Ah okay. Oh I need it with Danish subtitles for my family so probably have to but the Danish version. Here's hoping for a steelbook.
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SKYFALL |007T| Done. SPOILERS
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HMV are fine now though.
grim-tales
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I dont agree with the Youtube review that there was no Bond girl.
You could certainly argue that Moneypenny was the true Bond girl, and Severine was one too (kinda). Pity we didnt see more of her though.
You could certainly argue that Moneypenny was the true Bond girl, and Severine was one too (kinda). Pity we didnt see more of her though.
M was the Bond girl.
This.
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And it was perfect.
HMV are fine now though.
It was going for £11.89 on Amazon Uk, too bad I missed it. £14.99 is still a great price! I dont know if this is available anywhere else, but Amazon.fr have the steelbook up, with 8 postcards, if that's your sorta thing.
Skyfall - Limited Edition combo
Skyfall - Limited Edition combo
RadioHeadAche
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Why not all amazon sites? I want that steelbook!
At this point, it seems I'll have to pay around $50-60 if I want one that's compatible with my PS3 or any blu-ray player in the US.
Unless, the European version is compatible with blu-ray players of any region?
At this point, it seems I'll have to pay around $50-60 if I want one that's compatible with my PS3 or any blu-ray player in the US.
Unless, the European version is compatible with blu-ray players of any region?
The Elite
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Any good features?
So exciting! I can finally fill that slot in my 50th Anniversary Edition.
Snkfanatic
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What?? Wow I didn't realize. So excited to get this.
Auron_Kale
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Well, just ordered the French Steelbook, so hopefully I get it with no issues.
I live in the US, so I'll get the regular version here and then insert it into my Bond 50 set and watch it happily while waiting for the steelbook to arrive.
I live in the US, so I'll get the regular version here and then insert it into my Bond 50 set and watch it happily while waiting for the steelbook to arrive.
Takamura-San
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This is all great and stuff.
But I don't follow the books or any of the bond movies before craig.
I'm not coming from the side that it wasn't mentioned before, but more from the side of "I"m a secret agent, why am I spouting my natural name instead of using a code name?". It just seems odd. I would think that for a secret agency it would be easier to create a person out of thin air than to purge the existence of an existing one.
I don't think is far fetched to find it odd in a vacuum.
Extra Sauce
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Well in the case of James Bond, he has nothing to risk from using his real name. Nothing is left from his old life, his parents are dead, no girlfriend, no friends, nothing. He doesn't have anything to protect.
heliosRAzi
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It looks like Skyfall is up to buy digitally right now on Amazon and Vudu
Fox Mulder
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And iTunes...so tempted. Might wait for the bluray though.
RadioHeadAche
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How much was it?
RadioHeadAche
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I don't understand why Asian and European territories get the steelbook, but the US and Canada don't. The Dark Knight Rises got a steelbook, so did Avengers and even that Bourne Legacy movie, but no Skyfall? Bullshit.
I did some digging (er, Googling), and apparently being distributed by Fox has something to do with this.
At least the cover looks good.
RadioHeadAche
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I'd like to know the reasoning behind it. Based on how well the film performed at the box office and how much interest there is in that steelbook it seems odd to not offer one over here too.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Right, but for $3.95 more you can pre-order the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy set at Walmart and get a code in the pre-order case for Skyfall in Vudu HDX, plus your choice of Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace in Vudu HDX, all viewable right now. Then you can sell or give away the digital copy that comes with your Blu-ray, or the Blu-ray itself for that matter.
I just watched the digital copy of Skyfall that I got in the pre-order case through the PS3 Vudu app.
Auron_Kale
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Altogether?
It was 35,40 Euro, though I did pick the slightly expedited shipping. So in USD, it's about $48.
From Amazon UK? Yep, too late. I went with Amazon France for my steelbook and cards. Comes out later though (March 1st).
Sadly, I can't even play the BD on my PS3 (Region B) but still... I really wanted the steelbook.
Hot Coldman
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SCULLIBUNDO
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So just browsing through the different releases and I don't think I want to buy the film based on the fucking awful covers alone. Where's that site that makes custom blu covers (that made that awesome John Carter blu cover)?
Auron_Kale
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Ah bollocks. :/
I guess it doesn't really add much...
Yeah. But at least you can see it here:
Amazon France Skyfall Steelbook LE
As of yesterday, it was still available to order.
Hot Coldman
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@Xun: No, but a nice steelbook is certainly a draw. So it is a bummer... Especially when it's infinitely superior to the actual cover art. Same reason I pre-ordered MvC3 and got the fantastic steelbook for that. Same reason I'm probably going to bite the bullet and pre-order Metal Gear Rising.
Especially when it's infinitely superior to the actual cover art. Same reason I pre-ordered MvC3 and got the fantastic steelbook for that. Same reason I'm probably going to bite the bullet and pre-order Metal Gear Rising.The marketing for this movie was incredibly lazy.
Auron_Kale
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Yep. Have to sign up to be notified by amazon uk if you want it.
RadioHeadAche
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I guess I'll have to get the Asian steelbook, then.
Takamura-San
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But that's just one side of it.
While not relevant to Skyfall given the nature of the villain, but in any other mission where he has to infiltrate a group.
Bad guy: What's your name?
Bond: Bond, James Bond.
*shot in the head*
Another bad guy: Why did you shoot him?....
Bad Guy: I heard of this guy.
Extra Sauce
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I see your point, but I think the idea is that Bond would not blow his cover like that if the situation did require a cover... thing is, such a situation seems rare in Bond films. For example when he entered that club in Skyfall, hiding who he was wasn't part of the plan. He knew they would try to kill him but he wasn't worried about that because well, he's mother-effin' James Bond. Is that approach as a spy realistic? Probably not at all, but few things in Bond movies are.
Lone_Prodigy
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Finally saw this. Great movie, but I felt like it tried to do too much. You had references to the past, present, and future. Similar to The Dark Knight, some of the execution was a bit off, and the climax was a bit underwhelming compared to earlier scenes.
Also, I felt it was a bit too long.
Also, I felt it was a bit too long.
The entire "drive home plus siege" segment was a bit predictable. However, I did like the part where the chopper shot the empty Aston Martin until it blew up: it's what happens in every sandbox video game.
Skyfall has just been reviewed on Blu-Ray.com.
It looks like, as expected, the video and audio are top notch. Slight sigh or relief:
It looks like, as expected, the video and audio are top notch. Slight sigh or relief:
RadioHeadAche
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I never expected Skyfall to be a less-than-stellar blu ray, so it's not much of a surprise. It's great to hear, regardless.
Auron_Kale
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Never doubted that this would have an excellent transfer. If there's one thing I realized when re-watching both CR and QoS on BD, both looked and sounded amazing so glad to see that Skyfall is up there as well.
The black bars on the top and bottom? All BluRays are encoded at 16:9, 1920x1080 regardless of the film's own aspect ratio. So Sky fall, along with a majority of films, with its 2.4:1 aspect ratio, will inevitably have black bars on the top and bottom. This will be perfectly fine watching on a 16:9 television.
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