BLUE-RAY RELEASES - ARE THEY A MONEY MAKING CON?
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 826
    As someone who has yet to enter the Blue Ray, and still sceptical about it, it strikes me that the planned boxset release is a little bit of a rip off. I apologise if this belongs on another thread but hust needed a rant and couldn't be bothered goping through the archive. I,ve just looked at the planned extras as there is virtually nothing that we havent already got on the Ultimate editions, save a couple of new documentaries which I,m sure will be standard generic stuff. Still no sign of a Collector's Edition for QOS. I,m sure the picture quality will be sharp but I'm more than happy with my UE Dvds. Rant over! Eon, if you're listening if you re-release on Dvd with alot od new extras plus a QOS UE then and only then will I part with my readies. Rant over!
  • Creasy47Creasy47
    Posts: 6,906
    Are you just talking about the upcoming box set being a rip-off, or are you asking about the quality of blu-rays in general? If it's the latter, the quality is phenomenal. I have no speakers or subwoofers or anything, just a 32" HDTV, and all my blu-rays look leagues better than a DVD, and could only be better if I had said speakers or subwoofers.

    I went to my granddad's house the other day, and he's in a reversed role: $1,500 or so of speakers, big TV, but just a DVD player. The quality doesn't look that well, but the sound is phenomenal. I guess it just depends on what you prefer. You can pick up a blu-ray player these days for $60-$80, and you could get almost any blu-ray you want off Amazon for $8-$20. I still go to places like Wal-Mart and Best Buy and find great deals.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 3,500
    I am in a luckier position that i do not own any Blu Ray films due to the fact that i do not have a blue ray player. So i have alot of sympathy for the people who have spent hard earned cash on the ones they have.

    Bottom line is its all about the packaging really. I have to admit i will get one though.
  • Creasy47Creasy47
    Posts: 6,906
    Well, I own a PlayStation 3, a blu-ray player, and close to 30 or 40 blu-rays, and have not once regretted such a decision. I've loved the transfer; DVD quality just doesn't cut it for me any longer. Seeing Bond sprint through Madagascar in HD, or watching the opening chase scene of QoS, or Batman tear through the streets of Gotham in blu-ray quality, it's well worth the purchase.
  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
    Posts: 80
    Now I love me some Blu-ray, y'all, but I'm not going to purchase the "Bond 50" set.

    I've already got almost all the titles I want on Blu-ray: the first 4 Connery pics, LALD, TMWTGG, LTK and the two Craigs. Am only missing OHMSS and TLD on Blu... As for the other titles in the franchise, the 2-disc Ultimate Collection DVDs (upconverted by my player) are quite sufficient.

    (OHMSS and TLD better get stand-alone Blu-ray editions, dammit...)
  • Creasy47Creasy47
    Posts: 6,906
    @CraterGuns, I think the only reason I would purchase the Bond 50 set is if I had maybe one Bond film on blu-ray. Instead, I own 5, and don't feel like having two copies of five films - FRWL, DAD, TWINE, CR, and QOS - so I would be better off getting the blu-ray Bond films that are already released for cheap prices off Amazon, and then tackle the rest separately when they come out.

    But, GE? I don't care about the price, I will be purchasing it day one of availability.
  • Samuel001Samuel001
    Posts: 9,893
    I think they'll be out separately when Skyfall is, so March of next year. Quite a long time to wait but worth it in the end hopefully.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded
    Posts: 2,392
    Well this is interesting for me. I never knew what was so great about blu-ray. But I will get one now, when I can, because quality visuals are important to me; I'd love that.
  • MrEonMrEon
    Posts: 273
    4EverBonded said:

    Well this is interesting for me. I never knew what was so great about blu-ray. But I will get one now, when I can, because quality visuals are important to me; I'd love that.




    Oh sir, you must go blu... It's the only way!!!
    The box set due in September will have a nice little slot ready to house SkyFall when that too comes out in April 2013! :-$
    :-B
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 826
    If anything was to tempt me into getting into Blu-Ray it would obviously be Bond but the lack of new extras from what we already have on the UE dvds had failed to interest me. I,m quite happy with the picture quality on the dvds. If Dan Craig, Connery started doing commentaries then I'd be interested.
  • imranbecksimranbecks
    Posts: 303
    I'm still contemplating if I shd get the upcoming Blu-Ray Bond set seeing as I too have not stepped into the Blu-Ray movies yet other than playing Blu-Ray games on my PS3. I already have the previously released "Ultimate" DVD set which consisted of Dr No all the way up to CR. This was released prior to QoS..Now with Skyfall coming, they release another set, this time with QoS and perhaps with added special features. Come Bond 24, there will surely be another box set of all the Bond movies again, this time with Skyfall added. So yeah, I believe they are a "money making con".

    These Bond box sets will never stop and they will keep re-releasing it every now and again whenever a new Bond movie approaches... So now, come to think abt it, unless the blu-ray set reduces which I doubt would happen, I will just stick to my James Bond Ultimate DVD set..
  • haserothaserot
    Posts: 2,158
    blurays are amazing... the quality of the picture on a 1080p(or i) screen is immaculate... you wont notice too much of a difference if you have a tv that is still running 720p (like mine lol).. but on 1080, it's crystal clear quality..

    unless it's a cheap movie i dont really care that much about - i only buy blurays now..
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