- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
- DVD Release Date: 12 Mar 2007
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000MR9F6Q
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
35,577 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
- #84 in Film & TV > Action & Adventure > James Bond
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The Living Daylights is a very good film with Timothy Dalton in the title role. It has an interesting plot and has a harder edge than some of the earlier Bond films. It gets the right balance between action and humour and does not fall into the major stereotypes and cliches that make Bond the target for parody. All in all it is a very good film.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
After a lamentable descent into self-parody that started with "Diamonds Are Forever", 1987's "The Living Daylights" re-established Bond as a credible film franchise. The inspired casting (third time lucky for producer Cubby Broccoli) of talented actor Timothy Dalton pays off from the start. He establishes himself as Bond with a single look in the teasing pre-title sequence and, unlike his predecessors, is never anything other than wholly believable in the part.
Dalton's Bond ventures into the world of the grubby villains - motivated by greed rather than megalomania. Arms dealers and drug barons become the foils to Dalton's sometimes morally ambiguous Bond, which gives his films a more "real" edge. In "The Living Daylights", Joe Don Baker and Jeroen Krabbe are wonderfully entertaining as the baddies, and Dalton's assured central performance, with plenty of spectacle, makes for the best Bond movie in years, and one of the very best of all time.
Dalton's Bond has a wry, dry humour of his own, and thankfully for the most part eschews the superficially clever one-liners his predecessors were saddled with and the oft-parodied gadgetry that were used as "get out of jail free" cards by the screenwriters. This Bond relies on his wits to succeed. Such as shame Dalton only made two, but he gets off to a cracking start.
Dalton's Bond ventures into the world of the grubby villains - motivated by greed rather than megalomania. Arms dealers and drug barons become the foils to Dalton's sometimes morally ambiguous Bond, which gives his films a more "real" edge. In "The Living Daylights", Joe Don Baker and Jeroen Krabbe are wonderfully entertaining as the baddies, and Dalton's assured central performance, with plenty of spectacle, makes for the best Bond movie in years, and one of the very best of all time.
Dalton's Bond has a wry, dry humour of his own, and thankfully for the most part eschews the superficially clever one-liners his predecessors were saddled with and the oft-parodied gadgetry that were used as "get out of jail free" cards by the screenwriters. This Bond relies on his wits to succeed. Such as shame Dalton only made two, but he gets off to a cracking start.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The Living Daylights, 2007 Bond Remastered Edition - Dalton takes the helm with a hardnosed Bond
6 Jan 2011
1987. Roger Moore had finally hung up his Walther PPK and tuxedo after `A View To A Kill', and a replacement Bond was needed for this the fifteenth big screen outing for the superspy. This is Timothy Dalton's first film in role, and he acquits himself well.
I have always enjoyed Dalton's portrayal of Bnd. Not quite as suave and sophisticate as Moore and with less of a predilection for corny one liners, his was a harder character - utterly ruthless in his determination to get the job done but not without his compassionate side. It was a portrayal (and I await the critics to shoot me down for this comment) that strongly echoed Sean Connery's early take on the character. I feel strongly that it was just what the series needed.
In this entertaining romp, Bond helps a Russian General to defect. Pretty soon the defector is snatched by a third party, and Bond is off on a hunt across Eastern Europe and Afghanistan to track him down and foil a plot involving a drugs trade and huge arms deal. It starts off feeling like another cold war drama then slowly morphs into a more sophisticated story about attempts to make huge amounts of money. It's a well constructed script, and pacily directed, jumping from one situation to the next and dishing out the thrills and spills on a regular basis. For sheer entertainment value it has to be one of the best in the series.
This digitally restored edition really is the best version of the film I have owned. The picture has been lovingly restored and cleaned up, and looks amazing. Really, I am not just saying that. It looks superb. The sound has been similarly treated and there is an option to listen to it in 5.1 DTS surround, which is truly exceptional.
I have always enjoyed Dalton's portrayal of Bnd. Not quite as suave and sophisticate as Moore and with less of a predilection for corny one liners, his was a harder character - utterly ruthless in his determination to get the job done but not without his compassionate side. It was a portrayal (and I await the critics to shoot me down for this comment) that strongly echoed Sean Connery's early take on the character. I feel strongly that it was just what the series needed.
In this entertaining romp, Bond helps a Russian General to defect. Pretty soon the defector is snatched by a third party, and Bond is off on a hunt across Eastern Europe and Afghanistan to track him down and foil a plot involving a drugs trade and huge arms deal. It starts off feeling like another cold war drama then slowly morphs into a more sophisticated story about attempts to make huge amounts of money. It's a well constructed script, and pacily directed, jumping from one situation to the next and dishing out the thrills and spills on a regular basis. For sheer entertainment value it has to be one of the best in the series.
This digitally restored edition really is the best version of the film I have owned. The picture has been lovingly restored and cleaned up, and looks amazing. Really, I am not just saying that. It looks superb. The sound has been similarly treated and there is an option to listen to it in 5.1 DTS surround, which is truly exceptional.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Living Daylights - Remastered
Still an entertaining film, although looking dated now as the studio appear to have used poor quality film when taking the original recording. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Stuart Neath
The Last Classic
The Living Daylights is the last film based on the original novels by Ian Fleming (Octopussy and the Living Daylights) and the new Bond Timothy Dalton is a great successor as a new... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mem
Decent start for Dalton
As Bond movies go this one is quite good and Timothy Dalton brings back some of the Connery type serious approach to the role. No Roger Moore flippancy here. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by Alan
It depends what you're after
Is Timothy Dalton an accomplished actor? No question. Is he an accomplised Bond? Well this jury is out on that one. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2007 by IWFIcon
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
