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My first time seeing the first 2 on blu-ray, and the picture quality is just AMAZING! Still can't believe that these movies were made in the 60s and 70s.
Region 2 although I live in the states, but that's another story....
These DVDs have some nice extras including the making of documentary's with Sir Patrick McNee narrating etc...
My question is this .Does the new Blu - ray 50th anniversary set have the same extras as these older DVDs ?
Trying to work out if it's worth selling the older set, and replacing this with the newer set if they have the same extras ?
I would appreciate any feedback.
Thank you.
The blu-rays have all the extras from the Ultimate Edition (2 disc) DVDs. Bond 50 is damn good value for money and the picture quality (especially on the early films) is excellent.
Aye, the rest look great. I think the problem with Goldeneye is that MGM wanted to fix the framing for the blu-ray release, so they found a cheap old transfer lying about, gave it a quick gloss and threw it onto the disc.
Will check out the Ultimate Editions now and compare.
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Speaking of mail: believe it or not, the Italians sent away my "On her majesty's secret service" and "The spy who loved me" blu-rays yesterday -- one day prior to release in Italy. I am impressed. All I got from France on release day of that Brosnan blu-ray box I had ordered was a notification about a delay of two or three weeks. Go, Italy . . !
Maybe my discs are crossing the alps as I write this . . .
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GF's brassy notes and golden tingle notes only really sound great in analogue surely, it's a bit tinny in digital ya think?
Yes it is. Here -- see for Yourself (it is "1. März 2013"):
http://www.amazon.de/James-Bond-007-Skyfall-Blu-ray/dp/B009YELWVY/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1352313761&sr=1-2
Speaking of amazon.de -- might I add that their "Bond 50" blu-ray box has now hit the EUR 129,- mark on its way down? As of today, that translates to 103,01 GBP -- the British Amazon remains unbeatable . . .
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Nice cover. ;) That date is a Friday too, so the 1st may well be the release date. That will be the earliest for a Bond film as well. Exciting news. Well spotted.
Agreed . . .
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Also, there is no "artwork TBC" marking or the like: I think, it is the actual planned cover. The only thing that is preliminary in the design is the FSK 12 logo, but I do not think the blu-ray will get a different rating. There is a note below the cover illustration that says, "FSK 12 beantragt" -- translating to "application for FSK 12 filed". FSK means Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle and is a voluntary self-regulation of our movie industry. Numbers behind the acronym refer to age.
There is an English-language FSK entry on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiwillige_Selbstkontrolle_der_Filmwirtschaft
Oh, interesting that You mention that. However, I think You are not quite right. Indeed, we did not get Bond in 1962, but the German premiere of "James Bond -- 007 jagt Dr. No" occured on January 24, 1963 (according to the intell gathered on my bookshelf; and to Wikipedia). The US got the film even later -- sometime in May . . !
P.S.: Might I add that my blu-rays from Italy arrived here yesterday? I am very happy with the services of Amazon.it -- as opposed to that of the dopes from Amazon.fr . . !
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The picture quality of "On her Majesty's secret service" is outstanding! Wow -- I am impressed! "The spy who loved me" is looking fine, but not as spectacular as that other disc, I think.
If anyone from France or Germany is considering to buy from Italy and would prefer to have the movies dubbed in their respective native tongue, than beware! The Italian product has lingue in Italiano, Inglese, Spagnole, Russo, Ceco, Ungherese, and Polacco -- so no German or French. Funny: my French Brosnan era discs included German dubbing.
http://www.amazon.de/Daniel-Craig-James-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B009YELX68/ref=sr_1_5?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1353520150&sr=1-5
It should be around late january.
I see 007 Legends and Skyfall are setting a new tradition...
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For the German March 1 release, the price currently is 19,99 EUR, but I guess it eventually will be around 15,-.
By the way: our cover uses that shot of Craig as proposed by TheBondFan -- plus London in the lower right corner. I strongly believe this cover art will be used internationally.
Again, check this:
http://www.amazon.de/James-Bond-007-Skyfall-Blu-ray/dp/B009YELWVY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353658329&sr=8-1
More info: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?ctx=5712;12;-1;-1;-1&pPageID=5712&_tag.WT.ac=css_blurayh231112_skyfall