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  • NicNacNicNac
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    Luds, I have never heard of OSS 117 but I'm finding this absolutely fascinating. As these films ran concurrently with the Bonds was the OSS117 series influenced by Bond? Are there similarities in the editing styles for example?

    Also by googling it appears the author of these books wrote 91 titles between '49 and his death in '63, after which his widow carried on with over 100 more, then his daughter after that. It looks like there are well over 200 novels in the series.

    A shame Fleming didn't manage that! ;-)
  • LudsLuds
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    OSS was born in the late 40s by author Jean Bruce, well before Bond was born. The first few flicks date from the late 50s, again, before the first Bonds. There's no question Fleming's agent was more interesting and better written in my opinion, but OSS was indeed a predecessor. I've only watched the two I posted about and they compare heavily in style and editing to DN.

    The two OSS flicks I've posted so far are the first ones with the same director, André Hunebelle who had wanted to work on this for a long time. Their signing of Kerwin Mathews to star was also a sign of making this a big budget series in France. The first 2 star Mathews, then once he priced himself too high they turned to unknown (a la Lazenby) Frederick Stafford who spoke 5 languages fluently, and then to John Gavin in 1968, the same man who went on to become James Bond for DAF before EON convinced Connery to come back. I tell you Nick, the OSS history is very interesting!

    If you understand French I can't state enough how interesting this is. I picked up the Region 2 box set which contains 5 flicks on amazon.fr. The series comes with a nice little booklet providing a bit of history about the novels, the flicks, and the actors. All movies are filled with extras too B-)

    Also the recent spoofs of OSS, which I find absolutely fantastic starring comedic genius Jean Dujardin have little to do with the old series. They're still great but more of a Bond spoof starring the OSS character than an OSS spoof.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSS_117
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    I put myself through Never Say Never Again again after my conversation with @BAIN123. The first time I've seen it fully in a least seven or eight years and wow, for a Bond film it wants to be, there's not a lot of action and what they is it's so dull. Also the score - yuk.

    I think this now my be below Die Another Day for me in position 23/22.
  • LudsLuds
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    Samuel001 said:

    I think this now my be below Die Another Day for me in position 23/22.





    X_X Nonsense! NSNA didn't rape the franchise!
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    Luds said:

    Samuel001 said:

    I think this now my be below Die Another Day for me in position 23/22.





    X_X Nonsense! NSNA didn't rape the franchise!


    Ha, ha! You know I expected a comment from you, @Luds. Very true. Never Say Never Again just raped itself and in a way, Bond in the process. Being that it's not a real Bond film may keep it above Die Another Day - I'll let you know when I rewatch it.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.
  • JBFan626JBFan626
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    I watched Croupier with Clive Owen over the weekend. I enjoyed this movie: a personal tale of a blocked writer not able to make ends meets. So it seems he sells his soul, or at least compromises his morals to do so, by becoming a casino croupier. The film had a real nice narrative and strong acting. I enjoyed the first person narrative; gave it an almost film noire quality. The story also had a shocking conclusion. Finally, we can't ignore the obvious: this is essentially Clive Owen's screen test as Bond. He looks great in a tux in a casino, knows how to romance, can fight, and has sharp delivery with the lines. He also has a very impressive look in his eyes that tells what he's thinking without words--very convincing. Some of the casino scenes almost looked like they could have been out of Thunderball. A good film; one I would recommend, especially to see what a potential Bond candidate could have been.
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    MajorDSmythe said:

    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.



    I just can't it personally. It's so lifeless.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.



    I just can't it personally. It's so lifeless.



    No Bond film is more lifeless than AVTAK.
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    MajorDSmythe said:

    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.



    I just can't it personally. It's so lifeless.



    No Bond film is more lifeless than AVTAK.


    At least we had a great villain in that film along with a John Barry score.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.



    I just can't it personally. It's so lifeless.



    No Bond film is more lifeless than AVTAK.


    At least we had a great villain in that film along with a John Barry score.


    I can't agree. AVTAK has no redeeming qualities at all. Hence why it wallows at the bottom of my Bond film ranking.
  • Samuel001Samuel001
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    MajorDSmythe said:

    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.



    I just can't it personally. It's so lifeless.



    No Bond film is more lifeless than AVTAK.


    At least we had a great villain in that film along with a John Barry score.


    I can't agree. AVTAK has no redeeming qualities at all. Hence why it wallows at the bottom of my Bond film ranking.


    It's not great at all, I agree but you can't see what a great psychotic villain Walken plays or that another great score from Barry, particularly 'He's Dangerous', as "redeeming qualities"?

