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Summary: 7 Great Bond Films, but you can only see 6 of them........
Review: I was very excited to see the James Bond 007 DVDs come back out on the market at a reasonable price (I missed the first releases a few years ago). I love these films and the extras on these DVDs are great. The only problem is.. not all of them are viewable! "The Man with the Golden Gun" is defective! You can only watch it up to scene 21 and then BAM! frozen screen. Amazon sent me a replacement set ASAP (they're great on customer service), but the replacement had the same problem. I tried it in 6 different DVD players and it happened in all of them. I called MGM and they confirmed that there is a problem and are replacing the DVD for people. If it wasn't for the hassle TMwtGG is causing me, this would be a 5 Star DVD set.... :-(
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Summary: Money sucking package
Review: Now, don't get me wrong here. Every single film here is a classic, but the sentiment behind this package is pure greed and, as far as I'm concerned, this pack is a waste of time. In England, you can buy one DVD box set that contains all of the Bond films (Special Editions too!), plus you get one bonus features disc. I can't imagine anyone would prefer to have three separate boxes sitting one on top of the other when they should have every Bond film in one box. I'm going to wait until a PROPER Bond box set is released.
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Summary: The Others Writing the Reviews seem to be missing a point...
Review: What some other reviewers here seem to be doing is, put quite simply, putting down this James Bond DVD Collection Set because it may not have their favorite Bond movies in it and some are also mad that only 7 of them out of the soon to be 20 are in it. Well, truth be told, this is actually going to be a 3 box set collection in the end after a couple more years. So, in due time, ALL of the Bond movies WILL be released on DVD in this collection over the course of two or less more years. I am only referring to the other reviews posted to clear up a common misconception which may lead to many people not buying this set. If you like Bond at all, this is a great buy as it comes out to be only a little more than [$$$] for each DVD in the set. Most new DVD releases cost around [$$$] each! This is a great start to owning all of the Bond movies on DVD and keep in mind that there WILL be two other continuations of this Box Set to complete your Bond DVD collection. It is NOT ONLY a greatest hits of Bond movies, it is the beginning of owning the entire set of Bond movies continually coming in the two additional boxes to be released.
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Summary: From Russia with love
Review: Everyone debates who was the best Bond. Most people base their opinion on which Bond they saw first. Children of the '80's prefer Roger Moore's boring slapstick scooby-doo approach. Veterans and classical fans would rather die than hear anyone say a negative word about Connery. Young blood prefer Brosnan. True die-hard James Bond fans (those who read the books) know that Dalton was the perfect incarnation of Ian Fleming's spy. And then there's Lazenby, a festering pus-filled boil on the face of a terrific franchise. Connery played the character as a smooth ladies man. A heartthrob. Connery was witty and with the exception of "Diamonds are forever" always a joy to see. Timothy Dalton was a bitter hard-edged Bond. Cruel, cold, and heartless. No cheesy one-liners for this Bond, he's all action. And there is no denying that Timothy Dalton is the best actor of the 5. And fans of the books can agree, Dalton played Bond perfectly. Roger Moore was perfect for the Bond films he was in. The 7 Moore films were stupid, packed with bad jokes and horrible dialogue. Let's not forget the pidgeon doing a double-take in Moonraker, or Dr. Konanga's death scene. Just like the '80's, Roger Moore was lame, boring, and ultimately an experience we wish we could all forget. Pierce Brosnan is a combination of Connery and Dalton. He's a hard-ass with class. He has the wit and style of Connery, and the tough, action-man appeal of Dalton. I think Brosnan is a great choice for the Bond of today. Last and definitely least is the putrid George Lazenby. What can you see, Lazenby's approach to Bond was a gay man in a kilt. OHMSS is by far the worst Bond ever (yes, including View to a Kill). This is a soft-hearted, gooshy, girly Bond, with no action, spy stuff, or entertainment value. On Her Majesty's Bridges of Madison County is a disgusting romp through the world of bad writing, acting, and directing. I plan on buying all of the Bond dvd's, but this one will be burned in a bonfire along with "Never say Never Again." In summary, this collection would be the essential Bond collection if they removed the two Moore flicks and replaced them with "You Only Live Twice" and "From Russia with Love."
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Summary: Shameless reissue
Review: This "special edition" reissue contains no new material than what has already been released in the previous box sets (I own all three). Beware of a "greatest hits" of Bond movies, as there are several good movies missing from here, including the the 19th flick, The World is Not Enough.
