James Bond Ultimate Edition - Vol. 3 (GoldenEye / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia With Love / On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
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Actor: Diana Rigg, George Lazenby, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Sean ConneryBrand: CONNERY,SEAN
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Mandarin Chinese (Original Language); Korean (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 633 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of James Bond Ultimate Edition - Vol. 3 (GoldenEye / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia With Love / On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
Movie Review: James Bond is Back
Summary: 5 Stars
As with the other sets, I'll review them as I watch them:
From Russia with Love: Arguably Connery's best outing as 007, giving, in my opinion, his best performance. The cast is astounding in this picture; Pedro Armendariz gives the best performances as one of Bond's allies. Lotte Lenya and Robert Shaw are icy cool as the villains (Grant is one of the best villain-henchmen). Of course making his debut amoung the regular Bond characters is the incomprable Desmond Llewelyn as Q. The plot is one of the best out of the Bond series, coming very close to the original novel with only slight alterations like SMERSH to SPECTRE and the name of the Lektor (which is actually the Spektor). Some of the best action sequences are to be found in this film, such as the attack on the gypsy camp and Bond's fight with Grant. This is John Barry's first film in which he provides the music, though some cues are lifted from the previous film. The rousing instrumental theme used during the titles is very effective as a romantic theme for Bond and the girl. Barry's own theme, 007, is introduced as well. The title song, though, is one of my least favorites (but definately not as bad as Another Way to Die). 5 stars.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service- People like to make fun of this one because of one-timer Lazenby, but I'm probably one of the few who actually enjoy his performance (except for when he's in Piz Gloria and his voice is dubbed by George Baker). I don't think he's copying off of Connery. Diana Rigg is one of my favorites, of course seeing her as Mrs. Emma Peel. She can do the same things, almost, as Bond, again like fellow Avengers alum Honor Blackman, and she doesn't eat up screen time (Halle Berry and Denise Richards can't compare to these two). Telly Savalas is my personal favorite as Blofeld. He just seems menacing, especially with that deep voice of his. One of my favorite lines is when he tells Bond that:
"I mean what I say, and I'll do what I claim."
I'd take him seriously.
The story is almost verbatim of the book except in a few places because the book comes before YOLT, which is how it should've been with the films. People complain that Blofeld doesn't recognize Bond when he's undercover but here's my explanation: Blofeld KNOWS its Bond. He recognizes him when when they're discussing his title as the Count. He just doesn't want to spoil the moment, he wants to toy with him until Bond slips up, which he does. A true villain who recognizes their oppenent would want to play with him until the moment comes to spring the trap. This Barry's best score for any of his Bonds. The theme is the best out of any of the others and is used perfectly during the two ski sequences. And Louis Armstrong's song, his last actually, is the best out of the vocal songs. It's touching and romantic and serves as great underscore for Bond and Tracy. My personal best and the best of the franchise. 5 stars.
Live and Let Die- Moore's first outing, it's not good but it's not bad either. Of course the plot is changed from Mr. Big being a Russian agent of SMERSH, but as the very popular (of the 70s) drug dealer. Moore does a great job in all seven of his films but his Bond did deserve a better introduction than just lying in bed with a woman. Yaphet Kotto is great as Mr. Big/Kananga, though many, from what I've read in some fan sites, complain he smiles too much for a villain. Well duh, villains smile, especially when they think everything's going their way. Jane Seymour plays Solitaire as an innocent young woman, who wants to be with Bond but doesn't want to make her boss angery, especially after she loses her powers (and becoming, to me anyway, more of a sex maniac than Bond). Geoffery Holder, next to Jaws and Oddjob, is one of the more intimidating henchmen. His stature, the mysticism of the character and especially that laugh is what makes this character great. They should bring him back or do a character like him but isn't a knockoff (like Gobinda in Octopussy). I hate when they do locations, except for Vegas in DAF, in America. It just looks bland but being an American, that is just my opinion. Since this is shown to different countries, they probably think its exotic. George Martin's score, like the film, can feel dated due to the 70s style funk that is used, especially in the reorchestrated Bond theme. And its a good thing Paul McCartney (though the Fab Four had broken up by this time) didn't sing the theme to Goldfinger (put earmuffs on), but in all seriousness it is one of the better songs in the canon. 3 stars.
