James Bond on Blu-Ray

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I bought 'Dr No', 'Live and Let Die' and 'Die Another Day' on Blu-Ray today from Asda (they didn't have the other three). Gotta say, the quality is awesome and far, far superior to that of the Ultimate Editions. 'Dr No' appears to be the best with a stunning, highly detailed transfer. Can't wait to see what they other three out now are like!
 
The quality should be better than dvd .

The first 3 films ,especially Dr No were the real eye openers on the UE so its annoying that the Bluray releases have fallen into the same shoddy release pattern as the dvd's always have done in the US with them appearing out of sequence.

I was tempted to go for the boxset but I know I will want the inevitable boxset with every film so I've held off this time round - the poor selection didnt help either.

Had Goldfinger or OHMSS appeared in this first set I dont think I could have resisted.

I certainly hope the picture problems from the UE have been corrected- like the wrong colour when there should be a red underwater shot in Thunderball- or the framing problems of Goldeneye and the missing subtitles from Octopussy and Living Daylights.

I would love to have watched OHMSS over Xmas - maybe next year?
 
I only say that 'cos some Blu-Ray releases haven't been that good in quality. OHMSS is one of my favourites too! Also, they haven't mucked about with the framing for the title sequences like they did for the Ultimate Editions, which is a blessing.
 
IMO anyone who bought all the Ultimate Editions was frankly out of their minRAB! Once they were re-mastered in HD it was only a matter of time before the Blu-ray versions hit the shelves. If you're happy with the DVD versions then good for you, but it's not gonna beat watching them in 1080p with uncompressed audio (if you've got the TV and the A/V receiver to take it, that is!).

Casino Royale is still my favourite Blu-ray film. Top class!
 
My son was in HMV today and I was like :yawn: til I saw they had From Russia With Love showing on Blue-Ray. I was really impressed with the quality.

In fact, when there was a close up of Rosa Klebb, I actually staggered back, you could see every wrinkle, no wonder some actors are quaking at the thought of HD.
 
I bought the UE on dvd when they were released which was over 2.5 years ago:eek:

Are you seriously suggesting I should have done without Bond for what is going to end up being 3 years just because I knew Bluray was going to come out with them.


There's no way I could have had no Bond in my collection for that length of time.

Not forgretting that 2.5 years ago the future of Bluray in the HD format war was far from clear

Anyway its pointless not buying titles just because you know a better version is going to come out- because you know it always will at some point.

Was I out of my mind to buy the uncut Bluray of Casino Royale now that there is another edition of it ?(probably still cut anyway).

Of course I wasnt.

I paid
 
Why would they be?

Even the best from Bluray doesnt get close to the definition seen on cinema screens so if they are happy with 35mm quality on a 100 foot screen why worry about Bluray on a diddy tv set?
 
Just watching for your eyes only now really good quailty and so was From Russia with love I looked at earlier on. :cool:

Does anyone know if they are working on any other of the films for release
 
I've seen Goldfinger, Dr No etc upscaled - looked amazing. Incredible detail. Don't need to buy it again on Blu-ray. Slightly off-topic but the more upscaled good quality DVRAB I watch, the less I want to invest in Blu-ray. I watched the Incredible Hulk (the new film not the old tv show!) on upscaled dvd a few days ago, I swear if someone had told me it was Blu-ray I would have believed them. Amazing picture quality. I'd be amazed if Blu-ray looked better.
 
Whenever I saw upscalers in shops, I thought they were cheap crap aimed at idiots. LoaRAB of people seem to be more than content with the quality. I might invest in one myself.
 
One of the other good things about Blu-ray is that you can watch films at their original intended speed, 24fps (as opposed to 25fps, which is what all PAL videos and DVRAB are). If you've ever noticed music sped-up in films or U.S. TV shows, that's why. You need a TV that will display it (they usually call the feature something like 24p true cinema) and make sure the setting is on in the PS3 settings, assuming you're using a PS3, which most people playing Blu-rays are...
 
Are you sure, i would imagine it's not about the size of the image but the information contained in it. I'm not that savvy about pixels etc but my understanding was that there is far more information in high definition, maybe someone could enlighten me: would there be more detail in a pre HD film shown in a cinema or in a HD or remastered Blue-Ray film shown on a TV?

Actors working in film are working in a very precise environment, the lighting just so, the close ups only so close. That's not the case when they're walking the red carpet and doing TV appearances.

Also in the films that are being remastered we are seeing details that we've never seen before and we can sit at home and pause it and get close to it.

Some interesting articles.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/thelist.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/business/media/22porn.html

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20060416/ai_n16166342

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,607813,00.html?iid=chix-digg
 
There is more detail in the original film then on a blu-ray. Just think of the size of screen movies are projected onto. The size of even a good home cinema setup using a projector is very small in comparison. That why you get HD releases of old films and not just new stuff.
 
35mm films blows Bluray out the water by miles.

There is a large school of thinking that Bluray releases of films more than a few years old are simply upscaled.

35mm film is better which is why Bluray (and HD DVD) of films from the 40's and 50's are still superb
 
Say it all again once you've actually seen Bluray in action.:rolleyes:

Upscaled dvd's dont even come close to a genuine HD picture

You wont have seen any more detail in your upscaled picture than you would on a non upscaled picture because the detail is not there.

Upscaling simply makes dvd's look acceptable on HD screens.

You cannot show HD pix from an SD source
 
That's what my Father has done with his, very nice compared to what it was. Hasn't got the Bond dvRAB though, he is still on VHS with Bond...
 
My Star Trek the original series on DVD collection looks fab upscaled. However, by doing a back to back Blu-Ray and UE DVD comparison of Dr No and For Your Eyes Only, the Blu-Ray editions quite rightly blow their upscaled DVD counterparts out of the water. Also, remember that with HD sources, unlike SD sources, the bigger the picture, the better the quality. Am going to invest in a top of the range Panasonic 65 incher as a result.
 
Thanks for clearing that up, not knowing how films are projected at cinemas, I guess I just thought there'd be some distortion.

It just must be appearances on HDTV that actors are worried about then. It'll be interesting to see if the cameras are moved a little further back from the red carpet or from actors doing TV appearances.
 
The Star Trek HD DVD's are awesome and nearly worth keeping an HD DVD player for despite the formats failure.

Its odd that apart from season 1 the UK has not yet had further seasons of remastered Trek(or is your collection of TOS from R1?)

The current boxsets were from remasters prepared for the first Region 1 releases back in 1998 and they are not very good compared to modern remastered material.

To make things worse - the documentaries included with the dvd's actually have clips from the episodes that are better than the episodes themselves.

I expect we'll have to wait on Bluray for the rest.

Its not really a case of the larger the image the better the quality- its on larger screens where you will see the improvement of HD over SD more easily
 
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