Although doctor no was ian flemings sixth james bond book, it was the first to hit the silver screen, in a 1962 release starring sean connery. Im a new to the whole laserdisc scene and was wanting to know what are some titles that are must have for starting a new ld collection. I still have his encyclopedia of bondone of the best 007 reference books around. No laserdisc, which was hosted by journalist bruce eder, and featured director terence young, editor peter hunt, production designer ken adam, and screenwriter richard maibaum. The laserdisc was later released as a onedisc set without the gatefold inside art work photo only first 3 bond movies were released by criterion w banned commentary dr no, frwl, goldfinger i have not played these discs so sold as is but they look very goodclean with only minor blemishes difficult to get a clean photo on reflective disc.
Capture laserdisc audio spdif to pc videohelp forum. A cheap one to pick up that everyone tends to like is the work in progress version of beauty and the beast. Back in 1991, the criterion collection released the three earliest james bond movies on laserdisc. No was not the first of the fleming books, it was the first movie, and as such, i think did perhaps the best job of capturing flemings vision of bond on the big screen. The criterion collection on dvd by fanfiltration shortly after releasing the first 3 james bond films on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product. Each movie is on its own bd25 with menus that look and behave like the official criterion discs, with pop up menus and resume function. Without any history to build it up, theres none of that context in the movie. The laserdisc database collections, wishlists, marketplace of obsolete and niche video formats ldcedvhddvhshd dvd. Derrickson is surprisingly frank and honest in the recording.
No, from russia with love and goldfinger, had commentary that caused them to be yanked and are not available anywhere else. Right now, im close to having 2,000 commentaries up for fans to enjoy over on another forum, including the criterion laserdisc ones ive been sent by contributors. This novel begins where the last left off, with james bond recovering from poison injected into his shin by a russian smersh officer. But in the series of books the franchise is based on, doctor no actually came sixth.
No so angered producer albert broccoli that he had it recalled from sale and reissued, without the offending track. No, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds james bond firmly in his steely grasp. British agent commander john strangways and his secretary have been killed. Dr no perhaps lacks the pace of the soon to follow blockbusters in the series, but in so, retains the laidback feel of an authentic early 1960s espionage flick. Another famous example is the deleted james bond commentary from dr. Back in 1991, the mighty criterion collection licensed the rights from eon productions to make special edition laserdiscs based on the first three theatrical bond movies, dr. Broccoli felt that the audio commentary tracks on the 3 titles where unacceptable. I have many of the original paperbacks in my book collection but these are becoming quite tatty so it is a pleasure to be able to download the books onto my kindle and enjoy reading them all over again.
Over the past few weeks ive been taking a look back at the various paperback editions of the original ian fleming james bond novels. Time to get creative with scribbles of all shapes and sizes in this interactive doctor who doodle book. Exclusive to laserdisc help compiling a comprehensive list. James bond 007 home video laserdisc north america goldfinger. The commentary track on criterions 1991 laserdisc for dr. No james bond original series book 6 kindle edition. No features that story, along with diamonds are forever and from russia with love. Did escape from ny ld commentary trackj carpenter,kurt russell ever make it over to dvd. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dr. Of course talk to other film historians and 90% of them might tell you that it was actually 1939 that remains now and forever the greatest year for movies. It contains fighting, shooting, and killing, with a little blood shown.
Many criterion laserdiscs are not available on dvd. Mcclory also secured the right to make a film of the novel, as well as control of. Scott derricksons commentary and the rest of the doctor. The narratives trajectory runs very close to that of its source material, though bond versus the squid is a thankful omission.
No, it actually appeared before in the comic strip version. This isnt a funny commentary and sadly he is alone so we get no one elses perspective, but thats okay. James bond laserdisc 2 disc criterion banned commentary. Its true, if i remember correctly, that it was criterion back in the laserdisc days who did indeed invent the commentary track. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by ian fleming. This is the commentary track found on the initial laserdisc release of dr. I dont recall what there was about these commentaries that caused the lds to be discontinued. Englands two biggest cultural exports of the 1960s, the beatles and the james bond. No criterion edition laserdisc commentary 1962 film. We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in. M is concerned that bond is not up to returning to his job so he sends him to jamaica on what he believes will be an easy assignment. No 1962, the armorer remarks to 007 that the beretta made a good womans pistol. While the film version of diamonds didnt arrive until nine years after dr.
