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Confessions of a Bond fan

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  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    shamanimal wrote: »
    I was born in 1966, and Live and Let Die was one of the first films I ever saw at the pictures. If I saw it the year it was released, I'd have been seven or eight years old. It's possible I could have seen it on a re-run, but I don't think I was much older than that.
    Anyway, for ages after, I thought all black people were baddies, because of that film. I'd never met a black person, living in an English village, and although I was too young to understand the plot, I could see that the hero was white, and all the bad people trying to kill him were black. In my mind, I thought, if people were black skinned, they were bad, naughty people. It was that 'black and white' in my mind.
    I can see how this could happen. They almost needed a big disclaimer in front of the film (no way they could make it this way today)! There's always Strutter & Quarrel Jr. as the few good guys though, but they're not particularly memorable compared to the super-charismatic villain roster.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited January 2017 Posts: 6,432
    Because I am dyslexic I used to think Sean Connery was pronounced Seen Connery #-o

    I know I have read this on here though I thought the same, back in the VHS days I was convinced Tiffany Case puts her cigarette out on Bonds chest.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    bondjames wrote: »
    shamanimal wrote: »
    I was born in 1966, and Live and Let Die was one of the first films I ever saw at the pictures. If I saw it the year it was released, I'd have been seven or eight years old. It's possible I could have seen it on a re-run, but I don't think I was much older than that.
    Anyway, for ages after, I thought all black people were baddies, because of that film. I'd never met a black person, living in an English village, and although I was too young to understand the plot, I could see that the hero was white, and all the bad people trying to kill him were black. In my mind, I thought, if people were black skinned, they were bad, naughty people. It was that 'black and white' in my mind.
    I can see how this could happen. They almost needed a big disclaimer in front of the film (no way they could make it this way today)! There's always Strutter & Quarrel Jr. as the few good guys though, but they're not particularly memorable compared to the super-charismatic villain roster.

    Dont forget the Craig era Felix !

  • barryt007barryt007
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    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    Because I am dyslexic I used to think Sean Connery was pronounced Seen Connery #-o

    I know I have read this on here though I thought the same, back in the VHS days I was convinced Tiffany Case puts her cigarette out on Bonds chest.

    I thought both as well,and as regarding the Sean Connery,i thought the same,and i wasn't dyslexic !! (another honest demon exorcised !! )

  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    I recall reading Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe for the first time, I was always puzzled as to what the Is Land was, that was continuingly mentioned in those books. ;))
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Bless,that must be so frustrating...
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    I was young modern tech makes it alot easier and you can train your brain to adapt, spell and grammar check made further education alot easier.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    I know I have read this on here though I thought the same, back in the VHS days I was convinced Tiffany Case puts her cigarette out on Bonds chest.

    I'd buy it, simply because Sean Connery is that cool.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    I know I have read this on here though I thought the same, back in the VHS days I was convinced Tiffany Case puts her cigarette out on Bonds chest.

    I'd buy it, simply because Sean Connery is that cool.

    I totally bought it, and Sean never flinched ;))

    I always tried to determine when Sean went Bald, during TB I was convinced Sean had a full head of hair during certain underwater sequences... At a later age I realised that was the stunt man's hair :))
  • RC7RC7
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    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    back in the VHS days I was convinced Tiffany Case puts her cigarette out on Bonds chest.

    Me too. On TV and VHS you just couldn't see it. One of those things I was gutted to realise once it hit DVD. Way more badass as I'd originally imagined it.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    RC7 wrote: »
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    back in the VHS days I was convinced Tiffany Case puts her cigarette out on Bonds chest.

    Me too. On TV and VHS you just couldn't see it. One of those things I was gutted to realise once it hit DVD. Way more badass as I'd originally imagined it.

    On TV and VHS the ashtray was just a blur, and with Connery's excess of hair it was camouflaged.
  • CrzChris4CrzChris4
    edited January 2017 Posts: 462
    My earliest memory of Bond is Connery ripping the wetsuit off and revealing his white tuxedo. I was extremely young. Well...in the late-nineties I didn't have access to the internet. Brosnan was Bond at the time and TWINE was being released. I couldn't have been more than like 6-7 at that time.

    I don't know why but I remember distincting thinking that the pre-title sequence of GF played out in a Brosnan film. It wasn't until I started collecting the VHS and Special Edition DVDs that I learned it wasn't.
  • shamanimalshamanimal
    edited January 2017 Posts: 623
    bondjames wrote: »
    They almost needed a big disclaimer in front of the film (no way they could make it this way today)! There's always Strutter & Quarrel Jr. as the few good guys though, but they're not particularly memorable compared to the super-charismatic villain roster.

    Ironically, wasn't LALD one of the first major films to feature its main lead star in a mixed relationship? (such a it was..)
    As far as the all-black villains, I doubt they'd make the film like that now, but there's nothing actually racist about the film at all, (that I can remember). I'd like to think they could make it now, but I doubt they would, because I think we're living in a world of hyper-sensitivity these days.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    When Entertainment Tonight announced (sometime in June of 1986) that the title of the 15th James Bond movie would be THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, they also announced that Brosnan was not going to be playing Bond afterall. The new James Bond was to be the 32 year old Australian actor FINLAY LIGHT.
    Up until August of that year, I truly believed the 4th Bond was to indeed be Finlay Light.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Hold on. Wasn't she saying "bitch"? That's what I still think.

