Oh, I am flipping out. These steet in two weeks and there is no mention of steelbook edition exclusives.
Anyone know anything?

If they were going to release steelbooks in two weeks, I think you would have heard something by now. I would assume that these two titles won't be getting the steelbook treatment.

this is a catastrophe.

no it is worse than a catastrophe, it is 100% unacceptable if this is the case

there is no way this is going to happen :mad:

-Gary

Just curios. What is worse than a catastrophe? Cataclysm maybe? (I'm not happy either if they discontinue the steelbook half way through the series)

I would say an Apocalypse would be after a catastrophe, an event which Gary will surely unleash if they don't release these two titles in Steel book.

also what is the third title???

There is no third title - this wave is just two. There are 20 pre-Casino Royale EON Bond films, so that's 6 groups of 3 and 1 group of 2.

We need steelbooks!!!

I would say an Apocalypse would be after a catastrophe, an event which Gary will surely unleash if they don't release these two titles in Steel book.

yes I will, and others will join me

no steelbooks would be unacceptable, someone should contact Fox and ask them

if I have to order from Canada so be it, I don't care, my shelf will be complete with Bond steelbooks or someone will feel my wrath :p

-Gary

You and I Gary are two of a kind.
I shall also call fox, all my Bond bd's MUST have "007" on the spine!!!!

still no word on steelbooks?

No word. Hoping for news soon.

Amazon currently has two listings for each title on Blu-ray. One has the normal cover art and price and is pre-orderable. The second has no cover, no information besides the title, and is not available for order - simply has a notify button. While this might be just random Amazon listing shenanigans (won't be the first time), it also might be the beginnings of a Steelbook listing.

what really sucks is I got hooked on the whole steelbook idea for the titles i really like and these are of course 2 i was set on getting in steel. I'm more than a little pissed. So much that I'm thinking of not getting the titles at all...

The reason there are no steelbooks for these 2 movies is because they are the two worst Bond movies. LTK is the worst bond hands down. Unwatchable.

The reason there are no steelbooks for these 2 movies is because they are the two worst Bond movies. LTK is the worst bond hands down. Unwatchable.

Your logic is faulty in several ways. First off, a lot of Bond fans consider Licence to Kill the best 007 film of the 80s. Also, if the studio wasn't granting Steelbooks to the worst Bond films, why did Die Another Day and Moonraker get them?

Your logic is faulty in several ways. First off, a lot of Bond fans consider Licence to Kill the best 007 film of the 80s. Also, if the studio wasn't granting Steelbooks to the worst Bond films, why did Die Another Day and Moonraker get them?

The remark was tongue and cheek. I knew that was not the real answer but I was just injecting my personal feelings. I should have included a ;).

They had the steelbooks for the other bond movies for CAD$19.99 at futureshop a couple of weeks ago, too bad I did not jump on it at the time thinking that is the new price.
But now they are back to CAD$29.99 each :(

I called Fox technical support line, the lady on the phone had know idea what I was talking about.
Not her fault, I need to contact someone intimately aware of their releasing info.

I would assume that if there were to be steel books- that amazon would sell LTK and MWTGG.

http://www.*****************/trafficreport/img/3721/k08t1221bbuq/gdsmile.gif I need steelbooks too!

http://www.amazon.fr/Coffret-James-Bond-007-pistolet/dp/B001TEKHYK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1240950926&sr=1-3

The reason there are no steelbooks for these 2 movies is because they are the two worst Bond movies. LTK is the worst bond hands down. Unwatchable.

I would actually put LTK in my top 5 Bonds, possibly top 3

so go away ;)

-Gary

http://www.amazon.fr/Coffret-James-Bond-007-pistolet/dp/B001TEKHYK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1240950926&sr=1-3

Isn't this the Amazon "Les Francais" version of the Best Buy 3-pack with Quantum...? Am I missing some reference to steelbooks in the link???

http://www.amazon.fr/Coffret-James-Bond-007-pistolet/dp/B001TEKHYK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1240950926&sr=1-3

i have no clue whar that says dude....:confused:

so no word on these?

-Gary

so no word on these?

