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Dr. No
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Released in 1962, this first James Bond movie remains one of the best, and serves as an entertaining reminder that the Bond series began (in keeping with Ian Fleming's novels) with a surprising lack of gadgetry and big-budget fireworks. Sean Connery was just 32 years old when he won the role of Agent 007. In his first adventure James Bond is called to Jamaica where a colleague and secretary have been mysteriously killed. With an American CIA agent (Jack Lord, pre-Hawaii Five-O), they discover that the nefarious Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) is scheming to blackmail the U.S. government with a device capable of deflecting and destroying U.S. rockets launched from Cape Canaveral. Of course, Bond takes time off from his exploits to enjoy the company of a few gorgeous women, including the bikini-clad Ursula Andress. She gloriously kicks off the long-standing tradition of Bond women who know how to please their favorite secret agent. A sexist anachronism? Maybe, but this is Bond at his purest, kicking off a series of movies that shows no sign of slowing down. --Jeff Shannon

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This first in the series of james bond flicks pits 007 against a dabolical master criminal with plans to conquer the world. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/04/2007 Starring: Sean Connery Joseph Wiseman Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Pg


Die Another Day
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The 20th James Bond adventure, Die Another Day succeeds on three important fronts: it avoids comparison to Austin Powers by keeping its cheesy humor in check, allows Halle Berry to be sexy and worthy of a spinoff franchise, and keeps pace with the technical wizardry that modern action films demand. Pierce Brosnan's got style and staying power as James Bond, now bearing little resemblance to Ian Fleming's original British super-spy, but able to hold his own at the box office. He's paired with American agent Jinx (Berry) in chasing a genetically altered North Korean villain (Rick Yune) armed with a satellite capable of destroying just about anything. John Cleese and Judi Dench reprise their recurring roles (as "Q" and "M," respectively); they're accompanied by weapons-laden sports cars, a hokey cameo by Madonna (who sings the techno-pulsed theme song), and enough double-entendres to keep Bond-philes adequately shaken and stirred. With clever nods to 007's cinematic legacy, Die Another Day makes you welcome the familiar end-credits promise: James Bond will return. --Jeff Shannon

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When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) finds himself captured by theenemy, abandoned by MI6 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes head-to-head with a sultry spy (OscarÂ(r) winner* Halle Berry), a frosty agent (Rosamund Pike) anda shadowy billionaire (Toby Stephens) whose business is diamonds but whose secret is a diabolical weapon that could bring the world to its knees! Bristling with excitement and bursting with explosivespecial effects, Die Another Day is an adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride with "stunts and non-stop action [that] will astonish you" (Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV)! *2001: Actress, Monster'sBall


Live and Let Die
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Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 action movie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave and formal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablished Bond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good '70s. This film also marks a deviation from the more character-driven stories of the Connery years, a deliberate shift to plastic action (multiple chases, bravura stunts) that made the franchise more of a comic book or machine. If that's not depressing enough, there's even a good British director on board, Guy Hamilton (Force 10 from Navarone). The story finds Bond taking on an international drug dealer (Yaphet Kotto), and while that may be superficially relevant, it isn't exactly the same as fighting supervillains on the order of Goldfinger. --Tom Keogh

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In moores first film as james bond 007 infiltrates a gang of narcotics smugglers leading him on a number of incredible chases. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/04/2007 Starring: Roger Moore Yaphet Kotto Run time: 122 minutes Rating: Pg


For Your Eyes Only
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After a ship sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo: the powerful ATAC system, which will give its bearer unlimited control over Polaris nuclear submarines. As Bond joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos (Julian Glover) of seizing the device. The competition between nations grows more deadly by the moment, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock (Caroline Bouquet), who blames Kristatos for the death of her parents. The non-stop action includes automobile chases, thrilling underwater battles, and even a breathtaking tour over razor-sharp coral reefs. But all of this is merely a prelude to 007's cliffhanging assault of a magnificent mountaintop fortress. -- Robert Lynch

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James Bond is thrust into one of his most riveting adventures in this jam-packed free-for-all of outrageous stunts, passionate encounters and exciting confrontations. Roger Moore portrays Agent 007 with lethal determination in a plot that finds him racing


From Russia With Love
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Directed with consummate skill by Terence Young, the second James Bond spy thriller is considered by many fans to be the best of them all. Certainly Sean Connery was never better as the dashing Agent 007, whose latest mission takes him to Istanbul to retrieve a top-secret Russian decoding machine. His efforts are thwarted when he gets romantically distracted by a sexy Russian double agent (Daniela Bianchi), and is tracked by a lovely assassin (Lotte Lenya) with switchblade shoes, and by a crazed killer (Robert Shaw), who clashes with Bond during the film's dazzling climax aboard the Orient Express. From Russia with Love is classic James Bond, before the gadgets, pyrotechnics, and Roger Moore steered the movies away from the more realistic tone of the books by Ian Fleming. --Jeff Shannon

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James Bond 007 is sent on a mission to Istanbul to try and acquire a Russian cypher machine known as Lektor from a defecting Russian agent. However the Russians have no knowledge of this as it is a S.P.E.C.T.R.E. ploy to lure James Bond into a trap - a fitting tribute to their now- dead agent Dr. No.Run Time: 111 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616066176 Manufacturer No: M106619


