NO TIME TO DIE 4K UHD BLU-RAY Review
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Review of the 4K disc release for the 2021 James Bond spectacular No Time To Die - Daniel Craig's last outing in the title role. Shot in a combination of 15/70mm IMAX, Super Panavision 65mm and anamorphic 35mm this film has naturally transferred extremely well to 4K Blu-ray disc. Picture aspect ratio is the standard Panavision 'Scope frame (approx. 2.40:1) so expect there to be some evident cropping occasionally owing to how it was shot because genuine IMAX is 1.43:1 and 65mm is 2.20:1 but this film did not get a film print release and was just video projected everywhere upon general release owing to all the delays and costs incurred owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sound is Dolby Atmos.
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I'm glad to see a review from you again, John. Your genuine love of cinema, and your enthusiam, make me happy.
Thank you Roder. Good to hear from you again. Still much to do here but if I can get the cinema finished then that will mean I should have some time to watch some discs and get some reviews done.
John.
Thank God for this channel.
Straight to the point reviews, no buzzwords or fancy editing : just the bare, honest facts.
If I don't already own a film that you recommend then it's an automatic purchase as soon as I've finished watching your review.
Greetings Tony from Norway. I have to admit that I usually only get the enthusiasm to do a review if the 4K disc and the film are good. There have been a few that weren't so good but I've tended to include those in the round-up reviews I've done. i was hoping to get another of those done before we moved but there just wasn't the time. Maybe I'll get back to them all once the new home cinema is finished.
John.
Finally someone who recognises Tim Dalton as Bond - he was closest to bond in the books and the living daylights is a great movie - if he had a early Connery script I think he would’ve been the definitive incarnation
I think both the Dalton films are among the best Bond films Dean. Thunderball is my favourite Sean Connery but I've been going back and looking at a few of them and it's surprising how they've dated but Thunderball is still good. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is probably the best of the early Bond's though so it's a shame George Lazenby didn't do a second. Live and Let Die was great but I think The Spy Who Loved Me is the best of the Roger Moore films. I only really liked Tomorrow Never Dies from the Pierce Brosnan films.
John.
@@trevorml1362 "This never happened to the other fella'!" was apparently what Lazenby was saying around the set and when they needed a way to end that opening sequence and couldn't think of anything I think it was the director who suggested it. I still find it funny. The fake accent was a little too tongue-in-cheek perhaps but overall, what a great Bond adventure it was. I don't think it would have worked as well with Sean Connery playing the lead but who knows? John.
I had watched OHMSS while watching all the Bonds in order before I went to see NTTD in the cinema. The score repeating from OHMSS throughout NTTD and especially at the end really added to the latest film. Very emotional I thought. Craig has been a great Bond
@@moviecollector5920 I have come to gain a new appreciation for Dalton as Bond. I watched the documentary Everything or Nothing (Same title as a Bond game btw). In the documentary Dalton expressed how he wasn't content to just do the same old thing and wanted to bring the edge back to it. He remarked how parents said "I can't even take my children to see Bond anymore" As Dalton noted 007 was never meant for children. So I have come to appreciate Dalton more than I once did.
@@Linkman247 Timothy Dalton was outstanding in the role of James Bond. I'd grown a little weary of the Bond films and then The Living Daylights came along and it was like the whole concept had been reinvented for a modern audience. Sadly the USA in particular wasn't ready to move on as they still hankered after more from Roger Moore. Moore was right for his time but I felt he went on for one or two films too many. If he'd have bowed out with For Your Eyes Only then maybe Timothy Dalton would have had greater acceptance and done more Bond films. Then again, maybe Dalton wouldn't have been considered for the role a few years earlier.
John.
I thought I was the only one who loved Timothy Dalton as James Bond
Surprisingly there seem to be a great many of us on here who feel the same way. Quite heartening given that I thought I was taking a bit of a risk by saying it out loud in a RUclips video. He's finally getting the respect he always deserved.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Too bad we didn't get Property of a Lady.
THANK YOU John for your comments on "Skyfall", a film I have always been underwhelmed with (much to my shame). Glad to know I'm not the only one. I'll give "No Time to Die" another go (I actually have no problem with the ending), but it's a 007 entry I still have many problems with. Thanks for a brilliant review!. Michael - South Africa.
Greetings from a rather bleak Wiltshire in England today Michael. No doubt the weather is a little better down there with you. As for Skyfall, you'll be surprised to see so many people agree with me in the comments below - and about Timothy Dalton being an excellent choice to play James Bond too.
John.
I was blown away by this disc. The film was great and I really enjoyed the characters. I thought the CIA agent played by Ana de Armas in Cuba was a lot of fun. It’s always exciting day when one of your reviews pop up.
I was going to talk about Anna de Armas but didn't in the end. I thought that whole section was the highlight but perhaps talking about a living Sindy doll kicking ten bells out of the baddies would have got me in hot water so just as well I didn't talk about it in the end. I think she's great and the interplay between her and Daniel Craig was excellent.
John.
Great review as always! I watched the Blu Ray in my home theater and was blown away by the sound and picture. And I'm glad Timothy Dalton got some recognition, as I feel he's a criminally underrated Bond with two solid outings.
Can't wait to see your finished theatre!
I think Timothy Dalton is more appreciated now Andy. He was about 20 years too early when he took the Bond role. As for the home cinema, I can't wait to see the finished product either!
John.
Always great to hear your perspective! I'll try to rewatch this one someday with an open mind. Thought it was undeniably gorgeous to watch though. Cinema is looking fantastic already.
I think No Time To Die may actually be better the second time around Random but perhaps that's because I re-watched Spectre just before running it again.
I hope to get back to putting the new home cinema together today but no doubt something else will come up to scupper that.
John.
Great to see you back in the chair John. I enjoyed No Time To Die, although some of it didn’t quite feel as ‘Bondish’ as the previous Daniel Craig movies. I really enjoyed Quantum of Solace, which for some reason gets a lot of criticism. It’ll be fascinating to see how they reboot the franchise in the next couple of years.
I didn't much care for Quantum in the cinema but have grown to like it on video at home. Funny how that happens sometimes and I think many people will find the same with the latest. John.
It's because it felt rushed after the success of Casino Royale. The story wasn't as good, even though the action and locations looked great. Only 2 yrs between the first 2 and then they waited 4 yrs for the next. Huge difference in quality because if it.
@@Sparkykelly1 There was a writers strike just as Eon Productions were preparing to film Quantum of Solace and that caused them many issues. There were then legalities to sort our for Skyfall if I recall correctly and that caused the delay. I actually prefer Quantum of Solace but I realize it's a bit flawed, probably not helped by the almost stroboscopic editing for the opening car chase for which I had to look away in the cinema. It's okay on a smaller screen though so the film doesn't start as badly and I think that is a big help. As I said though, I need to give Skyfall another chance. John.
I think the Dolby Vision is excellent on this release, especially with the scenes with the DB5 and it was a better picture that at the Cinema (Vue in Southport on one of the smaller screens).
Glad the new setup is coming on well.
It may have been a 2K video projector that's been in for 15 years so that's a bit of a problem for cinema today. On the other hand, even the smallest cinema screens tend to be far bigger than our home screens and the bigger you go the easier it is to see how good picture quality really is... or isn't! Bring back film to cinemas so we can all be assured of decent image quality. Given how film can be produced not direct from a high resolution computer master the end results all tend to look exceptional. There are even a couple of people applying this technology for new Super 8 releases so the scourge of neg dust which was always present on Super 8 could almost be a thing of the past.
John.
Thanks for your great review I will get the Blu-ray version since I don’t own a 4K Blu-ray player, but my Sony Blu-ray player is pretty good at scaling up the Blu-ray to near 4K & HDR contents .
The Blu-ray is very nearly as good as the 4K so you won't be disappointed Juan. If I hadn't have known I'd have said it was a 4K.
John.
Craigs Bonds are so well photographed. Interesting take on 007. Dalton was incredible.