-Gary

Members of other Blu-ray forums discussing the steelbooks are as frustrated as we are. There doesn't seem to be any information from any retail sources, at this point.

I had assumed that demand for the SB versions was reasonably high; the first wave sold-out fairly quickly at the BB locations in our area. Certainly not a life or death matter in view of the current world crises, but disappointing to collectors, nonetheless.

I would actually put LTK in my top 5 Bonds, possibly top 3

so go away ;)

-Gary

Gary,

You can't be serious. LTK in top 5 or 3. I've seen Elmo reruns with my 17 month old son that are better than LTK. Ok, maybe I've crossed the line. ;)

well, OHMSS better get a steel book. That Goldeneye and YOLT are the ones i'm dying for really...

Gary,

You can't be serious. LTK in top 5 or 3. I've seen Elmo reruns with my 17 month old son that are better than LTK. Ok, maybe I've crossed the line. ;)

100% dead serious and I challenge anyone that says they are a bigger Bond freak than me, it is not possible :D

-Gary

I also rank Licence to Kill near the top of the Bond series. In my opinion, almost everything in it worked well and created a nice balance of silliness and the macabre. Also, Carey Lowell is an excellent Bond girl with none of the typical "damsel in distress" qualities.

LTK is definitely on of my favorite 007 films.

Me too! LTK is Awesome! (My 3rd/4th favorite Bond film)

I have missed something. LTK in people's top 5? How about Goldfinger, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Thunderball, Goldeneye, or heck even The Living Daylights...all light years better than LTK. It has the look and feel of a bad made for television movie. My wife saw the first 15 minutes and promptly said "This is terrible", got out of bed, and watched something in the living room.

I have missed something. LTK in people's top 5? How about Goldfinger, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Thunderball, Goldeneye, or heck even The Living Daylights...all light years better than LTK. It has the look and feel of a bad made for television movie. My wife saw the first 15 minutes and promptly said "This is terrible", got out of bed, and watched something in the living room.

All that means is that you and your wife have different tastes/opinions than everyone else putting it in their top 5.

I still haven't seen every Bond movie (I've seen most), but I'd put it in the top 5 out of the ones I've seen. I'll say I'm surprised of the run of others that agree given that it stars the continually lambasted Timothy Dalton, but License to Kill is easily one of my favorite Bond movies.

All that means is that you and your wife have different tastes/opinions than everyone else putting it in their top 5.

I still haven't seen every Bond movie (I've seen most), but I'd put it in the top 5 out of the ones I've seen. I'll say I'm surprised of the run of others that agree given that it stars the continually lambasted Timothy Dalton, but License to Kill is easily one of my favorite Bond movies.

The irony is I like the Living Daylights (Dalton) but hated LTK.

enough of this BS, we are trying to talk steelbooks here ;) :p

-Gary

Yes-I also want a complete steelbook set and will be pissed if all bond movies are not released this way. Come on Amazon.

Though getting the damn security stickers off the steelbooks is much harder as the glue adheres better than to the plastic jewel cases and was surely not engineered for adhering to a steel substrate! I hate being treated like a thief when I am a paying customer, OTOH region coding and the Euro/USD exchange rate make it impractical to buy imports which seem to lack the stickers from hell.

If they only do steelbooks for the first 3 volumes, I will use my man-child Hulk rage to literally snap the internet in half.

I'm not getting this. I've done a few searches, and from what I can tell a steelbook is the same blu-ray but in a heavy metallic case. Do they come with something extra? What am I missing?

Your obviously missing the "coolness" factor

So finally after reading the whole thread I get the jist of just what a "steelbook" is.

Now I am an anal collector with the best (or worst) of them; in fact I am about ready to drive 30 miles to re-visit a Borders before the 50% off sale ends on Saturday, in search of more Criterions/Blu-rays... But what is this obsession with covers? It's what's inside, isn't it?

When something is being rolled out stuff tends to be fancier, then stuff stardardizes. At the dawn of 8 track tapes they would re-order the sequence of tracks so as to minimize splitting them, but it wasn't long before they just put the album on and split the tracks wherever it would occur. Probably more egregious misbehavior with BDs is on the way.

