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James Bond - The Living Daylights (Ultimate Edition 2 Disc Set) [1987] | ![James Bond - The Living Daylights (Ultimate Edition 2 Disc Set) [1987]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51v-6GzUsVL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: John Glen
Actors: Timothy Dalton, Maryam D'abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys Davies
Studio: Mgm Home Ent. (Europe) Ltd.
Category: DVD
List Price: £16.99
Buy New: £5.29
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 4594
Format: Box Set, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: Greek (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 126
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5035822177291
ASIN: B000FIF6W4
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: July 17, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 "Smert Shpionam!" August 18, 2006
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
Death To Spies are the words to set the tone for this, the first Timothy Dalton James Bond movie. This 007 is darker, grittier and more to the true incarnation of Ian Fleming, and Dalton does a perfect job in becoming the super spy.
After the near-perfect defection of KGB General Koskov (Jerone Krabbe), 007 finds himself in a web of deciet and international arms dealing when all is not what it was thought to be. The beautiful, strong minded but naive Kara Milovy (Maryam D'Abo) proves to be one of the toughest Bond Girls of the 80's and plays just as much a factor in the story as Bond to help unravel the danger.
The selection of villains, like delusioned arms-dealer Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker) and the brilliant assassin Necros (Andreas Wisniewski) add more tension and a real life sense of danger to this adventure story, and give the whole movie more espionage qualities like Fleming originally wrote about.
A great number of fantastic action sequences and stunts like the final plane confrontation and airbase assault and the icey lake Aston Martin battle, mixed with stunning locals like Afghanistan, Vienna and the borders of Russia and Czechoslovakia give another thumbs up to the start of the short but sweet Timothy Dalton era and a new style for James Bond!
Licence renewed December 12, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As with George Lazenby, the brevity of Timothy Dalton's tenure as Bond - due to years of legal problems and lawsuits between EON and MGM/UA - has led to history merrily being rewritten by the press that once hailed him. Dalton, not the lawyers, was lined up as the fall guy with Pierce Brosnan the man who saved the series from disaster (even though Dalton's first Bond saw a massive increase in takings over Moore's last film). Those who are quick to dismiss him would do well to check out The Living Daylights.
Much of the scapegoating of Dalton seemed to come from the confusion of actor and role. At the time Dalton's Bond was the closest to Fleming's creation - more so than Connery, even - and given the right script he proved outstanding in the role. After Roger Moore's 12-year, seven-film tenure as Bond finally came to an ignominious end with A View to a Kill, as with OHMSS, Live and Let Die and Casino Royale, the producers broke in their new Bond with a more low-key, low-gadget approach, resulting in the best Bond since the Sixties, with Dalton initially looking the first Bond to seriously rival Connery. Where Connery had the danger and Moore the class, Dalton managed to combine both, with Bond's self-assurance that verges on the arrogant down pat, reclaiming the character from the increasingly comic-strip approach of too many of the later Moore films.
The film isn't without its faults - Caroline Bliss isn't up to much as Moneypenny, Maryam D'Abo's a bit of a wet leading lady while Jeroen Krabbe lacks the menace he brought to No Mercy - but it looks and feels like a classic Bond film, has little truck with gadgets and is less in thrall to silly jokes. Best of all, it's got a plot (involving a dubious defection, Mujahadin opium smuggling in Afghanistan and a re-activated Stalinist spy assassination programme). The political background may have dated - this was filmed when the Communists still held the USSR together and when the Mujahadin were the good guys - but it still comes up remarkably fresh. This is Bond with all the stops pulled out but without the overkill. The production values are superb and visually it's a treat, especially in widescreen, with John Barry making his final Bond score his best in years. The action scenes are often outstandingly good, with a return to the kind of good old vicious punchups that vanished in the latter Moore years and as well as some amazing stunt work involving a Russian troop plane and it has one of the series' best pre-title sequences, with a security exercise in Gibraltar turning into the real thing. The makers even have the confidence to remove Bond from one of the key setpieces - a superbly staged kidnapping from a safehouse, which runs nearly a full reel. John Glen's direction is so spot-on here it's hard to see why it would go so horribly wrong on Licence To Kill.
The extras package is excellent, including audio commentary, an extended scene and the infamous deleted `magic carpet' sequence, a bad idea that feels like a holdover from the Roger Moore era that was thankfully dropped due to the stunt looking distinctly unimpressive. There are enough new features on the two-disc Ultimate edition to make an upgrade worthwhile for the more ardent Bond fans - several promo featurettes from the original release, a press conference held in Vienna and 47-minute TV special `Happy Anniversary 007.' All the features from the original DVD release have also been included.
Serious but romantic Bond December 16, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This film deserves a huge fan following. Bond is a fantasy figure but the fantasy has to based in some reality to be plausible, possible even, otherwise Bond is simply an indestructible superman. Timothy Dalton delivers in this film a realistic, human but heroic Bond, achieving a near perfect blend of style and grit which is probably closer to Ian Fleming's Bond than any other incarnation. More athletic but less flippant than some Bonds, Dalton is a serious Bond in every respect. Why shouldn't the Bond series have room enough for a serious Bond? And a romantic Bond too. This is probably the most romantic Bond film since 'From Russia With Love'. It has a fantastic, melodic and atmospheric score, great exotic but believable locations (Bratislava, Vienna, Tangier, Afghanistan) and some great supporting performances (John Rhys Davies, Art Malik). Maryam d'Abo is an unusual but appealing heroine. Even the stunts (including the terrific airborne cargo net fight) look more realistic than is often the case in Bond films. Best of all this film has a plot and a central performance which allow it to be a plausible glasnost era spy thriller as well as an action packed adventure. If you want a classy, romantic adventure, buy this film.
Dalton gets his Bond career off with a bang! Brilliant! April 16, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
After the first five minutes, Timothy Dalton seemed to me much better than Roger Moore ever was. Timothy Dalton looks much tougher and you could imagine him much more as a 007 than you could imagine Roger Moore.
Dalton gets his Bond debut off with a bang as he starts chasing men across the Rock of Gibraltar.
This is a great film and you should watch it.
The Living Daylights - A Review November 30, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the best Bonds. Timothy Dalton portrays a brilliant Bond in his first outing with plenty of action and adventure. Certainly worth having a look at.
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