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The GEORGE LAZENBY Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Well, I popped in here expecting @retrokitty to be all over it.
    I remember she loves Laz. ;) Unless I've totally got that wrong ...
  • retrokittyretrokitty The Couv
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    4EverBonded wrote: »
    Well, I popped in here expecting @retrokitty to be all over it.
    I remember she loves Laz. ;) Unless I've totally got that wrong ...

    You remember correctly, @4EverBonded .... :D

    I'm still getting reacquainted with the forums... Don't worry, I'll be all over it all soon. Planning on a Bondathon - and when I mentioned it to Daniel he asked if he could do it with me. hahahaha... He just finished watching Austin Powers and said it was the best Bond he'd seen in a long time. :P
  • bondsumbondsum
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    shamanimal wrote: »
    It's funny how they did all that for Lazo, yet when Moore took over they did the opposite. No pre-credit appearance, no M office briefing, no Q scene.
    Q was written out of LALD due to Llewelyn's simultaneous appearance in the popular British television series Follyfoot, despite his character also having been written out of three episodes enabling him to appear in the film. However, the Bond producers ultimately decided to leave the character out of the film anyway, much to Llewelyn's annoyance. It's clear that when Connery declined to return after DAF, various scenes were rewritten for LALD, which included jettisoning Dr. No's Honeychile Rider in favour of Quarrel Jr. The thinking was to give as much distance between Connery's association with his character and Moore's own take. It's only by good fortune that Bernard Lee managed to return from an illness and not be replaced by Kenneth More as M, otherwise Kenneth More would've taken over from that point on. Not a terrible choice, but Kenneth More lacked the gruffness IMHO.

    As many commentators have pointed out, Lazenby had the monumental task of being the guy that replaced Connery at the peek of the series. Everything was done (or considered) to let the public know that it was the same James Bond, despite it being a different actor. By the time Moore took on the role, the public were already attuned to it not always being Connery in the role, since OHMSS had already proven to be hugely successful at the BO four years before.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    Kenneth More would have made a good M I have no doubt.
  • bondsumbondsum
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    Compared to some of the other Ms we got, I do believe More would've been an interesting replacement, but of a very different nature. His delivery would not have lent itself to the same sternness as Lee. Sadly, More himself departed this earth in '82, so after FYEO the producers would've had to find another replacement come OP.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    Trevor Howard might have been good too
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Or Jack Hawkins,but he died in 1973.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
    edited August 2019 Posts: 2,541
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    https://nerdist.com/article/on-her-majestys-secret-service-modern-james-bond/

    You might not have noticed it, but your brain did.-Harry Plinkett, RedLetterMedia
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    If nothing else, GL makes for a good song topic (I hope this is not a re-post).

    First up: "The Boris Flats" from 1999(?).



  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    And yet another, this time from Sondre Lerche.


  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Just recently bought on blu-ray The Man From Hong Kong, a mid 70s Ozplotation actioner with Mr Lazenby as the bad guy. Been wanting to see this since it was first released (big Bruce Lee fan) and Stoner which was the film he had signed on to do with Bruce Lee before his untimely death. TMFHK is an okay film with Jimmy Wang Yu in the lead, and I have to say quite enjoyed it, and the blu-Ray is stuffed full of extras.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited August 2019 Posts: 5,185
    Ah damn, that's too much of a short notice... i would have loved to attend that OHMSS screening with George.
    I'll see what i can do.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    00Agent wrote: »
    Ah damn, that's too much of a short notice... i would have loved to attend that OHMSS screening with George.
    I'll see what i can do.

    You'll be in or near Hungary at that time?
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited August 2019 Posts: 5,185
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    00Agent wrote: »
    Ah damn, that's too much of a short notice... i would have loved to attend that OHMSS screening with George.
    I'll see what i can do.

    You'll be in or near Hungary at that time?
    I live in Vienna, i could be there in 3 hours if i want to.
    But money and holidays will be the bigger issue as this is on a thursday.

    Damn, if i had known about this a couple month ago, i would have definitly attended.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited August 2019 Posts: 17,291
    00Agent wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    00Agent wrote: »
    Ah damn, that's too much of a short notice... i would have loved to attend that OHMSS screening with George.
    I'll see what i can do.

    You'll be in or near Hungary at that time?
    I live in Vienna, i could be there in 3 hours if i want to.
    But money and holidays will be the bigger issue as this is on a thursday.

    Damn, if i had known about this a couple month ago, i would have definitly attended.

    Forgot you live there! Bad luck you won't be able to attend; would have loved to read a report from the event here on the forum!
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited August 2019 Posts: 5,185
    Watching OHMSS on the big screen with George in attendance would certainly qualify as a Bond nerds dream. Let alone seeing two Bonds live in the same month.

    Problem is i am in Matera the week before and in London two weeks later, all Booked. Squeezing another holiday in between is tricky.
    I will have to do some calculating tomorrow ;)
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    00Agent wrote: »
    Watching OHMSS on the big screen with George in attendance would certainly qualify as a Bond nerds dream. Let alone seeing two Bonds live in the same month.

    Problem is i am in Matera the week before and in London two weeks later, all Booked. Squeezing another holiday in between is tricky.
    I will have to do some calculating tomorrow ;)

    At least your schedule already includes Bond related things!
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    Posts: 5,185
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    00Agent wrote: »
    Watching OHMSS on the big screen with George in attendance would certainly qualify as a Bond nerds dream. Let alone seeing two Bonds live in the same month.

    Problem is i am in Matera the week before and in London two weeks later, all Booked. Squeezing another holiday in between is tricky.
    I will have to do some calculating tomorrow ;)

    At least your schedule already includes Bond related things!

    Always ;)
  • TracyTracy
    edited September 2019 Posts: 1,639
    He was to be in Game of Death.....theres no way Lee would drop the project after filming 1/3 already , Lee had nothing to do with Stoner......that was a script done after Lee died , they prolly abandoned Game until '78 when faux version was released
  • TracyTracy
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    Owl is my fav Barbra movie prolly
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Happy 80th to a fantastic Bond!
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  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    I'll be attending the BFI OHMSS screening with George in the audience! He'll be doing a Q&A with David Walliams. I am beyond excited. The AM DBS will also be on display!
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    I'll be attending the BFI OHMSS screening with George in the audience! He'll be doing a Q&A with David Walliams. I am beyond excited. The AM DBS will also be on display!

    I'll be there too. Can't wait.

  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Me three! I'll be at all three films. I expect to be suitably drunk by Pierce o'clock.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    George will be a guest on 'The One Show' tonight at 7PM on BBC 2.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Red_Snow wrote: »
    George will be a guest on 'The One Show' tonight at 7PM on BBC 2.

    Do The One Show post interviews online?
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Its on BBC I-player but you will have to look for it under the 'all' section and scroll down until you programmes under the letter 'O'.

    Takes a while but it is there,i have recorded it from there,havent seen it yet,will do over the weekend.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    I saw it, and he looked great for a man of 80, he really did.

    Trouble is he didn't really appreciate this was a half hour magazine programme, so although his stories were fascinating, full of George's usual flare for exaggeration, he did ramble on. You could see the presenters squirming, no doubt with the director yelling in their ears 'Shut him up, we have a documentary about dolphins to squeeze in'.

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