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

I just recently bought the James Bond complete 22 collection on Blu-Ray and I am very glad I did. I had had my eye on this collection for a few weeks/months... The price was $170 and I was not willing at the time to pull the trigger and buy it. When I saw that the Amazon price dropped to $129.99 for the entire set, I could no longer resist and went ahead and purchased it... Then I checked back a few days later and could not believe the price had skyrocketed to $349.99!!!! That is insane! I definitely do not recommend paying that much for the set. Its unfortunate that the Amazon price is so high, maybe due to high demand now that the Christmas season is here. I love Amazon but I think you are better off being patient and waiting for the price to drop once again. Im really glad I got the whole set at such a low price! Regarding the set, the one comment I want to make is regarding the packaging... There are many reviews complaining about the packaging and how difficult it is to remove the discs from the packaging... These negative reviews almost caused me to not purchase the collection but now that I have it I can honestly say that in my opinions these reviewers are making a big deal over nothing. Yes the packaging could be more user friendly but as long as you are careful removing the disc there is absolutely no problem whatsoever. I do not feel like the packaging nor the discs will be damaged in any way through constant use. I actually love the packaging. Cant believe so many people are whining about the packaging. This is an awesome collection. If you can get it for a good price like I did, I highly recommend it. All the Bond movies (except never say never again) in incredible quality!!! Im very happy with my purchase.

The Blu-ray set arrived about a week ago and I have watched one disk each day since. No point in my re-telling the stories, please read other reviews for that. Rather, I want to address the quality and features of this specific set. The quality of the images (watched on an LG 47 Led tv via a Sony 3D/Blu-ray player and Sony sound bar) is absolutely fabulous! Each film has been meticulously converted from the ORIGINAL NEGATIVES to digital resulting in exceptional clarity with brilliant color. WOW! Great job! So far Ive watched all of the disks starring Sean Connery as Bond (Never Say Never Again is not included in the set as it was produced by another company). I first saw these films when they were originally released at the famous old grand theatres in downtown Chicago, and have watched them many times since on tv, VHS, and DVD. Short of viewing these films on a big theatre screen, this Blu-ray set is the next best thing - or possibly better - as I can watch in my jammies and the set includes hours and hours of bonus features. One fun thing I notice about the early movies is how current and stylish everything looks. As is said everything old becomes new again, since Mad Men has become so popular, mid-century modern decor is now considered chic as is the clothing of the 60s and 70s. Except for the cars and Bonds swim trunks, the films look as if they could have been filmed today! I like the album-style packaging and have no problem removing or returning disks to their slots. Plastic clamshells would have been an improvement, though they probably would have raised the cost of the set. I appreciate that a slot is reserved for Skyfall, due for November theatre release. Each of the disks Ive watched contain plenty of extras, some way more than others. All contain at least one or two optional commentary versions. So far they all appear to have been produced in the 80s or 90s. One disk contains a documentary on the process of converting the original negatives to Blu-ray format, each film taking hours and hours to convert. The results are stunning and the results even amazed the technicians. The sharpness and crispness at times made it seem almost like I was watching Dr. No and From Russia With Love in 3D. (Feel free to disagree, but thats how I saw them!) The bonus features include an incredible amount of additional content such as premier openings, deleted scenes, screen tests, documentaries on filming, special effects, martial arts training, casting, props, location scouting, as well as brief bios of Ian Fleming, Sean Connery and other cast members, original commercials and tv specials about the films (60s and 70s vintage so of poor quality), toys, collectibles and other Bond merchandise promoting the movies. Whew! I said it was hours and hours! One day I watched over six hours straight and still hadnt seen everything on the disk. The complete set includes 22 Blu-ray disks, one disk of bonus material (besides what is on each movie disk), stored in two albums that fit it into a slick slipcase and the 70 page hardcover book, James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters. I was glad I pre-ordered this set months go. Amazon lowered the price after shipping my set so they refunded the $30 difference, plus as an Amazon Prime member, shipping was free. I initially hesitated pre-ordering the set when originally offered at almost $200.00. But after seeing the quality and all the features the set contains I now think it is definitely worth it, after all its less than $10 per disk. Once these sets are gone, it may probably be years or decades, before a new set is issued (or maybe never if everything actually goes to owning by downloading the file or watching via instant streaming!) As the Bond culture lives on, all items Bond go up in price on the secondary market. Every time a new film is released new Bond fans are created. I recently introduced my 14 year old granddaughter to Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No and she loved it so much she took home eight of the extra Flemming novels I had! The 14 Flemming Bond books have also been reissued for the anniversary, priced individually, not as a set. The last time a set was issued was in 2002 and I was fortunate to obtain a complete set via Amazons secondary market some months ago for about $150.00. If you are a Bond fan I think you will love this set as much as I do. Every fan has their favorite Bond movie, villian, woman and favorite Bond. Not every film is great, not every Bond actor acclaimed. But there surely is much great (and timeless) entertainment here for Bond to be alive and kicking for over 50 years! From this fan of 50 years: Thank you, Mr. Fleming - Ian Fleming!