Is the coolness factor worth getting so worked up about?

It's not so much a Steelbook issue in general, it's a consistency issue given what they've already released so far.

A lot of us have already bought the several Steelbook versions that were released, and these [will] "look out of place" next to the Steelbook versions. It's just a visual annoyance.

If all BluRays up until mid 2008 were released in standard black DVD cases and then suddenly they switched to the standard, smaller and blue BluRay cases then having them all lined up would look odd.

It's just an anal thing, it kind of sucks for them to release several of the films with a certain packaging and then suddenly stop.

Is the coolness factor worth getting so worked up about?

Yes. Feel free to paint your drivers side door Pink and your rear passenger door Red and let us know how your Blue car looks.

Yes. Feel free to paint your drivers side door Pink and your rear passenger door Red and let us know how your Blue car looks.

Having never owned a new car at age 58, and presently driving a '91 Civic hatchback with impossible-to-remove pine tree resin dots all over the top and hailstone damage elsewhere... my blue car would probably look okay. It's the driving that counts :D

But what is this obsession with covers? It's what's inside, isn't it?

Ask yourself this: Where will this disc spend more of its life, in your player or on your shelf? :)

Try out the Uk problem: no steelbooks at all, one first wave boxset with all the first wave.
So no split boxset like in the US, and no listing of a new boxset to match with the second wave that is now out ...

I went and looked at my shelves of media, and they are an amalgam of any number of different styles of DVD cases and DVD set boxes, and this is unavoidable. Blu-rays seem more consistent in their appearance, though Criterion seem to be breaking away from the pack in their rather cheap packaging.

Look- the ultimate "coolness factor" for me was to find that Target was selling the Bond films at $14.99 a pop some weeks back. These were not in steelbook cases. Steelbook cases seem to be allied with the mindset that the industry seemed to have earlier on that consumers would be happy to pay the too-high price points for higher resolution, and these prices could support niftier packaging. I want the prices to come down.

The question at hand and the reason for the thread remains...are there any retailers selling the latest Bond wave in steelbook cases?

The value of steelbook versus standard packaging is not being debated. A portion of us elected to pay a premium for special packaging and would like to complete our collection, accordingly.

Look- the ultimate "coolness factor" for me was to find that Target was selling the Bond films at $14.99 a pop some weeks back. These were not in steelbook cases. Steelbook cases seem to be allied with the mindset that the industry seemed to have earlier on that consumers would be happy to pay the too-high price points for higher resolution, and these prices could support niftier packaging. I want the prices to come down.

All of the earlier Bond Blu-rays were released in standard packaging simultaneously with the Steelbooks. Some of us like the Steelbooks and would like to complete the series that way.

Well, looks like I need to get the slip covers from the first 6 films the 'evil' way. I hate MGM.

Well, looks like I need to get the slip covers from the first 6 films the 'evil' way. I hate MGM.

I don't get what you mean???

FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING MGM DVD RELEASES, CUSTOMERS (IN THE U.S. and CANADA) MAY CALL 888-223-2369.
I'll call tomorrow. That's the only contact info I could find for MGM on their site. Spread the info, everyone call in tomorrow and b!tch at them.

Supposedly this address is good too - comments@mgm.com

I don't get what you mean???

Buy the movies with slips at Target/Best Buy and return sans slip cover.

I hate slip covers, people touch them and that makes them all germy.
Thats how you get the H1n1.
They should shrinkwrap over the slip covers, to prevent befowelmen

GizmoDVD, I like your style.
My local cinema has free refills on popcorn, so my Mom and I bring old (but sterilised) bags to the theater.
Free Popcorn!!!

I went ahead and bought the standard versions (I'm too impatient) :(.

I'll have to re-buy them if they ever release them in a steelbook version.

So...no Steelbooks. Thanks MGM!

