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James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set | 
 enlarge | Actors: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan
Studio: MGM / UA
Category: DVD
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Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 2583
Format: Box Set, Color, Restored, Anamorphic
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 42
Running Time: 2631
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 8.1 x 5.9
MPN: M109348
UPC: 027616093486
EAN: 0027616093486
ASIN: B000V3JGI8
Theatrical Release Date: July 14, 2007
Release Date: November 6, 2007
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Product Description
This Ultimate Collector's Set includes 21 James Bond films, from Dr. No to Casino Royale and another 21 discs full of bonus features. This is the ultimate collection for any 007 fan.
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This Ultimate Collector's Set includes all 21 James Bond films, from Dr. No to Casino Royale and another 21 discs full of bonus features. This is the ultimate collection for any 007 fan.
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 Looks like it is just repackaged from the 4 volumes earlier this year. November 6, 2007
61 out of 63 found this review helpful
I looked at this set in the store today and it really appears as if the contents actually are the 4 Ultimate Collectors Volumes inside this case with Craig's Casino Royale along side. And by the contents being the 4 Volumes, literally, it looks like they are inside this black box.
I opted for the Ulimate Collector's Bundle for $179, instead of this, since I purchased Casino Royale when it was released, and I am really just looking for all the previous movies from Connery to Brosnan in the remastered 2-disc versions.
Also of note, if you want all the Bond films- you have to order Never Say Never Again as a separate item, that is not part of the MGM/UA library.
I am glad I bought this box set when I did, the price just keeps going up and down, up and down..... November 13, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
After buying all the Special Edition DVD's of James Bond 007 library, I thought it was a disappointment that they re-released them all again, and also that they came out in Ultimate Edition 5-pack boxes, again where you have to buy all the James Bond films out of sync of their release order. And then they say that they were digitally re-mastered frame-by-frame to reproduce the best quality picture and sound.
All I could think about was how expensive it was to have to repurchase all these DVD's all over again. But then, I rented the new Ultimate Edition version of "Golden Eye" and I was blown away! So impressed was I that I immediately rented "From Russia With Love" just to see it that film was improved. I was definitely impressed!
But I still waited before I started buying the four Ultimate Edition 5-packs of the James Bond DVD's. I wanted to see if these Ultimate Edition box sets would come down in price over time. Actually, the Ultimate Edition box sets went UP in price this past year, and then they started to release the movies individually. However, although the re-releases were cheaper individually, they didn't come with the second DVD of the special features. Not even the Patrick McNee documentaries that were on all my Special Edition versions. This was just another way to disappoint me if I decided to start buying them individually. So again, I waited to see what would happen. I was in a buyer's freeze. I was afraid to make a move. To make any purchase. You know how upsetting it is when you buy something, and then afterwards, they improve on it and sell it again. This has happened to me before.
This is why I'm avoiding the transition to Blu-Ray DVD's, because I don't want to have to re-purchase all my DVD's to a new format. Especially knowing that I have great High Definition masters of some films on standard DVD's anyway. Besides, in a couple of years, they'll say that they made yet another new format that is better than Blu-Ray DVD's, so there you go again. We'd keep buying our favorite movies over and over again, till the end of time.
Well anyway, I bought this box after it dropped below two hundred dollars. Now I can buy the entire James Bond library in this one big box set featuring all 21 films, including the bonus disc for each film, totaling 42 DVD's for under two hundred dollars. This was a respectable, worthy re-purchase. If I could sell all my Special Edition versions for half as much, than it will be worth it to upgrade my James Bond library.
We true James Bond fans will watch these films over and over again for the rest of our lives. And all these additional documentaries are just the icing on the cake.
Great set, but confused on the price September 13, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is truly a great deal - under five dollars per disc for all 21 Bond films. There is no enhancement from the Bond set put out in February of this year other than the addition of Casino Royale, on loan rights-wise from Sony. The packaging looks a little ridiculous - two 5-film volumes on either side flanking Casino Royale in the middle, but other than that I can't complain. The only bone I have to pick is with the discount shown. It's not as big as you would think. Ammy shows the suggested retail being 290 dollars. That's correct - in Canada. In the U.S. the suggested retail price is 240 dollars, so you're not getting as big a discount as you think you are. Also note that if you have a favorite actor in the role of Bond, collecting by volume will not help you. Each volume has a collection of films from different time periods - this set is not organized chronologically as shown below:
Volume 1 - The Man with the Golden Gun / Goldfinger / The World Is Not Enough / Diamonds Are Forever / The Living Daylights
Volume 2 - A View to a Kill / Thunderball / Die Another Day / The Spy Who Loved Me / Licence to Kill
Volume 3 - GoldenEye / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia With Love / On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Volume 4 - Dr. No / You Only Live Twice / Octopus / Tomorrow Never Dies / Moonraker
I'm sure doing it this way was a marketing strategy, but it has its advantages to the viewer. It's rather fun to see Bond's character travel over a 50 year period from the time of the Cold War to the present where corporate and individual ambitions can be as threatening as Russia once was, and from the time where the women were there to merely be Bond's flavor of the day to the point where he has to deal with a woman as a boss.