For Your Eyes Only- Along with TSWLM, this is tied as Moore's finest. The plot incorporates the story of two short tales; Risico (Kristatos and Columbo) and For Your Eyes Only (The Havelocks). Though the inclusion of the ATAC system seems to tie the two completely different stories into one. Carole Bouquet continues the line of strong Bond women and probably the first since Jane Seymour to be a stunningly beautiful woman and can act (Bach and Chiles just never seemed to show any emotion when delivering their lines). Julian Glover (General Veers from The Empire Strikes Back) is, like Bouquet, plays a better villain than the previous two. He is not out to destroy the world but is a double agent playing the British. And Topol is absolutely charming as Columbo, who in many ways, reminds me of Pedro Armendariz's Kerim Bay. In fact, many parts of this remind me of FRWL, such as; the raid on Kristatos' headquarters, the Cold War story, etc. The music, though with influenced with some disco, doesn't seem dated compared to George Martin and Marvin Hamlisch's scores for their respective films. Some of my favorite pieces of music are the gunbarrel, Bond's attack on a familiar bald-headed, cat stroking villain, the car chase in Madrid, the ski chase, the underwater scenes, the romantic moments between Bond and Melina (wow, I didn't realize there were so many). And those with a keen ear will be able to pick up a snippet of John Williams' Jaws theme right before Bond and Melina are attacked underwater. And Sheena Easton's romantic title song remains a favorite of mine within the Bond canon. 5 stars.
GoldenEye- After six years of legal entanglement, James Bond returned to theatres in 1995. Dalton has left the role and is now played by Pierce Brosnan (Broccoli's original choice for The Living Daylights) of Remington Steele fame. Brosnan is/was a very good choice for the role, ably playing aspects of both Sean Connery and Roger Moore. The idea of a rogue Mi6 agent is a twist from previous villains as 006 would know everything that Bond can throw at him. In the opening, Sean Bean plays Trevalyn as a close friend of Bond's, willing to die for Queen and country. But once it's revealed that he is the mastermind behind everything, he's more than willing to kill his former friend and destroy the British government. Isabella Scorupco plays Natalya with a very realistic innocence and naivet? towards the espionage world after finding out that Boris is still alive. Famke Janssen is definitely one of the more memorable Bond girls as Xenia Onatopp, and gets a sexual kick out of putting the squeeze on her victims (and using a machine gun but I think that innuendo goes without saying). Desmond Llewelyn returns as Q, and is joined by Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny (who I enjoyed playing on 90s PC aspect on Bond's flirting) and Dame Judi Dench as M (my favorite actor to play the part). The title of the movie derives from Ian Fleming's Jamaican home while the rest of the story is original and is the only one of Brosnan's, in my opinion, to actually feel like a classic Bond film. Eric Serra provides a less than memorable score but the title song by Tina Turner is a favorite of mine. 5 stars.
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Summary of James Bond Ultimate Edition - Vol. 3 (GoldenEye / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia With Love / On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
*From Russia With Love Disc #1: -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Language selections -Audio commentary by director Terence Young and cast and crewDisc #2: -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview -Ian Fleming & Raymond Chandler -Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs -Animated Storyboard Sequence -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of From Russia With Love -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside From Russia With Love -Harry Saltzman: Showman -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications
*For Your Eyes Only Disc #1: -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore -Language selections -Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors -Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
Disc #2 -Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles -Bond in Greece Bond in Cortina -Neptune's Journey -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of For Your Eyes Only -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside For Your Eyes Only -Animated Storyboard Sequences -Sheena Easton 'For Your Eyes Only' Music Video -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications
*On Her Majesty's Secret Service Disc #1: -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Language selections -Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew
Disc #2: -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Casting On Her Majesty's Secret Service -Press Day in Portugal -George Lazenby: In His Own Words -Shot on Ice - Original 1969 Ford Promo -Film Swiss Movement - Original 1969 Featurette 007 -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of On Her Majesty's Secret Service -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside On Her Majesty's Secret Service -Inside Q's Lab -Above It All - Original 1969 Featurette
*Live And Let Die Disc #1: -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original mono/stereo -Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore -Language selections -Audio commentary by director Guy Hamilton and Tom Mankiewicz and cast and crew
Disc #2: -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary -Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964 -Live and Let Die Conceptual Art -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Live and Let Die -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -Inside Live and Let Die -On Set With Roger Moore
