James Bond Blu-ray Discs Reviewed

It is now only a matter of days until James Bond fans will get the chance to experience high-definition 007 on the all-new Blu-ray discs of the films.

As earlier reported on CommanderBond.net, the first wave of Bond Blu-ray discs, (Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and Die Another Day), are due to be released in mid-October in the UK and US.

The What Hi-Fi? blog has gotten ahold of the UK volume one collection (which features all six titles being released at this time) and has posted reviews of Sean Connery’s Dr. No and From Russia with Love.

Being that these first two Bond films are each 40+years old, the key question is whether or not the Blu-ray treatment can significantly benefit them now.

‘These Blu-rays will look better than you’ve ever seen Bond–even in the cinema,’ said Mike Inchalik, chief operating officer at Lowry Digital, the company responsible for remastering and restoring the first 20 Bond films over the past two years for the 2006 release of the Ultimate Edition DVDs–and now once more for these Blu-ray discs.

‘We’ve gone right back to the camera negatives and original prints. There’s colour and detail no-one’s seen since the day they were shot: some of these films are 40 years old, but they look like they were shot yesterday.’

‘The new Blu-ray titles may look better than the public has ever seen them.’

He continues: ‘Blu-ray is a very discriminating format, so you have to make sure the films are up to it. Dr. No was a pretty low-budget movie, and it shows in places. There were lots of “gate-hairs”, scratches and problems with principle photography that we had to take out.’

But working on the more recent 007 titles wasn’t necessarily a walk in the park either. ‘More money meant more effects and faster edits,’ said Inchalik, ‘which mean more restoration work for us: every time you cut into the film negative it can make the image look softer, or introduce “noise”.’

So do the new Blu-ray Bond discs actually look that good?

‘Oh yes–and some!’ according to the What Hi-Fi? review.

Despite a few grainy bits here and there, Dr. No ‘seemed like a whole new film, brimming with life and oozing early-sixties retro appeal–thanks to the details on everything from cars to clothing to make-up that are suddenly apparent.’

Similar words of praise followed for From Russia with Love: ‘it wasn’t too long before the high-definition glory impressed: the sights and sounds of 1960s Istanbul; the nuances of expression you hadn’t picked up before; even the product placement (yes, it was even going on back then!) seems more obvious because you can easily pick out the brands.’

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Radio Times Ranks The Best James Bond Stunts

Radio Times, the BBC’s weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, has compiled together a listing of the top-ranked stunts to feature in the James Bond films.

This newly released fan survey coincides with the publication of Radio Times Guide to Films 09, which features 00-actor Daniel Craig on the cover.

Which Bond stunt took the top spot? Read on…

Casino Royale Gets Fans’ Votes For Best Ever Double-0-Stunt

Film fans have voted the vertigo-inducing crane jump from Casino Royale the best ever James Bond stunt in a survey to coincide with the publication of Radio Times Guide to Films 09.

Self-confessed stunt fan Daniel Craig, who features on the cover of Radio Times Guide to Films 09, edged the iconic Union Jack ski jump stunt from Roger Moore’s The Spy Who Loved Me into second place. The crane stunt wins the public vote after previously scooping ‘Best High Work’ at the World Stunt Awards in 2007 for stuntmen Ben Cooke, Kai Martin, Marvin Stewart-Campbell and Adam Kirley.

Fans at RadioTimes.com voted a classic stunt from 1974 into third place–the “barrel roll” car jump from The Man with the Golden Gun performed by stuntman ‘Bumps’ Willard.

Fourth placed was the speedboat leap from Roger Moore’s first outing as James Bond in Live and Let Die, closely followed by the Thames speedboat chase from The World Is Not Enough. Returning to dry land, the ejector seat stunt from James Bond’s Aston Martin in Goldfinger claimed sixth place.

The Verzasca Dam dive in Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye may have registered a world record off-ground bungee jump height of 220m but it could only come seventh in the Radio Times survey. Completing the top ten stunts were the ski chase from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the leaping over the crocodiles in Live and Let Die and the motorbike jump over the helicopter in Tomorrow Never Dies.

“My personal favourite Bond stunt is the ski jump off the mountain because it was actually done,” said Andrew Collins, Radio Times Film Editor. “There would be no need to do that today, thanks to digital effects, and even if they did do it, we’d assume it was tampered with afterwards by a man at a computer. The ‘free running’ opener in Casino Royale was actually done by very agile men bouncing off walls but for me it can never match the good old days of stuntmen, parachutes and no retakes!”

Radio Times Guide to Films 09 is available in all good bookshops from 25th September and can be ordered online at www.bbcshop.com. Fans can see the full list of James Bond stunts and discuss their favourites by visiting www.radiotimes.com/bond-stunts.

Full results:

1. Jumping from crane to crane – Casino Royale
2. Ski chase and the Union Jack parachute jump – The Spy Who Loved Me
3. The car barrel roll – The Man with the Golden Gun
4. Speedboat leap – Live and Let Die
5. Speedboat chase on the Thames – The World Is Not Enough
6. Aston Martin ejector seat – Goldfinger
7. Dive off the Verzasca Dam – GoldenEye
8. Ski chase – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
9. Jumping over crocodiles – Live and Let Die
10. Motorbike jump over a helicopter – Tomorrow Never Dies
11. Aston Martin crash and roll – Casino Royale
12. Jumping out of the plane without a parachute – Moonraker
13. Parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower – A View to a Kill
14. Remote-control driving the BMW – Tomorrow Never Dies
15. The jet-pack escape – Thunderball
16. Little Nellie gyrocopter sequence – You Only Live Twice
17. Flying the micro jet through the aircraft hangar – Octopussy
18. Car on two wheels – Diamonds Are Forever
19. Lorry chase – Licence to Kill
20. Barefoot water-skiing – Licence to Kill

1,472 film fans were surveyed at www.radiotimes.com throughout August/September 2008.

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Octane Magazine's Licence To Thrill With James Bond Cars

Octane magazine‘s newest issue has a licence to thrill James Bond car enthusiasts.

The November issue of the leading classic and performance motoring magazine features the largest number of genuine 007 cars ever photographed in one location for a ‘truly unique feature’.

Licenced To Thrill – Bond’s Cars
Altogether For First Time

To celebrate the upcoming new James Bond film, Octane magazine has assembled the largest number of genuine 007 cars ever photographed in one location for a truly unique feature.

Quantum of Solace, set for release in cinemas on October 31, is the 22nd film in the 007 series and sees the return of Daniel Craig as the spy with a licence to kill in his Aston Martin DBS.

Photographing the precious cast of MI6 transport history fell to diehard Bond fan, George Bamford. The son of JCB owner, Sir Anthony Bamford, used his father’s factory and its vast facilities to provide some stunning and explosive (literally) backdrops.