They spend an absolute fortune on these films now. This one is estimated to have cost $250m but thankfully it took $750m at the box office. It's a huge hit during a pandemic which speaks volumes for the popularity of the Bond films and the latest Daniel Craig films in particular. Good to know some people agree with me about Timothy Dalton. John.
I agree, and while the latest looks stunning, Roger Deakins Skyfall just has the edge from a master behind the camera. Love all his work.
@@orionv75 Roger Deakins is one of the best, no doubt about that. John.
Not Quantum of Solace.
Great review John 👌 I'm still a bit conflicted about the ending but there was some great action set pieces. Glad you're a fan of Dalton, he's my favourite alongside Connery. Pity we didn't get more films from him but at least the two he did are classics in my eyes.
I'm hoping they get Timothy Dalton back for the next film Peter!
John.
Nice to hear that I’m not the only one that thinks Dalton was the best Bond
We seem to be growing in number Chris and now prepared to say out loud that Timothy Dalton was the best.
I thought this was the best Bond film ever, Craig is the best Bond and the PQ/AQ was stunning, my fav 4k of last year. Glad to see you back John
I'm watching on a bigger screen now so I need to take a look at some of the best discs from the past to get fully up to speed. By contrast to this new film on 4K, the Blu-ray of Spectre was terrible so it must be damned good. I'd better give Murder on the Orient Express another spin.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I was blown away by Casino Royale on Blu-Ray, not seen it a while so not sure how it holds up but all the D.C Bonds have been a great transfer, speaking of which Ive just had GREASE delivered not viewed it yet but again suppose to be a stunning transfer. Carl.
Wouldn't it be great to have The Living Daylights in an excellent 4k? I'd really like to have all the classics in 4k, but Goldfinger, and The Living Daylights are among my favorites.
I'd pay for a copy of The Living Daylights in 4K Timothy and Licence To Kill too. Those two and Casino Royale are the best of all the Bond's I think. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Goldfinger will always be the best to me.
@@timothymathetes They weren't shooting the films in 'Scope then and that rather hurt the first three films. Thunderball made such an impact and the 'Scope frame was a part of the reason for that. It makes a difference.
John.
Great review. Enjoyed the film and all the nods/throwbacks and like some agree Dalton was a great Bond. How are you organising your large disc collection?
Today I've been assembling shelves for the Super 8 collection Adam. That's another day gone! But I think I've done it. Just a couple of 16mm films and two 35mm features that aren't shelved with the rest of the films now. The video room is somewhat easier but we couldn't put all the films in there with all the videos owing to the weight of film. So it's still going to be spread over a couple of places. Bummer!
John.
Great review as always John :) I'm planning to watch No Time To Die this weekend and hopefully I will enjoy it. I'm worried since some people are complaining that it's an overlong film and Daniel Craig is not my favorite Bond so it's a bit hard for me to get into his Bond films. Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton will always be my favorites and it's sad that Dalton never got the chance to do a third film in 1990/91 because some legal issues between Eon Productions and MGM.
I'm hoping they'll bring Timothy Dalton back for the next Bond film. Well, Sean Connery made Never Say Never Again 13 years after Diamonds Are Forever so why not? Okay, might be going a bit far there.
As for the film being overlong, it may be but we both enjoyed it so much that it was hard to believe that almost 3 hours had gone by. When a film looks and sounds this good the running time doesn't seem to matter.
John.
Happy new year John. Great video as always. I thought this was a great finish to the Craig Bond films, and the ending very fitting. The new home cinema is looking good. To my untrained eye though, it looks like the screen could do with an iron.
It's a ten foot wide screen Ian and 30 years old. It's up there until we can get the room enlarged but it is only the lights at the side illuminating something that's normally invisible. Best solution for a home cinema is a flat wall and white emulsion which I plan to get back to whereupon the screen will be pressed back into action in the living room.
Happy new year.
John.
Watched the 4K the other night and was impressed by the picture and sound quality. I got great separation through my 7.1.4 set up. The Atmos was decent with the missiles at the end going right overhead 👍 . Watched this at the cinema and came away with mixed thoughts but on a second rewatch and viewing it as a 5 film story arc it works well. Love the documentary Being Bond exclusive to the 4K disc great send off to a fantastic Bond 👍.
We're in complete agreement there Matt. Particularly the Being Bond finale on the extras - riveting!
John.
Great to hear you talking movies again John. I loved the release and thought the film was exciting however I still think that Skyfall is the best of the Craig bond.
Your new home cinema is looking good by the way and I'm sure the final version is going to feel just as nostalgic as the previous one.
Good to hear from you Ahmed. I'm hoping to have some time to do some more work to the home cinema today. It would be nice to get the curtains finished.
John.
Beautifully shot movie. I noticed one shot in the final "evil lair" looked quite soft towards the edge of the frames as if out of focus, as well as a little film grain when I paused the movie on some scenes.
I figured my eyes were playing tricks.
But aha! I didn't realize it was shot on film as you explained here. Thanks for the insight John. I agree the HDR really made this one, the colouring was absolutely superb. I don't think the Craig series could have a better send off than this one
If I remember correctly Jason, there were a mix of film formats used to make this one so if you want to look for increased film grain here and there you should see it if it is a 35mm shot. Much of it was genuine IMAX though so there's nothing better. It's such a shame that the editing process wasn't done on film though because that probably means we will never ever see a genuine IMAX print of it now. Last year was the 60th year of Bond on screen and as they didn't go back and complete this one on film last year and produce a few of the best exhibition format film prints known to man to celebrate the milestone with a special, limited film release to genuine IMAX cinemas, then I don't suppose they ever will now. But the large film formats used to make this one is why it is the best looking Bond that's ever been made.
John.
I saw this at the BFI Imax and was a bit disappointed; it was clearly a digital projection that lacked the film clarity needed for such a large screen. That is why Tenet looked so much better the year before.
And how I'd love to see Tenet there MrQcomber. Let's hope that one day an IMAX print of this Bond is knocked out too but I suppose that's just wishful thinking now. John.
Fantastic review John, I've just subbed after Keith from Euphoria Pictures recommended your channel. I was mixed at first but after second viewings I enjoyed it a lot, some brilliant action, great moments and plenty of references to On Her Majesty's Secret Service one of my favourite Bonds. I have the Blu-ray and it looks great, but I can imagine the 4K looks incredible.
Funnily enough, I just saw Keith's video so I must send him a message. I'd completely forgotten that we were both thinking along the same lines with the 2018 Halloween film. He's tempting me to take a look at the 4K of Halloween Kills, damn it! As for the Blu-ray of No Time To Die, it's fabulous. If I'd have put the Blu-ray on by mistake I'd have sworn I was watching a 4K it's just that the 4K is slightly better.
John.
Good to see u back in the reviewing saddle again John 👍 Enjoyed your review. Like u i also enjoyed the ending and It’s a brilliant 4k disc. The highlight for me being the opening sequence in the DB5. The imax shots with DV and the atmos when the rounds are pinging off the windows in the courtyard is just demo through and through. Also nice to hear some love getting thrown Timothy Dalton’s way 👍Very under appreciated as bond. IMO he basically did what Craig did 20 years earlier but audiences just weren’t ready for it!
We're on the same wavelength then. I've been replying to quite a few comments that Timothy Dalton was 15 to 20 years too early. That and in America they weren't ready to move on from the Roger Moore films. John.
Loved seeing your BLU-Ray/4K movie collection on the shelves...will have to zoom in to see what movies you have, might inspire me to buy a movie or two I do not have yet.
I have around 1,600 Movies I have bought over the past 25 years.
Not all the discs on my shelves are worth buying Bob. Actually, there are some that are pretty terrible. I put another couple of shelf units up yesterday and put on some of the crap I'd stuck away in a cupboard. I wonder why I actually keep some of these discs as I'm unlikely to ever spin them again. I still have other discs hiding away on spindles with the inlays all filed away together but I doubt I'll re-constitute those now as they're all DVDs and don't really hold the same appeal as they once did. I do have most of the LaserDiscs out on a rack though. Funny how LaserDisc does still hold some appeal but the sleeves alone are worth keeping.
