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Licence to Kill Blu Ray?

BondWillReturnBondWillReturn
edited February 2012 in Merchandise Posts: 816
Just a quick question:

Untill today I was under the impression the following BluRay's had been released: DN, FRWL, GF, TB, LALD, TMWTGG, MR, FYEO, TWINE, DAD, CR and QoS.

But today I found a picture and review of a Licence to Kill Blu Ray. And after some research it seems like indeed, America, France and Germany already have a LTK Blu Ray, while Great Britain and (for instance) The Netherlands, where I live, don't seem to have it!

Can some one tell me what the story is here? Is there really a LTK BR, is this the last released before the MGM financial situation, and is it therefore only released in some countries?

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  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    The Man With The Golden Gun and Licence To Kill were the last films released on BD before MGM nearly went under, so yes they're only released in some countries, the UK not being one of them.
  • BondWillReturnBondWillReturn
    Posts: 816
    Thank you, @Samuel001, for clearing that up! Damn! LTK is one of my favorite Bond films, had I known earlier, I might have tried importing it or something. Guess right now I might as wel wait for the big set to be released at the end of the year!
  • KanangaKananga
    Posts: 367
    I only got FYEO on Blu Ray I am waiting for the box set! I do keep a eye out for LTK on BR in second hand shops as it's one of my favourites!
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 1,548
    I have yet to enter the Blue Ray revolution but depending on the new extras I may well invest in a player
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    LeChiffre wrote:
    I have yet to enter the Blue Ray revolution but depending on the new extras I may well invest in a player

    There is only one new extra: a one hour documentary. The rest can be found on the UE DVD releases.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Samuel001 wrote:
    There is only one new extra: a one hour documentary. The rest can be found on the UE DVD releases.

    Is that it? What a lazy effort. Compared to the complete Star Wars bluray box set George Lucas released this is a pisstake from EON.

    Those 'Inside Bond' docs are not bad but theyre from the 90s now. Would it have been too much for them to knock up something new considering it is the 50th? And there must be loads of stuff in the vaults they havent released yet. Mind you as half the films arent available on bluray we'll all buy it anyway so why bother to make any effort?

    I am pretty sure that ITV or the Beeb will do a couple of documentaries about the history of Bond around the time of SF's release that will put EONS feeble 1 hour to shame. 1 hour!!! With 23 films to cover thats about 2.5 mins per film? Woeful.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    TheWizardOfIce wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    There is only one new extra: a one hour documentary. The rest can be found on the UE DVD releases.

    Is that it? What a lazy effort. Compared to the complete Star Wars bluray box set George Lucas released this is a pisstake from EON.

    Those 'Inside Bond' docs are not bad but theyre from the 90s now. Would it have been too much for them to knock up something new considering it is the 50th? And there must be loads of stuff in the vaults they havent released yet. Mind you as half the films arent available on bluray we'll all buy it anyway so why bother to make any effort?

    I am pretty sure that ITV or the Beeb will do a couple of documentaries about the history of Bond around the time of SF's release that will put EONS feeble 1 hour to shame. 1 hour!!! With 23 films to cover thats about 2.5 mins per film? Woeful.

    I can understand your frustration. Not got any of the Blu Ray releases because i suspected they may do the whole series this year. Is he 1 hour special any good?

    I have always recorded the shows that ITV, BBC, and other independant TV stations produce for the latest film. They are nice to keep for prosperity sake as obviously they will not be the same as what on the DVD special features? Although i think the last 2 DVD's were pretty poor IMHO for special features.

    Really looking forward to the new movie, and also the feast of TV specials hopefully to add to my own back catalogue! :D
  • timmertimmer
    Posts: 4,622
    TMWTGG and LTK were released in a 3 pak with QoS in Canada. But it wasn't a three-pak like the other three 3-paks that came before. Each film was individually packaged in it's own case with its own unique cover. You could toss the box, take them out and put them on the shelf as individual films, if you wanted. It wasn't long before they were being sold individually.
    I'd heard that TMWTGG and LTK, considered to be two of the weakest sellers, were originally packaged this way to piggy back on demand for the QoS blu-ray release.
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