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@0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Stretched my 'between today and tomorrow' estimate a bit! But it's here now. This would be my list: 1. KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962) / Polanski 2. FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) / Wilcox 3. THE LONG GOODBYE (1973) / Altman 4. THE OX…
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TheWizardOfIce wrote: » Strog wrote: » Christ alive, 80 new posts in here since I ducked out yesterday. And Wittgenstein thought he had resolved all philosophical problems. Thunderfinger wrote: » Announcements have nothing to do with it. …
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Christ alive, 80 new posts in here since I ducked out yesterday. And Wittgenstein thought he had resolved all philosophical problems. Thunderfinger wrote: » Announcements have nothing to do with it. If it did, then John Gavin was Bond in 1970. …
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Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » I came across the film initially with this introduction by director Alex Cox, he had a show called Moviedrome where he did introductions to cult movies. He discusses the parallels the film has with the Kennedys in thi…
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The SE DVDs are my favorite as well. In addition to both the menus and nostalgia (they were the first set I owned) I much prefer the coloring timing. Some films in the UEs were too tinkered with and seemed off. (Some HD broadcasts I've caught on cab…
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barryt007 wrote: » And Dan ? you missed him out,just curious. @barryt007 Oh right. Not sure how I managed that! For me Dan's performances in CR-QOS pair well, as do his SF-SP performances. There's a definite tonal shift there in middle. Doesn…
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I'm not sold on this idea of Connery being inconsistent. That would imply to me a sort of varying change in quality and/or style throughout his tenure, whereas what basically happened was he tailed off at the end ('phoning it in'/changing the tone o…
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TheWizardOfIce wrote: » For those who favour the 'announcement to announcement' theory (and logically there is indeed a lot of merit in it - after all for the last two years in the eyes of the public Dan has still been the incumbent Bond) then how…
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This would be neat. I'm in. Sometime between today and tomorrow I'll come up with a preliminary list as you advise. I think 2x/month might go over better — like you said, it not only gives more time to watch but also to discuss.
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The trouble is, I'd have all the 60s Bonds in my top tier, but I like FRWL least of them, and it sits right in the middle of the original three. GoldenGun wrote: » For me it's TLD, LTK and GE. All three in my top 5. Besides the original th…
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JamesBondKenya wrote: » I mean, if we look at three films, a trilogy so to speak. Dr. No, Frwl, and Goldfinger The best set of three films in film history? I think so I've just stumbled upon a probably controversial opinion of my own. I …
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HATARI! (1962) / Howard Hawks An interesting film. In simple terms, I didn't love it, but it got me thinking. Any safari story that's post-Hemingway unavoidably has a little Hemingway in it. There's a little of Hemingway in Howard Hawks, too, …
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The vehemency with which this is being discussed by both sides calls to mind that photo which made the rounds a few years ago, of a woman, where half the people who saw it were adamant her dress was white and yellow and the other half were adamant i…
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GRASS ROOTS - 16 Greatest Hits Not technically an album, though -- someone stitched together a collection of their singles, most of which were on an album called Their 16 Greatest Hits. Good stuff regardless.
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As far as I can find, Moore was from August 1, 1972 till December 3, 1985 (announcement to announcement). See no reason why we can't just keep both 'measurements' -- each is equally valid. Rog will have the most films, and screen minutes in th…
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Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » A:I this film evokes far more profound connotations since it release, way ahead of its time in many respects. @Fire_and_Ice_Returns A fantastic film in need of a much wider re-evaluation.
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Excellent.
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HERB ALPERT'S TIJUANA BRASS - Whipped Cream and Other Delights
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The_Donald wrote: » I don't see any tonal hangover from AVTAK to TLD. Ok writing this I'm remember the face shoved in boobs moment. I think that's the only moment it intrudes. The car chase is fun, but that's not Moore exclusive. To be clear,…
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The_Donald wrote: » Strog wrote: » My biggest opinion shift has definitely been regarding the 80s sequence. When I was 13/14 I loved them. Each film was in my top ten. Two of them, FYEO and AVTAK, spent time at #1, and I thought Glen was the s…
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BT3366 wrote: » It may have been another thread, but I know I saw mentions of Batman Begins before in relation to CR. Guess it wasn't in this particular looking back. My apologies. Ah, no worries. This forum's sprawling and discussions run to…
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My biggest opinion shift has definitely been regarding the 80s sequence. When I was 13/14 I loved them. Each film was in my top ten. Two of them, FYEO and AVTAK, spent time at #1, and I thought Glen was the severely under-appreciated and best direct…
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BT3366 wrote: » In several of your posts you mention Batman Begins as the catalyst for CR, but in doing so you discount that Eon wanted to do a Bond begins origin story as far back as 1985/86 after Moore left the role. It was Cubby's insistence th…
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For me any appeal of a Brosnan CR would have to revolve around its script making work of Bond's age and experience (someone pitched a specific vision of this in a thread, I think it was last week, that I really liked), whereas in the CR we actually …
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Birdleson wrote: » Strog wrote: » @Birdleson To be honest, of Chaplin's features I've only seen CITY LIGHTS and THE GOLD RUSH. I definitely found VERDOUX the lesser work. In no way deserved the thrashing it got on release, however. As you say,…
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Definitely not concurrent, as I recall it. There was a whole "search" aspect to finding the next one. News trickled out of a final four contenders, and so forth. Can't recall if it was EON or Brosnan who let out his departure, however.
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Amorous intent seems to be the determining factor in many a choice! Who could have foreseen? @Agent_99 Cello sledding sounds...oddly enticing. Certainly more so than watching it. ;) And yes by all means feel free to factor in deleted scenes. T…
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Thunderfinger wrote: » Using a fork? @Thunderfinger No, that's a rookie mistake. Absolutely a skewer. (Indirectly reminds me of a Pratchett quote: "...courting couples had come to listen to the splish and gurgle of the river, and to hold h…
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@Birdleson To be honest, of Chaplin's features I've only seen CITY LIGHTS and THE GOLD RUSH. I definitely found VERDOUX the lesser work. In no way deserved the thrashing it got on release, however. As you say, might be worth revisiting somewhere dow…
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@Fire_and_Ice_Returns I have it just ahead of MULHOLLAND DRIVE as well, followed by ERASERHEAD. Sheryl Lee's performance is just so outstanding. In general I think it's one of the great horror films. Wish it had been more warmly received. MONSIEU…
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