Thunderball
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James Bond's fourth adventure takes him to the Bahamas, where a NATO warplane with a nuclear payload has disappeared into the sea. Bond (Sean Connery) travels from a tiny health spa (where he tangles with a mechanized masseuse run amuck) to the casinos of Nassau and soon picks up the trail of SPECTRE's number-two man, Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), and his beautiful mistress, Domino (Claudine Auger), whom Bond soon seduces to his side. Equipped with more gadgets than ever, courtesy of the resourceful "Q" (Desmond Llewelyn), agent 007 escapes an ambush with a personal-size jet pack and takes to the water as he searches for the undersea plane, battles Largo's pet sharks, and finally leads the battle against Largo's scuba-equipped henchmen in a spectacular underwater climax. This thrilling Bond entry became Connery's most successful outing in the series and was remade in 1983 as Never Say Never Again, with Connery returning to the role after a 12-year hiatus. Tom Jones belts out the bold theme song to another classic Maurice Binder title sequence. --Sean Axmaker

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The thrills never let up as James Bond dives into this riveting adventure filled with explosive confrontations and amazing underwater action sequences! Sean Connery brings his characteristic style, humor and magnetism to Agent 007 as he travels to Nassau

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James Bond Blu-ray Collection Six-Pack (Dr. No / Die Another Day / Live and Let Die / For Your Eyes Only / From Russia with Love / Thunderball) (Amazon.com Exclusive) [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Bond...James Bond..
2009-09-12 - it doesn't matter how comes the james bond movie, it is james bond!!!!, i am looking to get the 3rd and the 4th packs together as i got the 1st and the 2nd, i got a great offer and i want to get more of that beautiful box, a completeley different presentation.

BLUE RAY BOND DISC PROBLEMS
2009-03-24 - Blue Ray BOND problems are receiving attention.I am sharing this information as a lay person, not a trained tech. I have a Sony Bravia TV(08),SONY Blue Ray Disc Player BDP-S350(08). ONLY The Bond BR disc is hanging up. I hope it is obvious that the Bond discs are released with a nasty problem. NOT EACH ONE, IT IS SELECTIVE. The dominant problem is that is hangs up when given a command to select options, sometimes during the main play, and NOTHING will release this problem...ONLY PULL THE AC PLUG, THEN WHILE RECONNECTING, HOLD THE POWER ON BUTTON ON THE BLUE PLAYER WHILE INSERTING THE AC PLUG.This information is direct from tech support with Sony. Sony tech reports that they are receiving this particular request (Bond) in addition to other BR discs. No way of knowing if this will be a continuing problem common to BR production. I do not consider myself a "techie". I will always call for the manufacturer's tech support rather than attempt to adjust on my own. The really sad part of this is that the BOND stories on Blue Ray would make Flemming smile. I read Ian Flemming's "Bond" as they were written. The message here is ....the pleasure received watching Bond in Blue Ray is worthwhile. I hope someone will provide reasonable adjustments for us when this nasty problem occurs. PJToday.

Bond on Blu-Ray: Fixing problems, and is it worth it?
2009-02-12 - I too had a problem playing the bond blu-ray discs on my blu-ray player (I own the Samsung BD-P1500). I rented From Russia With Love from netflix; I too was skeptical as to how much better the blu-rays would look compared with the Ultimate Edition dvds (all I which I had previously purchased). The initial problem was that the player kept getting stuck on the main menu; no matter what you would select, it would always take you right back to it. However, after downloading and loading a firmware update, the disc played perfectly. And I am happy to report that I was more than impressed with the quality. I thought the Ultimate Edition dvds were amazing, but the blu-rays have raised the bar for all blu-ray releases, as far as I am concerned. After being disappointed with the lackluster quality of such high profile releases such as The Godfather, or the Blade Runner Final Cut, (still great but not much greater than the dvd release, which in itself seemed light years ahead of the previous effort on dvd) I couldn't be more pleased. Night scenes are not the least bit grey or hazy; crisp blacks all around, and the colors just pop! I haven't seen such detail in the faces of the actors since The Dark Knight blu-ray. I look forward to future Bond releases on Blu-Ray. Kudos to Warner for setting the standard!!!!

Totally worth it!
2009-02-10 - It is Bond like you've never seen before. Great way to renew the entire collection.

Excellent remasters, poor packaging
2009-02-01 - I noted this in a review for Vol 2. I keep seeing people either fawning over the packaging, or complaining about pooer quality.

Yes they have slip covers. Plastic slip covers. OK...

Yes they have faux-leather booklets. Very little cover art or information within, and the discs are held in with pieces of foam that are glued to the packaging.

There are several accounts of these foam plugs either breaking/disintegrating or becoming unglued.

In my case, I opened the first Volume and 2 disks fell to the floor.

The actual movies themselves are incredible and very enjoyable. But the packaging is really cheap. I'd give this collection a 5/5 but not with packaging that lets discs fall out when you first open it up and leaves these beautiful movies loose in sub-par packaging.