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

My boyfriend is a big James Bond fan. I have not watched it yet. Waiting to see if all the DVDs play.

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.

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It has been great fun to own the entire collection and watch the progression of James Bond movies in sequential order. The video quality is excellent, especially for films that were made starting in 1962. The original film (not a copy) was scanned frame-by-frame in 4K resolution, then restored by hand and the painstaking effort shows. Im watching the movies using an Oppo BPD-103 Blu-ray player and a Panasonic TC-P55ST60 plasma screen. There are various extras on each disc, that range from pretty basic to excellent. The packaging is beautifully done and is as impressive as the quality of the movies. They had the foresight to include a slot for Skyfall, which had not been completed when this collection was released. I have also purchased Skyfall to complete the collection. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and have already enjoyed hours of entertainment.

ARRIVED ON TIME AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. MY REVIEW MAYBE LATE I HOPE CONSIDERED APPLICABLE. OUTSTANDING COLLECTION. THE MEDIA BE PACKED DIFFERENT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE BY USER TO ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE IN USING THE DVDS. EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF THE EARLIER PRODUCTIONS. EVEN A PLACE FOR THE NEXT TITLE. THE QUALITY OF VIDEO IS VERY WELL COMPENSATED AND IMPROVED OVERALL AND REPAIRED GREAT MAKING A TREAT TO VIEW. PRESENTED CORRECTLY IN ACCURACY AND UNCHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL. I LOOKED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPLETE OF ALL THE TITLES MADE FOR VIEWING AND THIS COLLECTION AS MY FATHER REALLY ENJOY BEING ABLE TO PICK ANY TITLE MADE. MY FATHER VERY RARELY WATCH ANY MOVIE ONLY ONCE NEVER TO SEE IT AGAIN. BEING THIS HE WILL WATCH DIFFERENT TITLES ONCE IN A WHILE WHICH I ENJOY HIS TIME WITH ME IS VERY PRECIOUS. I WILL HAVE IT IN MY COLLECTION WHICH IS SEVERAL HUNDRED IN TITLES AND IT HAS TO BE EXCELLENT IN ITS PRESENTATION QUALITY REPRESENTATION AND PICTURE QUALITY. I AM WEIRD TO WATCH MORE AND GET NEW SLANT OR ITEM IN TO SEE SO I DO FREQUENTLY. THE NEXT TITLE PRODUCED AS TO THE NEXT TITLE IS COMPATIBLE IN PRESENTATION AND STORY LINE AS NOW IS TO BE A REALLY GREAT CHANGE IN THE PERCEPTION OF THE PERSONIFICATION OF BOND!!!! .

The packaging is fine as far as looks go but its a bit of a pain to remove and replace the discs. Being cardboard you will inevitably bend or crease either the case or one of the books. One thing that I dislike about the discs is that you cannot go directly to the PLAY screen. That option should be available for any disc with another option for those that like to look at all of the other c-r-a-p that you normally have to wade through before you can watch your movie. Scour Amazon for better pricing. I was unaware that they had released a 23 disk set and found, just after my purchase, that it was the same price as the 22 disc set that I got at the time.. I already had the Skyfall Blue-ray but would have liked to have an additional disc. Today I see that the price for the 22 disc set is much less but you never know what might happen down the road so spend a few minutes extra to see whats out there. Now the long wait for the next Bond film release! Best, E

The shipping dented the corner of the slipcase, which was minor. Im still going through the discs on this set, but not everyone plays correctly. The first two chronologically (Dr. No and From Russia) played fine, but Goldfinger and Thunderball didnt want to be recognized by any DVD player until I monkeyed with them a bit. Each of those two discs I had to reset the player a number of times (after getting a no disc or unrecognized disc message). Id put in other known-good discs I had which played with no issue at all to verify the concern wasnt with the DVD players. Once I spent about ten minutes monkeying with each disc, they ended up playing fine. Discs are not scratched or marked in any way. No special features, but the picture and sound quality are good. So of four discs watched so far, 50% of them had playback issues. That does not bode well for the remainder of that set if that ratio continues. It was almost like some of the discs werent checked by quality control. Considering the price tag on this, I expected far better quality. If I was going to have bad discs, at least they couldve been the Daniel Craig ones, which are the weakest movies of the entire bunch. Had the discs been working correctly, then this wouldve been a five-star rating. Itll take time to go through all the discs to verify they all play correctly, but I wanted to post this review now, as I can always update it with new information later. Unfortunately I dont see any resolution which will satisfy this situation. Because they play eventually I cant see the manufacturer attempting to do anything because they would consider them not broken. So I ended paying for a complete set of discs which may or may not play, which was a disappointing experience.

