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[Shaun Forever]

Time to invest in one I think Iceskater, if you don't mind me asking, do you currently own a HD television?


Well worth the investment, if you are into your films.

[Double-0-Seven]

I wish they made it so it didn't have to be on Blu Ray. I don't have Blu Ray.

You mean the Bond 50 set? There's a DVD version of it too, but if you already have the Ultimate Editions from 2006 it wouldn't be worth it because it'd be the same transfers (and possibly missing the special features like the current single disc DVD releases).

Shaun Forever is right though, the upgrade to Blu-ray is worth it.

[DK2]

I'm new to the forum and wanted to ask if the new 2012 dvds and blu rays are worth it? I'm mainly asking about the dvds. Do they retain the extras from the old SE and UE dvds or are the single 2012 film dvd releases have no extras? I just wanted to go after the 2 Dalton films and haven't seen these new single film dvds at all yet. Or should I go after the UE dvds from a few years ago instead?

[thecasinoroyale]

http://www.amazon.co...ywords=Bond DVD

Don't know why it's so expensive in America though? It's only $80 (£49.99), not $199.

Funny thought about the sleeve left open for the 'Skyfall' Blu Ray...does this mean we're expected to pay good money for a Blu Ray copy in a case, and then just throw it in the bin to use the sleeve in the set instead?

That's ridiculous.

[Platapus94]

I wish they made it so it didn't have to be on Blu Ray. I don't have Blu Ray.

They released a Bond 50 DVD boxset
http://www.sainsbury...m_source=google

[Shaun Forever]

I'm hoping they will do a steelbook for the Skyfall Blu Ray release.

[thecasinoroyale]

FYI... the price of the DVD boxset here in the UK on Amazon has shot up by £70, now for £120.

Ouch.

http://www.amazon.co...52116131&sr=8-1

[bonded56]

Does anyone know if the 50th Anniv bonus disc will ever be available to buy separately?

[thecasinoroyale]

I doubt they will sell that alone bonded56 - it's part of the deal to buy the set again, a special bonus disc that you only get with the 50th set itself.

[Iceskater101]

Time to invest in one I think Iceskater, if you don't mind me asking, do you currently own a HD television?


Well worth the investment, if you are into your films.

well at my house no.. our TV's are from 1997 or maybe even earlier... Lol.
and I don't have a TV in my dorm and I think a bluray player is really expensive for a college student.

[sharpshooter]

I bought the Blu-ray set maybe three weeks ago, and I'm satisfied with it. The films for the most part look stunning and are a noticeable upgrade. Diamonds Are Forever for example was unreleased on the format for quite some time, and I was taken aback at how clear it now looks. I half found myself second guessing what was going to happen next in the scenes, as it really was like seeing it for the very first time. If you don’t have the set, I recommend you do pick it up.

Edited by sharpshooter, 07 November 2012 - 08:35 AM.

[dutch_pepper]

Time to invest in one I think Iceskater, if you don't mind me asking, do you currently own a HD television?


Well worth the investment, if you are into your films.

well at my house no.. our TV's are from 1997 or maybe even earlier... Lol.
and I don't have a TV in my dorm and I think a bluray player is really expensive for a college student.

Blu-Ray players aren't that expensive anymore. I saw one the other day for 48 euro's(60 dollar). But you HAVE to have a FULLHD-tv, if you don't you can't notice any difference between DVD and Blu-Ray.


So you need:
- HD-TV (Full HD, the bigger the better)
- HDMI cable
- Blu-Ray player

But that can be very expensive.

On topic: The Blu-Rays look fabulous, altough GoldenEye and Live and Let Die don't look that great.

[Cirus]

Hi.
Have a chance to someone make a picture from the individual blu-rays back cover art? I am very interested in the back design. All of them. Thanks in advance.

Edited by Cirus, 07 November 2012 - 08:44 PM.

[Platapus94]

After owning the VHS and DVD collections, I recently upgraded and baught the Bond 50 collection on bluray and it is incredible, even the Connery films have never looked as good, recommend it for any Bond fan!

[Hockey Mask]

After owning the VHS and DVD collections, I recently upgraded and baught the Bond 50 collection on bluray and it is incredible, even the Connery films have never looked as good, recommend it for any Bond fan!

I too had the VHS and the original DVDs but skipped the UE DVDs so these Blu Rays were knock-your-socks-off good.

[stamper]

Time to invest in one I think Iceskater, if you don't mind me asking, do you currently own a HD television?


Well worth the investment, if you are into your films.

well at my house no.. our TV's are from 1997 or maybe even earlier... Lol.
and I don't have a TV in my dorm and I think a bluray player is really expensive for a college student.

Blu-Ray players aren't that expensive anymore. I saw one the other day for 48 euro's(60 dollar). But you HAVE to have a FULLHD-tv, if you don't you can't notice any difference between DVD and Blu-Ray.


So you need:
- HD-TV (Full HD, the bigger the better)
- HDMI cable
- Blu-Ray player

But that can be very expensive.