Why is LTK listed as a Jan 5th SB release in Germany?

http://www.blusteelbook.com/

I have made a petition for this, but this site will not allow me to post a URL, so we'll have to do this the hard way... it's at:

http colon backslash backslash petitionspot dot com backslash petitions backslash bondsteelbook

In a moment of weakness I bought the slip cover versions today...only to find that our local customer friendly Best Buy affixed retail stickers with maximum adhesive to the slip covers. Nice...:rolleyes:

In a moment of weakness I bought the slip cover versions today...only to find that our local customer friendly Best Buy affixed retail stickers with maximum adhesive to the slip covers. Nice...:rolleyes:


Yeah, it took awhile, but I eventually got the adhesive off. Such a pain.

I ordered these two from Amazon and removed the slipcovers so that my copies from the BB QoS boxed set will now match the rest of my (pre-Sony) Bond discs. The still-sealed Amazon copies will now go back for a refund minus the slipcovers.

The still-sealed Amazon copies will now go back for a refund minus the slipcovers.


And you actually think that's OK?

I was just too lazy to go and do the same thing at Best Buy.

As for OK or not, I leave that up to the store's return policy. Amazon and others consider a movie to be unopened if it is still sealed in the shrink wrap, which these are. If the slipcover was under the shrink wrap, then this would be against their return policy. As it is, they will accept it. If they want to offer a partial refund, that's fine, too. But they won't, because they consider this to be unopened. Slipcovers are not inside the shrink wrap and do not have a bar code on them, and the store doesn't care if they are there or not.

I got a copy of Wanted from Amazon without a slipcover. Target was selling it with a slipcover. Both were sold as new and unopened copies. I have also seen Hairspray and King Kong sold with or without a slipcover. The stores don't seem to care that much, and it doesn't impact their ability to sell them or our ability to return them. If Amazon says it's OK, then I will agree with them.

Ask yourself this: Where will this disc spend more of its life, in your player or on your shelf? http://www.*****************/trafficreport/img/3721/k08t1221bbuq/gdsmile.gif

Nice question,
I'll remember this every time I buy a dvd.
Thanks anyway.

The release of these 2 films on blu ray is being handled so strangely. No steelbooks, not on ad from retailers (Best Buy and Target)...

Even Amazon's discount pricing hasn't been that great.

I did see LTK is at $20.99 this morning. However Golden Gun is still at $22.99.

Where and what are people paying for these that have picked them up?

I really would like to get them, but it seems like they will go on sale at some point?

I'm guessing with the lack of steelbooks this time that they will be reissued at a later date?

I wonder if the Best Buy Quantum box set that features LTK and Golden Gun has something to do with how odd this release of 007 blu rays is being handled as well.

It's a bit disappointing, in that these are 2 of my favorite Bond's...

...I wonder if the Best Buy Quantum box set that features LTK and Golden Gun has something to do with how odd this release of 007 blu rays is being handled as well...

As I recall, the release of these two titles was announced well in advance of the BB release of these together with Quantum of Solace in their 3-set. What bothers me is that there have not been any announcements of more releases in a very long time now.

As I recall, the release of these two titles was announced well in advance of the BB release of these together with Quantum of Solace in their 3-set. What bothers me is that there have not been any announcements of more releases in a very long time now.

Agreed. It would be great to hear about the next wave of releases as well as some sales on the 2 titles that came out last week.

I'm wondering if we didn't see steelbooks because they we're really selling (looking at the larger picture I mean). Future shop is giving the ones that are available away at $9.99

Steelbooks and Volumes have been discontinued for the Bond line.

Steelbooks and Volumes have been discontinued for the Bond line.
What was your source for that info?

What was your source for that info?

The last two Bond titles were released without Stellbooks. There is now a clearance of them in Canada.

The last two Bonds were released not in Volumes. These might have a small shot at coming back, but I think MGM is going to stick to normal individual releases (especially since the rest of the Bond titles are not the greatest).

Aren't individual retailers the ones who license the Steelbook editions (Best Buy exclusive, Amazon exclusive, Future Shop, etc)?

The reason the last releases didn't get the Collection treatment, and Steelbook as well I assume, is because there were only two released. It had to happen eventually as the number of total films isn't divisible by three (being the number of titles they're using to make a "collection.") I'd guess if Best Buy or Amazon wanted to offer Steelbooks for the future releases MGM would be happy to oblige.

Aren't individual retailers the ones who license the Steelbook editions (Best Buy exclusive, Amazon exclusive, Future Shop, etc)?

