Osato
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No problem Paul! I also really wish the Moonraker teaser would've been on the blu ray at the very least. From what I've heard about some of the extras, when the UE DVD's were being put together there was only so far they could go with trailers, radio spots and tv spots due to the budget for the extras. There was an extras idea put out to the studio to release a separate disc of trailers, radio spots and tv spots, however it was never acted on by the studio. There was a lot of moving around with the Bond films after the UE DVD's were issued as well. Recall Sony had video rights for a short while before Fox got involved in late 2006 I believe. I actually imported some of the UE DVD titles as they were out in the UK before US in 2006. I remember that the imported UE DVD's had Sony logos on the packaging and Sony logos played on the DVD before the film too. Anyway. I'm really curious to see what Fox and MGM do next year (2012) for the James Bond films on blu ray. Thanks for posting the info about seeing the trailer too. Pretty cool. Glad you finally were able to see it many years later! I agree with you 100% on the 4K transfer of Moonraker. The film looks amazing. I have been very impressed with the Bond films on blu ray. Especially the 1962 - 1989 run of the films. I am curious why only a few of the Moore films were done at 4K. I would've thought all films should've been scanned at 4K. I believe Dr.No - Live and Let Die are 4K and Moonraker. The Man With The Golden Gun has a very good transfer, IMO. I really want the last 9 films to come out on blu ray very soon. I still watch the UE DVD's of the 9 that haven't been reissued, but I keep thinking how they will look so much better on blu ray. I've seen a few of the unreleased 9 Bond blu ray films on HD cable broadcasts and they are breathtaking. Especially Spy and You Only Live Twice. I think I saw a bit of Goldeneye as well. 2012 cannot come soon enough!!Paul_Scott said:Tim, I can't thank you enough for posting that link! For the last 32 years I've been thinking about that trailer. I only saw it once (prior to a showing of Superman late in it's original run), but could never forget the image of the girl (Clearys character) being chased by the hounds. What I was less clear on was the memory of it somehow being like a TV commercial for something entirely different too- but I couldn't reconcile how that could have been possible. It's been extremely frustrating that the teaser hasn't shown up on any of the numerous releases over the years. I thought for sure the ultimate edition would finally include it- but nope. Great to finally see it again and be able to put all the pieces back together. BTW, it was only a few months back when I finally got around to watching the BDs of Moonraker and FYEO. Moonraker was ravishing, this may be one of the most disliked entries of the series, but it's a nostalgic favorite of mine and I'm very happy that it was afforded a 4K transfer. The results were sublime and it really contributed to making this last viewing one of the most enjoyable since seeing it back in it's original release. All the more surprising since the last time I watched it, which was probably back in '06, it had lost a lot of its charm and made for a very dispiriting affair. Ironically it was FYEO this time that didn't work for me as much as I expected it to. Still a good film, but having become aware of how the story was altered close to filming I got fixated on that and couldn't help but imagine how much more character the final work would have had if they had only followed through. The dialogue that Lynn Holly Johnsons character spouts would have seemed much less insipid if it had been a 14 or 15 year cast in the role, which I believe was originally the intent (and consequently to paint Glovers villain as more of a pervert by implication). It may be ultimately a minor character, but every time she's onscreen, she strikes a false note for me which takes me out of it.