No Time to Die on Blu-ray

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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2016 Posts: 41,002
    Sadly, most of these extra features are being released in many other countries, just not the States. Just what the Target bonus features might be exactly, I've no idea, but it doesn't seem worth shelling out for when they'll inevitably make their way online. Simply, it needs a world-wide release chock full of special features, deleted scenes, etc., but that's not the case once again.

    "Special features" like those showcased in the Target DVD should not be a 'bonus' or cost extra at all, they should be on each and every home release of the movie.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Sadly, most of these extra features are being released in many other countries, just not the States. Just what the Target bonus features might be exactly, I've no idea, but it doesn't seem worth shelling out for when they'll inevitably make their way online. Simply, it needs a world-wide release chock full of special features, deleted scenes, etc., but that's not the case once again.

    "Special features" like those showcased in the Target DVD should not be a 'bonus' or cost extra at all, they should be on each and every home release of the movie.

    It's nothing new anyway, @Creasy47. All these grand "special features" are nothing more than twenty minutes of stuff we've already heard/seen previously. All the features seem to want to focus on are the PTS and the money burning that was the Blofeld HQ explosion.

    I'd much rather have features that explore things we haven't already seen dozens of times over, like a really extensive look at the choreography behind the train fight or a look at some of the literary or thematic inspirations behind the film, as we know there was a good deal. Even more interesting would be a look back at the last three films and how and why they were connected in the way they were.

    But why have that when we can watch Sam jump with glee as they detonate millions of dollars of explosives in a self-indulgent display? Why bother with showing new content when you can just compile reedited clips of the PTS sequence for the twelfth time? It's certainly the lazy route to go, but I guess this is just the world we live in now. It'd be great to have what the Bond series used to have: releases on the disc that truly made you feel like you were part of the production with their in-depth behind the scenes features.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2016 Posts: 41,002
    That's what I had surmised: it'd be a mixture of video blogs or interviews we've already seen. You know, stuff that SHOULD be on every copy, not offered as some unique, retailer-specific bonus.

    It's a shame that's the state of things these days: prices go up and we're given more and more barebones releases that don't justify the price tag. Is it still confirmed that we aren't even getting a commentary? What gives?! That should be a requirement for every major blu-ray/DVD release.

    EDIT: Just checked, and it'll have the video blogs and a gallery, which is otherwise known as "stuff we've already been given for free online." What a shame, what a shame. No excuse for that.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    These days not having a commentary, is unbelievable. :(
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    These days not having a commentary, is unbelievable. :(

    There's really no excuse for it, and it goes to show just how barebones the release truly is. Thankfully, I loved the movie, so the price tag is still acceptable to me.

  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    These days not having a commentary, is unbelievable. :(
    Completely unbelievable, I'm very disappointed with EON this time around. At least we got that decent 50 minute "Shooting Bond" documentary for SF.
  • Posts: 11,119
    These days not having a commentary, is unbelievable. :(

    I asked for this several times: But WHERE is it stated that there are no commentary tracks on the upcoming BluRay release??

    So far, the actual disc content information is rather scarce, and only in the past days I got to find more info about it...

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    These days not having a commentary, is unbelievable. :(

    I asked for this several times: But WHERE is it stated that there are no commentary tracks on the upcoming BluRay release??

    So far, the actual disc content information is rather scarce, and only in the past days I got to find more info about it...

    http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=18219

    Video blogs and a gallery are all that's included.
  • marketto007marketto007 Brazil
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    The "creative" menu design.

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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Are the side menus static, or are they moving? What I mean is, on that scene select menu, is it just that shot, or is it active and we see Bond running across the bridge? Thanks for posting, @marketto007!
  • RC7RC7
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    You have to hand it to them. When it comes to graphic design they're giving PowerPoint a run for it's money in their bid to be the vanguard of the creatively moribund.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    RC7 wrote: »
    You have to hand it to them. When it comes to graphic design they're giving PowerPoint a run for it's money in their bid to be the vanguard of the creatively moribund.

    Or Microsoft Paint, on a really, really, really old desktop computer.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are the side menus static, or are they moving? What I mean is, on that scene select menu, is it just that shot, or is it active and we see Bond running across the bridge? Thanks for posting, @marketto007!
    As with SF, the background on the DVD menus are static, whereas the Bluray menus are on a loop.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited January 2016 Posts: 28,694
    RC7 wrote: »
    You have to hand it to them. When it comes to graphic design they're giving PowerPoint a run for it's money in their bid to be the vanguard of the creatively moribund.

    That's one of the most deliciously astute sentences I've had the pleasure to read as of late. Hats off to you, @RC7. You are keeping the sacred academic language of the world alive with great fervor.
    jake24 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are the side menus static, or are they moving? What I mean is, on that scene select menu, is it just that shot, or is it active and we see Bond running across the bridge? Thanks for posting, @marketto007!
    As with SF, the background on the DVD menus are static, whereas the Bluray menus are on a loop.
    Is that right? Poor DVD owners, they can't even get moving pictures on their releases. Is this all part of the disc industry's plan to make them Blu-ray converts or something?

