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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited February 2013
    I had a chance to watch it today and was very pleased with the video and audio quality. The scene when the train crashed caught me by surprise. It made me respect my subs.

    My only criticism is that I had to buy a combo pack, instead of Blu Ray only. Minor, in the grand scheme of things.

    I do recommend the James Bond 50 Years Blu Ray collection. They've done a great job with these classics in the Blu Ray format.
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  • maggiefan
    maggiefan Posts: 223
    edited February 2013
    Watched it last night, loved it. Worth the buy. Bought the combo pack, gave the DVD to my daughter.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,687
    edited February 2013
    Well, good news. I did an update and now the Blu-ray disc plays. :cool:
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  • StantonZ
    StantonZ Posts: 445
    edited February 2013
    danz1906 wrote: »
    Good Bond movie.............Good sound!

    Agreed: even my kids commented how easy it was to hear the dialog on this one (unlike something like TDKR).
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2013
    Did anyone else get the impression this was the last of the rebooted Bond series? That's how it felt to me. Also, for whatever reason, at Skyfall I kept on thinking James Bond had a similar childhood to Bruce Wayne.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2013
    There's a James Bond Tribute tonight at the Oscars.
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  • ericks0ns
    ericks0ns Posts: 53
    edited February 2013
    Shirley Bassey belting out "Goldfinger" after all these years. Still has the chops.
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  • arketah1
    arketah1 Posts: 6
    edited February 2013
    Awesome movie watched last night online with my friends. This is my favorite movie in 2012. We enjoyed this movie a lot.
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  • Lost240
    Lost240 Posts: 176
    edited March 2013
    Great Bond Movie!
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  • jcsmithmachine
    jcsmithmachine Posts: 14
    edited March 2013
    This was one awesome movie! I loved Casino Royal, but Quantum didn't really live up to the same standards as Casino. Then there was the downturn, and the fear of no more Bond. I think this put those rumors to bed.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2013
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Name 1 Bond movie where EVERY action was believable? I didn't think so.

    Watched Skyfall last night on Blu Ray. Outstanding!!! This ranks with the very best Bond films ever. I hope Sam Mendes (director) comes back and does another.

    I just read yesterday that Sam Mendes has other commitments for the next two years and will be unavailable to make the next Bond film.:frown:

    Hopefully they will choose someone who will continue to build on what he has started.
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  • blehmbo
    blehmbo Posts: 179
    edited March 2013
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Name 1 Bond movie where EVERY action was believable? I didn't think so.

    It was more of the end result of the train fight that I didn't care too much for. I think someone should have died after being shot with a rifle, falling off of a train into a river (200ft-300ft?), unconsciously floating down a river, then sliding down a waterfall with no rescue. Considering realism is the direction they're pushing for, it seemed to be a bit excessive. If the trauma didn't kill him, he should have drowned. All my opinion of course.
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited March 2013
    toucanet wrote: »
    Is anyone planning to purchase this on DVD or Blu-ray?

    Bought it. Watched it. Loved it!

    A little more serious than the normal Bond movie, and it looks like it is an indication of what is to come.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited March 2013
    Just watched this. My 2nd favorite Bond film next to Casino Royal.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,654
    edited March 2013
    *Casino Royale

    :cheesygrin:

    IMHO, it was better than Casino Royale. But definitely only a hair between the two.
    My wife bought me the 50 years of Bond collection but I am still picking up the Daniel Craig bond films individually on Blu-Ray. Pretty sure he is my new favorite Bond and being Scottish, I think it may be heretical to say that. But I will always love the Connery Bond.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited March 2013
    Purchased and watched it twice... Best of the newer Bond stuff for sure. There were many lessons taught but the bottom line was that old BMF spies can kick ****, but old women are basically a drag and can't handle even a minor gun shot wound. The villain was definitiely one of the better recent villains... IMHO Jason Statham would be a better Bond, as this guy starts to age, we need to think about the next replacement Bond. The audio DTS Master was one of the best I have heard.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited March 2013
    IMHO Jason Statham would be a better Bond
    Waaaaa????.....must be the Jersey water?
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2013
    Saw it... left me a bit meh. But I also think this movie was largely the finish of the Bond reboot, but I do kind of wonder where the franchise will go from here. Different takes on the original Bond books? I don't know.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2013
    I love James Bond but this one was a little lame. Same as all the hero movies these days. A hundred or more supposedly highly trained mercenaries can't hit anybody point blank with a machine gun yet the good guys get anyone they point at with one shot.
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  • hosedagain
    hosedagain Posts: 116
    edited March 2013
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    I love James Bond but this one was a little lame. Same as all the hero movies these days. A hundred or more supposedly highly trained mercenaries can't hit anybody point blank with a machine gun yet the good guys get anyone they point at with one shot.

    LOL... been saying the same for many years, lucky for the good guys that the bad guys are lousy shots, homemade guns? made in Asia?
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2013
    Retiring to a remote manor with one 9mm pistol and an old woman to set up "Home Alone" booby traps while not utilizing the entire British Secret Service, Military or Police/Scotland Yard ? MORONIC ! :rolleyes:
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  • nme medic
    nme medic Posts: 98
    edited March 2013
    Best Bond film yet! Sucks sam mendes is not coming back for another one. Rumor is they are not going to do another one for at least 3 years. That sucks!!
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  • Goldenboy72206
    Goldenboy72206 Posts: 126
    edited April 2013
    skyfall was way over hypered to me
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,774
    edited April 2013
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  • chris23120
    chris23120 Posts: 95
    edited April 2013
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    Picked it up last night. Glad to see its in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Everything i have played on my system in that format has sounded amazing. Hopefully get a chance to view it this weekend...
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