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Summary: Bond collection focuses on quality vs quantity
Review: It's missing On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Other than that this collection truly does represent the high water mark for Bond films. The weakest film here is The Man With The Golden Gun (arguably only one notch above Moonraker as the worst bond film of all time) but that film is partially redeemed by Christopher Lee's fine performance (ironic that Lee should be in the same collection with Dr. No as he was envisioned as the title character by his cousin Ian Fleming). Within this single collection we see the Bond franchise go from tough, hard edged action to sleek, satirical and back again. So we get a little bit of everything. I probably would have gone with Live And Let Die which had a harder edge than other Moore films (probably due to the fact that it was originally written with Connery in mind). Dalton was a breath of fresh air. At the end Moore was too old to play Bond and the films had become little more than a couple of strong stunts and joking dialog. It's ironic because Bond was the furtherest thing possible from Moore's television series The Saint and, ultimately, Bond transformed into The Saint character by the end of Moore's run. Dalton has a feral, brutal quality to him that Moore lacked. He also lacked a sense of humor (he never did sound comfortable delivering the wry one liners). Still, his tenure was a bit too short. By the second film Dalton had a handle on the character. License To Kill recaptures some of the spirit of the early Bond films. Tomorrow Never Dies isn't Brosnan's best appearence as Bond but he does a great job. Brosnan manages to recapture Connery's hard edged portrayal and also delivers the one liners with aplomb. He introuduced a post-Cold War mentality to the Bond character bringing him (like Dalton) into the later half of the twentieth century. The extras are very good. I would have substituted Dr. No with From Russia With Love and The Man With The Golden Gun with Live And Let Die. I would have also included Lazenby's Bond film (he gave a credible performance bringing a walking wounded element to Bond's character that Connery had hinted at). This is a fine gift selection for those shopping for Christmas and the picture quality is very good (so good that you can see the wires holding one of the airplane models in Goldfinger).
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Summary: Should be titled "Double O One Third"
Review: Come on production people!!! When are you going to think of the consumer and not just some marketing scheme. If you are going to produce a James Bond "Collection", it should be a COLLECTION. Let's see the ENTIRE COLLECTION (including Never Say Never Again (from a different studio and seldom included in the true count of Bond films), and grudgingly Octopussy, too(every great idea is entitled to a boinker now and then). I have collected them all on VHS and many are beginning to show the same fuzz an old towel grows after a few hundred washings. Just put the whole thing out there so I can invest once in a PROPER COLLECTION. If there was ever justification for a COMPLETE COLLECTION of any films it would be 007!!! Albeit these are 7 of the best, they are still only ONE THIRD of the man we call BOND, JAMES BOND!!!
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Summary: James Bond on DVD
Review: This 007 collection has some of the best of Bond all presented in a very impressive DVD Box Set. The collection includes DR NO, GOLDFINGER, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, LICENCE TO KILL, GOLDENEYE and TOMMOROW NEVER DIES.
One of the best of the series, DR NO introduced the world to the suave secret agent and of course, Sean Connery. With incredible locales and witty one-liners, it's Connnery and Bond at their best.
Directed by Guy Hamilton, GOLDFINGER IS the best Bond film. No question. It epitomizes the entire franchise's appeal, with the brilliant Connery oozing charm, the terrific title villain played by Gert Frobe, to Shirley Bassey's powerful title tune to 007's ultra-cool Aston Martin. One line from Bassey's song sums it up nicely: "The man with the midas touch".
Roger Moore's second outing as Bond after LIVE AND LET DIE in THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN is the oddity of the series, with little to get excited about. The whole thing is helped only by Cristopher Lee's menacing performance as the charming yet deadly Scaramanga. But it's one of the most un-exciting entries into the franchise, with little to get enthusiastic about. That said, Moore is good in this one, but it's not nearly as good as THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, which happens to be one of the BEST of the series. This one has outrageous action, awesome sets, great stunts, inventive special effects, cool one-liners, ski chases and a cracking scene with 007 getting chased in his cool gadget-laden Lotus Espirit by a helicopter. And of course, agent XXX! Great stuff!
The second 007 Timothy Dalton film LICENCE TO KILL is ok, but it's unnecessary violence and lack of witty humor parts it from the usual Bond fare and places it somewhere in hard-man action territory. That said, there are some good villains, but it's really just not as fun as THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.
And then everything clicked with GOLDENEYE, the best of the Brosnan flicks so far, with amazing action, spectacular stunts and a thumping title track by Tina Turner. TOMORROW NEVER DIES has great action and stunts, but lacks a meaty villain to pump up the story. It's good, but not great. All put together with an impressive bunch of DVD extras, this is a must-buy item for any Bond fan.
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Summary: Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...
Review: Despite the quality of the Bond films chosen for this latest boxed set, what irks the most is that, for the many of us who bought the first boxed 007 set(s), (once again) along comes a "new and improved" version that perhaps we'd like more, but would be foolish to purchase. This is becoming industry habit, not happenstance. Own "Pulp Fiction"? - hope you didn't buy the first version; "The Mummy"? - wait - there's a better edition coming! Already bought "Lord of the Rings"? doh! - here comes a bigger & better set. Sorry for the sarcasm, but at what point do we, as consumers, stop buying and try to send a message. Perhaps here - it's our money doing the talking after all. Great movies - for the reasons just stated, one star. Might as well wait for the third version really super-duper special edition set.
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Summary: Price is Ok but why get stuck
Review: If your off to start collecting Bond movies for the first time then I guess this isn't a bad way to go. But I don't quite get the choices for this set. Why not a Sean Connery or Roger Moore set? This isn't even a best of bond collection, though many of the good ones are in here. When you buy a set you almost always end up paying for two or three dog movies to get the good ones. The best thing about this set is that it is a fair discount over buying these titles piecemeal. Pick your own favorites if you have any and you'll be a winner. Might be a nice gift though.
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