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Bond. James Bond. The suave spy has remained the world's most powerful action hero ever since his big-screen debut in 1962. Volume 4 of the James Bond: Ultimate Collection includes DR. NO, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, MOONRAKER, OCTOPUSSY and TOMORROW NEVER DIES!DR. NO: In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles the mysterious DR. NO, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must travel to Jamaica where he encounters the beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) and confronts the megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters! YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: When U.S. and Soviet manned spaceships are hijacked in Earth's orbit, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) must race to prevent a nuclear war between the superpowers. His dangerous mission takes him to Japan, where he battles the evil SPECTRE organization and its diabolical leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Donald Pleasence)! MOONRAKER: Agent 007 (Roger Moore) blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio de Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holy Goodhead (Lois Chiles) are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on earth! OCTOPUSSY: James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his match in OCTOPUSSY (Maud Adams), an entrancing beauty involved in a devastating military plot to destroy detente. From the palaces of India to a speeding circus train in Germany and a mid-air battle on the wing of a high-flying jet, only Agent 007 can stop the nightmarish scheme! TOMORROW NEVER DIES: A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium!
"[Tomorrow] ...familiar, flashy and enjoyable in all the right places." Desson Thomson, Washington Post
"[Octopussy] The defining Roger Moor Bond film." Fred Hong Joo Jung, Korea Times
"[Moonraker] ...one of the best of Moore's Bond flicks..." John J. Puccio, DVD Town
"[You] A primetime Bond adventure plus the best Bond movie theme of all time." John Wirt, The Advocate
"[Dr.] ...a fine start to a series which has provided the moviegoing public with some cinematic gems." Nick Cramp, BBC
"[Dr.] ...a fine start to a series which has provided the moviegoing public with some cinematic gems." Nick Cramp, BBC Online
Editor's Note
This collection of 007 features includes DR. NO, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, MOONRAKER, OCTOPUSSY, and TOMORROW NEVER DIES. See individual titles for details.
| Features | [All] Collectible "Making-Of" Booklet | | [All] Interactive Menus | | [All] Scene Selection | | [Dr., Moonraker] Exciting Still Gallery | | [Dr., You, Octopussy, Tomorrow] Original Theatrical Trailers | | [Dr., You] Radio Spots | | [Dr.] Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young, The Cast & Crew | | [Dr.] Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | [Dr.] Dubbed: French, Spanish | | [Dr.] Featurettes: Inside Dr. No & Terence Young - Bond Vivant | | [Dr.] Original TV Ads | | [Moonraker, Tomorrow] Dubbed: French | | [Moonraker] Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert, The Cast & Crew | | [Moonraker] Audio: English, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | [Moonraker] Featurettes: Inside Moonraker & The Men Behind The Mayhem | | [Moonraker] Original Theatrical Trailer | | [Octopussy] Animated Storyboard Sequences | | [Octopussy] Audio Commentary | | [Octopussy] Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | [Octopussy] Featurettes: Inside Octopussy & Designing Bond - Peter Lamont | | [Octopussy] Music Video | | [Tomorrow] Audio Commentary Featuring Director Roger Spottiswoode | | [Tomorrow] Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | [Tomorrow] Audio: French Dolby Digital Stereo | | [Tomorrow] Featurette: Secrets Of 007 | | [Tomorrow] Innovative Storyboard Overlay Technology That Compares Initial "Action Scene" Concepts With The Final Film | | [Tomorrow] Isolated Music Only Track & Interview With Composer David Arnold | | [Tomorrow] Music Video: Tomorrow Never Dies By Sheryl Crow | | [Tomorrow] Second Audio Commentary By Second Unit Director Vic Armstrong & Producer Michael G. Wilson | | [Tomorrow] Stunning Digital Effects Reel | | [Tomorrow] Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | [You, Moonraker, Octopussy] Subtitles: French, Spanish | | [You, Octopussy] Dubbed: Spanish | | [You] Animated Storyboard Sequence | | [You] Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert & Members Of The Cast & Crew | | [You] Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | [You] Featurettes: Inside You Only Live Twice & Silhouettes - The James Bond Titles |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 5/13/2008 |
