Classic James Bond coming to Blu-ray
Posted on June 18th, 2008 – 12:27 PMBy Randy Salas
Vintage 007 is going high-def. MGM has just announced that six classic James Bond films will debut on Blu-ray Disc on Oct. 21 — just in time to help promote the Nov. 7 release of Quantum of Solace in theaters.
The films are Dr. No, Die Another Day, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love and Thunderball. (OK, so maybe not all six of those are “classic.”) They join the previously released recent film Casino Royale, one of the early Blu-ray hits.
No word on extras yet, but all of the Bond films were restored recently so image and sound quality should be top-notch.
2 Responses to "Classic James Bond coming to Blu-ray"
Randy, when do you think disc format will become obsolete?
Penn, I think it still has at least 5 years to go, up to 10. The big problem is that many people don’t want to give up “owning” a movie. The models for downloads and streaming don’t allow that. “On demand” viewing is great, but is usually limited to a selection of programs — a large one, but still a selection. Until you can dial up any movie you want, not just what is being featured that day, it’s going to have limited appeal. It also needs to have better high-def offerings.
On a related note, a writer at Dealnews recently gave up cable TV for a month to watch “TV” online exclusively. The results of his experiment can be read here: http://www.startribune.com/a4502 .
