New James Bond Ultimate Edition Collector sets ...WOW!

[John Ballentine]

Watching all 20 films in order. One a day. Watched Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger so far this week. All I can say is I'm simply floored by the print/transfer quality. And the 5.1 DTS sound is superb (for 1960's films). Not to mention the truckload of extras and commentaries. Each film is a 2-disc set. Incredible package. My highest recommendation for Bond fans. Costco had the best prices (approx $10.00 a film).

(yes I know I'll have to re-buy all of these on Blu-ray - but for right now I'm one happy camper)

[minaelromany]

Do you mean they sell them seperately ? or they sell them as Volumes of 5 movies for 50$ ?

My brother got the Volume with Dr No and sent it to me (just Dr No) and I was also blown away by the PQ , it is literally awesome for such an old movie, it seemed as if it was shot this year .
On the other hand , the sound is good for 1960s movie as you mentioned but I think that DTS and DD tracks are the same , do you "hear" a big difference ?

[KOA]

Costco has a sale on these starting the 18th.

[SebCanadaCEO]

I received vol. 1 & 2 from my mother as an early Christmas present, these are extremely beautifull sets and worth every cent!

I plan to get vol. 3 & 4 early next year.

[jdawg131]

I have to agree. These sets look phenomenal. I have no complaints about rebuying all 20 of these movies; I gladly sold away my previous DVD collection.

[John Ballentine]

Costco has a sale on these starting the 18th.

YES I just heard about Costco's upcoming sale. Price will work out to be less than $8.00 a film ....which is simply amazing.

You must buy the films in 5 disc sets. For some reason they didn't issue them in order. But you can re-file just the DVD's (out of the box) in release order if you like.

The DTS and Doby Digital tracks sounded pretty much the the same - but given the choice I alway choose DTS. Very nice surround activity on the early 60's films.

[Shaded Dogfood]

For some reason they didn't issue them in order.

'Cause most people would buy the Connery films (and maybe On Her Majesty's Secret Service) and then stop?

[eweiss]

For some reason they didn't issue them in order.

'Cause most people would buy the Connery films (and maybe On Her Majesty's Secret Service) and then stop?

Count me among those "most people."

[thedeskE]

I keep waiting for the final set and there's no such thing.
Again, what's in store for 2007 - BD/HD set?

I buy SD DVDs as we speak, but I'm always squemish on the Bond set.

E

[apexmi]

Watching all 20 films in order. One a day. Watched Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger so far this week. All I can say is I'm simply floored by the print/transfer quality. And the 5.1 DTS sound is superb (for 1960's films). Not to mention the truckload of extras and commentaries. Each film is a 2-disc set. Incredible package. My highest recommendation for Bond fans. Costco had the best prices (approx $10.00 a film).

(yes I know I'll have to re-buy all of these on Blu-ray - but for right now I'm one happy camper)

Picked up all 4 at CC last week for $184.76 including tax. $9.23 per, couldn't pass it up and got the entire 3 seasons of Lost in Space (one of my guilty pleasures) for $98.51 Shipped.... I think about 65 episodes so that's like $1.50 each....

[smithb]

I sent my wife to Costco this morning to check out the sale. They were apparently going for something like $43 a set. They were going fast. She was able to get me Sets 2, 3, and 4. Set 1 was already sold out by 11:30 am.

[John Ballentine]

Watched the first 7 Bond films in order (one-a-day) over the last week. All were EXTREMELY impressive re: audio/video. If I continue to watch one-a-day - I will finish w/ the 20th on Dec 31! Perfect way to finish out the year.

[thehun]

I only have box #3 but I agree this is gem. DVD done right. However since Sony took over MGM a BD version will bound to appear next Christmas with the Casino Royale HV release.
I'll buy them then.

[thehun]

Oh yeah they fixed Goldeneyes's terrible "one note" bass too.

[John Ballentine]

I only have box #3 but I agree this is gem. DVD done right. However since Sony took over MGM a BD version will bound to appear next Christmas with the Casino Royale HV release.
I'll buy them then.