John.
Always interested to hear the details you bring to your reviews, and congratulations on the new house.
As for this disc I wanted to point out the HDR10 grading is excellent but the Dolby Vision grading is a bit off in comparison. Most will watch in Dolby Vision if their player and display defaults to it and it certainly won't look bad, but the HDR10 grading has more accurate lighting when compared on my calibrated LG C1 and Sony A80J OLEDs.
I''m not sure there are any video projectors available with Dolby Vision but I suppose there must be by now. I do occasionally stick a disc through our television to double-check things but I haven't watched a full film on a television for so long now that I can't remember when I last did so I don't really have the opportunity to compare HDR to Dolby Vision. Most people who have it usually tell me it's better but given what you've said it seems that there are occasions when it's not quite so good. Whatever, the standard of home video now is unbelievable. I never would have believed this sort of standard could be achieved.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Dolby has yet to certify any projector for Dolby Vision, but some like JVC can adapt it with their own tone mapping.
But yes, either way, looks great and in home technology is becoming very good.
Look forward to your next review.
A very good movie. Think Ramy Malek started off a great bad guy, but the end sequel with him and Bond just never did it for me. Great review though. Oh and I second the love of Dalton as Bond. Think he was great. Nice to see him finally getting the recognition he deserves.
I think Timothy Dalton was 15 to 20 years too early David. I was a little tired of the Roger Moore era and thought Dalton's interpretation was spot on. Rami Malek was a bit of a cypher in this film really but Eon Productions always seem to attract the best actors to play the villain and who could resist being the bad guy in a Bond film even if the part isn't quite as good as it should be?
John.
Another thanks for the shout out to Dalton. Living Daylights remains my favourite Bond film to date. Look forward to seeing this one.
I can't decide if the best is The Living Daylights or Licence To Kill. I suppose I'll just have to watch them again... what a good excuse!
John.
Great review John, it was good to get back and actually see this in a Cinema.
Morning John. If they'd have release 70mm or IMAX prints even I'd have braved a visit to one of the top cinemas. As it was only video projection I thought that I might as well wait. John.
Looks great the room matey. Ahhhh the 70s i miss them, everyone spending time as a family the weekend's, going to the pictures as i used to call it or going to the local park or zoo, but the cinema still is up there for me and my mum when she used to take me nearly every weekend on a Saturday or a Sunday as we lived in Islington north London at Highbury Corner.
I remember the smoking on the upstairs on the route master buses and in the cinemas up the west end lol and the good old adverts advertising cigarettes' or cigars and Martina lol Jaws, Man with the golden gun, Close encounters, Star Wars, Capricorn one, Gold, At the earths core, I saw loads with my mum on their first release and cherish the 70s mate.
We're both on the same lines there David. I too saw all those same films at the cinema and fortunately due to Super 8 film collecting I was able to re-live it a little at home. A few years later and I was able to collect advert reels with some of those long gone adverts that are now frowned upon and splice them together with trailers of some of the 70s films. Wonderful. And I still have all those compilation reels including the pa-pa-pa-pa Pearl & Dean opening and closing for the ads.
I worked in Islington for a year when I was older. Only a 20 minute walk from Russell Square where I lived.
John.
Hi John, great to see your new theater starting to take shape.We agree on Timothy Dalton, who was exceptional. A high class actor playing the role. Regarding No Time To Die, I enjoyed it but felt it was way overlong, suffering from bloat caused by self importance. The 4K disc is exceptional and IMHO one of the finest from 2021. Stay well my friend.
I need to re-look at a few of the best 4K discs from the past as it's difficult to interpret exactly how good this 4K of No Time To Die is. Compared to the Blu-ray of Spectre it's night and day though so that's a pretty good indication of how good it is. It certainly shows the value of shooting in 65mm and genuine IMAX.
I hope all is well over there in California.
John.
Must agree with you John. This 'Bond' movie was by far the best (and longest!) of the five 'Craig' movies. I also noticed some actual sounds coming out of my Atmos speakers! They usually remain mostly silent, but at least I got a few effects coming out of them for a few seconds only! I went into HMV on Monday, only to be stunned by the incredible price rises! They seem to be using crafty ways of increasing prices! Like new cardboard covers over normal plastic Blu ray cases and calling 'mono' an 'Authentic Monaural Track'! Even old movies seem to have gone way up in price, without even being restored or anything! So my collection will probably suffer somewhat and not grow much. I was saying that same thing to John from 'Mondo' fame earlier. Great video, loving the new home cinema and can't wait for more of these videos!
I haven't been into an HMV for a while now Charles so I hadn't noticed the changes. I have just put an order in via their web store today and although the two pre-orders were pricey I did get a couple of bargains too so maybe they'll still be able to offer good value overall.
The new home cinema is making progress. I'll probably leave it for a while now and hope to get another video up to show progress soon.
John.
He’s back! I hope you’re well, John. The new home cinema looks beautiful, glad to see you again.
Once I get the curtains finished and working Otis, I'll put up an update video. I don't think I'll have tackled the bottom masking by then but I have an idea for how to make that work. John.
Yes sir, on the IMAX bit! We're lucky to have at least three commercial IMAX screens here in the the San Francisco Bay Area (USA), in addition to our space dome / science theaters. A funny bit: I once made the mistake watching Batman Begins at a space theater IMAX dome - wrong film for the wrong screen. When I watched it 10 years later, it felt like a new film! No fish-eye distortion!!!
Tres interessant Rene! But I bet the two sequels to Batman Begins looked fabulous at the Space Theatre IMAX Dome. Nothing beats genuine IMAX today and those two films had it with the third film almost full of it. Wonderful! Let's hope that eventually No Time To Die gets a re-release with genuine IMAX prints so we can all see it as it really is.
John.
I recently bought this 4K and it's probably one of the best 4Ks I've seen
I think so too Austin. That's down to the filming format and most notably the fairly extensive use of 15/65 genuine IMAX film. The fact that it wasn't finished as an IMAX film for worldwide distribution to the 30 or so remaining IMAX cinemas is a travesty. But at least it gave us the superior imagery only 65mm/70mm film can provide.
John.
Hi John, love those media racks.. Great t to see you back in near normal mode! NTTD was a great movie and I think it was a great ending to the Daniel Craig Bond saga! I think what made DC so good in the role is that he fit well in a Martini setting but would also be right at home in a dive bar having a beer! I'm looking forward to the direction the franchise goes next, the new characters in place are really good and will make it interesting!
The makers of the Bond films have always chosen well when casting so I'll be interested to see who they choose and unlike the criticism Daniel Craig got when he was cast, I hope everyone just accepts that it's their creation, their money and they know what they're doing.
John.
Great to see you back reviewing movies.
Good to be back Andrew. Hope to get the time for more soon.
John.
Glad to see u back great review
Thank you Shah. Still putting the new home cinema together but might have made quite a bit of progress today. I'll know once I put the last two motors into position for the curtains... crash, bang, wallop!!!
John.
Saw this in theaters, love the film
If they'd have had 70mm prints struck, I'd have taken a trip into the West End and sod the risk! As it was just video I thought I might as well just wait and run it at home. But if an IMAX print is ever struck, I'll be first in the queue!
John.
An Excellent Bond Film,superb picture and Sound,glad to have you back reviewing John 👍🏻
Thanks Gary. It seems that a lot of us really like this latest Bond adventure.
John.
Thanks! - this was the first review that mentions the need to understand what has gone before. I too will now watch Spectre before re-watching this installment.....
I actually enjoyed Spectre much more this time around. I think it's been enhanced by No Time To Die. I hope you really enjoy the new film.
John.
Completely agree with your 4K Review of No Time to Die. Great movie and Great Video.
I have bought many of the movies you have review, just because you gave the movie 2 Thumbs up. But, this James Bond Movie I bought weeks ago and LOVED it on my 4K TV and I did in the movie theater...and this was a great movie to see in the BIG Screen at my local cinema. Wish I could have seen it on IMAX.
