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[Joe Bond]

Speaking of NSNA, not sure I've even mentioned this on CBn, but if you play the opening sequence with the OHMSS title music it syncs up perfectly! It's a heartbreaker because it shows just how much the opening (which is really very well shot and edited) is ruined by that dang song.

Actually the writers intended the scene not to have a song at all but a ticking sound effect which they thought was going to add suspence to that sequence and were disapointed when a song was added later which I found out after reading The Battle of the Bonds book and there is just something about NSNA that I like (can't really say what it is but I can say that the actor who portaryed Largo was much better than the portrayal in TB) and has anybody else noticed that some of the exterior submarine shots in the movie are reused shots that were originally used in the Rock Hudson film "Ice Station Zebra". Thanks DLibrasnow for the info on the transfer which has not got any reviews from any DVD/Bluray sites that I can find.

[zencat]

Just got my final batch of Blu-rays. People should know the QOS Blu-Ray comes with a coupon inside for $5 off the purchase of any of the other Bond Blu-Ray titles, so you might want to plan your buying accordingly.

Blu-Ray Bond shelf is looking good. Too bad NSNA and QOS don't have sleeves.

Tonight I'm cooking a whole chicken, cracking open a bottle of red, and watching QOS!

[Pierce - Daniel]

hahah
loved Tim Pigot Smith, love for his return in Bnd 23.
"What's today's excuse? Bond is legally registered blind?"

[DamnCoffee]

Tonight I'm cooking a whole chicken, cracking open a bottle of red, and watching QOS!

haha. Don't make the film as much of a blur than it already is.


JOKE!


Enjoy the film! It is indeed a very rewatchable one!

[zencat]

I have a theory I will watch QOS more than CR, even though I think CR is the better movie. Kind of like how I'll watch LTK before I'll watch TLD. Also helps that it's short.

[[dark]]

I watched the NSNA Blu-Ray last night (with commentary on). Very enjoyable, some nice insights. I'm glad Stephen J Rubin was there to keep Irvin Kersher from wandering to much. Kersh was starting to narrate the action, which is something directors sometimes do on commentaries. Rubin kept bringing him back to behind the scenes discussion, which was good.

Docs where good too. Short, but good. Movie looked great to my eye.

Were the documentaries/commentary frank about the film's development or are they a bunch of back-slapping extras?

[zencat]

I watched the NSNA Blu-Ray last night (with commentary on). Very enjoyable, some nice insights. I'm glad Stephen J Rubin was there to keep Irvin Kersher from wandering to much. Kersh was starting to narrate the action, which is something directors sometimes do on commentaries. Rubin kept bringing him back to behind the scenes discussion, which was good.

Docs where good too. Short, but good. Movie looked great to my eye.

Were the documentaries/commentary frank about the film's development or are they a bunch of back-slapping extras?

No, pretty frank. I'm sure they could have been even more frank, but it's clear this movie was not a pleasant experience for anyone.

[byline]

I agree that CBn has become a far more negative place, but I don't see this as a CBn issue. Forums across the net have devolved. I do think we've had a generational shift. Forums and chat rooms have now been around for 10 years and there is a generation who has grown up in the environment and have, unfortunately, adopted a very rude and brutish way of communicating online. You can't blame them, as blogs and AICN-type talkbackers have been their role models. Accentuate the negative and throw out the one-line snark. Forums are awash with this. Most of this is just plain lazy because it's always easier to criticize than analyze. I haven't see older members turn rude or negative -- but I have noticed a new wave of members who have come in with this type of "you can be as rude as you want" style. It's too bad, but it's what happens in any mass media. The easy, lazy, and mindless eventually dominates.

Sad, but true.

[Professor Dent]

Just got my final batch of Blu-rays. People should know the QOS Blu-Ray comes with a coupon inside for $5 off the purchase of any of the other Bond Blu-Ray titles, so you might want to plan your buying accordingly.

Blu-Ray Bond shelf is looking good. Too bad NSNA and QOS don't have sleeves.

Tonight I'm cooking a whole chicken, cracking open a bottle of red, and watching QOS!

Sounds like a great evening - enjoy! I planned to watch Quantum of Solace on Friday. Have the day off & will do a Casino Royale & then Quantum of Solace back to back marathon. I did check out the PTS of Quantum of Solace & it was excellent. Great picture & rockin' audio. Can't to watch the whole thing.

[Joe Bond]

Just got my final batch of Blu-rays. People should know the QOS Blu-Ray comes with a coupon inside for $5 off the purchase of any of the other Bond Blu-Ray titles, so you might want to plan your buying accordingly.

Blu-Ray Bond shelf is looking good. Too bad NSNA and QOS don't have sleeves.

Tonight I'm cooking a whole chicken, cracking open a bottle of red, and watching QOS!

