Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 02:02 PM
Well plenty of good stock at my local HMV of the DVDs, Blu-Rays and boxsets. DVD is £13.99 and Blu-Ray £18.99
Sainsburys stock the DVD for £14 and the Blu-Ray for £18 but you can have the DVD for 7 and BR for 12 spending £30 in store.
Tesco has the DVD for £10 and was all sold out, which was good to see.
But lots of banners, standees and posters in all the shop floors and windows. 'Skyfall' mania back on the high street. 
Lieutenant
Posted 18 February 2013 - 03:48 PM
Glad I pre-ordered the Steelbook before it sold out; it's beautiful!
Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 04:14 PM
Is it good ieu2d? Mine should be here today after work...hope it's worth noy buying the standard edition cover...!
Sub-Lieutenant
Posted 18 February 2013 - 04:21 PM
Well, my steelbook arrived from Amazon today. It was waiting for me after I got back from the pool and spent all afternoon watching the film with the commentary and presently watching the shooting Bond documentary (though I believe these are just some of the web docs edited together). One interesting point (for me anyway), the blu-ray has managed to keep the 12 certificate, despite the extra three F-words in Sam Mendes commentary.
@thecasinoroyale: "Well plenty of good stock at my local HMV of the DVDs, Blu-Rays and boxsets. DVD is £13.99 and Blu-Ray £18.99"
Your local HMV must be desperate for business. HMV in Coventry has the blu-ray for £14.99 (with the Top Gear Bond Cars special at £4.99).
Lt. Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 04:32 PM
One interesting point (for me anyway), the blu-ray has managed to keep the 12 certificate, despite the extra three F-words in Sam Mendes commentary.
DVD/Blu special features are unrated.
Midshipman
Posted 18 February 2013 - 05:11 PM
I notice that the Blu 'Daniel Craig' set features all three movies is rated 15 while the DVD set is rated 12. There are more special features on the Blu set, but if the features are indeed unrated, does anyone know why the DVD set has the lower rating?
Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 05:35 PM
Enjoy first viewings of your own copy (be it Blu-Ray or DVD) in your own homes, my UK friends!! It's always exciting whenever a Bond film is out in stores or arrives in the mail.
Lt. Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 06:34 PM
I notice that the Blu 'Daniel Craig' set features all three movies is rated 15 while the DVD set is rated 12. There are more special features on the Blu set, but if the features are indeed unrated, does anyone know why the DVD set has the lower rating?
They are rated. But the BBFC site shows no 15 for anything Skyfall. Perhaps the CR blu is uncut and the DVD is the original UK cut version. Or retail sites are labelling the certificate incorrectly
Edited by quantumofsolace, 18 February 2013 - 06:41 PM.
Midshipman
Posted 18 February 2013 - 07:14 PM
Just looked up the Casino Royale UK Blu that was released on 1 October 2012 and that appears to have a 15 certificate, so that could explain the box set discrepancy. Does anyone own the single release from October, and can they confirm if it is indeed the uncut Casino Royale? Can anyone who has the full 'Bond 50' set confirm which rating/version of Casino Royale is included in that?
Lt. Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 07:42 PM
The UK 50th Anniverary Blu-ray disc is rated 15, is Region Free and
is fully uncut, containing all the uncut fight scenes missing from the
US editions and the complete torture scene. The US 50th Anniversary
Edition still features the censored version of the film and is rated
PG-13.
http://www.imdb.com/...ternateversions
Sub-Lieutenant
Posted 18 February 2013 - 08:25 PM
One interesting point (for me anyway), the blu-ray has managed to keep the 12 certificate, despite the extra three F-words in Sam Mendes commentary.
DVD/Blu special features are unrated.
But they are included in the overall certificate. In the UK all features over 30secs that are for public exhibition on DVD and Blu-Ray have to be certified by the BBFC (this can even include the menus). Sometimes the additional features will force a higher certificate than the film by itself (see Jaws or Lawrence of Arabia).
Edited by Bond... Raybond, 18 February 2013 - 08:28 PM.
Lt. Commander
Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:12 PM
One interesting point (for me anyway), the blu-ray has managed to keep the 12 certificate, despite the extra three F-words in Sam Mendes commentary.
DVD/Blu special features are unrated.
But they are included in the overall certificate. In the UK all features over 30secs that are for public exhibition on DVD and Blu-Ray have to be certified by the BBFC (this can even include the menus). Sometimes the additional features will force a higher certificate than the film by itself (see Jaws or Lawrence of Arabia).
