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post #31 of 313
5/16/04 at 11:59am
are the current discs on moritorium again?
i realize there is plenty of stock out there, but is that all that is left?
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post #32 of 313
5/16/04 at 12:13pm
Yep. They went oop around the beginning of the year.

I hope the new set(s) have different cuts or at least deleted scenes. If I remember correctly The World Is Not Enough has over a half hour of cut footage which I'm sure would greatly improve the movie. I'm sure some of the others have cut footage too.
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post #33 of 313
7/24/04 at 8:05am
Any new news on any new 007 releases?
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post #34 of 313
7/24/04 at 8:27am
any new released dvds will be tied into the next theatrical release- not any sooner.

so at least a year and 1/2 away at the earliest
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post #35 of 313
7/24/04 at 2:28pm
I have this great idea for use in a Bond opening:

The way I figure it, Bond must have a flat somewhere in England that he stays at when he is not on a mission. So, I thought after the action of the opening takes place, Bond goes back to MI6 to report. Moneypenny gives him his mail and informs him that she picked up his pet for him. Bond thanks her and leaves.

We then see Bond enter his flat and go to the cabniet. We then hear a can opener and the sound of a fork against the can. Then, Blofeld's cat comes in and Bond picks up the cat and pets it. Then you go into the title sequence.

Since Blofeld was thrown down the smoke stack by Roger Moore, I always thought it would be cool if Bond kept his cat, since the cat got away from Blofeld.
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post #36 of 313
7/24/04 at 2:34pm
One more thing...
I really liked Goldeneye, but I thought the opening sequence should have been separate from the rest of the film.

You know, have the opening of the film where 006 gets killed. Then, the rest of the movie is Tomorrow Never Dies or whatever. Then, 3 or 4 films later, you have the rest of Goldeneye.

Instead of having to say it is years later, it really would be years later. The fact that 006 is still alive and actually the villian would be more shocking.

The same could be said of Die Another Day.
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post #37 of 313
7/24/04 at 5:27pm
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so at least a year and 1/2 away at the earliest


Not so long for me to wait, which is good. And here I am, twiddling me thumbs.
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post #38 of 313
7/24/04 at 6:48pm
I would hope the next release would be HD-DVD and not standard DVD. Of course I would hope that there would be a HD-DVD standard by the next release of the Bond discs too.

I can justify any kind of upgrade purchase on the Bond films regardless.

An earlier, blatantly off topic post reminded me about a gripe I've always had with the Bond DVDs...

It would be really interesting if they could go a little more indepth in a future SE about the Kevin McClory legal battle over SPECTRE and Blofeld, Never Say Never Again, Warhead 2001, and how they will never use the characters again. The docs on the discs (I believe the main ones with docs containing info regarding this were Dr. No, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Octopussy). It seemed that certain portions of the info in these areas were glossed over really well to put a positive spin on EON productions.

A third party doing a special feature specifically about the McClory/Blofeld issue would be a great wish list item for the next Bond discs. Will MGM ever do the topic justice? Not a chance.
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post #39 of 313
9/12/04 at 10:05pm
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post #40 of 313
9/12/04 at 11:57pm
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Hey, all James Bond movies will be re-released (normal-DVDs) or just the old movies?
I am selling my entire collection!

If you're someone that cares about special features and extras from the current Bond DVDs, I wouldn't sell them just yet. There will likely be different extras on the new set coming up.
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post #41 of 313
9/13/04 at 12:33am
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post #42 of 313
9/13/04 at 3:20am
As I stated before, with HD-DVD around the corner
I would not invest in the Bond films at this time.
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post #43 of 313
9/13/04 at 5:02pm
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post #44 of 313
9/14/04 at 12:16am
Well, with Sony supposedly buying MGM and blending it into their Columbia/TriStar studio system (I guess there won't be any new MGM films, because it may cease to exist except for the catalog that Warner Brothers doesn't control), expect Bond on Blu-Ray.

That's what I'm buying!

Dan
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post #45 of 313
9/14/04 at 2:20pm
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Well, with Sony supposedly buying MGM and blending it into their Columbia/TriStar studio system (I guess there won't be any new MGM films, because it may cease to exist except for the catalog that Warner Brothers doesn't control), expect Bond on Blu-Ray.