Lives Up To The Hype August 25, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just finished watching these 21 movies in chronological order of release. The picture and sound quality is absolutely amazing. They did such a good job with the frame by frame restoration that it looks as close to HD as SD can get. As to the sound, if you don't have a surround sound system, use this as an excuse to get one. I listened in DTS 5.1 with a surround system. A good bit of the enjoyment is from the stunningly clear, realistic sounds coming from in front and behind you, together with the pristine picture. Plenty of action scenes. When the bullets whiz by behind your head from one rear speaker to the other, you feel like ducking! At the same time you can have bombs going off in the subwoofer and other speakers and helicopters whirring by across speakers. Makes you feel in the center of the action.
The first 3 are full screen (Dr. No, To Russia With Love, and Goldfinger). It wasn't until the 4th movie (Thunderball) that the filming was done with Panavision's wide-screen lenses. Also the first 2 Roger Moore films (Live and let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun) are full screen. But all the others are wide screen. I prefer the wide screen myself - you get more of the original picture included. Full screen chops more off
The films are not in chronological order in the 4 boxes, so the first thing I did was to arrange them in that chronological order.
It's interesting to watch the evolution of the character. Sean Connery started it off with a style epitomizing the coolness of the 60s. The 70s and 80s Roger Moore 007 was still cool, but more comical and evolving more and more into including the campiness of the 70s. I believe they went too far in the comedy direction in this era, reaching the low point of the whole series in Octopussy, when James Bond is seen swinging from a vine doing the Tarzan yell.
Then came the two episodes with Timothy Dalton, which returned (thankfully) to a more serious vein, Licence To Kill being criticized by some as too serious. But I found it superior to the Moore flicks.
The four Brosnan films are all very good. The set also includes the 2006 release of Casino Royale starring Daniel Craig, who I think has potential to be the best 007 of all.
So there are the 21 movie discs and for each movie is a separate disc of special features, for a total of 42 discs. I have watched only a few of the special features -- I was so anxious to watch the movies themselves, but I did at least cursorily look at each of them. What I saw looked good, and I'm anxious to go back at some point and watch them. I did watch the little 4 or 5 minute featurette for each movie about the "exotic locations" at which it was fimed -- those were universally good. There is also a separate little pamphlet for each of the 21 movies, containing all sorts of interesting and useful info.
I would strongly recommend this set to anyone who enjoys James Bond movies. One caveat -- they are about to start releasing the Bond flicks in BluRay, so if you are into that you may want to check into it and wait a while.
This is the Ultimate James Bond. November 20, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This set is an excellent choice for the Bond lover. I hadn't purchased any of the other collections or individual films, so this was the best way for me at least. It has all existing 21 EON bond films.
Never Say Never Again is not an official EON James Bond film so it is not included in the set.
The set all contained in a fairly substantial case. It comes in a nice slip cover box, with all 21 films in one compartment, and the booklets in too smaller ones. It doesn't take up a large amount of space, but is fairly heavy. The set I got is not the same as some of the pictures sets that are the 4 collection boxes bundled in the box, they are all individual cases, and it looks much nicer.
It's interesting to watch the series evolve, from basic gadgets from Q to the most high-tech gear you could want from the Q-branch.
20 of the films are in the slim 2 disc DVD cases, with the movie and some bonus features on the main disc, and loads of extra packed into the second disc.
The 21st disc is the Widescreen Special Edition of Casino Royale. It is in a standard 2 disc DVD case, and squeeze nicely into the package.
There are 2 nice DK publishing booklets with info about Bond that fit into the case. Also included are 20 booklets that detail the story and info about the first 20 Bond movies, and have images of the theatre posters etc.
It would have been nice to have the extra info booklet for Casino Royale to slot in with the others.
time special deal of the entire collection for under $100 I had to get it!So when the cold winter comes a knockin I fully intend to kick back, pop some popcorn and enjoy all 21 of the James Bond movies.
Dr. No (1962)
The Bond series got off to a fine start with 1962's "Dr. No." Connery WAS Bond from the very first scene in the film. Despite a slow plot, the action sequences and supporting cast (including Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in a stellar performance) make up for it. Overall, this is a fine beginning to one of film's most enduring franchises.