Yes. They are rated individually. The film GE has a higher cert than
http://www.bbfc.co.u...ses/goldeneye-1
http://www.bbfc.co.u...ted-scenes-1970
Edited by quantumofsolace, 18 February 2013 - 10:19 PM.
Lt. Commander
Posted 19 February 2013 - 12:26 AM
Interesting, I didn't know they did that in the UK. On region 1/A releases, there's just a notification that the special features are unrated. So you listen and watch at your own risk.
Sub-Lieutenant
Posted 19 February 2013 - 12:39 AM
I had a look at the Daniel Craig box set earlier. It's got a bit of a mishmash design; the shiny gold 007 logo is on the box, CR and QOS are the gold versions too, while Skyfall has the standard cover art. The spines are all white with the logos in black, the 007 after each one is the Skyfall "rough" version though. Looks nice, a lot better than just including the standard versions, I think CR and QOS should be shiny though.
What I was talking about is here at 1:05:
Commander
Posted 19 February 2013 - 06:40 PM
Finally managed to grab a Steelbook on Ebay for £29. Not a bad price, I guess. Considering most of them were going for £40 - £50. Finally proud to own this in Steelbook form. Beautiful art. Although, I have to say that the Skyfall standard Blu Ray slip case is nice.
Lt. Commander
Posted 19 February 2013 - 07:01 PM
Finally managed to grab a Steelbook on Ebay for £29. Not a bad price, I guess. Considering most of them were going for £40 - £50. Finally proud to own this in Steelbook form. Beautiful art. Although, I have to say that the Skyfall standard Blu Ray slip case is nice.
My steelbook arrived this morning, luckily without the spine slash or blue strip people have been reporting, make sure you inspect
your copy, I don't want you paying £29 for something that's a bit faulty.
Amazon have been knocking £2 off every damaged order, rather they sack the phantom spine slasher in their warehouse though lol.
That's steelbook number 99 for me, though I am expecting 'North by Northwest' any day now.
Recruit
Posted 20 February 2013 - 08:52 PM
I've got the Amazon Steelbook, but don't have a Blu-ray player yet, so I've been giving the DVD a spin. Unfortunately though, I can't find any of the extras on the DVD. The main menu gives me "Play", "Set up", and "Scenes" menus. The "Play" menu simply plays the film, and the "Scenes" menu just gives me access to scenes 1-32. The "Set up" menu only gives me a choice of "English Dolby digital 5.1" for audio, and four choices for Subtitles (including "off"). I'm sure I'm missing something really obvious, but shouldn't there be commentaries and featurettes on the DVD somewhere, or are they just on the Blu-ray?
Recruit
Posted 20 February 2013 - 09:00 PM
Schoolboy error. Gone back further in this thread and found the answer. No extras on the DVD in the DVD/Blu-Ray combo set. Apologies.
Commander
Posted 20 February 2013 - 09:01 PM
In the Blu-Ray package, like I have with the Steelbook, all the commentaries and features are on the Blu-Ray disc. The DVD just has the film, and the ability to get the redemption code for the Apple/Android copy.
The basic DVD package has a couple of features, but not the Blu-Ray/DVD combo DVD. If that makes sense...!
Lieutenant
Posted 20 February 2013 - 10:58 PM
Finally managed to grab a Steelbook on Ebay for £29. Not a bad price, I guess. Considering most of them were going for £40 - £50. Finally proud to own this in Steelbook form. Beautiful art. Although, I have to say that the Skyfall standard Blu Ray slip case is nice.
My steelbook arrived this morning, luckily without the spine slash or blue strip people have been reporting, make sure you inspect
your copy, I don't want you paying £29 for something that's a bit faulty.
Amazon have been knocking £2 off every damaged order, rather they sack the phantom spine slasher in their warehouse though lol.
That's steelbook number 99 for me, though I am expecting 'North by Northwest' any day now.
Got mine steelbook yesterday, but couldn't find the time to open the seal. What do you mean with spine slash or blu strip? Did I miss something?
Lieutenant
Posted 21 February 2013 - 02:13 AM
i have the dvd-blu ray combo and i noticed the dvd freezed momentarily right after the train station explosion. anyone else have that happen with the DVD version?
Commander
Posted 21 February 2013 - 02:17 AM
I still have yet to buy this, seems a bit strange as I bought the last 3 bonds prior to Skyfall on launch day/week.
