Author Topic: James Bond Ultimate Edition: (Pierce Brosnan set only partly UE) (Read 9046 times)

techdude · « **on:** Nov 01, 2008 at 09:23 PM »

Viva has released the Ultimate Edition (2-discs) of many James Bond films. What's odd is the pricing.... As Allanmandy has pointed out it's 450 buy-one-take-one during the MOA halloween sale. But I'd seen it for 350 each, non-sale price. But what's odd is that they also package them into Sean Connery box-set and Pierce Brosnan boxset with the six-film Sean Connery version going for 3,000 and the 4-film Pierce Brosnan one for 1,500. At 350 apiece, six films is only 2,100, so you are paying 900 for a cardboard box that's not even limited edition!

allanmandy · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 02, 2008 at 10:23 AM »

Viva is known for jacking up the prices for their box sets. But yeah, the quality of those cardboard boxes leaves a lot to be desired and is definitely not worth the hundreds they charge more.

techdude · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 02, 2008 at 09:36 PM »

So far the titles I'd seen are the following:

Sean Connery: Available singly at Php350@ or all-six in a boxset for Php 3,000 (do the math!)
01    Dr. No
02    From Russia with Love
03    Goldfinger
04    Thunderball
05    You Only Live Twice
007    Diamonds Are Forever

Roger Moore: Php350 each, wala pa boxset
08    Live and Let Die
09    The Man with the Golden Gun
11    Moonraker
12    For Your Eyes Only

Pierce Brosnan: all-four boxset at Php 1,500 (Astro) or 1,200 (Odyssey). Didn't see individual releases. update: Now I know why...read next post...

17    GoldenEye
18    Tomorrow Never Dies
19    The World Is Not Enough
20    Die Another Day

Also old single disc releases for some other Bond films like A View To a Kill restocked for 299@

21 Casino Royale (Available from Magnavision, previous release)

**The number denotes the chronological order of Bond films as released on the big screen.

The UE's are housed in standard Amaray (clone) with one disc to each side. The standard issue from Viva and Magnavision. Black instead of clear but without the bubble wrap insert. So beware of loose discs!

techdude · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 02, 2008 at 10:46 PM »

Update! Just opened my Pierce Brosnan boxset and it's labelled Ultimate Edition on the box but inside only Tomorrow Never Dies is UE, the other three are Special Edition (old release) with Die Another Day being 2-discs and the others being one-disc!

False labelling! Looks like I will have to return this one.

juanch · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 04:50 AM »

^ Tsk Tsk Tsk mga gimik nila

Who do they think they are?!
They won't go unnoticed by us collector's

maidenmasher69 · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 08:00 AM »

good thing na nabasa ko itong thread.

What a bad practice that they are implementing with regard to this.

ivannn · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 08:18 AM »

sama naman nun.. parang nang iisa sila kung ganun... tama yan ibalik mo dun and tell them na mali ang ginagawa nila. make sure na u have the receipt with you rin.

techdude · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 10:03 AM »

Only the Pierce Brosnan UE boxset is mislabeled. Since it's sealed, I didn't know the other three are old edition (in old packaging). So the 'Many Fake -Old Edition with new cover art!' title of this thread is itself deceptive and corrected.

While I didn't buy the Sean Connery boxset, my guess is that it will contain the Ultimate Edition of the six films since they are all available for individual purchase.

As stated the single releases of all Ultimate Edition should be fine.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 10:15 AM »

Until someone actually buys a set and can confirm otherwise, I'll stick with the "Possibly Fake: Purchase at your own risk" assessment.

pioneer · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 08, 2008 at 01:49 PM »

Naglabas na ng mga Ultimate Edition na separates....yun nga lang...unlike sa R1......WALANG DTS sa R3.