From Russia With Love (1963)
Sean Connery's second outing as James Bond is one of the best in the series. Intense action sequences, exotic locales, and beautiful women are all featured in what was to be just a taste of things to come. Connery proves that he is Bond with this picture. Robert Shaw ("Jaws") is very convincing as the villain who's almost unbeatable. Daniela Bianchi is among the most beautiful of the Bond women, and gives a fantastic performance.
Goldfinger (1964)
Sean Connery's third film as Bond set the stage for the Bond films to come. Although "Dr. No" and "From Russia with Love" were successful, it was this film that set the standard for each film. From the first exciting pre-credits sequence, to the exciting climax, "Goldfiner" offers intense action sequences, beautiful women, and two of the most popular villains in movie history. Sean Connery delivers another great performance as Bond, proving that he had a great handle on the character. If it wasn't for this film, it's possible that the series would never have become as popular, or lasted as long, as it has.
Thunderball (1965)
Sean Connery's fourth outing as James Bond is one of the best in the series. Thrilling underwater sequences are at the heart of this exhilarating action film. The acting is great, and the storytelling is fantastic.
You Only Live Twice (1967)
This film features a fantastic plot, great action sequences and visual effects, extremely beautiful women, and some of the most exotic locales in the history of the franchise, "You Only Live Twice" was Bond at his best in the 1960's. This was Sean Connery's last consecutive film as Bond, and it remains Connery's best.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
After Sean Connery left the role after "You Only Live Twice," Australian George Lazenby took over in a fantastic, exciting film. Lazenby was a good choice to follow Connery, giving 007 a more emotional edge that makes his performance one of the best. Diana Rigg is great as Tracy, bringing both sex appeal and edge to the Bond girls. Telly Savalas may not be as menacing as Donald Pleasance had been, but his performance as Blofeld is very good. The action sequences are fantastic, and the plot is one of the most interesting. It's sad that this was Lazenby's only film, but he did give us one of the best Bond films ever!
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
When George Lazenby left the series after filming his only entry in the series ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service"), Sean Connery was wooed back to the role for one more official entry as Bond. While Connery once again does as excellent job as 007, the film itself is slightly disappointing. While the film features excellent action sequences, the story gets a bit bizarre, and the storytelling seems a bit thin at times. While Jill St. John is beautiful, she is slightly annoying as Tiffany Case. Charles Gray isn't as sinister as Blofeld, a character made creepy by both Donald Pleasance ("You Only Live Twice") and Telly Savalas ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service"). Still, Sean Connery's presence makes up for the films weaknesses.
Live And Let Die (1973)
This is Roger Moore's debut as James Bond is, without a doubt, the most bizarre of the Bond films. Sadly, it doesn't work that well all the time. The settings are almost too out there, and the voodoo element just feels out of place in a Bond film. The action sequences are great, and Jane Seymour is a beautiful and sensuous Bond girl.
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
Roger Moore had a sly since of humor, but could still come off as a tough man you wouldn't want to mess with. His second film in the series, "The Man With the Golden Gun," is a fun adventure film with great action, a terrific villain (played by Christopher Lee in one of his best performances), and even more beautiful women. The weaknesses in the story are made up for by the terrific performances of Moore and Lee.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Roger Moore's third outing as Bond, "The Spy Who Loved Me" is memorable for thrilling action sequences, massive sets, Jaws, and great performances by Moore and Barbara Bach. Despite some weak story elements, this film is a thrilling adventure that is truly exciting.
Moonraker (1979)
Considered by many to be the "What the Heck" of the Bond movies, "Moonraker" is better than it's given credit for. However, that does not make it a great film. In an attempt to latch on to the sci-fi bandwagon after "Star Wars" blazed a trail for the genre, the film just goes too far "out there." A great first half is nearly ruined by a ludicrous climax. Still, Roger Moore still proved he had what it takes to play Bond, and delivers some very funny lines. The visual effects are spectacular. But the movie is a wacky film, and Lois Chiles, though very beautiful, sadly lacks any acting talent. Overall, this is definitely one of the worst Bond films. But the funny part is this: until 1995's "Goldeneye," this remained the most successful of the Bond films.
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
This film features Roger Moore at his best. He proved that he was indeed Bond, James Bond. The great action sequences and fantastic locations were in top form. Carole Bouquet is very exotic as Melina, and Julian Glover is one of the best villains ever. All of these elements, along with humor and plot, help to make this the best of the Bonds.
