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

Id collected all of the already made Blu-rays and have been anxious for some time to purchase the ones that hadnt been released yet.... The packaging was great and I had no issues the discs are presented beautifully in hard back books and I was generally happy with all that came with... Ive watched a few of the films at this point and while they all look and sound better than ever; it seems the menu screens and interface is identical to the 2006 dvd box sets and the blu-rays that I already had.(though I havent checked the special features yet) This doesnt bother me though because I thought these menus were pretty awesome and probably didnt need fixing anyway. Casino Royale which was not present in the old special edition has also been updated to have the same menu design, features and interface as the old special edition as well so it seems it was a very conscious choice to stick with the old... The only annoying thing to me and this really is just annoying because it comes off as extremely lazy and kind of ruins the uniformity of it all is that Quantum of Solace was not updated in this way AT ALL... With the exception of the label on the disc; Quantum is literally a direct copy from the original blu-ray release complete with dated movie previews from 2008 (Australia, Valkerie, etc.) making it the only film to even have advertisements for other movies on the disc as well as having a different menu from all the other films which is the same menu from the original blu-ray... I say again it is a DIRECT copy of the blu-ray you may already have in every way... That is a small complaint though and QOS still plays as good as ever, I just found it to be very lazy..... Otherwise I highly recommend the set!

I bought this set for $177.00 the day it was released on Amazon, and now its a sale price of $238.00 ???? LOL.Merry Christmas sucker. Love amazon. The set is nice but I dont feel they really did that great of a lob on the transfer and because of the packaging there is no way to get the disc out with out touching it. Ive had a couple freeze up and had to clean them to get them to play. They were actually kind of stuck to the packaging slot they store in. Maybe to keep them from slidding around during shipping??? The packaging does suck but is very nice looking. Storing it with your other videos presents another issue if you like to be organized. Very awkward design. Pretty sure Q didnt design this set. Hope I dont have any other problems with the rest that I havent watched. This product deserved to be presented in a more fitting fashion for 50 years of bond. I had a couple of the single discs and these are the exact same as those. They did nothing to make them any better (and they could have used some improvement). In all I had all 22 movies in the latest dvd upgrade and these really are not that much of an improvement but they are better. The special features??? really dont feature anything new. Unless you just gotta have it in blueray then buy it but wait for the price to go back down after the holidays. Personally I could have lived with the latest digital upgraded dvd set and been wiser for it and $177.00 richer. but Im a bond nut what can I say.

This is a must have for a BOND FAN Just hours of special features back stories on all that is BOND The blu-ray HD is great then you get a Disk of all the Bond INTROS I put that on turn up the sound and enjoy all the movie are my favorite But what I will say I liked a lot what Timothy Dalton was with the Bond character to bad he made only 2 movies I would think once this is sold out you will never see it again I think I read there is only 3 lift I paid 198.00 for the one I have it now 220.00 still worth it I just pick up the new Bond movie Spectre now this is far out this Bond movie CHECK THIS STUFF OUT

I purchased the set for $40 - USED ADEQUATE. The bluray discs were flawless, and the container was OK. Most impressive were the audio effects. Via my 12 sub-woofer and 15 SpeakerLab Corner Horns, my house and windows were shaking.

The biggest and best way to celebrate James Bond is here with the Bond 50 Blu-Ray box set, a must buy package that contains all 22 Bond films. With the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, just around the corner, there is no better time than now to invest in this fabulous box set. Bond, James Bond is an icon, a Hollywood legend and a hero to many. He’s one of cinema’s longest running franchises and deservedly so. Over five decades and now 23 films, the super spy has brought us adventure after adventure and rarely, if ever, does he let fans down. James Bond is one of cinema’s most beloved and enduring characters and it’s about time he gets his own boxset. From Dr. No right through to Quantum of Solace, every Bond film is included here, as are all of our favorite stunts, Bond girls, gadgets, cars, opening credit songs and more. The only thing missing is the 1967 Casino Royale parody and 1983′s Never Say Never Again, as both were made without EON Productions’ involvement and due to rights issues, they couldn’t be included. Having all the Bond films housed in one boxset really makes for a great viewing experience and though some films stand out more so than others (Goldfinger being one of the best Bond films ever and Moonraker being a bit too silly), every film is an absolute blast to watch. It would be redundant and rather pointless at this stage to review each of the 22 films in this box set. If you’re reading this review, you’ve likely seen most of the Bond films, if not all. So, instead of doing into depth on each one, I’ll just provide a brief overview of the box set, run down the audio, video and special features, and try to drill into your head why you NEED to buy Bond 50. Housed in a slipcover box you’ll find two books that when opened, hold the discs (two per page). The discs are arranged in chronological order and the pages of the book have images from the films. There’s even an extra spot for Skyfall. It’s an excellent piece of packaging and one that complements the classy style of the titular character himself. When it comes to the video and audio, this box set is an absolute winner. Even the older films, like Dr. No and From Russia With Love, look gorgeous (despite some dust specks and whatnot). Crystal clear and free of compression issues, this is the way that the James Bond films were meant to be viewed. The films that have already seen a Blu-Ray release are identical to their previous versions and the ones that are appearing on Blu-Ray for the first time are very easy on the eyes. Of all the films, Goldeneye is the only one with any real noticeable issues. That’s not to say that it doesn’t look great, it does, it’s just not as sharp as the rest of the film. Of course, the newer films look better than the older ones but given the circumstances, each title looks nearly flawless. Audio is equally as good. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtracks pack quite a punch. Now, a lot of the films were produced before the 5.1 era and in that case, they include the original mono and stereo mixes. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, just something to note. Dialogue is crisp and clean on the newer releases and even on the older ones it’s solid, though there is a bit of crackle and pop here and there. Add in great atmospherics and a ton of depth and you have some really good audio tracks. Now, if you already own the Bond films on Blu-Ray (13 were made available in the past with the other 9 now on store shelves), you will be double dipping here. The discs hold the same special features as the original releases did, save for a few extra bits here and there. That being said, there is a bonus disc included in the set that houses a handful of new special features. You can check them out below, though nothing particularly stands out. World of Bond: Title Sequences: All the title sequences in a row, amounts to a little over an hour. World of Bond: Gadgets: A quick montage of some of Bond’s best gadgets. World of Bond: Villains: Another quick montages dedicated to the villains. World of Bond: Bond Girls: A montage focusing on the Bond girls. World of Bond: Locations: A quick look at some of the more exotic locations that the series has visited. World of Bond: Bond in Motion: A very quick look at some of Bond’s best vehicles. Skyfall Videoblogs: About ten minutes of promo material for Skyfall Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style: For about four minutes we get a look at the series from a design point of view, everything from costumes to props is touched upon. Being Bond (1080p, 3:08): For a couple minutes each of the Bond actors speak on their experience playing the character. Unless you already own a handful of the Bond films Blu-Ray, you can’t go wrong Bond 50. The new special features don’t amount to much more than fluff but considering each film has its own features ported over from the original release, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the new features are useless. That minor hiccup aside, everything else about the set is fantastic. The films look and sound beautiful in HD, even the older titles, and they’re all just so much fun to watch. Everything about the package is just so well done, right down to the packing and housing of the film. If you’re a James Bond fan who has yet to invest in the series on Blu-Ray, this is an excellent box set that will provide you hours and hours of enjoymen