Octane, the leading classic and performance motoring magazine, dedicates 19 pages of its November issue (on sale September 24) to feature nine of the actual cars that have helped to define Bond over his 46 years of cinematography.

Pooled from museums and private collectors, the priceless cast of vehicles are responsible for providing some of the most jaw-dropping and imaginative chase scenes ever captured on film; from a rocket-firing Aston Martin battling on a frozen lake, to a Lotus Espirit that can drive under water, right through to a 29bhp yellow Citroën 2CV that outran a fleet of henchmen – despite rollovers and several airborne excursions.

The feature also reveals in great detail the commercial and often political reasons why certain models were used in their respective films and gives a unique insight into how some of the incredible stunts were achieved and their effects on the vehicles themselves.

Full list of the cars featured:

• Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965)
• Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice (1967)
• Aston DBS (1960s) from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
• Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• Lotus Esprit Turbo from For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• Citroën 2CV from For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• Aston Martin V8 from The Living Daylights (1987)
• Aston Martin Vanquish from Die Another Day (2002)
• Aston DBS from Quantum of Solace (2008) and Casino Royale (2006)

The entire cast of Bond cars features in the November issue of Octane, on sale September 24.

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Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 'Quantum of Solace' Limited Edition

In March of this year, CommanderBond.net reported that Omega would introducing a brand new limited edition 007 Seamaster Diver 300m watch to tie in with the release of Quantum of Solace in theatres.

We now have details on the company’s Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial Limited Edition for the 22nd James Bond film. Visit 007 Magazine OnLine for a preview photograph.

Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial
Quantum of Solace Limited Edition

LIMITED TO 5,007 units

Movement: Omega calibre 2500, Self-winding mechanical movement Co-Axial escapement – COSC – Power reserve: 48 hours

Case: Diameter : 45.50mm – Polished and brushed stainless steel casebody; stainless steel unidirectional bezel with black aluminium ring – Screw-in crown in stainless steel; helium escape valve at 10H – Domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment inside – The words “Quantum of Solace” are discreetly laser-engraved on the inside of its sapphire crystal – Screwed-in stainless steel caseback stamped with “007” medallion, engraved with limited edition number – Water resistant up to 600 m (2000 ft)

Dial: Brilliant black “Walther PPK grip structure” dial with polished flat facetted applied Arabic numerals – Omega logo & name – polished indexes with white Super-LumiNova

Hands: Polished hands coated with white Super-LumiNova – Central seconds hand with red tip

Bracelet: Brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet with Diver’s clasp

Box: Special black Quantum of Solace presentation box

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Swatch Launches 007 Villains Watch Collection

Following up yesterday’s article focusing on the launch of the newest watch collection from Swatch, the 007 Villains, we continue with part two, which specifically examines For Your Eyes Only through Quantum of Solace.

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ARIS KRISTATOS – For Your Eyes Only (SUJB104)
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For Your Eyes Only features sinister heroin smuggler and KGB agent Aris Kristatos, whose devious attempt to frame Milos “The Dove” Colombo fails. The black silicon strap of this sporty Swatch Jelly in Jelly has a raised black-wing pattern that evokes the dove and Kristatos’ evil schemes. The moulded black plastic case frames a sunbrushed anthracite dial with a silvery dove at its centre. Surrounding the dove is a black minute ring with white hour markers, and black Arabic numerals at all hours. Black hour and minute hands with superlite white highlights and a thin silver seconds hand mark the time.

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GENERAL ORLOV – Octopussy (YGS127)
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Bond’s enemy in Octopussy is the fanatical Soviet General Orlov, whose dying words are inscribed on the bezel of this bold Irony Big: “YES BUT TOMORROW I SHALL BE A HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION”. The black leather and red stitching lend a military look to the strap that holds the brushed stainless steel case and engraved brushed steel bezel. The brushed steel look extends to the dial, which is circumscribed by a minute ring with white hour markers, red minute indices and a black arrowhead at hour 12. General Orlov’s rank is evoked on the dial by a five-point star drawn in black with blank and brass-coloured facets that give it a three-dimensional aspect. Black squelette metal hour and minute hands and a slim red central seconds hand mark the time.

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MAX ZORIN – A View To A Kill (YRS411)
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In A View To A Kill, Christopher Walken plays the diabolically clever French businessman Max Zorin, whose plot to flood Silicon Valley is foiled by the enterprising Bond. The black leather strap of this high-tech Swatch Retrograde shows parallel rows of red and white stitches and has a black leather loop with the 007 pistol logo printed in white. The brushed stainless steel case contrasts with the polished stainless steel crown and pushers, caseback and bezel; the latter is engraved to highlight a gear-tooth pattern around the circumference. The flange features a white-on-black scale on the top half, and white hour markers with black minute indices against a red ground on the lower half. The three chronograph arcs characteristic of all Swatch Retrograde models are set against a reflective grooved silver dial. The 60-minute and 5-minute arcs feature black groove-pattern dials, white Arabic numerals and outer bands labelled ’60 MINUTES’ and ‘5 MINUTES’ in red on white, and white hands. The 30-second arc with red central seconds hand shows white Arabic numerals on black. Skeleton black Arabic numerals with white infills mark all hours but 6, and a white-on-black date window appears at 4 o’clock. Skeleton metal hour and minute hands with superlite white highlights mark the time.

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GEORGI KOSKOV – The Living Daylights (SUJK139)
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Bond does battle in The Living Daylights with Georgi Koskov, a corrupt Soviet general who deals in drugs and weapons. The textile strap of this wickedly cold-war Swatch Jelly in Jelly, inspired by Soviet military insignia, features red and beige vertical stripes and three gold stars on either side of the frosted transparent plastic case. The painted red dial extends the Soviet-era cold war theme with a shiny gold emblem, reminiscent of Red Army medals, outlined in light grey and surrounded by gold-dot hour markers circled in light grey at all hours but 6 and 12. In the absence of all numerals, silver hour and minute hands and thin silver seconds hand mark the time.

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FRANZ SANCHEZ – Licence To Kill (YCS512)
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James Bond’s chief antagonist in Licence To Kill is drug dealer Franz Sanchez. In a nod to Sanchez and his green pet iguana, the moulded leather strap of this tropical Irony Chrono has a bright green lizard-skin pattern. The strap stitching and 007 pistol logo on the loop form an effective contrast in white. Mounted on the brushed stainless steel case is a pink stainless steel bezel with a white minute ring. A second white minute ring appears on the black ring circumscribing the silver dial, whose vertical stripes recall the striped silk shirt that Sanchez wears. Embossed silver Arabic numerals mark hours 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12, and a white-on-black date window appears at hour 4. The chrono and continuous seconds counters emerge from the dial’s grooved silver centre and feature grooved black dials, white numerals and indices, and green hands. The counters are ringed in white and green and linked by a green circle on which white Arabic numerals (13, 16, 20, 21, 23) and white dots indicate the hours. Silver squelette metal hour and minute hands and a slim pink chrono seconds hand mark the time.

