Product Details

• Actors: Maud Adams, James Cossins, Carmen Du Sautoy, Britt Ekland, Clifton James
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: May 12, 2009
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001U6YI9W
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,000 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/12/2009 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Pg

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!!, May 24, 2009

By	Christopher (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews

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Don't listen to the clowns who can't let go of Connery, TMWTGG is one of the hottest Bond films. The worst to me is Licence to Kill and Tomorrow Never Dies.

I find it odd that the Bond Blu Rays from the late 70's and the 90's picture quality is not as clean as you would expect, but the 60's and earl 70's are on point! This film quality is what I would have to call perfect. It has film grain, but yet the detail is high and 3D. This is the way a BD should look. This is perfect. Do not hesitate on this one.

My only complaint is that they did not release a 4th set and I had to buy the 2 new ones seperatley which broke up my collection appearance. I am not sure why this was done, but I don't like it. I prefereed them individually, but the box set was always cheaper.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cult James Bond Film, March 31, 2009

By	gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN opens with Maurice Binder's gun barrel trademark, accompanied with the "James Bond Theme" this time played on strings, instead of guitar. That was a real innovation by John Barry, which he continued to use for Roger Moore. It was clearly evident Barry was back.

The first camera shot is of a surrealistically exotic locale on a beach where a beautiful girl towels down a tall ark man emerging from the water. The man is Scaramanga, the Man with the Golden Gun. John Barry's familiar background music accentuates the Epicurean surroundings and the film immediately looks like it has returned to more familiar Bondian territory.

As the film unfolds many of the elements of the original Bond series and missing from LIVE AND LET DIE returned. There also seemed to be a more substantial plot as it initially unfolded. However, there were still undesirable elements that creep into the film as it progresses.
Britt Ekland seemed like she would have been a natural throwback to the sex symbols of the 60s akin to previous Bond Girls such as Ursula Andress, but her vaudevillian interpretation of Mary Goodnight was a fatal flaw. Another flaw was the return of Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper. Their performances were distractions from the main plot hindering the continuity of the story line.

The film flounders in the middle until it gets back on track when Bond finally travels to Scaramanga's island for a face to face confrontation. The film follows the Bond formula here. The villain gloats as he gives Bond a tour of his lair and technical wizardry he has acquired. They dine over some dialogue on the merits of good vs. evil and in the end come to the final showdown.

I'll admit that I always had a soft spot for this film ever since I first saw it. It returned many familiar elements absent from LIVE AND LET DIE. For instance, we see Bond return to the gambling tables via the Casino de Macao. Many fans greeted the return of these elements in a positive response. Other fans still recognized the questionable elements that were still present in THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN and found these deplorable and responded accordingly. To older Bond fans the return of Sheriff J.W. Pepper wasn't exactly a welcome sight.

An often-overlooked asset to this film is Maud Adams' performance as Andrea, Scaramanga's beautiful mistress. She brings genuine compassion to the role as the tormented individual who can not escape her master. Only before each killing does Scaramanga exploit her sexually in ritualistic foreplay to increase his aim on the unfortunate individual he has been contracted for. In one scene Scaramanga cruelly rubs the golden barrel of his pistol against her lips in a symbolically phallic gesture in a moment of triumph after a successful killing. You can see the pain on Andrea's face and you feel empathy for her. Even though she appears here in the prerequisite sacrificial lamb role, she stands out as one of the best Bond girls of the series.

Christopher Lee's performance as the enigmatic Scaramanga was refreshingly energetic. He gave the assassin an amiable quality on the surface hiding a darker side beneath the skin.

Roger Moore's performance was an improvement over his first interpretation of Bond as a foppish and silly dandy. Moore appeared to give Bond a tougher edge in this one even though the script attempted to undo him. Given Roger Moore's previous performance and his meager screen accomplishments as Bond at that point in the series, the "duel between titans" it was not.

Some of the cinematography was very good. Bond's solo flight through the uprooted rock formations near Phuket, Thailand to Scaramanga's island was impressive. In the pre-title sequence there is an excellent camera shot that follows gangster Hood and Nick Nack through an anteroom. As they enter the parlor the camera continues to dolly forward while the lens zooms back giving the viewer an impression of the expanse and opulence of Scaramanga's domicile, a melding of the man-made with nature's volcanic rock.

Production designer Peter Murton's work on this film has always been underrated. Scaramanga's posh living quarters overlooking his grotto rivaled earlier set designs by Ken Adam. Also very impressive were extraordinary miniatures by Derek Meddings.

One bit of innovation combing location filming, miniatures and set design was the use of the half-submerged Queen Elizabeth, its hull at a 30-degree angle, scorched and rusted at rest in Hong Kong harbor. Hidden in the bowels of the sunken ship is the headquarters for the Hong Kong station of the British Secret Service. "It's the only place in Hong Kong where you can't be bugged" says a naval officer to Bond.

John Barry's scoring gave the film his much-needed familiar sound. Even though it was apparently much loftier, it was still very welcome.
If this were to be the last film in the series it would have been a sad final testament. Luckily greater things were yet to come.

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN is a bit of a romp gaining cult status in some circles thanks in part to Christopher Lee's performance. One is able to look back and just enjoy it for what it is. I believe it was one final look, though much out of step to the origins of the series before THE SPY WHO LOVED ME took the Bond series in a new direction.

3.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BLU RAY TRANSFER, August 19, 2009

By	A. G. Dharmadasa (COLOMBO-07, wp Sri Lanka) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to say I was very impressed with the image transfer on this movie. It feels like watching a new movie all over again. The scenery and detail are stunning. Not the best Bond movie but certainly held my interest whenever I saw Maud Adams.