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[Mister E]

And it is getting tiring seeing these films get reissued like every year. Make one damn "Special" or "Ultimate" or "Collector's" edition and keep it at that. For goodness sake.

Were there is money to be made, a company shall take advantage. Anyway Screw this, I already got the UE films.

[BrozFan]

I've just found images of these covers and I actually quite like the cleaner design and the larger picture of Bond on each. But that was before closer inspection which revealed a dire state of affairs....

DN - They've airbrushed Connery's face, check out that hooter!

FRWL - Connery's arms look a tad weird and I don't recall Tatiana in a Pink dress... could be wrong though.

GF - Weird body on Connery (with 3metre left arm) and the Honor Blackman photo is unflattering to say the least. The up-the nostril angle will make anyone look a porker.

TB - Wow. Worst of the lot by a mile. FRWL body with the worst glued on head imaginable. "Yes, lets use the shot of when Connery was about to sneeze." Good call. Someone is having a laugh with this one.

YOLT - Again, nice airbrushed face for Conners. Looks like a thin Ricky Gervais. Also Aki's lipstick looks a little whore-ish (for her character) and again I don't remember her in that costume. Oh and Bond is now either ambidexterous (sp?) or a leftie.

OHMSS - George Lazenvy's head on Timothy Dalton's body. Genius. I'm amazed they didn't airbrush his bum-chin out.

DAF - Removed the grey from Connery's hair and somehow made his head look like a cube. And whilst Connery has reverted to right handedness, amazingly his whole right belongs to Roger Moore!

LALD - Something's off, can't quite place it - think its another floating head. Looks like a Thunderbird puppet. And don't forget Jane Seymour. If that's her chest I'm Jack Nicholson in a thong.

TMWTGG - Britt Ekland looks a little like a sex doll but not too bad overall. The cover that is...

TSWLM - Not too bad, Roger could have actually done with a torso from this movie as opposed to the last one. Bond wearing the same jacket twice? What a faux par!

MR - Roger's head actually looks like it has been sawn off and placed atop a pile of tin foil. Maybe I'm going mad but Lois Chiles' hair looks somewhat flatter than usual.

FYEO - Roger is looking too young here, either a TMWTGG/TSWLM face. Plus I can't see Corole's tash. Irrefutible evidence of airbrushing.

OP - Head is too small for the body but the face is looking accurate in its crinkliness. Maud Adam's hair looks a tad wig-like to me.

AVTAK - Roger is missing the bug-eye look he exhibited in this film, probably because this Octopussy Roger on the cover. I do like Tanya Roberts fluorescent eyes though, no matter how radioactive they look. Must be using Daniel Craig's flashing eye pills.

TLD - That's Timothy's body but not his head. Oh wait, it is. No... hold on, what have they done to him??? Neck-lift? Suggestions on a postcard please. I also like how the skin on his neck doesn't match his face.

LTK - Looks like Timothy had been stealing some of Brosnan's hair plugs, or his haircut. No maybe not, seeing as his receding hairline from TLD has magically disappeared. Otherwise not too bad.

GE - I don't think Brosnan ever did a publicity shot in that pose, his head is way too large for the body. Something that becomes painfully obvious when checking out his miniature, Jeremy Beadle-like left hand. And Scorupco never sported that haircut in the film, and she never wore that costume, she was decidedly more drab. Apart from the bikini (not shown here).

TND - Brosnan now shoots with his left hand and wears his watch on the right wrist. Nope. He's been reversed so his face just looks all wrong. Brilliant.

TWINE - Brosnan and Richards look unmolested. Huzzah! It only took the 19th film to get it right.

DAD - Brosnan's looking good, although Berry looks like she sucked a lemon. Not bad though.