This review is for the product; it is NOT a critical review of the James Bond series of movies, which everyone on the planet should have seen at least once by now. First, the box is heavyweight and contains 2 books which have sleeves into which the BDs tightly slide, one disc per double cardboard page. As the discs are supposed to be much more scratch resistant than DVDs, I wasnt overly concerned about that risk. However, its nearly impossible to get the damned discs out of the sleeves. Each sleeve has a slit opening with a slightly larger crescent opening to retrieve the disc, however, the center hole of the BD is completely covered by the sleeve, leaving owners having to grasp the disc on both sides (thumb and forefinger opposed) to yank it free of the tight sleeve, leaving finger prints on the readable side of the BD, while bending (flexing) the disc each time it is removed. I think most rational owners would object to this. And it doesnt improve with age (except for the one sleeve which tore as I fought to get the disc out. Second, the damned discs wont play. Please forgive me for the following rant, but Im so GD sick and tired of movie factories corrupting the discs we pay for with special security encoding so that no one can possibly in any way humanly possible steal their precious property (the movie); even the federal government threatens us every, single time we watch the movie WE PAID FOR, with the FBI WARNING. Every time! And we cant even skip ahead (except on some Universal series like Murder, She Wrote, and Northern Exposure, as examples -- thank you Universal)! Now, with high-tech BDs, we get high-tech security coding; its so goddamned effective, I cant even watch the discs I paid through the nose for! All was well for the first couple of viewings, but then Goldfinger wouldnt play...just sit blankly on a black screen at 0/81. Then For Your Eyes Only did the same thing, even though I watched it the previous night with no problem! BTW, my equipment is a 2-year-old Samsung 3-D BD player matched to a Samsung Smart TV. After spending about 2 hours on the Internet trying to track down the problem, the Net proclaimed the problem to be the security encoding on the disc, and the only glimmer of hope was the suggestion to unplug the BD player and let it reset itself. It worked! But why in hell should I have to maneuver my furniture out from the wall to access the electrical plug to reset the BD player to get it to work with the security coding on the disc whose content Ive paid for the right to watch??! When in hell is our government going to start protecting the working class citizens of this country from the greed of the Hollywood machine? Why is their right to protection from pirating so much more important than my right to view the product for which Ive paid? Damn, Im angry. Absolutely enraged...! So, that said (thanks for your patience while I got that off my chest), I can NOT recommend this expensive 22- or 23- disc set until the government steps in to protect us from the security coding of the studios. Noteworthy, I have had absolutely NO trouble with nearly 2500 DVDs which have been played on this and other players, and virtually no trouble with other BDs. No, I do not think there is a problem with the discs, other than the security encoding the studios are allowed to insert to protect themselves at the expense of the legitimate buyers of their product. DISCLAIMER: For all those who think Amazon movie reviews should be Siskel and Ebert-esque, sorry. As I said earlier, in a product review, I want to know the good and the bad about the product. The movies are great, and the discs (when playable) are very good quality; however, even after the e-reset, they continue to fail to play whenever they feel like it, so they get a ONE-STAR rating. And I caution movie lovers to be careful about going full-tilt buying BDs to replace your beloved DVDs until someone starts insisting that consumers have rights, too. ADDED 4/14/14: Take a look at the 1-star reviews for

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

Since people are asking about which movies are included, I did some internet research. The list of movies is: 1. Dr. No* 2. From Russia with Love* 3. Goldfinger* 4. Thunderball* 5. You Only Live Twice 6. On Her Majestys Secret Service 7. Diamonds Are Forever 8. Live and Let Die* 9. The Man with the Golden Gun* 10. The Spy Who Loved Me 11. Moonraker* 12. For Your Eyes Only* 13. Octopussy* 14. A View to a Kill 15. The Living Daylights 16. Licence to Kill* 17. Goldeneye 18. Tomorrow Never Dies 19. The World is Not Enough* 20. Die Another Day* 21. Casino Royale* 22. Quantum of Solace* *Already available on Blu-Ray Never Say Never Again is not included since it is not part of the series, being produced independently. Likewise the David Niven spoof of Casino Royale. Also, there was a British TV version of Casino Royale that is not included.