GoldenEye Blu-ray?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Tech-UK

Chip, thanks for the screen caps . It's fairly clear, that the PQ is an improvement in the UE release.

No problem mate. The girl in the background on the SE shot isn't even in the UE so they must have used different elements or it's been digitally altered. Odd considering it's a higher rated film at 15 versus 12.

[technique]

one of my favorite bond movies...hopefully it gets a release this year

[Riddler95]

Originally Posted by Time Lord

Even if it was cropped when being restored, a new restoration could occur for the Blu-ray because of this, epsecially now since MGM have new owners and even some of the Blu-ray releases have had a little bit of tweaking here and there, such as colour timing, so it suits Blu-ray better.

But I wouldn't expect a disc replacement program for the DVD, because it's been almost 5 years since it came out on the UE DVD and 6 if it came out next year, so many would have gone past caring about it and it wouldn't be worth the effort on MGM's part.

I also heard about the tweaking done to some of the Bond Blu-Rays. For example the Ultimate Edition DVD of Live And Let Die did not have the original Mono Mix, when the film was released on Blu-Ray MGM included the original Mono Mix.

Maybe when Goldeneye comes out on Blu-Ray they will fix the cropping issue. It would be nice if MGM really looked into the situation with the transfer.

[chip75]

It does look now that when Goldeneye was sent to the menders it was an open matte edition ready for pan and scan. It reminds me of Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines. And that one gives me a headache.

Hopefully we'll get the proper framing but they might keep the UE.

[Lyle_JP]

Originally Posted by chip75

It does look now that when Goldeneye was sent to the menders it was an open matte edition ready for pan and scan.

If it were "open matte", there'd be more picture top and bottom. The UE edition is cropped on all four sides, making it "zoom-boxed". Also, Goldeneye was filmed with anamorphic lenses, so (unlike Super35) there is no matte to open. What you see, at least on the older versions, is everything that was on the negative.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Lyle_JP

If it were "open matte", there'd be more picture top and bottom. The UE edition is cropped on all four sides, making it "zoom-boxed". Also, Goldeneye was filmed with anamorphic lenses, so (unlike Super35) there is no matte to open. What you see, at least on the older versions, is everything that was on the negative.

I thought there would have been more picture as well. My mistake, weird the title sequence was different it does look like it was for the pan and scan version though as the titles have been centralised. Unless they were thinking people would zoom in on their widescreens to remove the black bars....

Wasn't LOTR on VHS open matte?

[Commander Bond]

Originally Posted by BimboBoy

Are there any plans to release "GoldenEye" on Blu-ray anytime soon? It's one of my favourite Bond movies and I'd love to see it in HD. The picture quality on the DVD release isn't that good...

What extras would you like to see on it?

The whole situation is ridiculous. With MGM, ( now part of Sony), up and running after a near miss with bankruptcy, one would suppose that this would be an urgent release for them. It would certainly help them along the road to total solvency if they did put it on Blu-ray.

Come on MGM/Sony, get your finger out - and please make sure that packaging matches the others in the series which have already been released!

[RBBrittain]

Originally Posted by Commander Bond

The whole situation is ridiculous. With MGM, ( now part of Sony), up and running after a near miss with bankruptcy, one would suppose that this would be an urgent release for them. It would certainly help them along the road to total solvency if they did put it on Blu-ray.

Come on MGM/Sony, get your finger out - and please make sure that packaging matches the others in the series which have already been released!

MGM is *NOT* part of Sony; they're simply partnering with Sony on several more films (including Bonds 23 & 24). In fact, the last I read (contrary to earlier reports) was that MGM is trying to renew its video distribution deal with Fox, thus making matching packaging more likely.

(Edit: Here's the article; link was posted last week in the main Bond thread.)

[kevlar_pso]

Having played a ton of Goldeneye on the N64, the movie will always hold a special place in my heart. I just hope the Blu-ray does not look as bad as the N64 game did.

[slick1ru2]

This one, View To A Kill, You Only Live Twice and Tomorrow Never Dies. Come ON MGM, get your butt in gear.

[Mr. Cinema]

Goldeneye has been added to Netflix streaming. That'll tide me over until the eventual 2012 release to promote Skyfall.

[slick1ru2]

I guess complaining to MGM is wrong since Fox holds the rights to MGM's home releases. The agreement was due to end this past September but was renewed earlier this year.

[EPOCH]

This is one of my favorite if not my favorite bond movie. Pierce Brosman is the best Bond in my opinion. He's got the looks the swagger and everything a bond should have. I like Sean Connery but Brosman is my favorite.

[zombiepuncher]

Originally Posted by EPOCH

This is one of my favorite if not my favorite bond movie. Pierce Brosman is the best Bond in my opinion. He's got the looks the swagger and everything a bond should have. I like Sean Connery but Brosman is my favorite.

I like Pierce as Bond too. GoldenEye was hands down his best 007 movie. I hope it gets the BD treatment soon. It'll be a an instant buy as soon as it comes out for me.

[slick1ru2]

I guess I am old enough, Diamonds Are Forever was the first Bond I saw during its run at the theaters, that I enjoy all of the Bonds pretty much equally for what they each brought to the role. For instance, I guess I was one of the 12 that liked Timothy Dalton. haha. He returned the role to its serious roots. And I really enjoyed what Pierce brought to the role. The only issue to me was his size. He comes across as a small guy. He's 6'1' but his build was on the thinnish side. And even though the Roger Moore movies didn't age as well, at the time, they were great entertainment and I still enjoy them. Craig, to me, is arguably the best. I guess because I really enjoy the Bourne series so much and the realism it brought to Bond.

I made a special effort to see Goldeneye in the theaters, I had fallen into the rental rut. The cut of the opening sequence, the jump off the dam briefly shown in the trailer, was so awesome, I had to see it on the big screen.

GOLDENEYE TRAILER - YouTube

[planosuperman]

Tomorrow Never Dies was OK, but not as good as Goldeneye (IMO). Sean Bean made a great nemesis for Bond.

[planosuperman]

I badly want Goldeneye on Blu-Ray. It is arguably Pierce Brosnan's best 007 movie and IMO better than Timothy Dalton's. *MGM, please for the love of God and love of James Bond release this in a superb BD format soon!!!

[slick1ru2]

Both are streaming in HD on NetFlix right now.

[Madman Marz]

I've never been too big on Brosnan-era Bond. I didn't mind Goldeneye...the others, however, I thought were pretty bad. I'd rather see On Her Majesty's Secret Service on BD before this one.

[HDVZLA]

Oh yes, but at least mgn will release the whole colection