Yep. I agree. No doubt these will probably appear on Blu-Ray next year - but who knows if they will include all the extras (including commentaries). Or what the price will be (definitely higher). The quality of these is so high - and they look so good (upscaled) - that the Blu-ray image may only be a moderate improvement (depending on your equipment). And I'm enjoying these right now - today! And tomorrow. (I may not be around next year to watch them in HD - you never know)

[thehun]

Yep. I agree. No doubt these will probably appear on Blu-Ray next year - but who knows if they will include all the extras (including commentaries). Or what the price will be (definitely higher). The quality of these is so high - and they look so good (upscaled) - that the Blu-ray image may only be a moderate improvement (depending on your equipment). And I'm enjoying these right now - today! And tomorrow. (I may not be around next year to watch them in HD - you never know)

More then twice the resolution, is more then moderate to me.Upconversion is only useful if it matches the native resolution of the display, but in any case is no substitute for true resolution, I currently use a Sammy DLP 1080p, and while DVD does look great through my Oppo[when done right like this set]it can't rival with true HDTV signals, and I expect BD to be even better, since there won't be any bandwith related artifacts. Extras are no concern for me.

[ZZtop]

They only had volumes 3 & 4 at the clairmont rd & 85 location here in Atlanta. They were in custom kiosks, back in a row with other stuff, far away from the dvd aisle.

They had no kiosks for any other volumes, so if they were in the store, god knows where they are.

[John Ballentine]

Watching one Bond film a day in order - I'm now up to The Living Daylights. So far only complaint is excessive EE on Moonraker. Don't know how that slipped past quality control. Had to reduce sharpness all the way down for this one title. Also layer break on Moonraker appears right at the chapter change - so even on my Denon 2900 it was pretty noticeable.
Weird watching Money Penny age w/ each film. (she now looks like an very old woman on A View To A Kill)

[Nachosgrande]

Anyone want to sell me the Connery films only? :rolleyes:

[minaelromany]

Anyone want to sell me the Connery films only? :rolleyes:

Hahaha

That's why they sell 5 mixed movies per volume :p

[John Ballentine]

Just read that these titles will be available seperately on Feb 6th. But w/o 2nd disc of extras. Price on Amazon is 11.19 a film (movie only - no extras). However Costco was selling these sets before Christmas at a price that comes out to less than $7.50 per film (w/2 discs per film).

[thehun]

Yeah but whan you forced to buy the ones you don't want that saving is quickly out the door.

[smithb]

Just read that these titles will be available seperately on Feb 6th. But w/o 2nd disc of extras. Price on Amazon is 11.19 a film (movie only - no extras). However Costco was selling these sets before Christmas at a price that comes out to less than $7.50 per film (w/2 discs per film).

Where are you getting this information on the Costco price? I bought mine at Costco and the price was $53 with a $10 at register discount. At $43 per box that is $8.60 per disk.

[bobloblaw]

Hahaha

That's why they sell 5 mixed movies per volume :p

Not in the UK...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000IZK502/mi6thehomeofj-21

[minaelromany]

Not in the UK...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000IZK502/mi6thehomeofj-21

This is great :)

[HeadRusch]

More then twice the resolution, is more then moderate to me.Upconversion is only useful if it matches the native resolution of the display, but in any case is no substitute for true resolution, I currently use a Sammy DLP 1080p, and while DVD does look great through my Oppo[when done right like this set]it can't rival with true HDTV signals, and I expect BD to be even better, since there won't be any bandwith related artifacts. Extras are no concern for me.

Take a vintage movie like Grand Prix.....compare the upconverted DVD version to the HD version...they are largely indistinguishable except for a certain crispness with the HD image that the DVD version lacks. If you own the DVD version, moving up to the HD version would be for bragging rights only.

I expect a similar situation with the BOND films, and most films from that time period....moving up in resolution doesn't matter unless the movie was shot with lenses, with a long depth of field. Otherwise the payoff is miniscule, and I'm watching on a 110" screen.

While the BD versions will be "Better", I dont know that upgrading will necessarily be worth it.

[Sean Nelson]

Take a vintage movie like Grand Prix.....compare the upconverted DVD version to the HD version...they are largely indistinguishable except for a certain crispness with the HD image that the DVD version lacks.That's not a fault of the original film, it's a fault of the HD transfer. Film (yes, even if it was shot 40 years ago), has a lot higher resolution than either DVD or the new HD media formats. A proper HD transfer will handily beat what you you can get from even the best DVD transfer.