The reason the last releases didn't get the Collection treatment, and Steelbook as well I assume, is because there were only two released. It had to happen eventually as the number of total films isn't divisible by three (being the number of titles they're using to make a "collection.") I'd guess if Best Buy or Amazon wanted to offer Steelbooks for the future releases MGM would be happy to oblige.

It appears no retailer wants the Steelbooks. To my understanding (from what others have said), MGM made the first 9 steelbooks and only released the first 6 to Best Buy. When Wave 2 hit, MGM sold the remaining 3 Steelbooks to Amazon since Best Buy was not interested (perhaps because they grabbed the other 2 bonds 45 days early). No retailer has asked for any more Steelbooks which means none will come out. I find it hard to believe they would start them anew and play catch-up on 2 old titles months later. There are still 9 Bonds left...which means 3, 3 volumes makes since, but where do the other 2 fit in?

No retailer has asked for any more Steelbooks which means none will come out.
Is this just speculation?

How do you know Best Buy "wasn't interested" in the previous 3 Steelbooks? How do you know Amazon didn't one-up their license offer?

Isn't assuming that no future releases will get Steelbook editions is just like assuming no future releases will get the Collection treatment based on the fact that the last two didn't?

If any retailer thinks they can turn a buck on releasing the others in SB editions, they will. Maybe they chose not to release the last two in Steelbook because of those two films' popularity level relative to the others.

Is this just speculation?

Isn't assuming that no future releases will get Steelbook editions just like assuming no future releases will get the Collection treatment based on the fact that the last two didn't?

if any retailer thinks they can turn a buck on releasing the others in SB editions, they will. Maybe they chose not to release the last two in Steelbook because of those two films' popularity level.

From Josh Z on HDD
"I have a feeling we've seen the last of the Steelbooks. My assumption is that the original plan was for Best Buy to carry Steelbooks for the entire series. After the first wave, BB wasn't impressed with sales and decided not to carry any more. Since MGM had already manufactured the second wave, they convinced Amazon to sell them.

Unless Amazon or another manufacturer orders Steelbooks for the subsequent waves, MGM won't bother to have them manufactured. Being this close to the next wave, I think we would have heard something by now."

I heard the same thing regarding them making 9 Steelbooks and only putting out the first 6. The other 3 were already made so they sold them to Amazon. If no retailer wants to carry them anymore MGM will not get them commissioned to be made. If Amazon was happy with the sales from the previous wave they would have ordered more. Best Buy still has stock of Steelbooks. Future Shop is blowing them out cheaper than normal editions.

The previous 2 flicks may have not been great, but Man with Golden Gun is a hell of a lot better then some of the flicks previously released in the Bond Steelbook form. The economy could be playing a role in this (material is too expensive compared to non cheaper recycled cases, added cost in shipping, takes up more space on shelves etc).

Keep in mind I want the Steelbooks. Love 'em. I'm just as pissed as you guys are. I passed on the previous two Bonds because of no Steelbooks :( I now have to re-but the slip covers so they look nice and flush on my shelf.

But that's just his "feeling." He even says it's no more than an assumption.

I don't see why it's any more probable than the scenario I tossed up there, other than basing everything on the fact that these last two relatively unpopular entries in the series didn't get Steelbooks. Of course retailers know something like Goldfinger is more likely to sell in a more expensive edition than License to Kill is.

But that's just his "feeling." He even says it's no more than an assumption.

I don't see why it's any more probable than the scenario I tossed up there, other than basing everything on the fact that these last two relatively unpopular entries in the series didn't get Steelbooks. Of course retailers know something like Goldfinger is more likely to sell in a more expensive edition than License to Kill is.

His assumption on one thing does not make the other fact obsolete - MGM made 9 SBs and neither BB or Amazon wants anymore. I can't think of any other US retailer that stocks Blu-rays as heavily as them besides Wal-Mart or Target...and they showed no interest in the previous 2.

His assumption on one thing does not make the other fact obsolete - MGM made 9 SBs and neither BB or Amazon wants anymore.
Gizmo the entire line you posted from Josh said that everything was an assumption. This is all speculation.