So all in all, to echo the sentiments of the majority, what a pitiful excuse for DVD cover art. Yes I'm a hardcore Bond fan and can readily call out all the above details. So to me, these mistakes seem even worse than to the ordinary punter. That said, most people who are not blind will see that aesthetically, these covers are a mess. There is no need for a new set of covers, so to come out with these (that should be used as toilet paper) justifies nothing. It makes no sense. And no Casino Royale in the set: the newest film still remains incongruous in design.

I just can't believe they f***** up nearly every single cover. Appalling.

Edited by BrozFan, 20 October 2008 - 12:25 AM.

[eddychaput]

I wonder why Bond is being re-released on DVD...again. are there any Bond fans who didn't go out and buy the sets that came out in 2006? The prices of those sets always tend to vary a little, from 60$ down to sometimes 40-45$= a real bargain.

Releasing them on Blue-Ray is awesome, but not on DVD again.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

James Bond Arrives On Blu-Ray In The UK

Six 007 films and 'Casino Royale' Collector's Edition released, plus the repackaged Ultimate Edition DVDs

[Qwerty]

Blu-ray Bond Makes US Debut

Plus: Individual 2-disc Ultimate Edition DVDs available

[Royal Dalton]

I was looking at the new UE covers in Woolworths earlier today. They look awful.

They've even managed to put a picture of Pierce Brosnan on the back cover of the Licence To Kill disc.

Sloppy. Very sloppy.

[Qwerty]

They've even managed to put a picture of Pierce Brosnan on the back cover of the Licence To Kill disc.

???

[eddychaput]

I was looking at the new UE covers in Woolworths earlier today. They look awful.

They've even managed to put a picture of Pierce Brosnan on the back cover of the Licence To Kill disc.

Sloppy. Very sloppy.

Are you kidding me? Is there a pic of that somewhere? that's hilarious!

[[dark]]

Saw a few of these today; they do look better in the flesh with a shiny effect. The discs have a cardboard slipcase featuring the same style of artwork as featured on the Blu-ray releases.

The picture of Dalton on the cover of The Living Daylights still blows me away, though.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

Buy Bond, Get Bond Free At Amazon.co.uk

Two-Disc 'Ultimate Edition' 007 DVD deal currently going on

[Shaun Forever]

I was looking at the new UE covers in Woolworths earlier today. They look awful.

They've even managed to put a picture of Pierce Brosnan on the back cover of the Licence To Kill disc.

Sloppy. Very sloppy.

Are you kidding me? Is there a pic of that somewhere? that's hilarious!

I too must see this

[quantumofsolace]

I have noticed these mistakes and also seen a mix up of the Connery artwork on that era of DVD's. Plus there's the terrible transfer of You Only Live Twice and GoldenEye. We also have the DVD of Casino Royale being cut and also the new edition DVD still being cut.
That's a lot of money wasted. I want to support these projects but when i am getting ripped off by the makers it pushes me towards the free ways.

[zencat]

I see Dr. No is coming to US in Feb.
http://www.amazon.co...i...ER&v=glance

I don't know. The release of these UEs have been a total cluster . I have no idea what's out there. And if I'm confused, that's saying something. Thank goodness I've gone Blu-Ray and that's all I have to worry about. They've made a mess of things on the DVD side, IMO.

BTW, it might be nice if CBn had a DVD/Blu-Ray section.

[Qwerty]

I see Dr. No is coming to US in Feb.
http://www.amazon.co...i...ER&v=glance

I don't know. The release of these UEs have been a total cluster . I have no idea what's out there. And if I'm confused, that's saying something. Thank goodness I've gone Blu-Ray and that's all I have to worry about. They've made a mess of things on the DVD side, IMO.

BTW, it might be nice if CBn had a DVD/Blu-Ray section.

Now you're confusing me, zen!

That Amazon link shows a 21 October 2008 release date and not a Feb '09 one... unless I'm missing something?

[zencat]

How weird. I swear I saw a Feb 09 release date on that page. Sorry about that.

[Blofeld's Cat]

It shows me that it's "In Stock".