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XENIA ONATOPP – GoldenEye (SUBB122)
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GoldenEye features the villainous Xenia Zaragevna Onatopp, a former Soviet fighter pilot who does her best to crush the gentleman spy to death with her killer thighs. The black leather strap of this delightfully nasty-looking Square features the tone-in-tone 007 pistol logo micro-injected on the 12 o’clock side and evokes Onatopp’s military gear by means of shiny metal buttons with stars in relief, and steely studs that snap to close. The plastic case is a glossy black frame around the sunbrushed crimson dial, which features a printed pattern structured to form a red star that evokes, once again, the Moscow connection. Printed silver Arabic numerals mark hours 3, 6, 9 and 12. Tapered silver hour and minute hands and a delicate black seconds hand mark the time.

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ELLIOT CARVER – Tomorrow Never Dies (SUJK138)
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The bad guy in Tomorrow Never Dies is Elliot Carver, an international media baron scheming to wreak havoc on a global scale. The power of the media figures prominently on this graphic Swatch Jelly in Jelly whose plastic strap features a bold and dynamic collage of tabloid newspaper headlines, articles and photographs evoking a “tomorrow” that promises nothing but trouble. The clear plastic strap has two plastic loops; one features the 007 pistol log in red, the other has the blue and red Carver Media empire logo. The clear plastic case frames a see-through plastic dial revealing the movement beneath it. Printed white skeleton Arabic numerals with blue infills mark all hours, with hours 5, 6, 7 and 8 partially obscured by a black “TOP SECRET” stamp that extends from the dial to the six o’clock side of the strap. White hour and minute hands and a slim white central seconds hand mark the time.

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ELEKTRA KING – The World Is Not Enough (GE215)
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Sophie Marceau plays the treacherous Elektra King, the bad girl Bond outwits in The World Is Not Enough. Inspired by one of King’s shawls, the moulded textile strap of this intricate Gent features dark blue and blood-red threaded patterns embroidered upon a beige ground. The beige fabric loop shows the 007 pistol logo embroidered in dark blue, and three small stainless steel charms with blood-red synthetic resin inlays set with transparent white crystals dangle from the strap. The clear plastic case frames a sunbrushed silver dial on which the patterns from the strap are taken up in the same dark blue and blood red colours and complemented by grey-dot indices marking hours 1 through 6, 11 and 12. In the absence of all numerals, tie-shaped reflective metal hour and minute hands and a slim metal seconds hand mark the time.

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ZAO – Die Another Day (SFK327G)
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Bond’s chief antagonists in Die Another Day are a man called Moon and his henchman Zao, marked forever by diamonds blasted into his face. The signature scars appear on this Skin in the form of aurora boreal crystals set in stainless steel links that show engraved slashes; the slashes and bracelet end pieces have a textured ‘hammered silver’ surface; set off in polished steel on the 6 o’clock end piece is the 007 pistol logo. The transparent plastic case frames a sunbrushed silver dial with stylized applique silver Arabic numerals at hours 3, 6, 9 and 12; aurora boreal crystals mark all other hours. Tapered black hour and minute hands mark the time.

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LE CHIFFRE – Casino Royale (YGS128)
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Gambler, math whiz and banker to terrorists, Le Chiffre weeps blood while attempting to bankrupt Bond in a poker game in Casino Royale. The shimmering black synthetic leather strap of this elegant Irony Big recalls Le Chiffre’s black tux at the gaming table, while the black leather loop displays a silver 007 pistol logo. Mounted on the brushed stainless steel case is a stainless steel bezel engraved to highlight a delicate motif. The sunbrushed anthracite dial features a dark grey Ace of Spades in the centre, with printed black Arabic numerals at hours 3 and 9, red hearts at hours 1 and 7, black clubs at 2 and 8, black spades at 4 and 10, red diamonds marking hours 5 and 11, and a black capital A (for Ace) at 12 o’clock. Tapered metal hour and minute hands with both engraved and mirrored surfaces and a slim red central seconds hand mark the time.

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DOMINIC GREENE – Quantum of Solace (SUIB402)
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Celebrating the latest dastardly villain to take up arms against James Bond, this darkly elegant Swatch Chrono Plastic presents the distinctive mark of Dominic Greene on a black silicon strap with ivory silicon inserts leading up to the matt black plastic case, which has ivory chrono pushers and a matt black crown. The silicon loop features the famous 007 pistol logo and the words “Greene Planet” appear in ivory on the 6 o’clock side of the strap. Mounted on the case are a rotating black plastic bezel with silver Arabic numerals (05, 10, 15 … 60) and a white tachymeter scale on the narrow black flange. Subtly printed on the glossy black dial we find the mark of Greene again as a backdrop to the prominent white Arabic numerals at hours 4, 8 and 12 and black-on-white date window at hour six. The chrono counters and continuous seconds counter are ringed by white-on-ivory indices and feature grooved black dials with white numerals and delicate silver hands. Tapered silver hour and minute hands with superlite white highlights and a central chrono seconds hand mark the time.

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Swatch Launches 007 Villains Watch Collection

As first reported on CommanderBond.net last month, the Swiss watch company Swatch has returned to the world of James Bond with their latest collection: the 007 Villains.

This line of 22 watches, each inspired by a different lead villain or henchman, is sure to appeal to fans of the Bond baddies.

The official press release announcing the launch follows as well as specific details on the 007 Villains watches for Dr. No through Moonraker.

Part two (For Your Eyes Only through Quantum of Solace will follow soon on the CBn main page).

Swatch Turns To The Dark Side With Villains Bond Fans Love To Hate

In a series of heroic adventures from Dr. No to Quantum Of Solace, James Bond outfoxes and destroys a nefarious bunch of evildoers bent on conquering the world. Destroys? Well, not quite. Like Bond himself, true villains live on forever, remembered fondly by their fans–and now by Swatch. Celebrating the legendary British secret agent’s most memorable adversaries, the Swatch 007 Villain Collection presents twenty-two Swatch watches inspired by the best of the worst: the bad guys Bond fans love to hate.

Has Swatch gone over to the other side? In a provocative and insidiously subversive move, the mischievous maker of iconic Swiss watches has aligned itself with the enemies of the world’s most famous gentleman spy. “We’ve discovered the dark side of the myth,” said N. G. Hayek, also known as Dr. Swatch. “And we love it. It’s absolutely fascinating.” As the news raised eyebrows in London, Paris and Berlin, the notorious inventor of the plastic watch hastened to explain his intentions. “It’s the art of the villain that interests us. Ian Fleming’s novels and all the Bond films, the villains play a crucial role. And if Bond is alive and well today, it is thanks in no small part to the enduring power of his enemies.”

