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[Bourne]

I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but if you look at the back cover art of the new A View to a Kill DVD, as featured at: www.dvdactive.com, and look just below the 12 certificate symbol you will see in small letters: 'some of the added value has rated this film a 12'. Therefore the change in rating is not in response to a change of cut, sadly.

Edited by Bourne, 16 June 2006 - 08:13 PM.

[Blofeld's Cat]

If you pre-order the Australian version of the set from JB HI-FI you'll also get a free BOND POKER SET.

[col_007]

you can order it from this website witch is austrailian but they ship to overseas http://www.sanity.co...asp?sku=-968011 its only

[K1Bond007]

Screens of the menus and specific shots from scenes can be seen here:
http://www.dvdtimes....contentid=61903

I don't believe these have been shown off yet. So here we go. If they have.. well sorry, I'm late, I guess.

Made some (huge) comparison images:
Dr. No
Goldfinger

The difference is stunning, really.

[Matt_13]

Wow! What a difference in the pictures!

[DLibrasnow]

Screens of the menus and specific shots from scenes can be seen here:
http://www.dvdtimes....contentid=61903

Is it bad that I'm literally salivating at the sight of those screen caps....and it appears there are more special featurs to The Spy Who Loved Me than was previously announced.

[Qwerty]

-----UPDATE-----

James Bond 'Ultimate Edition' DVD Menu/Screen Caps Online

_{Menu and screen caps for all twenty 007 films, screen comparisons...}

[Harmsway]

Ooh, TWINE has the extended boat chase for viewing!

[Arbogast777]

Am I the only one who thinks the old edition of Thunderball looks better in those sceen caps? The bottom images look washed out, with much less color (especially the shots of Largo at the casino and Bond on the beach).

Edited by Arbogast777, 27 June 2006 - 08:59 PM.

[doublenoughtspy]

Am I the only one who thinks the old edition of Thunderball looks better in those sceen caps? The bottom images look washed out, with much less color (especially the shots of Largo at the casino and Bond on the beach).

I agree. The flesh tones have a lot less red. But grain has been reduced in most shots.

Dr No & FRWL look much improved in the comparison shots though. GF & Tball less so in the shots they've used, IMHO - I'll wait to see the entire films though.

From what I understand about the Lowry Digital process - it is scanning it in frame by frame and cleaning it up - in some cases using a sharpening process ala Photoshop.

That process isn't perfect - while it does clean up scratches and dirt, etc - it can also make things look a little strange. Apparently their earlier efforts, like Citizen Kane - did not turn out that well, they were too sharp.

The problem too is that if the print that Lowry gets doesn't have the best color - then no amount of digital trickery is going to improve it.

Here is an article about how the process worked for Star Wars:

http://www.usatoday....star-wars_x.htm

[Gobi-1]

I'm very disappointed with the menus. Only one single design for all twenty films? Very lazy.

[Qwerty]

I'm not sure if I like the new menu screens more than the original ones. Will have to wait until I have the DVDs in hand.

[TheSaint]

Not that in any rush to buy these but, I am curious as to when they will be available in the US.

[Genrewriter]

My guess would be around the time CR opens. The menus look pretty good, though I do agree that a little more variety would have been nice. Oh well, if you're getting a car that does 200 mph you don't complain because it can't do 250.

[freemo]

Am I the only one who thinks the old edition of Thunderball looks better in those sceen caps? The bottom images look washed out, with much less color (especially the shots of Largo at the casino and Bond on the beach).

Yeah, that was my first reaction too: everyone has nice tans in the Special Edition, and seem to be spending too much time indoors in the Ultimate Edition. But if you look at one of those UE shots on it's own, without comparing it to the SE shot, it looks okay. I think I even like the beach shot better with the whiter sand.

The rest of the shots from the four films do look better in the UE examples, especially Dr No., and an improved Dr No. alone makes this whole thing a worthwhile venture, IMO. That will probably be the first disc I check out when I get mine.

I liked the SE menues better though. More colorful and imaginative.

[Rolex]

Interested to see the rests of the comparisons , it seems a bit hit & miss so far . DN & FRWL look good , GF looks OK , not happy with TB , but as others have said we have to wait until i get our hands on the discs.

[Byron]

I wasn't going to bother with this set however all those LTK deleted scenes have caught my attention.

