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[moorebond82]

I have a totally random question about the UE's that nobody will probably have the answer too but i'd like to hear some ideas. Now of all the disc 2s i've seen of the UEs they all have the leading lady on the disc cover except AVTAK which has May Day and not Stacy.
Any ideas why?

[Bon-san]

I have a totally random question about the UE's that nobody will probably have the answer too but i'd like to hear some ideas. Now of all the disc 2s i've seen of the UEs they all have the leading lady on the disc cover except AVTAK which has May Day and not Stacy.
Any ideas why?

YOLT has Aki (not Kissy) on the cover of disc 2.

[moorebond82]

And yet another one. I didn't know that. Volume 4 is the only volume i don't have yet.

[Blofeld's Cat]

I have a totally random question about the UE's that nobody will probably have the answer too but i'd like to hear some ideas. Now of all the disc 2s i've seen of the UEs they all have the leading lady on the disc cover except AVTAK which has May Day and not Stacy.
Any ideas why?

The poster art for the movie also has May Day instead of Stacey. Clearly indicates that Grace Jones' character is way more interesting than the totally underwhelming Tanya Roberts one.

JAMES!!!!!!!!

[Johnboy007]

Why are some of these still not in widescreen.

[Qwerty]

I have a totally random question about the UE's that nobody will probably have the answer too but i'd like to hear some ideas. Now of all the disc 2s i've seen of the UEs they all have the leading lady on the disc cover except AVTAK which has May Day and not Stacy.
Any ideas why?

The poster art for the movie also has May Day instead of Stacey. Clearly indicates that Grace Jones' character is way more interesting than the totally underwhelming Tanya Roberts one.

JAMES!!!!!!!!

Indeed. The teaser posters seemed to always focus on the Bond vs. Mayday aspect of the film.

[Bon-san]

Why are some of these still not in widescreen.

My experience has been that, at least for the R1 UE's, all the films are presented in their original release aspect ratios, some being wider than others. Most are 2.35:1, some are 1.85:1 or 1.78:1 (these numbers might be off somewhat--I can't keep track of them all in my head). None are 1.33:1, which is the aspect ratio used for television, and often reffered to as 'full screen'.

Do you have a UE that features films in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Johnboy?

[DamnCoffee]

I have a totally random question about the UE's that nobody will probably have the answer too but i'd like to hear some ideas. Now of all the disc 2s i've seen of the UEs they all have the leading lady on the disc cover except AVTAK which has May Day and not Stacy.
Any ideas why?

The poster art for the movie also has May Day instead of Stacey. Clearly indicates that Grace Jones' character is way more interesting than the totally underwhelming Tanya Roberts one.

JAMES!!!!!!!!

Indeed. The teaser posters seemed to always focus on the Bond vs. Mayday aspect of the film.

Maybe Grace had more scenes then Roberts, which would make her more recognisable as a Bond Girl than Tanya 'Barbie' Roberts.

[FullMetalJacket]

My experience has been that, at least for the R1 UE's, all the films are presented in their original release aspect ratios, some being wider than others. Most are 2.35:1, some are 1.85:1 or 1.78:1 (these numbers might be off somewhat--I can't keep track of them all in my head). None are 1.33:1, which is the aspect ratio used for television, and often reffered to as 'full screen'.

Every film in the UE is in its OAR. Dr. No, FRWL and Goldfinger are "narrower" than all the others, because they were shot in 1.66:1. LALD and TMWTGG are also narrow, because they're 1.85:1. Every other Bond film, including Casino Royale, is in glorious 2.35:1. The only reason I can think of for the movies appearing to be fullscreen is that, on some 4x3 TVs, the display can be set for 16x9, which will imitate the effects of a widescreen TV (incorrectly). As a result, a 2.35:1 movie will be cropped into 1.85:1, and a 1.85:1 (or narrower) movie will be cropped into fullscreen. It happened to me a few years ago.

[Johnboy007]

Why are some of these still not in widescreen.