On the other hand, unless people have true 1920 x 1080 displays they're not seeing as much difference as they did when they jumped from VHS tapes to DVD, so not everyone is getting excited about it...

[HeadRusch]

That's not a fault of the original film, it's a fault of the HD transfer. Film (yes, even if it was shot 40 years ago), has a lot higher resolution than either DVD or the new HD media formats. A proper HD transfer will handily beat what you you can get from even the best DVD transfer.

On the other hand, unless people have true 1920 x 1080 displays they're not seeing as much difference as they did when they jumped from VHS tapes to DVD, so not everyone is getting excited about it...

With Respect, no film I have ever seen in real life in a theatre has ever displayed a 3D or ultra-sharp quality so that I could see every detail, every nook and cranny. IF anything, of all the theatres I've been to throughout my life, I consider seeing a film in the theatre to be a sub-standard presentation even compared to DVD in some instances. While people can go on and on about film having a theorteical 4000xXXXX optimum digitized resolution, frankly, until I see some end results that wow me like no other, I consider the matter to be "highly subjective".

I've seen Star Wars: A New Hope in HD...and I've seen the DVD Upscaled. The two images were surprisingly close at 720p.

Seeing the same on my 1080p set, again...a slight increase in sharpness.

Also, I do not consider solid screen grabs to actually be indicitive of a better overall experience. I watch films in motion, so if all that added detail does not transfer itself to a moving image all that well, then what good is it being there.

Of course a HD source should surpass DVD. But simple resolution numbers alone dont mean alot unless the actual frames of film benefit. If the picture doesn't get any clearer because the shot itself is out of focus in the distance, then what good is the added resolution?

Watching Grand Prix in DVD made me think I was watching a film. Watching Grand Prix in HD made me think I was watching HD...but in certain shots, not all of them. up close detail shots looked only slightly better in HD...the longer shots benefited more where text was readable and things that were soft on the DVD transfer were sharper on the HD transfer.

However, had I not had both to compare, I wouldn't be missing much if I only had the DVD version.

I'll go one further.....the leap to the HD version wasn't VHS to DVD, not by a long shot....it was more like an incremental step...at 720p or at 1080p, the differences so far to my eyes are not night and day.

However, given a choice, I prefer the HD versions of course....

[thehun]

Take a vintage movie like Grand Prix.....compare the upconverted DVD version to the HD version...they are largely indistinguishable except for a certain crispness with the HD image that the DVD version lacks. If you own the DVD version, moving up to the HD version would be for bragging rights only.

I expect a similar situation with the BOND films, and most films from that time period....moving up in resolution doesn't matter unless the movie was shot with lenses, with a long depth of field. Otherwise the payoff is miniscule, and I'm watching on a 110" screen.

While the BD versions will be "Better", I dont know that upgrading will necessarily be worth it.
We all have our opinions.

[thehun]

With Respect, no film I have ever seen in real life in a theatre has ever displayed a 3D or ultra-sharp quality so that I could see every detail, every nook and cranny. IF anything, of all the theatres I've been to throughout my life, I consider seeing a film in the theatre to be a sub-standard presentation even compared to DVD in some instances. While people can go on and on about film having a theorteical 4000xXXXX optimum digitized resolution, frankly, until I see some end results that wow me like no other, I consider the matter to be "highly subjective".



You confuse theatrical prints with the real deal.The original negatives are superrior to what you see on theaters.

[Sean Nelson]

You confuse theatrical prints with the real deal.The original negatives are superrior to what you see on theaters.Exactly. If the originals are in decent shape and the transfer is well done, the HD formats will show a lot more detail than the best upconverted DVD. It's shortsighted to dismiss HD in general because of a less-than-perfect transfer or because you're watching on a less than full-resolution display. There are lots of 1080 displays out there, but not that many yet that display the full 1920-pixel horizontal resolution.

[HeadRusch]

When I heard people talking about Film resolution, I always assumed the theatrical prints were as good as they got. I hadn't considered that the negatives may yield much greater detail. See, my first new lesson for 2007.

