Search - GoldenEye [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 10/22/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 4 Genres: Spy Film, Action, Action Thriller, Glamorized Spy Film See Also: GoldenEye, Goldeneye [Widescreen]

Pierce Brosnan made his first appearance as James Bond in this action thriller, the 17th in the series (excluding the 1967 Casino Royale and the 1983 Never Say Never Again) featuring the suave British super-agent. As the story begins, Agent 007 and his partner, Agent 006 (Sean Bean), pull a daring raid on a chemical weapons plant in the Soviet Union; however, they are captured by Russian troops, and while Bond is able to escape, 006 is not so lucky. Several years later, the Soviet Union and the Cold War are a thing of the past, but Bond is still at work ferreting out evildoers everywhere. Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), a beautiful but vicious villain working with the Russian Mafia, spearheads the theft of the controls to GoldenEye, a high-tech satellite weapons system, and with her gunmen, she kills most of the soldiers and guards at a top-secret military facility in the process. Bond joins forces with Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco), one of the base's few survivors, to help track down Onatopp's minions and the controls to GoldenEye, which can destroy all electronic circuits in a given area in a matter of seconds; however, in time, Bond discovers the true identity of the criminal mastermind who is behind this bid for unholy power and world domination -- none other than Alec Trevelyan, the man Bond once knew as 006. In addition to Brosnan, GoldenEye also marked another significant cast change for the Bond series -- Judi Dench made her debut as M, Bond's superior. Minnie Driver also has a cameo as a nightclub singer. Sadly, this was the last film in the Bond series for special-effects supervisor Derek Meddings, who died in the midst of production; the film was dedicated to him. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Pierce Brosnan - James Bond
Sean Bean - Alec Trevelyan
Izabella Scorupco - Natalya Simonova
Famke Janssen - Xenia Onatopp
Joe Don Baker - Jack Wade

First released as a movie-only DVD, =Goldeneye was given the "special edition" treatment when MGM began releasing the entire James Bond series on DVD. Featuring the same excellent 2.35:1, anamorphic, widescreen transfer and Dolby Surround track as the original disc, the Special Edition includes most of the supplements previously released on the GoldenEye laserdisc. This is both a blessing and a curse. The commentary is a screen-specific track with director Martin Campbell and producer Michael G. Wilson. While there is some apparent degradation in the sound quality of the track between the laserdisc and the DVD, the commentary still proves that a collaborative, conversational commentary is the most engaging. "The Goldeneye Video Journal" is a worthwhile look behind the scenes, but unfortunately does not offer the same level of in-depth information as the "inside" featurettes produced for the rest of the series. Two other featurettes are included as well. "The World of 007" is a television special about the entire series hosted by Elizabeth Hurley to promote GoldenEye, while the additional short, promotional featurette seems superfluous beside the main documentary. The disc also contains the Tina Turner music video, trailers, and television spots. =Goldeneye has plenty to offer on DVD, but feels slightly outdated next to the freshly produced supplements of the rest of the series. ~ Oliver Thornton, All Movie Guide