Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection [Blu-ray]

I love the set, but I just got a new dell tower win 11. So far, 4 out of 8 dont play on my new computer, Dell assistant checked all my stuff. It is in order. So either their player is not so good, or some of the dvds have trouble being read. As anyone had this problem and solved it? A play alone dvd player?

This James Bond Blu Ray collection is a fantastic box set that will appeal to both the casual and serious Bond fan. There are so many great films in this collection, many of which are quite expensive if bought separately ($25-$30 each for a fair amount of the titles.) What makes this collection special is the Blu Ray transfer. The films have been restored to their full potential, and the results are stunning. MGM did a wonderful job ensuring that these movies were presented with the finest video transfer. Ive never seen movies pre-2000 look so good on Blu Ray- not even the expensive Star Wars set looks like this. From Dr. No forward, every film presentation in this collection is top notch. As you probably have seen, many people have voiced problems getting their discs out in their reviews. Yes, the discs are stored in cardboard sleeves, and are pretty snug. However, you dont have to rip the paper or get fingerprints on these discs. To get the films out, put your index finger in the center of the disc, and gently pull the disc to the outer, exposed edge of the cardboard. Keep your index finger in the center, and with your other index finger, lift the disc up with your fingernail. Youll then be able to pull the disc out fine, with no fingerprints, scratches, or any damage to the cardboard. Would another form of packaging with easier disc access have been preferred? Of course. But the present packaging should not bring down a star from this rating. Getting the discs out is not a problem, its just inconvenient. Practice a little, and youll get the hang out of it. I cannot recommend this collection enough. It will be a worthy addition to your film library, and will provide top quality for years of enjoyment. It doesnt get better than this.

I have watched two movies so far. Dr. No and Goldeneye. If you are a Bond fan and have a BluRay player you have to own this set. If you already own the previous Ultimate Bond Collection in DVD (I do) and have a decent receiver that upscales well from 1080i to 1080p (mine is an Onkyo 5009) you would be hard put to it to see a difference in the picture. The sound is a different matter. The BluRay has more detail and more surround effect. Its worth it! I did not like having to pry the discs out of their slots in this set. Looks great! Takes up little room!! But it seems easy to damage them. The album has nice pictures, but there is a dearth of written information when compared with the DVD Ultimate Collection. I havent looked for special features yet on the BluRays, but the DVDs have an extra disc for each movie. Except that I was ripped off because one of the special features discs (I think it was Goldeneye) was missing from the (new?) DVD collection and I did nothing about it. (My Bad).

This is a great collection of films for lovers of James Bond. Having them all on Blu-Ray is wonderful. I was lucky enough to purchase the collection when it was specially priced at $99. It is now $299 for the same item. I would definitely would have to think a bit harder about shelling out $300 vs $100 for the same item. But if you really love Bond this is a great opportunity to get them all together in one collection. The packaging is really great. It is in two separate books and the DVDs each have a sort of envelope in the book that makes them easy to take out and easy to put away. It is unique to most DVD sets I have purchased. It makes it much easier to just put them neatly away when you have watched them. And they have a blank spot in the second book for Skyfall. Which is kind of ingenious because it kind of encourages you to go ahead and pre-order it so you will have the entire collection (which I did, especially after seeing the movie in the theater). Like another reviewer said... if you are even thinking about ordering this, you know what you are getting more or less - but the quality is terrific and it is a perfect collection for the 50th year!

I found this collection to be just what I wanted. I know there are people who are critical about some of the films; however, as someone who first saw Dr No in the theater, this puts all the films into one neat package with a quality that is really good. A few things about watching these films: it is fun to watch the technological advancements from film to film; watching the Bond cars progress from a Sunbeam Alpine to the DB5 to todays cars brings back memories of all those neat vehicles; and seeing the gadgets Q provides can make you smile. If you are a Bond enthusiast, this is for you. If you want the perfect reproduction like you saw in the theater, you might want to find a copy of the original film and use a projector. As long as your firmware is up to date, you should have no problems with any of these disks. Enjoy all the pluses and minuses . . . but ENJOY these films!

Box set is beautifully designed (like a story book) with nice pictures of the Bond actors and villains. Movies are in order by year with the Bond girls next to their corresponding movie. My only problem is the packaging. The movies are slipped into cardboard slots wrapped in plastic, so youll end up with scratches and marks on your movies when you take them out. My copy of Octopussy was skipping at certain parts, so I had to stop watching it. There should be plastic tray holders instead of dvds wrapped in plastic. Would rate 5 stars if it werent for the horrible slot packaging. My copy actually came with Skyfall, so you dont need to order that movie separately.