Indeed. The Swatch 007 Villain Collection is a tribute to the Bond saga as a whole. It honours the art of infamy that Bond’s creators developed with perfidious cunning and cinematic flair through twenty-two thrilling adventures. Each model in the Villain collection evokes one or more wily evildoers. We know them all–armed to the teeth and dressed to kill: there’s Dr. No with his stylish suit and metal hands and Blofeld with his fluffy white cat purring under the sign of SPECTRE. Rosa Klebb has a nasty knuckle-duster, Xenia Zaragevna Onatopp a black leather strap to match her killer thighs and deadly Red kiss. There’s a metal-mouthed monster of a man called “Jaws” and scheming Soviet Russians whose watches evoke the Evil Empire’s glory days. Fiendishly clever actors add lustre to the glowing legend, and Villains pays tribute to outstanding performances: Christopher Walken’s malevolent Max Zorin deserves his stylish Retrograde; Richard Kiel’s menacing JAWS gets a massive, polished steel Irony THE Chrono; Lotte Lenya’s Rosa Klebb is given a pair of knuckle-dusters welded to an Irony Lady. And in homage to Casino Royale, poker-faced master of malice Mads Mikkelsen (alias Le Chiffre) nabs an Irony Big with an Ace of Spades. There are more to come, of course, as Swatch explores the dark side of the story.

More than forty-five years have passed since Dr. No debuted on the silver screen in 1962, but the fascination that has nourished the myth of 007 shows no signs of fading. If anything, it’s growing stronger–Quantum Of Solace, Bond flick number twenty-two, premieres this year–and the 22nd Swatch watch in the new collection is a fitting tribute to Dominic Greene, the latest Bond villain we’re sure to hate.

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DR. NO – Dr. No (SUYK117)
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The first Bond film featured the nefarious, ever elegant Dr. No, the “SPECTRE” agent played by Julius Wiseman who dies sinking into the bubbling vat of a nuclear reactor. Dr. No and the reactor find a suitably elegant tribute in the form of this distinctive Skin Chrono: its textured white and pale beige synthetic fabric strap evokes Dr. No’s high-collared suit, and the dial recalls the reactor’s instrument panel. The milky plastic case has a black plastic crown and pushers and frames the sunbrushed light beige dial. The applique silver “instrument panel” is framed by a broad black ring with red hour markers and white minute indices and holds the silver legend “DANGER LEVEL” embossed against a black ground. Applique silver Arabic numerals indicate hours 4 and 8 and a delta sign is positioned to mark hour 12. Set within the black band are the two chrono counters, each with black numerals and black hands set off by a white dial, and the continuous seconds counter at 6 o’clock. The latter has a white dial with a red dot at the centre, black Arabic numerals and a black hand, and carries the label “HIGH VOLTAGE” printed above it on the lightly patterned pale beige central zone. Squelette metal hour and minute hands mark the time.

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ROSA KLEBB – From Russia with Love (YSS239)
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Russia’s Rosa Klebb wields a nasty weapon in From Russia With Love, and this stylish Lady’s satin-brushed stainless steel bracelet features subtly sinister end pieces shaped like Klebb’s knuckle-duster. The bracelet leads to a satin-brushed stainless steel case and unmarked bezel framing a sunbrushed silver dial with applied silver Arabic numerals at all hours. Reflective metal hour and minute hands and a delicate silver seconds hand mark the time.

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ODDJOB – Goldfinger (YOG102G)
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A brilliant tribute to Oddjob, bowler-hatted henchman to the Midas of malice featured in the memorable Goldfinger, released in 1964. The heavy gold-coated stainless steel bracelet of this stunning Irony THE Chrono features a lightly engraved 007 logo on one of the links that evoke gold ingots leading to the massive, golden, stainless steel case. Mounted on the case is a golden bezel with engraved minute ring. The brown and gold diamond-patterned dial is circumscribed by a brown flange with a golden minute ring and golden Arabic numerals (05, 10, 15 … 60) at all hours. Flush with the flange is a flat outer ring with engraved gold-on-black tachymeter scale. Embossed gold ingot-shaped markers indicating hours 4, 8 and 12 are complemented by applied golden Arabic numerals at hours 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. The grooved golden chrono and continuous seconds counters feature black Arabic numerals and black or white indices and black hands. Lustrous golden hour and minute hands with white superlite highlights and a slim white chrono seconds hand mark the time.

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EMILIO LARGO – Thunderball (SVCK4039G)
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Emilio Largo, a black-hearted villain in Thunderball, wears a ring with an evil-eyed black octopus, the emblem of Bond’s enemy. The stainless steel bracelet of this dashing Irony Chrono Diaphane features satin-brushed steel links and a central row of paired dark resin inlays set in steel. The 007 pistol logo appears on the brushed steel end piece on the six o’clock side of the bracelet, just below the frosted translucent plastic case. Mounted on the case is a matt black aluminum bezel with sparkling transparent white crystals set at all hours. The sunbrushed champagne dial shows a black minute ring with Arabic numerals (2, 4, 6 … 18; 22 … 60) and a black-on-white date window at 4 o’clock. Black-rimmed white superlite dots in relief mark hours 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11 and a black-rimmed white delta in relief appears at hour 12. The 60-minute counter features a white dial with black numerals and indices; the 1/10th second counter offers a contrasting black dial with white numerals and indices. At 6 o’clock, the continuous seconds counter features Largo’s black octopus emblem on a pure white dial. Tie-shaped squelette metal hour and minute hands with superlite white highlights and a silver chrono seconds hand mark the time.

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BLOFELD’S CAT – You Only Live Twice (GE218)
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Popular still among Bond film fans are Blofeld and his fluffy white cat, to which Swatch pays tribute with this classic Gent. The white synthetic leather strap evokes the cat and her master’s affiliation with the enemy organisation known as “SPECTRE”, represented by the ominous octopus with 8 spiky tentacles. This menacing beast appears engraved on a shining stainless steel charm dangling, like an ID tag on a collar, from the single stainless steel end piece that joins the six-o’clock side of the strap to the clear plastic case. The 007 pistol logo is displayed in silver on the white synthetic leather loop. The dial is a mirror marked at 1 o’clock by a light green cat’s paw print. All other hours are marked by printed white Arabic numerals. The hour, minute and slim central seconds hands that mark the time feature a sandpaper silver surface.

