MGM Press Release: 007 on Blu-ray

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Maybe I'm just not seeing it, but has there been mention of how the box sets will be made up? Will each film have it's individual case or will they be like the Die Hard series - one case housing all of the discs included in the set.

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I'm pretty sure those details haven't surfaced yet. However, it would greatly influence how I would buy them. If these sets are one case housings, then its back to purchasing select titles now for me and waiting for lesser wants to go on sale.

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Bond on Blu-ray (US - BD RA) in News > Releases at DVDActive

The Connery and Moore 007 Blu's for me. Where's On Her Majesty's Secret Service?! Next batch of Blu's? I don't even own a Blu-ray player yet! YET, if all the titles carry over every single extra from the Ultimate Editions and have the original Mono sound in lossless quality, these are highly worthwhile upgrades. AND they're cheap on Amazon.com! I wonder if these'll have booklets. Only High Definition release I own which has a booklet is my HDDVD of BLADE RUNNER.
Um, no comment on Moonraker... Wonder when they'll release the Dalton 007's also. Not sure if I should buy the current Blu of Casino Royale or wait for the double discer?
Might as well build up the titles before I buy the player!

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James Bond Blu-ray Special Features Confirmed - James Bond 007 - CommanderBond.net - James Bond At Its Best

Dr. No

• TOP LEVEL ACCESS:
• 007: License to Restore - Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Guns of James Bond
• Premiere Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Dr. No
• Terence Young: Bond Vivant
• Dr. No 1963 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

From Russia With Love

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview
• Ian Fleming & Raymond Chandler
• Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs
• Animated Storyboard Sequence
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of From Russia With Love
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside From Russia With Love
• Harry Saltzman: Showman
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Thunderball

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Incredible World of James Bond - Original 1965 NBC Television Special
• A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car - 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
• Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
• Thunderball Boat Show Reel
• Selling Bonds - Original 1965 Television Advertisements
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
• The Making of Thunderball
• The Thunderball Phenomenon
• The Secret History of Thunderball
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Live And Let Die

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
• Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964
• Live and Let Die Conceptual Art
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Live and Let Die
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz
• Inside Live and Let Die
• On Set With Roger Moore
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

For Your Eyes Only

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles
• Bond in Greece Bond in Cortina
• Neptune’s Journey
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of For Your Eyes Only
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
• Inside For Your Eyes Only
• Animated Storyboard Sequences
• Sheena Easton ‘For Your Eyes Only’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Die Another Day

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• From Script to Screen
• Shaken and Stirred on Ice
• Just Another Day
• The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Die Another Day
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
• MI6 DataStream
• Image Database
• Additional DVD-ROM Features Available
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots & Radio Communications

Casino Royale

• The Road to Casino Royale
• Crew Commentary
• Second Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Paying Taxes
• Rescue & Recovery
• Old Boyfriend?
• James Bond in the Bahamas
• The Art of the Freerun
• Death in Venice
• Catching a Plane: From Storyboard to Screen
• Filmmaker Profiles
• Storyboard Sequence: Freerun Chase
• Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
• Becoming Bond documentary
• James Bond: For Real Documentary
• Bond Girls are Forever (2006)
• Chris Cornell ‘You Know My Name’ Music Video

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Thanks Jesse. I´m too lazy to check.. ( ) Are all the extras from the SD DVDs (older/UE) included?

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DVDTimes is reporting that the Director/Producer commentary will be Bonus View (i.e., PiP) on the new "Casino Royale" SE. It will also be a 2-disc set, which pretty much guarantees the special features (which are supposedly all of the ones from the DVD SE) will be in HD.

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Sounds tempting. Although if the film were the 'uncut' version that saw release in Australia on BD, I would certainly double-dip.

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Unless the second disc is common to both sets ala Blade Runner and is just an SD DVD.

Doug

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Warner has a horrible record with HD extras. As in, next to none. Sony, however, is totally awesome in that regard.




Full details on the set below:

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Hi guys-

You guys probably know a lot more then I do about the Bond discs coming. I read and skimmed over most of the posts here being mostly new to the high def threads.

I got an email advert from Amazon and they're listing the 2 box sets of three films each, all titles already mentioned above. Plus they list each film separately and the new SE of Casino Royale. These will be a bit pricey. But then I paid $80 each for Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger Criterion laserdiscs when they first came out.

