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When Lowry did all the restorations they did 9 Bond films in 4k (they don't say which, I am guessing its the first 9. All the rest are at 2k so unless they go back and digitally rescan the rest at 4k, there wont be a 'true' 4k box set.
Skyfall was shot on Arria Digital at 4k and finished at 2.8k (according to IMDB), so it will be the only Bond film where a true 4k version wont be available. A shame, as its the best looking Bond film. An upscale should still look pretty good though.
Also, according to IMDB, Spectre's digital intermediate was finished at 4k, so that should look nice.
Source: http://commanderbond.net/2878/all-20-films-to-be-remastered-for-new-dvds.html
And @bondjames, right on, NBNW and to catch a thief are magnificent films. Seeing those in 4k especially the former will truly be a feast for the eyes
Re: last Bond movie watched...
Dr.No.
One of my favourite parts of this film and the series as a whole are the scenes from when Bond and Honey meet sister Rose and Lilly through to the dinner scene. Pure magnificence and effortlessness. Dr.No is creepy and sinister, Honey looks damn gorgeous, especially after waking up from drinking the damn coffee and Bond is brilliantly quippy and antagonisingly cool. Seriously, SP had a great opportunity to recapture what was done here and they missed the boat completely.
Maud Adams Bond theme night. Enjoyed both immensely after a rough day. Bond along with the folks here at MI6 brought my spirits up.
OP remains in my top 10 a will probably be raised a notch or two.
TMWTGG is going up in ranking as well. How can you go wrong with Christopher Lee?
That is strange; I watched TMWTGG right after after OP too :-O
Nice! It made for a good double feature.
...and here I am, watching my Bond DVD set on my 13-inch Macbook Pro...
Uh where do I begin with this mess of a bond film...the mi6 regulars are all wrong Connery is far too old the film is a mess the music is off the direction is odd... The positives uhm at least it has a beginning middle and end and the motorcycle chase was quite nice)
1. Quantum of Solace
2. Licence to Kill
3. From Russia with love
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. On her Majesties Secret Service
6. Tomorrow Never Dies
7. Octopussy
8. Live and let die
9. Skyfall
10. Goldeneye
11. Spectre
12. Dr. No
13. Thunderball
14. The Spy Who Loved Me
15. Goldfinger
16. Die Another Day
17. You only live twice
18. The man with the golden gun
19. Diamonds are forever
20. Moonraker
21. Never Say Never Again
22. James Brolin's Octopussy
23. Casino Royale 1954
24. Casino Royale 1967
My feelings towards DAD haven't changed. With the exception of the title track (techno music has no place in a Bond film), and Madonnas cameo, DAD is a perfectly watchable film up to Cuba, where it levels off, before sinking down. I won't lie, there are some bits of DAD that I genuinely do like:
- The bullet in the gunbarrel
- The PTS
- The Hong Kong Yacht Club scene
- The escalating sword fight
- The "abandonned station for abandonned agents" scene
- The scene where Bond meets Raoul in Cuba
- How Bond dispatched Zao (even if it does involve the dreaded "Adaptive Camoflage"
My 1996-2016 20th Anniversary Bondathon
1. Spectre
2. Die Another Day
3. Casino Royale
4. Skyfall
5. Quantum Of Solace
I do have one problem with the firing squad scene, and that is that Bond looks in remarkably good shape for someone who has been beaten and tortured for 14 months. But that is a small problem compared to what the film has in store...
Anyone notice the ending of LTK when Bond calls Felix and Felix is joking around and laughing with Bond even though his wife was just killed right after their wedding and he was mauled by a shark.... What the hell.
I think its fair to assume that this was the case :p
It s either that or Leiter is an asshole.
All the highlights are found in the first half. The PTS, Pryce hamming it up, M and Roebuck's banter, Carver's party, stealing the encoder, Dr. Kaufman, etc... I was having a good time. Unfortunately, things take a turn for the worse once we arrive in Asia.
I still enjoy the Halo jump but the underwater sequence is dull. The motorcycle chase goes on for way too long and that whole sequence at Wai Lin's place is just daft. The stealth boat finale starts off strong, but it also goes on forever. Plus, Brosnan and Yeoh have no chemistry together.
Still, it has enough good points to keep it from being a cellar dweller in my rankings. One of those being a solid debut from David Arnold. Now it's on to TWINE and DAD. Oh boy.