Two Latest James Bond Blu-ray Discs Reviewed

The Man with the Golden Gun

The two latest James Bond films to hit the Blu-ray format–Roger Moore’s The Man with the Golden Gun and Timothy Dalton’s Licence To Kill–have now been reviewed online at Blu-ray.com.

The 1974 Bond film received an overall score of 2.5 (out of five). The film by itself scored 2.0, while the video and audio quality scored 3.5 and 2.5, respectively. The extensive selection of accompanying special features scored 3.0.

The reviewer states: ‘Like it or not, the history of 007 on the silver screen does include such lemons as The Man with the Golden Gun and MGM therefore deserves praise for doing an above average job with the picture…’ [click here for the full review].

Licence To Kill

Dalton’s second 007 film fared better, coming in with a final score of 3.5 overall. A 3.0 was given to the film itself, while the video and audio scored 4.5 and 3.5. The extras received a 4.0.

‘In addition to the fine Blu-ray quality, the story, acting and production values of Licence to Kill are all fairly solid, but I find myself held back by the styles and music of the 1980s…’ [click here for the full review].

The Man with the Golden Gun and Licence To Kill on Blu-ray are due for release on 12 May in the US. Oddly, there is still no indication of their upcoming release in the UK. When we hear more, we’ll update you.

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