So glad to see your Home Theater really coming together...we enjoy it as much as you do.
Thank you Bob. I tell you what, if they ever strike an IMAX print of No Time To Die I'll see you there at the first screening! A double bill with Tenet would suit me... six hours and a numb bum, but it would be worth it.
John.
Good to see you back John. Great review.
Thank you Martin. Hope to have more time again soon.
John.
Excellent review and I have to agree with you, Timothy Dalton was excellent as Bond and The Living Daylights is my favourite 007 film.
I can't decide if it's The Living Daylights or Licence To Kill. Casino Royale is the only other Bond film that may rival the two greats starring Timothy Dalton but No TIme To Die was pretty darned good. Such a shame that after all the effort to make something special in IMAX that not a single IMAX print was struck. If I were involved and in charge, I'd send the editors back to cut it on film and finish it on film and issue a few IMAX prints for the 60th anniversary of Bond. Then they'd have something special to show off and a great opportunity for a press release to garner some attention for the 60 years. I'd certainly head to the BFI IMAX to see it.
John.
OHMSS, Licence To Kill, and Goldeneye might be my tops.
Another good review John, I really enjoyed this film at the cinema and thought the transfer to 4K is pristine. Nice to see your cinema is almost finished 👍
Thanks Stephen. Get over here and help me finish the cinema and maybe it will actually get finished! Too many other jobs keep getting in the way. But I suppose I've been putting bookshelves together today for the Super 8 collection so that's all part of it.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I'd love to help out, it's good fun putting it altogether.
Nice job John 👍....good to know that it's a sequel to Spector.... Thanks again.
If I'd have known it was a sequel to Spectre I'd have prepared by watching again first. There wasn't much of a resume to the previous film in this one so I thought it best to forewarn anyone who hadn't seen No Time To Die yet. I hope you like it when you see it Roy.
License To Kill will always be my favorite Bond film.
No Time To Die was kind of OK for me, just like Spectre. It's certainly overlong and loses its way from time to time. That ending... No comment. I should mention that the weakest element to this film was the villain. He was as threatening to Bond as a wet noodle.
But Rami Malek played his scenes so well. A mixed up nutter who didn't really care if he or anyone else lived or died. I didn't understand why he returned towards the end though and I did speak about that but cut it out as the video was going on too long. John.
Thank you John. I'll pick it up on your recommendation.
I don't think you'll be disappointed but if you haven't already seen the film I think you're now suitably forewarned that many people don't like the ending.
John.
Thanks for the insightful review ! , good luck with the rest of the house !
Thank you Icarius. I have put some rather large bookshelves together today and the Super 8 collection finally has a proper home on them. Hope to get back onto the cinema again tomorrow.
John.
Great to see your new theatre room coming together, John.
Once we get the curtains done I'll put another update video together. They should look really good when they're complete. John.
Really nice review and it's good to see how your cinema room is coming along, :)
Thank you Tony. The current screening setup is intended to be temporary but how long it will take to get builders in is unknown so it might go on for some time as it is.
John.
I didn't care for Craig as Bond. I personally can't wait for proper 4k releases of the real James Bond movies.
Give it a while and take a look at Casino Royale again Jonny because you may find that you really like it next time around. For most of us it is among the best of the James Bond films but it's certainly a little different. More of a Timothy Dalton film than a Roger Moore or a Sean Connery. John.
Hey John, up late in America listening to some wonderful vinyl anyways I enjoyed the 4K as well excellent picture and excellent sound. I am also a big Timothy Dalton fan I wish you would’ve done more than just the two movies. Looks like the theater is coming along nicely give us another update on your progress if you can anyways hope all is well and will see you in the next one john
You should be asleep John! I thought I'd knock this review out and see how popular a Bond review is because I've actually been watching quite a few of the older Bond films lately in preparation for a possible video of my favourite Bond films. I know the top three, it's the rest that are the problem but I'm getting there. Once I've got curtains working I plan to do another 'under construction' video. John.
Looking good, John.
Glad to see you back.
Personally, I can't stand Craig as Bond, he has the charisma of a brick, but I'm always happy to watch one of your reviews.
I haven't had much time for Bond since Dalton left. His tenure was too short. Although Connery wins it for me. As I grew up with Moore, I like him too and find quite a few of his films incredibly entertaining, despite perhaps not being good "Bond" films.
Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only were the stand out Roger Moore films in my opinion. Timothy Dalton was simply a class act and Daniel Craig is based on Dalton's portrayal as far as I can see. I've enjoyed the Craig series but perhaps give Casino Royale another try sometime because that one is special. The card game when Bond loses is different and I like the fact that nothing much happens for about 20 minutes or so. Of the Pierce Brosnan films I think Tomorrow Never Dies is pretty terrific.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 To be fair I didn't mind casino royale. Loved Thunderball and yolt.
Apparently old Sean was my Grannies milkman for a time.
I must admit to finding Moonraker very entertaining and I'd agree with your other choices. Live and let die definitely being my favourite Moore film and in my opinion, it's the best Bond soundtrack.
Only Brosnan film I can stand at all, is goldeneye. Mostly because I loved the videogame as a teen
@@dougquaid570 I'm not sure I've seen Moonraker since its theatrical release. Enjoyable tosh is how I remember it but there's nothing wrong with that and given the Star Wars phenomenon it was the right Bond film for the time.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I grew up with it and I always had a crush on DR Goodhead. 🤣
I absolutely agree with the comparison of Craig with Dalton. Dalton was absolutely ready to take a similar direction to how the franchise went when Craig was cast, but the producers seemed to be unwilling to fully let go of the Moore era. An era I personally find to be nearly Batman TV show levels of camp. It's fine for what it is, and can be wildly entertaining (I always enjoy THE SPY WHO LOVED ME). but...that's not Bond for me, personally.
Anyway....Connery is really the gold standard, I think we all have to bow to that. Outside of that, I think Craig has pushed Dalton out of the second slot for me, and it's entirely because of the films themselves, the commitment to the change in tone and direction, building a run that feels connected with a full character arc for Bond. Had Dalton had that...it'd be a different story. He certainly had the talent and take on the character to make the same thing work.
I also find it funny how many Dalton plot elements, revoking his 00 status, killing Leiter, etc. Got recycled for Craig, in some way or another.
As for NO TIME TO DIE...I absolutely adored it. To the point where I told my wife in the theatre, "I may never need to see another Bond film." We know they'll re-cast, and I suspect move more toward reviving the episodic style of the first 20 EON-produced films. That just kind of makes me feel...sad.
I have the 4K at home, but have not watched it. Since I always trust your reviews, I can't wait. I took the opportunity to upgrade all my Daniel Craig disks to 4K at the same time, and I'm going to work through them all. Of course, I'm also still working through my pile of Christmas presents....LOL
I'm excited to see the work progressing for the new space. Looking great! And I'm very happy to see new reviews coming out, I just love your channel and your views on home cinema. Cheers! - Mark
Thank you Mark. I used to love the Sean Connery Bond films but I've been re-visiting quite a few Bonds recently for a possible series review video and the only one I still really like is Thunderball. I find On Her Majesty's Secret Service to be the best of the early Bond films but I need to see Live and Let Die again as I remember really liking that back in 1973. The Spy Who Loved Me will always be the top Roger Moore film though even if only for the Lotus Esprit with the red tartan interior - perfect!
As for this latest film - brilliant. It may not be Casino Royale but I can't see how they could have topped that without perhaps releasing Licence To Kill after it... and it was already too late for that!
John.
We came oh so close.... Casino Royale one of the all-time best Bond movies? Check. Timothy Dalton the best actor to every play Bond? Check. The 4K No Time To Die disc is spectacular? Check. The acting, plot and even the ending was excellent? Check. Skyfall is your least favorite of the five Craig films? Whoops. It's probably my second favorite. I'd rank them, in sequential order, 1-4-2-5-3. Although there really isn't a truly bad one in the bunch, although I do have a few nitpicks. Anyway, another great video. And an enthusiastic thumbs up!
