For Your Eyes Only [Blu-ray]
by John Glen
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Actor: Carole Bouquet, Julian Glover, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Roger Moore, TopolDirector: John Glen
Brand: Sony
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
Published: 2008-10-01
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-10-21
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Fox/MGM
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: Blu-ray
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen; Closed-captioned
Blu-ray Reviews of For Your Eyes Only [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Decent Bond, awesome Blu
Summary: 3 Stars
For Your Eyes Only is widely considered Roger Moore's best portrayal of James Bond. I've always enjoyed Live and Let Die more, but to each his own; I'm certainly not going to argue that For Your Eyes Only is one of the better Bond flicks.
Until Daniel Craig's Casino Royale debut, For Your Eyes Only was also considered the toughest, grittiest portrayal of the suave spy on the silver screen. Once again, I'm not going to put up much of an argument.
The movie plays out like a Bond Paint by Numbers picture. In a series built around self imposing clichés and ideals, that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it's a good thing. Where other Bond films have tried to do something different and failed (like Die Another Day's attempt to take Bond into the sci-fi realm...) FYEO sticks to the nitty gritty, and it works good enough to present a solid, fun romp through Greece, England, the Bahamas, and Italy.
The plot (like all Bond plots) is nothing really noteworthy: a British spy ship sinks, Bond is sent to retrieve a communications device which was onboard, and obviously the Soviets are on the scene competing with James to retrieve it. Like I said, Paint by Numbers. What makes FYEO stand out among the other Bond films is the way Moore showcases his true acting muscles in it. Until this point, Moore had been playing a character playing Bond; this was the only film in all of Moore's run which felt as if he was playing the character as he imagined it, not as people imagined it should be.
It's a very no-nonsense performance which remained untouched by Bond actors for over 20 years, but I can't help but feel that Daniel Craig's spectacular job in Casino Royale diminished the impact of Roger's gritty Bond for me, and therefore leaves this picture in a strange gray space between two giants. On one side you have Connery who will never, ever be out-suaved in movies; on the other, you have Craig who plays Bond just a little realer than Moore did.
Don't get me wrong, Moore does a fantastic job and it's a must-watch for any fan. I just don't see it as his best movie, and certainly not the best in the series' run. The gadgets seem even more outdated than normal due to the realism, the score is just awful by today's standards, and the rest-like I said, Paint by Numbers. As a Bond film, it does what it needs to do and fans will be satisfied and grinning from ear to ear. Compared to some of the better products, though, it definitely feels more dated.
On the bright side, this is one of the better video transfers in the six Blu-Ray set when it comes to clarity. (Purists may be dismayed to know that digital noise reduction was utilized to a [apparent] larger degree than the other releases.) The result is a film with no grain or noise, which is amazing given the fact it's older than most of our readers. Sadly, the colors didn't hold up as well. It's new enough that I expected a better palette, but it's old enough that I'm not too shocked it didn't deliver in terms of vivid colors. The movie itself is drab compared to other Bond films, so it's not a huge loss. More like an unfortunately side effect-better clarity makes the visual flaws from the source and filming method that much more noticeable.
Much like Dr. No, the audio here hits on all cylinders. I'm amazed at how well the team transferred the source to 5.1 without any obvious tampering, and without the stop-go type channel shifts present in other older releases remastered for Blu-Ray. Effects bump, subtle sounds stay subtle, and you can hear a pin drop. If there's one fault with the audio it's that the effects and music are TOO good, meaning there are times when you can barely hear the talking over the action. An unfortunate outcome, but one that's easily negated by some careful remote management.
Sadly, once again the extras here are mostly nothing we haven't seen before. While there are multiple new additions which are must-see for diehard Bond fans (two deleted scenes introduced by John Glen, as well as alternate angles on a different scene) all the other new Blu-Ray specific features are new menus, or better definition on still image galleries. The extras themselves are worth a watch, but if you've purchased this during any of the previous DVD releases, the supplemental Blu-Ray features just fail to capitalize on such a momentous release.
Description of For Your Eyes Only [Blu-ray]
James Bond is thrust into one of his most riveting adventures in this jam-packed free-for-all of outrageous stunts, passionate encounters and exciting confrontations. Roger Moore portrays Agent 007 with lethal determination in a plot that finds him racing against time to find a stolen device capable of controlling a fleet of nuclear submarines. As Bond teams with beautiful Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) and infiltrates the Greek underworld, the stage is set for nonstop action â?" including automobile chases, thrilling underwater battles and a cliffhanging assault on a magnificent mountaintop fortress!Bestsellers in DVD
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