What makes this set perhaps the best of MGM's 007 collections, though, is each disc's documentary on one aspect of the productions and the people who made every Bond movie something to look forward to. One documentary covers the music, focusing on the great John Barry, who composed scores for 11 of the films and almost single. Though they have rich color and generally bright and clean pictures, all the Connery films are a bit soft, somewhat lacking in detail, and occasionally flecked. All have nice, punchy, full sound, though Twice 's music is a little distorted in the upper registers. Octopussy has that gently lit, hazy look that combines with soft focus to provide the perfect cover for an aging agent.
Daylights aims at a more three-dimensional sound field, rather than momentary effects.
The photography is quite beautiful, especially in the Afghan desert scenes, with very sharp images, rich color, and plentiful detail. The biographical documentaries plus the featurettes on each film's production pretty much covered everything I wanted to know, so the additional commentaries for each one left me surfeited. English, Dolby Digital 2-channel mono. English and Spanish, Dolby Surround. For many more DVD reviews and a whole lot more, check out its Web site here .