James Bond Blu-ray Collection Six-Pack (Dr. No / Die Another Day / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia with Love / Thunderball) (Amazon.com Exclusive) [Blu-ray]

Actors: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan
Category: DVD

List Price: $179.96
Buy New: $74.81
You Save: $105.15 (58%)

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Rating: 52 reviews
Sales Rank: 955

Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Greek (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), Turkish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 6 x 2.8

UPC: 883904125655
EAN: 0883904125655
ASIN: B001DVVYEQ

Release Date: October 21, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Shoddy workmanship makes Bond Blu...    January 7, 2009
Brett (Memphis, TN)
As one of the most beloved characters in cinema, Bond's arrival on Blu-Ray had many waiting with bated breath. Fortunately, the transfers to BD, for the most part, look great. Given the age of the films and the way they were originally filmed, this collection has Bond looking as good as ever.

What disappoints, however, is the poor craft that went into the box design and execution. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is terrible. The discs are literally held to the case by some spongy adhesive which seemed to have already begun to loosen itself in my gold box. Additionally, the middle of the three discs in both packages were free to slide around in the case. Certainly, this packaging is unfit for a man who knows his vintage of sherry... Truly, I was shaken, not stirred.

Still, I give this set 4 stars because 1) the price point is excellent at $80.00 for six Bond films, 2) the quality of the video transfer is as good as available, and 3) it's BOND! I would be extremely disappointed with the packaging, though, if I had paid retail for this set.


No hardware issues rating based on content    January 5, 2009
dvd watcher (bloomfield hills, mi)
I would prefer less Rodger Moore since he was fairly flat in his acting. The sound is fair and the picture is very good. I used a ps3 it worked fine. It seems most people that rated this movie poorly was because they had issues with their blu-ray player. They bought a player became out of date and had poor support. That is unless it has to do with the firmware needing a patch to work with the coding on these specific disks. Eitherway most people got their problem fixed but can't change their star rating.


Great quality, dreadful packaging    January 2, 2009
C. Scott (Texas)
As some others have written, I'm giving this collectors edition 1 star simply because of the packaging. Video quality: 5 stars; Packaging quality: -5 stars.

Foam spindles holding the discs in? Really? It is unbelievable that people make money to think this stuff up. The first time you take a disc out, you'll likely rip the foam right off (if the foam hasn't been ripped off in shipping already, and the disc is floating around free in the package). Solution: superglue the ripped foam back to the cardboard; just make sure you let the stuff dry before you put the disc back in.

The quality of the older bond movies is amazing on blu-ray, so on that note they did a good job. Still, I can't get past the complete invalidation of the entire experience of a collectors package by using these ridiculous foam disc holders.

Remember kids, plastic makes it possible. Foam is used to wrap pipes and cushion objects, not hold blu-rays to a cardboard container. So, if you're willing to try the superglue method, or you're okay with tossing the package, go for it. Otherwise, you might want to look at the individuals. At $79.99 for both volumes though, I'd be very tempted to go for it, put the discs in a dvd binder, and chunk the packaging.

On a side note, as I was writing the same review for each of the two individual volumes, I noticed some writing of incompatibility issues. For what it's worth, I've had none and am playing these on a PS3.


Purchase at your own risk    January 2, 2009
Christopher G. Johnson (Hattiesburg MS)
I bought this as a Gift for my Girlfriend but it would not play on my Sony PS3...Itried the updates but they do not work?...I will be returning this to Best Buy.


3 great titles, 3 decent titles, wait for sales.    December 22, 2008
Timothy G. Bell (Calgary, AB Canada)
Connery classics Dr No, From Russia with Love and Thunderball mingled with one of Moore's best (For Your Eyes Only) and two lesser tier Bonds, Die Another Day and Live and Let Die, put Volume 2 slightly ahead of volume 1. With judicious shopping, you can pick up the 6 titles cheaply. (The 2 volumes were up for a 2 for 1 sale, and a later deal, a "grab-six-Blu-Rays-with-discounts",resulted in each Blu-Ray costing less than US$7.00 each).

Great audio options (5.1 surround and original mono for purists), pristine video, and loaded with extras - make these a worthwhile purchase.

Next wave in March includes Goldfinger, Goldeneye, The World is Not Enough, Diamonds are Forever, License to Kill and The Spy Who Loved Me. I'd intended to get just a handful of favorites, but I can see that they are too good to pass up.