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BLOFELD – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (YGB1001AG)
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service features Telly Savalas in the role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld. One of Bond’s most formidable and long-lived antagonists, he is featured in three Bond films and is marked by the menacing sign of “SPECTRE”, an evil-looking octopus. The matt black aluminum bracelet of this elegant Irony Big features matt gold-coloured central links and gold 007 pistol logo printed on the first black link on the 6 o’clock side of the bracelet. Mounted on the matt black aluminum case is a silver and black bezel with black indices at hours 1,2 4, 5, 7, 8 10 and 11. Straddling the centre of the sunbrushed silver dial is Blofeld’s menacing silver octopus whose oval eyes are mirrored golden appliques. In the absence of all numerals, mirrored silver applique hour markers indicate all hours but 10 and 11, where they are replaced by the golden eyes. Mirrored golden squelette hour and minute hands and a thin black central seconds hand mark the time.

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WINT & KIDD – Diamonds Are Forever (YLS434)
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In Diamonds Are Forever, black-hearted Blofeld henchmen Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd attempt to assassinate James Bond with a bomb disguised as dessert. The alligator-pattern white leather strap has a black leather loop with a white 007 pistol logo and a stainless steel clasp; the strap forms an elegant counterpoint to the stainless steel bezel mounted on this classy Irony Medium’s polished stainless steel case. The bezel is set with 44 transparent white crystals that form a sparkling frame around the sunbrushed silver dial, which features a delicate white vortex pattern at its centre. Skeleton black Arabic numerals with white infills indicate hours 9, 10, 11 and 12; skeleton white Arabic numerals with black infills mark hours 4, 5, and 6; a black-on-white date window is positioned at 3 o’clock. A pair of transparent white crystals is set in the dial at hours 1 and 2; set directly opposite, at hours 7 and 8, are two more crystals, black. Slim oval squelette metal hour and minute hands and an elegant black central seconds hand with a white superlite highlight mark the time.

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BARON SAMEDI – Live And Let Die (GB237)
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In Live And Let Die, Bond does battle with a skeletal villain who goes by the name of Baron Samedi. The bone-coloured superlite silicon strap of this scary Gent features a black print skeleton stretching from the 6 o’clock side across the dial to the 12 o’clock side of the strap, where the skeleton’s bones are raised above its head. The matt black plastic case holds a black dial with the bone-coloured superlite skull mask of Baron Samedi. In the absence of all numerals and indices, round-tipped black hour and minute hands and a delicate white seconds hand mark the time.

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SCARAMANGA – The Man With The Golden Gun (SUYB119)
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The Man With The Golden Gun pits Bond against the supremely elegant assassin, Francisco Scaramanga, played by Christopher Lee. Elegance is the name of the game with this superb Skin Chrono, whose black leather strap is stamped with a tone-in-tone 007 pistol logo on the 12 o’clock side and whose grooved golden end pieces show a head-on shot of the business end of Scaramanga’s golden gun. The matt black plastic case offers an elegant contrast to the end pieces and frames a black, white and golden dial. A black-on-white minute ring surrounds a broad sunbrushed golden band with embossed skeleton Arabic numerals with white infills at hours 4, 8 and 12 and similar hour markers at hours 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. The 60-minute and 1/10th of a second chrono counters and the continuous seconds counter feature white dials with black numerals and black hands framed by applied golden bands with printed black indices. A second minute ring appears in white on the glossy black central zone of the dial, which contrasts nicely with the white hour and minute hands that serve to mark the time.

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JAWS – The Spy Who Loved Me (YOS429G)
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The Spy Who Loved Me presents Bond with an unforgettable villain whose polished heavy-metal dentures give him the nickname “Jaws”. The stainless steel bracelet of this weapons-grade Irony THE Chrono recalls Bond’s worthy adversary with a central row of polished stainless steel teeth set in contrast to the satin-brushed surfaces of the links and the massive stainless steel case. Mounted on the case is a brushed stainless steel bezel whose polished indents at all hours recall this villain’s bite. The black flange features a white and yellow minute ring with Arabic numerals (02, 04, 06 … 60) and a second ring indicating the hours in silver (ONE, TWO, THREE … TWELVE) and white or yellow Arabic numerals (13, 14, 15 … 24). A thin yellow ring on the flange frames the dial’s shades of silver, black and yellow. A minute ring with black, yellow and white indices circles the darker grey centre, which has polished metal applique Roman numerals at hours 4, 8 and 12 and a white-on-black date window at 4 o’clock. The chrono and continuous seconds counters feature brushed silver dials with black indices and yellow hands, silver or black Arabic numerals and yellow ID labels: MIN, DEC, SEC for the 60-minute, 1/10th of a second and continuous seconds counters, respectively. Polished metal squelette hour and minute hands with superlite white highlights and a yellow chrono seconds hand mark the time.

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HUGO DRAX – Moonraker (YRS410G)
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Moonraker finds the world’s most famous gentleman spy up against a billionaire French villain by the name of Sir Hugo Drax, whose company manufactures space shuttles. The high-tech angle is well represented by this striking Swatch Irony Retrograde, whose stainless steel bracelet combines brushed with polished and glossy black stainless steel links. The signature 007 pistol logo is lightly engraved on the brushed steel end piece on the 6 o’clock side of the polished stainless steel case. Mounted on the case is a polished stainless steel bezel with engraved white triangular hour markers. The flange framing the dial is split into black and white zones and features a tachymeter scale and the words “DRAX ENTERPRISE CORPORATION” across the top. The black-versus-white split extends to the lightly textured dial, where applique silver Arabic numerals mark hours 4, 8 and 12 and a black-on-white date window opens at 4 o’clock. The 60-minute and 5-minute chronograph arcs show applique silver frames and white-on-black or black-on-white numerals and indices and a grey vortex pattern; the 30-second chrono counter is an applique silver crescent with black indices. The continuous seconds counter at hour 6 features a grooved silver dial and silver vortex graphic and a black hand. Silver squelette hour and minute hands with white superlite highlights and the central chrono seconds hand mark the time.

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James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' DVD Round-Up

CommanderBond.net rounds up all the latest news regarding the release of the ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond 007 DVDs.

Restored with a “breakthrough digital process” by Lowry Digital, both picture and sound have been greatly improved. They all feature DTS 5.1 surround sound, and each feature loads of new extras including “never before seen footage” and “Top Secret Files” on “The Bond Women” and “Exotic Locations.” In addition, former 007 Sir Roger Moore has recorded audio commentaries for all of his seven James Bond films.

The James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs were released worldwide in 2006. They are currently slated to be re-released with updated cover artwork in October 2008 in the UK and US.

Article originally posted: 18 August 2006
Last updated on: 11 September 2008.

