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[HildebrandRarity]

Effectively, they're different films (okay, perhaps only slightly different, but still different), and, while such an occasion has yet to happen, I'm sure there'll come a day when for reasons of false nostalgia I'll want to watch THUNDERBALL with all the print scratches and badly-concealed special effects rather than the gleaming new UE version.

Loomis, could you expand on this thought please?

What do you mean by 'badly concealed special effects'?

I know there are quite a few of them in Thunderball, but what does the UE version do to them, as an example or examples?

Thanks in advance, my dear friend.

[Colossus]

Has anyone noticed the outer spine of the slip sleeve becomes unglued?.

Yep my GF one is giving away.

[Skudor]

sorry if this is a stupid question but are the era boxsets still disks two a film

I would think so.

The Connery-era Bond DVD cover online: http://www.play.com/...et/Product.html

That sounds like it would be worth the dosh... are these going to be available in the US?

[col_007]

sorry if this is a stupid question but are the era boxsets still disks two a film

I would think so.

The Connery-era Bond DVD cover online: http://www.play.com/...et/Product.html

That sounds like it would be worth the dosh... are these going to be available in the US?

who knows but if you have a region free dvd player i would be getting these

[Qwerty]

sorry if this is a stupid question but are the era boxsets still disks two a film

I would think so.

The Connery-era Bond DVD cover online: http://www.play.com/...et/Product.html

That sounds like it would be worth the dosh... are these going to be available in the US?

Seems doubtful seeing that the US hasn't even gotten the four boxed sets of the films yet. I'm thinking these are just going to be Region 2 box sets.

[Loomis]

Effectively, they're different films (okay, perhaps only slightly different, but still different), and, while such an occasion has yet to happen, I'm sure there'll come a day when for reasons of false nostalgia I'll want to watch THUNDERBALL with all the print scratches and badly-concealed special effects rather than the gleaming new UE version.

Loomis, could you expand on this thought please?

What do you mean by 'badly concealed special effects'?

I know there are quite a few of them in Thunderball, but what does the UE version do to them, as an example or examples?

Thanks in advance, my dear friend.

Well, by "badly-concealed special effects", I'm referring to things like the wires faintly visible in model shots of the Vulcan, which I gather are digitally removed in the UE version.

Gave the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER UE a spin today, and boy is it a winner. Excellent picture and sound, with bright colours - made me realise, for the first time, that this is one of the best-photographed of all the Bond flicks.

DAF has never been a favourite of mine, but this superb transfer makes me appreciate it much more than before. Adam's sets look amazing. As ever, though, Connery just doesn't appear to be playing the same Bond as before, and Charles Gray is quite hilariously miscast as Blofeld. Curiously, DAF seems both a step down into "juvenile" Bondage after the "serious" ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, and a step in a relatively "gritty" direction when compared to the previous Connery outing, the goofy YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (okay, DAF is pretty goofy in parts, too, but overall I'd say it's a little less goofy than YOLT, certainly during its first half).

Perhaps I'm in a minority here, but DAF just doesn't feel like a Bond film to me, more like a lighthearted cops and robbers jewel thief caper comedy thriller, very American in atmosphere (surprise surprise). Still, it's great fun, and it's never looked or sounded better. Along with DR. NO and MOONRAKER, this is the most impressive UE I've seen.

[4 Ur Eyez Only]

Can you buy these movies seperately?

[Loomis]

You can in the UK. Don't know about anywhere else.

[DLibrasnow]

Well, well, well...I cannot wait to get home tonight.

TTHE FIRST TWO VOLUMES OF THE U.S. SETS JUST ARRIVED BY UPS DELIVERY!!!!!

I was not altogether sure if Fox would send out DVDs for review, but I am so thrilled that I get to sample the the Ultimate Editions tonight.

[Qwerty]

Can you buy these movies seperately?

There aren't any indications that will be the case in the US.

[Neil S. Bulk]

Amazon.com says this about the rating for Die Another Day: "Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexuality. (theatrical version); Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, and sexual content including innuendo. (2006 video version)".

Could that mean in R1 we are getting the international cut of the movie with the different sex scene between Bond and Jinx?

Neil

[zencat]

Well, well, well...I cannot wait to get home tonight.

TTHE FIRST TWO VOLUMES OF THE U.S. SETS JUST ARRIVED BY UPS DELIVERY!!!!!

I was not altogether sure if Fox would send out DVDs for review, but I am so thrilled that I get to sample the the Ultimate Editions tonight.

