[Attebery]

Josh has reviewed 'Dr. No.' He says the movie remains an entertaining start to the legendary series. This Blu-ray has incredible video and excellent bonus features. Highly recommended.

Full review here:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1581/drno.html

[FourToedStatue]

I did not know about the DR. No laser disc commentary. What was said that caused it to be recalled?

[Josh Z]

Originally Posted by JackBauer24

I did not know about the DR. No laser disc commentary. What was said that caused it to be recalled?

It's been a long time since I listened to the Criterion commentaries. All things considered, they're pretty tame. There is no single moment when you'd say, "Oh my god, I can't believe he just said that!" or anything.

Criterion released the first three Bond films. Between the three, there were a lot of politically incorrect comments about the Jamaican locals, about the supporting actresses, and about Sean Connery's off-camera womanizing (which was reportedly just as aggressive as Bond on-camera). More to the point were several remarks about Harry Saltzman being a tremendous pain in the ass to work with, which I believe upset him greatly (true to form) and led to the demands that Criterion recall the discs.

[utl768]

having never seen a james bond film before these blu ray releases i thought this movie was terrible luckily from russia with love and thunderball saved me from giving up on the franchise tho

[ModernTenshi04]

Are you kidding me? Dr. No was essentially like Casino Royale in the way it presents everything.

And while Thunderball was good, and I'd only seen bits of it before I picked it up on Blu, I knew where things were going after the intro. Kick ass fight, but then he runs out onto the terrace, and there's a fucking jet pack waiting for him? The fuck kind of shit is this?!

[ben1080p]

It was somewhat of a Bore..I always thought From Russia With Love to be the true start of the franchise.

[resevilfan86]

Good review. Can't wait to hear about the other Bond titles that have yet to be reviewed.

[Josh Z]

Originally Posted by ModernTenshi04

And while Thunderball was good, and I'd only seen bits of it before I picked it up on Blu, I knew where things were going after the intro. Kick ass fight, but then he runs out onto the terrace, and there's a fucking jet pack waiting for him? The fuck kind of shit is this?!

Bond planted the jet pack there in advance so that he'd have an escape route after he killed the target.

[project-blu]

Originally Posted by Josh Z

It's been a long time since I listened to the Criterion commentaries. All things considered, they're pretty tame. There is no single moment when you'd say, "Oh my god, I can't believe he just said that!" or anything.

Criterion released the first three Bond films. Between the three, there were a lot of politically incorrect comments about the Jamaican locals, about the supporting actresses, and about Sean Connery's off-camera womanizing (which was reportedly just as aggressive as Bond on-camera). More to the point were several remarks about Harry Saltzman being a tremendous pain in the ass to work with, which I believe upset him greatly (true to form) and led to the demands that Criterion recall the discs.

...now i want to hear these tracks, dammit! no fair!

and great review. these bond flicks are tip-top, video wise, for certain

[Sarge in PA]

Great movie.
Great transfer.