So you own the individual Bond releases on Blu-ray. Will you buy the set or wait? (1 Viewer)

[Kevin EK]

I agree with Peter's principle.

I'm waiting for just a few of the individuals, and I'm in no hurry.

 

[DavidJ]

The fact the studio won't even comment on what
their roadmap will be, is the very thing that I am most
disgruntled about.  

Hear, hear!

 

[AnthonyClarke]

There is no way I would even think of buying the box-set. I have all the Connery titles that have been released on Blu ray, and am interested only in adding YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. There is only one James Bond and his name is Connery.....

 

[Persianimmortal]

Agreed. The box set holds no appeal for me, and seems to be a great way for the studio to foist all the Bond movies to completists despite some of the godawful entries in the franchise.
I'll wait for the single releases of You Only Live Twice and Diamonds are Forever to finish off Connery/Bond in HD, and then possibly will grab On Her Majesty's Secret Service as well. Not a huge George Lazenby fan, but OHMSS is still a worthwhile Bond movie in my opinion. As an aside, Lazenby was born near where I currently live, and used to work in a car dealership which is half a mile down the road from my place
I am partial to Craig's Bond reboot, but I already own Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace on BD, so until Skyfall is released my Bond set is only missing the two Connery films. I'd have to be crazy to buy the box set for those.

 

[Fritz Nilsen]

Very rarely do I speak out on such matters, but I would just like to add my voice to the ones who are disappointed in the way "early adopters" are being treated. It is an appalling act of betrayal against the customers who have already bought these, and to a great extent unforgivable. This will put a serious dent in MGM/Fox's consumer confidence.

 

[Cees Alons]

on BD, so until Skyfall is released my Bond set is only missing the two Connery films. I'd have to be crazy to buy the box set for those.

Almost exactly my opinion as well (except for the part of living in Australia ).


Cees

 

[Osato]

Sold my individual Bond blu ray's and will be buying the set!!!
Fox and MGM will sell the other titles individually eventually. So no one has to buy them.
That being said, I TOTALLY understand the issue for those that bought the individual titles on blu ray.
I can also understand being upset about the box set release as well.
MGM has quite a history of re issuing stuff constantly. Just look at VHS and DVD. The Bond films are constantly reissued on dvd....
A note on the extras from Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits:
"Okay, so we have one more quick update for you today from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment regarding the Bond 50 box set extras. The contents of the set are still being worked on and aren't totally locked yet so it's too early to provide a complete exhaustive list of extras on each disc. However, I'm told by the studio that you can expect that "most everything from the previous Bond Ultimate Edition DVDs and Blu-ray releases will be included." We could caution you that this doesn't mean EVERYTHING will carry over for sure - you may lose some text or image gallery material. You may also recall that the current Die Another Day Blu-ray was missing content from the original 2002 2-disc Special Edition DVD. So there are likely to be a few exceptions. But in general, the goal is to carry everything over. Adjust your plans accordingly."
Hopefully they will include more trailers, tv spots and radio spots. The teaser Moonraker trailer has never been issues as an extra. In fact Moonraker only has 1 trailer, while the other Bond films have multiple trailers, Radio spots and tv spots as extras.
Here is the Moonraker teaser trailer. Quality is poor.

UPDATE - I understand the marketing and the anniversary push this year and for Skyfall is a huge piece, but could a lot of this have to do with the decline in catalog title sales overall? That is we are seeing more box sets on blu ray of older series films than individual titles. I know this does not make up for the fact that they have issued the other 11 Bond films on blu ray individually and now are doing the box.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Connery, Shawn Connery...

Who is this Shawn of whom you speak?

 

[Radioman970]

Easy choice for me:
Goldfinger DVD
Octopussy VHS
That's all I have. Boxset pre-ordered a long time ago.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I will buy YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER because Sean Connery is Bond and ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE because it's the finest Bond film, if and when they are released individually at a reasonable price.

It has been a while since I've seen OHMSS, and I do admit that Diana Rigg certainly elevates the movie, but....George Lazanby as Bond ruins the movie for me. I thought he was near universally disliked as Bond and he was not invited to do another. Can you get by Lazanby and still call this the finest Bond film? Acting wise, he came across as an amateur, at least to me.
Tastes do differ though.

