captainsolo

Great thread idea.

This is getting interesting. ;)

ChainsawAsh said:

my three hard drives (one 2TB for editing work, two 1TB for storing movies and TV shows

What do use/recommend? I've got to get a new drive for storage so I can clear up my editing one.

Gotcha. The more 007 the merrier!

RF Demodulators always run high so I gave up hope of snagging one. Wound up getting the audio I needed from people here. I'd also have to get a different player...at least for DTS you don't need new equipment. Those tracks are simply on the digital audio and aren't compressed at all. Only Goldeneye and TND are this way.

Yeah, it's not the worst thing in the world. Ironic that we have to watch the famously stark and clean THX on a dirty old transfer.

POWAH!

Just looked up at the shelf above my computer and wondered what your surroundings looked like.

Mine from left to right: 97SE widescreen VHS set, The Persuaders, Batman the Animated Series, Smash Bros. Melee, Rogue Leader, the original Fleming Bond novels, Raymond Chandler's novels, some Hardy Boys casefiles, various CDs of mine-REM, U2, Clash, Cardigans, Bowie, Depeche Mode, autographed photo of Richard Kiel and all topped by library stuff.

Pretty random. perfect for off topic.

wow. wowie wow wow!

What does DAF need? I thought it was one of the few Bonds that looked good on both SE and Lowry versions. (maybe we should just list the problems with each film somewhere)

School internet and the small wallet agree.

TPM-last year with Ady's reconstruction. (Thank you ady!!) I like to be able to go back and review this one the way I originally saw it.

AOTC-used it to demo the school's new sound system because it was one of the few discs I had that had either Dolby EX or DTS ES. Got through about 5 min and then skipped around for 5 more. seeing these in 480p just makes all the more awful.

ROTS-hated it in theaters and finally was swayed into re-watching it by roommates who were convinced that it was great. Hadn't seen it in years by that point last year. I reiterate my original opinion that it is certainly the worst of the three.

Nothing compares to the horror of seeing AOTC in the motion sickness inducing omnimax dome!

It deserves to be transferred...by someone...

Well, they should include the major versions to please everyone-but they won't. For a simple fix they should just stick to the 97 mix but use the DTS version and have it uncompressed. But they won't.

For a really badass huge mix they could use the 70mm mix as a base and then add in their precious SE elements for the new scenes and finally release it as a new 7.1 uncompressed mix. but they won't do that either.

So we'll just wait for this flawed new release....and once again show them how it should have been done.

I hate what they have brought us most of all. The films themselves (if they can even be called that) are lifeless digital crapfests.

TPM at the very least can feel like a real movie as some attempt was made to make it seem that way.

I've read that post so many times in the past.

Collectors seem to have the only prints nowadays. It's been said that prints were shown up until the mid 90's, even 70mm ones. I'm sure those and all the SE prints are locked up in Fox's vaults.

God, what did they not change in 04?

1.The first time I saw part of BR was on TV with lots of ads and I got bored and switched away. Then finally seeing the Director's cut on DVD was a confusing revelation. I loved the movie but it didn't mesh with the parts I had already seen. Why? Because the channel was showing a hacked up TV edit of the 82 theatrical cut.

2.IT'S HEDLEY!

3.To the best of my knowledge the Lowry prints typically use the original track for the theatrical showings. (At least that's from my experience.) I don't exactly recall if they had the MGM logo, but I know they would have to have the new UA logo.

If it had the old one it would either be a slipup or an original. If it looked pristine, very clear, and somewhat bluish then it's the Lowry. Wait-the easiest way to tell comes just as the credits end. A black screen appears with the project operators from Lowry.

4.The Two Jakes, The Killer, Hard Boiled, The Man With a Movie Camera

So that's what Dodonna was so excited about...

Too funny.

Luke: "What's that?"

Han: "Amateurs."

If I'm here-then I'm here. No use in hiding because I'll always find something to post on.

Thunderball was the first to be shot in 2.35, before that Bonds were 1.66. Afterwords they were all scope except LALD and TMWTGG which are 1.85. I've never heard of there being a 70mm print of Thunderball.

Goldeneye looks fantastic on the UE, and the colors finally look right. But of course it's improperly framed. (Although the tighter framing really makes some shots more intense...)

The Bonds have always had a history of being different on each and every home video release. We Bondians have to be careful with each successive new restoration. The Lowry process has added much clarity, but at the expense of some of the vibrancy and life. Not to mention the colors. It just doesn't feel the same at all.

Bring on the versions! I'll look at any version of Bond. I even still have my well worn tapes. It's nice to find some people who are also nit picky about how 007 is presented. I've watched these films so often that I know the dialogue by heart and the slightest change is like a bombshell.

My obsession may explain why Bond is the subject of my thesis ;)

Any chance of looking at YOLT after this? It definitely needs it's color back. the UE looks like everything was just desaturated-maybe its just a matter of bringing that back up.

Awesome. That makes some sense out of all the LDs and various audio mixes. The new mix sounds like a good idea if possible.

Thank you for doing this. I have wanted to do some of the Bonds myself, mainly this and TSWLM for some time.

What is this LD?

http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/08065/ML105655/Thunderball-%281965%29

Right there with you-I own 4. And after seeing the new 35mm print and not being at all satisfied I knew even the blu would stink.

Just out of curiosity (and to satisfy my inner Bond completest) what are the differences between each of the LD releases? The 95 deluxe set is where they tried to restore the Technicolor look right?

Wonder if the last LD of Thunderball is worth tracking down. I think they just ported that over for the SE disc.

That link is so wrong in so many ways...and I don't even detest the prequels.

bkev said:

OHMSS at a local theater, with special guest George Lazenby himself. A little slow at times, but certainly up there.

That's awesome. I take it was one of the new prints from the Lowry restoration? (was the beach opening still tinted blue?)

One thing though: how is OHMSS slow?

A definitive Thunderball with all mixes and the SE video?

OMG YES!! Finally one disc where you can hear both shark pool lines and see that rich color again. This is one of the ones where Lowry just screwed up royally.

That's the one clicking through the slides.

The 35mm print I saw looked unbelievably good. Saw it two years ago and it looked brand new.