ADDITION: MGM / Fox - Region 'A' Blu-ray - October 08': I was a bit guarded about these new Bond Blu-ray releases but am thrilled to say that my #1 favorite - From Russia With Love - looks fabulous in 1080P. Hopefully, the below screen captures will bear out the higher level of detail - that exceeded my expectations for this, now 45 years young, film. The color scheme supports the 'Deluxe Edition' - as does the 1.66 aspect ratio. I recently updated my firmware to 4.2 (on my S300) but still had issues with playing this on my stand alone machine - and resorted to HTPC but even with my limited equipment I could see the vast superiority. Hopefully, this is not an issue with the Blu-ray itself - but we will update here as soon as we can confirm. Tatiana Romanova never looked better and Rosa Klebb never more sinister. I wish there was more grain but any prevalent noise is relegated to the background - usually being quite fine. I felt like this was akin to a theatrical viewing.

I recently reconfigured my audio set-up and definitely could note a difference in the lossless DTS HD track especially in the boat chase scene and the gypsy-girl fight. The 5.1 on the Deluxe as very good - but this is, expectantly, even better. The helicopter explosion and train sounds all had various degrees of separation to the rears. John Barry's score, in From Russia With Love, is iconic and sounded as tight and crisp as I have ever heard it. There are optional English or Spanish subtitles (no French) and these limitations leads us to conclude this is NOT a region free Blu-ray edition. Note: including the original track is an excellent idea.

Extras appear all the same as in the last SD-DVD ('Deluxe Edition'). The Terence Young commentary is the same on all 3 releases and the other featurettes have a strong focus on writer Ian Fleming. I didn't note any Blu-ray specific supplements but will take a closer examination before the weekend.