Thank you Henri. I have a penchant to get the four pack of Daniel Craig films on 4K and I may like Skyfall more. I just didn't like the villain at the time. Titans of Cult have just issued a fabulous steelbook for Casino Royale so that's thrown a spanner in the works cos' it's so darned tempting.
John.
Hi John just got 20014k wow the sound the picture amazing it's on amazon for only €15 including delivery I was so impressed I really hope they do a 4k 2010
I agree, a new transfer of 2010 The Year We Make Contact would be verrrrrrry nice. But I'm not sure the film is popular enough for all the work and investment which is a real shame. The Blu-ray is good but it's from a general release print as far as I can tell and it weaves about a little in the gate which means my Super 8 copy is actually better to watch.
John.
Great review- I thought this film were very good and glad I ignored critics and general public comments slating the film as terrible- Saw it at the cinema and now have it on 4k disc- Dolby vision and atmos soundtrack are superb especially scene where Bond is in his Aston getting shot at!
Thank Garry. That shoot up sequence with the Aston Martin was all filmed on genuine IMAX as was a lot of this movie. That is the main reason why it looks so good because the image quality from that enormous film gauge shrinks down to provide the best image quality on 4K and Blu-ray disc. John.
Excellent review John, this wasn't an enjoyable bond film for me. The ending soured it completely. The 4k does look superb though doesn't it as does the blu.
Love the work on the new home cinema. Take care
I suspect you will find the ending won't bother you the next time you see it. I think it came as a bit of an unwelcome surprise for many fans but once another film is out and the Daniel Craig series are seen in retrospect, it will all appear much more suitable. I was expecting it given the reboot with Casino Royale. John.
I thought the ending was okay, but the villain was really lame and had no clear motivation or plan. That’s what ruined it for me
@@generalgk that was my other major complaint too.
Loved the movie in the cinema. Enjoyed your review also. Got the box with the previous four Craig Bonds after watching No Time... will pick this up to complete the set.
I'm feeling tempted to get the four film 4K box but Titans of Cult have just issued Casino Royale in a fabulous steelbook pack and that seems to be calling to me. The Blu-ray of Casino Royale is outstanding though so I don't suppose the 4K will make much difference. Decisions, decisions.
John.
Good to see you back! I agree, Craig's final Bond outing is my next favorite after Casino Royale, and I always thought Skyfall was a tad overrated, keep posting!
Thank you Alex. It seems there are differing opinions out there on Skyfall but I thought I'd stir things up by daring to mention it and I've been pleased by the response... so far!
Great review John. Your cinema is coming along really well compared to a few weeks ago, the curtains looked curved so is the screen curved?
I just curve the curtain tracks a bit to make things look a bit more like a real cinema. Seems to work well. The masking is also a bit curved this time. Might get onto extending the curtains tomorrow with the new glitzy material we bought recently. If they come together as planned then they should be even nicer to look at than they are now.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Excellent, can't wait to see a proper tour of it all when complete😊👍
Again, I seem to agree with you completely. Loved this film. Don’t care what others say, but this is a wonderful homage to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Finally the Bond series is acknowledging that amazing film. Don’t remember if the series has ever brought back music from a former installment, besides the James Bond theme. Maybe I’m wrong, but it is an effective way to thread them together. Since I know these scores so well, further viewings reveal more obscure musical borrowings from that great film. Very clever. The film itself is stylish, daring and un afraid to take risks, and I love it. Ending made complete sense to me. Big fan. Rock on Barbara and Michael. You continue to strive for greatness in the product and I really appreciate the efforts. Smart producers. Thank you for your review. Hope the move went well and your home theater comes together fully very soon.
Cheers!
I don't think everyone realizes that the James Bond series started again from the beginning (which it never did before) with Casino Royale. Just like so many superhero films and other greats like Star Trek, James Bond got a reboot so to kill him off in the end doesn't really matter because he can be rebooted again with a new cast. Like yourself David, I don't see the problem. No Time To Die has got to be one of the best Bond films to date so it's a shame so many got wrapped up in the "you killed my hero, I'm not watching any more" type of argument.
As for On Her Majesty's Secret Service, I think that may be the best of the early Bon'd's but it may be rivalled by Thunderball. After that I think only The Spy Who Loved Me surpassed it until Timothy Dalton took the title role and his two films are the best of all. It's good that all the more obscure Bond films are now getting the respect they deserve. I expect No Time To Die will go through the same process. I just wish they would print a genuine IMAX 70mm so we could all have the chance of seeing it in the best possible format. After all,, they filmed it with IMAX 15/70 for that purpose so it's a terrible waste not to invest in a couple of prints.
John.
Hi John, Hard to believe this film was sat on a shelf for a year and a half before we finally got to see it. I would say Casino Royale, Skyfall, No time to die all amazing. Quantum of Solace and Spectre less so. So many references, music cues to old Bond films, sheer perfection. The ending? Either very brave or very stupid, only time will tell.
I think the ending of this film will be increasingly accepted as time goes on and the Daniel Craig films are recognized as being a standalone series of Bond films. They'll be starting an all new Bond series with the next film. I turned down the part though.
John.
Awesome review as always! Well I'll have to agree with you: Timothy Dalton was the best Bond and the much darker and more serious tone/approach to his two Bond entries was a choice, not any kind of limited acting ability. Dalton played a deliciously campy, moustache twirling villain, who is also a bad actor, in "Rocketeer". And, as I probably mentioned eralier, I was lucky enough to watch true IMAX (70mm 15perf horizontal) in the early 2000s, both in 2D and in 3D on a 5000 square foot (500 square meters) screen. Absolutely stunning!
It seems that quite a few of us on here thought highly of Timothy Dalton as James Bond. I though I might attract a lot of criticism by daring to say it but quite the opposite so far. I think Dalton is good in everything he appears in but Bond is his most memorable role, which it would be given the scale of the Bond films.
Nothing beats genuine IMAX today. At least there's two of us who appreciate that!
John.
Great review and your cinema already looks fine.
My system is also complete THX certified from reciever tot speakers and 4k player all THX and i love itt
Thank you Pascal. The Empire, Leicester Square, had a refit in 1989 and one of the major expenditures was this 'THX' sound system which I knew nothing about at the time. Star Trek VI played in 70mm and the sound was so amazing that I had to have the same at home. Of course, nothing comes close to what they had in Empire 1 back then but for a home system, this Pioneer/Kef THX Ultra is a bit of a dream come true... even after coming up to 20 years of playing with it.
John.
I’ve missed your reviews great work.
Thank you. Hoping to look at Last Night In Soho tonight for a review this weekend. Might not have the time of course, but I'll aim for this weekend.
John.
Cheers John, all these years I thought it was only me
Don’t get me wrong skyfall is a fine movie but I always preferred and watched the other 3 more, don’t have NTTD yet but I have seen it once
Thanks for that 👍
Loving your cinema room 😊
Thanks Stu. The new cinema hasn't had any more work done to it since i shot the video but we're making much progress with the rest of the house now so I'll be able to get fully stuck into the home cinema soon.
John.
Great review thanks
Great comment. Thanks.
John.
‘No Time To Die’ Brilliant Bond picture with the perfect ending….. music an all, second only to OHMSS for me. Lazenby was my first Bond and OHMSS my first Bond picture at the cinema (and what a picture wow) so he will always be my favourite Bond, however totally agree about Dalton definitely the best actor to play Bond, such a shame the studio wanted him changed once the MGM/UA legal tangle was sorted, the Broccoli’s wanted to keep him.
I too think On Her Majesty's Secret Service is one of the best. I watched it on Blu-ray about two months ago and I think it plays even better today than it did when it was first released. As for Timothy Dalton, I believe he made a lot of money in the courts from being canned as James Bond so he did alright from it all in the end. Maybe in the long term it was best he only appeared in two films because what two great films they were - probably the best of all in my opinion.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I agree the two TD films were fantastic.
