007 Returns to DVD . . . Again

[Pirate]

MGM/Fox today officially announced the first next-gen release of a half-dozen James Bond catalog titles, which will hit Blu-ray this October in newly-remastered special editions.

Spanning several Bond eras (and lead actors), the six titles due to hit Blu-ray on October 21 (day-and-date with new DVD re-issues) include: 'Dr. No,' 'From Russia with Love,' 'Thunderball,' 'Live and Let Die,' 'For Your Eyes Only,' and 'Die Another Day.'

Timed to coincide with the upcoming theatrical release of the latest Bond film, 'Quantum of Solace,' each of the six titles will receive a frame-by-frame digital restoration courtesy of Lowry Digital Images (the same company behind the recent well-received remasters of 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones'), as well as a bevy of still-unnamed supplemental features.

"With 'Quantum of Solace' on the horizon, Bond fever is building once again," said Eric Doctorow, General Manager Worldwide, MGM Home Entertainment, via press release. "There is no better time to re-introduce these beloved films featuring the best picture and sound quality available today to the 60 million-plus, HD-capable households worldwide."

MGM/Fox has yet to release any additional specs or bonus features on the six Bond titles, but says full details will be revealed over the coming weeks.

Six Classic Bond Titles To Hit Blu-ray this October | High-Def Digest

[Monterey Jack]

I'm not buying these fucking things AGAIN, no matter how many bells & whistles they add.

[skywalking_sith]

I'll get these on blu-ray...I won my set in a contest, so it wouldn't really be double dipping for me...

[billnye97]

Time to triple dip for me. This is one set of movies that I will always have to have the best transfer. I can't help myself.

[deepfry]

Are you sure they coming to SD-DVD? Everything from there points to those being on Blu-Ray only....plus didn't Lowry do the restorations for the last round of box-sets?

Just checking that's all.

[Pirate]

Originally Posted by deepfry

Are you sure they coming to SD-DVD? Everything from there points to those being on Blu-Ray only....plus didn't Lowry do the restorations for the last round of box-sets?

Just checking that's all.

You may be right. I was just going by what the link I posted stated.

[Enron]

I'm a big Bond fan but never can justify buying these box sets because they're usually so pricey and the movies come on cable regularly. Most of my 007 library is on the DVR.

One gripe I always had is that they divide up the sets in a way that makes little sense to me. They jumble the movies in an almost nonsensical order. I wish they'd just do it chronologiclly, very annoying.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Enron

One gripe I always had is that they divide up the sets in a way that makes little sense to me. They jumble the movies in an almost nonsensical order. I wish they'd just do it chronologiclly, very annoying.

They do that to ensure that there's at least one or two Connery, Moore and Brosnan films in each set. If they did them in a strict chronological order, the all-Connery set would sell a lot more copies than the all-Moore set. This way, fans are forced to buy all the sets if they want the complete run of one of the actors.

[Enron]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

They do that to ensure that there's at least one or two Connery, Moore and Brosnan films in each set. If they did them in a strict chronological order, the all-Connery set would sell a lot more copies than the all-Moore set. This way, fans are forced to buy all the sets if they want the complete run of one of the actors.

Like selling hot dogs in packages of eight and buns in packages of six.

But don't they also sell the movies separately? I haven't been dvd shopping in awhile, but I do have a single copy of the Spy Who Loved Me along with a single of Tommorrow Never Dies.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Enron

But don't they also sell the movies separately? I haven't been dvd shopping in awhile, but I do have a single copy of the Spy Who Loved Me along with a single of Tommorrow Never Dies.

Yeah...without the bonus features disc.