A number of commentators have speculated that Bond and the rest of the MGM library could decide who wins the BluRay-HDDVD format war. That's why Sony wanted it so badly. I would expect the Bond films to be an early entry into the war, obviously on the side of Blu-Ray.
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post #46 of 313
9/14/04 at 2:24pm
Are the OOP single discs easy to find? I want to buy You Only Live Twice, but Fry's didn't have it. Before I start going to other stores, I want to know if it would even be reasonable to expect to find a copy.
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post #47 of 313
9/14/04 at 2:54pm
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post #48 of 313
9/14/04 at 10:27pm
I only need two of those. Dammit, I'm not double-dipping on five DVDs to get two new ones.
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post #49 of 313
9/14/04 at 10:57pm
Ernest, which two do you need?
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post #50 of 313
9/14/04 at 11:01pm
I need five actually:

Thunderball
Live and Let Die
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Moonraker
and
For Your Eyes Only

I'm in no rush for Die Another Day, when I hear its going OOP I'll pick it up, not before.
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post #51 of 313
9/14/04 at 11:35pm
For a second there, I thought I could help you. A local store has new copies of the following:

DR NO
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds are Forever
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies


That doesn't help you though. I'll be stopping by another retailer this weekend that has a very good selection of OOP titles. I could check for those titles if you'd like. Let me know.

I let my sister borrow my copy of Die Another Day a few months ago and she never returned it. I don't really miss it. I don't think you'll have any trouble getting that one, whenever you decide.
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post #52 of 313
9/14/04 at 11:53pm
Is it a national chain? I'll check Circuit City and Best Buy tomorrow for You Only Live Twice, but I might ask if we can work something out if they don't have it.
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post #53 of 313
9/15/04 at 12:11am
Dude, e*bay's gonna have it, I was just waiting to hear what the new set was gonna hold. It sort of pisses me off that they have mixed the contet of the box sets to vary from the box sets prior to the re-release. Damn you capitalism!
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post #54 of 313
9/15/04 at 1:09am
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Is it a national chain? I'll check Circuit City and Best Buy tomorrow for You Only Live Twice, but I might ask if we can work something out if they don't have it.


Greg, it's actually the local Blockbuster. I found them in their new section. I was kind of surprised at the amount of OOP titles they have. The Borders here is pretty fair as well. I'm hitting FYE, Borders, and a small local place this weekend to look for a few titles. It should be a nice diversion to the boring mattress shopping I have to do. Blah.

I would have no problem working something out if you can't find it.



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Dude, e*bay's gonna have it, I was just waiting to hear what the new set was gonna hold. It sort of pisses me off that they have mixed the contet of the box sets to vary from the box sets prior to the re-release. Damn you capitalism!


Ernest, I was going to tell you to check Ebay and the private sellers on Amazon. Since you mentioned not having them yet, I just figured you had no luck on there or didn't like buying on Ebay or from private sellers in general.

I feel for you on the box sets and the lack of certain titles being hard to find outside of them. It stinks for the person who just wants certain titles. Capitalist fat cats.
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post #55 of 313
9/15/04 at 2:12pm
Count me in that group of people who needs select Bond movies, but not wanting to double-dip on half of them to get the box sets.

I believe the ones I need are:
From Russia With Love
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
Man With The Golden Gun
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View To A Kill
Living Daylights
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post #56 of 313
9/15/04 at 3:38pm
Dave, I went to several stores with no luck today. I'll PM you so we can set something up. Thanks.
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post #57 of 313
9/15/04 at 3:53pm
That sounds fine, Greg. Let me know what you need and I'll check and make sure it's still there.
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post #58 of 313
9/15/04 at 5:31pm
I invested alot of money on all of the Bond DVDs when they first came out years ago...I will be damned if I do it again until the next generation versions.

The only one I might pick up would be the better version of my favorite Bond movie- Live and Let Die.
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post #59 of 313
9/15/04 at 5:52pm
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post #60 of 313
9/16/04 at 5:01am
Once again, the BBFC delivers:

DR. NO - ULTIMATE EDITION DVD - VALUE ADDED MATERIAL
Video Feature
Classified 14 September, 2004 . Run Time 42m 51s
Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material,
00:00:07:00 | 00:11:24:11
00:04:52:13 | (THE GUNS OF JAMES BOND)
00:17:53:23 | TERENCE YOUNG BOND VIVANT
00:08:17:21 | (DR. NO 1963 FEATURETTE)
00:03:11:03 | (DR. NO TRAILER)
00:03:06:03 | (INTRODUCING MR. BOND)
00:01:54:06 | JAMES BOND IS BACK TO BACK DR. NO FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
00:02:11:15 | (JAMES BOND FACE TO FACE WITH DR. NO AND GOLDFINGER)
00:00:57:16 | (MISS HONEY AND MISS GALORE HAVE JAMES BOND BACK FOR MORE)
00:00:19:05 | (MISS HONEY AND MISS GALORE)

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - VALUE ADDED MATERIAL
Video Feature
Classified 14 September, 2004 . Run Time 18m 39s
DVD additional material,
00:04:57:09 | IAN FLEMING AND RAYMOND CHANDLER
00:04:56:24 | IAN FLEMING ON DESERT ISLAND DISCS
00:07:22:07 | (IAN FLEMING CBC INTERVIEW)
00:01:22:15 | STORYBOARD SEQUENCE: THE BOAT CHASE
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