Prep for James Bond’s Next Adventure with 4K Ultra HD Set
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No Time to Die, Daniel Craig's final turn as James Bond, should be an awesome gift to me, as it opens on my birthday next year. But to prepare for the end of his run as 007, MGM and Fox are putting out a spiffy new 4K Ultra HD box set of all his previous Bond adventures.
The Daniel Craig Collection features all four of his Bond films: Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre. While the films have been hit or miss, they should all look incredible in Dolby Vision. And this isn't a mere repackaging either. This is the first time any James Bond movie will be available in 4K. The set will also include the already excellent and feature-packed Blu-Rays with both Casino Royale and Skyfall featuring the commentaries from their respective original releases.
The Daniel Craig Collection hits shelves on October 22. No Time to Die arrives in theaters on April 8, 2020.
About Kip Mooney
Like many film critics born during and after the 1980s, my hero is Roger Ebert. The man was already the best critic in the nation when he won the Pulitzer in 1975, but his indomitable spirit during and after his recent battle with cancer keeps me coming back to read not only his reviews but his insightful commentary on the everyday. But enough about a guy you know a lot about.
I knew I was going to be a film critic—some would say a snob—in middle school, when I had to voraciously defend my position that The Royal Tenenbaums was only a million times better than Adam Sandler’s remake of Mr. Deeds. From then on, I would seek out Wes Anderson’s films and avoid Sandler’s like the plague.
Still, I like to think of myself as a populist, and I’ll be just as likely to see the next superhero movie as the next Sundance sensation. The thing I most deplore in a movie is laziness. I’d much rather see movies with big ambitions try and fail than movies with no ambitions succeed at simply existing. I’m also a big advocate of fun-bad movies like The Room and most of Nicolas Cage’s work.
In the past, I’ve written for The Dallas Morning News and the North Texas Daily, which I edited for a semester. I also contributed to Dallas-based Pegasus News, which in the circle of life, is now part of The Dallas Morning News, where I got my big break in 2007. Eventually, I’d love to write and talk about film full-time, but until that’s a viable career option, I work as an auditor for Wells Fargo.
I hope to one day meet my hero, go to the Toronto International Film Festival, and compete on Jeopardy. Until then, I’m excited to share my love of film with you.