captainsolo said:

Other verdicts: (those with * look better on old editions)

*Doctor No, *FRWL, *Goldfinger: had some amazing cleanup work done, but the color seems to be off and downright muted in most places.

*Thunderball: Clean but with wrong color all over the place. Needs a re-do.

*YOLT: Lacking color that showed off the sunny countryside of Japan. Missing all the deep yellow/brown/orange tint of the 1967 presentation. Re-do.

*OHMSS: Framing a bit shifted to the right, a very tiny shot was accidentally inserted in error, opening blue tinted, some audio errors, no 60's Technicolor look. Re-do.

Comprehensive list, captainsolo. Your pickiness is much appreciated. Out of curiosity, what specific old editions would you recommend for the Connery films, aside from DAF, and Lazenby's film? Some of the modern transfers do strike me as dull, especially Thunderball. I'm a big fan of the 60s-era Bond, so would be curious to hear your opinion on them, more specifically:

For the first three, to experience the Technicolor, would you recommend the LD editions over the SE DVDs? And, if so, which LD editions: Criterion (which seems to have a marked color difference over later transfers and is approved by the directors) or the ones in the Connery Collection?

Then the re-dos: For Thunderball, which edition is best color-wise and also version wise? I'm not clear which LD is the International version. For YOLT, SE DVD or LD? And for OHMSS, SE DVD or LD, once more?

Your input's appreciated.