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Topic: 007 only 1.0?
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Michael Coate
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posted 08-30-2002 06:58 PM
quote: Last night I watched the DVD edition of "Goldfinger". While the disc is nicely done, the soundtrack was only in mono. Since the Bond movies were (and still are) major productions, I wonder if there was no stereo soundtrack?
The first three 007 movies (Goldfinger being the third) were not really "big" productions. The budgets and scale of the productions didn't increase until movie number four (Thunderball). *Most* movies in the 1960s were mixed and released in mono. In addition, movies in the action-adventure genre weren't considered to have much "prestige" (has the genre ever?). So, yes, Goldfinger is mono. However, there *are* people who believe Goldfinger and some of the other 007 productions (pre-Dolby Stereo era) were in stereo. quote: they even put on a director`s commentary after so many years
The commentary tracks on the DVD originally appeared on the Special Edition laserdisc version released in the mid 1990s. The DVD versions and their original language soundtrack (Region 1):
Dr. No - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono From Russia With Love - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Goldfinger - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Thunderball - Dolby Digital 5.1 You Only Live Twice - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Diamonds Are Forever - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Live And Let Die - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono The Man With The Golden Gun - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround The Spy Who Loved Me - Dolby Digital 5.1 Moonraker - Dolby Digital 5.1 For Your Eyes Only - Dolby Digital 5.1 Octopussy - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround A View To A Kill - Dolby Digital 5.1 The Living Daylights - Dolby Digital 5.1 Licence To Kill - Dolby Digital 5.1 GoldenEye - Dolby Digital 5.1 Tomorrow Never Dies - Dolby Digital 5.1 The World Is Not Enough - Dolby Digital 5.1 (Surround EX) This is how it may have happened theatrically:
Dr. No - mono From Russia With Love - mono Goldfinger - mono Thunderball - mono You Only Live Twice - mono On Her Majesty's Secret Service - mono Diamonds Are Forever - mono Live And Let Die - mono The Man With The Golden Gun - mag stereo The Spy Who Loved Me - mag stereo Moonraker - Dolby Stereo For Your Eyes Only - Dolby Stereo Octopussy - Dolby Stereo, 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo A View To A Kill - Dolby Stereo The Living Daylights - Dolby Stereo Licence To Kill - Dolby Stereo SR GoldenEye - DTS, Dolby Digital Tomorrow Never Dies - DTS, Dolby Digital The World Is Not Enough - DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital (Surround EX) But then.... * Mag stereo may have been used as early as From Russia With Love. * Thunderball and You Only Live Twice *might* have had some 70mm six-track prints internationally. * Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, A View To A Kill, and The Living Daylights *might* have had some 70mm six-track Dolby prints (domestically and/or internationally).
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Michael Coate
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posted 08-30-2002 10:41 PM
quote: Don't forget Never Say Never Again
I (and many 007 fans, as well) don't consider Never Say Never Again to be an "official" 007 movie. But, if you insist.... ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/smile.gif) Never Say Never Again DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Original theatrical release: Dolby Stereo, 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo And, since you brought it up:
Casino Royale DVD (to be released October 15): Dolby Digital 5.1 Original theatrical release: mag stereo, 70mm six-track stereo
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Michael Coate
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posted 08-31-2002 01:00 AM
quote: Was the Spy Who Loved Me released in mag in the US?
Don't know; probably not. (But then, United Artists had some mag prints of A Bridge Too Far in release at the same time, so anything is possible.) The London premiere was a 35mm four-track mag presentation. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the only print prepared. In cases where mag prints may have been prepared, the number of engagements was probably extremely limited (and not just for 007 movies, but any mag stereo release). I knew my list would raise additional questions. Which is why I posted it, to see if the topic could be discussed in further detail.
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Paul Linfesty
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posted 08-31-2002 05:06 PM
Bobby Henderson wrote: quote: I think the differing aspect ratios is one of the weird, inconsistent things about the Bond films.
I think Michael Coate's point about the low budget nature of the first three Bond films have something to do with them being shot flat. After the large success of the first two and the huge success of the third, budgets shot up starting with Thunderball, hence, "scope" photography. I'm guessing here, but perhaps the dissappointing returns on Her Majesty's Secret Service (without Connery) caused them to cut the budget again for the next non-Connery Bond films with Roger Moore that followed the Conery return in Diamonds Are Forever. quote: the photography work on those films was in spherical form and not framed for Techniscope.
I'm not sure why they ever would be "framed" for Techniscope. Usually Techniscope was used on films with much smaller budgets than even the first few Bond films, and usually, they would frame for the entire "scope" like image of the two-perf pulldown format. Michael Schafer wrote: quote: I believe I once read that there was also a Bond movie before "Dr.No", but I don`t remember the title.
You may be thinking of a TV special of CASINO ROYALE made in the late 50's. This is to be included in the Region 1 release of the 60's feature this Fall.
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Bill Gabel
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posted 09-03-2002 09:47 AM
Remember the first three Bonds: "Dr. No", "From Russia with Love" and "Goldfinger" were 1.75 ratio. And United Artists gave these pictures a regional release, here in the states. "Dr. No" and "From Russia with Love" got the series going, but "Goldfinger" got the public asking for more. Also remember UA had Bond almost every year, till the budgets and pictures got bigger. United Artists gave "Dr. No", I think the B position on double bills when it was released. (Like what UA gave to "The Magnificent Seven". UA placed "Mag.7" also a B feature in the regional drive-in market, it did poorly. It opened in Europe and became a big hit. UA re-released in the states and it became a hit here). During that time UA would dump pictures as part of a double feature in walk-ins or drive-ins.The first 12 Bond look at the years. "Dr. No" 1962 "From Russia with Love" 1963 "Goldfinger" 1964 "Thunderball" 1965 "You Only Live Twice" 1967 "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" 1969 "Diamonds Are Forever" 1971 "Live and Let Die" 1973 "The Man with the Golden Gun" 1974 "The Spy Who Loved Me" 1977 "Moonraker" 1979 "For Your Eyes Only 1981" The Director of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and Editor of the first 6 and Best Bonds. Peter Hunt passed away last week in Santa Monica, California.
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