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Here's Bach's reaction when she discovers Jaws in her train car:
Image edited by St_George - Barbara Bach just loves her some Jaws, she does... ;)
Image reset to her ugly mug by Luds ;)
1. Criticising an actress because you see her as "freakish" looking doesn't seem fair game.
2. You're plain wrong ;)
And if either Barbara Bach or Grace Jones came up and propositioned me, I know which one I'd pick ;)
Cut Jaws flapping and the circus and the PTS is one of the best, the centrifuge and the pheasant shoot and Corinnes death are played straight and are almost Fleming-esque. The gondola chase is a bit superfluous but cut the hovercraft ending (simultaneously losing the pigeon) and youre into the death of the scientists which again is quite a dark scene. A good fight in the museum and we're already halfway through. The carnival and cable car sequences both have the potential to be solid Bond if you hold back on the Jaws comedy moments (is there anything more sinister than Jaws in the clown suit walking down the alley?). Obviously not that happy with Bond going into space but can there be any other logical conclusion if we are to avoid another Bond-battles-the-villains-cohorts-in-an-underground-base climax?
At the end of the day Cubby said he always put every penny up on the screen and has that ever been more evident than in MR? OK its not FRWL or OHMSS (but then nor is TSWLM) but you cant deny that MR doesnt give you sensational value for your ticket in providing sheer entertainment with Rog, Ken Adam and John Barry at the very top of their games.
People keep talking about how much better a villain Drax is than Stromberg. I disagree, I think Drax was rather stupid (more to the point the script went too out of its way to provide some action). Bond went to talk to Drax, who at that point was not a suspect. Drax then tries to have Bond killed on his property. What a way to not draw suspicion to yourself @-)
CHEEEAAAPP!!
On the pre-credits sequences alone: TSWLM wins and only because the MR parachute sequence is spoilt by Jaws flapping his arms!
Anyway as far as which film is better, thematically they are both very similar but for me it boils down to the fact that I just felt the chap (Victor) looking amazed then looking at his wine bottle, was far more convincing on the beach when the Lotus drove out the water in TSWLM than he was sitting at the Venetian cafe when the Bondola drove past in MR. I'm not blaming his acting style, for he is truly gifted in what is a small though integral and challenging role, but I just felt the Sardinian beach location lends itself far better to the drunken tourist scenario than the more refined cultural landscape of Venice.
The extraordinary Liparus set; the even more extraordinary cliff jump stunt; the war film-stylee climax; the plot that sees the British and the Russkies joining forces and the heroine seeking to kill the hero; Carly Simon doing it better than any other singer; Jaws (more carnivore than clown here); XXX's assets; Caroline Munro's assets as well, of course; the brilliant titles; the cool underwater villain's lair that is Atlantis; the submersible Lotus and the wetbike; the majesty of the Pyramids, the touristy beauty of Sardinia and the dramatic starkness of the Pacific Ocean; and, naturally, Sir Rog's 007 coming into his own. Spy, frankly, is Bond and beyond...! :)
I find Spy very self aware and that final fight on the sub is amazing. Great flick all around, really strong entry in Bond's canon.