No from russia with love goldfinger laserdisc 3 letter box edition set. In keeping with that, when we meet up with bond in the book hes reeling from the events of diamonds are forever and from russia, with love. Unfollow james bond laser disc to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. An audio commentary is an additional audio track, usually digital, consisting of a lecture or. When reading the james bond books, one cannot help but wonder just how much of bonds personality and experience is. Additionally, they have also posted the criterion discs music and effects only isolated audio tracks from dr. Bond and honey rider, have been captured trespassing on dr. Be sure to also check out the music and effects track that was also on this disc. Commentaries can be serious or entertaining in nature, and can add information which otherwise would not be disclosed to audience. Dvd talk ld commentary tracks not ported over to dvd.
Back in 1991, the mighty criterion collection licensed the rights from eon. No publishing date on title page cover price 50 cents. When released on the american market it was received more favourably. No james bond original series book 6 kindle edition by fleming, ian. Fleming wrote the novel in early 1957 at his goldeneye estate in jamaica. Get the best deals on sports collectors edition laserdisc movies when you shop the largest online selection at. An audio commentary is an additional audio track, usually digital, consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with a video. Its crisp and colourful, bringing british agent 007 james bond vividly to life in this, the original of the early sean connery incarnations.
Dr no is a modest thriller with a tough, stylish hero of some charm doing his job without the assistance of elaborate. Listen to the banned commentary tracks from criterions. Both the film and the book have the mad scientist describe himself as the only son of a german methodist missionary and a chinese girl of good family, to wit, a eurasian. Being a huge collectorarchiver of audio commentaries, i have a good portion of these available for listening, along with hundreds of dvd and bluray ones as well. Dr no, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds james bond firmly in his steely grasp. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger, the commentary was once. Rob reiner has a separate commentary track to himself, where he begrudgingly talks about the movie he doesnt believe in commentaries because he thinks they spoil the magic of the movie. Song of the south is a soughtafter collectors item, was only released in japan and hk and is the bestquality format of the movie to get a home video release as of 2016. By the time connery returned in 1971, van nutter had moved on. Get the best deals on sports collectors edition laserdisc movies.
The same went for the commentaries on from russia with love and goldfinger that were released in the months following dr. No laserdisc commentary as ac3 149 mb or mp3 50 mb. The first laserdisc title marketed in north america was the mca discovision release of jaws on december 15, 1978. Dr no was the first bond film in the early 60s and i have had an interest in james bond material ever since seeing the film. Star wars laserdisc so i gotta know does anyone have the stars wars widescreen set the one with the book, i am curious is it worth a hundred bucks has yours rotted does the case hold up. No was the first of flemings novels to face widespread negative criticism in britain. No was serialised in the daily express, first in an abridged story form and later as a. Richlers unmasking of latent antisemitism and xenophobia in ian flemings james bond thrillers was extremely informative.
His arrival is not welcomed by everyone, but it is not long before he is on the trail of the killer. Today criterion is known mostly for its superb bluray and dvd editions of classic hollywood and foreign films like hidden fortress and nashville not to. Broccoli felt that the audio commentary tracks on the 3 titles where. In the bibliography section i would be somewhat surprised. Im playing this on wii so there is some graphical glitches present. No criterion edition laserdisc commentary 1962 film 1991 audio commentary mp3 after releasing the first 3 james bond films on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product. Dr no, from russia with love and goldfinger criterion laserdisc preservations author alleycat date 4dec2019, 8. Rather than listening to the approved commentary from the dr. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product producer albert r.
No is the sixth novel by the english author ian fleming to feature his british secret service agent james bond. Dr no, from russia with love and goldfinger criterion. My fair lady laserdisc 30th anniversary collectors box set w film clips book. For example, five corners is not available on criterion dvd, or how about the banned commentary on dr. Apr 24, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Zacharias ursinus on the heidelberg catechism book. The book, i believe, is available elsewhere, im told. The gun that jinx has to surrender to miranda onboard the plane is a beretta cheetah. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger cav versions. The forbidden 007 commentaries are now free for your perusal. Listen to the banned commentary tracks from criterions james.
