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jayembee · 11-24-2015, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mja345

"Die Another Day" is by far my least favorite Bond movie. So, so atrocious.

It's one of my least favorites, but not "by far". For me, it's a toss-up between that and A View to a Kill, with The Man with the Golden Gun not far behind.

jayembee · 11-24-2015, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Banned User

The Pierce Brosnan films really did a disservice IMO to Brosnan. He was one of those guys that everyone thought for years would make a great Bond, but the amount of cheese in those films and the 90's excess really hurt those films.

Can't really agree. Well, to some extent you're not far off the money. Jonathan Pryce was a bit of a cheesy villain in Tomorrow Never Dies. But as I said before, Brosnan gives his best performance as Bond in The World Is Not Enough. It was the first time since the early Connery films that Bond was portrayed as a stone cold killer. And Carlyle and Marceau were probably my favorite Bond villains.

As you say, everyone thought for years that Brosnan would make a great Bond, but I think that people were familiar with him from Remington Steele and so expected a bit of silliness/camp in the same vein as the Roger Moore films. I certainly did myself, and was rather surprised when he turned out to be a solid action movie star.

shadedpain4 · 11-24-2015, 07:12 PM

I know Criterion will probably not be doing anything, but anyone know which boutique labels will be doing black Friday deals?

I know:

Arrow - mentioned they'll be doing something
MOC - sale at website as well as their Amazon UK store
Cinema Guild - 50% off msrp for all dvd/blu at their website (including preorders)

Anyone know of others?

octagon · 11-24-2015, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

If I were ever in a situation where I could only keep 25 Blu-rays from my collection, then I would keep my 23 Bond movies, plus Out of the Past and The Maltese Falcon.

...and I'd have to give up The Maltese Falcon once the 24th Bond film is released on Blu-ray next year.

Dumping The Maltese Falcon in order to keep Moonraker or Octopussy is at least as crazy as having hundreds of discs but no Bond.

At least.

Ray Jackson · 11-24-2015, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

If I were ever in a situation where I could only keep 25 Blu-rays from my collection, then I would keep my 23 Bond movies, plus Out of the Past and The Maltese Falcon.

...and I'd have to give up The Maltese Falcon once the 24th Bond film is released on Blu-ray next year.

I find that hard to believe.

jw007 · 11-24-2015, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

If I were ever in a situation where I could only keep 25 Blu-rays from my collection, then I would keep my 23 Bond movies, plus Out of the Past and The Maltese Falcon.

...and I'd have to give up The Maltese Falcon once the 24th Bond film is released on Blu-ray next year.

Didn't realize you were such a diehard James Bond fan! We should trade screennames.

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Originally Posted by pedromvu

I just own Casino Royale (not the comedy one), no real need for the others even if I liked Skyfall, recently started watching the old ones, I like old movies and all but frankly I have not been impressed yet, only saw the first two though.

BTW I am only at 32.7% Criterions in my collection, but the next one is Warner Bros with 9.9%

Warner is the next one for me too, at 7.3% of my entire blu-ray collection. Just a bit less than you.

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I've only seen Bond movies that starred Daniel Craig or Sean Connery and I have to say From Russia With Love and Casino Royale aren't just good Bond movies, they are good movies... period.

All this talk of Bond is inspiring me to watch all the movies starting with Dr. No.

Ironic that I'm the cause of all this Bond talk too. lol.

SkyAntoine · 11-24-2015, 08:06 PM

Ugh...what would make anyone in Amazon's shipping department think it was ok to ship a digipak of Don't Look Back and Ikiru together in the skimpiest envelop they have available?

Fortunately the Criterion fairy was watching over my package and it arrived in good shape.
This could have been an insurmountable disaster.

WonderWeasel · 11-24-2015, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

ahhh!! I've only seen Goldfinger once and that was quite a few years ago. I am actually very relieved that that isn't your opinion as I wondered how someone who appreciates the cinematic equivalent to album deep cuts could diss on The Beatles. just couldn't reconcile that in my mind.

well, shame on James Bond, although to his defense they had only released their super poppy stuff by 1964.