I dont consider myself a huge fan of James Bond but I do like the movies. Therefore, I never considered buying any of the movies before. Once I saw this package was announced I kept monitoring it until the price went down to $150. Since I always wanted to watch all the Agent 007 movies, I decided this was a good buy for my. I just got the product (still need to watch all the movies) but here is what quick review of the product (not the movies): Here is what I like: - Elegant packaging - Movies are organized in chronological order - Only the necessary amount of disks (only one bonus disk) - Pictures of the movies within the packaging - Older movies were re-mastered Here is what I dont like: - Getting the disks out of the built-in sleeves inside the packaging might be difficult. - I think the packaging is a little bit bulky, it could have been smaller. In overall, Im very happy with this box-set. It is perfect for anyone wanting to watch all the movies or for any Bond fan not caring that much about extras.

This is the best Bond collection ever put out. It is a noticeable improvement in picture quality over my older DVD box sets that I purchased in 1999. I highly recommend purchasing if you are a fan of the 007 movies. You cant beat the $149.99 price for 22 movies! If you own all the DVDs like I do, I still think upgrading to Blu-Ray is worth it considering the low cost and exceptional quality. While I think the packaging is very elegant and nicely designed, I find the slots to remove the Blu-Rays a major fault. It shouldnt be such a delicate process to remove a disk from its packaging. I am afraid that down the road the cardboard slots will tear. I do like that there is a slot for Skyfall. I just hope that the Skyfall Blu-Ray disk art matches the rest of the collection. *** Update 2/13, the Skyfall Blu-Ray disk does not match the other disks in this set nor does the menu. *** The Special Features Bonus Disk is big let down. There is nothing worth watching on it. I was hoping for some new documentaries. One thing I noticed on this disk is they have all the opening sequence credits, but not Skyfall. Obviously Skyfall is not released yet, but it kind of makes the disk already out of date since Skyfall is incorporated into this box set. Had the Skyfall opening been included, it would have been a huge treat for die hard Bond fans. With all that being said; rest assured all of the best special features are on the individual movie disks. They are the same special features from the earlier DVD releases.

What a fun box set to own. The case is high quality and comes with 2 books divided by the years of the movies. All of my discs work perfectly fine without any issues. A lot of fun to sit down and go through all of the 007 movies in order. My set even came with an extra disc for Skyfall, which was not in the original order. The only reason I didnt give it 5 stars is because I wish it would come with some bonus features. Otherwise, a great buy.

Great collection for Bond Lovers. Whats not to like! Great purchase. My husband enjoys the set. Nice presentation.

Well this one is a no brainer, its Bond so of course its awesome. Well ok its awesome if you disregard Casino Royal which was just crap in my opinion. The movies look absolutely wonderful in HD, however in some of the movies which mind you Ive only watched about four of the films so far. Some of the colors are too crisp and you do loose some of the luster that you had in the original movies. Like in Goldfinger the room as a whole is no longer lit up in essence of gold when he finds the gal covered in gold and there were other scenes where it just didnt seem like the gold gave off as much of a presence. I think that changes like this is just mainly do to the fact that the movies have been sharpened up and some of those fixes could have just been glare from light sets that was never suppose to be in the scene.