I saw OHMSS a couple of years back in the cinema BIG BIG screen full house, the restored digital version looked stunning colours were breathtaking, probably stands up today better than any of the older Bond pictures.
Good to see you back john.
Thanks Benjamin. Almost have the house sorted now so might get some time to watch films again soon. More reviews therefore coming soon!
John.
Timothy Dalton is my favorite Bond as well. I wish he had made more films. Love Craig as well though.
There are quite a few of us daring to state that Dalton is our favourite Bond now Henrik... assuming the comments on here are anything to go by that is. I think the two Dalton films and the Daniel Craig Casino Royale are the three best Bond films. However, the earlier films can't really be judged the same way as some of them are dated now but seemed to be far more relevant and better films at the time of release. John.
You're a gentleman and a scholar. Congrats on your move and keep up the excellent reviews.
Thank you Dinosaur Monkey. Hope to get the curtains finished soon and then I'll do an updated home cinema video. John.
Evening John. I'll have to give No Time To Die another spin but watch Spectre again beforehand.
That's what I did and both films were so much better second time around... and I thought they were both damned good anyway.
John.
For me...the best Bond yet! Great review John.
I need to watch Casino Royale again Pero but I think I may get that on 4K before doing so. Apart from that one The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill are up there vying for the top spot. John.
@@moviecollector5920 That James Bond movies are really good ones!!!
Happy New Year, John. Having seen it three times now (with various different configurations of friends and family) I've decided that I actually really like it - to the degree that it has replaced "Skyfall" as my second favourite (after "Casino Royale") out of the films starring Daniel Craig. I thought the very last scene with Madeleine and Mathilde driving away in the Aston was absolutely terrific and I was overjoyed at the quality of the 4K transfer on the blu-ray. Here's hoping we get a lovely 4K boxset to commemorate the Anniversary of Bond on the big screen.
PS Congratulations on the move. It looks to be coming together rather nicely!
Thank you Dan. I suspect your wish for a complete 4K box may come true soon as all the Bond films have been transferred in 4K. Casino Royale has just been issued by Titans of Cult and is calling to me.... that steelbook is so tempting, damn it!
@@moviecollector5920 The Titans of Cult editions are wonderful,aren't they? I'm currently putting my pennies aside for the upcoming "Ghostbusters" set which looks great - I'm particularly interested in seeing the work print/test screening version of the film that's included. Perhaps you could make a video about films that you are looking forward to seeing on 4K? I know "The Godfather" is rumoured to be coming out this year as well.
@@danhardcastle I haven't had any time to look at what is coming soon Dan. I want to order the steelbook of Dune even though the original film rather puts me off any remake but because so many people have asked me to review it and the steelbook looks nice, I expect I'll take the plunge on that one. Other than that, I need to get to an HMV soon and look at what's come out lately.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I shall certainly look forward to your review of "Dune". I was fortunate enough to see it at the National Media Museum in Bradford - that was quite an experience! It's a fascinating film - I can't wait to see Part 2.
Great review, John. I'll be picking this up eventually. Saw it in the cinema and wasn't a fan of the ending but still enjoyed the bulk of the film. I also wanted to tell you that I watched the 4K disc of Murder On The Orient Express on your strong recommendation and was blown away by how beautiful it looked and sounded. Excellent film with an amazing cast too.
Good to hear you like Murder on the Orient Express Andrew. I need to watch that again here now we're projecting slightly bigger and sitting closer because I need to re-acquaint myself with the benchmark discs. I've already looked at Tenet and Dunkirk and I would say that No Time To Die isn't too far off.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 A bigger screen and sitting closer will definitely give you a new experience with all these films! Curious how your sound system sounds in this new room vs your old one?
@@GuitarGuy5000000000 The sound system is almost the same but without the ceiling beams to bounce off the rear sound isn't quite so full. I seem to be playing films even louder though and that's probably because the room is bigger. Jolly good fun - I just wish we were getting more time to spend in there than we are but we'll soon have the house sorted.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 There might be a solution for the rear you haven't found yet. Hope you can enjoy it more soon though! All the best with it. - Andrew.
I don`t agree with you on everything but I also loved Dalton`s Bond. He seemed as though he would actually kill you & think nothing of it. Wished he had made more. Craig was a surprise for me. I didn`t expect to like him as much as I did.
If we all agreed on everything there would be nothing to discuss William and no one would ever change their opinion on anything, nor learn anything. So hurrah for differences of opinions and freedom of speech. Daniel Craig and Timothy Dalton - the best Bonds as far as I'm concerned but it will be interesting to see if the Craig films date in years to come. I don't consider that the Dalton films have yet.
John.
What’s better then a new Bond movie.
Movie collectors review of a new Bond movie. 🙂
*Edit*
And I agree about Dalton, he is the best Bond.
Thank you Ghost. Timothy Dalton's reputation as Bond seems to have grown somewhat lately and about time too. I liked him best right from the start and it was such a shame that the all important American market couldn't fully accept him after seven films with the great Roger Moore. John.
I like the ending. The movie is very good. The 4K disc is very good. All in all, a perfect 4K movie.
That's a good summary! You should write my scripts.
John.
Amazing review John! Hoping to see more bond film reviews in the future 😎 even some classic bonds 🤞🏻
Funnily enough, I've been viewing quite a few of the Bond films lately with something possibly Coming Soon! Depends how well this video does first really.
John.
It sounds like you and I have the same favorite Bond. And I loved No Time to Die (despite the generic title) also. You convinced me to go get the 4K when I can.
I've been really surprised by how many of us on here think Timothy Dalton was the best Bond Tyler. About time we no longer felt embarrassed to say it out loud or in print. I think the new film is wonderful but it's not exactly the best story ever to find it's way to the screen. Who cares when it looks and sounds this good though? A great 4K disc and the Blu-ray is almost equally as great too.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I really think the way that they nailed the ending made all the difference. If the movie ended in an unsatisfying way I might not be inclined to watch it again. But now Craig is the only Bond to really have a proper send-off.
@@DemonSorcererMiyagi That's a good point Tyler - it is the first complete beginning, middle and end for any actor who has taken on the James Bond role and we'll all be able to watch his five films with that knowledge in the future.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 It's really neat and something I never expected would be done with the character. If only Connery or Dalton had gotten that treatment!
Loved it!
I would rank it 2nd behind CasinoRoyale….
And as well as you i would rank skyfall lowest….
The picture on NTTD is amazing!
Starting to look real good in your movie room 👍😎
You and I are in agreement then Gregor. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Spectre the second time around though. Perhaps it's been enhanced by the new film.
If I can get the curtains sorted I'll start to feel good about the new home cinema. Each time a film ends I go to hit the button to close the curtains but they're not hooked up yet.
John.
Amazing video! Love the channel!!!!
Thank you Steve. John.
Great video John! I’ve been putting off buying this 4k disc because I was irritated that they didn’t include the aspect ratio changes for IMAX scenes. The studio touted that this was an amazing Bond film because it was the first filmed in IMAX…yet no IMAX on the disc. Maybe I’ll put my irritations aside and buy this one soon.
I have a question about your sound system. What kind of processor or receiver do you use? Do you have a subwoofer? If so, how big?
The studio and Eon Productions put the release of this Bond off for so long that in the end we've got to be relieved it was ever released at all. It must have been a rather anxious time after investing around a quarter of a billion dollars in it but thankfully it's done really well so has turned a good profit even before the home movie releases.
My sound system has been in use about 20 years now. It's a Kef TDM THX speaker system powered by a Pioneer VSA EO7 amplifier. I wouldn't say it's irreplaceable but I wouldn't want to spend what I'd have to spend to replace it these days because if you add up what it sold for back when it was current an equivalent system today would be around £6K to £8K. Bugger that!
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I hear ya about the cost of things these days. A new receiver that won’t break in a year is most times going to set you back $3k - $4k CAD. Let alone speakers. Over the last couple of years I’ve been buying my speakers on sale and even then it’s cost me $5k for a 5.1 surround. Can’t imagine full price costs!
