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post #481 of 690
10/3/12 at 2:14pm
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Nice, apart from the teal I like those covers
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post #482 of 690
10/3/12 at 8:13pm
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I've still got mine somewhere. It's strange, Goldeneye has never looked great on video, no matter what the format or version. But the sound on the 1999 DVD was reportedly mixed with the LFE 10db too hot, so it's a bass crazy track.
I'll agree it's never looked "great" on video except for the Laserdisc which is exceptional for the format. I'm watching my LD in DD 5.1 now. I love the bass heavy mix here, it has all kinds of playfulness and impact that isn't present on the Dolby Surround matrix (which is also quite good). Is this mix on LD and SE DVD really mixed too hot? I always thought that GE was supposed to be this way and that they simply tamed it down for the UE remixes. It seems that the bass is high due to it being part of Serra's score which was mixed out as much as possible just before release by both Producers and studio.
The DTS laser will probably sound best of all.

On the singles, I found the Walmart three in a cardboard display today along with several sets and 11 of the other singles in new covers. On Tuesday neither BB or Walmart had or knew of any, but Target had theirs on a shelf along with the new single LTK. Oddly enough, AVTAK and TND were 9.99 but TLD was 14.99. Guess you pay for higher quality. wink.gif I will admit that the printing and cover design on these new issues is pretty substandard when you hold them in your hand.
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post #483 of 690
10/3/12 at 11:12pm
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The DTS laser will probably sound best of all..


Oh it was!
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post #484 of 690
10/4/12 at 3:36am
Thank you, Fanboyz, for confirming that my copy of "Twice" is defective. So far, none of the other discs have problems.
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post #485 of 690
10/4/12 at 6:33am
just FYI for everybody: Daniel Craig is guest hosting Saturday Night Live this Saturday October 6th at 11:30PM New York Time. Musical guest is Muse
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post #486 of 690
10/4/12 at 7:52am
walmart here in Vegas has the standee with all titles... EXCEPT you only live twice, title I have been waiting for/
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post #487 of 690
10/4/12 at 11:33am
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Thank you, Fanboyz, for confirming that my copy of "Twice" is defective. So far, none of the other discs have problems.

Every disc in the set is scratched to a superficial extent, perhaps your copy of YOLT got it the worst.
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post #488 of 690
10/4/12 at 11:56am
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walmart here in Vegas has the standee with all titles... EXCEPT you only live twice, title I have been waiting for/

Somehow I doubt they had On Her Majesty's Secret Service or The Spy Who Loved Me either since they and You Only Live Twice are Best Buy exclusives.
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Every disc in the set is scratched to a superficial extent, perhaps your copy of YOLT got it the worst.

For sake of comparison, I have opened and checked all but five of the individual releases that have come out to date, and I only found two of those discs to have any noteable imperfections. Maybe there is something to the packaging causes the scratches.

Makes me wish I didn't but my Star Wars discs back in their case. frown.gif
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post #489 of 690
10/4/12 at 12:11pm
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By the way I was disappointed in the quality of GOLDENEYE
I found the video not crisp and some of the older titles are better
The audio didnt seem to have much dynamic range in some scenes that I HEARD SOUND BETTER
Particularly in the beginning when he is coming down the dam face and shoots into the concrete--have heard this sound better
Have yet to watch the whole disc--just skipped thru as this is my fav Bond film

Robert Harris over at HTF gave this disc a 'not recommended'.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/324219/a-few-words-about-goldeneye-in-blu-ray

And of course I just picked up the 3 Walmart titles, oh well.

Goldeneye
Octopussy
Diamonds Are Forever
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post #490 of 690
10/4/12 at 12:38pm
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I'll agree it's never looked "great" on video except for the Laserdisc which is exceptional for the format. I'm watching my LD in DD 5.1 now. I love the bass heavy mix here, it has all kinds of playfulness and impact that isn't present on the Dolby Surround matrix (which is also quite good). Is this mix on LD and SE DVD really mixed too hot? I always thought that GE was supposed to be this way and that they simply tamed it down for the UE remixes. It seems that the bass is high due to it being part of Serra's score which was mixed out as much as possible just before release by both Producers and studio.
The DTS laser will probably sound best of all.
On the singles, I found the Walmart three in a cardboard display today along with several sets and 11 of the other singles in new covers. On Tuesday neither BB or Walmart had or knew of any, but Target had theirs on a shelf along with the new single LTK. Oddly enough, AVTAK and TND were 9.99 but TLD was 14.99. Guess you pay for higher quality. wink.gif I will admit that the printing and cover design on these new issues is pretty substandard when you hold them in your hand.

All the Bond DTS lasers are fantastic
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post #491 of 690
10/4/12 at 12:48pm
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walmart here in Vegas has the standee with all titles... EXCEPT you only live twice, title I have been waiting for/

Somehow I doubt they had On Her Majesty's Secret Service or The Spy Who Loved Me either since they and You Only Live Twice are Best Buy exclusives.
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Every disc in the set is scratched to a superficial extent, perhaps your copy of YOLT got it the worst.

For sake of comparison, I have opened and checked all but five of the individual releases that have come out to date, and I only found two of those discs to have any noteable imperfections. Maybe there is something to the packaging causes the scratches.