I can remember for the past few decades wanting to buy the Bond movies, but the prices were just too high for me - usually around $15 a disc. I was able to pick this up for around $80 used and it was one of the best purchases I made. The version I got came with all the movies up to and including Skyfall, and I was able to buy it for around $80 which works out for around $4 per disc - awesome! I enjoyed most of the movies, but Im not a big fan the way the last movies have gone (the new Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall). Let me explain: in the older movies there is a clear-cut villain, with a definite plot to do something evil; hardly any shades of grey - and that is what I have come to expect from a Bond movie - action scenes, a good hero, some beautiful women, maybe a nifty gadget or two, and an Evil Badguy with some far-fetched plot to take-over or destroy the world. You might find references to older Bond movies, but each movie stands on its own, and is easy to follow. The last three in this set are more of a who-dunnit, with hidden motives, that try to look more like todays action movie, and try to be more true-to life; it is a little hard for me to explain - but when I watched these movies I found them harder to follow. They still have nice action sequences, but some scenes I could do without, like Bond being smacked in the coconuts with a knot on the end of a rope. (And then miraculously walking down a beach a few scenes later with no apparent damage). And at the end of of these, like Quantum of Solace I wasnt sute it WAS the end - had anything really been accomplished?

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.

It is a nice set, just much smaller than I thought it would be. The books are very solid and everything is very well made. The pictures in the book are semi-glossy, but not really. You do need to almost actually touch the info side of the Blu-ray disc to get it out of its holder, I dont really care for that. Yes, Goldeneye is very heavily DNRd in some scenes. Mostly it looks decent, however the entire presentation that I skipped through seemed to have a little more DNR than it should have. Ill keep watching, but through each and every chapter that I searched though, there was DNR present. Over-all Goldeneye looks about as good as when I streamed it in HD off of Amazon Instant Watch earlier this year. But the sound is much better! It actually seems like some of the landscape scenes are a little too sharp. Really though, this is probably the best it has ever looked. Ok, as far as the menus go, all the original Bonds from Dr.No through Casino Royale have the menus that the old Blu-ray individual releases had. Quantum of Solice does have the different menu, which was the same as the original Blu-ray individual release. Over-all this is the best, most complete BOND set ever made. A very nice edition to my box set collection.

For the A/V geeks picking apart the picture quality... give me a break!! These movies have been beautifully enhanced and look awesome. The only drawbacks are slightly odd packaging that makes removing the discs a little tricky (but bearable), and a pretty lackluster bonus disc, which was just thrown in to round out what wouldve been an extra space in the box. The segment they claim is a set of interviews with every actor to play Bond is a ton of random movie footage followed by like one line from each actor. The whole thing is really barely longer than a trailer and is absolutely nothing insightful or interesting. But really, theres plenty of bonus stuff and featurettes on the movie discs themselves which actually DOES pull the curtain back, so no harm, no foul I guess. Great set! I love it.

The product was exactly what my husband wanted for his birthday and he is super excited that I got this for him he wasnt expecting it- well kindof not. I ordered the item and waited in my in-box to remove the order information so it would be a surprise for him. I even made sure I picked up the package from the front door so he wouldnt have any clue about what I ordered for him. The only NEGATIVE was nothing to do with the product but with Amazons promotional department. Why? Well two days before my husbands birthday we get an email saying You bought Bond 50 you may like the following...... He did see that one and was happy about the gift but felt bad that the surprise was gone. I was super annoyed and disappointed.... Thanks Amazon for screwing the surprise up.. I guess next time I will have to make a fake email up to receive all the junk emails from Amazon if I really want it to be a surprise.