Bond Blu-ray and 4k Film Club

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Just a reminder for anyone who wants to. That in August you can review Goldfinger
    And Thunderball. On any format all opinions and thoughts not just on the films but
    On the DVD/ bluray even vhs :D , special features and documentaries. :D
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    My only problem with FRWL is the use of the Bond theme. It's used too much.
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

    " I don't listen to hip hop!"
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    In the early films the Bond theme did seem to be played. A Lot ! :))
    Although I do like it. {[]
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Watched GF on bluray and once again am really happy with the transfer.
    Comparing it to how it's shown on TV, it's so clear and fresh looking.
    Apart from all the usual highlights, I really love the " little old lady "
    Gatekeeper firing the machine gun -{ ( very Hitchcock ). I like to think
    Of her as Goldfinger's Mum. :))
    The documentary on GF is also well worth a watch. Now roll on TB
    Which in on ITV 4 tonight, so I can compare that with the bluray version. :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Thunderball :
    Not to talk about the Plot as I'm sure everyone knows it by now. :))
    The Bluray looks good better than the dvd but IMHO not as good as the job they did with
    The eariler films. Although it has some fantastic Documentaries too many to list but a
    few highlights would be ....
    MI6 Commentaries – Disc producer John Cork hosts not one but two excellent assemblages of audio interviews featuring Terence Young, editor Peter Hunt and many of the cast and crew. The second track is especially notable for playing the alternate theme song "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Dionne Warwick in sync with the opening titles.
    Thunderball Boat Show Reel (SD, 3 min.) – An alternate version of the scuba battle that was originally used for publicity at boat shows.
    The Secret History of Thunderball (HD, 4 min.) – A brief look at some of the alternate dialogue takes that have wound up in different versions of the movie, some deleted footage, and a comparison of the actors' real voices to their final dubbed counterparts.
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    So I take it there are new Special Features on the Blu-Ray discs that do not appear on the DVD SE and DVD UE discs?

    I have a Bluray player but only a handful of Bluray discs currently, so0 please forgive my ignorance in this matter! :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    So far I think they have done a great job with the Documentaries, interviews
    Deleted scenes and audition tapes in all the Bonds, DVD or bluray. {[]
    Loads of very interesting stuff, in fact so much that I sometimes forget stuff
    That I had known :)) if that makes sense. :D
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    So far I think they have done a great job with the Documentaries, interviews
    Deleted scenes and audition tapes in all the Bonds, DVD or bluray. {[]
    Loads of very interesting stuff, in fact so much that I sometimes forget stuff
    That I had known :)) if that makes sense. :D

    Are there new documentaries on the Bond film Blurays would you say?

    I have the Casino Royale Bluray Deluxe edition and it has a lot of new documentaries for instance.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I was wandering around the local British Heart Foundation earlier today and came across TB and YOLT on Laserdisk -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I was wandering around the local British Heart Foundation earlier today and came across TB and YOLT on Laserdisk -{

    Was that a pre-DVD format? I've heard of it but that's about the height of it, AOS.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    It was pre -DVD. The Disks were the same size as Vinyl Records and I beleave that they can go for rather high Prices now -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8B9QtAQ1_pE
    I found this video about a guy and his collection of Bond laserdiscs.
    Looking on Amazon there are a few about for around $9 or £5 or so.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    200 Laserdisk Releases? :s

    Ask nicely and I may buy you one TP ;)
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) I'm guessing the difficult part is trying to find a player. :D
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I would purchase one. But with most of my Wages going on the Flat, we cant afford it :# :))
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I had a quick look on eBay and the players seem still very expensive.
    Would anyone know, where they supposed to be better quality than
    VHS ?
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Think they were on par with early DVD Releases.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    It was pre -DVD. The Disks were the same size as Vinyl Records and I beleave that they can go for rather high Prices now -{

    I take it you snapped up those discs then, AOS?
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    They'd be worth buying, if only for a bit of wall decoration. :D
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I would have, if I had some Money on me :#
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I would have, if I had some Money on me :#

    I know the feeling all too well, despite having work... :#
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I like to think walking around without money, is what it's
    Like to be Royalty. :))
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    They'd be worth buying, if only for a bit of wall decoration. :D

    Yes, they'd look really great beside these ducks:

    Three-Flying-Ducks-on-the-009.jpg

    :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    And the " murial " as Hilda would have said. ;)
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,852MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    And the " murial " as Hilda would have said. ;)

    I know who you mean (from Corrie) but a bit before my time I'm afraid, TP!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    oh, well, er... It's obviously before my time too, I remember my Mum telling me. ;) :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    And way before my Time ;)
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Watching GF last night and I only noticed now 8-)
    That in the Q lab scene, as Q and Bond walk past
    George Leech getting shot in the chest, Q flinches at
    The first shot. :))
    I wonder if that was deliberate, or a bit of a scare ? :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    You can see some deleted Scene in the GF Titles -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    You Only Live Twice :
    One of the more escapist Bonds but with a fantastic Picture on Bluray, Nice and clear the sound also is
    great, so you can really hear the fantastic J Barry score. {[]
    With The bonus features on the Blu-ray first appeared on the Ultimate Edition DVD. as always worth
    a look.

    OHMSS :
    The picture quality is OK in many scenes , infact very good to be honest, but a few scenes look a bit Flat, I have read
    that the disc appears to have had its brightness and contrast boosted electronically. which might account for it.
    Sound is also very good, but the same thing at times, seems very Mono rather than Stereo ( If that makes any sense ) :D
    but still a very good conversion to Bluray.
    Once again the extras are the same as the Ultimate Edition DVD. As OHMSS is my favourite I love watching. the Making
    of/dehind the scenes stuff. always interesting. -{
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