Sounds like a great evening - enjoy! I planned to watch Quantum of Solace on Friday. Have the day off & will do a Casino Royale & then Quantum of Solace back to back marathon. I did check out the PTS of Quantum of Solace & it was excellent. Great picture & rockin' audio. Can't to watch the whole thing.

I did that yesterday on my iPod touch and by the way the DTS track on the DVD is pretty impressive so the DTS-HD track should be amazing.

[Qwerty]

I watched the NSNA Blu-Ray last night (with commentary on). Very enjoyable, some nice insights. I'm glad Stephen J Rubin was there to keep Irvin Kersher from wandering to much. Kersh was starting to narrate the action, which is something directors sometimes do on commentaries. Rubin kept bringing him back to behind the scenes discussion, which was good.

Docs where good too. Short, but good. Movie looked great to my eye.

Were the documentaries/commentary frank about the film's development or are they a bunch of back-slapping extras?

No, pretty frank. I'm sure they could have been even more frank, but it's clear this movie was not a pleasant experience for anyone.

Glad to see they're not just glossy, fluff special features then.

Can't wait to get this Never Say Never Again disc playing.

[Matt_13]

The hit-and-runners can't survive without first having substance to attack. Evil depends on good, but not the other way around. Good will prevail, Zen. Have faith.

I should say that I think CBn has been remarkably resistant to this net-wide devolution. I do think that's because we have a great group of core members and Team members who maintain a high tone. CBn is a very smart Bond forum, and the worst of the one-line snarkers tend to not last very long.

That's what drew me to CBn to begin with. It is (on the whole) a site populated by very intelligent people who make discussions interesting to read and participate in. I've been visiting the forums since 2004 and joined in '06 and up until this year it has been nothing but lighthearted fun (even when Craig was announced I don't recall there being the sort of rudeness that we have been seeing as of late). It's a shame, really. Still, as Judo pointed out hopefully things can get back to normal in due time.

[blueman]

Ahem.

Showing up on this (and other boards) just as Brosnan got the ax, there were far more personal attacks in the wake of Craig's casting than in response to QOS. When Craig was cast there were bannings all over the place, especially here - CBn quickly became known as the pro-Craig Bond site, simply cuz verbal abuse wasn't tolerated as it was elsewhere (kudos to all here for that).

QOS has split the current online fan base, but it's no where near the level of personal attacks the boards went through with the lead up to CR. I guess arguing that Craig is an affront to Bond is a more vituperative line than arguing QOS is a bad Bond film. Even the attacks on QOS aren't at the level of CNBers, the discussion (between remaining Bond fans) has been more about the character of Bond, and less about a beloved personage (aka Brosnan).

What's interesting to me is that QOS is easily the most radical departure for the series in decades, and the resulting fan reaction to such a departure. It's been a much more interesting debate even with the (understandable) negativity, if for no other reason than people have been able to strenuously disagree without resorting to personal attacks - the snarky one-liners have almost exclusively been against the film, and not against its supporters/detractors, and that's a much nicer cup of tea.

You long-time CBners, be thankful that the con voices are still here and engaged in discussion, variety is a great thing, even if it sometimes gets a bit spicy. IMO that's the difference CR-to-QOS: with Craig's casting the anti-crowd went, for the most part, totally insane and just aren't around anymore hurling their vomit at the walls. But that doesn't mean there aren't perfectly reasonable POVs that view Craig, QOS, et al as poor Bond/Bond efforts. CBn has actually been the best discussion site on the net re QOS, precisely cuz of the differing voices have been so well expressed.

Toughest thing, to be a fan of something going in a direction you don't agree with. I applaud all those Bond fans still Bond fans with Craig not being their guy, or QOS not being their idea of a Bond adventure, and greatly appreciate the ongoing debates (even the snarky bits). And be merry: at least we're not discussing Gumball Rally (not that that's a bad thing, just not Bond, lol). Anyhoo, 2 cents.

[byline]

Very good points, blueman. Thanks for helping to put this in context.

If folks want a real experience in negativity, try visiting the IMDb.com boards. In fairness, there are many thoughtful posters there . . . and they're easy to spot amongst all the drive-by "It's crap!" one-liners. I guess it's the Internet age in which we live, where everything is truncated into a soundbite (and some folks actually think that's enough to explain things), but when one says a film is "crap," compared with what? "Plan 9 from Outer Space"? What? Just a generally unsatisfying experience, at least for me. I find that folks on this board devote far more time and energy to really exploring the ideas they're presenting, and actually engaging in a discussion with others, rather than just grandstanding.

