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sunsanvil

My custom blu-ray covers:

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sunsanvil
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Somewhere in Canada....somewhere.
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Favourite Fleming Novel
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Film
Thunderball
Favourite Bond Actor
Sean Connery
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  • Thunderball is a particularly interesting Bond for me because while there are elements which I suppose "bother" me (such as the incredibly amateurishly put together boat finale), this is the one "if I had to pick just one", would be my favorite Bond…
  • Update: I was able to reach the editor at DK who asserts that the softcover edition will in fact be the same overall page size with all the original content plus additions to the Skyfall chapter and a single Spectre poster. Paper quality "should be…
  • I wouldn't hold out for a new box set. Frankly, many of us popped the discs out of the 50th anniversary "book" anyway and put them in proper cases (with custom covers) so really its more about than bulk pricing that the "edition".
  • Anyone have any information on the upcoming paperback version? I've been trying to find out what the dimensions will be but Amazon doesn't know and Chapters is quoting the same overall size as the hardcover (which seems suspect since they are also …
  • I got to see Goldfinger in the cinema setting several times in the 80s. As a much younger man, I do recall being absolutely in awe of it all what with the car, the painted girl, and yes even the soundtrack. I was swept up in the shear pageantry of…
  • Wait...are we allow to say draw? I thought the point here was you had to chose....
  • Anon wrote: » WikiP says shot on Arri Alexa (2880x2160 sensor) - would the master footage not be 4k resolution in the vertical and '3k' resolution (anamorphic) in the horizontal? If so this would make a pretty good 4k 'print' - certainly better t…
  • It would be fun if we ever get to London to try and hit some or all of these, but then I wonder how many on his list of restaurants are still in operation (and of the same caliber they were as of the writing). I googled Quo Vadis for example and …
  • This is a real tough one for me. Well, they will all be hard to split. I got to see this in the theater a couple times in the 80s as a rerun or as part of a Bond film festival. The interesting anecdote which sticks out in my mind is that it was…
  • OnlyManWhoCan wrote: » I think this proves you need projector operators, not machines in cinemas! Indeed. Cinema showmanship is dead.
  • At the risk of sounding anal, for the record, while the old film sources can (and have been) scanned in at 4k, Skyfall will NEVER be 4K/UHD as it was shot 2k/1080.
  • patb wrote: » When I saw Goldeneye for the first time at the cinema, people actually laughed out loud at that stunt. I distinctly recall the audience cheering at the first screening I attended. It had been a while since the last movie, and…
  • This is one of those I dont want to think to hard about as I think just about everything Bond does creates collateral damage greater than the intended goal. That said, I cant help but recall the real-world case of blowing up the Disco Volante....…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » Most iconic poster is still FYEO: Its definitely the one non-bond aficionados recognize. :)
  • I think this one was particularly interesting as some were voting for their favorite artwork, others were looking to sort things by "quintessential Bond" (which is what Thunderball embodies). For my part I was very surprised to see the large number…
  • Tuesday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 5 2. Thunderball US: 7 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 7 4. Live And Let Die: 4 (-2) Eliminated 5. The Living Daylights UK 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK 9. The…
  • Monday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 12 2. Thunderball US: 9 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 12 4. Live And Let Die: 8 (-2) Eliminated 5. The Living Daylights UK 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK 9. Th…
  • Friday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 23 2. Thunderball US: 21 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 20 4. Live And Let Die: 26 (-2) Eliminated 5. The Living Daylights UK 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK 9. …
  • Thursday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 27 2. Thunderball US: 22 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 26 4. Live And Let Die: 30 (-2) Eliminated 5. The Living Daylights UK 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK 9…
  • Wednesday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 29 2. Thunderball US: 25 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 31 4. Live And Let Die: 34 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 3 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball U…
  • Tuesday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 34 (+1) 2. Thunderball US: 27 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 32 4. Live And Let Die: 34 -2 5. The Living Daylights UK: 10 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK …
  • MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: » I like all of the hand drawn posters really, but for me, TLD is easily the weakest of the ones remaining. It does have a certain... almost cartoon quality to it. But for me Live and Let Die is the less timeless of …
  • Monday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 35 2. Thunderball US: 30 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 34 4. Live And Let Die: 40 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 13 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK …
  • Friday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 41 2. Thunderball US: 42 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 42 4. Live And Let Die 46 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 33 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK …
  • Thursday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 43 2. Thunderball US: 46 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 43 4. Live And Let Die: 44 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 46 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball U…
  • Wednesday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 48 2. Thunderball US: 49 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 46 4. Live And Let Die: 46 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 48 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball …
  • 1. From Russia With Love UK: 49 2. Thunderball US: 53 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 52 4. Live And Let Die: 51 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 48 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK 9. The Ma…
  • 1. From Russia With Love UK: 52 2. Thunderball US: 56 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 53 4. Live And Let Die: 57 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 51 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK 9. The Ma…
  • Saturday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 62 2. Thunderball US: 60 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 60 (+1) 4. Live And Let Die: 61 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 63 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball U…
  • Friday 1. From Russia With Love UK: 67 2. Thunderball US: 58 (+1) 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 64 4. Live And Let Die: 68 (-2) 5. The Living Daylights UK: 68 Eliminated 6. A View To A Kill 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. Thunderball UK …