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LALD is a classic theme song though!
I just got swept away with the adventure and enjoyed every bit of it, and the music was an equal part of that! :D
It has that Fleming sweep which picks you up and takes you from Harlem to the bayous of Louisana to the Caribbean. The voodoo motif gives the film a cohesity that other films lack and a strong identity and that little touch of exoticness.
Its villains are an interesting bunch and have genuine menace. The part where Kananga slices Bonds arm is one of the most sadistic thing in a Bond film.
And you have to remember in an era before cgi the stunts were simply jawdropping - the jumping the bayou, the doubledecker bus and the car smashes look tame in 2012 but along with the humour really stoked the audience in 1973.
LALD is a richly deserved classic.
I love how Roger Moore doesn't even flinch when his arm is sliced. Also I think we can agree that Sheriff JW Pepper isn't particularly Fleming-esque ;)
From what I remember he does flinch....
And Fleming filled his books with lots of little local characters - they wernt used for humour but they were there.
Maybe they cut it out on the version I have.
Could we agree that Raoul from DAD has a more "Fleming-esque" vibe than Sheriff Pepper? :))
Well, not much - its Roger Moore. But I am sure he winces when the knife slices.
I've just been a nerd and checked it - he doesn't really. All he says is "perhaps we could try something in an even simpler vein"
Christ, that is being a nerd. Maybe Rog just looks worried. He wasnt an emotive actor.
As for Raoul...Raoul is the one shining light in DAD amongst a sea of crud but I still prefer JW Pepper.
Christ, that is being a nerd.
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I have a problem :( :(
I personally didn't see this as a plot hole. Kananga is ascertaining whether Solitaire is bullshitting. Threatening Bond is just to up the ante and force her hand. It's slightly clumsy in it's execution but not really a plot hole. Taking Bond to the farm as the catalyst for a Boat chase is also lazy plotting but again not a plot hole.
Obviously not to you. But for others, including myself, LALD was a good movie, supported and documented by that Yahoo list.
Good point. I must have not been paying enough attention :(
Had Barry done the score, the film would have been just as good, probably better.
As much as i love barry, not sure his style of music would have fit the style and content of the movie.