Yes, it will probably cost you 300 for the TV, 80 for the player, and 15 for the hdmi cable. To rich for my taste eh.

[Platapus94]

I never realised that Connery had a tatto on his right forearm until I saw these films on BluRay!
the quality really is unbeatable!

[bond_azoozbond]

I'd say I enjoyed this Set and its made SKYFALL come faster .. One month before SKYFALL released I watched the bond movies From DN to QOS on Blu-ray and Im really happy with it and with the price I bought it . Its the best thing in my collection right now and I cant wait for SKYFALL blu-ray to join the collection .. I would give it 9.5 from 10 .

[Hockey Mask]

I did the same thing. I didn't watch them in order though, It was interesting that I used up all the Moore movies first, I wouldn't have guessed that, I saw Skyfall last night but still have two movies to go. Putting in GoldenEye now. Goldfinger will be last tomorrow morning and then I'm going to try and sneak out and see Skyfall again.

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 10 November 2012 - 12:21 PM.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

I never realised that Connery had a tatto on his right forearm until I saw these films on BluRay!
the quality really is unbeatable!

Same here. Can't believe I never noticed it before because it is blindingly obvious in several of his films, at least on Blu-ray.

[Double-0-Seven]

Anyone else notice the typo in the For Your Eyes Only credits? Check it out. Flip to the back of the first booklet where all the movie credits are and it reads:

Albert R. Broccoli presents Roger Moore in Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in For Your Eyes Only.

The 'in' is twice. It's such a minor typo that now it actually bothers me and I can't help but notice it. Dammit!

[double-oh-seven]

i saw someone say the dvd version is £120, its only £49.99 in HMV at the minute. also only £100 for the blu ray with some exclusive art cards. as for blu ray being expensive its not the set up i found expensive (partly cause i needed a new tv and dvd player broke so it was an expense needed) it is the price of brand new films, sometimes ill still buy dvd versions if i see the film on blu ray for £20 and dvd for £8. plus ive been a collector for years and still have all my VHS, DVDS and a nice little collection on blu ray.

[Vauxhall]

Finally got hold of my box-set yesterday, courtesy of a helping of birthday-related financial generosity.

Any recommendations on which movie should be my first Bond on Blu-ray?

[Hockey Mask]

Finally got hold of my box-set yesterday, courtesy of a helping of birthday-related financial generosity.

Any recommendations on which movie should be my first Bond on Blu-ray?

I was going to go in order...DN, FRWL, GF. Then I thought I would go with my favorites...OHMSS, GF, CR. I watched AVTAK first...go figure.

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 15 November 2012 - 07:47 PM.

[Vauxhall]

Finally got hold of my box-set yesterday, courtesy of a helping of birthday-related financial generosity.

Any recommendations on which movie should be my first Bond on Blu-ray?

I was going to go in order...DN, FRWL, GF. Then I thought I would go with my favorites...OHMSS, GF, CR. I watched AVTAK first...go figure.

Haha! Thanks for the reply, but afraid I'm definitely going to rule out A VIEW TO A KILL for starters, due to personal preference. DR NO and ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE are much more tempting prospects though.

[Joe Bond]

Finally got hold of my box-set yesterday, courtesy of a helping of birthday-related financial generosity.

Any recommendations on which movie should be my first Bond on Blu-ray?

I was going to go in order...DN, FRWL, GF. Then I thought I would go with my favorites...OHMSS, GF, CR. I watched AVTAK first...go figure.

Haha! Thanks for the reply, but afraid I'm definitely going to rule out A VIEW TO A KILL for starters, due to personal preference. DR NO and ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE are much more tempting prospects though.

I'd start with DR.NO for sure since it really looks like your watching it on film because of the amazing clarity especially if you haven't seen the Blu-ray before.

[lechero]

Single Bonds to be released in February: http://www.amazon.co...=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[I never miss]

There's regularly been buy Bond get Bond free deals with VHS and DVD over the past ten to fifteen years in the UK so can't help feeling that they'll be another per-Skyfall bluray promotion of a similar sort come Feb. As someone who owns the complete 2006 UE DVD collection plus CR UE on blu, I have to say that I've been a little underwhelmed by the release of this set and it's lack of new extras. Not even a QoS commentary or all the CR UE docs. Heck, QoS doesn't even have the same menu as the others!

I'll get the six 1960s blus and the rest will have to wait until they're ridiculously cheap (£5 or £6 a pop).

[peejnyc007]

Heads up to the U.S. crowd: Amazon is going to mark down the Bond 50 Blu-Ray set as a the Gold Box Deal of the Day this Saturday, November 24. It's currently listed on sale for $129.99 and should drop even lower on Saturday:

http://www.amazon.co...eywords=bond 50

[Ernst Stavro Blofeld Jr.]

Its going to be $110. I saw an internal document on some site that had a run down of this week's sale. That's $5 a film. I'm still going to wait as I have the UE and QOS still hasn't been given the proper extras treatment.