BOND on DVD

[Cooper]

Are these films being re-packaged or something? It is impossible to find a Bond film on DVD in any store, except in a box set that has no rhyme or reason to the selection of movies in it. Even those box sets are a rare find.

Amazon.com says that all their Bond titles and box sets are unavailable. You can get them from other sellers, either used or new but for a higher price.

Why the difficulty? These editions seemed to be pretty comprehensive. I have Goldeneye and The Living Daylights (and recently got Die Another Day from a bargain bin for $9). Can't imagine any new material being added in new editions.

[KingVoyeur]

If they are planning on releasing new box sets, it's just to get more money out of Bond fans. I've got all three of the most recent Bond sets, and the only things I wish they would've added would be the documentaries "Bond Girls are Forever" and the other James Bond documentary (can't remember what it's called). I actually liked the way they did the last sets, with movies from each actor mixed into each box (I did put them all in order once I got all three though lol).

[neglet]

I got the three sets a couple years ago when Best Buy had the whole group on sale for around $200. I didn't understand the way they grouped them, either, but since I got all three sets it didn't matter. The two standalone DVDs I already owned (DN, FRWL) I handed down to my cousin.

If there are going to be re-releases, I would expect them later on this year when Casino Royale comes out, but who knows what their wacky marketing department will do.

[Kara Milovy]

I think they'll do a full package re-release after CR comes out on DVD.

No actually. Come to think of it, they'll do what they did with DAD. They'll release everything in box sets except for CR just before or as CR hits the theaters. Then they'll release CR later as a single.

They do this every time. The box sets are available on limited release. Then they're pulled. (Like Disney.) When they're re-issued, they mix the sets up. This forces you to buy all the sets because you can't just pick up the ones you missed last time.

The only thing different is usually the packaging, but I understand Roger Moore is laying down some new commentary tracks.

[BeauButabi]

Moore already recorded his tracks some months ago. I've also read that they're going to be new better looking transfers. And I read some of the DVDs had problems with subtitles and stuff (I have The Living Daylights and can confirm that movie does have missing subtitles), so maybe they'll fix that too. I only have a few of the DVDs that I bough used individually on amazon, so I'll deffinatly pick up whatever new box that'll be out next, and I hope they put it all as one package instead of three.

[Kara Milovy]

The subtitles thing can be fixed. At least if you wrote to them back then, they'd send you a replacement DVD with subtitles.

[LeiterCIA]

I bought each boxed set as they were released, (salivating in anticipation each time), from Amazon. I even tracked each package through UPS. I have each DVD with the labels done by http://www.thedigitalbits.com/clips/easteregg/, including one I did on my own, (Die Anoher Day) to follow along with what the aritst had done. (I sent him a copy of my work, and he was impressed, but didn't seem excited enough to post it. You can contact me for a copy.)

I even purchased a copy of 'Never Say Never Again', the version with the real 007 scores (http://neversaymccloryagain.ohmss-007.com/index.html), and used the ' Digital Bits' cover.

Oh... and I have a copy of 'Bond Girls Are Forever', two versions of 'Casino Royale', and 'Spymaker'.

Anyway... the point is, my DVD collection is just fine for a good while. If they want to re-package it again, only three years later, and re-sell it to me... God Bless 'em.

[KingVoyeur]

They only way I might consider buying the new set is if they put them all in one thin-disc box. The previous 3 box sets do take up a bit of space. Maybe they can do something like they did with the Buffy complete series.

[Kara Milovy]

Too much of an investment for movies I already own. I have 3 box sets (the second release I believe), plus DAD, plus the CR DVD that has both versions on it. Plus NSNA but not the Never Say McClory version. I acquired them slowly, over e-bay, bargain hunting like a maniac, but it still cost a lot.

Half the time, I don't even like commentary tracks. I'm more an extra features gal, so the new Roger Moore commentaries don't float my boat.

[Boromir006]

It sort of begs the question, I mean, Roger Moore is pushing 80, so what really can he add to the record that hasn't already been said, and moreover, that he might have remembered better earlier in life?

I think the previous bunch of DVD's were thorough enough. The special features and documentaries stand heads above most other DVD releases. I just don't know what else can be said. And the double-dipping annoys fans who've already bought the earlier versions. I for one am very happy with the set I have and I'm not going to fork out more cash to get the same movies again plus a 10-minute making-of featurette about Casino Royale - or whatever they decide to stick on the discs to whet our already sated appetites.

On another note, my favorite tidbit on the existing sets is Moore doing a Connery impression in the Live and Let Die doc.

And on a purist note, I am overjoyed that there was never an option to get a crappy "fullscreen" version of the Bonds until Die Another Day. Fullscreen (the politically correct term for pan-and-scan) is for idiots. I don't care how small your TV is (the usual excuse). Good on the DVD marketers there.

[BeauButabi]

Fullscreen (the politically correct term for pan-and-scan) is for idiots. I don't care how small your TV is (the usual excuse). Good on the DVD marketers there.
Well, not ALL fullscreen conversions are pan and scan (though all the Bond films in 2.35:1 are pan and scan in fullscreen), but if it's open matte, or a 2.35:1 filmed in Super 35 is a little more complicated. That said, DOWN WITH FULL SCREEN!!!!!!!

[Boromir006]

DOWN WITH FULL SCREEN!!!!!!!On a semi-related note, I remember standing in line at a music store behind a woman who was trying to find a fullscreen VHS copy of the extended cut of The Two Towers. She was livid about the "black bars" and couldn't understand why there couldn't be a fullscreen version. The clerk kept politely explaining to her that no such version existed, that the extended cut was for people who were real fans of the movie and wanted to see it as it was meant to be seen. Said customer did not get it and ended up leaving without buying the tape. Very sad. :dunno: More people must know. Fullscreen must be stopped by any means necessary.

[neglet]

AGH! Full screen is evil. Back when I was waiting for the extended edition of The Two Towers, my husband brought home a copy of the theatrical edition he'd borrowed from a co-worker. When I saw it was full-screen I refused to watch it. In fact, I think I went out and bought the widescreen theatrical edition that weekend.