I'll hold off on getting rid of the Steelbooks until the next wave is released, which would serve as a better indicator as to how they are going to treat the rest of the BDs.

Like a psychic someone asked the "Insiders" at the very Blu site about the steelbooks and the response

That's a question for retailers

In this country, with a few rare exceptions steelbooks are retailer premiums, and if they don't order them the studio doesn't make them

Bond hasn't been selling quite what people thought it would, so I wouldn't be suprised if retailers are skipping it. BB for example used its steel money for an exclusive window on MWTGG and LTK.

As I said earlier today:
Best Buy was not interested (perhaps because they grabbed the other 2 bonds 45 days early)

Steelbooks for Bonds are pretty much dead. We haven't even heard a peep about the remaining 9 titles :(

I'm looking into getting all of the Bond's on Blu-Ray and am curious to know if I should go for the three-film box sets because honestly, that's the cheapest way right now. But the lack of a fourth boxset with these last two films is disconcerting. I'd hate to buy the first three only to have no other sets released? Does anyone have an update with these releases?

I'm looking into getting all of the Bond's on Blu-Ray and am curious to know if I should go for the three-film box sets because honestly, that's the cheapest way right now. But the lack of a fourth boxset with these last two films is disconcerting. I'd hate to buy the first three only to have no other sets released? Does anyone have an update with these releases?

I'm also curious about an update on the next wave of releases too. I haven't heard or read anything about them coming soon though.

I have been picking up the film individually as they have been released. I only went that way as Amazon had a great deal on 6 of the films last November. So I have stuck with the individual discs rather than the box sets.

Not sure what to advise you on boxes or non. If you are concerned about the box sets I'd go with the individual titles. I'm still missing a few of them so I am always checking the ads and Amazon to see if they are on sale. Target ran a few of them in March for $15. Costco has a great deal on some of them for $18 too. They also have an exclusive box set for the films for $160. Note that this set does not have Licence To Kill and The Man With The Golden Gun, but it's a good way to start out anyway...

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11467570&search=james%20bond%20bluray&Mo=0&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=james%20bond%20bluray&Ntt=james%20bond%20bluray&No=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

Hope that helps! They are great blu rays, IMO. I'm watching Goldfinger as a I type this!

Yeah, I just went ahead and ordered them all individually, most pretty cheap on Amazon's marketplace. That place is so great.

It's interesting that we have not heard any news from MGM on the next wave of Bond titles yet.

I wonder if the company that is doing the extras work, converting some of the old featurettes from SD to HD, is behind a bit?

It was a thought I had today on why the films might be released. Probably a pretty weak one.

Hopefully Wave 4 is announced very soon!

Poor sales over the previous two waves are not helping MGM want to push these out any faster.

I was concerned when I saw such drastic discounting on the first few waves so soon after their release. Within a month, there were already some sales offering the first titles for between six and ten dollars a piece if you were lucky enough to catch them in time. I know you could get the first six from Amazon for $39 shipped at one point.

They must have thought these were going to sell better than they did--but I hope that hasn't caused them to question whether or not to finish releasing the series on Blu-ray. I'll be ticked if they stop now!

Agreed, I've never been into collecting movies before BD (DVDs I collected TV series always). So this is my first time buying the Bonds and they had better finish what they started. They've done such a great job with them overall thus far but I can see that this is one of those series that's been released over and over in the past in multiple iterations coupled with the fact that most people (general public) hasn't adapted HD specs into their home entertainment won't help sales. Please please finish the Bond series on blu.

I'm not worried about them finishing the series. They're over halfway done with the 20 Bond titles in the pre-Craig series. Sales are perhaps not as good as they would have hoped, but I imagine they're a lot better than your average decades old catalog title.

but, I have to think that part of the problem is that they release a set of these every year. I mean, if i broke down and got the sets that were mastered in DTS, i don't think i would;ve bought any blu versions but a few.

Poor sales over the previous two waves are not helping MGM want to push these out any faster.

How do we know sales are poor? (Because they were discounted so quickly? Or?)

but, I have to think that part of the problem is that they release a set of these every year. I mean, if i broke down and got the sets that were mastered in DTS, i don't think i would;ve bought any blu versions but a few.

