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Seve

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Seve
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The island of Lemoy
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The island of Lemoy
Favourite Fleming Novel
From Russia With Love
Favourite Bond Film
Goldfinger
Favourite Bond Actor
Sean Connery
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  • 'American ornithologist Dr James Bond, an expert on Caribbean birds based at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and author of the definitive field guide Birds of the West Indies. Fleming, a keen birdwatcher himself, had a copy of Bon…
  • Paul Hubschmid was Swiss, like James Bond’s mother, and he headlined 4 Eurospy films, but the undoubted pinnacle of his espionage career was co-starring alongside Michael Caine in “Funeral In Berlin”. His did “Mission To Hell, “Tell Me Who To Kil…
  • After a mediocre movie career Robert Stack finally made it big on television in “The Untouchables”, after which he returned to the big screen for a second go-round, during which he appeared in this hybrid The Peking Medallion (the only one of its…
  • George Ardisson appeared in 4 Eurospy movies, this was the first and the others were “Operation Counterspy”, “Agent 3S3, Massacre In The Sun” and “Countdown To Doomsday”. Agent 3S3 Passport To Hell This is another one where the director, Sergi…
  • Thanks, I enjoy reading your comments too It can be a fine line sometimes, in retrospect I may have been a bit jaded when I reviewed Assignment K. There's still plenty to like about it, but they were probably aiming more for "Harry Palmer" rather…
  • Agent_99 wrote: » A friend reports seeing 0007 BRO (yikes!) on a DB9 the other day. For mine, when it's not quite right I always think it's naff, so is it worth doing at all?
  • OK Connery aka Operation Kid Brother Neil Connery took time off from his career as a plasterer to appear in this Eurospy, where he was joined by Bernard Lee (M, as an M equivalent), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny, as a field agent called “Maxwell”), Da…
  • THE LOCOMOTIVE I first drove a Continental ‘Blower’ Bentley,* Supercharger by Amherst-Villiers incidentally When I flicked the little red switch on the dash, With a high pitched scream she was off like a flash The mark four body and 4.5 litr…
  • Time to ask Microsoft Copilot my "AI Companion" for suggestions Based on "idiom and pun" Licence to Thrill Diamonds Are For Never Die Another Daylight Dollar Short Once In A Blue Spy Eyes on the Spy In the Blink of a Spy Between a Spy an…
  • Ray Danton starred in four Eurospy movies, “Code Name; Jaguar”, "You Only Die Once", “Lucky, The Intrepid” and this one. He also made guest appearances on the TV spy shows “Honey West” and “The Man From Uncle” as a villain. Then in the 1970s he appe…
  • Assignment Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…I mean K Imagine a James Bond movie without 90% of the action, or a Hitchcock movie without 90% of the suspense, and you have “Assignment K”. This is a polished “A” grade production which fails to grasp the fundame…
  • 008 Operation Exterminate Ingrid Schoeller becomes the first female to headline a Eurospy movie (at least, as far as I know). This was Umberto Lenzi’s first attempt at Eurospy, made just before he began teaming up with Roger Browne. It is set …
  • OS 117 Terror In Tokyo Frederick Stafford returns for a second go round as the French answer to James Bond. A very polished production, as usual, but let down by the sound track, also as usual. The on screen action is fine, but the music rarel…
  • Almost exclusively remembered for one great song ("Where Do You Go To My Lovely") I was pleasantly surprised by how good his early '70s albums are Sadly for him, the Circus had left town by then
  • Scaramanga1974 wrote: » "Dangerous President" Or "What Goes Around, Comes Around" echo wrote: » Shamelady. Definitely worth using IMHO SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » "A Means To An End" Yes
  • 007HallY wrote: » I really can’t imagine what a Steve McQueen Bond film would look like. To be fair to him I think he could do it.
  • Death Is Nimble, Death Is Quick (aka Three Golden Cats) Tony Kendall and Brad Harris ride again, in the second edition of Kommissar X, this time in exotic Sri Lanka. The camaraderie has developed, with Tony and Brad by turns bickering and bant…
  • The Spy Who Loved Flowers Mannix clone Roger Browne returns as Martin Stevens, this time sporting a posh English accent, rather than a gauche American one (only kidding), at least in the dubbed version I watched. This is the second of Umberto …
  • Roger Browne is another Eurospy “heavyweight”, making 6 films which can be considered part of the Eurospy genre in a general sense. “Operation Poker”, “Password – Kill Agent Gordon”, “Rififi In Amsterdam”, “Last Man To Kill” and two as secret agent …
  • Torgeirtrap wrote: » I look forward to watching Fury In Marrakesh, if I can find – or rather, if I have a copy of it somewhere. I'm still not quite sure if I have ever watched it. It might be that it popped up on Youtube, but I never got around …
  • Tony Russell looks a bit like Rock Hudson and only ever made one Eurospy, which is a bit of a pity, as I think he’s better than many. Target Goldseven aka Spy Technique The movie seems to have been put together by ticking off a check list of s…
  • Gerard wrote: » Did you know that there had been an OSS117 movie... Without OSS 117 ? Very interesting, thanks for sharing Gerard wrote: » As for Sean Flynn, well, let's just say that he wasn't really cut to be an actor. He later became…
  • CrabKey wrote: » I don't think any Bond film is crucified. All Bond films are entertaining, whether they disappoint or not. Some creative decisions seem poorly considered. They seem less egregious during the Craig years than in previous films. No …
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Overall I disagree with the mentality that DAD hasn't a single redeeming element to it. I'm rather convinced it's a close-to-good Bond film. If only certain decisions, few in number but large in impact, hadn't been made. Co…
  • Torgeirtrap wrote: » Seve wrote: » This is another of those Eurospy films which doesn’t understand the role of the soundtrack in setting the mood, I remember this really threw me off when I first started watching Eurospy films. Now, thoug…
  • I used to have many CDs and DVDs (still have to be honest, but the collection has stopped growing) The CDs I kept in the thin black plastic cases like the ones others have posted pics of earlier The DVDs I kept in plastic ziplock bags. I would…
  • ONE FALSE MOVE A chance encounter with an unpleasant stranger, The hair on my neck signals imminent danger There’s a man in the closet with a knife in his back, So the evidence suggests that I’m on the right track As I look in the mirror, min…
  • Agent 077 - Challenge The Killers aka Mission Casblanca Richard Harrison returns as Bob Fleming The villain’s motivation is one which still has resonance today; - some scientists have developed an alternative energy source to fossil fuels and …