My set arrived today (yippie!)... I wont go into detail on the movies themselves (7 are classics, 8 others are watchable, the rest are garbage, and YMMV), but into the set and its packaging itself. The booklet format is divided up into 2 books: 1962-1981 (Dr No-For Your Eyes Only) and 1983-2012 (Octopussy - Skyfall Bonus). Each book contains a terrific graphic design layout, with the discs embedded within. The discs are not easy to remove from the sleeves, but Blu-Rays coating makes scratches a lesser problem than youd think. Still, its disconcerting that you have to poke and prod in there to grab and drag out the disc, and why I dropped a point off. But I will say this - those of us who bought the 3-pak Blu-Ray sets might find this book packaging a big improvement despite it all... and in that 3-pak, one of the discs was loose and had jostled all around. But there were no scratches on that disc, reaffirming the higher quality Blu-Ray has all around... Blu-Ray video quality is what youll expect - clean, sharp visuals with a fair amount of noise removal but leaving some grain intact - too much noise removal also removes sharpness and detail. Colors are vibrant, with no bleed that I can find. It does not get much better than this, for the Blu-Ray format, for Bond. Sound tends to be crisp and clear for the movies as well. Not much - if anything - to say for discernible hiss. The 5.1 mixes arent always the greatest, but these films deliver where it counts the most - fine handling of the audio restoration process speaks for itself. No pun intended. Im not seeing much difference between the movies in this package compared to what was released in the past... its just all the movies finally available. And its bizarre to see FOX HOME VIDEO logo appear when popping in a disc for a MGM franchise film series! Bond fans finally get ALL the Bond films on the best home video format, and at $149 its a steal.