Anyone ever seen any of these?

Also could some of those mysterious photos (eg Dalton wearing a fishermans hat and brooding with a bottle of smirnoff) actually be stills from some of these deleted scenes?

Edited by Byron, 28 June 2006 - 09:23 AM.

[David Schofield]

I wasn't going to bother with this set however all those LTK deleted scenes have caught my attention.

Anyone ever seen any of these?

Also could some of those mysterious photos (eg Dalton wearing a fishermans hat and brooding with a bottle of smirnoff) actually be stills from some of these deleted scenes?

The "fisherman's hat" scene and the "Smirnoff" scene are both on the DVD, I think.

I don't think they've ever been released for public consumption, though a few fans close to EON might have.

There is of course the extra scene on the trailer of Bond and Pam entering the casino which does not make in into the movie as well.

[stamper]

The menus are bloody awful. The originals are better. I'm not sure about the image remastering, some of these caps don't look good. Hang on to the previous editions just in case those are less sharp...

[Byron]

I wasn't going to bother with this set however all those LTK deleted scenes have caught my attention.

Anyone ever seen any of these?

Also could some of those mysterious photos (eg Dalton wearing a fishermans hat and brooding with a bottle of smirnoff) actually be stills from some of these deleted scenes?

The "fisherman's hat" scene and the "Smirnoff" scene are both on the DVD, I think.

I don't think they've ever been released for public consumption, though a few fans close to EON might have.

There is of course the extra scene on the trailer of Bond and Pam entering the casino which does not make in into the movie as well.

Thank you David. You're always reliable!

[stamper]

Watching the caps, I have a feeling they are HD remastered, but not from negatives or interpositives. I think they took the same original prints and just went through the process again, adjusting some of the shots. They all look very similar, no dramatic improvement.

[Nimsworth]

I guess I fall into the small category that like these menus better than the SE's.

What I want to know is what are the odds Casino Royale will have the same menus and match the UE. Or will Sony go all Die Another Day on us.

Still the release looms nearer so thats always good

[Qwerty]

I guess I fall into the small category that like these menus better than the SE's.

What I want to know is what are the odds Casino Royale will have the same menus and match the UE. Or will Sony go all Die Another Day on us.

If I recall (for Die Another Day), they at least made the Region 2 release so that the box art would fit uniformly with the other Bond films.

[DLibrasnow]

I guess I fall into the small category that like these menus better than the SE's.

You are not alone. Still its been seven years since the special editions were released on DVD so it may be just the thought of getting something fresh.

What I want to know is what are the odds Casino Royale will have the same menus and match the UE. Or will Sony go all Die Another Day on us.

I am in agreement with you on that point, but then the The World is not Enough DVD release came out while the special editions were being released and it fit with the design of the SE's.

The Die Another Day DVD release was not until four years after the release of the SE's so it's hardly surprising that it was slightly different.

[Qwerty]

-----UPDATE-----

James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' DVDs

_{Round-up of special features, menu/screen caps, cover art, release dates, and more...}

[Hawkeye]

My DAD SE has a dual cover - one side fits the rest of the special editions uniform designs, the other side is more like a standard theatrical poster.
Can someone clear up, with insider knowledge, whether LTK is uncut. I read on MI6 a while back that it was.
For the record the menus do look lazy and not a patch on the SE ones. I'm only planning on buying the ones that have been extended.

[col_007]

i only have the collection on vhs so these releases look bloody good to me

[Nimsworth]

The Die Another Day DVD release was not until four years after the release of the SE's so it's hardly surprising that it was slightly different.

The thing that really grinds my gears about the DAD DVD is the fact that when the Region 4 SE box set was released they had a space extra specifically for DAD. The placeholder DVD even matched the other 19 DVDs... then they go release that Ice-laden DVD cover that sticks out like a sore thumb to complete the set. NSNA's menus and DVD (at least the spine and back cover) match the SE's so why doesnt DAD?

I would like to know though since all the Menus look the same does that mean they'll have the same music behind them?

[Qwerty]

I would like to know though since all the Menus look the same does that mean they'll have the same music behind them?

Ugh...I hope not.

[dinovelvet]

Sorry if this is beating a dead horse, but does anyone know when the hell these are going to be out in the US? We're a couple of weeks away from the UK release and STILL no word on a US date?!?!