    Just looked it up. Wow. Learn something new every day here.

    I thought it was "bitch" for the longest time, too, until I started using subtitles and realized it was "Buliatch."
    I thought she was saying it gangsta slang style and thought it was pretty cool. Eg. Biatch!

    Thanks for reminding me of this! I too thought she screamed "Biyatch!" for the longest time, although I always recognized that still didn't sound quite right (and made no sense for her character).
  • tanaka123tanaka123
    edited January 2017 Posts: 4,325
    When I first watched GoldenEye at 11 years old I thought Pierce Brosnan was American - I just couldn't place his accent - to be fair there's a mid-Atlanticness to his accent - just check out his 'Bond, James Bond' delivery with Christmas Jones in TWINE.

    On Xenia - I have a passing familiarity with the Russian language so never thought she was saying 'bitch'! Although I used to think she was saying 'poker' rather than 'baccarat' in the casino scene!
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
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    I assumed Maurice Binder did From Russia With Love and Goldfinger titles for quite a long time.

    Speaking of GF - It took me so long to figure out what Felix said on the phone in Goldfinger when Bond calls him up and says 'the girl is dead', Leiter says a word and then Bond replies - 'no Jill Masterson.' I had to rewind (VHS day!) so many times and even that didn't help me out - eventually I figured it was 'dink' but I remember that bugging me. Mainly because I didn't put together the idea that Felix was asking about the other girl he had seen Bond with.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    It took me a while to realise that the golden girl in the GF titles is Margaret Nolan who played Dink.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    It took me a while to figure out what Lazenby's says to the valet in OHMSS. Always thought he said: "Take care of those gloves.", while he says "clubs" instead of "gloves".

    Which is shameful twice, because I'm a golf enthusiast as well. :))
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited January 2017 Posts: 4,813
    I never knew Sean Connery was James Bond until way way after I saw The Last Crusade (and I was like 20 years old!!)

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  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    I didn't realise for a long time that George Lazenby was dubbed by George Baker for his scenes posing as Sir Hilary Bray.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    I assumed Maurice Binder did From Russia With Love and Goldfinger titles for quite a long time.

    Speaking of GF - It took me so long to figure out what Felix said on the phone in Goldfinger when Bond calls him up and says 'the girl is dead', Leiter says a word and then Bond replies - 'no Jill Masterson.' I had to rewind (VHS day!) so many times and even that didn't help me out - eventually I figured it was 'dink' but I remember that bugging me. Mainly because I didn't put together the idea that Felix was asking about the other girl he had seen Bond with.

    You've just educated me Major,because I never knew that until now !! ...this thread I have created has become a classroom instead of a monster thread...who would have thought it !!

  • shamanimalshamanimal
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    tanaka123 wrote: »
    When I first watched GoldenEye at 11 years old I thought Pierce Brosnan was American - I just couldn't place his accent - to be fair there's a mid-Atlanticness to his accent - just check out his 'Bond, James Bond' delivery with Christmas Jones in TWINE.

    Baaahnd. James Bahhhnd. Hated that.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    shamanimal wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    When I first watched GoldenEye at 11 years old I thought Pierce Brosnan was American - I just couldn't place his accent - to be fair there's a mid-Atlanticness to his accent - just check out his 'Bond, James Bond' delivery with Christmas Jones in TWINE.

    Baaahnd. James Bahhhnd. Hated that.

    He does have American citizenship now - so I was retrospectively correct!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    shamanimal wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    When I first watched GoldenEye at 11 years old I thought Pierce Brosnan was American - I just couldn't place his accent - to be fair there's a mid-Atlanticness to his accent - just check out his 'Bond, James Bond' delivery with Christmas Jones in TWINE.

    Baaahnd. James Bahhhnd. Hated that.
    Horrid & so bloody self conscious as well!
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    When a bunker is exploding around you, you really don't have the time to speak clearly.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Aaaah..another one I had,was I was convinced that Sean Connery was in TMWTGG and was gobsmacked when it came on TV and Roger Moore walked across the gunbarrel.

    A long time ago now though.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    Aaaah..another one I had,was I was convinced that Sean Connery was in TMWTGG and was gobsmacked when it came on TV and Roger Moore walked across the gunbarrel.

    A long time ago now though.

    Kind of like a bad Tales of the Unexpected episode that one, Barry! :))
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited February 2017 Posts: 19,339
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Aaaah..another one I had,was I was convinced that Sean Connery was in TMWTGG and was gobsmacked when it came on TV and Roger Moore walked across the gunbarrel.

    A long time ago now though.

    Kind of like a bad Tales of the Unexpected episode that one, Barry! :))

    Hahaha It was,although Sir Rog was the Bond I grew up with,i was disappointed not to see ConneryBond in the film battling Scaramanga,I was all excited about it I remember.

  • barryt007barryt007
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    LALD confused me like mad @Birdleson ,you arnt alone..the fact i thought Mr Big was Jaws in disguise when i was a kid...!!!
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