@@jeremyj. I do have three other surround systems that cost far less in the house... no, actually four other surround systems - and the decoder of the first of those was only around £250 over 30 years ago and still working perfectly so it can be done. The sound quality isn't exactly on a par with THX Ultra though but the original Dolby Stereo is still impressive to listen to and I use it on my 35mm projector because it seems to have better compatibility somehow. But usually I just use the pair of Marantz stereo amplifiers I used to have hooked up to it to play music around the house. Not all the systems are hooked up again since we moved but give me time.
@@moviecollector5920 I guess where I’m coming from, regarding price, is the electronic EQ that’s available in the pricey receivers. The need for this technology is similar in nature to our want or need for visual clarity and colour accuracy. If the sound is EQ’d well and we’re not losing details because of room distortions than we’re hearing everything that was intended to be heard in the movie. For example, after acoustically treating my theatre room I was able to hear the T-Rex biting the Jeep’s roof in Jurassic Park directly above me instead of only at the projector screen. So for people that don’t want to spend money buying acoustic treatments or spend time making them, a new receiver may be able to fix some of the clarity issues. Which I’m in favour of. I just hope they don’t go obsolete as fast as some things!
@@jeremyj. I can well remember the amazing sound on Jurassic Park when it opened at The Empire, Leicester Square. I wanted to match that and hence - THX Sound! We ran that T-Rex sequence on Super 8 with sound from the Dolby Digital DVD using my THX system and apparently the floor was shaking at the front of the massive Ealing Town Hall. Impressive for a domestic sound system that long ago.
John.
I've heard nothing but positive things about the transfer on this disc. I've also read, however, that it's lacking as a "collector's edition," at least in terms of special features or packaging. I will buy a copy when the price goes down. I liked the movie and admired the production values, and overall felt it was a satisfying end to Craig's tenure as Bond. I thought the villain was lacking, and his "plot" somewhat muddled - although he was well-played by Malek. The music callbacks to some of the previous movie themes reminded me of how much I missed the incomparable John Barry. Craig was a very good Bond IMO, and after five movies I still consider "Casino Royale" his best entry in the series. That said, as a child of the '50s I will always consider Sean Connery to be the quintessential 007. I hate moving! I'm glad you weren't too exhausted and felt motivated to produce another comprehensive video review!
I still very much like Thunderball from the Sean Connery films. I think On Her Majesty's Secret Service may be even better though. But all these films were right for their time and that's the case with Daniel Craig's interpretation of James Bond. Timothy Dalton was many years ahead of his time and the USA in particular wasn't ready for him.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 To be fair to Dalton, I would have to re-visit his Bond movies to give a fair assessment. I only saw them when released, and wasn't all that impressed. What I can say is that I've not been all that pleased with the evolution the Bond character has taken over recent years,, but virtually anything would be superior to what the Roger Moore era did with him!
@@GA-1st Timothy Dalton wasn't popular because he wasn't Roger Moore. I had grown weary of Bond after The Spy Who Loved Me but I do need to say I really like For Your Eyes Only. Timothy Dalton rekindled my enthusiasm for the films. It was good to have a top quality actor in the role who took it seriously. Worth re-watching today and I hope you like his two films as much as I do.
John.
I'm still waiting for the updated "Daniel Craig" collection, with all five 4K discs in one box. The current four disc collection costs 13€/disc while each individual disc costs 24€.
Titans of Cult has just issued Casino Royale in a very nice steelbook which I'm being tempted by after Euporia Pictures review yesterday... damn it! I was thinking of getting the four film 4K collection until that arrived. John.
Coming out March 1st
@@alexdas2000 Thank you for letting us know Alex. Perhaps the four disc set will suddenly start selling really cheap then. John.
Hey John! As always, great review! Best wishes from Germany! Do you think It would make sense to build a real Ultra Panavision Screen? I would adjust the beamer so it would perfectly use the image without the black bars, howerer, since there a only three/ four good movies in the format, every other movie would have the black bars on the side. Would you recommend it? Or should I go with something in between, like 2,5:1 for example? Thank You!
If you can do adjustable masking Spyglass, that's the best solution. That way you would have a 'real' Ultra Panavision screen and every other format too barring Cinerama I suppose. I don't have a motorized bottom mask on mine yet but because it's a roll down screen I am able to manually adjust the bottom to suit the projected image... for the time being. None of it really needs to be automated as it all works just as well manually, it's just nice to be able to press buttons from your chair. If you put in adjustable masking at the sides only you could simply adjust those for wider formats. Top and bottom masks as well mean you can be infinitely adjustable through all ratios and therefore completely fill your screen with something like Tenet or Dunkirk. Cover the masks in black velvet and just about all extraneous light gets absorbed so job done!
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Thank you so much! Its a great pleasure to get such detailed information from You! I havent yet startet building it. Unfortunately, we don‘t have a seperate room for it. But my idea was to install some hooks in the ceeling to hang the screen on. It would hang in front of the TV wich is mounted to the wall and could use the most amount of room possible, that would be around 31“ to 86“ in real 2,76:1. Of course this is not a proper home Cinema but would be easy to install and I could use the Sound System wich is already there. Best Wishes from Stuttgart and stay healthy!
I wish the Connery and Moore Bonds would come to 4k disc.
I think they've all had 4K cine transfers Robert so it does seem a little odd none have appeared yet. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Yes its very odd.
Nice review. As for the disc, I would have liked for the IMAX sequences to be included. The IMAX sequences in the Mission Impossible Fallout are included on that disk relelase. So even though the 4k quality here is very good it still makes me believe this disc release of No Time To Die is sort of a wasted opportunity. It would also be spectacular for some of the scenes, Matera, for example to open the view, and would be great for TV screens. Furthermore, the time span NTTD was shown in the few IMAX theatres was quite short, so, yes, a wasted opportunity no matter how good the current 4k release is.
Apparently no IMAX prints were struck so it was a video projection onto the IMAX screens which doesn't hold much appeal really. I have seen IMAX video projected and it ain't IMAX but I'm sure it's improved in the intervening years. There weren't even any 2.20:1 70mm prints so all this is really the missed opportunity but to be fair to the makers and distributors they couldn't have known if this film would succeed given the situation with Covid-19. As it turned out the estimated budget of $250m was dwarfed by the box office of $750m so it was already into profit by the time it went to disc and streaming. If they'd have known that six months ago I think we'd have had genuine IMAX screenings and I'd have been there for one of them. I agree with you though, I'd have liked to have seen the IMAX sequences on the disc just like they were done for the Christopher Nolan films. I'm not sure I want them to suddenly appear at 1.43:1 like on the re-master of Batman Vs. Superman as that would jar a bit and leave the IMAX scenes looking less impressive than the 'Scope scenes.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Thank you for the reply! Perhaps you have already made an episode on the difference, in terms of viewer experience, between IMAX print vs IMAX digital projection? If not, what is the experience like with the 70mm vs the digital? EDIT: Right, different aspect ratios, where the 70mm is 1.43:1 vs 1.9:1, so a much taller screen.
@@GadgetyMV I was so appalled by the quality of projection in the West End up to the mid-2000's that I rather gave up on cinema. The BFI IMAX because a refuge providing they had IMAX film prints and weren't passing off a video projection as IMAX but have seen a few video projections since those bad days and although video has improved markedly it lacks something on a massive screen. To get the best image quality the top film makers want to shoot on large format film. Kenneth Branagh and Christopher Nolan have proven the point in recent years and the best 4K discs all originated on 65mm or IMAX. There are a couple of exceptional videos that are among the best of 4K but they're a rare thing. Le Mans '66 was reported as a 4K video shoot but I ran it again recently to test out the new home cinema when I was planning it all and I could see film grain so I suspect someone got their wires crossed somewhere. I had that down as the best example of video on 4K disc rather than film transferred to 4K disc. Oh well.
John.
Didn’t really enjoy this in the cinema. But found it quite good when rewatching in 4K at home.
You may find it gets better as the years go on cburg. John.