My experience has been that, at least for the R1 UE's, all the films are presented in their original release aspect ratios, some being wider than others. Most are 2.35:1, some are 1.85:1 or 1.78:1 (these numbers might be off somewhat--I can't keep track of them all in my head). None are 1.33:1, which is the aspect ratio used for television, and often reffered to as 'full screen'.

Do you have a UE that features films in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Johnboy?

Yep. It really doesn't bother me (it took a while to even notice it), but that was a problem with the last sets too. One would think they'd have fixed it for the UE's.

In any case the picture is great, and that's all I care about.

[clublos]

Why are some of these still not in widescreen.

My experience has been that, at least for the R1 UE's, all the films are presented in their original release aspect ratios, some being wider than others. Most are 2.35:1, some are 1.85:1 or 1.78:1 (these numbers might be off somewhat--I can't keep track of them all in my head). None are 1.33:1, which is the aspect ratio used for television, and often reffered to as 'full screen'.

Do you have a UE that features films in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Johnboy?

Yep. It really doesn't bother me (it took a while to even notice it), but that was a problem with the last sets too. One would think they'd have fixed it for the UE's.

In any case the picture is great, and that's all I care about.

Sounds like it's your DVD player. Can you give us your specs like tv brand and model and dvd player brand and model? Maybe we can help (that's no way to watch Bond, after all). Also, if you can, look into your player's setting and make sure everything is set correctly.

For a reference, put the disc in your computer and see if it's widescreen or not.

[Brock Samson]

I love the R1 UE's. Just watched LALD and it was amazing.

Watched the opening credits the other night. The 'new' version of the theme song is awesome.

[DLibrasnow]

Indeed. The teaser posters seemed to always focus on the Bond vs. Mayday aspect of the film.

Indeed.

In fact that was one of few gripes that respected Bond critic John Brosnan had with the movie, noting in his 1985 STARBURST review that the expected confrontation between Bond and Mayday never takes place.

[Qwerty]

I love the R1 UE's. Just watched LALD and it was amazing.

Watched the opening credits the other night. The 'new' version of the theme song is awesome.

New version?

[Bucky]

while the US got screwed on packaging and took longer to get the dvds i actually think the quality of the dvds themselves are better since we have the original soundtracks for the older films which was my main complaint with some of the few region 2 dvds i had imported.

also we get the burnt in subtitles for the brosnan films instead of player generated subtitles which i think are ugly.

[Brock Samson]

New version?

New in the sense that it's in full surround, 5.1 or DTS. The sound separation is really well done. I also seem to recall reading than unlike the rest of the soundtracks, the original master for the song had been retrieved by George Martin for the UE's. Can't for the life of me remember where I saw that though.
Either way, it sounds immense.

[Qwerty]

New version?

New in the sense that it's in full surround, 5.1 or DTS. The sound separation is really well done. I also seem to recall reading than unlike the rest of the soundtracks, the original master for the song had been retrieved by George Martin for the UE's. Can't for the life of me remember where I saw that though.
Either way, it sounds immense.

Ah, I see.

[gazarama]

I'm new here (but 007 fan since L&LD), although I did post a review of CR a little while back.

Anyway I got a couple of the US releases of the UE's for Christmas - got vols 3 and 4, both of them the exclusive Walmart releases with books! The Special Features are really insightful, like for instance I didn't know Lazenby wasn't an actor!!

Have a couple of questions. Wanted to know if the 2nd disc of the movies are the same elsewhere in the world, primarily the UK (region 2). Actually specifically the Mission Propaganda section of the DVD. I would imagine the trailers on the UK editions would contain the UK trailers and not US. Can anyone confirm this? What about other differences between the 2? What I really want to know is if it is worth buying the UK releases if the extras are different?

Also, I just visited the Ultimate Bond website, and wanted to enter the competition, however where are the DVD codes it is asking for?

Thanks.

Gaz.

