The James Bond Collection, Vol. 2 (Special Edition)

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Sean Connery casts a long shadow over the James Bond legacy. He created the movie persona and starred in six of the first seven features, all but establishing the cool cold warrior as the world's most suave secret agent. The second Bond collection celebrates the Connery Bond with three of his classics, including From Russia with Love, 007's second and perhaps finest outing. A blond, buff Robert Shaw plays Bond's most ruthless nemesis, and Lotte Lenya and the great Pedro Armindáriz costar in this sleek, high-energy trip through the Iron Curtain. Connery travels to the Far East in You Only Live Twice, which introduces the international criminal conspiracy SPECTRE and its cat-loving mastermind, Blofeld (Donald Pleasence). After a brief retirement, Connery returned for Diamonds Are Forever, his final "official" appearance in the Bond series (15 years later he played Bond for a rival studio's Never Say Never Again). This more tongue-in-cheek adventure takes 007 to Las Vegas, where he battles Blofeld (this time played by Charles Gray) and his minions--namely, a pair of fey, sardonic henchmen and a team of bikini-clad karate killers.

Roger Moore took over the role and his fourth effort was Moonraker, a misguided sci-fi entry that takes Bond to space for a physically impressive but dramatically lackluster adventure with Richard Kiel's steel-dentured Jaws. After that brief digression, For Your Eyes Only returned Bond to globetrotting high adventure and teamed him with his most endearing ally (Topol as a gregarious smuggler). The torch was passed to Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights, an attempt to clear away the camp elements of Moore's portrayal and return to a lean, hard-edged spy thriller for the post-cold war era. It lacks the larger-than-life characters and spectacle of previous Bond pictures, but Dalton was a tough, ruthless 007 and a worthy inheritor of the legacy, which was then passed on to Pierce Brosnan. In The World Is Not Enough, Bond takes on post-Soviet geopolitics, with Robert Carlyle as the villainous Renard and Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards as love objects.

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Includes From Russia with Love, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough.

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Good Set, but Wow $$$$.......2006-11-29

Let me start off by saying that this collection has some good points. Those good points are From Russia with Love, a great Sean Connery movie, For Your Eyes Only which a pretty good Roger Moore film, and (many may disagree with me on this one) my favorite Brosnan Bond, The World is Not Enough. The other films in this collection are ok, but I don't think there is any film in the Bond series that I really dislike. Now that being said, DON'T PURCHASE THIS SET. I don't know who the people are that are reviewing this with 5 stars and saying great low price, but I wonder if they are the ones trying to sell them. My problems with this set is the picture and sound quality. They are what you would expect on a movie from the era each film was produced. The older Connery Bond movies look like your watching them on 1960's film. The other problem I have with these sets are the prices. To purchase this set used will cost you about $170, the price new is over $200. There is no reason to pay that much for this set. I would recommend if you are looking for the Bond collection to purchase the Ultimate Editions (UEs). The movies have been restored so picture quality is great. The UEs are also set in 5.1 surround sound, and the special features are great. Also the price of the UE compared to this set is a lot better, when you consider that you can purchase all 4 of the UE for about the same price this Vol 2 will cost you. In sort if you want the Bond movies, buy the Ultimate Editions.

3 Repeats in This Series!!!.......2006-09-04

I just bought James Bond Collection, Vol. 2 for my brother and much to my surprise found that THREE of the titles were also in Vol. 1 of the series (which he has). What a rip-off! Paid over $100.00 for 3 new discs. Very disappointing.