I enjoyed this movie as well. But then again I'm a James bond fan. Is there wrinkles in your screen or is it light hitting it that makes it look that way.
There are some ruffles in it as it's ten feet wide but the lights exacerbate it. Rarely shows up with an image projected on it. The plan is to enlarge the room whereupon I'll paint a screen onto a wall which is the best way of doing a home cinema. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I have a 110 inch electric screen and I have the same issue. I can't wait to see how your new Cinema comes out as you had an incredible Cinema in your old house. .
@@bryanbond1658 I may attach some pegs with rubber attached to the grips (to avoid damaging the screen) to the lower right and left of the screen and then connect that to a couple of elasticated thingamajigs screwed to the wall as it doesn't take much to eliminate the waves in the screen altogether. But that depends on how often I wind the screen up and down as I really don't want to damage it after all these years. Once we get the cinema room sorted I plan to go back to the best solution of a painted wall for the screen and move the roll down screen into the living room for occasional duty in there. 110 inches must be about eight and a half feet wide. I have put a motor on this screen many years ago and it's really a bit too heavy for it to be powered up and down but I may give it another go here if I can't fathom out the bottom masking to run up and down in synch with the top mask.
John.
Hey John hope you are well. I actually have not watch Casino Royale but enjoyed Skyfall quite a bit. Wondering if you could look into reviewing the 4k disc of District 9? It's an great sci-fi movie releases in 2009 with great CGi and story. Recently found your channel and really like the history you have watching the movie in cinema.
Hello Doorvanee. I haven't seen District 9 and that's probably because it's heavy on computer animation which generally turns me off, but there are exceptions. I shall try to remember to look out for it the next time I'm browsing in an HMV and see what I think. I don't think I could do a dedicated review video for it but it could fit in a round-up review once I get back into things fully. The new home cinema is pretty much done now so I'm almost ready to get on with RUclips videos again.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Thanks for the reply John. With District 9 the computer animation is very well done. Especially for the aliens and guns. In my opinion holds up very well today . Sound effects is also a key feature. Wish you the best. Edit. I also would like to point out it had a budget of $30 mil and grosses $200 mill.
@@doorvaneerajnath5898 There has been good computer animation in films, particularly in more recent years. I tend to prefer it when it is used to clean up a practical effect or generally finish something off but I'm of an age when Star Wars was a sensation and so many of us appreciated the artistry and expertise that went into creating the seamless special effects within it. Having said that, the re-worked Death Star battle in the 1997 re-working of the film was pretty darned wonderful even if much of the rest of the film where it had been tinkered with was a bit of a mess. But I will finally pick up the District 9 case and have a read and a good look.
@@moviecollector5920 Thank you for the insight. I also really enjoy star wars. The prequels and sequels. Just reminded me to finish watching the clone wars animated series. Hope you have a blast with the film
Great vid. Been tempted to get the new Mad Max 4K collection that’s out January 24th but with brexit it would cost me a fortune.
It's only money Ger. If you really want something then a bit of saving or not going out for a week or two and you've got the films for a long, long time. I'm not the biggest Mad Max fan but I enjoyed Fury Road so much that I feel like re-visiting the original films. John.
@@moviecollector5920 just the motivation I needed to go ahead with the purchase. I love the mad max series first two especially. Road Warrior is up there in my top five fav movies.
It’s all about opinions but I never warmed to Daniel Craig’s portrayal of Bond. Loved Casino Royal but lost me after. It sounds like NTTD is a great disc so may pick this up for the transfer
Anything 70mm is going to be among the best ever 4K releases ComicCollex and that is why No Time To Die looks so good. The fact that no 70mm or IMAX prints were struck is a travesty. I'd pay to see an IMAX print of this even now and I've just watched it twice at home!
Casino Royale is one of the best ever Bond films. I think only the Timothy Dalton films challenge it.
John.
I’ll have to pop round and watch this.
It is rather good so that'll be a good excuse to give the disc another spin. John.
Thanks for the review 😊 My James Bond is Craig, Connery, Moore. The other Bonds sorry lol
Love this 4k disk, also saw it with friends and they were surprised with quality of image. Has a great Atmos sound track. But dam not having the IMAX shots takes away experience from the movie. I saw it in IMAX. What a difference between the two.
It's one of the best Bond movies! Was surprised by the end. But like the end. What and opening sequence and it's long but good!
Villan so so but wasn't the main focus so that's fine. Overall like all characters. Not ready for this James Bond new actress. But has you said give her a new film...
Wasn't specter brought back not from Specter only but from much earlier bond movie? Will have to search seems had seen recently a RUclips video that Specter was a character from the 60 movie.../ Actually touche few movies just checked.
Love the bond car use in this movie.
Just purchased Specter has was the only one was missing of Craig.
Nice to see your new room come along.
There weren't any IMAX prints struck Robert so sadly none of us were able to see this in IMAX. I expect they video projected it in a few cinemas claiming to be IMAX but I'd rather they called it something else to differentiate the two. I used to sometimes go into the BFI IMAX to ask if a film being screened is really a film print and they didn't know what I was talking about. That was over 15 years ago so it must be absolutely hopeless out there in the cinema world now. I didn't bother going to see this new Bond at the cinema simply because I knew no 70mm prints had been struck. What a terrible shame. Still, the 4K and the Blu-ray both look fabulous at home so it's a good second best.
John.
Thanks for sharing John,I seen No Time To Die in the Local Cinema,I didn’t like it at all,my Favourites are Thunderball and Goldfinger.
I still like Thunderball too. That one seems timeless. Never really got into Goldfinger but I used to really like From Russia With Love so I re-watched it recently and was surprised by how it's dated. But all these films were of their time and the Daniel Craig films have proven to be right for today's market just like the Sean Connery ones were in the 1960s.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Yes I always liked Sean Connery,From Russia From Love was also good,Golden Eye is another one I like.
@@paulallenMacca I saw Goldeneye at the Odeon Marble Arch owing to them having the biggest screen in the country at the time and it was surprising to see how poor some of the special effects work was. But see it on a smaller screen and they look fine. I need to give it another watch sometime but I do have the pre-title sequence on Super 8 which I've run quite a bit over the years.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I can’t remember if I ever seen it in the Cinema or not but I have it on dvd and Blu Ray,I seen plenty of the Kung Fu films in the 1970’s in the cinemas and of course quite a number of up to date films in the cinema.
John you must have quite a collection of 8mm Movies.
I really liked the film and the best portrayal as an emotionally charged bond. Whilst the villain wasn’t as strong as I’d hoped, I think this was purposeful as this wasn’t the focus of the story. The action was great, pacing was good and the end was well handled. Casino Royale was the best Craig and best bond movie ever but I loved T Dalton movies (in the minority).
Overall - Craig had a great run as bond and the style of movies and filmmaking were high level. Who would you like to see as the next Bond? And what style?
I seem to detect that Timothy Dalton is gaining in stature for his portrayal of James Bond in more recent years. A few of us are feeling brave enough to say that we liked his version of Bond the best and for years no one would dare mention him. I liked him right from the start of The Living Daylights as it immediately felt more realistic to me. A British secret agent being sent to Eastern Europe to assassinate someone... seems far more plausible to me. As for who I'd like to see as the next Bond, I've rather learned to leave it up to the film makers as they've always made good choices. I really like Idris Elba and I think his persona would be perfectly suited but I don't suppose I'm being realistic.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Not that I’m a major Bond fan (generation thing maybe…). Timothy Dalton always felt realistic (for the most part…) and it was dark, especially Licence to Kill. As for a new Bond - I want to see a brute, a no nonsense Bond and a 15 certificate to cement him as a brute. I want proper procedural espionage and set in Europe with a realistic take - almost as if it had happened - shot like Munich (Spielberg) and Similar to Ronin (De Niro). But - it will be a long time yet. Idris does have what it takes but I think age is on the wrong side for a long term bond. I like Henry Cavil but not sure he has the acting chops - Henry Cavil’s build with Idris Elba’s tone and you’d have a winner. What’s next on your review list?