*GoldenEye Disc #1: -Movie with DTS 5.1 Surround and original stereo -Language selections -Audio Commentary Featuring Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson
Disc #2: -DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Introductions by -Director Martin Campbell -Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles -Building a Better Bond: Pre-Production Featurette -The Return of Bond - The Start of Production Press Event -Driven to Bond: Remy Julienne -Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank Versus Perrier -Making it in Small Pictures: Derek Meddings -On Location With Peter Lamont -GoldenEye: The Secret Files -Pre-Title Storyboard Sequence With Director Martin Campbell -007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of GoldenEye -THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER -The World of 007 - Original 1995 Television Special Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley -The GoldenEye Video Journal Promotional Featurette -Tina Turner 'GoldenEye' Music Video -MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications
Goldeneye: The 18th James Bond adventure was a runaway box-office success when released in 1995, thanks to the arrival of Pierce Brosnan as the fifth actor (following the departure of Timothy Dalton) to play the suave, danger-loving Agent 007. This James Bond is a bit more vulnerable and psychologically complex--and just a shade more politically correct--but he's still a formally attired playboy at heart, with a lovely Russian beauty (Izabella Scorupco) as his sexy ally against a cadre of renegade Russians bent on--what else?--global domination. There's also a seductive villainous with the suggestive name of Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), and the great actress Judi Dench makes her first appearance as Bond's superior, M, who wisecracks about 007's "dinosaur" status as a globetrotting sexist. All in all, this action-packed Bond adventure provided a much-needed boost the long-running movie series, revitalizing the 007 franchise for the turn of the millennium. --Jeff Shannon
Live and Let Die: Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 action movie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave and formal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablished Bond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good '70s. This film also marks a deviation from the more character-driven stories of the Connery years, a deliberate shift to plastic action (multiple chases, bravura stunts) that made the franchise more of a comic book or machine. If that's not depressing enough, there's even a good British director on board, Guy Hamilton (Force 10 from Navarone). The story finds Bond taking on an international drug dealer (Yaphet Kotto), and while that may be superficially relevant, it isn't exactly the same as fighting supervillains on the order of Goldfinger. --Tom Keogh
For Your Eyes Only: After a ship sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo: the powerful ATAC system, which will give its bearer unlimited control over Polaris nuclear submarines. As Bond joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos (Julian Glover) of seizing the device. The competition between nations grows more deadly by the moment, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock (Caroline Bouquet), who blames Kristatos for the death of her parents. The non-stop action includes automobile chases, thrilling underwater battles, and even a breathtaking tour over razor-sharp coral reefs. But all of this is merely a prelude to 007's cliffhanging assault of a magnificent mountaintop fortress. -- Robert Lynch From Russia with Love: Directed with consummate skill by Terence Young, the second James Bond spy thriller is considered by many fans to be the best of them all. Certainly Sean Connery was never better as the dashing Agent 007, whose latest mission takes him to Istanbul to retrieve a top-secret Russian decoding machine. His efforts are thwarted when he gets romantically distracted by a sexy Russian double agent (Daniela Bianchi), and is tracked by a lovely assassin (Lotte Lenya) with switchblade shoes, and by a crazed killer (Robert Shaw), who clashes with Bond during the film's dazzling climax aboard the Orient Express. From Russia with Love is classic James Bond, before the gadgets, pyrotechnics, and Roger Moore steered the movies away from the more realistic tone of the books by Ian Fleming. --Jeff Shannon
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Australian model George Lazenby took up the mantle of the world's most suave secret agent when Sean Connery retired as James Bond (although Connery returned in Diamonds Are Forever before leaving the role to Roger Moore); Lazenby's subsequent career fizzled, yet this one-hit wonder is responsible for one of the best Bond films of all time. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 007 leaves the Service to privately pursue his SPECTRE nemesis Blofeld (played this time by Telly Savalas), whose latest master plan involves a threat to the world's crops by agricultural sterilization. Bond teams up with suave international crime lord Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti) and falls in love with--and marries--his elegant daughter, Tracy (Diana Rigg). Bond goes monogamous? Not at first; after all he has Blofeld's harem to seduce. Lazenby hasn't the intensity of Connery but he has fun with his quips and even lampoons the Bond image in a playful pre-credits sequence, and Rigg, fresh from playing sexy Emma Peel in The Avengers, matches 007 in every way. Former editor Peter Hunt makes a strong directorial debut, deftly handling the elaborate action sequences with a kinetic finesse. Though not a hit on its original release, On Her Majesty's Secret Service has become a fan favorite and the closest the series has come to capturing the spirit of Ian Fleming's books. --Sean Axmaker Beyond James Bond Ultimate Collection - Vol. 3
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