James Bond on Blu-ray. Q must be doing a jig.
MGM unveiled the first six "classic" 007 movies set for Blu-ray today, with the titles rolling out Oct. 21, targeted for the debut of "Quantum of Solace" and, of course, holiday shopping.
The good news: "Dr. No, "From Russia With Love" and "Thunderball," all with Sean Connery.
The rest: "Die Another Day" (Pierce Brosnan), "Live and Let Die" (Roger Moore), "For Your Eyes Only" (Moore).
As with previous reissues of Bond movies, you get some Connery and the rest sprinkled in. So no "Goldfinger" for now. But half Connery is a generous move, based on previous MGM/Fox patterns.
These are the first pre-"Casino Royale" Blu-rays in the series. They're the Lowry process restorations, which were done four years or so ago for DVD, but with future high definition releases in mind. It'll be interesting to see how "Dr. No" holds up to the unblinking eye of HD, since it was in sorry shape going into the Lowry restoration.
Word on the street (forums) is that the titles all will come with Dolby True HD 5.1 in varying aspect ratios.
We'll have to wait for details such as extras, packaging and pricing: "Exact worldwide market release dates and title configurations will be announced in the coming weeks," the MGM release said.
More Blu-ray action: Disney has "Kill Bill" and "Kill Bill 2" on Blu-ray with a Sept. 9 release date.
Ugh, Die Another Day? Why? Why is it always Die Another Day? I know some people can enjoy it, but I just can't bring myself to watch the entire thing without weeping. Oh James. What have they done to you?
Looking forward to QoS, though!
Posted by: Liz | June 20, 2008 at 07:15 PM
What is next. 007 the ultimate editions on blu ray? They really have to stop now
Posted by: Patrick | January 06, 2009 at 02:59 AM
I think they still make this movies because thay have no new ideas...
Im so bored with this kind of movies...
By the way...Great Blog!
Posted by: Julian | May 07, 2009 at 03:22 PM