 

[Cees Alons]

Originally Posted by Scott Merryfield /t/320876/so-you-own-the-individual-bond-releases-on-blu-ray-will-you-buy-the-set-or-wait/30#post_3929095
Who is this Shawn of whom you speak?

Somewhat poor attempt (apparently) to mimic the accent.


Cees

 

[WaveCrest]

Originally Posted by Cees Alons /t/320876/so-you-own-the-individual-bond-releases-on-blu-ray-will-you-buy-the-set-or-wait/30#post_3929117



Somewhat poor attempt (apparently) to mimic the accent.


Cees

Once you realise the joke it's rather funny (and a rather good attempt at mimicking the accent).

Don't have any of the Bond films on Blu-ray, just the Ultimate Edition DVDs for the majority of them (up to Tomorrow Never Dies), as one or two of them are the previously released Special Edition DVDs. Unless the bonus disc of extras has anything of interest and the alterations made to one or two of the films are corrected, and there is a choice of audio mixes (didn't like the sound on some of the Ultimate Edition releases), then I've no interest in getting the Blu-ray set, or the films individually on Blu-ray. There was a review I read at the time selected films in the Bond series were released in the UK on Blu-ray, and they said there wasn't that much improvement on the DVDs, and there was still something wrong with the sound.

 

[Richard--W]

It has been a while since I've seen OHMSS, and I do admit that Diana Rigg certainly elevates the movie, but....George Lazanby as Bond ruins the movie for me. I thought he was near universally disliked as Bond and he was not invited to do another. Can you get by Lazanby and still call this the finest Bond film? Acting wise, he came across as an amateur, at least to me.
Tastes do differ though.

No, Lazenby was not universally disliked in 1969. It's just that Sean Connery was a tough act to follow. Lazenby's inexperience is apparent, but he does the carry the film, and he delivers the emotional foundation that is required of an actor. The film was profitable, and it received positive reviews.
OHMSS is superior cinema regardless of who plays the lead. I've adjusted to Lazenby. I like him now. The film stands apart from the rest of the series. If you've never seen a Bond film, start with OHMSS. The craftsmanship and storytelling are at such a high standard that one can enjoy the film on its own terms. The film's principle virtue is that it's true to the letter and spirit of Ian Fleming. It's adapted from his best novel. Richard Maibaum told me that out of all the Bond scripts he wrote, he was the most proud of OHMSS.
Ironically, Lazenby got the best Bond film, and he would not be saddled with all the misfires that came after it.
There hasn't been a Bond film as good as OHMSS since OHMSS.
Give it another try.

 

[Persianimmortal]

MGM has quite a history of re issuing stuff constantly. Just look at VHS and DVD. The Bond films are constantly reissued on dvd....

I don't think the key problem is with a re-issue as such. I bought my favorite Bond films on VHS then DVD, then again on BD without any real complaints. It's to be expected that new formats bring reissuings of movies.
I believe the main concern is that having abandoned the Bond run on BD mid-release - particularly with two of the Connery Bond films unaccounted for - it's now suddenly been decided to hurl a giant Box-Full-O-Bond at us rather than at least finishing off with the unreleased BDs on their own. It's a rather cynical exercise in getting Bond fans to swallow a lot of the Bond movies they don't particularly want just to get a hold of the ones they do want.
Of course since most of us know the history of Bond releases, we know that the individual releases are inevitable, so all it requires is a bit of patience and self-control, and we can complete our BD sets with only the Bond films we like. In fact given the way they've packaged the new Bond box set, it's even less tempting for me personally as in practical terms that packaging would be a bear to put on my shelf. I'll stick with individually-cased releases.
On George Lazenby and OHMSS, it does require a bit of adjustment to get used to him after Connery. He's certainly nowhere near as good. But as noted by Richard, the movie itself is a great Bond tale, and for some of us, just thinking about what comes afterwards makes it that much easier to enjoy OHMSS.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Originally Posted by Cees Alons /t/320876/so-you-own-the-individual-bond-releases-on-blu-ray-will-you-buy-the-set-or-wait/30#post_3929117



Somewhat poor attempt (apparently) to mimic the accent.