[Matt_13]

Maybe my memory is off but at least speaking of the people on this site, I don't recall people getting outright insulted for liking Craig in the same way people constantly are being lit up for their views on Quantum. Sure, there was CNB which got rid of most of the loud mouths until it shut down with the release of CR, but still it's hard not to notice the venom around here lately. And in any case, fans have different views on all the movies before QoS, and the arguments that took place over those were actually enjoyable to read rather than the whole "It sucks just because it's different and you're dense for believing otherwise" rants that we're seeing now. Again, I could just have rough memories of 2005-2006, but still the point is we are here to discuss and argue, not to insult. That's all I've got.

[Qwerty]

'Quantum of Solace' On Blu-ray/DVD - What The Critics Said (Part III)

The 22nd James Bond film hits home video

[BrozFan]

I originally purchased the HMV exclusive version with the mini-Bond on set book, the DVD being skrinkwrapped with the book on the reverse. So I got it home to find the book was glued to the back of the cardboard DVD slipcase/cover! It wasn't the worst kind of stick-your-hands-together variety glue, but more like super strong clear blu-tack that left a nice sticky residue on my DVD case and book. I don't see why its necessary to deliberately damage both items when shrinkwrap would hold them together just fine.

Call me obsessive but it was immediately returned for a refund then it was off to Tescos for QoS with no bloody glue on it and at half the price.

Anybody else have their HMV version with factory glue as standard on the back of their DVD/books?

Edited by BrozFan, 30 March 2009 - 02:21 AM.

[DamnCoffee]

I remember they extended the cover on the Casino Royale release, and slotted the book inside.

[Strawberry Blonde 007]

Just finished watching my copy on DVD. But now want it on Blu-Ray.
I thought it was fantastic, and think alot of the scenes would look even more incredible on Blu-Ray.
Can anyone with both versions tell me if they think the difference is worth the purchase?

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

I don't know about the single or Blu-ray editions, but on my Two-disc edition, there's the Recycle symbol on the inside front cover. Does anyone else have that on the other editions?

[Professor Dent]

Just finished watching my copy on DVD. But now want it on Blu-Ray.
I thought it was fantastic, and think alot of the scenes would look even more incredible on Blu-Ray.
Can anyone with both versions tell me if they think the difference is worth the purchase?

I've watched both versions. The Blu-ray looks perfect & the lossless audio has more punch to it (especially with the subwoofer). Subtle sounds are more noticeable. For example, when Bond & Camille are in the river bed after the freefall sequence, you can hear the trickle of a stream as they are talking. The sound is present on the DVD but it's just clearer & more noticeable on the Blu-ray. I think the difference is worth the purchase assuming you have an HDTV & surround sound system to get the full benefit of the Blu-ray.

I don't know about the single or Blu-ray editions, but on my Two-disc edition, there's the Recycle symbol on the inside front cover. Does anyone else have that on the other editions?

On the Blu-ray's, all of the recent releases except Quantum of Solace & Never Say Never Again have these cutouts.

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

Looks like ANOTHER edition of Quantum of Solace is in the works:

http://www.torontosu...957816-sun.html

Why did I even BOTHER to get the two-disc edition?!

Edited by danielcraigisjamesbond007, 01 April 2009 - 01:56 PM.

[Qwerty]

Marc Forster Working On New 'Quantum of Solace' Blu-ray/DVD

New edition to include behind-the-scenes documentaries, commentaries and more

[DamnCoffee]

I hope we get the alternate ending and some deleted scenes this time.

Plus, the way Forster is going on, "Putting pieces on", makes me wonder if he's working on some kind of extended edition.

[eddychaput]

Great to hear, although I'm not expecting this new DVD released until a few weeks leading up to Bond 23. Basically Novemberish 2010ish, possibly later.

Time to play the waiting game while I watch all the other Bonds on DVD.

[Bucky]

Looks like ANOTHER edition of Quantum of Solace is in the works:

http://www.torontosu...957816-sun.html

Why did I even BOTHER to get the two-disc edition?!

Because the movie is awesome and you didn't want to have to wait over a year for it.

[DamnCoffee]

and you didn't want to have to wait over a year for it.

Exactly! It isn't like it's released next week or something. I don't see the problem with people double dipping anyway. If someone can't afford £20 now and again...

[CaptainPower]

Although I'm not Quantum's biggest fan, I can tell you right now that I'll be getting the next edition on the first day of release. I can't help myself! It's the same with any of the films, though. I suppose my friends will never grasp why I would want to buy Octopussy 3 times over. The life of a Bond fan..

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Good. Sinle disc for now, then

[eddychaput]

Good. Sinle disc for now, then

That was my initial plan, but where I live they're selling the 2-disc edition for maybe 2 or 3 dollars more than the single disc, so I went for the former. The special features are alright although I'm certain we'll get far more in-depth stuff in the next edition, but the prices between the two versions were so comparable I figured I just as well get all the bang for my buck.