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ARTICLE CONTENTS

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• Ordering Details (2006 Release)
  • UK
  • US
  • Actor-Specific Boxed Sets (UK)
  • Ultimate Triple Agent Boxed Sets (UK)
  • Complete ‘Ultimate Edition’ Boxed Sets (UK & US)
• Release Dates
  • UK
  • US
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • France
• ‘Ultimate Edition’ Website
• Menu/Screen Caps
• New Certificates
  • A View To A Kill
  • GoldenEye
  • Tomorrow Never Dies
• Cover Artwork (2006 Release)
  • US Box Set Cover Art
• Special Features / Detailed Cover Artwork (2006 & 2008 Releases)
• Technical Specs (2006 & 2008 Releases)

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• Ordering Details (2008 Release)
  • UK
  • US

Order The ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond 007 DVDs (2006 Release)

UK:

US:

Order Volume 1 (Gold Box Set – 7 November 2006): 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 2006): 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 2006): 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 2006): Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Moonraker, Octopussy, and Tomorrow Never Dies

In addition, the first wave of indivdiual ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVDs (as single-disc editions–no special features, with the exception of audio commentaries, are included) were released on 6 February 2007 in the US. They are housed in normal DVD case packaging, and not the slimcases contained in the current boxed sets. The cover artwork on the individual DVDs remains the same as that used for the four US boxed set collections.

Retailing for $14.98 each, the first wave of the Bond DVD releases include: Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, Licence To Kill, and GoldenEye.

The second wave followed on 22 May 2007. The titles include: From Russia Wth Love, You Only Live Twice, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough.

The third wave followed on 4 September 2007 and included: Dr. No, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, Octopussy, A View To A Kill and Tomorrow Never Dies.

Note that On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Die Another Day were not released individually.

Ordering details:

Actor-Specific Boxed Sets (UK)

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 (UK)

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 (UK & US)

Released in the UK, the Limited Edition Attache Case set was released on 17 July 2006. This was followed by the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Collection, which was released on 4 December 2006. Additionally, on 12 November 2007, the James Bond Ultimate Collectors Casino Set was released in the UK. This monster box set contains all twenty of the ‘Ultimate Edition’ 007 DVDs along with the 2006 release, Casino Royale, playing cards and poker chips.

In the US, the James Bond Ultimate Collector’s Set was released on 6 November 2007. This monster box set contains all twenty of the ‘Ultimate Edition’ 007 DVDs along with the 2006 release, Casino Royale.

• Amazon.co.uk: James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Limited Edition Attache Case
• Amazon.co.uk: James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Collection
• Amazon.co.uk: James Bond Ultimate Collectors Casino Set
• Amazon.com: James Bond Ultimate Edition Boxed Sets Bundle
• Amazon.com: James Bond Ultimate Collector’s Set

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Release Dates

UK: The individual DVDs and ‘Limited Edition Attache Case’ boxed set were released on 17 July 2006 in the UK. The 2008 re-releases are slated for a 20 October 2008 release.

US: There four boxed sets were released on two separate dates. The first two on 7 November 2006 and the second two followed on 12 December. The 2008 re-releases are slated for a 21 October 2008 release.

Australia: Ezydvd.com.au report that the monster box set can be ordered for a price of $399.83 AU. The set included a space for the (then upcoming) DVD release of the 21st official James Bond film, Casino Royale. In addition to the monster box set, customers have a choice of a hard case which features different case artwork and is only $299.83 AU. Order the attache case and/or the hard case today.

Released on 21 November 2007, the James Bond 007 Limited Edition box set compiled the twenty official Bond films along with 2006’s Casino Royale for one mega 42-disc collection. In addition, this set also includes a premium poker pack including chips and cards. It is available to order on Ezydvd.com.au for $379.83 AU.

Japan: Available for pre-order at amazon.co.jp is the limited edition attache case containing all twenty 007 films as well as the Bond Girls Are Forever documentary as a bonus. It was released on 22 November 2006.

France: According to this page at amazon.fr is the limited edition attache case containing all twenty James Bond films which was released on 25 October 2006. Click here to view the French DVD covers of all twenty 007 films.

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‘Ultimate Edition’ Website

A website for the James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs was launched at www.theultimatebond.com. Features include a competition, details on the restoration process on the Bond DVDs, specific pages for each 007 film, and more. Note: this website centers primarily on the release of the Bond DVDs in the UK.

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Menu/Screen Caps

DVD Times have posted menu and screen caps for all twenty of the upcoming James Bond 007 films. Included are shots of the main menus on both discs for many of the films, as well as shots from the 007 Mission Control, Image Database, Mission Dossier, and many more sections. Also included are image comparisons between the Special Edition DVDs and these new ‘Ultimate Editions.’ Click the following for comparisons on: Dr. No | From Russia With Love | Goldfinger | Thunderball.

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New Certificates

A View To A Kill, GoldenEye, and Tomorrow Never Dies were all released with new certificates.

A View To A Kill: 12 (Previously PG) The back cover of the A View To A Kill ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD states: ‘Some of the added value material has rated this film a 12’

GoldenEye: UNCUT / 15 (Previously 12) As collected on the IMDb, GoldenEye has had an interesting history with the censors on both sides of the Atlantic. The headbutts featured during the battles between Xenia Onatopp and James Bond, as well as Bond and Alec Trevelyan had all been removed for the UK release. The US release (which features a PG-13 rating) reportedly trims down the shooting of Trevelyan during the pre-title sequence, the scene of the attack on Severnaya by Xenia, as well as her own death.

Tomorrow Never Dies: UNCUT / 15 (Previously 12) Originally carrying a ’12’ certificate when first released in 1997, the IMDb reports that some footage (roughly six seconds worth), which included the throwing stars on the Stealth Ship, as well as Bond hitting a man’s face with his boot, were cut to qualify for the rating.

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Cover Artwork (2006 Release)

The front covers feature the James Bond actor in the middle right panel, while often a Bond girl and/or prominent location are featured on the left. The top and bottom panels contain the title of the film in the original font as well as other scenes and characters from the respective film. Click here for high-res photographs of the front and back covers.

US Box Set Cover Art

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

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Special Features / Detailed Cover Artwork (2006 & 2008 Releases)

Dr. No – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• TOP LEVEL ACCESS:
• 007: License to Restore – Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Guns of James Bond
• Premiere Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Dr. No
• Terence Young: Bond Vivant
• Dr. No 1963 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

From Russia With Love – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside From Russia With Love
• Harry Saltzman: Showman
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Goldfinger – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Sean Connery From the Set of Goldfinger
• Screen Tests
• On Tour With the Aston Martin DB-5
• Honor Blackman Open-Ended Interview
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Goldfinger
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Cast and Crew
• The Making of Goldfinger
• The Goldfinger Phenomenon
• Original Publicity Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Thunderball – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Incredible World of James Bond – Original 1965 NBC Television Special
• A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car – 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
• Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
• Thunderball Boat Show Reel
• Selling Bonds – Original 1965 Television Advertisements
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
• The Making of Thunderball
• The Thunderball Phenomenon
• The Secret History of Thunderball
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

