Bob

3D worked well for me, Dec 10 2008

A couple of caveats: I utilize an HD home projection system which creates a very large image (about 115 inches diagonal) on a specially painted wall so I have none of the glare from a typical HD television, and I view in an entirely darkened room. Second caveat is that I saw this in 3-D Imax when it first came out and without question the 3-D process used on the Blu Ray is inferior to that. Less bright and less comfortable. BUT, I have to say that having read the reviews I was pleasantly surprised that, overall, the 3-D worked surprisingly well under these conditions. I have also viewed Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D and will admit that it slightly superior (in terms of the 3D… Read more

Digital Restoration a Triumph, Oct 4 2007

This review is more or less a blanket review for the recent Bond DVD releases (released 2007). If you already own most of the Bond movies from the 2000 DVD releases, do yourself a favour: Sell 'em on eBay and buy these instead. While the 2000 releases do actually include more "bonus" material (endless documentaries, trailers, TV spots, etc.) these discs are the ones to buy for true fans of the films, and of film in general. This is one case where the "frame-by-frame digital restoration" talked about on the box actually MEANS something and is noticable to even the most casual viewer. I have been slowly collecting the latest releases -- in the past month I watched Dr. No and Goldfinger and… Read more

Fantastic., Jan 24 2006

Shout! Factory have done a fantastic job on all four volumes of the SCTV releases. A must-buy for any fan. Really hope there will be a Volume 5, preferably of the rarely-seen Cinemax episodes that followed these.