Lt. Commander
Posted 23 February 2013 - 07:29 AM
guardian 16, 17 feb
The best Bond yet? Pretty much every one of them has arrived with someone or
other pronouncing it to be better than the last. The thing is, though,
they're always sort of right, as the 007 films are made to the highest
technical specifications, created by artists at the top of their game
and giving it their all. As such, the movies are vital as advertising
for Britain's world-class film industry. Skyfall is a Bond movie and,
without getting needlessly hyperbolic, that's reason enough to get
excited; almost without fail, it's a franchise that delivers reliable
thrills and spectacle. This time out, Daniel Craig's spy gets his nose
put out of joint when he ends up shot by one of his fellow agents.
That's enough to make anyone reconsider their career choices, so he
quits the secret service, only to be pulled back in when Javier Bardem's
villainous Raoul Silva arrives with a typically complex and evil plan.
It's obviously ridiculous, but as long as it results in some exotic
globe-trotting, stunts and spectacle then who can complain? What's
different this time is how personal it all is. Silva isn't out to take
over the world, and the film seems to get smaller as it progresses
rather than more spectacular. Skyfall works well, however, as there's
always been plenty of room to manoeuvre in Bond films; they don't have
to be all gadgets and secret bases, though it's great when they are.
After the shambles of Quantum of Solace (I still have no idea what that title meant), it was touch and go whether the Bond franchise, so spectacularly revivified by Casino Royale, actually had a future in the 21st century. Enter secret weapon Mendes
who, 50 years after the screen debut of this very British screen icon,
has ensured that 007 has more bite, relevance and popularity that at any
time in his changeable career.
Focusing first and foremost on story and character but without skimping on the spectacular action set pieces, Skyfall establishes a template for a new era of Bond movies that
acknowledges the past while looking towards the future, balancing the
"orgy of nostalgia" provoked by the appearance of an Aston Martin with a
notable lack of gadgets (goodbye invisible cars, hello snippy remarks
about exploding pens) and a welcome absence of groansome gags. Indeed,
the one moment when Craigs
deconstructed spy seems to slip into Old James offhandedness ("a waste
of good scotch") appears on repeated viewings to suggest a desire to
cover real fear rather than mere callousness. Think about it – when was
the last time you questioned the "motivation" behind a throwaway Bond
quip? That fact alone should tell you just how much Mendes has changed
the game.
Playing the razor-sharp foil to Bond's walking (-dead) wounded is Bardem, long recognised as a connoisseur of the scary haircut (witness No Country for Old Men),
to which he here adds creepy teeth and metrosexual mama's-boy menace.
According to Mendes, most of the villainous Silva's real weirdness came
from Bardem himself, who wanted to beef up the character into a real
three-dimensional nemesis, an ambition that he achieves with aplomb.
But at the heart of it all is the steely M, whose role vacillates between deadpan Mommie Dearest
and no-nonsense operational stalwart, providing the crucial link
between hero and villain that drives the drama. By the time we get to
the third act, with its Straw Dogs-siege and Home Alone-style
DIY aesthetic, Mendes and co have cut right down to the bone with
satisfyingly meaty results. Extras include two commentary tracks, most
notably a nonstop analysis from Mendes, who talks enthusiastically and
engagingly about a film he clearly loves as much of the rest of us.
Lt. Commander
Posted 23 February 2013 - 08:34 AM
Watched Quantum of Solace last night and with that I have finally completed the Bond 50 box set. I'm so ready for this baby to arrive in the mail.
Midshipman
Posted 23 February 2013 - 11:36 PM
i have the dvd-blu ray combo and i noticed the dvd freezed momentarily right after the train station explosion. anyone else have that happen with the DVD version?
I had a similar freezeup the first time I watched the bluray version. The picture froze for a few seconds, but the audio was still going, then it corrected itself very quickly and everything was great again. The second time I watched it I didn't get a freeze at all. Perhaps it was just my bluray player itself.
Sub-Lieutenant
Posted 24 February 2013 - 12:00 AM
Bought my copy on release day. Watching it right now. Bond is just at skyfall waiting for silva and his men. Brilliant.
Sub-Lieutenant
Posted 24 February 2013 - 01:31 AM
i have the dvd-blu ray combo and i noticed the dvd freezed momentarily right after the train station explosion. anyone else have that happen with the DVD version?
I haven't watched the DVD, but a slight pause makes me think it's where the layer switch in the disc happens to be...
Commander
Posted 24 February 2013 - 02:05 AM
i have the dvd-blu ray combo and i noticed the dvd freezed momentarily right after the train station explosion. anyone else have that happen with the DVD version?
I haven't watched the DVD, but a slight pause makes me think it's where the layer switch in the disc happens to be...
I don't believe blu ray's have to deal with layer changes. At least there was no "slight pause" the both times I watched my blu ray of the film.