James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' DVDs Sets #3 & #4 Released

The second two boxed sets of the James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs have now been released today in the US.

While both boxed sets can be purchased online at discounted prices, several in store retailers are also offering bonus buys or discounts if the sets are purchased together.

The first two US 007 boxed sets were released on 7 November in the US. CBn recently reported that, starting February 2007, the Bond films will be available to purchase seperately on DVD in the US.

Order Volume 1 (Gold Box Set – 7 November): Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough

Order Volume 2 (Blue Box Set – 7 November): Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, and Die Another Day

Order Volume 3 (Red Box Set – 12 December): From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Live And Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and GoldenEye

Order Volume 4 (Silver Box Set – 12 December): Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Moonraker, Octopussy, and Tomorrow Never Dies

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Individual James Bond 'Ultimate Edition' DVDs In US; February '07

As James Bond fans in the US are aware, the only way to obtain the new ‘Ultimate Edition’ 007 DVDs for Region 1 is buy one or all of the four ultimate collection box sets. However, Double O Section reports that individual releases are on the way…

The ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVDs will be released individually in February 2007 in the US. They will presumably be in normal DVD case packaging, and not the slimcases contained in the current boxed sets.

There is, however, one catch: The individual releases will only be single-disc editions. The second disc, filled with new and old special features will not be included. Thus, the only extras available will be the audio commentaries for each film.

Each DVD will retail for $14.98 and the first set of releases (yes, keep rolling your eyes, you didn’t honestly think the US would get all the Bond films released at once, did you?!) include: Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, Licence To Kill, and GoldenEye on 6 February.

No details have been released in regards to whether or not the individual releases will use the same cover artwork.

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James Bond 'Ultimate Edition' DVD Boxed Set Releases

It was previously reported that three actor-specific ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD boxed sets (Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan) would be released in the UK, as well details on a James Bond Ultimate Golden Triple Pack boxed set. CBn now rounds up all the latest details regarding the releases of the ‘Ultimate Edition’ boxed sets in both the UK and US…

James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Volumes (US)

The US release of the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs was broken up into four boxed sets, the first two released on 7 November 2006, and the following two on 12 December. Each set contains five films each, for a grand total of all twenty films.

Order Volume 1 (Gold Box Set – 7 November): Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough

Order Volume 2 (Blue Box Set – 7 November): Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, and Die Another Day

Pre-order Volume 3 (Red Box Set – 12 December): From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Live And Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and GoldenEye

Pre-order Volume 4 (Silver Box Set – 12 December): Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Moonraker, Octopussy, and Tomorrow Never Dies

Actor-Specific Boxed Sets

Currently available only in the UK, these three boxed sets collect together the official James Bond films of Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan. They were each released on 27 November 2006. Cover art for each boxed set can now be viewed here on the CBn Forums.

Order the Sean Connery ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVD Set: contains Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, and Diamonds Are Forever.

Order the Roger Moore ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVD Set: contains Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View To A Kill.

Order the Pierce Brosnan ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVD Set: contains GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.

Ultimate Triple Agent Boxed Sets

Also released exclusively to the UK are two James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Triple Agent boxed sets: the Golden and Red collections. They each contain three films from the series and were released on 27 November 2006.

Order the ‘Ultimate Edition’ Golden Triple Agent Collection: contains Goldfinger, The Man With The Golden Gun, and GoldenEye.

Order the ‘Ultimate Edition’ Red Triple Agent Collection: contains Dr. No, Live And Let Die, and Tomorrow Never Dies.

Complete ‘Ultimate Edition’ Boxed Sets

Released only in the UK, the first set was the Limited Edition Attache Case set, released on 17 July 2006. This is followed by the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Collection, which was released on 4 December 2006.

Order the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Limited Edition Attache Case: contains all twenty official James Bond films.

Order the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Collection: contains all twenty official James Bond films.

‘Ultimate Edition’ Individual Releases

Released initially on 17 July 2006, all twenty official James Bond films can be ordered individually in the UK.

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James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' Actor-Specific Box Art Online

CBn had previously reported that UK James Bond fans who prefer the films of one specific 007 actor over another would be in luck with the latest planned ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD releases.

Available to order on Play.com, three new James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ sets were released on 27 November 2006: the Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan box sets. Cover art for each boxed set can now be viewed here on the CBn Forums.

The Connery set will include all six of his official James Bond films, all seven for the Moore set and all four for the Brosnan set.

Order the Sean Connery ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVD Set

Order the Roger Moore ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVD Set

Order the Pierce Brosnan ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVD Set

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Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale Limited Edition

It was reported earlier on CBn that Omega had planned a second limited series watch for the film: the Casino Royale Planet Ocean. The official press release and pictures now follow:

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Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale Limited Edition

Even whilst relaxing on the beach, only the best is good enough for James Bond, an ethos perfectly reflected in his choice of diving partner.

The Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale is a potent combination of technical complexity and aesthetic elegance.

The Planet Ocean model is identified by its distinctive bezel, which recalls the original Seamaster 300 metre models, albeit with a choice between classic and highly contemporary interpretations of this historical theme.

Meticulous attention to detail resulted in a slightly different bezel design with a model taking on a resolutely sporty look. The unidirectional rotating bezel has minute graduations for the first fifteen minutes, numbers for the subsequent ten-minute sectors and a luminous triangular marker at 12 o’clock.

Other features indicating that this is a professional divers’ watch are the watertight screw-in crown, a screw-in case back and the helium escape valve, located at 10 o’clock and embossed with “He”. The Seamaster Planet Ocean is water resistant to 600 metres (2000 feet).

