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Summary: Final? I hope not
Review: Although it doesn't quite belong te the serie, 'Casino Royale' (I wonder what perverted & tasteless minds could compare Austin Powers with it) deserves to be released as well, and hopefully some new titles to come with P. Brosnan, the 2nd best after S. Connery. This serie is a flagrant demonstration of the importance of the producer(s): directors and main characters change (but for D. Llewelyn), but there was,for 27 years, a remarkable continuity in the quality and spirit (humor, wit, etc...) of the show. Long live to James Bond!
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Summary: A Fully Loaded DVD Package !!
Review: Another great job by the folks at MGM! Not only do we get 6 James Bond movies, but we get 6 DVD's loaded with tons of extra goodies. Most Bond fans are probably familiar with the films themselves, so I'll comment mostly on the extra features.Each individual film features a highly informative "behind the scenes" documentary which includes interviews with principal film and crew members. Bond fans will be fascinated as the secrets behind many of the series' best known stunts are revealed. For example, there is a riveting sequence on "Inside A View to a Kill" in which stuntmen give us an inside look at how they accomplished the very dramatic and dangerous leap from the Eiffel Tower. Really good stuff! In addition to the "behind the scenes" sagas, each disc also features an additional documentary. The topics covered are: Producer Harry Saltzman (on From Russia with Love disc), the brilliant James Bond Title Sequences (You Only Live Twice disc), Producer Cubby Broccoli (Diamonds Are Forever), Set Designer Peter Lamont(Octopussy), Bond Creator Ian Fleming (The Living Daylights) and The Music of James Bond (View to a Kill). Again, I found each documentary to be most enlightening and entertaining. In fact, I'd venture to say these extras alone make this package worthwhile. But, wait there's more.... Each disc includes a feature length audio commentary which consists of interviews with directors, cast and crew. The only dissapointment among the bunch was the commentary of "From Russia with Love" in which commentators seem to ramble endlessly about topics not related to the film. You'll also get to view numerous trailers for each film. It's really fun to compare the difference in movie advertising from the 60's films to that of the 70's and 80's flicks. Some discs include radio spots, while "The Living Daylights" and "View to a Kill" feature the music videos of their respective title songs. A glossy mini-booklet, complete with color photos accompanies each title. Whew, what a package! If every studio followed MGM's example, the world of DVD would be a much more exciting place. Just for the heck of it, I'll give my own brief opinion (for what it's worth) of each film. 1)From Russia with Love (5 Stars -- perhaps the best Bond ever) 2)You Only Live Twice (3 1/2 Stars -- Beautiful to look at. However, a bit of a let down after the first four Bond films.) 3)Diamonds Are Forever (3 Stars -- Sean Connery's weakest outing, but it's still a lot of fun) 4)Octopussy (4 Stars -- One of Roger Moore's best) 5)A View to a Kill ( 1 Star -- absolutely awful) 6)Living Daylights (4 Stars -- Great debut by Timothy Dalton)
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Summary: MUST HAVE!
Review: Anyone that already have the other titles MUST have this one. As a Bond Fan I must say that this collection is not as good as the other ones but again, aren't them all great?
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Summary: Please tell me what is wrong with the Living Daylights
Review: As with the gentleman below, would someone please notify me with what is wrong with the LD DVD. I have heard that there are missing subtitles. Is this all thats wrong? If it is then are the subtitles missing during the course of the film or only when the subtitle option is enabled? Thank you.
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Summary: Defective DVDs being sold by MGM!
