James Bond: The Ultimate Collection (1962-2012) + Volume Collections

[dazed2012]

The James Bond complete collection does not have digital copy.

The Amazon exclusive James Bond collection includes digital copy.

Dalton BluRays are nowhere to be found.

Daltons and NSNA are $13.99 each for HDX on VUDU.

[Lt. Brannigan]

Originally Posted by dazed2012

Dalton BluRays are nowhere to be found.
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I thought it was just me having trouble tracking them down.

[timcat4843]

This is what I want to pickup tomorrow at Best Buy.

[misterweiss]

There is a lot of confusion and misinformation about the two new James Bond BD collections, The Collection and The Ultimate Collection supposedly available only from Amazon. But many dealers on eBay are showing this black Amazon collection, but they're listing it under the UPC for the standard collection, 883904334330. And vice-versa.

The black Amazon-only set has the Digital HD, but the white standard set does not, that's why it's about a hundred bucks less. As well as the booklet and some mini posters. Right now you can get the white standard set for $99 at several retailers.

What I wanted to mention most of all is that all 23 of the new single movie Bond BD releases also have the Digital HD, and they're actually fairly cheap. Bull Moose here in Maine has all 23 of them for $7.97, but this week in the stores they're only $6.97. Bargain.

[doctor_who]

I've decided I'm gonna wait for the Amazon set to come down in price, and then my digital collection (at least in vudu) will have all the Bond movies in the same place and I won't have to search individually

[vasilismf]

someone please confirm: the QOS steelbook bluray is the same bluray from 2008, with the trailers in the beginning? And also the new GE bluray have the same bad restoration as the one from 50 boxset?

[misterweiss]

Originally Posted by vasilismf

someone please confirm: the QOS steelbook bluray is the same bluray from 2008, with the trailers in the beginning? And also the new GE bluray have the same bad restoration as the one from 50 boxset?

I've been trying to find all the info I can on these individual releases, and the two complete box sets. Nowhere does any article say anything about any remastering. In fact, the discs themselves (at least the BD's) look identical to the Bond 50 BD's...same labels. So I'd assume they're just being repackaged to help plug the Spectre movie. And just like Bond 50 did with Skyfall, they've left a spot for the Spectre disc in the new sets, when it's released.

The only difference that I can find is that on the Amazon black Ultimate set and on the individual titles the HD Digital cloud stuff is included. (Digital HD is also included with the new "actor" sets...Sean Connery, Roger Moore, etc.) The new white standard set looks like the only place you won't get the Digital HD, that's why it's fairly cheap. So if you don't need the Digital HD, there's no real reason for anyone to double (or quadruple) dip.

Golden Eye does need a new remaster though.

[Grifter02]

Originally Posted by vasilismf

someone please confirm: the QOS steelbook bluray is the same bluray from 2008, with the trailers in the beginning? And also the new GE bluray have the same bad restoration as the one from 50 boxset?

I don't know about QoS, but I compared GoldenEye old and new discs directly in MakeMKV and they are exactly the same.

[disgruntledjawa]

I know that the Daniel Craig collection got a the steelbook treatment at best buy. Does anyone know if the other collections (Connery,Moore, Dalton, etc.) are going to get steelbook also?

[Harry Tasker 2525]

So, no new 4K remasters then until UHD? Especially the useless Lowry Digital transfers are ancient regarding current practices.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by disgruntledjawa

I know that the Daniel Craig collection got a the steelbook treatment at best buy. Does anyone know if the other collections (Connery,Moore, Dalton, etc.) are going to get steelbook also?

No word on that. Right now it seems to be limited to the Bond films that have S.P.E.C.T.R.E. as the main antagonist group.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

No word on that. Right now it seems to be limited to the Bond films that have S.P.E.C.T.R.E. as the main antagonist group.

To be more accurate, it's limited to Bond films that feature the character of Blofeld in some form or another as Dr. No is not included, but For Your Eyes Only is.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

To be more accurate, it's limited to Bond films that feature the character of Blofeld in some form or another as Dr. No is not included, but For Your Eyes Only is.

Yeah, what you said.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by Harry Tasker 2525

So, no new 4K remasters then until UHD? Especially the useless Lowry Digital transfers are ancient regarding current practices.

Um. The first nine films in the Bond franchise are from 4k masters, MGM also trusted in Lowry's work enough to use their 4k master of The Terminator that was sitting in a vault for a few years.

[Cranston37]

Does anybody know - if you get one of the actor sets, does it give you a code for each movie, or does it give you one code that covers the whole set?

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by Cranston37

Does anybody know - if you get one of the actor sets, does it give you a code for each movie, or does it give you one code that covers the whole set?

One code that covers all the films in the set. It will appear in the name of the collection in your digital library.

[Cranston37]

Originally Posted by master gandhi

One code that covers all the films in the set. It will appear in the name of the collection in your digital library.

Thanks for that - so in other words, the code from the Daniel Craig set won't show up as the 3 individual titles in my library, but as one title called "The Daniel Craig 007 Collection"?

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by Cranston37

Thanks for that - so in other words, the code from the Daniel Craig set won't show up as the 3 individual titles in my library, but as one title?

You're welcome. That is correct.

[master gandhi]

I don't know if this interests others, but I decided to round up the best deals I could find at major retailers for these new releases (assuming you want the digital copies included)...

1. Sean Connery Collection Volume 1 (Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger) - $14.99 on Amazon and at Target
2. Sean Connery Collection Volume 2 (Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever) - $14.99 on Amazon and at Target
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - $9 at Wal-Mart for the exclusive
4. Roger Moore Collection Volume 1 (Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me) - $9.99 at Target
5. Roger Moore Collection Volume 2 (Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopssy, A View to a Kill) - $9.99 at Target (Unconfirmed)
6. The Living Daylights - $10.49 at Target (with $7 in Spectre Movie Money)
7. Licence to Kill - $11.99 at Best Buy
8. Pierce Brosnan Collection (Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day) - $9.99 at Target
9. Daniel Craig Collection (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall) - $18.99 at Costco ($19.99 most everywhere else)

[Lt. Brannigan]

Personally the best deal I found for the Dalton/Lazenby titles was on fox connect and used a new email account to snag the 30% percent off discount.

Works out to $23.08 shipped.