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Seve
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Favourite Fleming Novel
From Russia With Love
Favourite Bond Film
Goldfinger
Favourite Bond Actor
Sean Connery
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  • Well, for what it's worth, I agree with George Orwell about this 'One should pour tea into the cup first. This is one of the most controversial points of all; indeed in every family in Britain there are probably two schools of thought on the subj…
  • mtm wrote: » It’s always been too woke or preachy or something for someone, right back to the 70s when he was an early environmental campaigner, that’s Dr Who. Has it? Did it? I don't recall that being the case at the time, when I was actua…
  • NSNA edges it for me AVTAK has all the makings to be a classic, but the script fails to make the most of them Grace's character lacks a climactic combat confrontation with Bond, which should be obligatory for all henchpeople, and I always hate…
  • AnotherZorinStooge wrote: » I think maybe reading individual accounts is better than the final accumulation, as this site proves. True dat, I don't take any notice of the overall rating, but it's my go-to place for looking at reviews to get…
  • AnotherZorinStooge wrote: » dad having ten percent higher rating than Octopussy is another seedy score from rotten tomatoes In what universe is dad ten percent better than OP? This one apparently Perhaps you should try the IMDb Universe…
  • thedove wrote: » Before we evolve into something else lets do a second last Rotten Tomato battle. One of these films getting a lower mark isn't a shocker but the other one was. Would you rather watch OP (42%) OR TMWTGG (40%) Which one is goi…
  • AnotherZorinStooge wrote: » Seen a few posters now try the 'but dad is a bit of fun!' angle and I can tell thee now it does not wash with me. There is not a single iota of originality in that codpiece. Not one. None. Bond used to excel at ho…
  • I agree with the comment that TWINE was the Brosnan film that had similar aspirations to most of the Craig films i.e. to explore the character a bit more and to be taken more seriously as "drama". While I can applaud them for wanting to try somet…
  • MR turns Jaws into a sympathetic character and I hate it when they do that, plus I found the lead villain bland and boring, Michael Lonsdale give a much better performance in "Caravan To Vaccares" which I watched recently, however that film had othe…
  • SP easily There are just too many things about DAF that I absolutely loath, and it will probably always remain at the very bottom of my personal Bond movie ranking. However we'll see what Amazon can come up with...
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Ginger tea is the only tea I can tolerate. At least there's no toxic bitterness in it to attack my taste buds. I cannot drink black tea without twice as much sugar to cover up the very thing that I'm programmed to spit out like …
  • "Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy" is available on Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/somebodys-stolen-our-russian-spy-1968 With the Coplan films, are you aware if they are available with subtiles at all? I've managed to locate a…
    in Eurospy films Comment by Seve May 24
  • Dragonpol wrote: » Ginger tea? I literally can't think of anything worse. I have been known to try Vanilla tea from time to time though. Well, to each his own, but I like ginger biscuits, ginger snaps, ginger ale and ginger beer, so why not…
  • I'd like to see these guys clean shaven When they are sporting the designer stubble I always suspect it's because they still look like schoolboys underneath
  • mtm wrote: » I guess it depends how much is too much for people who say they should be standalone. I’d argue what you describe is basically what we got in the Craig films: it wasn’t a very elaborate running story. Even in QoS there’s not much of…
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Question for the room. The only tea I really enjoy -- albeit with loads of sweetener in it -- is anything with ginger. Ginger tea, with a little lemon and some black pepper, gets me kicking early in the morning. How is ginger te…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » His legs were too long. It's such a shame. We can blame the casting director then
    in Goof of all goofs Comment by Seve May 22
  • I thought it was the prop departments fault, for providing him with a short broom
    in Goof of all goofs Comment by Seve May 21
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Wrong franchise, I guess. These movies come in all colors and sizes. They do, which makes for a broad fan base and plenty of lively discussion
  • Dragonpol wrote: » I do not recommend Yorkshire Tea Gold. I took the teabag out of the mug and there was a black liquid coming out of it. I've never seen tea with so black a colour before. Had another cup tonight and it looks like Fleming's disdai…
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » I don't think it would have worked in a serious tone. Carver is having a great time doing these silly things. IMHO there should be no room for "silly" in a James Bond movie
  • AnotherZorinStooge wrote: » QOS wasn't poor because of politics, it was poor because it was clearly underwritten. It had serious potential with its plot-line and could have made a substantial difference to the franchise's direction. Writing asi…
  • I like them both alot, although both have their faults IMDb has YOLT at 6.8 and LTK at 6.7 I'll give the edge to YOLT for having the unbeatable Volcano Lair
  • After all the personal melodrama of the Craig years, I think it would be refreshing for the next Bond film to dispense with the emotional baggage and take a break from the angst and the soap. Just establish who the new James Bond is "in the now",…
  • Hopefully it will never be beaten Even Roger Moore at his worst couldn't quite match DAF for sillyness
    in Goof of all goofs Comment by Seve May 19
  • Agent Howard - Seven Minutes To Die Paulo Gozlino stars in this Eurospy, one of only two times in his career that he got to be the star in a movie, which surprises me, as I think he has a strong screen presence, radiating confidence, with charm o…
    in Eurospy films Comment by Seve May 19
  • Dragonpol wrote: » QBranch wrote: » Not a goof, just unseen events. Like an elevator ride or stair climb happening off-screen. Why did we never see James Bond going to the toilet? These films are so unrealistic. mtm wrote: » Fo…
    in Goof of all goofs Comment by Seve May 15
  • Only one?
    in Goof of all goofs Comment by Seve May 14
  • CommanderRoss wrote: » The history of tea is quite interesting, and the different ways it is drunk as well. From very sweet and minty in Marocco, to full of cardamon, milk and sugar in India, to a clear green tea in Japan. I wouldn't say any way…