The matt black dial also offers excellent clarity, thanks to applied luminous hour markers and Arabic numerals at 12, 6 and 9 o’clock, with date window at 3 o’clock. The facetted arrowhead hour and minute hands also have luminous SuperLuminova inserts, and a luminous arrowhead seconds hand with orange tip offers ultimate visibility down to the last second. Beneath the surface is Omega’s calibre 2500 Co-Axial Escapement movement, which is a COSC-certified chronometer and has a power reserve of 48 hours.

The Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale is available with a 45.5 mm diameter case and a black rubber strap. This Limited Edition has exclusive features: the central second hand bears the “007” gun logo in orange, that recalls the code name of the famous MI6 secret agent.

The stainless-steel case back is embossed with the Casino Royale logo as well as the series number of each Limited Edition watch.

Limited to 5’007 pieces, the Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale will be a perfect collector’s item for all James Bond aficionados.

Press Release

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James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' DVDs Sets #1 & #2 Released

The first two boxed sets of the James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs have been released today in the US.

While both boxed sets can be purchased online at discounted prices, several in store retailers are also offering bonus buys or discounts if the sets are purchased together.

James Bond sets #3 and #4 will be released on 12 December. There are currently no plans for a massive boxed set of individual releases in the US.

Order Volume 1 (Gold Box Set – 7 November): Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough

Order Volume 2 (Blue Box Set – 7 November): Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, and Die Another Day

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s full round-up of all the latest James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD news: front and back cover art, box cover art, worldwide release dates, menu and screen caps, new certificates, ordering details, special features, technical specs, and more.

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Omega Casino Royale Limited Series Planet Ocean Watch Announced

Dell Deaton has been following the Omega/James Bond relationship in Casino Royale, and now details have been officially released on the second limited series watch for the film: the Casino Royale Planet Ocean.

Limited to only 5,007 pieces worldwide, the first ever pictures of this new watch from Omega (the ‘James Bond Seamaster 2226.80 Limited Edition was released earlier in the year) can be viewed here online.

Details on the Casino Royale Planet Ocean have also appeared on the official Omega website:

• Seamaster Planet Ocean Big
• Size

• Steel on Rubber straps
• Reference: 2907.50.91

• MOVEMENT
• Caliber: Omega 2500
• Self-winding chronometer, Co-Axial
• Escapement movement with rhodium-plated finish
• Power Reserve: 44 hours

• CRYSTAL
• Domed anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal

• CASE & DIAL
• Stainless steel case
• Black dial

• WATER RESISTANCE
• Down to: 600 meters
• 2000 feet

• SIZE
• Gents

The current price quotes for the Planet Ocean are roughly $3,650.

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Casino Royale Carta Mundi Exclusive Poker Sets

It was revealed on the CBn Forums back in May 2006 that Carta Mundi would be involved in the newest James Bond film, Casino Royale by supplying the cards for the poker sequences.

Now, jamesbond-fr.com have revealed details on the two different poker sets the company will be releasing to tie in with Casino Royale.

The exclusive James Bond compact poker set contains 150 chips and the luxury set contains 200. Pictures of both sets can be viewed online here.

‘As a Belgian company, we are proud that Cartamundi can contribute to the success of the series so famous James Bond in the world. We hope that the publicity generated by the Royal exit of Casino will still improve the image of Cartamundi and the poker in general,’ says Bert Van Pelt, Business Links Manager Playing Cards.

Carta Mundi was previously involved with the most recent Bond film, Die Another Day. Visit the official website here.

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James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' US Box Set Details

Details have been released on the CBn forums about the upcoming release of the James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs in the US.

While images of the four different box sets and pre-ordering links have been available online for some time now, many Bond fans have been wondering exactly what kind of DVD cases each specific film will have as well as if they will feature the same UK cover art.

Each Bond film will be released in a slim DVD case (most often seen as part of the release of television shows on DVD)–it will not be a fold-out design. The collectible booklets that accompany each film are included in the boxed set. Front and back cover artwork will be the same as the UK editions.

Are you satisfied or disappointed with the way these James Bond films are being released? Voice your opinion here on the CBn Forums.

Currently no complete collection or individual releases have been announced.

Pre-order Volume 1 (Gold Box Set – 7 November): Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough

Pre-order Volume 2 (Blue Box Set – 7 November): Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, and Die Another Day

Pre-order Volume 3 (Red Box Set – 12 December): From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Live And Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and GoldenEye

Pre-order Volume 4 (Silver Box Set – 12 December): Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Moonraker, Octopussy, and Tomorrow Never Dies

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s full round-up of all the latest James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD news: front and back cover art, box cover art, worldwide release dates, menu and screen caps, new certificates, ordering details, special features, technical specs, and more.

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James Bond Ultimate Edition 'Buy One Get One Free' Offer

While US James Bond fans eagerly await the release of the first two ‘Ultimate Edition’ 007 DVD sets in early November, a new promotion has been set into action for the already released DVDs in the UK.

20th Century Fox has taken over the back-catalogue of all 20 James Bond films and will be offering a ‘Buy One Get One Free’ offer. On 17 October, a publicity junket was arranged with former 007 stars Sir Roger Moore, Britt Ekland, and Maryam d’Abo in attendance to promote the DVDs.

‘Fox has spent millions of dollars developing its third-party distribution system, and there will be a team dedicated to handling MGM product. In the past, Sony had to bundle their [product] with MGM’s. I think that we needed that individual attention. And Sony realizes that Fox is in a better position to handle it,’ – reports Moviehole.

In addition, MGM Home Entertainment has launched a James Bond trail with Google Earth – reports New Media Age. Fans can ‘retrace the steps of Ian Fleming’s superspy through Google Earth, clicking on individual film titles to take a chronological journey through the secret agent’s 20 films.’

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