    Do you see A View To A Kill as having Graves and a David Arnold score?
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    Samuel001 said:

    MajorDSmythe said:

    I still believe that NSNA for all it's faults, is still better than a good deal of the EON films.



    I just can't it personally. It's so lifeless.



    No Bond film is more lifeless than AVTAK.


    At least we had a great villain in that film along with a John Barry score.


    I can't agree. AVTAK has no redeeming qualities at all. Hence why it wallows at the bottom of my Bond film ranking.


    It's not great at all, I agree but you can't see what a great psychotic villain Walken plays or that another great score from Barry, particularly 'He's Dangerous', as "redeeming qualities"?

    Do you see A View To A Kill as having Graves and a David Arnold score?



    Don't get me wrong, i'm not holding DAD up as a paragon of Bond greatness. In my last Bond film ranking, I put it in the bottom tier / about 4 films from the bottom. I see DAD as being less awful than AVTAK. But at the end of the day, they're both Bond films that I could happily go with watching indefinitely.
  • j7wildj7wild
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    Wisdom with Demi Moore and Emilio Estevez, when Demi was Hotter

    4/5
  • j7wildj7wild
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    Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon

    10/10 - 5/5 - Five Stars - Two Thumbs Up

    What an Effing Awesome Movie!!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    A double dose of home grown, not to mention two of my favourite actors.

    The Rite (2011)

    6. Anthony Hopkins
    1. The Tenth Man (1988)
    2. Hannibal (2001)
    3. The Edge (1997)
    4. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
    5. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
    6. The Rite (2011)
    7. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    8. Magic (1978)
    9. Red Dragon (2002)


    And...


    1. Hawks (1988)

    7. Timothy Dalton
    1. Hawks (1988)
    2. The Living Daylights (1987)
    3. Licence To Kill (1989)
    4. Toy Story 3 (2010)
    5. Hot Fuzz (2007)
    6. Possessed (2000)
    7. The Rocketeer (1991)
    8. The Informant (1997)
    9. Made Men (1999)
    10. Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
  • haserothaserot
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    i actually just went through my Jurassic Park trilogy, as it's been quite a few years since i've watched both the original and The Lost World..

    the original Jurassic Park still blows me away to this day... the effects still hold up and only in brief moments do they appear dated..

    The Lost World, while not as classic as the original, I still feel it's a fun movie..

    Jurassic Park 3 suffers from being just a little short... the other films were over 2 hours - and part 3 i believe is only 100 minutes (or something like that).... a little more time on the island, with a little more Dinosaur variety would've made the film terrific.... but alas, it's only "decent"
  • j7wildj7wild
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    Scarface 10/10

    it looks even better on DVD

    I counted 239 times the F word was used

    LOL!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe
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    Kaboom (2010)

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    Okayyyy, that has to be one of the most off-the-wall films i've seen. A little more investigation might've prepared me, rather than just seeing Bennett's name in the list and wanting to get a copy. It's like: dream, sex, sex, dream, sex, masked killers, sex, illuminati style cult, end.

    24. Haley Bennett
    1. The Haunting Of Molly Hartley (2008)
    2. The Hole (2010)
    3. Music And Lyrics (2007)
    4. Kaboom (2010)
    5. Marley & Me (2008)
  • 001001
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    Batman and Robin 1997
    Not Good 5/10
  • bondboy007bondboy007
    Posts: 149
    I just got the Back to the Future Trilogy on Blu-Ray and just finished the third one. Other than Bond and Indiana Jones, probably my favorite movie series. Easily some of the most imaginative, fun movies ever made. 10/10 for all of them.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    @001: Agreed! Batman and Robin made a mockery of the Batman movie series. All of Mr. Freeze's cheesy ice-related puns, Poison Ivy's butchered character, Chris O'Donnel's "I can do anything you can do" Robin attitude, etc. The list is endless. Batman Forever was far better!
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Watched the original Cape Fear this afternoon and enjoyed it. Occasionally stiff acting from Peck but Robert Mitchum was excellent as the slimy, repulsive Max Cady. Less OTT than DeNiro's character in 1991.

    Bernard Herman's fantastic score is what makes the film though.

    8/10
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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    Just watched Oldboy again - top top top movie.

    8.5 out of 10.

    On a different note:

  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    Updateroo, chaps...

    Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) - aka 'The Ford And Connery Show'; a thoroughly satisfying origins and father-son adventure for the whip-cracker
    Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008) - a more sedate, maybe over-CGI-ed, but still eminently entertaining Cold War outing for a veteran Indy
    Salt (2010) - loud action-driven espionage hokum that, although engaging at times, completely loses the plot in its second third
    Coming To America (1988) - classic '80s fairytale rom-com for adults from John Landis, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall
    Tango And Cash (1989) - complete cobblers violent action adventure from - again - the '80s; Sly and Kurt's ridiculous by-play ensures its more engaging than Salt, mind



    The flicks I've watched in 2011

    CW = Cinema watch
    FW = First watch
    RW = Re-watch


    5 out of 5 ~ *****
    Elizabeth (1998) RW
    The King's Speech (2010) CW/ FW
    Layer Cake (2004) FW
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) RW
    They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1969) FW
    WALL.E (2008) RW


    4 out of 5 ~ ****
    Alpha Male (2006) RW
    Beverly Hills Cop (1984) RW
    Brazil (1985) RW
    Coming To America (1988) RW
    Los Cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) (2007) FW
    The Damned United (2009) FW
    The Darjeeling Limited (2007) FW
    The Departed (2006) RW
    An Education (2009) FW
    Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984) RW
    Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) RW
    Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008) RW
    The Killing Fields (1984) FW
    The Last King Of Scotland (2006) FW
    Scener ur ett äktenskap (Scenes From A Marriage) (1973) FW
    Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal) (1957) FW
    X-Men: First Class (2011) CW/ FW


    3 out of 5 ~ ***
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) RW
    Birthday Girl (2001) FW
    Brideshead Revisited (2008) FW
    Cote d'Azur (Cockles And Mussels) (2005) FW
    Escape To Victory (1981) RW
    Female Agents (2008) FW
    Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) FW
    Genova (2008) FW
    The Ghost Writer (2010) FW
    Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003) RW
    Hallam Foe (2007) FW
    Hope Springs (2003) FW
    Monkey Business (1952) RW
    Octopussy (1983) RW
    Proof (2005) FW
    Quantum Of Solace (2008) RW
    Les Rivières Pourpres (The Crimson Rivers) (2000) FW
    Sweet Charity (1969) FW
    Trust The Man (2005) FW


    2 out of 5 ~ **
    Cocktail (1988) RW
    Déficit (2007) FW
    Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) FW
    Night Watch (1995) RW
    Salt (2010) FW
    Tango And Cash (1989) FW


    1 out of 5 ~ *


  • SharkBaitSharkBait
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    Watched another re-run of 'First Blood'. I have seen the first two Rambo films over and over again in the past few years. It's been some time since I saw the 3rd or 4th.
    The one's in charge always want to shove us these first two films. Particularly the first one, which is shown many many times on the commercial channels, and sometimes, even on the non-commercial channels. Anyway, even though I think I last saw it earlier this year, I still think it's good. Hmmm... maybe 4/5...
  • 001001
    Posts: 532
    The flamingo kid (1984) 8/10
    Funny film.
  • TracyTracy
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    Dr Sinn , wasnt he the Fu Manchu-esque baddie on Jonny Quest 60s toon lol ?
  • TracyTracy
    Posts: 317
    Batman and Robin *shudder*

    Batman Sub Zero is all right , not great like Mask of Phantasm but watchable.
  • LudsLuds
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    Män som hatar kvinnor (2009)

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    Going through the Millennium books with Misses Luds, who just finished the 1st one so we popped the blu-ray in last night. The first installment is rather good, but suffers as much as any novel which is adapted to the big screen: The action is too fast. The movie is 150 minutes long yet everything feels rushed. No time to establish secondary characters and relationships, such as Michael's relationship with Berger, Lisbeth's past, a lot was removed from Vagner and Michael's talk, the movie basically hints that Michael is hired to find Harriet's killer, no mention of writing the novel about the Vagner history and no mention of helping Michael with Wennerström. Out also is Michael and Cecilia Vanger's romance, and plenty more.

    As expected a few things had to be modified to better fit the story on screen, Dragan Armanskij basically has a came role, no time to put Anita Vagner's sequence where Michael taps her phone call to Australia, Lisbeth providing the help about the numbers and names in the bible rather than Michael's daughter, amongst others.

    Obviously, when watching such a movie, it's important not to be too focussed about these differences as not all stories can be adapted into a 2h movie, even a 2h30 movie. Noomi Rapace was very good as Lisbeth, and so was Michael Nyqvist as Blomkvist, there really isn't much more to say than that. Great story, disappointing pace, typical adaptation. For the story and not pansying out, I'll give this an 8/10
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