He had obviously not yet heard the beautiful harmonies on the Lennon trilogy that open Beatles for Sale. And speaking of Beatles, happy birthday to Pete Best!

Just a quick heads-up for everyone to check their emails: I just got my Barnes and Noble 30% off coupon for Black Friday weekend.

bwdowiak · 11-24-2015, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

He had obviously not yet heard the beautiful harmonies on the Lennon trilogy that open Beatles for Sale. And speaking of Beatles, happy birthday to Pete Best!

Just a quick heads-up for everyone to check their emails: I just got my Barnes and Noble 30% off coupon for Black Friday weekend.

I met Pete Best years ago at a Beatles fan convention! I asked him what he thought of bands like Oasis (who I loved) who made their fame while aping The Beatles. He told me, "I'm not too keen on them." Very British, indeed.

jmclick · 11-24-2015, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by diskspinner

Yeah, it seems so...

He was nominated for an oscar 12 times, but never won...

And in today's Hollywood Reporter, Oscar prognosticator Scott Feinberg is saying that Emmanuel Lubezki stands a good chance of winning his third Oscar in a row for his work on The Revenant, even though Deakins might normally be a sentimental favorite for his work on Sicario. His reasoning? The names of the cinematographers don't appear on the Oscar ballots ... only the pictures they're nominated for.

Feinberg is also saying that Leonardo di Caprio is probably the frontrunner in the Best Actor Race, also for The Revenant. Feinberg is uncommonly adept at picking the winners, so I pay close attention to his predictions.

diskspinner · 11-24-2015, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jw007

Didn't realize you were such a diehard James Bond fan! We should trade screennames.

are you are an owl fan?

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Originally Posted by jw007

Warner is the next one for me too, at 7.3% of my entire blu-ray collection. Just a bit less than you.

Here's mine...

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Originally Posted by jw007

All this talk of Bond is inspiring me to watch all the movies starting with Dr. No.

Ironic that I'm the cause of all this Bond talk too. lol.

I am thinking of watching a bond movie for last few weeks...I played first few minutes of From Russia with love one day and For your eyes only another day to decide which whole movie I should watch...May be I will watch one of those in upcoming days...

tallrichard · 11-24-2015, 08:28 PM

My top 5 Bond movies:

1) Dr No
2) From Russia with Love
3) Casino Royale
4) The Spy Who Loved Me
5) Goldeneye

Just missing the top 5? No Mister Bond, I expect you to DIE!

AaronJ · 11-24-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

definitely The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, although I, admittedly, had to look at his filmography as I have heard his name, but didn't know what films he worked on.

I thought Skyfall was the 3rd best Daniel Craig Bond film, btw... CR, Spectre, Skyfall, then QoS

Yeah, I'd go with The Assassination of Jesse James ... as well. It's an amazingly underappreciated film. And it is one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen.

bwdowiak · 11-24-2015, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by diskspinner

are you are an owl fan?

Here's mine...

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I am thinking of watching a bond movie for last few weeks...I played first few minutes of From Russia with love one day and For your eyes only another day to decide which whole movie I should watch...May be I will watch one of those in upcoming days...

I'd definitely go w/ From Russia w/ Love... it has a really good plot and a good villain... it doesn't feel campy or anything like that. it almost feels, to me anyway, like a late Hitchcock.. Torn Curtain, but better

btw.. I think I have like 41% Criterion, which surprised me a bit as I don't care who releases a film - as long as the PQ reviews are good and the price is right, I'm in

bwdowiak · 11-24-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronJ

Yeah, I'd go with The Assassination of Jesse James ... as well. It's an amazingly underappreciated film. And it is one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen.

yep... those who know, though, know. one of the few American titles from this century that is really special.

