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FoxRox

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FoxRox
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Favourite Fleming Novel
From Russia With Love
Favourite Bond Film
Casino Royale
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Sean Connery
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  • CD is my most loved format, because that way I get to have a physical copy and also import it to my iTunes where I can then transfer it to my PC and phone. I can’t get behind streaming services; I want to own my stuff.
  • OHMSS over MR easily TB over LTK a little less easily, but still definite
  • I have a new nickname for the great Thunderball: the blue raspberry Bond. Yes it’s very silly, but I call it that because it’s the bluest and coolest Bond (come on; if the film had to be a flavor, it would have to be blue raspberry). I love blue-fla…
  • CR54: 4 DN: 3 FRWL: 3 GF: 4 TB: 2 (+1) CR67: 1 YOLT: 1 OHMSS: 0 DAF: 1 LALD: 1 TMWTGG: 0 TSWLM: 2 MR: 1 FYEO: 0 OP: 1 NSNA: 0 AVTAK: 1 TLD: 2 LTK: 1 GE: 1 TND: 1 TWINE: 1 DAD: 1 CR: 1 QOS: 0 SF: 0 SP: 0 NTTD: 0 Nelson: …
  • Still holding out a little hope for the classic navy suit as well from YOLT, TSWLM, and TND!
  • antovolk wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Pavlo wrote: » Léa Seydoux is back as French psychologist Madeleine Swann — at the beginning of No Time to Die she's living peacefully in Jamaica with a retired Bond This is surprising. Are we sure sh…
  • Oversensitivity. These are all characters in a movie - how we feel about them obviously isn’t how we feel about people in real life. Why is it worse to want a female character to die than a male character anyway (why is it bad at all when they are f…
  • The new images all look fantastic! I especially like the one with Felix. Craig deserves to go out with a bang; I’m feeling quite optimistic lately he will.
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » Dealing with an absolutely horrendous migraine right now. I get headaches pretty frequently (genetics - mom’s side of the family), but some much worse than others. I hate to miss a day of college this ear…
  • Dealing with an absolutely horrendous migraine right now. I get headaches pretty frequently (genetics - mom’s side of the family), but some much worse than others. I hate to miss a day of college this early in the semester but I have to rest.
  • What can I say - I love prog rock!
  • Goldfinger - the zoom-in of Felix resting after the gas spray, with the solemn score in the background.
  • Thank you again @Birdleson; I know this one’s your favorite! I certainly felt all its magic this time. I hate having DN in last place for the time being, but the competition is very stiff and I know in the end it will still have a high ranking too.
  • Another great review @royale65! FRWL is by all means a perfect Bond classic. Goldfinger is the Bond film where everything came together. DN and FRWL started things off near-perfectly in establishing the franchise’s template, and GF refined what t…
  • CR54: 4 DN: 3 FRWL: 3 GF: 3 (+1) TB: 1 CR67: 1 YOLT: 1 OHMSS: 0 DAF: 1 LALD: 1 TMWTGG: 0 TSWLM: 1 MR: 1 FYEO: 0 OP: 1 NSNA: 0 AVTAK: 1 TLD: 2 LTK: 1 GE: 1 TND: 1 TWINE: 1 DAD: 1 CR: 1 QOS: 0 SF: 0 SP: 0 NTTD: 0 Nelson: …
  • Good riddance Green Bay. Well I didn’t get my teams in the big game, but I’m cool with the ones who made it. Chiefs and 49ers have earned their place. It certainly feels like the freshest Super Bowl we’ve gotten in a long while; so glad New England …
  • FRWL over GF. A couple years ago it would be reversed, but my love for FRWL keeps going up. No knock on GF because it’s still also one of the best. SF over AVTAK much more easily.
  • Don’t remember the last time I did this. As of now: 1. Connery 2. Craig 3. Lazenby 4. Moore 5. Brosnan 6. Dalton Lazenby are Moore are roughly tied for me, as are Brosnan and Dalton. Unless Craig has another SP-type performance or worse i…
  • jake24 wrote: » Resurrection wrote: » If we have 4 years gap in a bond film then 3 hrs isn't going to be an issue for me. The more bond the better. Agreed. Pacing is key. True. How they use the time, whether it's 2 hours or 3, is w…
  • Going to try recreating what my ranking might have looked like when I first went through all the films, when I was much younger. I'm not sure about every place (especially that middle section, from about 11-15), but it's just a rough attempt to see …
  • Birdleson wrote: » Quite a thesis! @Birdleson Thank you. It certainly is fascinating how tastes change as you get older! The Terence Young films are some of my absolute favorites now, whereas when I was a young kid only DN probably would ha…
  • TripAces wrote: » Ryan wrote: » muzz100 wrote: » The DC films have been badly served overall by the theme songs. Let’s hope it’s a belter. I don't know what the consensus is on the forum but I think it's even so far. Two cracking song…
  • I didn't always love From Russia with Love. As a young kid first getting into the series, it was probably my least favorite of the Connery films. It didn't jump out to me the way bigger, flashier films like GF or YOLT did. However, as an older, more…
  • CR54: 4 DN: 2 FRWL: 2 (+1) GF: 1 TB: 0 CR67: 1 YOLT: 1 OHMSS: 0 DAF: 1 LALD: 1 TMWTGG: 0 TSWLM: 1 MR: 0 FYEO: 0 OP: 0 NSNA: 0 AVTAK: 1 TLD: 2 LTK: 0 GE: 1 TND: 1 TWINE: 1 DAD: 1 CR: 1 QOS: 0 SF: 0 SP: 0 NTTD: 0 Nelson: …
  • Birdleson wrote: » I'll admit that it has everything I could imagine going against it: continuing the already tedious storyline, political awareness, chaotic production, Swann, full Scooby Gang in tow). But I still can't envision it sinking to SP…
  • It would be crushingly disappointing if it’s no better than SP. I see a few similar elements but I’m still very hopeful there’ll be enough new stuff to separate them.
  • @royale65 Excellent! DN is indeed a lean machine and has a lot of brilliant subtle touches that other films cannot lay claim to. The simplicity of the film is something we are unlikely to see again in the series. Connery turned in a stunning Bond pe…
  • I've just begun to try some King Crimson. This first album is quite a treat - loved this song in particular.
  • Ryan wrote: » To paraphrase Le Chiffre, "That's it? Anybody want to discuss the title song now?" It’ll be interesting to see if they use the film title or go with an original song title. My random guess is an original title, but as to wh…
  • Max_The_Parrot wrote: » goldenswissroyale wrote: » Bond is never wearing a helmet in TSWLM? How do you even think these things up? It would never have occurred to me to think of clothing but now it has been mentioned pretty sure MR is O…