[HoustonGuy]

Connery Bonds are the most prized. No doubt.

[ArtBee]

On old films, there seems to be all sorts variation of quality in the release prints. I remember seeing "From Russia With Love" in a re-release in a theatre in 1969. Must have been a dupe of a dupe, almost looked like 16mm. It was paired with "Thunderball", which was much cleaner but had already started to color shift.
And yes, Connery in the first 3 films was cooler than cool.

[SurfingMatt27]

Watching one Bond film a day in order - I'm now up to The Living Daylights. So far only complaint is excessive EE on Moonraker. Don't know how that slipped past quality control. Had to reduce sharpness all the way down for this one title. Also layer break on Moonraker appears right at the chapter change - so even on my Denon 2900 it was pretty noticeable.
Weird watching Money Penny age w/ each film. (she now looks like an very old woman on A View To A Kill)

Thta movie had terrible EE even in the previous version of the boxset, so no surprise there.

I have a question for all you that bought these new boxsetts....How do they compare to the previous boxsetts that i own???

Are they really that much better? DR.NO for example as i remember didn't look too hot on the original release version that i own. Is the quality greatly improved??? Because the movie as i remembered was very grainy and noisy in some instances especially the beginning.

I would also like to know how "Live and Let Die" faired as well as "Thunderball" some of my favorite movies.

[HeadRusch]

There is a web comparison of all the films, with screencaps, noting how the new ones are by far the "new standard", significantly better than the original releases, with the exception of the mid to late 90's movies which all turned out pretty good to begin with.

[thehun]

Live and Let Die looks fantastic.

[SurfingMatt27]

Just checked out that website..it seems the films that get the most benefit are mainly just the older films.

I've seen some improvements in the newer films with Dalton,Moore, but over all the difference were not that dramatic. In most case i prefurred the originals.

At least Dr. No and FRWL got the treatment it diserved, since the original SE wasn't too great..had a lot of noise in the picture.

[khyron]

When I heard people talking about Film resolution, I always assumed the theatrical prints were as good as they got. I hadn't considered that the negatives may yield much greater detail. See, my first new lesson for 2007.

It gets even better when you go back to classic films shot in a process like Technicolor. Way back when, the only way to produce the final projection print for those films was to put the three colored masters through optical duplication. You'd end up with them lined up only as well as sprocket holes and worn film would allow.

Now imagine scanning all those frames into a computer, and letting software line up the three color elements PERFECTLY. It's actually possible to create a digital master with a better looking print of a film 50 years old than anything that was seen on the day it opened. Then you make a HD disc out of that and hoo-boy, you're looking at beauty.

[Gary Murrell]

I can barely stand to hold out for these SD sets :(, the BR releases start later this year and they will be real beaut's for sure

Headrusch, the difference between SD and HD films is massive, there is no comparison, on TV sets maybe closer because of the small size, but view them on front projection setups (specifically CRT) massive differences

-Gary

[HeadRusch]

Headrusch, the difference between SD and HD films is massive, there is no comparison, on TV sets maybe closer because of the small size, but view them on front projection setups (specifically CRT) massive differences

-Gary

On my 65" set or my DLP 110" FP the difference is there, but not night-and day.
Its the law of diminishing returns in effect. I could be perfectly happy with Grand Prix on DVD. Now, having it in HD is nice, a bonus, and its better...but its slightly better...its not "OH MY GOD THAT IS SO MUCH BETTER". Dunno, maybe I'm not easily impressed.

When i go to a 1080p projector, then perhaps the difference will be more self-evident...but so far its more of a "yeah its sharper....and there's more color data there...but..".

[FredProgGH]

Really? For me, standard DVD is almost painful, apart from the very very best transfers and even they are a little soft of course. It's less about what you see with HD, it's what you don't- on a good disk there are NO halos, NO mosquito noise, NO macroblocking- it's a sharp artifact free picture. And I'm only at 720P myself. Actually, it was noticable even on a 480P projector.

[John Ballentine]

On my 65" set or my DLP 110" FP the difference is there, but not night-and day.
Its the law of diminishing returns in effect. I could be perfectly happy with Grand Prix on DVD. Now, having it in HD is nice, a bonus, and its better...but its slightly better...its not "OH MY GOD THAT IS SO MUCH BETTER". Dunno, maybe I'm not easily impressed.