Cees

 

[Yorkshire]

One thing I don't think has been discussed yet.
Yes, MGM will probably issue the titles as standalones.
Yes, you may have someof the titles already.
Yes, you may not like all of the Bond films.
But...
That boxed-set * really does look very nice indeed. Forget everything else for a second, it'll be a very nice item to own in its own right.
Steve W
* Can everyone please use the correct term. What's a 'box set'? Who wants to own a set of boxes?
SW

 

[Persianimmortal]

One thing I don't think has been discussed yet.
Yes, MGM will probably issue the titles as standalones.
Yes, you may have someof the titles already.
Yes, you may not like all of the Bond films.
But...
That boxed-set * really does look very nice indeed. Forget everything else for a second, it'll be a very nice item to own in its own right.

Discussed two posts above yours by me I for one do not want that giant box on my shelf. I don't think it looks all that great, and it certainly won't blend in with my collection the way individually-cased releases would.

Steve W
* Can everyone please use the correct term. What's a 'box set'? Who wants to own a set of boxes?
SW

The term Box Set is perfectly acceptable. E.g see the title of this Amazon page. So yes, while boxed set is a more descriptive term, box set has entered common usage.

 

[Osato]

Once you realise the joke it's rather funny (and a rather good attempt at mimicking the accent). :tu:
Don't have any of the Bond films on Blu-ray, just the Ultimate Edition DVDs for the majority of them (up to Tomorrow Never Dies), as one or two of them are the previously released Special Edition DVDs. Unless the bonus disc of extras has anything of interest and the alterations made to one or two of the films are corrected, and there is a choice of audio mixes (didn't like the sound on some of the Ultimate Edition releases), then I've no interest in getting the Blu-ray set, or the films individually on Blu-ray. There was a review I read at the time selected films in the Bond series were released in the UK on Blu-ray, and they said there wasn't that much improvement on the DVDs, and there was still something wrong with the sound.

I purchased all of the individual Bond blu ray's and thought they had a strong improvement over the UE DVD's in terms of video and sound especially.
In addition, the blu ray versions have the original sound mixes in addition to the new mixes DTS MA ones.
Where was the review that you read? I would like to read it. Thanks!

 

[Osato]

I don't think the key problem is with a re-issue as such. I bought my favorite Bond films on VHS then DVD, then again on BD without any real complaints. It's to be expected that new formats bring reissuings of movies.
I believe the main concern is that having abandoned the Bond run on BD mid-release - particularly with two of the Connery Bond films unaccounted for - it's now suddenly been decided to hurl a giant Box-Full-O-Bond at us rather than at least finishing off with the unreleased BDs on their own. It's a rather cynical exercise in getting Bond fans to swallow a lot of the Bond movies they don't particularly want just to get a hold of the ones they do want.
Of course since most of us know the history of Bond releases, we know that the individual releases are inevitable, so all it requires is a bit of patience and self-control, and we can complete our BD sets with only the Bond films we like. In fact given the way they've packaged the new Bond box set, it's even less tempting for me personally as in practical terms that packaging would be a bear to put on my shelf. I'll stick with individually-cased releases.
On George Lazenby and OHMSS, it does require a bit of adjustment to get used to him after Connery. He's certainly nowhere near as good. But as noted by Richard, the movie itself is a great Bond tale, and for some of us, just thinking about what comes afterwards makes it that much easier to enjoy OHMSS.

Yes. As Bond fans we know there are future releases coming eventually. It is strange for them to not offer the individual titles for sale as they have always done in the past. Add to the fact that they are stopping them after putting out 11 of the older films.
On OHMSS, I agree it's an adjustment after Connery but I am very used to watching George in that one now.
OHMSS was screened at Cannes this week. I was hoping someone might have reviewed the digital presentation.

 

[Osato]

One thing I don't think has been discussed yet.
Yes, MGM will probably issue the titles as standalones.
Yes, you may have someof the titles already.
Yes, you may not like all of the Bond films.
But...
That boxed-set * really does look very nice indeed. Forget everything else for a second, it'll be a very nice item to own in its own right.
Steve W
* Can everyone please use the correct term. What's a 'box set'? Who wants to own a set of boxes?
SW

Agreed on the standalones. I also think the set looks great and bottom line has all of the films on blu ray.
I love the book packaging as well. I believe this is the nicest James Bond set that has ever been done for the films as well.