You Only Live Twice – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
• Whicker’s World – Highlights From 1967 BBC Documentary
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of You Only Live Twice
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside You Only Live Twice
• Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
• Plane Crash: Animated Storyboard Sequence
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Inside Q’s Lab
• Above It All – Original 1969 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailer, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Diamonds Are Forever – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes
• Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview
• Lesson # 007: Close Quarter Combat
• Deleted Footage – Oil Rig Attack
• Satellite & Explosions Test Reel
• Alternate & Expanded Angles
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Diamonds Are Forever
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Diamonds Are Forever
• Cubby Broccoli – The Man Behind Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Live And Let Die – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz
• Inside Live and Let Die
• On Set With Roger Moore
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

The Man With The Golden Gun – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Roger Moore and Hervé Villechaize – The Russell Harty Show
• On Location With The Man With the Golden Gun
• Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
• Girls Fighting
• American Thrill Show Stunt Film The Road to Bond: Stunt Coordinator W.J. Millian Jr.
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The Man With the Golden Gun
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Man With the Golden Gun
• An Original Documentary Double-O Stuntmen: A Look at the Greatest Stunts and Stunt Performers in the Bond Films
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

The Spy Who Loved Me – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• 007 in Egypt
• Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 Stage Dedication – Original 1977 Featurette
• Escape From Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The Spy Who Loved Me
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert, Production Designer Ken Adam, Co-Writer Christopher Wood and Michael G Wilson
• Inside The Spy Who Loved Me
• Ken Adam: Designing Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Moonraker – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• 007 in Rio – Original 1979 Production Featurette
• Ken Adam’s Production Films
• Bond ’79 Learning to Freefall
• Skydiving Test Footage
• Skydiving Storyboards
• Circus Footage
• Cable Car Alternative Storyboards
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Moonraker
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Moonraker
• The Men Behind the Mayhem – Special Effects Documentary
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

For Your Eyes Only – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
• 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

Octopussy – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Shooting Stunts: Crashing Jeeps & The Airplane Crash
• Ken Burns On-Set Movie
• On Location with Peter Lamont
• Testing the Limits – The Aerial Team
• James Brolin Original Screentests
• James Bond in India – Original 1983 Featurette
• Brolin on Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Octopussy
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen
• Inside Octopussy
• Designing Bond – Peter Lamont
• Rita Coolidge ‘All Time High’ Music Video
• Storyboard Sequences
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

A View To A Kill – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Film ’85 BBC Report
• Original Promotional Featurette
• The Streets of San Francisco – Deleted Footage
• Float Like A Butterfly – Test Footage
• Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles with Introductions by Director John Glen
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of A View to a Kill
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside A View to a Kill
• The Bond Sound – The Music of James Bond
• Duran Duran ‘A View to a Kill’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots & Photo Gallery

The Living Daylights – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes With Introduction by John Glen
• Happy Anniversary, 007
• Silver Anniversary Featurettes
• Timothy Dalton: The New James Bond/Vienna Press Conference
• Timothy Dalton: On Acting
• Dalton and d’Abo Interviews
• The Ice Chase Outtakes – Deleted Footage With Director John Glen Narration
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The Living Daylights
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Living Daylights
• Ian Fleming: 007’s Creator
• a-ha ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• The Making of ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Licence To Kill – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes With Director John Glen Introductions
• Bond ’89
• On the Set With John Glen
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• Ground Check With Corkey Fornof
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Licence to Kill
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Members of the Crew
• Inside Licence to Kill
• Production Featurette “Behind the Scenes”
• Kenworth Trucks Featurette
• Gladys Knight ‘Licence to Kill’ Music Video
• Patti LaBelle ‘If You Asked Me To’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

GoldenEye – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson
• 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

Tomorrow Never Dies – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted and Extended Scenes Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode
• Expanded Angles Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode
• Highly Classified: The World of 007
• Special Effects Reel
• ‘The James Bond Theme’ (Moby’s Remix)
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Tomorrow Never Dies
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Vic Armstrong and Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Roger Spottiswoode and Dan Petrie Jr.
• The Secrets of 007
• Storyboard Presentation
• Gadgets
• Sheryl Crow ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

The World Is Not Enough – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes and Alternate Angles With Introductions by Director Michael Apted
• Alternate Angle, Expanded Angle Scene: The Thames Boat Chase
• James Bond Down River – Original 1999 Featurette
• Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer
• Hong Kong Press Conference
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The World Is Not Enough
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Michael Apted
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Lamont, David Arnold and Vic Armstrong
• The Making of The World Is Not Enough
• Bond Cocktail
• Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
• Garbage ‘The World Is Not Enough’ Music Video
• The Secrets of 007
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

Die Another Day – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• From Script to Screen
• Shaken and Stirred on Ice
• Just Another Day
• The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Die Another Day
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
• MI6 DataStream
• Image Database
• Additional DVD-ROM Features Available
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Technical Specs (2006 & 2008 Releases)

Dr. No

• 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

From Russia With Love

• 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Goldfinger

• 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Thunderball

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

You Only Live Twice

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Diamonds Are Forever

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Live And Let Die

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

The Man With The Golden Gun

• 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

The Spy Who Loved Me

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Moonraker

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

For Your Eyes Only

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Octopussy

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

A View To A Kill

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: 12

The Living Daylights

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: PG

Licence To Kill

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: 15

GoldenEye

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: 15

Tomorrow Never Dies

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: 15

The World Is Not Enough

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: 12

Die Another Day

• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Audio
• Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian and Swedish Subtitles
• Certificate: 12

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Order The ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond 007 DVDs (2008 Release)

All 20 of the James Bond films from Dr. No through Die Another Day are slated to be re-released on two-disc ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD in October 2008 (on the 20th and 21st, respectively) in the UK and US to mark the theatrical release of Quantum of Solace.

These 2008 re-releases are identical to the 2006 releases, with the exception of new cover artwork, which now features the James Bond actor along with the lead Bond girl against a white background with the 007 logo.

All 20 titles are available to order from Amazon.co.uk, while currently six titles are available from Amazon.com:

2008 Re-release (UK)

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James Bond 007 Ultimate Edition DVDs – 2008 Re-release (US)

As first reported on CommanderBond.net earlier this week, all 20 of the James Bond films from Dr. No through Die Another Day were slated to be re-released on two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD in October 2008 in the UK to mark the theatrical release of Quantum of Solace.

We can now report that 007 fans in the US will be receiving a similar treatment as all the titles are now listed for pre-order on Amazon.com, due for release on 21 October (the same date as the Bond Blu-ray titles and the Casino Royale Collector’s Edition).

Currently, only the same six titles slated for the Blu-ray treatment in the US–Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and Die Another Day–are listed online for the Ultimate Edition DVD re-release format.