When i go to a 1080p projector, then perhaps the difference will be more self-evident...but so far its more of a "yeah its sharper....and there's more color data there...but..".


I have to agree 100% w/ this statement. That is right now. I'm hoping when my new 1080p projector arrives (JVC RS1) I will see more of a difference between SD and HD-DVD. :)

[Sean Nelson]

Just finished watching Thunderball. I think my very favourite Bond quip may be when Largo asks him if he does skeet shooting...

Bond: Looks terribly difficult.

(casually swings round and blasts a disc to smithereens)

Bond: No it isn't, is it?

[KOA]

$10.00 off again at Costco.

[HeadRusch]

shameless plug: I'm selling sets one and two in the FOR SALE section of the forum, for cheap..both unopened, better price than 20% off at DDD :)

Some sniffs, no offers...

</shameless plug>

[guitarman]

Fry's nearby is selling individuals at $6.99. I wasn't going to get involved but for that price I had to. Checking out Goldfinger right now and it's surprisingly great. Not just sound clarity but color, blacks and shadowing is way up. The DVD just glows. :)

Time to go back for more.

[hitchfan]

Yep, they're starting to trickle out separately now. Costco has them for $7.37 each this week.

For those looking to buy just the Connerys, GOLDFINGER and THUNDERBALL are the first in this group to hit the shelves. Watched both last night and they looked great!

But these are the single disc versions with ONLY the two audio-commentary tracks that were also included in the previously released DVDs. So, I'm keeping those older DVDs for the other extras included in them like trailers, making of, promotional art, merchandizing pics, etc.

For anyone who has owned and reviewed both the older DVD version and the second/bonus disc of these two from the box set, are there any bonuses on the second disc but not on the original that are must haves?

[Sean Nelson]

For anyone who has owned and reviewed both the older DVD version and the second/bonus disc of these two from the box set, are there any bonuses on the second disc but not on the original that are must haves?I haven't seen the older DVD version, but so far my wife and I have watched the bonus disks for the first three films (Dr. No thru Goldfinger). There's some very interesting material, but whether it's "must have" or not is really a personal opinion. I was quite suprised to learn that they seem to have had a real knack for picking actors who can't speak English at all or very well and end up having to dub their lines using voiceovers by someone else. This was true of Urusla Andress in Dr. No, Daniela Bianchi in From Russia with Love, and Gert Fröbe in Goldfinger. I'm half-expecting to learn that that same applied to Adolfo Celi in Thunderball when I watch the special disc for it in the new day or so.

[hitchfan]

Thanks, Sean. So you got the info about Goldfinger/Gert Frobe not speaking English from the new bonus disc?

I caught that on the audio commentary track of the main disc, which is the same on both the new and old version, so I guess they must go into greater detail about it on the new bonus disc...?

I haven't yet found a site that specifically lists all the bonuses that are on the bonus discs of those two Connerys.

[Sean Nelson]

Thanks, Sean. So you got the info about Goldfinger/Gert Frobe not speaking English from the new bonus disc?Yes, I did. I haven't listened to any of the commentaries yet. The bonus disk had that, and it also had audition clips for a couple of other actors vying for the "Auric Goldfinger" role. I must say they were awfully flat compaired to Gert and his voiceover.

All of the bonus discs I've seen so far have some nice "making of" featurettes. They were cobbled together from various materials since this sort of thing wasn't usually done in that era, but there was lots of really interesting information about the evolution and production of the movies. For example, it described how "From Russia with Love" script was honed and the film edited to make the plot more comprehensible and clarify that Bond was being manipulated. And it showed how the film editor made the decision to move the opening chess scene in front of the titles, thus establishing this hallmark of the Bond format.

[absolutic]

For those who is still interested, I was just informed of amazon sale on this set, and when I saw the price I treated myself to one immediately. Comes down to less than $5 a dvd.
I just hope all the hype is true, because I did over the years buy a few JB dvds and the quality of video sucked big time on these, very very disappointing. I hope they did in fact remastered video (I am not as concerned about audio) and it does look better!

