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4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Bonds, Jan 3 2009
This review is from: The James Bond Collection, Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Good, not great Bonds, but never looking better than on this set. Dr. No is especially improved. Interesting to see the change in tone and style from the first Bond (Dr. No - 1962) to the last MGM UA Die Another Day (2002). The elements for the Bonds are all there in Dr No ( the fantastic villains lair, the odd physical defect of the villain, the lush women and exotic locales), but 40 years later, the elements are ramped up to gigantic proportions. (Outrunning a laser beam from space, anyone?). Still, taken in the right frame of mind, these are all fun and you can't beat the current price of $30.00 for 3 movies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An incredible transfer, July 15 2009
This review is from: The James Bond Collection, Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The Bond franchise is one of the movie industries golden children. There are very few people who don't like or enjoy these movies. They have laughs, they have action, they have eye-candy (more ways than one), but most of all they are just plain fun to watch.
Having seen many of these only on DVD from the video store, I was anxious to see how well the old Bond movies in particular cleaned up. I cannot put into words how beautiful they look in full 1080p glory! Sean Connery and all the rest look fantastic. There is no hint of artifacts smudging the screen, even from those old movies which still had problems with the Bond boxset releases. These are all gone; all that is there is the superb picture with fantastic sound.
If you love Bond and have been wondering whether these are worth the price, don't hesitate. They are the cat's meow.
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