A great mix of Bond movies.......2006-08-19

This is my favorite of the 3 Special Edition boxsets. For one thing, it's got 3 great Connery movies: "From Russia With Love" (007 tries to get a Russian decoding machine while surviving a SPECTRE trap); "You Only Live Twice" (007 in Japan must take on SPECTRE, which has been kidnapping spaceships to start war between the USSR and the USA); and "Diamonds Are Forever" (classic Connery 007, in Las Vegas tracking a diamond smuggling trail that leads to Blofeld). I find all those Connery ones entertaining, and YOLT and DAF are two of my personnal favorites, both very entertaining and with great settings. Next, there are two Roger Moore flicks: "Moonraker" (007 goes onto a space station to stop a madman from destroying the world); and "For Your Eyes Only" (007 must recover a stolen piece of technology). "Moonraker" is a bit silly, but I'll admit I find it to be entertaining and I enjoy it more than most Moore films. And "FYEO" is my favorite Moore film, the most hard edged and realistic. There's also a Timothy Dalton film, "The Living Daylights" (007 must stop a group of Soviet renegades from smuggling heroin). It's Dalton's first film, and he's my second favorite, next to Connery. Dalton's Bond is more dark and serious, yet "TLD" is still a good thriller. Finally, there's Pierce Brosnan's third outing, "The World Is Not Enough" (007 tries to stop a nuclear sub exploding and destroying much of the world's oil supply). "TWINE" is one of Brosnan's best, certainly better than his first two. Overall this boxset contains some of the lightest Bond movies, and some of the darkest, offering a good variety of styles and a good variety of Bonds.

Holy be-jesus..........2005-11-19

For all the positive reviews, am I the only one who noticed that the cheapest you can get one of this box set for amounts to over $25 a movie? Maybe its just because it the holiday season and due to the amount of shopping impressed upon me at this time of year, but it occurs to me that this is rather outrageous.

JB Ultimate Edit... mi6.co.uk.......2005-09-21

For any James Bond fan. If this superb collection of James Bond DVDs weren't enough for you; there is good news coming your way. SONY and MGM are planning to re-release all twenty(20) of the James Bond Movies to DVD in (what they're calling) The James Bond Ultimate Edition DVD Collection. Straight official article from mi6.co.uk Here is the link:

http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/dvd_ultimate_editions.php3?=&s=

These new Ultimate Edition DVDS are due in Q32006 coinciding with the release of Casino Royale (21st James Bond Film). These DVD releases are gonna be one of the top DVD projects of 2006!

Picture Quality? They are using Imagica Machines; which are ultra-sophisticated digital film-scanners. One frame every four seconds, which is how long it takes Imagica to scan across the frame 4,000 times. The Imagica they are using creates digital replicas of the frame consisting 4,000 horizontal lines of data. The process is called 4K scanning. It's gonna look sharper than ever; believe it.

Sound Quality? The Company Mi Casa has chosen the brand new Bryston SP 1.7 multichannel preamplifirer/processors for to use in the James Bond remastering project. Although you'll be able to switch back to the original traditional mono sound track if you desire.

Extra special features? Brand New Documentaries and new special bonus material; plus cast and crew intervies from the past 42 years. Including rare and previously seen footage from the productions. Also newly added, Roger Moore has just recorded his commentary tracks for his seven bond films.

I just can't wait. Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan (my favorite Bond) coming back to DVD in the best action spy adventures; the best collection yet.

So they're out next year in 2006. Probably October, with the release of Casino Royale who'll once again being directed by Martin Campbell (GoldenEye). Theatrical Release Date October 19th, 2006.

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Lovely!!!!!!!!!!! work it out Miss Bassey

Shirley Bassey - Divas Are Forever

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Filmed live in Antwerp, Belgium, during the Diamond Awards Festival this DVD Features all of Shirley's blockbusting hits, plus behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the original Bond girl. SONGS: Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, S'Wonderful, Kiss Me Honey Honey, Never Never Never, New York New York, Big Spender, The Lady Is a Tramp, As Long As He Needs Me, Something, I Who Have Nothing, I Want to Know What Love Is, This Is My Life, I Wish You Love. Also includes: Shirley Bassey: "This is My Life" as well as a Biography and Photo Gallery. ++++ Officially licensed South Korean release is in English with optional Korean subtitles; 4:3 Fullscreen display with DTS Dolby Sound.

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Lovely!!!!!!!!!!! work it out Miss Bassey.......2007-05-21

What a lovely DVD Shirley Bassey is one bad chick,she an old school belter
maybe a black Judy Garland,miss Bassey has a great voice check it out.