DVD_Freak · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 08, 2008 at 04:32 PM »

Sayang ito. Been wanting to own the R1 version for the longest time. Ok na sana pamalit if they mirrored the R1 version.

pioneer · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 08, 2008 at 07:04 PM »

Quote from: DVD_Freak on Nov 08, 2008 at 04:32 PM

Sayang ito. Been wanting to own the R1 version for the longest time. Ok na sana pamalit if they mirrored the R1 version.

r1 = around 20$
r3 = 350p

Hmmmm.......good deal na rin even pag walang DTS.

techdude · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 08, 2008 at 09:04 PM »

Problem lang hindi kumpleto if you want to have all 21 bond films on DVD. Twelve (including Casino Royale) lang available...

DVD_Freak · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 08, 2008 at 09:38 PM »

Quote from: pioneer on Nov 08, 2008 at 07:04 PM

r1 = around 20$
r3 = 350p

Hmmmm.......good deal na rin even pag walang DTS.

if bought individually siguro. but yun buong set sana ang gusto ko.

seph1018 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 07, 2009 at 12:49 PM »

Recently bit by the DVD bug and bought a couple of the titles I like...problem is, I'm missing "From Russia with Love." Anybody seen this around? Heads up naman jan...

These are relatively good purchases since they've opened up a liking to Bond films...which I have been a fan of since I started collecting DVDs but have waited for new releases to come out. And I must say that these UEs have made great improvements on PQ & AQ...too bad they couldn't improve the Roger Moore Bond movies...

only bought "The Spy Who Loved Me", "For Your Eyes Only" & "Octopussy."

Hope Viva also releases the Brosnan ones in UE fashion...3 lang naman kulang nila.

Chet · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2009 at 01:44 AM »

Was "A View to a Kill" never released in an Ultimate Edition? All I've ever seen is the old single disc release. Anybody have the Roger Moore Box Set to check?

seph1018 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2009 at 12:34 PM »

Quote from: Chet on May 03, 2009 at 01:44 AM

Was "A View to a Kill" never released in an Ultimate Edition? All I've ever seen is the old single disc release. Anybody have the Roger Moore Box Set to check?

All of the first 20 films of the franchise were released in UE version...Unfortunately, "A View to a Kill" and "Die Another Day" haven't been released locally yet.

SHOUT OUT to the VIVA people!!!

Yung dalawa na lang kulang ko... :'(

Chet · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2009 at 10:41 PM »

So the films were released in UE versions, but not on R3?

seph1018 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM »

they were released locally and are available in the stores. But no AVTAK and Die Another Day yet available.

aszamora · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 21, 2009 at 06:35 PM »

Quote from: seph1018 on May 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM

they were released locally and are available in the stores. But no AVTAK and Die Another Day yet available.

I hope a Viva rep is reading this thread. Is there a possibility that the 2 remaining titles that aren't released in Ultimate Edition yet be released locally? If so, I wonder when? I've started collecting & watching the Bond UEs and I hope to get these 2 rin. Calling Viva again. TIA.

seph1018 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM »

yeah...calling out Viva. Wag kayo patalo sa Magna na may rep na sa forums.

I really hope they release the remaining 2.

frootloops · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 26, 2009 at 09:51 PM »

Saw this set earlier at O music Rockwell at 50% OFF. P750 na lang.

ditoy_eagle · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 15, 2010 at 01:56 AM »

Hindi ba mas sulit nalang yung 21-disc James Bond Ultimate DVD set that sells in Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/James-Bond-Ultimate-Collectors-Set/dp/B000V3JGI8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1266171030&sr=8-1

Meron ako nakita nagbenta locally P9000

Chet · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 15, 2013 at 02:40 PM »

Arise, dead thread!

Hello? Anyone still out there?

Is this thing on?

Anyway, just picked up "A View to a Kill Ultimate Edition" from O Music Video in Powerplant. Same packaging and disc art style as the other Ultimate Edition Bond dvds and includes two discs. Haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet, though. Appears to offer the same kind of extras as the other Ultimate Edition Bond dvds, too.