While these upcoming US releases are expected to be similar to the UK counterparts (which feature new cover artwork), specific details and covers are yet to be revealed.

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James Bond 007 Ultimate Edition DVDs – 2008 Re-release

All 20 of the James Bond films from Dr. No through Die Another Day are scheduled to be re-released on two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD on 20 October 2008 in the UK to mark the theatrical release of Quantum of Solace.

The special features and technical specifications will all be the same from the original 2006 releases. The only change here is the cover artwork (scroll down to view), which now features the James Bond actor along with the lead Bond girl against a white background with the 007 logo.

Each title will retail for £14.99 and can be pre-ordered online at Amazon.co.uk:

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James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD Features/Cover Art

Dr. No – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• TOP LEVEL ACCESS:
• 007: License to Restore – Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Guns of James Bond
• Premiere Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Dr. No
• Terence Young: Bond Vivant
• Dr. No 1963 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

From Russia With Love – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside From Russia With Love
• Harry Saltzman: Showman
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• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Goldfinger – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Sean Connery From the Set of Goldfinger
• Screen Tests
• On Tour With the Aston Martin DB-5
• Honor Blackman Open-Ended Interview
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Goldfinger
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Cast and Crew
• The Making of Goldfinger
• The Goldfinger Phenomenon
• Original Publicity Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Thunderball – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• The Incredible World of James Bond – Original 1965 NBC Television Special
• A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car – 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
• Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
• Thunderball Boat Show Reel
• Selling Bonds – Original 1965 Television Advertisements
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
• The Making of Thunderball
• The Thunderball Phenomenon
• The Secret History of Thunderball
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

You Only Live Twice – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
• Whicker’s World – Highlights From 1967 BBC Documentary
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of You Only Live Twice
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside You Only Live Twice
• Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
• Plane Crash: Animated Storyboard Sequence
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Inside Q’s Lab
• Above It All – Original 1969 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailer, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Diamonds Are Forever – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes
• Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview
• Lesson # 007: Close Quarter Combat
• Deleted Footage – Oil Rig Attack
• Satellite & Explosions Test Reel
• Alternate & Expanded Angles
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Diamonds Are Forever
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Diamonds Are Forever
• Cubby Broccoli – The Man Behind Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Live And Let Die – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz
• Inside Live and Let Die
• On Set With Roger Moore
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The Man With The Golden Gun – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Roger Moore and Hervé Villechaize – The Russell Harty Show
• On Location With The Man With the Golden Gun
• Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
• Girls Fighting
• American Thrill Show Stunt Film The Road to Bond: Stunt Coordinator W.J. Millian Jr.
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The Man With the Golden Gun
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Man With the Golden Gun
• An Original Documentary Double-O Stuntmen: A Look at the Greatest Stunts and Stunt Performers in the Bond Films
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The Spy Who Loved Me – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• 007 in Egypt
• Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 Stage Dedication – Original 1977 Featurette
• Escape From Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The Spy Who Loved Me
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert, Production Designer Ken Adam, Co-Writer Christopher Wood and Michael G Wilson
• Inside The Spy Who Loved Me
• Ken Adam: Designing Bond
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Moonraker – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• 007 in Rio – Original 1979 Production Featurette
• Ken Adam’s Production Films
• Bond ’79 Learning to Freefall
• Skydiving Test Footage
• Skydiving Storyboards
• Circus Footage
• Cable Car Alternative Storyboards
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Moonraker
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Moonraker
• The Men Behind the Mayhem – Special Effects Documentary
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For Your Eyes Only – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
• Inside For Your Eyes Only
• Animated Storyboard Sequences
• Sheena Easton ‘For Your Eyes Only’ Music Video
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Octopussy – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Shooting Stunts: Crashing Jeeps & The Airplane Crash
• Ken Burns On-Set Movie
• On Location with Peter Lamont
• Testing the Limits – The Aerial Team
• James Brolin Original Screentests
• James Bond in India – Original 1983 Featurette
• Brolin on Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Octopussy
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen
• Inside Octopussy
• Designing Bond – Peter Lamont
• Rita Coolidge ‘All Time High’ Music Video
• Storyboard Sequences
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

A View To A Kill – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Film ’85 BBC Report
• Original Promotional Featurette
• The Streets of San Francisco – Deleted Footage
• Float Like A Butterfly – Test Footage
• Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles with Introductions by Director John Glen
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of A View to a Kill
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside A View to a Kill
• The Bond Sound – The Music of James Bond
• Duran Duran ‘A View to a Kill’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
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The Living Daylights – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes With Introduction by John Glen
• Happy Anniversary, 007
• Silver Anniversary Featurettes
• Timothy Dalton: The New James Bond/Vienna Press Conference
• Timothy Dalton: On Acting
• Dalton and d’Abo Interviews
• The Ice Chase Outtakes – Deleted Footage With Director John Glen Narration
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The Living Daylights
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Living Daylights
• Ian Fleming: 007’s Creator
• a-ha ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• The Making of ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
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Licence To Kill – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes With Director John Glen Introductions
• Bond ’89
• On the Set With John Glen
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• Ground Check With Corkey Fornof
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Licence to Kill
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Members of the Crew
• Inside Licence to Kill
• Production Featurette “Behind the Scenes”
• Kenworth Trucks Featurette
• Gladys Knight ‘Licence to Kill’ Music Video
• Patti LaBelle ‘If You Asked Me To’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
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GoldenEye – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• 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:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson
• 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:
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Tomorrow Never Dies – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted and Extended Scenes Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode
• Expanded Angles Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode
• Highly Classified: The World of 007
• Special Effects Reel
• ‘The James Bond Theme’ (Moby’s Remix)
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Tomorrow Never Dies
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Vic Armstrong and Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Roger Spottiswoode and Dan Petrie Jr.
• The Secrets of 007
• Storyboard Presentation
• Gadgets
• Sheryl Crow ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

The World Is Not Enough – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• Deleted Scenes and Alternate Angles With Introductions by Director Michael Apted
• Alternate Angle, Expanded Angle Scene: The Thames Boat Chase
• James Bond Down River – Original 1999 Featurette
• Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer
• Hong Kong Press Conference
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of The World Is Not Enough
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Michael Apted
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Lamont, David Arnold and Vic Armstrong
• The Making of The World Is Not Enough
• Bond Cocktail
• Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
• Garbage ‘The World Is Not Enough’ Music Video
• The Secrets of 007
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

Die Another Day – Front Cover Art | Menu/Screen Caps | Back Cover Art | 2008 Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT:
• From Script to Screen
• Shaken and Stirred on Ice
• Just Another Day
• The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• 007 MISSION CONTROL:
• Interactive Guide Into the World of Die Another Day
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER:
• Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
• MI6 DataStream
• Image Database
• Additional DVD-ROM Features Available
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA:
• Original Trailers, TV Spots & Radio Communications

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