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Watch it for Michael Landon
In Landon's line
This movie is based in a real life event

Love Is Forever
Starring: Michael Landon , Laura Gemser , Jürgen Prochnow , Edward Woodward , and Priscilla Presley
Director: Hall Bartlett
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Release Date: 2002-02-02

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Watch it for Michael Landon.......2005-10-25

Poor quality DVD image. But it is a nice and unusual role for Michael Landon. His fans will enjoy the movie. I did!

In Landon's line.......2005-09-18

A real story of a journalist living in Laos that clandestinely pass photographs showing evidences of violation of human rights in his country, to his contacts abroad.
He fall in love with a native woman that help him.
The love theme is beautiful and the country exotic.
Good acting and nice supporting cast.

This DVD edition is unacceptable. The image is worse than any videotape and the sound is extremely unpleasant. For this reason I rate it only one star.

This movie is based in a real life event.......2001-06-09

This is the story of a foreign journalist who returns to Laos to rescue the woman he loves and was forced to leave behind. He had been in prison and tortured by the Communist regime one year earlier, convicted of being a spy, but he is willing to risk his life to get reunited with his true love. The story is beautiful but I must say the movie is kind of slow. However, it's worth it. Michael Landon is the main character and he is an excellent actor.

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Watch it for Michael Landon
In Landon's line
This movie is based in a real life event

Love Is Forever
Starring: Michael Landon , Jürgen Prochnow , Edward Woodward , Laura Gemser , and Priscilla Presley
Director: Hall Bartlett
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Release Date: 1983-01-01

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Watch it for Michael Landon.......2005-10-25

Poor quality DVD image. But it is a nice and unusual role for Michael Landon. His fans will enjoy the movie. I did!

In Landon's line.......2005-09-18

This movie is based in a real life event.......2001-06-09

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Love is Forever

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From back cover, "Based upon a true story, a foreing journalist returns to Laos to rescue the woman he loves, and was forced to leave behind. He had been in prison and tortured by the Communist regime one year earlier, and was convicted of being a spy. However, he was willing to risk his life to reunite with his one true love..."

[DVD] Love Is Forever from Treasure Box Collection

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[DVD] Love Is Forever from Treasure Box Collection

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The tale of American journalist John Everingham's real-life struggle to rescue his Laotian girlfriend from a repressive communist regime.

Romantic Double Feature: Love Is Forever & Love Affair (Digitally Remastered)

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Love is Forever Transfer

Romantic Double Feature: Love Is Forever & Love Affair (Digitally Remastered)

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#1 Love Is Forever (1983 TV Movie 100 min) Well made drama about journalist getting his girlfriend of of Laos by scubadiving in the Mekong River, the best scenes are the one featuring the swim of the river, running the gauntlet among wooden trunks and horse carcasses and triggerhappy border guards. Well worth seeing. #2 Love Affair (89 minutes) Shipboard romance between Boyer and Dunn features a true test of love. The couple must part ways for 6 months and meet again atop the Empire State Building to see if their love is a lasting one. Double sided dvd allows for greater detail by utilizing a high bit transfer.

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Love is Forever Transfer.......2006-05-18

For some reason Love is Forever is virtually impossible to find in a good transfer to dvd. Frankly I do not think adequate source material exists. Every one I try including this one looks grainy, and the sound level is only adequate. I suppose it is because this is a color movie over 30 years old that was never given the care it deserved. Love Affair, the side B, looks and sounds great. Here's hoping someone finds a well preservrd master and uses it for source material for this fine early Michael Landon and Moira Chen (the Laotian woman he loves) movie that even features Priscilla Presley in a supporting role.

Lady & the Highwayman / Choices / Love Is Forever / Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring / Home Town Story / Last of the Belles / Cape Town Affair / Final Goal / Callie & Son [9 DVD Package]

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Lady & the Highwayman / Choices / Love Is Forever / Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring / Home Town Story / Last of the Belles / Cape Town Affair / Final Goal / Callie & Son [9 DVD Package]

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Love Is Forever

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Michael Landon stars in this real life story about a journalist in Laos, and the extent to which he will go for his girlfriend.

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