Seve
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quote=Seve Top "Traditional" Action Movies by year (i.e. not Sci-Fi or Superhero) DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » There are also superhero movies. Yes, I have chosen to exclude them, as I wanted to look at ones where the degree of action "real…
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I think the current trend in action films is away from gritty realism, due to the influence of the Superhero movie, but often too far away for my liking. The "Bourne" effect has been surplanted by the "Fast & Furious" effect (once F&F bec…
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Curiosity killed the Spy It’s no use spying over spilled blood Easy love, easy die You stab my back, I’ll shoot yours Learn to kill before you spy A bomb in time kills nine Absence makes the heart grow colder Spys of a feather die together T…
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Mike Connors is best known for playing the PI Mannix for 8 years, in the TV series of the same name (1967-75). Before that he had previously played an undercover Agent called "Nick" in another TV series called "Tightrope" (1959-60). In between he ma…
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Ah, thanks fir that, I've been away for a while
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Now Messi has won a World Cup, so I guess that settles that?
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Thanks for sharing the interesting info guys j_w_pepper wrote: » So I guess the German version would be as good (or bad) as any other. In my case, as I can't comprehend German or French, I would love some English subtitles in lieu of an …
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delfloria wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » Today I had an interesting conversation with my Gen Z students. I asked what characteristics define their generation. "We don't care about anything." I pressed a little more, but nothing. Their interest in D…
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Yes, I'm just watching the OSS 117 Frederick Stafford movies now. As you say, probably the most polished productions in the genre (outside of the real thing of course) The Agent 55 film is available of Youtube, as are almost all the Kommissar X s…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Oh, "the Chuck Norris scene" Exactly, or even Wesley Snipes in "The Art Of War" a tepid B movie which came out in 2000, long before Skyfall DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Yes, I think Skyfall is a Proto-John Wick, but …
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The third of the "Big Three" Eurospy actors, Ken Clark made 3 movies as Agent 077, plus 4 other spy genre movies, "None But The Lonely Spy", "FX 18 Secret Agent", "Tiffany Memorandum" and "The Fuller Report". Special Mission – Lady Chaplin Sup…
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DewiWynBond wrote: » Another Lie To Live peter wrote: » @DewiWynBond … I think Another Lie To Live sounds very Bond. I really like it. SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » Totally agree. It's easily one of the best titles here. Yep,…
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BOND VILLAINS There’s a mysterious stranger who wants to rule the world With a sinister sidekick and a beautiful girl Is he a member of SPECTRE or the Spangled gang? An agent of SMERSH, or just a rich madman? His appetite for power is positiv…
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"Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die" Oh wait, someone else already used that one, pity https://www.filmpostergallery.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kiss-the-girls-and-make-them-die-australian-daybill-poster.jpg I like this one CrabKey wr…
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I'm choosing to exclude TV shows from the category "Eurospy". For me the best of the TV shows are far better than most of the James Bond immitator movies. Dangerman, The Avengers, Department S, Man In A Suitcase or Ghost Squad from the UK (I don't i…
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I'm currently exploring the World of Eurospy movies (essentially the 1960s) and so far I find the Germans seem to be the best at it. Also I like that the Europeans generally seem to take things more seriously than the British and Americans, just as …
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BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » Geishas are not whores. True dat, but they are not exactly the western idea of women's liberation either BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » Unless your oculist is off on the topic of rape, in which case we may want…
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mtm wrote: » My point about Bond’s cultural background not affecting his ability to ride a hovercraft gondola was a glib but apposite attempt to point out that Bond’s cultural background has very little affect on the person we see onscreen punchin…
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BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » Seve wrote: » As you suggest Batman (representing all vigilante super-heros in general) has his place in the World considered by Christopher Nolan as part of that movie, but I haven't really heard of anyone discu…
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BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » Seve wrote: » Book Bond also thinks rape is an attractive prospect and frequents brothels if he's short of time or doesn't get lucky... I remember the "rape" reference from the books -- not one of Flemin…
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mtm wrote: » But to answer your question, the point would be to get a really good actor and not worry about the details in his appearance; just like there was no ‘point’ to hiring a blond actor. And another ‘point’ would be to increase the accepta…
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NickTwentyTwo wrote: » I feel like it's definitely relevant with Sherlock Holmes, Ethan Hunt, Batman, etc. Batman's place in the world is a big theme of TDK, I'd say. Also, I don't think Batman ever blackmailed anyone into sex, committed acts t…
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DarthDimi wrote: » mtm wrote: » Whereas I love them all and they were all immensely popular and successful around the world. Diverting from Fleming, as every single Bond film has done so far, is fine. I would say it's necessary even if…
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mtm wrote: » Whereas I love them all and they were all immensely popular and successful around the world. Diverting from Fleming, as every single Bond film has done so far, is fine. Yes, as I said - "We will each have our own opinion on th…
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ColonelAdamski wrote: » I'm about three quarters through the You Only Live Twice novel, I should finish it today. It would actually be un-filmable today as a Bond movie. There's virtually no action at all in most of the book, and its attitudes to …
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M16_Cart wrote: » fanbond123 wrote: » This is why actors are hired to act. Thinking is not their forte. I'd stick to acting, Daniel Wow, what a smug opinion. Mmmmm, I'm pretty sure it's been said before by some famous Producer or…
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mtm wrote: » Seve wrote: » mtm wrote: » I don’t know, was there much accumulated history in the character being shown when he drove a gondola hovercraft around St Mark’s Square? :) Maybe it’s actually fine. Or maybe you've just chos…
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mtm wrote: » I don’t know, was there much accumulated history in the character being shown when he drove a gondola hovercraft around St Mark’s Square? :) Maybe it’s actually fine. Or maybe you've just chosen one scene out of one movie aprop…
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Personally I prefer any character that originates from a book to remain as written So, for example, I detest the Dean Martin version of Matt Helm for that reason. I doubt the public perception of that character has ever recovered from those dread…
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MajorDSmythe wrote: » Seve wrote: » marc wrote: » Feyador wrote: » No Time to Cry??? Seve wrote: » No Crime to Try DoctorKaufmann wrote: » No, the title will be "Jimbo Junior - The diapher of death". :) …
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