| Original Release Date: 1962 | | Catalog ID: 112061 | | UPC: 00027616060204 | | Number of Discs: 10 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1/2.35:1/1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1998) | | | Golden Globe, Sheryl Crow, Mitchell Froom, [Tomorrow] Best Original Song - Motion Picture | |
Nominee (1980) | | | Oscar, Derek Meddings, et. al., [Moonraker] Best Effects, Visual Effects | |
Nominee (1968) | | | British Academy Awards, Ken Adam, [You] Best British Art Direction (Colour) | |
Winner (1964) | | | Golden Globe, Ursula Andress, [Dr.] Most Promising Newcomer - Female | |
Golden Globe (1998) | | | Sheryl Crow, Mitchell Froom, Nominee, [Tomorrow] Best Original Song - Motion Picture | |
Oscar (1980) | | | Derek Meddings, et. al., Nominee, [Moonraker] Best Effects, Visual Effects | |
British Academy Awards (1968) | | | Ken Adam, Nominee, [You] Best British Art Direction (Colour) | |
Golden Globe (1964) |  | Ursula Andress, Winner, [Dr.] Most Promising Newcomer - Female |
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| | Professional Reviews | ReelViews 8 of 10
[Dr.] Barring a television adaptation of Casino Royale in the 1950s (not to be confused with the 1967 movie of the same name), 1962's Dr. No was the first opportunity fans of Ian Fleming's James Bond had to watch the intrepid superspy in action. However, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli wanted their movie to appeal to a wider audience than just Fleming's readers. To that end, they altered the 007 of the novels to better fit the screen. Bond became more suave and witty, and less cold- blooded. Nevertheless, the hero of Dr. No is still grittier than he would become by Goldfinger (released only two years later), and bears little resemblance to the version of Bond essayed by Roger Moore beginning in 1973. - James Berardinelli
DVD Verdict 8 of 10
[Moonraker] The eleventh installment in the James Bond saga, Moonraker took advantage of the resurgent interest in sci-fi/fantasy thanks to Star Wars and made a bundle by taking 007 and his world-threatening nemesis into outer space. Though not one of the best Bond films, Moonraker remains pleasing movie fare and is presented in fine special edition fashion...Finally, this plot of "Bond in Space" was a clear attempt to capitalize on the surging popularity of Star Wars, and while it does a reasonable job avoiding bad effects to detract from its ambitions, it does take Bond a bit too far into the realm of gadgets and technology. This flaw was implicitly admitted when the next film, For Your Eyes Only, returned to a much more firmly grounded, spycraft-oriented story. - Nicholas Sylvain
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
[You] A great deal of money was spent on the fifth Bond epic in an attempt to duplicate this mystique, but in "You Only Live Twice" the formula fails to work its magic. Like its predecessor "Thunderball," another below-par entry, this one is top-heavy with gadgets but weak on plotting and getting everything to work at the same time...Connery labors mightily. There is still the same Bond grin, still the cool humor under fire, still the slight element of satire. But when he puts on his cute little helmet and is strapped into his helicopter, somehow the whole illusion falls apart and what we're left with is a million-dollar playpen in which everything works but nothing does anything. - Roger Ebert
San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
[Tomorrow] James Bond is the movie franchise, out-sequeling Batman and Superman and every other mythic man. Bond makes his 18th appearance in "Tomorrow Never Dies,'' and if the formula seems a little tired, it still has more sophistication and pizzazz than most action films...The stunts are not only spectacularly done but also witty, including one that begins as a free-fall from an airplane and ends as a deep-sea dive. Before he brings it off, Brosnan is peppered with instructions on how to do it, which, of course, he absorbs so offhandedly it appears intuitive. - Ruthe Stein
Qwipster's Movie Reviews 7 of 10
[Octopussy] Although it ultimately delivers all of the humor, romance and action you'd expect from a James Bond flick, Octopussy is definitely one of the weaker entries in the series, and outside of its provocative name, fairly unremarkable. Although any 007 film necessitates lots of short-cuts and contrivances to work, very rarely has there been so much use of cliches and stereotypes permeating almost every scene...Octopussy is mainly for fans of the series, and especially for those who like Roger Moore. For those who haven't seen any Bond films, or maybe just a couple, it's probably best not to watch this until you've seen some of the better Bond films first, namely, the ones featuring Connery and Brosnan. - Vince Leo
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