James Bond Update
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I ordered my copy from Amazon UK for now. For $120 you can't really go too wrong for twenty two films unless it turns out it isn't region free. In which case I'll just cancel my order or possibly look to getting a region free player (which I've been considering anyways).
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I decided to pre-order it anyways and take the gamble, but I'll monitor the price and might cancel if it doesn't go any lower. I would actually bet it will be region-free, just maybe not a $120 bet...
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I just checked Amazon UK to find the blu box is no longer up for pre-sale. They must have realized their error and pulled it before they had to give away more of them at the ridiculous price of 79 pounds sterling + a mere 3 for shipping (about $116.00 U.S. the day I calculated). I am quite sure in the description it did say Region: B/2. In any case, those of us lucky enough to have gotten this set before they yanked it should perhaps hold on to it until the last possible minute to cancel. At $5.28 per title, it would even be cost effective to purchase an inexpensive region-free Blu-ray player.
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I just checked Amazon UK to find the blu box is no longer up for pre-sale. They must have realized their error and pulled it before they had to give away more of them at the ridiculous price of 79 pounds sterling + a mere 3 for shipping (about $116.00 U.S. the day I calculated). I am quite sure in the description it did say Region: B/2. In any case, those of us lucky enough to have gotten this set before they yanked it should perhaps hold on to it until the last possible minute to cancel. At $5.28 per title, it would even be cost effective to purchase an inexpensive region-free Blu-ray player.
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This is great news that they are finally putting out the ones I don't own, but I hope they sell them individually. Otherwise I will have to go to the bother to sell the ones I already have and lose money
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Everyone think it's safe to assume that the Blu-rays of the already-released Bonds will be the same in this boxed set?
I'm dreading getting rid of my current discs only to find out half the bonus features have been removed or (worse) the transfers aren't as good.
I'm dreading getting rid of my current discs only to find out half the bonus features have been removed or (worse) the transfers aren't as good.
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I think it's very likely that the discs will be made from the same pressing masters, but whether or not that's the case, I can pretty much guarantee you that the transfers will be the same.
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Also, the UK Blu-rays of some of the early Bond titles did not contain the original mono soundtracks, which are present on the North American editions.
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The previous Bond Blu-rays were locked to each territory, despite being distributed by Fox worldwide. Fox is a region coding happy studio.
Also, the UK Blu-rays of some of the early Bond titles did not contain the original mono soundtracks, which are present on the North American editions.
Also, the UK Blu-rays of some of the early Bond titles did not contain the original mono soundtracks, which are present on the North American editions.
The real question is if these are new discs or a repackaging. But we wont know that for a while.
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I was able to get about $60 for my Bond Blu-rays trading them in to Amazon (some were still in shrink wrap, so I was able to use the "new" option on many of them)...not great, but not bad considering they're all selling for under $10 these days.
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I went to a concert of Bond music the other day and thought of this thread. I think I have only five of the BDs so far but will hold off on further purchases till I see how this set shakes out.
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As for packaging, that's anyone's guess.
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Whats the US release date for the remaining Bonds in the boxset?
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