs per page, one disc per film, with a picture of a relevant "Bond Girl" next to the release date beside each disc. The two books are slip-cased. It is a classy looking and sturdy package.
I have no trouble removing them from the pages, and have yet to have to touch the surface. None of the ones I received had any fingerprints on them, so I have no idea what the other reviewer is speaking of.
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This review is about the standard DVD set, not the Blu-Ray. I've always loved the Bond films, but have never made getting them on DVD a priority. Now that my kids are older and of an age to watch them, I found out this set was coming out and eagerly awaited it -how awesome is that, ALL of the Bond films in one box set, for a great price! (Do the math; if you bought all 22 films individually, averaging $25 per movie, that would set you back a whopping $550 compare that to the $100 sale price for this set.)HERE'S WHAT YOU GET:
A large box about 11 inches by 7 inches by 1.5 inches. Inside the box are two beautiful "hardcover books" (book one is 1962-1981, book two is 1983-2012). Inside each book are six heavy pages. Each page holds two discs that slide into a half-moon slot that secures the disc to the page, and beside each is a photo of the "Bond Girl" from that particular movie. It's not ideal packaging for discs if you intend to get them out and watch them frequently, but if you are like me and just want them on DVD with the intention of watching them occasionally, it's fine. Besides, empty DVD cases are a penny a dozen online these days if you want to change packaging.
BOOK ONE:
1. Dr No
2. From Russia With Love
3. Goldfinger
4. Thunderball
5. You Only Live Twice
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
7. Diamonds Are Forever
8. Live and Let Die
9. The Man With the Golden Gun
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
11. Moonraker
12. For Your Eyes Only
BOOK TWO:
13. Octopussy
14. A View to a Kill
15. The Living Daylights
16. Licence to Kill
17. Goldeneye
18. Tomorrow Never Dies
19. The World is Not Enough
20. Die Another Day
21. Casino Royale
22. Quantum of Solace
WHAT YOU DON'T GET:
1. Any non-Eon (non-canon) Bond films. So, if you're looking for the Barry Nelson "Casino Royale" or the David Niven/Woody Allen "Casino Royale" or the Sean Connery "Never Say Never Again," sorry, they're not here. They're not part of the Eon Productions "canon" of Bond films, so they're left out in the cold, and, IMHO, good riddance to them. (I'm pro-Eon, can you tell?)
2. Extras. I haven't checked each disc out individually, but nothing in the marketing or the packaging indicates there are any extras in the standard DVD set. This is a set of no-frills, feature-only discs as far as I can tell. But I just wanted these films, not a bunch of extras, and that's what I got. See what I mean about this being the perfect set "for certain people"? (I'm told that the Blu-Ray set has a bonus Blu-Ray disc of extras, if that's your thing. That's the new trend in DVD releases; the extras go on the Blu-Ray version, the standard release gets the shaft.)
Finally, one weird (kinda stupid) thing about the set. It includes "a disc holder for Skyfall coming on DVD in 2013." In case you didn't know, Bond #23 ("Skyfall") hits theaters in December 2012. Obviously, they expect you to buy it on DVD in 2013. So, in preparation for that, on the last page of Book Two instead of there being half-moon slots for two discs, there's only one empty half-moon slot that says "This space reserved for SKYFALL."
Um... if I buy Skyfall, isn't it gonna come in it's own DVD case? What are we expected to do, put the Skyfall disc in the book and... throw away the case it came in? (Please don't; please recycle!)
If you don't want any extras, and you don't plan on getting these discs out of their sleeves with any regularity, it's an awesome set for an awesome price if you don't have these on DVD already!
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I own the regular DVD editions of all the Bond films to date and I was hesitant to purchase the Blu-ray disc set. Let me tell you the Blu-ray boxed set is well worth it. The sound and picture quality are much better on the older films. I am not sure if anyone has mentioned in other reviews but there is a bonus disc which is actually great. It goes through a lot Bond history and I found it to be fascinating. There is also behind the scenes stuff from Skyfall. Anyways, if you are a James Bond fan do not hesitate to buy this Blu-ray set even if you already own the regular DVD versions!Save 50% Off
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