    "Sorry, you peasant, if you want moving images on your luscious movie menus you must convert yourself to the Lord that governs all entertainment, Saint High Def. Otherwise, you will live in the squalor of low pixelation and sparse resolution until you arrive at your proper senses."
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited January 2016 Posts: 8,229
    RC7 wrote: »
    You have to hand it to them. When it comes to graphic design they're giving PowerPoint a run for it's money in their bid to be the vanguard of the creatively moribund.

    Excellent!
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    @marketto007 Where have you found these pics? Do you have the DVD? :O
  • marketto007marketto007 Brazil
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    @Creasy47 Some active and some static, as you can see in the video below.
    @dragonsky Yep.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Thanks for showing it off, Marketto! I'm jealous that you already have the DVD. I'm now wondering why in the hell the main menu kicks off with the music that starts off SF...
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    :O How did you got it ? Bloody SPECTRE agents getting everything before us.. :D
  • Posts: 11,119
    I think the DVD Menu Design is always slightly lower in quality as opposed to the BluRay menu's.

    Here's an overview of the menu's from the previous three Bond films.

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    "QUANTUM OF SOLACE":
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    "CASINO ROYALE" (Menu design "DeLuxe Edition: 2-Disc BluRay & 3-Disc DVD"):
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    "CASINO ROYALE" (Menu design "Collector's / Standard Edition: 1-Disc Bluray & 2-Disc DVD"):
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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2016 Posts: 41,002
    I think the DVD Menu Design is always slightly lower in quality as opposed to the BluRay menu's.

    DVD quality is less than blu-ray quality? You don't say...

    Unless you're stating that the DVD menu is actually different from those on blu-ray, though I can't compare that possibility as I haven't bought a Bond movie on DVD in a long, long time.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Urgh! What a travesty. This is just...I can't even...
  • edited January 2016 Posts: 11,119
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I think the DVD Menu Design is always slightly lower in quality as opposed to the BluRay menu's.

    DVD quality is less than blu-ray quality? You don't say...

    Unless you're stating that the DVD menu is actually different from those on blu-ray, though I can't compare that possibility as I haven't bought a Bond movie on blu-ray in a long, long time.

    In general design there's usually not too much difference between BluRay and DVD disc's. But as BluRay can carry more gb's of data, the actual graphics with BluRay disc menu's usually are more refined than those of DVD disc's. Thus the final menu make-up always slightly differs between BluRay and DVD. The DVD menu's being more simple...

    Having said that, the above "SPECTRE" menu looks like that from a DVD. And @Marketto007 just confirmed that the "SPECTRE" menu design comes from a DVD medium.

    But.....am I right if I say you will be buying the first ever Bond film on BluRay with "SPECTRE"? :O
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Gustav_Graves, that's rather obvious though, is it not? It was the point of my retort, stating that obviously blu-ray will have higher quality everything than DVD's do, unless it's something such as a special feature that isn't upscaled or is only offered as a lower-res DVD version.

    I believe the SP menu is, indeed, from the DVD. Marketto stated that elsewhere.

    And no, my previous comment was typed too hastily, and I meant to say that I can't compare the two because I haven't bought a Bond movie on DVD in a long while, not a blu-ray. All I own now are blu-rays of the Bond films.
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    Just like with the extras, or supposed lack of them, I don't care about the menus on the disc. The only criteria I have for judging the success or failure of Spectre's release on Blu-ray/DVD is whether or not the disc plays the movie when I put it in the machine.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    dalton wrote: »
    Just like with the extras, or supposed lack of them, I don't care about the menus on the disc. The only criteria I have for judging the success or failure of Spectre's release on Blu-ray/DVD is whether or not the disc plays the movie when I put it in the machine.

    Same, though I will have complaints if a release is barebones (or lacking in a certain way), or if it seems to be a lazy release in general. Still, at the end of the day, I'm buying the movie FOR the movie, and as long as the audio and video quality is superb and the movie plays without a hitch, then I'm satisfied. Not blown away by the features and design, as usual, but having SP on blu-ray will be good enough for me.
  • ggl007ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España
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    Thanks, @marketto007! Brazilian? I recommend you the English version! ;) :D
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Out of curiosity @Marketto007, have you seen the behind the scenes feature on the PTS? What are your thoughts?
  • marketto007marketto007 Brazil
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    Unfortunately not @jake24, the extras on the DVD are just the Videoblogs. :(
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    I typically have little use for the menus because I transfer it to a harddrive and play them from there, but I do prefer a simple, easy to navigate menu when I happen to load a disc. I didn't care for the QOS menu. I did like the CR Deluxe menu. The standard bluray menus for the other films are nothing special, but they get the job done.
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