Octopussy (1983)
Roger Moore's next to last Bond film, sadly features an uninteresting plot. Despite Moore's trademark style as Bond, beautiful women, and terrific action sequences, the film lacks a powerful punch, and the main villain is quite dull.
A View To A Kill (1985)
This is the last film to feature Roger Moore as 007, "A View to a Kill" gives Roger Moore an exciting send-off. Christopher Walken gives a good performance as Max Zorin. Grace Jones is one of the most unique villains in Bond history as May Day, a woman who is both sensuous and dangerous. The only problem with the film is some hokey action sequences, and Tanya Roberts is a bit annoying in this film. But overall, this is a great farewell to the actor that feel was my favorite James Bond.
The Living Daylights (1987)
After Roger Moore had finished his tenure as James Bond with "A View to a Kill," Timothy Dalton replaced him in the next film, "The Living Daylights." Timothy Dalton gives the character a slight facelift, bringing a bit more grit to the role that was missing from the Moore era. The film features some of the greatest action sequences of the series, and terrific performances by Dalton, Jeroen Krabbe, Maryam d'Abo, and John Rhys-Davies. This film proved that their was still life in the franchise, and gave us one of the best entries in the series.
License To Kill (1989)
The last film to star Timothy Dalton as 007, "Licence to Kill" is a disappointing sendoff for the fourth actor to play James Bond. Despite a great performance by Dalton, the film does not have the look and feel of a Bond film. Rather, it feels like just a regular action film. The film is also too dark, and the violence is a bit over the top at times. If this hadn't been a "Bond" film, this might been given an R-rating. It was because of this film that the Dalton era came to an abrupt end. Despite thrilling action sequences and beautiful women, "Licence to Kill" fails to deliver.
Goldeneye (1995)
The action sequences, beautiful women, exotic locations, and a fine performance by Sean Bean Help keep this film from being a bad one. The plot itself is not that great, but keeps you interest most of the time. Pierce Brosnan plays James bond well enough to be likeable in the part.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The Bond film that shared the same release date as James Cameron's "Titanic," "Tomorrow Never Dies" is the second Bond film to star Pierce Brosnan, whom I felt did a pretty good job playing James Bond. Like "Octopussy," the film's fantastic action sequences, exotic locales, and beautiful women are sometimes over shadowed by a mediocre plot at best. Jonathan Price, although a very good actor, is a bit over the top in this film, and the plot of a man's plans to start World War III to achieve ratings for his news network is a bit laughable at times.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
With his third entry in the series, "The World in Not Enough," Pierce Brosnan does manage to turn in a decent performance in what is his best film in the series. This film offers some great action, a decent plot, thrilling visual effects, great villains, and two of the hottest Bond girls ever. Sophie Marceau is both sexy and sinister as Elektra King, proving a woman can be as good of a villain as any man can. Denise Richards is hot as well, but not in it for too long.
Die Another Day (2002)
Celebrating forty years of Ian Fleming's James Bond 007, "Die Another Day" presents the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. The film delivers great action sequences, beautiful women, great villains, and an interesting plot. The film's weakness, however, is that it relies too heavy on visual effects, like "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" before it. Some of the CG effects are too obvious, and it sometimes detracts from the film. But despite this drawback, "Die Another Day" is a fine tribute to the Bond films before it, and gives Brosnan an exciting, epic send-off.
Casino Royale (2006)
After Pierce Brosnan left the role of James Bond, it was time for James Bond to be slightly reinvented. Enter "Casino Royale," the first Bond film to be based on an Ian Fleming novel since 1987's "The Living Daylights." Fan expectations were high, to say the least. Would Daniel Craig be as good as those before him? Could they change the format and stick true to the Bond mythos?
After seeing the film, I was pleasantly surprised! Daniel Craig does a fine job as James Bond "Casino Royale" is a very good entry in the Bond franchise. The action sequences are fantastic, with very little use of CG effects. The plot and storytelling, missing from recent entries in the series, are both believable and exceptional. The many twists and turns will have you on the edge of your seat until it's exciting, emotional climax.
Daniel Craig makes a very good James Bond. He plays the part gritty and violent. You wouldn't want to get make him mad. He won't just punch you, he'll go all out on you. Daniel Craig also manages to give Bond a more emotional edge, making his version of the character the most compelling in a long while.
Eva Green is both smart, funny, and sexy as Vesper Lynd, one of the top 10 Bond girls ever. Mads Mikkelsen is truly sinister as Le Chiffre, but also brings a bit of humanity to the role, making his villain one of the most compelling. Jeffrey Wright and Judy Dench give great performances as well.
Casino Royale has helped resurrect the Bond franchise, and created breathed new life into the series.
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