Review: Bond Set 3 and Never Say Never Again DVD Problems The Bond Volume 3 has "The Living Daylights" and "Octopussy" on recall. For those that got it early call MGM at 1-877-646-4968 1-877-MGM-4YOU Email MGM 4you@mgm.com Attn: Carrie Smith and she will send you the UPS label and information about shipping them back to MGM in Santa Monica, CA. Include your name, address, phone number and where you purchased them at. O.K. folks A lot of questions have come up regarding the flawed bond DVD's. I will try an re-cap the information with specific flaws so that you know if your copy is one of them. The DVD's in question are Never Say Never Again, Octopussy, and The Living Dayligts. As of right now all of these DVD's are missing elements of the movie. Never Say Never Again (Missing scene) Towards the end of Chapter 19 Bond has the bouncer hold the cigar case in the closet. Chapter 20 Bond is walking and ready to sit down and play largo in the video game. There is scene between these two that shows bond after leaving the bouncer in the closet he walks around the casino and drops the bouncers gun in an ice bucket, then he sees Domino playing video games and says his famous line"My Name Is Bond, James Bond". Then Bond and Domino sit down and have drinks. After that largo comes over. This entire scene is missing. The Living Daylights (Subtitles Missing) The subtitles that are missing are NOT the ones that can be selected with your DVD players, such as Spanish, French or German. The sub-titles that are missing are the ones that are a part of the actual movie in order to let you know whats going on such as a location("Bratislava") or a time frame ("6 Months later"). This has nothing to do with the spoken language, however it has a lot to do with the story line of the movie. After the opening titles and just before the concert a subtitle that depicts the location of the scene should appear "Bratislava". It is missing. Also missing after Koskov is sent throught the pipe, Bond's female frind rezips her jumpsuit and tells the surpervisor "I am not that kind of woman" Octopussy (Subtitles Missing) After the opening "East Berlin" is shwon as the location. This is missing Also early in the movie Bond is fighting one of the bad guys and throws him on a bed of nails. There is an indian man that was previously laying on the bed and yells in hindi,(I believe) at this time the subtitles are "Get off my bed". These subtitles are also missing. later on in the movie another shot showing a different location your suppose to get a subtitles that says "Kremlin Depositary". This is also missing. I am sure these are not all of them, however there are enough in here to let you know if your DVD is flawed or not.
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Summary: "Bond, only Bond" -Sean Bean (GoldenEye)
Review: Finally, the James Bond Collection Volume 3. As an owner of the previous two box sets on DVD I have been anxiously awaiting the completion of this fine set. Some say that this is the worst of the three sets but I beg to differ. First of all, From Russia With Love. What a picture. Everything from the first time we se Blofeld and his cat to Red Grant. That fight on the train is one of the longest in film history. I love the scene with the helocopters chaseing Bond on foot. Plus that wonderful John Berry music.Next is You Only Live Twice. Bond dies. We see Blofelds face finally in the most influential incarnation of the leader of spectre to date. Plus the beautiful scenery of Japan. Little Nellie the helocopter is a wonderful addition as well. This movie is the mst notible for having inspired the Austin Powers movies.Then we have Diamonds Are Forever. The scenery isn't nearly as exotic as other Bond outings but it is nice to see 007 in a more familier locale. Las Vegas. Some of the carchase scenes are remancent of Smokey and the Bandit which has it's pros and cons. Charles Gray isn't the best Blofeld (He has hair for crying out loud!!) but this role is better suited for him than his part in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The finale on the oil rig in Baja California is stupendous but lacks the originality the same basic scenes in the previous outings had. But let's face it, nearly every one of the Bond finales ended basically like that. Then Octopussy. This one throws in everything but the kitchen sink. My favorite scene is when 007 poses as a stiff and scares the heck out of some guys desposing of dead bodies. The opening teaser is hilarious (Fill her up please) but the fight on the flying plane was a bit too much.A View to a kill, generally considered to be the worst of all the 007's isn't really that bad. The California Girls tune that accompanies Bond's snowboarding leaves me in stitches each timke I view it. Tanya Roberts does hollar "James!" just a few to many times. The final fight on the GoldenGate bridge is among myall time favorite 007 scenes.And Finally The Living Daylights. I've been waiting for this one. Tomothy Dalton was one serious Bond which hurt his popularity in the roll when it should have lent it credibility. He was Bond with an edge. The fight while holding on to a net full of bags of drugs while airborn is fantastic. The final baddie wasn't as impressive an his henchmen though which is usually a mistake. Plus what's this bringing Joe Don Baker back as a CIA Agent. They could at least tried to make him look a bit different when her returned as Jack Wade for GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.All in all this is a good set well worth the price on VHS or DVD. But in my opinion, this set is reason enough to upgrade to DVD posthaste and purchase all three sets.