Wow, just wow. Let me preface this by saying that I am a HUGE James Bond fan. To me, he is the epitome of the action hero. I watched my first James Bond film (Goldeneye) when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I still remember watching that movie and being absolutely obsessed with it for a good year or so. Since that first movie, I began my mission to watch every single James Bond movie in existence. Even the unofficial ones. Jump forward about 8 years or so, and I bought the entire James Bond collection on DVD and I watched every single film in the order that they were released in. Some I was watching for the 3rd or 4th time, others I was watching for the very first time. I was so happy. There I was, a sophomore in high school, watching all the James Bond movie. Then, 6 years later, I heard of this Blu-ray set... YES!!! Instead of being sad that I was going to have to double-dip, I was happy. I was finally going to be able to enjoy James Bond in glorious HD. I sold my DVDs and my Blu-Ray copies of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace to my brother, and I pre-ordered this magnificent set. Boy, was it worth it. The packaging is gorgeous, and very classy. I have yet to see all 22 movies (believe me, not for lack of trying), so I will only be reviewing the ones that I have watched so far. I will update this review as I keep viewing the movies. But so far: Dr. No: HOLY CRAP!!! Amazing. The restoration is top-notch, the audio is fantastic. It seriously felt like I was watching a movie based in 62 instead of a movie filmed in 62. This is my second favorite Sean Connery movie, falling only behind From Russia with Love. It really is a fantastic film. Expertly paced, and unimaginably cool. Sean Connery really just embodies Bond. A great way to start off my favorite film series in the world From Russia with Love: My absolute favorite classic Bond film. This is a tense and well-paced thriller. Rosa Klebb is damn frightening, and we are exposed to SPECTRE for the first time. Once again, the remastering is amazing. The clarity is astounding. The fight between Grant and Bond is fantastic, one of the best in the series. Also Q makes his official appearance! Yay! Goldfinger: In my opinion, this is the Bond movie that set the stereotypes for all other Bond movies. It is the first movie in the series where there is a theme specifically made for the movie accompanying the opening credits, it is the first movie where the iconic Aston Martin DB5 comes out, it is the first movie where Q makes a meaningful appearance. Goldfinger is an excellent movie. Its well-crafted, and Connery WAS Bond at this point. From Russia with Love is my favorite Bond movie, but Goldfinger is probably the most iconic. The trend of superb transfer follows through with this one. Thunderball: Perhaps one of the better known Bond films, and with good reason. Riding into his 4th movie, Connery continues to throw it out of the park. I was a little apprehensive to watch this movie, as I remembered that there are a few underwater scenes. I was afraid that the quality was going to be less the spectacular. To my surprise, other than a slightly soft quality, the underwater scenes still look amazing. Great transfer, great movie. You Only Live Twice: Connerys 5th Bond film. At this point, Connery was starting to show his age. While for the most part, he still looks capable of being Bond there are a few scenes where he looks a little aged. Perhaps a little ridiculous at times, what with the whole trying to make Bond look Japanese, but still a solid Bond film. The hardest thing about seeing an old Bond film in HD is seeing how dated the special effects look. The helicopter fight is a great example of this. OHMSS: Probably one of the most underrated Bond films. Lazenby had a very good turn as Bond, and I wouldve been very happy had he continued on with the role. This is of course the film where Bond gets married and becomes a widower. The clarity is astounding in this transfer. I was very surprised. Goldeneye: My favorite Brosnan movie. Great transfer, but sometimes it can look a bit soft around the edges. Strange how Dr. No manages to look as good as Goldeneye, considering the more than 30 years that separate both movies. Still amazing to watch in HD, and a great movie over all. Definitely one of the high points in the series. Casino Royale: Damn, it was good to see such a different take on Bond. Hes still suave and still smooth, be he is more dangerous. This is my favorite Craig film (so far.) Because this was filmed in 06 it is no surprise that it looks amazing. The amount of detail on-screen is astounding at times. Daniel Craig started off his interpretation of Bond in amazing fashion. The only reason I am able to review this is because I confirmed that this is basically a re-issue of the special edition Blu-ray released a few years ago. Quantum of Solace: A little underwhelming, but still good. I always knew that it was going to be extremely hard to follow up Casino Royale, which is why I am willing to be a little forgiving with this movie. Its not a bad movie at all, it just isnt as good as Casino Royale or some of the other Bond films. Once again, I confirmed that this is simply a re-issue of the Blu-ray released a few years ago. It looks fantastic. For future reference, I will give a list of the Bond actors in order from favorite to least favorite. Its always fun to argue with fellow Bond fans as to the order of the list. Sean Connery is the absolute best. Daniel Craig is doing a bang up job as my favorite spy. So he comes in second for now. George Lazenby is not given nearly enough credit for his turn as Bond in OHMSS. Pierce Brosnan is the man that introduced me to Bond, so hes kind of tied with Lazenby. But points off for Die Another Day. Too campy for my taste. Timothy Dalton was good in The Living Daylights, but License to Kill was basically Miami Vice: Bond edition. Roger Moore... I dont dislike him. I am just not crazy about his turn as Bond. Moonraker was my second Bond film, so it holds a soft spot in my head. Other than that, his films are a little too crazy for me. Keep a look out for updates in the coming days!

I purchased this set as a Birthday gift to myself, Ive watched many James Bond movies since I watched Dr. No on Tv & Ive seen some of the movies in the theater, & I had previously purchased the VHS collection (used). But when I saw that this updated set was available on Blu-Ray & reading some of the details that the movies had been remastered, I figured Just get it & I decided to go the used route again as well & I purchased Skyfall & Spectre separately. The presentation itself is Astounding, 2 slipcases with 22 movies & a slot reserved for Skyfall (I personally am not keen on the slipcases themselves, but thats just a matter of personal taste, so I purchased a 5 pack, 6 disc Blu-Ray case). The set I purchased was $90.00 used & the set itself looks in superb condition, almost like new, as if someone bought it, didnt like it & either returned it or donated it. The outer box that hold the Blu-Ray cases has one slight blemish (big deal), but otherwise looks to be in a pristine condition, like the wrapper had just been removed & it still had the descriptive flap attached to the slipcase itself. I started out with Diamonds Are Forever (I hadnt seen this movie in years) I have a PS3 Gaming system that I also use as a Blu-Ray player that I have hooked up to my widescreen Tv via HDMI, so I get the full native 1080P & the tv is very well calibrated. I put the movie in, started it up & was very thoroughly Wowed. The remastering that they did is wonderful & seeing the movie in Hi-Def is a treat in itself. If youre a fan of James Bond like me, then this is the set for you. Very, very Impressed. 5 Stars.