I'm a huge Bond fan, so I own every version available on DVD and now BD. All of the DVD versions alone come out to about 66 discs of the EON produced films. :cool:

Looks like MGM is changing their strategy on the Bond blu rays.

From The Digital Bits news update:

MGM's James Bond Blu-ray Collections: Volumes 1-3 will be re-issued on 9/1 for SRP $69.99 each.

Looks like MGM is changing their strategy on the Bond blu rays.

From The Digital Bits news update:

MGM's James Bond Blu-ray Collections: Volumes 1-3 will be re-issued on 9/1 for SRP $69.99 each.

Why?

Why?

Explained here:
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=7693

Basically we're used to the discounted prices offered by stores and amazon, but in reality the MSRP hasn't changed from $89.99. In all likelihood this will have little effect on us as consumers.

Hopefully some better Bond blu ray news is coming soon about the next wave.

Yeah, when is the next wave and what are the titles? Three or four titles this time or just two like last time?

Crossing my fingers that my all time favorite title, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (it has everything, but the kitchen sink in the biggest and most ambitious of the Bond epics: cool gadgets a-plenty, a bevy of Bond babes, secret lairs, "high tech," far out SPECTRE weaponry, scenic globe trotting, a submarine Lotus, ski chases, car and helicopter chases, underwater stunts, Jaws, an uber-villain bent on world domination, a big, over-the-top final battle), has been properly restored this time.

Many feel this is the only title that didn't get a full-on, proper frame-by-frame restoration from the original negatives the last time it was released on DVD in the last Special Edition wave. I believe they just took the video master of the time and cleaned that up instead.

Many feel this is the only title that didn't get a full-on, proper frame-by-frame restoration from the original negatives the last time it was released on DVD in the last Special Edition wave. I believe they just took the video master of the time and cleaned that up instead.

It's not the only title with that problem. The World is Not Enough is also recycled from an old and dated master. I expect the same problem of Tomorrow Never Dies.

i think mine might be going on sale. I'm giving up...

It's not the only title with that problem. The World is Not Enough is also recycled from an old and dated master. I expect the same problem of Tomorrow Never Dies.

I have held off of picking up TWINE due to the dismal reviews.

Disappointing that the transfer wasn't that great on that one.

I have been very happy with the other films.

Is there any further news on the next wave of films??

so not happening? or any others i guess?

My best buy was blowing out all of the Bond Blu-Ray's for $14.99 so I caved and just bought Man With The Golden Gun, and License to Kill. While I'd like the steelbooks, I doubt they're happening, and besides, at $14.99 is a hell of a steal.

I hope the next batch finishes off the Conery movies, Dalton's other movie, and hopefully Tomorrow Never Dies. After that, I can care less which order the rest come out, as the rest of them are some of the worst in the series (especially TSWLM, which is my least favorite of all of the movies, even worse than Moonraker).

As for Steelbooks, I gave up on those back in March and did an exchange at Best Buy for regular versions of the movies. For one thing, I'm not sure how they worked for anyone else, but the steelbooks scratched even if you looked at them the wrong way, which became really annoying.

the steelbooks scratched even if you looked at them the wrong way, which became really annoying.
lol, this was too funny and sad because it is true.
I love steelbooks but they damn scratch way too fast.
I saw people putting theirs in plastic bags that fit it perfectly.
I for one, take out the movie from the steelbook and store it in a normal case and print out a custom cover.

Back to the Bond steels, I bought all of them for $9.99 from Futureshop and still have them sealed. Thinking of selling them when they are a bit rare.

We will see what the future holds.

100% dead serious and I challenge anyone that says they are a bigger Bond freak than me, it is not possible :D

-Gary
While I didn't care that much for Moore, Live and let Die is number 3 for me; LTK is number 2, and Dr. No is numero uno. Can't say I'm a bigger freak than you, though.

Any news on status of the other 9 films?

I'm enjoying the ones released thus far. It would be nice to have the other 9 in time for the holidays.

I'm guessing MGM has it's hands full with their financial issues.