[MielR]

Now that all the Bond films are coming out on blu-ray (and apparently some color-timing mistakes being fixed as well), I'm wondering if they're going to fix one of the few, but nevertheless glaring mistakes from their Goldfinger transfer- namely, the missing frames at the 1:17:10 mark right after oddjob deliberately misses the turn to the airport.

It has been determined that the frames are only missing on the DVD releases of the film, NOT on older LD (such as the Criterion) and VHS releases.

It's an obvious jump-cut and if it's noticeable in SD, it's going to be even more noticeable in HD on a huge screen.

Will they bother to go back and fix this for the blu-ray release? It will require more work than just adjusting the color from the existing scan since they would have to retrieve the missing frames from another print/master, and I'm curious as to whether or not they're willing to go to the trouble........

[Charles_Y]

You might ask at this point whether it is coming out any time soon, period. I asked this when Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball were first announced as I thought it very poor that this title was conspicuously missing and no one had anything to add. There has been no announcement that I've heard to date. So, I wouldn't hold my breath friend. One can only hope, maybe, 2009?

[Ronald Epstein]

I am wondering whether the huge color problem with the title
sequence of "Live and Let Die" will be corrected. Something
tells me no.

[Paul Arnette]

According to this post, the color has been corrected:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/3447657-post30.html

[Reagan]

I'll wager Goldfinger comes out when the current Bond movie is released on BD this spring. I'll also wager that the missing frames are gone for good from home video. Not that they couldn't be fixed, just that they won't be.

-R

[Ray H]

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Originally Posted by Charles_Y

You might ask at this point whether it is coming out any time soon, period. I asked this when Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball were first announced as I thought it very poor that this title was conspicuously missing and no one had anything to add. There has been no announcement that I've heard to date. So, I wouldn't hold my breath friend. One can only hope, maybe, 2009?

I'd think they'd definitely release another batch of films to coincide with Quantum of Solace's DVD release. They still have 14 titles to go. 3 more Connerys, 5 mo(o)re Moores, the only Lazenby, both Daltons, and 3 other Brosnans. They're currently going at a rate of 6 titles per release. That may need to be shaken up.

Since Goldfinger is one of the more popular titles, would it be a safe bet that it'll be released with some of the less popular films (OHMSS? The Daltons? The bad Moore films?)?

[Ed St. Clair]

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Originally Posted by Ray H

They're currently going at a rate of 6 titles per release. That may need to be shaken up.

Not "stirred"! ;-)

"Goldfinger" is my fave.
Remember going to see it at the theater w/my dad, back-in-the-day.

Thought the last SD DVD release looked & sounded (DTS) pretty good.
Solid enough presentation too bring back fond memories.

If it can be improved upon...
GREAT!!!

(already traded it in; in anticipation of this HD release)

[MielR]

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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein

I am wondering whether the huge color problem with the title
sequence of "Live and Let Die" will be corrected. Something
tells me no.

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Originally Posted by Paul Arnette

According to this post, the color has been corrected:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/3447657-post30.html

Yes, and that's why I'm wondering if they're going to fix the GOLDFINGER jump-cut mistake, too.

Up until I found out that they were correcting some of the color issues on the other titles, I figured they were just porting the UE transfers over to the blu-ray discs as-is.

The fact that they're making some color corrections is good news- but I guess we'll see if they'll bother correcting other mistakes.

Making sure they're aware of it (and that we're aware of it) can't hurt, in any case.

[Mark Oates]

I think they are taking some trouble over these releases. I watched the "Inside Live And Let Die" doco last night and the whole programme has been rebuilt from the ground up with all the non-interview material (clips and stills) redone in HD and the interviews very pleasingly windowboxed to 16:9. If they're doing that with the extras, they're bound to be correcting any problems in the films themselves.

[Ed St. Clair]

Since this is the umpteenth time they've asked us too buy these titles...
they better be better than EVER!

[Ted3000]

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