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These issues were in the first versions for region 2 released in the UK in the Summer of 2006. Some, or many, were fixed for the region 1 release in November of that year but I'm not sure if the aforementioned problems remain. My understanding is that they do.
The first four films look great though, well apart from the new sound mix. :-&
The second to the bottom is the full set bar QOS (not missing out on much not having this film but still being a Bond fan one must have every film). That's a little more expenisve. I definitely won't get this version when a 50th Anniversary collection will be available. Still can't decide whether I should just get this cheap one disc version then purchase the 50th Anniversary blue ray editions further on down the line. I would really like to watch some of the deleted scenes for these films right now though which the single discs don't have. I've seen some of them as I rented a few Bond 2 disc DVD's from the video store a few years ago.
I'm tempted to just buy this deluxe CR version now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casino-Royale-Deluxe-Martin-Campbell/dp/B001GISLOW/ref=sr_1_21?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1324695715&sr=1-21
I have CR on DVD (the only Bond film I have on DVD) but it got scratched. It messes up during the part Bond breaks into M's apartment. That's a good scene too. I wonder if the CR in the 50th Anniversary collection will have all the same features as the one in the above link.
This way you got everything including the UE edition, Lowry pristine-digital clean-up jobs, which really make a difference with the old films.
You can buy blu-ray down the road.
There - dilemma solved. :P
I appreciate the advice. Thanks. Maybe the 50th Anniversary collection won't be priced very much more than the current UE 2 disc versions though at 180 quid...
That company is called Lowry, and only Dr.No- TMWTGG were given the full-blown 4K restoration.
Hmm...interesting. Did they feel the films post TMWTGG didn't need the full restoration, or is that planned in the future?
John Lowry: These are stunning – they’ll blow your socks off. We’re doing all 20 James Bond movies – nine with 4K scanning, the others in high-definition.
Q: Do the nine include all the Sean Connery ones?
John Lowry: I believe they’re all in that group, yes. They wanted the older films to be restored as well as they could be."
More:
http://commanderbond.net/2878/all-20-films-to-be-remastered-for-new-dvds.html
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DN-GF are much better picture quality than any of the dvds I have, but I must say that TB was not so noticeable. Though the blu-ray for TB does omit the dialogue gaff of having Earl Cameron (Pinder) say the line about the manta ray, although he's not in the helicopter with Bond and Leiter. The line just isn't there anymore.
I'm quite impressed with the quality of picture and sound on this collection, and look forward to the release of the rest of the series.
If I were to buy all 22 films now I think I would just buy the single discs for just the 48.99 on Amazon UK. Then, in two or three years time get the blue ray 50th Anniversary versions. I keep procrastinating though. Is it really worth getting the Blue Ray at some point? Are the Blue Ray that good? Or should I say that much better than the standard versions remastered by this Lowry chap? If I were to never get the Blue Ray, then I would buy the two disc version of the 50th Anniversary collection when they are released depending on how much more they are than the current two disc versions and the packaging, the latter of which I hope is different and better than what is currently on offer. I presume the special features will remain the same or have more but not less.
Otherwise the blu-rays offer the best picture. Currently there are 13 blu-rays with full extra packages availabe cheap. The other 9 will likely be out co-incident with Skyfall. The blu-ray versions of course benefit from Lowry's work circa 2006.
Personally I don't give a darn about 50th anniversary editions. I just want the remaining 9 blu-rays. After that it will be a long time before I buy another old Bond film, other than the QoS deluxe edition, which presumably will have the long overdue commentary tracks.
Is it only the blue rays that Lowry worked on?
I ordered the Father Ted entire season box set and it arrived yesterday. Damn, what a disappointing picture! I can't believe it! The Seinfeld and Cheers DVD's are certainly better except for the odd frame in Cheers where they have completely left out the cleaning up work. 8-|
No. Lowry remastered the films for their 2006 Ultimate Edition DVD release. Since then, these prints are being used for every subsequent release, the first of which is the Blu-rays.
And yes, the Blu-rays are by far the best for picture and sound quality. The same goes for any film but the Bonds really do look great.
It would make sense and be the proper way to start 2012. The poster was telling afterall...
Looking at that Blu-ray logo, should I expect an announcement?
This was posted about an hour ago on the offical 007 Facebook page:
An announcement for the DVD & Blu-ray release of the films is the least we can hope to get! It's quite possible more products and/or events will be announced tomorrow.
So far, that's 9 of the films released in original 3 pak releases, while QoS (at least in Canada) hit stores as an individual release as well as packaged with TMWTGG and LTK in a rare three-pak. For this 3-pak, the 3 films were all individually packaged in their own cases and covers - the collectable simply being the box-cover that held them all together.
CR and CR deluxe were both individually released.
Those original blu-ray three-paks btw are still kicking around. Best Buy knocked them down to $15.00 a pak, for Boxing Week sales and bargain hunters were snapping them up.