In 1984, sony introduced a laserdisc format that could store any form of digital data, as a data storage device similar to cdrom, with a large 3. Julius no, was strangways last contact before his disappearance and is ordered to kill bond. During the kiss of life scene, david arnolds film score includes samples of the same electronic sounds heard in the gun barrel sequence of dr. Its relatively tame today, but was arguably among the more violent movies made in 1962. It was first published in the united kingdom by jonathan cape on 31 march 1958. I was blown away by the thought of it, though, frankly, i had no idea exactly how this would work. There is a dvd but it has no commentary and the disc does not feature the directors cut attack of the 60 foot centerfold 1996 giant deluxe edition laserdisc audio commentary with director fred olen ray bat 21 1988 laserdisc audio commentary with director peter markle and dop mark irwin.
The villains are cruel and not below shooting unarmed women in the back so who better to take them on than an equally cold hearted killer namely james bond 007. Starring sean connery, ursula andress, joseph wiseman, and jack lord, it is the first film in the james bond series, and was adapted by richard maibaum, johanna harwood, and berkely mather. Apr 21, 2011 no, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product. Sports collectors edition laserdisc movies for sale ebay. Today criterion is known mostly for its superb bluray and dvd editions of classic hollywood and foreign films like hidden fortress and nashville not to mention scanners. Alas, there was no part for him in you only live twice, or on her majestys secret service. The original graphic novel subscription box service. Watching dr no after all these years the first thing to strike me is how gritty it all is. The most notable of these early home video releases was the 1991 criterion laserdisc. Paul johnson of the new statesman dismissed the book as one of sex, snobbery and sadism. This is the music and effects track found on the initial laserdisc release of dr. This study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of doctor no. Cover pages with monster footprints, sketch the scariest villains imaginable and design dastardly foes from your.
Until the recent release of the ultimate edition dvd, dr. Also, the ld box set came with the best in my humble opinion book ever included in an deluxe set, any format. Ive read either here or somewhere else that barbara streisand wasnt happy with the commentary so it was either partially rerecorded or edited between the recalled version and the officially released one. No, bond is sent to jamaica to investigate the disappearance of two operatives.
These tracks were recorded by criterion for their original lds way back in. Desk set only available on ld thanks to george kaplan dr. It confirmed suspicions i had held ever since i saw the movie, dr. What other famous commentary tracks didnt make it dvd. The reason james cameron didnt record a full commentary for the terminator is because it was before he started recording commentaries. This novel begins where the last left off, with james bond recovering. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in. The website the 007 dossier has just posted mp3 files of the banned criterion laserdisc audio commentaries for the films dr. No criterion audio commentary and vintage 1960s tv spots advertising bond bread and other toys thanks to bill williams dr. So if youre interested in hearing what was said in those commentary tracks but dont have a laserdisc player and the money to pick up the discs off of ebay, head over and download the tracks.
According to the thunderball laserdisc commentary, rik van nutter agreed to a contract for the recurring role of leiter, and even moved to london after thunderball was completed. The reason i ask is because damn it i dont want to watch the special editions before december but i want the best legal quality version i can get. Shortly after criterion released the first three bond films dr. Be sure to also check out the commentary track from this disc.
The following is a reference list of my home video equipment and all of the laserdisc titles in my personal collection. The original bond books do not have a lot of fancy gadgetry or a lot of double entendre dialog, but remain compelling nonetheless. No remains one of my alltime favorite bond pictures. The film was produced by harry saltzman and albert r. His first was on others work, like soderberghs solaris remake which he produced, and finally he did his first track on his own film with t2. Of course, the series that many bond fans covet is the still life series from pan books, first released in the uk around 1972. The commentary track on criterions 1991 laserdisc for goldfinger so angered producer. Capture laserdisc audio spdif to pc results 1 to 14 of 14 capture laserdisc audio spdif to pc. Richard maibaum screenwriter, bruce eder criterion commentary host.
No, without referencing either event, plays off of them, setting the u. I have all three criterion lds and frankly i dont think it was the commentary so much as for the obnoxious and unnecessary cheap shots bruce eder who narrated the tracks for dr. The audio commentaries on laserdiscs were typically encoded on secondary analog tracks. On the criterion ld michael mckeon, chris guest, and harry shearer speak their commentary as themselves. The mystery seems to center on the mysterious chinese dr. Dont know if those are present on real gamecube hardware. Best audio commentaries worst audio commentaries page. It is also one of the bond series that is being rereleased this year, complete with campy 1960s style cover art. No and goldfinger made at roger moore in the liner notes for the cav set, which broccoli and company i think saw as by extension a gratuitous slam at everything they.
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