Founded in April 2006, High-Def Digest is the ultimate guide for High-Def enthusiasts who demand only the best that money can buy. Updated daily and in real-time, we track all high-def disc news and release dates, and review the latest disc titles. I can’t find any differences at all; it could be the same video data. That’s not a bad thing because it’s actually an excellent transfer, with an exceptionally consistent grain and colour balance between scenes. James Bond film. In the early days before Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were in the picture, Ian Fleming’s first Bond title had been sold to Feldman for a substantial sum. The bad news that it would take fifteen years to make it to the big screen. By that point, five Bond movies were already out and there seem to be no hope to make an alternate Bond picture. The filmmakers in their infinite wisdom decided to scrap the storyline, keep the title, and make a spy spoof which had been making lots of money at that time with the success of the Matt Helm and Flint movies. Five agents go to a remote spot to one car to seek out bringing Sir James Bond (David Niven) out of retirement for his assistance. That is, until an attempt on his life at his residence claims the life of his former boss “M” (John Huston) who’s only remains happen to be his toupee. Mata Hari named (). Together they infiltrate their main hideout which is under the cover name “Casino Royale”.It was best that a familiarity with the Flint series and the Austin Powers movies are enough to satisfy with this all star vehicle. The wackiness plus the use of the kind of jokes that you don’t know whether to laugh or not happen to be used to a great extent. A lot of the craziness going on in this movie makes a viewer wonder if the filmmakers were all on something during the production. The 2.35:1 AVC HD image is about the most inconsistent that I’ve encountered on Blu-ray, then again I’ve never seen a movie with half a dozen directors, either. I’m sure. I will say that Ursula Andress looks as good as ever. Though the detail has been improved over the previous DVD release, there’s still a bit of edge enhancement that I noticed. Take “greatness” with a grain of salt, if you please. It’s even better that MGM didn’t edit for their own logo by having it in full length with the Columbia credits. Quantum of Solace was hitting theaters, James Bond pictures started to trickle to Blu-ray. Alas, because of legal/bankruptcy issues, the titles were halted before all 22 films could make it to the format. With noticeable DNR scrubbing, Goldeneye doesn't look nearly as sharp or clean as the rest of the films in the set. Made in the mid-90s, an era known for its grainy, mediocre film stock, it would seem Goldeneye fell victim to this tragic plague. Each film does succumb to some DNR at times, but it's nothing too distracting or upsetting. DTS-HD mixes are quite good, rich with organically designed surround elements and thumping, aggressive bass. Dialogue is mostly crackle-free, but expect to hear a few high-end crackles and pops on the older films. Surround separation is really quite impressive considering the age of the some of these titles. EPK material and more. There's enough here to keep any Bond fan occupied for days, that is, of course, provided they haven't already traipsed through the goodies before. Casino Royale, for example, is basically a port of the original Blu-ray release, and not the 2008 two-disc special edition, though some of that material makes it to this release. Completists might want to hold onto that release to have everything. It currently holds a 27% on RottenTomatoes, with the predictable derision, and very little to no nuance. I called him a “cipher,” above, because Dr. Noah doesn’t really appear until the film’s end, at which point he becomes a humorous capstone rather than the film’s inner reason. Bond is entirely imagined, a relic without a referent, a fossil from an abstracted era of refined masculinity and suave English chivalry that only ever existed as fetishized English superlative. There's also a feature that strings together all 22 opening credits sequences, which is the perfect thing to put on in the background during your Happy 50th 007 cocktail party. James Bond film cache into two stylish, slip slotted cases (1962-1981 and 1983-2012) according to the entire film release timeline. Hopefully viewers will see another case in the future, which would be completed in 2039 at the average pace of a Bond film every two and a quarter years. This section features “Titles”, which allows consecutive and continuous viewing of all the title sequences (a little over an hour and two minutes) or singular viewings. Bond’s most memorable gear from the quartermaster (Q) branch in a segment just over three minutes.

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