[Scaramanga_68]

Over at hometheaterforum.com a few of us have noticed the following problem with the Moonraker DVD: my player reads "search" just before the 57:00 mark and again just after the 59:00 mark as it pauses briefly both times like a layer change. There can't be two layer changes can there??? These pauses are also in rather conspicuous spots and look pretty awful, and there being two of them (especially so close together) is really annoying. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced these Moonraker hiccups? It seems that some players are seeing this and others are not. I'm using a Pioneer 79avi.

Also the layer change in YOLT is pretty bad; at around the 44:00 mark.

[Scaramanga_68]

Also, I just visited the Ultimate Bond website, and wanted to enter the competition, however where are the DVD codes it is asking for?

Perhaps my glasses need cleaning but I can't even find the competition at jamesbond.com.

[Bon-san]

Over at hometheaterforum.com a few of us have noticed the following problem with the Moonraker DVD: my player reads "search" just before the 57:00 mark and again just after the 59:00 mark as it pauses briefly both times like a layer change. There can't be two layer changes can there??? These pauses are also in rather conspicuous spots and look pretty awful, and there being two of them (especially so close together) is really annoying. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced these Moonraker hiccups? It seems that some players are seeing this and others are not. I'm using a Pioneer 79avi.

Also the layer change in YOLT is pretty bad; at around the 44:00 mark.

I just watched the R1 UE of Moonraker last night and encountered nothing like what you're describing. I have an LG home theatre system with built in upconverting dvd player (I forget the model number).

I thought the transfer was excellent. And I dug the new documentary features. Continue to be impressed by the UE's.

I've only caught a few glimpses of the YOLT UE so far, so I can't speak to layer changes therein.

[Qwerty]

Over at hometheaterforum.com a few of us have noticed the following problem with the Moonraker DVD: my player reads "search" just before the 57:00 mark and again just after the 59:00 mark as it pauses briefly both times like a layer change. There can't be two layer changes can there??? These pauses are also in rather conspicuous spots and look pretty awful, and there being two of them (especially so close together) is really annoying. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced these Moonraker hiccups? It seems that some players are seeing this and others are not. I'm using a Pioneer 79avi.

Also the layer change in YOLT is pretty bad; at around the 44:00 mark.

I was watching Moonraker last night and only noticed one layer change on it. I believe its when Bond and Manuela have just walked into the alleyway before he breaks into C&W (or somewhere around there).

[gazarama]

Also, I just visited the Ultimate Bond website, and wanted to enter the competition, however where are the DVD codes it is asking for?

Perhaps my glasses need cleaning but I can't even find the competition at jamesbond.com.

That's because it is located at http://www.ultimatebond.com

[Scaramanga_68]

Also, I just visited the Ultimate Bond website, and wanted to enter the competition, however where are the DVD codes it is asking for?

Perhaps my glasses need cleaning but I can't even find the competition at jamesbond.com.

That's because it is located at http://www.ultimatebond.com

Thanks

[Scaramanga_68]

Also, I just visited the Ultimate Bond website, and wanted to enter the competition, however where are the DVD codes it is asking for?

Perhaps my glasses need cleaning but I can't even find the competition at jamesbond.com.

That's because it is located at http://www.ultimatebond.com

Actually it's www.theultimatebond.com. Without the "the" it goes nowhere.

[The Girl With The Golden Gun]

To the Girl With Golden Gun:

The British R2 releases are UNCUT. AVTAK, Goldeneye, TND and LTK are whole and complete.

thanks for the pointer, but i was referring to the previous "special edition" dvd releases, i think i should have made that more clear in my post. Glad to know that those films have made it to the UE uncut, though

[Scaramanga_68]

For anyone else who is experiencing playback problems with Moonraker, YOLT and FRWL here is some MGM contact info:

http://www.mgm.com/dvd_faqs.do
Shirley Temple recall number (877) 541-2229
Fox Home: 1-888-223-2FOX
MGM: 1-877-MGM-4YOU
[email protected] or [email protected]

Edited by Scaramanga_68, 08 January 2007 - 02:10 PM.

[Qwerty]

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[Qwerty]

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