I bought it hearing a few good things... then it proceeded to sit on my shelf for over a year before my wife and I put it on on a whim. We both really liked it!

octagon · 11-24-2015, 08:39 PM

Casey Affleck is ridiculously good in that.

AaronJ · 11-24-2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

yep... those who know, though, know. one of the few American titles from this century that is really special.

I bought it hearing a few good things... then it proceeded to sit on my shelf for over a year before my wife and I put it on on a whim. We both really liked it!

Casey Affleck's performance was one of those few that completely left me speechless by the end.

Gusto-Guus · 11-24-2015, 08:45 PM

The Assassination of Jesse James is a title Criterion needs to get. The current BluRay is okay, but what's really wanted is the 4 hour cut that was the directors original and favorite edit of the movie.

diskspinner · 11-24-2015, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I'd definitely go w/ From Russia w/ Love... it has a really good plot and a good villain... it doesn't feel campy or anything like that. it almost feels, to me anyway, like a late Hitchcock.. Torn Curtain, but better

btw.. I think I have like 41% Criterion, which surprised me a bit as I don't care who releases a film - as long as the PQ reviews are good and the price is right, I'm in

Hopefully this weekend.

Recent good deals on Bond movies, had me add Sean Connery Vol 1 (Dr. No, From Russia with love, Goldfinger), Roger Moore Collection Vol 2 (For your eyes only, Moonraker, A View to a kill, Octopussy) and Craig's Casino Royale for nothing (after selling the Digital Copies)...I am just not sure I will keep them, so I have not added them to my collection in forum yet...

I will probably keep them but...

octagon · 11-24-2015, 08:52 PM

I love Lebowski, it would be a good fit and it could stand a makeover but I also love Assassination which would be a better fit and which would probably benefit more from a makeover.

That said, Homicide (though I don't particularly care for it personally) is a perfect fit and has no Blu-ray release at all (at least I don't think so, it definitely hasn't been released in the US though).

I think I would have to go with Homicide.

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11-24-2015, 07:12 PM	#138143
shadedpain4 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:2749 DVD collection:94 Trading Score:6	I know Criterion will probably not be doing anything, but anyone know which boutique labels will be doing black Friday deals? I know: Arrow - mentioned they'll be doing something MOC - sale at website as well as their Amazon UK store Cinema Guild - 50% off msrp for all dvd/blu at their website (including preorders) Anyone know of others?

11-24-2015, 08:06 PM	#138147
SkyAntoine Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:The Sticks, Kentucky Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:101 Blu-ray collection:2165 DVD collection:628 Trading Score:5	Ugh...what would make anyone in Amazon's shipping department think it was ok to ship a digipak of Don't Look Back and Ikiru together in the skimpiest envelop they have available? Fortunately the Criterion fairy was watching over my package and it arrived in good shape. This could have been an insurmountable disaster.

11-24-2015, 08:28 PM	#138152
tallrichard Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Charleston, SC Blu-ray collection:12 MA collection:2947 Digital collection:4361 iTunes collection:3450 Prime collection:3479 Blu-ray reviews: 1	My top 5 Bond movies: 1) Dr No 2) From Russia with Love 3) Casino Royale 4) The Spy Who Loved Me 5) Goldeneye Just missing the top 5? No Mister Bond, I expect you to DIE!

11-24-2015, 08:39 PM	#138156
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	Casey Affleck is ridiculously good in that.

11-24-2015, 08:45 PM	#138158
Gusto-Guus Active Member Member since:Nov 2013	The Assassination of Jesse James is a title Criterion needs to get. The current BluRay is okay, but what's really wanted is the 4 hour cut that was the directors original and favorite edit of the movie.

11-24-2015, 08:52 PM	#138160
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	I love Lebowski, it would be a good fit and it could stand a makeover but I also love Assassination which would be a better fit and which would probably benefit more from a makeover. That said, Homicide (though I don't particularly care for it personally) is a perfect fit and has no Blu-ray release at all (at least I don't think so, it definitely hasn't been released in the US though). I think I would have to go with Homicide.

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