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Summary: The collection completed
Review: Finally, the last six James Bond movies have been re-released (or will be re-released rather) on VHS and enhanced DVD. This set includes The Living Daylights, Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice, From Russia With Love, Octopussy, and A View to a Kill. Unfortunately, this set is perhaps the weakest one of the three gift sets. While From Russia With Love is generally regarded as a Bond classic, the other five titles are hit-or-miss (either you'll love it or you'll hate it). The Living Daylights is a great spy story, but some fans hate Dalton's Bond. Similarly, Connery is a fan favorite but YOLT and Diamonds are lackluster to some in terms of his acting ability and plotline. If you're a genuine Bond fan, by all means grab this set, each of these films is worth viewing at least once (and the DVD's throw in great extras, I'm told). Casual fans wanting a guaranteed thrill should just get From Russia with love.
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Summary: Collection finally completed...
Review: I agree with those who say that this is the weakest collection of three. Interesting, if the MGM studio left the weakest ones to the end or it just happened this way? The discs themself are, for sure, quite above the averige quality of DVD-s, on a 16/9 big screen TV you can hardly see any difference between the movie of the sixties or late eighties. The only thing what disturbed me was that the additional stuff, like inside documentaries, did not have a 16/9 format and also the original english translation was not directly available. The good thing was, that the discs included much additional material and actually I liked the design of the covers. On my DVD-shelf the Bond series lay on the honoured place. There are some films among Bonds what are weaker than others. I am of the opinion that in this set the weakest ones were "Diamonds are Forever" and "View To A Kill". The first one was really a plague, it looked like an ordinary american adventure where a natural Bond-style can hardly be found. The second one was with Roger Moore, who was, by that time already 58 years old and looked too pale in the movie. Also, his motion in some places was not common to Bond because of that. Both in Octopussy and View to a kill we can hardly find any style what was common to classic Bond. Some may argue, but my favourite among these six is definetly The Living Daylights. Dalton plays a very serious Bond. So finally I am very satisfied because my collection of Bonds is now complete.
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Summary: Bond Collection Number 3
Review: I am so tired of all the "movie critics" on here. I absolutely loved this collection! I also have to come to the aid of "A View to a Kill". I loved it. Roger Moore is awesome, Christopher Walken is one of the meanest guys ever, the Bond girl is a knockout, and the music rocks!! The special effects are outstanding, the plot is right up Bond's alley, and hello!!!!This movie has one of our favorite enemies, Mayday!!!! The rest of this collection is sweet. From Russia with Love has the most beautiful Bond Girl ever, The Living Daylights was awesome, and Dalton didn't even shag that much. Octopussy was great, as was You Only Live Twice. Diamonds Are Forever was not my favorite, but I won't knock it. How could any Bond fan knock a Bond film?? Thank you, 007, for giving me a reason to watch movies!!
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Summary: Bond Collection Number 3
Review: I am so tired of all the "movie critics" on here. I absolutely loved this collection! I also have to come to the aid of "A View to a Kill". I loved it. Roger Moore is awesome, Christopher Walken is one of the meanest guys ever, the Bond girl is a knockout, and the music rocks!! The special effects are outstanding, the plot is right up Bond's alley, and hello!!!!This movie has one of our favorite enemies, Mayday!!!! The rest of this collection is sweet. From Russia with Love has the most beautiful Bond Girl ever, The Living Daylights was awesome, and Dalton didn't even shag that much. Octopussy was great, as was You Only Live Twice. Diamonds Are Forever was not my favorite, but I won't knock it. How could any Bond fan knock a Bond film?? Thank you, 007, for giving me a reason to watch movies!!
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