For the price that I purchased it (around 140 dollars) the Blu-ray set was a bargain, at around 6 bucks a disc. The movies themselves are hit or miss, however; some of them may be too campy or cheesy for some audiences to really enjoy, and the action scenes for the earlier movies will be incredibly underwhelming for those that are accustomed to todays movie standards. With that said however, there is plenty to enjoy from these movies; beautiful women, handsome secret agents, and breathtaking landscapes, all captured in High-Definition(sortof). The extras are somewhat interesting, but nothing to write home about. The discs are a bit of a hassle to take out of the sleeves if you dont like to scratch, bend, or damage the sleeves (for reference, I dont even like to put fingerprints on glossy surfaces, so these sleeves bothered me slightly). Anyway, to get to the heart of the matter: Do you like Bond? Buy this if you have the budget. Dont really like Bond? Probably would be best to just buy the individual discs that you enjoy watching.

] This is a wonderful transfer to Blu-ray for this great series. There is no doubt that this Blu-ray package represents the very best picture for these movies since their original theatrical release. I have owned this James Bond series on every medium released. VHS, Laser Disc, DVD and now this Blu-ray release. There is no comparison. This has stunningly exceptional video quality. The sound is also excellent. There are only a couple of the films where the sound mix levels were a little uneven (dialogue volume versus background music) but these are just a few instances and therefore quite negligible. Particularly at this price, I highly recommend the purchase of this Blu-ray set. I have just one complaint which is why my rating is a 4 and not a 5. The book that the Blu-ray discs are housed in, does not have the conventional center clasp that securely holds the Blu-ray disc in place. Instead, the discs are housed in a slot that you have to slide them in and out of. This is quite poor because of the risk of damaging the discs. I think that springing for the additional expense of proper disc holders within the book would have been worth it, even if it meant charging a little bit more for the product.

Just got it from Amazon. Beautiful packaging with two books containing 12 blu rays each (every book has 11 movies; one book has a blu ray with a lots of extras and one book has space for the upcoming new Bond movie, Skyfall where Bond drinks beer instead of martinis...huh?) and an extra book with illustrations of all the posters. I have blu rays and DVD copies of some of the movies. I will not review here the movies since people who buy these movies already know what to expect. You really need to get these disks. For James Bond fanatics this is THE collection. Just finished Moonraker, one of my favorites. Really great music and I like the battle in space towards the end of the movie. Lets not forget that this is 1979 and the shuttle scenes are close to real life. Knowing that the first real shuttle was launched in 1981 and that the movie started couple of years before 1979, we can appreciate the vision of the director. Checked some of the disks. No scratches, no fingerprints (except mine when the blu ray was out). Anybody who got the Alien collection should be familiar with this kind of packaging. And the book with the posters looks great. Five stars all the way for the presentation and the price. Twenty two movies packed with action, great actors, oustanding scripts and direction, and great music for $150! Cannot beat this.

9/26/2012 Received Bond 50 and I knew when I took the box from the UPS driver that it was heavier than yesterdays package. It does indeed include the book. These have 007 with a gun and Blu-Ray disc on each. There are no scratches or fingerprints on anything and each disc actually says Blu-Ray. I seriously think what I had yesterday was either a bootlegged copy with cheap DVD discs or a warehouse picker just sent me the regular DVD edition except it appeared that each DVD cover or whatever you call it, was bland and only had the title on it and all the DVDs had prints and scratches on them. I followed the Customer Service link today and rated all below as 5 stars (See, I *can* be a nice guy if I have enough sleep!): Ease of working with Amazon on your issue Excellent Quality of our service representative Excellent Amazons policy on this issue Excellent Now I get to watch them and will update how well they play on my 47 3D LG TV. 9/25/2012 I pre-ordered on September 12 WITH hardcover book. I have the original link that now re-directs to the no book page. Thats alright as I will include the original link in my return request. UNFORTUNATELY, there is no book in the package. Surely there are many people with this problem. The packaging is as shown, mostly. The flimsy case (on the left) holds the 2 DVD cases that come in it and it is is just a flimsy piece held together with the actual box containing the DVDs1. Most will discard this. You can see how the DVDs fit tightly but there is a small finger hold to slide your finger to get under it to slide the DVD out. This would not be an issue with true Blu-Ray discs. With these, they all had fingerprints and scratches on them and there were scratches on the inside of each of the 2 DVD holders. Pretty lousy packing; not taking precautions to put the discs in carefully. How can this possibly be used if it was just released today? Sending back without playing even 1. Should they send me a completely new package including book, I will update this review. They have acknowledged my return and apologized. The CS rep who replied advised that they would investigate what happened and a new one sent immediately.