The James Bond Collection, Volume 3

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Customer Reviews:

Horrible set [Posted on 2002-01-19]
This set os aboslutely horrible. Not only do you get the awful "Diamonds are Forever," but you get the even more awful "A View to a kill." The others are so-so. "You Only Live Twice" gets my vote fore most action in a Sean Connery/Bond film, but the plot leaves something to be desired. "Octopussy," is pretty good, and deserves a good 4 stars. Some good stunts and acting, but Moore is getting really old. (He was 56 when he did "Octopussy" and 58 when he did "A View to a Kill") "The Living Daylights" is OK. Timothy Dalton is good, as is the car he has. "From Russia With Love" is undoubtedly the best in the set. In this DVD we get Sean Connery, good acting, action, sets, suspense, everything a bond film needs that I can't think of.

all in all: don't buy this. go buy From russia with love sperately in stead

Bond, James Bond [Posted on 2002-01-31]
Probably the best James Bond movie of all was "From Russia With Love". At least if you like spy movies with a shred of reality. During the Cold War of the early sixties this film was true to character and had believable undercover operations. With Goldfinger (not in this set) they got more high tech and the believability started to go out the window. I am not saying they weren't entertaining, just not as believable as the original Ian Fleming books or Tom Clancy movies. The rest the movies in this set are okay but nothing special. Dalton was okay but no Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan. Roger Moore was loosing his touch and it shows. I never thought they should have hired him after The Saint TV series in the first place. This is a good set but it is not available at this time. Amazons price is reasonable and I am sure this will be back on their available list in the next few months if you can wait. I have talked to several retail stores and they were instructed to pull copies of all James Bond movies off the shelfs by MGM. The movies are not out of print as some would have you believe. I have heard a couple stories as to why it was pulled (i.e. daughter of someone involved with picture rights is not satified with percentage, defects in quality of the DVDs, or new movie coming out so they want movies off the shelf to stimilate interest but they will be back on shelf in September). What ever the reason there are far to many fans for this not to be back out on DVD sometime very soon. Don't spend more than what Amazon charges for a new copy or you are paying to much. Wait and buy it from Amazon so you won't kick yourself for being impatient and paying a scalper. Don't buy it here, go to where the new James Bond sets are being sold by Amazon. They are under ninety dollars.

Bond NO.3 [Posted on 2002-09-25]
The third collection of the James Bond series has some of the best of the films, and in contrast, some of the not-so-good films. Starting off with DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER with Sean Connery as Bond, this one is somewhat lacklustre in comparison to the early 007 films, but there's still some fun to be had with some cool car chases through Vegas and an ensamble of menacing villians. The second entry into the Bond franchise, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is brilliant entertainment taken from Ian Flemming's best novel. Everything clicked in this one after the sometimes shaky DR NO (Due mostly to the increase in budget), from Connery's commanding performance, to some gripping action and the late, great Robert Shaw as a ruthless assasin. Gadgets, cool action and the entry of Q, played by Desmond LLewelyn. Masterfully constructed, FRWL is one of the greatest films ever made.
Following Roger Moore's long list of films, Timothy Dalton made his debut as the charming secret agent in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS. While the action is impressive, the film falls short of having any meaty villians. But Dalton is much closer to the mark with the character of Bond in Flemming's books. His performance, restrained at times, is a more cold portrayal than Moore. OCTOPUSSY is one of Roger Moore's better films, but John Glen's ham-fisted direction leaves the film with little in the way of inventive action. Last but not least, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. Connery is good, but not up to his usaul standards. This collection, while impressive, is perhaps best suited for hard-core fans rather than action buffs.

Great Collection, but buy the new set [Posted on 2003-11-19]
The studio has just re-released this James Bond set three so don't buy it from the scalpers here wanting two to three hundred plus dollars. Amazon will be selling the new re-release Set three as of November 17th. My advice to you is you can buy all three new re-released sets for what the scalpers here want for just this one older set three. The set itself is great. Some of the best James Bond movies are in this set. The picture and sound quality are great and they include many extra features. You can get the new sets for under ninety dollars.

James Bond Collection Vol. 3, VHS [Posted on 2004-05-03]
Not a bad collection of Bond material, however, this is a mix of various Bond movies with a variety of leading Bond actors. I recommend looking into the 1996 Collections that have the videos in chronological order and primarily by actor. JAMES BOND 007 Collector's Set, Vol. 1 includes all six Broccoli-produced Sean Connery Bond films, to include a 1995 documentary video. JAMES BOND 007 Collector's Set, Vol 2 includes all seven Roger Moore films and Timothy Dalton's first film. Although these sets are out-of-print, they are still available as used and collector's sets through Amazon.com's Marketplace. If you're like most fans, you'd prefer to have the movies that include your own favorite "leading-Bond-man"!

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