Tell us about the packaging, Dlibs. Am I to understand the individual movies are in those slim boxes (the kind used for TV show box sets)?

[DLibrasnow]

Well, well, well...I cannot wait to get home tonight.

TTHE FIRST TWO VOLUMES OF THE U.S. SETS JUST ARRIVED BY UPS DELIVERY!!!!!

I was not altogether sure if Fox would send out DVDs for review, but I am so thrilled that I get to sample the the Ultimate Editions tonight.

Tell us about the packaging, Dlibs. Am I to understand the individual movies are in those slim boxes (the kind used for TV show box sets)?

Yes. Exactly the same as the ones the REMINGTON STEELE season set DVDs came in.

Could that mean in R1 we are getting the international cut of the movie with the different sex scene between Bond and Jinx?

Neil

I'll compare the two versions either tonight or tomorrow night.

First order of business (for me) is to check out the Roger Moore commentaries

[00Twelve]

US Box #3 is my first priority.

Oh, and Dlibra, keep us updated on what you see!

[Neil S. Bulk]

Could that mean in R1 we are getting the international cut of the movie with the different sex scene between Bond and Jinx?

I'll compare the two versions either tonight or tomorrow night.

If that is indeed what we are getting, this is turning into a very impressive collection. State of the art transfers, original sound and captions and complete cuts (in most cases). I guess I'll never see "James Bond will Return in You Only Live Twice" on Thunderball, but it really seems that MGM put a lot of effort into these sets and I'm looking forward to watching and owning them.

Neil

[DLibrasnow]

US Box #3 is my first priority.

Oh, and Dlibra, keep us updated on what you see!

Why Box 3?

I will be pouring over the first two volumes over the coming week so I'll post any observations.

[Qwerty]

-----UPDATE-----

James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' US Box Set Details

_{Slim DVD cases with UK cover art}

[moorebond82]

I for one am looking foward to volume 4 because of Octopussy and Moonraker.

[Gobi-1]

Slim cases = CHEAP. Can you even get 2 DVD's in a slim case?

[Righty007]

Slim cases = CHEAP. Can you even get 2 DVD's in a slim case?

Yeah, check out the Remington Steele DVDs.

[Gobi-1]

It's still CHEAP as far as I'm concern. I hate slim cases.

[Righty007]

It's still CHEAP as far as I'm concern. I hate slim cases.

Slim cases are CHEAP pieces of .

[Asim]

I bought GE, TLD and LTK on the UE DVD and have LALD, TND and TWINE on SE DVD. I want to get the rest, but want to avoid a few. which ones are the crappiest bond films (so i dont waste money ) +plus DAD was sloppy!

Edited by Asim, 26 October 2006 - 02:32 PM.

[Neil S. Bulk]

Silly question I'm sure, but do the films from TSWLM on up feature Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks in addition to the DTS track? The press release always mentions the DTS track, but never a Dolby 5.1 track.

Neil

[rogermoore007]

US Box #3 is my first priority.

Oh, and Dlibra, keep us updated on what you see!

Why Box 3?

I will be pouring over the first two volumes over the coming week so I'll post any observations.

Hey DLibra, will the attache case thing or something similar be coming out in the States??

[Righty007]

US Box #3 is my first priority.

Oh, and Dlibra, keep us updated on what you see!

Why Box 3?

I will be pouring over the first two volumes over the coming week so I'll post any observations.

Hey DLibra, will the attache case thing or something similar be coming out in the States??

No. Americans are stuck with four volumes of twenty slim cases.

[DLibrasnow]

Slim cases = CHEAP. Can you even get 2 DVD's in a slim case?

Yes, one of the pictures I shot for the other thread shows how.

[moorebond82]

On a lighter note for all the people in the Uk who've already gotten them are the roger moore comment tracks any good? I didn't much care for the comment tracks they had on the old dvds.

[DLibrasnow]

On a lighter note for all the people in the Uk who've already gotten them are the roger moore comment tracks any good? I didn't much care for the comment tracks they had on the old dvds.

I listened to the Roger Moore commentary on the Region 1 DVD release of The Spy Who Loved Me last night.

Roger was very laid back and admitted that he didn't remember a lot so he was just going to approach this as a one-way conversation, advising that we just kick off our shoes and relax with a glass of wine. Ever the gentleman he spent a lot of time talking about how wonderful the people he worked with were.

I especially enjoyed his anecdotal stories.

[moorebond82]

Yes roger is a class act,he usually seems to get along with his co-stars.