[hitchfan]

Take a vintage movie like Grand Prix.....compare the upconverted DVD version to the HD version...they are largely indistinguishable except for a certain crispness with the HD image that the DVD version lacks. If you own the DVD version, moving up to the HD version would be for bragging rights only.

I expect a similar situation with the BOND films, and most films from that time period....moving up in resolution doesn't matter unless the movie was shot with lenses, with a long depth of field. Otherwise the payoff is miniscule, and I'm watching on a 110" screen.

While the BD versions will be "Better", I dont know that upgrading will necessarily be worth it.
I tend to agree with you on this issue with regard to movies of the Grand Prix/Connery Bond era and earlier.

While I do think HD offers a more filmlike texture than a good SD transfer, it can also often feel like I'm more conscious of that texture than I ought to be. Like I'm sitting about 10 rows closer to the movie than I'd ever choose to sit in a theater.

When SD DVD already reveals more make-up lines and lint on clothing better than I ever noticed them in the theater, I suspect HD isn't going to give me something even closer to what the filmmakers of that particular film intended in the first place.

[hitchfan]

Btw, I saw on the bonus material for one of the Connerys that they were planning to do a digital fix for a fight scene in MOONRAKER where the actors bump into a dresser causing the mirror to shift just enough to catch the camera and crew standing in the room.

Has anyone seen how that worked out?

I don't own MOONRAKER, but if the older DVD has the blooper version of that scene intact and the new DVD doesn't, I'd be tempted to keep the old one as a curiosity.

[JBLsound4645]

I brought Octopussy second edition this year to compare with the first edition region 2 DVD, I was surprised with the image but the sound Dolby mix, on the special edition sounded fake!

I’ll have to review it over again because Octopussy never had split-surrounds on the realise print 1983, that would have been Dolby format 42, not 43.

I’ve only added two of these special ultimate DVD to the very few first edition DVD titles because I sense something wrong with them in the sound department.

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[townofturley]

I can barely stand to hold out for these SD sets :(, the BR releases start later this year and they will be real beaut's for sure


-Gary

Gary, where did you get this misinformation from? It's May, 2008 and the BD's haven't appeared.

BTW, how do you know they will be "real beauts"?

[JBLsound4645]

I have but a few of these newer editions and few more of the first editions all on region 2 DVD.

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I noted a few technical glitches on the Goldfinger and I’m not about to play any of the films tonight as I want to give my ears a break. I’ll report back on the glitch later on with screen capture and time moment.

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[JBLsound4645]

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The Man With the Golden Gun was the second time I’ve seen a James Bond 007 licence to kill action adventure in the cinema with my dad, the first being Live and Let Die the year before.

The re-mastering of the soundtrack on this was bondtastic and I couldn’t figure why go with a additional dts 5.1 its sucked the Dolby six-track stereo track sounded just bit louder after checking it with the SPL db meter.

The colours looked a whole lot better over previous versions as too was contrast and brightness, but there was a few variables that showed up after A&B test with Octopussey first edition and the newer digital re-mastered restored editions.



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[JBLsound4645]

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There was something saying to me when watching this version and I already own the first edition something queer was saying the six-track Dolby stereo digital mix seems a bit fake!

I did a search at least a few years before to see how many 70mm Dolby stereo titles existed and happened to noticed that Octopussy had a in fact a 70mm release print that was shown in the USA only.

Quote from In-70mm
Octopussy Panavision June 10 (USA) 6-Track Dolby Stereo MGM/UA World Premiere: June 6 (London - 35mm). 70mm prints screened in a few US cities during release.
Quote from In-70mm

So I don’t know who there trying to fool with this one because there was some parts of the soundtrack particularly when I monitored the surrounds only with all fronts and sub muted and I noticed a something that would never happen in a legitimate six-track Dolby stereo mix.

I’ll report back later on how it sounded and what is happening between the surrounds and the fronts. You guys can call me Goldenear. LOL :D


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http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii100/BourneUltimatum3417/OctopussyDVD3.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii100/BourneUltimatum3417/OctopussyDVD4.jpg


Bugger I scrolled up the page and said bugger!:D I forget all about this thread? Sorry I’m a little restless tonight.