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The James Bond 007 Special Edition DVD Collection, Volume 1
Released in DVD by MGM/UA Video (22 October, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Sean Connery
The James Bond Collection, Vol. 1 collects the same feature-packed DVDs that appeared in previous Bond boxes, but in a new combination of titles, one with a decidedly golden gleam. In 1962 Sean Connery defined the cinematic James Bond as a tough, charming, and thoroughly professional cold war spy with a license to kill in the lean, hard-edged Dr. No. With Ursula Andress (as the original Bond girl Honeychile Ryder, who makes her entrance in a bikini), Bond battles a renegade supervillain with little more than his wits, his cunning, and his Walther PPK. In Goldfinger (1964) Connery's steely presence helped forge the formula of tongue-in-cheek wit, wondrous secret agent toys created by Q, and megalomaniac supervillains bent on world destruction.

Roger Moore brought a light tone and a suave assurance to the series, and in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), he battles million-dollar assassin Christopher Lee, one of Bond's most magnetic adversaries. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), perhaps Moore's finest hour, is a return to the extravagant set pieces and cold war thrills of Connery's pictures and introduces Richard Kiel's steel-dentured Jaws to the series. Timothy Dalton made his second and final appearance as Bond in Licence to Kill (1989), the toughest of the Bond films since Connery's early efforts. Though not a fan favorite, it's a sleek, solid adventure with an edge missing from the Moore pictures.

Pierce Brosnan is the latest to take on the 007 mantle, combining the best of Connery's cool and Moore's humor. GoldenEye (1995) is a grand globetrotting adventure with lovely Bond girls and a tough new M (Judy Dench). Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) doesn't recapture that magic mix of action, gadgetry, and romance, but does feature the first Bond girl to match 007 blow for blow: Hong Kong action superstar Michelle Yeoh. The DVD editions of the films each feature audio commentary tracks by the director and key members of the crew, making-of documentaries, and a host of stills, TV spots, and trailers. --Sean Axmaker

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Great movies horribly overpriced!
I have mixed feelings about the three Bond DVD sets. I love all the Bond films and own them all on DVD but these sets are so expensive it seems a bit perposterous. In every other country in the world that sells DVDs you can buy the entire Bond 20 DVD series in one big bundle. In fact some bundles even include Never Say Never Again which isn't even an official Bond film. These 20 DVD sets are routnely sold for anywhere from $100 dollars to $180. I bought mine for around $100 with a little extra for shipping. So naturally if you can get your hands on the whole 20 DVD set you will still get the same great quality DVD films for a lot less money.

James Bond Box Sets
These are all great. But the only thing I do not understand, is why are they not in chronological order? ie: the first seven films in the Set #1, and so on. It makes no sense!

Bond DVD set Number 1!
I am a die-hard Bond fan so of course I like every movie in this set! I'll tell you what I think of each individual film:

1. Dr. No (1962) Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman. This is the film that started it all and even though it's not as fast-paced as the other Bond flicks, the storyline is great, taking directly from Ian Fleming's original novel!: ***1/2

2. Goldfinger (1964) Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Frobe. This is the most critically-acclaimed Bond film and is the one that most people have seen. I enjoy this film just as much as I did the first time every time I watch it!: ****1/2

3. The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland. This is the most underrated Bond film in my opinion. Scaramanga is by far the greatest villain in the series and the cat and mouse game between him and Bond is just superb!: ****1/2

4. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Starring: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens. This is by far my favorite Bond film! The characters and plot are both amazing! Everytime I see this film I get this emotion that I don't get from any other Bond film; it's just that good!: *****

5. Licence to Kill (1989) Starring: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi. Not too many people like Dalton's approach to Bond, but as a big fan of Ian Fleming's novels, I think he plays the part of Bond the closest to the way the character was originally intended. This is probably the most unique film in the series, since Bond is not working for England in this one!: ***

6. Goldeneye (1995) Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Isabella Scorupco. By far Brosnan's best! When I first saw this movie, I was in awe, since I couldn't believe how great this film was! Brosnan is in top form as Bond and Trevelyan is one of the greatest Bond villains, since he was once one of his closest allies!: *****

7. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathon Pryce, Michelle Yeoh. This is the first Bond film I saw back on New Year's Day 1998, and after watching this incredible film,I became into the world of Bond! A great movie for first time Bond viewers to watch!: ***1/2

Licence To Kill (Special Edition)
Released in DVD by MGM/UA Video (22 October, 2002)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: John Glen (II)
Starring: Timothy Dalton and Robert Davi
Timothy Dalton's second and last shot at playing James Bond isn't nearly as much fun as his debut, two years earlier, in the 1987 The Living Daylights. This time Bond gets mad after a close friend (David Hedison) from the intelligence sector is assassinated on his wedding day, and 007 goes undercover to link the murder to an international drug cartel. Robert Davi makes an interesting adversary, but as with most of the Bond films in the '70s, '80s, and '90s--and especially since the end of the cold war--one has to wonder why we should still care about these lesser villains and their unimaginative crimes. Still, Dalton did manage in his short time with the character to make 007 his own, which neither Roger Moore did nor Pierce Brosnan did. --Tom Keogh
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License Suspended
This has to be one of the worst, if not the worst, film in the bond series. Although Dalton never seemed to fit into the Bond role, the fault in this film is entirely with the script and the director. With this film it seems as if the Bond franchise finally ran out of stories to write. Although the story of revenge against a fellow agent's murderer is good, the antagonist being a drug lord just drags the movie down. Moore's "Live and Let Die" was a similar problem. The villains in those movies just don't seem to be on the level of SPECTER and Blofeld, a Stromberg, Goldfinger, or Drax; they are, after all, just drug dealers.

I saw this film only once and don't regret not having seen it again. An alltogether very forgettable movie that isn't even worth renting.

flawed, but at least dalton was original
dalton came closer to fleming's bond than even connery did. the fleming bond was never extremely likeable and had little sense of humour.okay, brosnan does fill the shoes of the post connery bonds well enough. he's slick but unoriginal. he's a decent second take on connery and his bond is simply another variation on sean's. but, dalton did it differently and it took guts. his is a completely different bond and an interesting one. unfortuantely this film, which claimed to be a new cutting edge bond has three huge flaws.first; the rush through sloppy editing over the first fifteen minutes. second; if bond is going solo then why did q come in at all? this was a cop out. lastly; leiter is bit too ' way to go james. good luck on the next mission' for a guy who lost a leg to a shark and whose wife was raped and killed.
anyway, worth checking it out.

a powerful movie
Timothy Dalton,Robert Davi,Talisa Soto and Benicio Del Toro in an early performance lead us on a nonstop edge of yourseat Bond experience!

U.S. Coast Guard License Boating Course Instructional Training Video - Get Your Captains License!
Released in DVD by Bennett Media Corpor (09 September, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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