Makes me wish I didn't but my Star Wars discs back in their case. frown.gif


Not individual releases the ones in the box set.
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post #492 of 690
10/4/12 at 1:06pm
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Musical guest is Muse
I was there and then I wasn't.
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post #493 of 690
10/5/12 at 6:45am
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Not individual releases the ones in the box set.

Right, I knew what you meant. I was drawing a comparison between the condition of the discs from the boxset vs. the condition of the discs from the individual releases. It would seem that something about the discs used for boxset or the boxset itself, from the way it's being packaged to the packing iself, is causing the scratches.
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post #494 of 690
10/5/12 at 7:05am
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Right, I knew what you meant. I was drawing a comparison between the condition of the discs from the boxset vs. the condition of the discs from the individual releases. It would seem that something about the discs used for boxset or the boxset itself, from the way it's being packaged to the packing iself, is causing the scratches.

I have not noticed any scratches with the discs I have pulled out of the boxset. Perhaps it is the way people are handling the discs? I am uber careful.
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post #495 of 690
10/5/12 at 8:33am
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Not individual releases the ones in the box set.

Right, I knew what you meant. I was drawing a comparison between the condition of the discs from the boxset vs. the condition of the discs from the individual releases. It would seem that something about the discs used for boxset or the boxset itself, from the way it's being packaged to the packing iself, is causing the scratches.

They get scratched by the people in the factory, as they slap the discs in the pockets as fast as they can.
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post #496 of 690
10/5/12 at 9:53am
What's going on with Wal-Mart's GoldenEye? None of the stores have it in stock and now it has been removed from the website: http://www.walmart.com/ip/GoldenEye-Blu-ray-Exclusive-Widescreen/21346063
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post #497 of 690
10/5/12 at 11:40am
Have you checked the price on Amazon? It's now $309 for the boxed set!!! Should have ordered it when it was only $100 on that one-day sale...
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post #498 of 690
10/5/12 at 11:46am
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Have you checked the price on Amazon? It's now $309 for the boxed set!!! Should have ordered it when it was only $100 on that one-day sale...

$100!!!!eek.gif

When the heck was it $100?!?! That figures. After I went and purchased it from Best Buy for $150.(plus I cancelled my Amazon UK preorder that was around $126.)
Edited by aaronwt - 10/5/12 at 12:05pm
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post #499 of 690
10/5/12 at 11:52am
I got my Bond set for $199 at Best Buy.

Even though I bought the earlier Bond Blu-Rays I bought this set. I guess because I"m nuts. I'll probably give my extras to my pal who always gets my cast-offs.

I'd been going through my Bond Blu-Rays when they first came out, mostly chronologically, but I had to stop before For Your Eyes only. It was painful not having my sentimental Favorite, The Spy Who Loved Me (first bond film I saw
as a kid) yet. So I held off my Bond Journey until the rest of the films were released. I can't wait to start of the Bond-fest again.
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post #500 of 690
10/5/12 at 12:01pm
I do see that the eleven individual 50th anniversary BD titles that Amazon sells is only $7.99 right now.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000837841
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post #501 of 690
10/5/12 at 1:33pm
^yeap... those are the ones I saw at walmart
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post #502 of 690
10/5/12 at 3:45pm
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It begins

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post #503 of 690
10/5/12 at 4:19pm
I bought 'You Only Live Thrice' after finally getting caps to look at from blu-ray.com & caps-a-holic.com and passed on 'Diamonds Are Forever' cause the caps look too processed for my tastes (may not be available in Canada anyhow). Maybe I will pick up Diamonds when it's $5 or if I like Skyfall so much I want to see it again (unlikely). Anyway will probably watch Twice this long weekend since I have not seen it in a while.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/You-Only-Live-Twice-Blu-ray/4444/#Review
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Diamonds-Are-Forever-Blu-ray/3185/#Review
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post #504 of 690
10/5/12 at 9:17pm
is the screen printing on the new discs the same as the ones in the box set?
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post #505 of 690
10/6/12 at 2:31am
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post #506 of 690
10/6/12 at 1:28pm
'You Only Live Twice' has the typical Lowry look, waxy faces and often noticeable EE whenever there is something dark against something light, also a few times faces would have a rather artifact appearance. Frozen grain was hard to spot however.
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post #507 of 690
10/6/12 at 1:55pm
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is the screen printing on the new discs the same as the ones in the box set?

Yes, the individual releases have the same black background with gold lettering.
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post #508 of 690
10/6/12 at 2:49pm
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Have you checked the price on Amazon? It's now $309 for the boxed set!!! Should have ordered it when it was only $100 on that one-day sale...


Yup- but they claim they will have more in stock end of Nov. along with a great deal.
My guess is they will drop this back down for the holidays.
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post #509 of 690
10/6/12 at 3:48pm
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Wow at the Living Daylights

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Also DNR city on Goldeneye
Edited by dvdmike007 - 10/6/12 at 3:56pm
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post #510 of 690
10/6/12 at 6:48pm
The delta between a 1.9k Lowry scan on a (late era) DVD and BD, is smaller than most would like…
Edited by Fanboyz - 10/6/12 at 6:56pm
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