If interested: Amazon.com: James Bond Blu-ray Collection Six-Pack (Dr. No / Die Another Day / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia with Love / Thunderball) (Amazon.com Exclusive) [Blu-ray]: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan: Movies & TV

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That's AWFUL packaging. Why the hell did they split up the Connery films??

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To get someone to buy the likes of A View To A Kill and Die Another Day.

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Yes, that must be it all right.

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I know it was a while back but I thought they had planned to release the movies by themselves too. The only reason I remember that is because I just assumed that they'd release them in sets at first (like every DVD release).

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who said they aren't?

i have them in my cart on amazon, the 6 movie set is aout $30 cheaper then the individuals.

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Nobody did but no one has to buy the box sets if they don't want to either. Like Sam said, they split the Connery movies up in box set form to sell the less popular movies but at least you don't have to spend the extra money (even if it's not that much more money than the singles) on something you don't want.

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There's rumours that the single releases are going to be steelbooks! I hope that's true and the releases are region free.

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Yes, you can buy the movies individually, but a box set of the Connery films together would have been cheaper. You have to pay a premium to not pay for the less desirable films.

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Are we now at the point that, if we can't bitch about the films being forced on us as a bundle, that we now have to bitch about them not being in a bundle?

Let's not forget that Connery's relationship with the Bond series is rocky at best, up to and including making an unsanctioned Bond movie. There's a bunch of obstacles to jump in this case that were pretty unlikely to be resolved. Plus, a Connery package would have skipped over a movie. On top of that, if they did it for him, then everyone would have to have one, which would lead to "packs", none of which would be the same size: 6 (Bond), 1 (Lazenby), 7 (Moore), 2 (Dalton), and 4 (Brosnan).

And of course, "desirable" is a completely subjective term that changes from person to person and film to film. The number of people who like Moore's run is probably close to that of Connery's for instance.

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I'm inclined to agree but I do see what others are saying since it would be cheaper if the Connerys were all together. However, MGM is a business so they aren't looking for a way to give out discounts to people.

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What the hell does that have to do with the choice of what movies to include in a box set? The "bitch", as you call it, is about price, not Connery's "relationship" or whether or not there should be box sets.

Please. If you're trying to tell me that these particular bundles were chosen to satisfy the subjective desires of someone who wanted just that combination, I don't buy it for a millisecond.

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If I am not mistaken, in the UK region release, one of the past releases of box sets did indeed have a Connery set, a Moore set, and a Brosnan set with Dalton in the same set. Not sure how Lazenby was handled.

I could be totally wrong here, but I thought they did this in the UK about 4 years ago. Maybe someone else knows more.

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Why not just put out chronological sets...

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Sounds reasonable to me.

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The choice of movies does have to do with Connery's relationship, whether you like it or not.
Nor was I saying that. I'm saying your subjective desires are pissing you off about the bundles, not anyone elses. That being said, chronological does make sense. I don't know what "order" they're using, but if I had to hazard a guess it's whatever order Lowry is cleaning them up in.

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Connery's relationship had nothing to do with the choice of these particular bundles. You know it and everyone else knows it.

I think I'm hardly the only person who would prefer to have the Connerys together.

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Stop twisting my words. I'm saying that the Connery issue would affect any bundling, not these particular ones.
Again, stop cherry-picking my posts. I'm saying that (1) your opinion isn't the only one, and (2) even if it was, there's a lot of logistics standing in the way of making that happen.

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So the "Connery issue" does NOT affect these particular bundles.

What "logistics" prevent these particular Connery films from being bundled together??

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How would Connery's "relationship" vis a vis Bond have any bearing on the composition of box sets?

To me, the best solution would be to box all the Connery's and Lazenby together and label the set as the Bond years from A to B. Moore's run would be the next set running from years C to D. Dalton and Brosnan would be boxed as years E to F. Craig's run would be from year G to the present.

People would then be able to get what they want, assuming they want to buy all of the movies in a given run of years. I would like to get all of the Connery's and Lazenby. I would consider Moore's run, but most likely would pass on Brosnan's run, while individually picking up "The Living Daylights" which is the only Dalton film that I really liked.

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just bringing up a "connery issue" makes it seem like your saying it is a factor in how the movies are bundled and i was going to ask what does any actor issue have to do with the way they are bundled.

also who said that "never say never again" had to be sanctioned.
doesn't the man who made the movie own the rights to the story?
what one was this from, thunderball?

plus isn't it plainly obvious as to why these are bundled and released
this way.
they don't think people will buy some of these movies separately
or will just skip right by them and wait for just the ones they will buy.