Well, the thing is that Thunderball is one of the Bonds that is always mucked up. First there are all of the different audio versions: "Sorry old boy, better luck next time/now you can tell about the one that got away", Pinder's manta ray line, the score or lack of it in the bomb reveal scene, use of the James Bond theme or a reprise of Thunderball over the end credits.

Then you have to look at the various color renditions over the years. The film has an odd look to it when compared to the others, and I think this comes from the fact that it was the first Bond to be in Panavision. The UE has color changes made by the restoration team, and while they aren't too distracting-they just aren't a part of the film. The one good thing about the old SEs were that some of the original colors were there. This MGM LD collector's set is reputed to have the best rendition of the original colors of the film.

Does the Blu-ray fix any of these issues? Otherwise I'm seriously considering tracking this LD set down. I saw the restored film in a theater and it did look better. The soundtrack issues are something else, the UE has the "Now you can" line in mono, but the 5.1 mix has "Sorry old boy" on the exact same disc! Would it have been that hard to include the other track with differences?? I grew up on a VHS copy of the film and know one track by heart. What should really be done (and I know this seems really nitpicky) is an option be made to select which of these differences should be included while watching the film.

Can it be done?