TechnoTV - James Bond Ultimate Edition - Vol. 4 (Dr. No / You Only Live Twice / Octopussy / Tomorrow Never Dies / Moonraker)

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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Bernard Lee, Joseph Wiseman, Anthony Dawson, Jack Lord, Zena Marshall

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CONNERY,SEAN
EAN: 0027616060204
Format: AC-3
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 10
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-12-12
Running Time: 598
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1979-06-29

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Summary: James Bond Ultimate Edition Vol. 4
Comment: This box set is completely amazing. They come with booklets that show original movie posters, information on the actors careers, talk about the original books the movies are based on much more. This is my favorite of the bond sets. Even though the books were written in the 1960s cold war of spies, the writer had the for sight to create such stories such as the movie Moonraker is based on with its space station villian and the return of one of my favorite Bond villians Jaws with his metal teeth that can bite through anything. Jaws orignally appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me who I wish was also included in this set. The set also includes Dr. No the first James Bond Movie, Octopussy who also has great villian who use a Yo Yo saw of doom and dozens of beautiful women to look at, Tomorrow Never Dies (one of the best Pierce Bronson Bond Movies) and You Only Live Twice which is one of the few movies where it looks like Bond is actually killed.

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Summary: James Bond
Comment: The other three sets were given to us during the holidays and the cheapest I could find the final box set was Amazon. We are very satisfied with our purchase.

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Summary: Bond as Usual !!!!!!!!!
Comment: These are some of the best of bond as long as you also have the first three boxes of this set-they are all GREAT!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Not as great as the others
Comment: Welcome to the fourth and final set in this stellar collection!

Sadly, for this set, the selection of movies is not great. Oh, "You Only Live Twice" is fine, I suppose. But the others are a real let down.

You can get these movies seperately in single-disc form, or you can do what I did and buy this collection! Not only do you get all the movies in pristine new transfers, along with 5.1 surround, but you also get a second disc for each movie loaded with more extras than you can imagine. Behind-the-scenes stuff, rare outtakes, radio ads, trailers, etc. It's pretty comprehensive for each movie.

And as for the movies? Ugh. Well, "You Only Live Twice" is the only really good one in the bunch. "Octopussy" is ok. "Dr No" is worth seeing for the novelty of it, but "Moonraker" is flat terrible and "Tomorrow Never Dies" is pretty forgettable (though it is the first Bond movie I saw).

Sadly, I can only really award this set two stars for the films, but the usual five stars for the extras. A decent boxed set, but not great.

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Summary: The Ultimate Sets are the way to go! Dump the Special Editions when you can!
Comment: After waiting for a very long time to acquire the Bond Ultimate Edition sets at a reasonable price, I finally ditched my Special Editions in favor of the new ones. I, perhaps like many others, was always reluctant to give up my Special Editions because frankly I spent a lot of time and money putting the original, Special Edition set together.

After watching the Special Edition and Ultimate Edition of "Dr.No", I finally realized how "ultimate" the new discs are. Gone are the film scratches, imperfections and faded colors that plagued most of the Bond early films such as the Connery & some of the Moore films. The new Dolby & DTS 5.1 surround sound are fantastic! The 1962 "Dr. No" looks like it was filmed yesterday. The special features on "Dr. No" includes a segment on the outstanding work put into the frame by frame restoration. A truly tremendous effort and much appreciated!

I like the slim-line cases for the new sets. My entire Bond collection now only takes up less than half the space on my shelves than it did before. Although I tend to agree with other reviewers that it's kind of cheesy how the booklets for each film are stored in the box and not the individual cases, the overall quality of the DVD's negate any negatives. I spend more time watching the films than browsing the booklets. Forget buying any of the Ultimate Editions individually which are single discs because the DVD's in the Ultimate Edition box sets are double-disc sets. One disc for the feature film for optimized quality and one disc for the special features.

I'm not bothered in the fact that all films in all four volumes are not packaged chronologically, since I went through the same process when I purchased the Special Edition box sets. I understand the studio's logic for "mixing it up", since a chronological DVD order would mean more popular sales for the Connery sets and lower sales for the Moore/Dalton sets. I'm a fan of all the Bond films as I appreciate all of the different actors from Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Bronson to Craig and for what each one of them has contributed to the Bond Legacy. Many thanks to Daniel Craig for resurrecting this franchise with his outstanding debut in "Casino Royale". Looking forward to "Quantum of Solace" later this year.

VOLUME 4; This is my third favorite volume, but "Dr. No" (the Bond & Connery debut film) is a classic containing one of the most, iconic moments in Bond film history. Ursalla Andress in the white bikini walking in the beach from the ocean. Somehow I never get tired of that scene? Connery's other effort "You Only Live Twice" features some exotic Japan locations. Love that volcano base set! "Moonraker" is one of the most campiest Bond films for Moore, but having Jaws in it entertains. "Octupussy" should have been Moore's last film and I think it would have been a great send off film for Moore because it was quite good. "Tomorrow Never Dies" is a decent effort for Bronson featuring the acrobatic, martial arts, superstar Michelle Yeoh.

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*Dr. No Disc #1 -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Language selections -Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew

Disc #2 -TOP LEVEL ACCESS 007: License to Restore - Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT The Guns of James Bond -Premiere Bond -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside Dr. No -Terence Young: Bond Vivant -Dr. No 1963 Featurette -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

*You Only Live Twice Disc #1 -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Language selections -Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew

Disc #2 -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond Whicker's World - Highlights From 1967 BBC Documentary On Location With Ken Adam -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of You Only Live Twice -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside You Only Live Twice -Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles -Plane Crash: Animated Storyboard Sequence -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, Photo Gallery, TV Spot & Radio Communications

*Moonraker Disc #1 *Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo *Language selections *Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore *Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew

Disc #2 *DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT 007 in Rio - Original 1979 Production *Featurette *Ken Adam's Production Films *Bond '79 Learning to Freefall *Skydiving Test Footage *Skydiving Storyboards *Circus Footage *Cable Car Alternative Storyboards *007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Moonraker -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside Moonraker -The Men Behind the Mayhem - Special Effects Documentary -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

*Octopussy Disc #1 -Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Language selections -Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore -Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen

Disc #2: -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Shooting Stunts: Crashing Jeeps & The Airplane Crash -Ken Burns On-Set Movie -On Location with Peter Lamont -Testing the Limits - The Aerial Team -James Brolin Original Screentests -James Bond in India - Original 1983 Featurette -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Octopussy -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside Octopussy -Designing Bond - Peter Lamont -Rita Coolidge 'All Time High' Music Video -Storyboard Sequences -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

*Tomorrow Never Dies Disc #1: -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Language selections -Audio Commentary Featuring Vic Armstrong and Michael G. Wilson -Audio Commentary Featuring Roger Spottiswoode and Dan Petrie Jr.

Disc #2" -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted and Extended Scenes Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode -Expanded Angles Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode -Highly Classified: The World of 007 -"The James Bond Theme" (Moby's Remix) -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Tomorrow Never Dies -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -The Secrets of 007 -Storyboard Presentation -Gadgets -Sheryl Crow 'Tomorrow Never Dies' Music Video -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers & Photo Gallery