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MOONRAKER79 wrote: I like the idea of the new book being set around the tail end of the 60's, it's an ideal period for Bond. I really enjoyed the early Gardner novels, but wasn't really taken with the later books. I have Carte Blanche on my shelve…
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chrisisall wrote: Villiers53 wrote: For me the techniques employed to film the fight scenes (wide angle, continuation real time) are vastly superior to the Bourne/Bond fast cut style. she takes the Blaise role. Fassbender would make the perfe…
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Now we can violently agree. Long live "TheWizardOflc" !
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chrisisall wrote: To me, the fight scenes were ferocious and technically near-perfect. I don't remember the beats you cite here being as off as you described them, and I saw it last night. I mean, it's possible there were mistakes like that, but I…
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There isn't and never can be a greater Bond aficionado than "TheWizardOflce" and certainly, when it comes to the movies, I can only kowtow to his every utterance. That said, and this is probably a sacrilege, I do detect a rare lack of taste when it…
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Great "TheWizardOflce" you are correct - they are worse!
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Benny wrote: They're a common part of many forums regarding James Bond you'll find @lordofthejimmy. DN- Doctor No FRWL - From Russia With Love GF - Goldfinger TB - Thunderball YOLT - You Only Live Twice OHMSS - On Her Majestys Secret Ser…
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0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: It's called sarcasm... :-\" How stimulating & informative!
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Bentley wrote: 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: Bentley wrote: Fellow Agents, The problem with the literary Bond lies squarely with the Fleming estate. There are authors that could deliver; Charles Cumming, Daniel Silva or Charlie Higson to n…
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NicNac wrote: Kennon wrote: Yep, as if anybody already owed him the gig, not really worthy of a cool cat. That said I think Tarantino will tackle spies in the end. There was talk about the Bernard Samson books back a few years and I could s…
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PrinceKamalKhan wrote:
Thanks PrinceKamalKhan
You're welcome, sir. :)hey, after watching it, I may change 40 years of opinion and say he is the BEST BOND ever!!
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"The Spies Of Warsaw" - the second 90" episode aired this week and I must say, it was superb. It would be great to see Fleming's novels filmed in this way as period pieces. Given that eon's ownership of the screen copyright make this a dream, perh…
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Bentley wrote: Fellow Agents, I agree completely with all of those who credit Terence Young with successfully launching Bond on the silver screen. He did a magnificent job and with Dr.No & FRWL he got it so right! That said, I'm a huge Hitch…
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Good luck with that - I bought mine for £399!
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Villiers53 wrote: I'm currently reading "Mission To Paris" by Alan Furst and I would thoroughly recommend it. The guy (Furst) writes great thrillers set either in or just before WWII. In truth he's probably closer to Eric Ambler or Graham Greene …
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TSWLM is much vilified but I have a strange affection for it because it was Fleming's attempt to do something different and it was the book that nearly got me expelled from school. For me, DAF was the turkey and TMWTGG was well below his normal sta…
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I have a question for all of you who have read all the books: are any of the continuation novels worth reading once I've finished the Fleming books?[/quote] Colnel Son is up there with the top Flemings. The spin off series "Young Bond" and "Money…
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Congratulations Dragonpol, you are a real Gardner expert and your 22 examples are extremely pertinent and when taken together substantiate that he achieved a totally credible 1980s reboot (something that Jeffrey Deaver completely failed to do with "…
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TheBondFan wrote: Just curious. I think Fleming is the best but does anyone disagree? If so, why? What a bizarre question!
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Flemingistas - the answer is before our eyes - Charlie Higson. He has demonstrated through the extremely difficult "Young Bond" assignment that he has all of the credentials for the job and would deliver in spades. Frankly IFP should be humble eno…
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Dragonpol wrote: Doubleshot, with its plot featuring a James Bond not at the top of his game either physically or mentally has found a new relevance with the release of Skyfall. What do we think? Do yopu see the line of influence - I've heard othe…
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I find all of this a little bizarre. Given that the literary franchise is now 60 years in existence there can be little that has not already been discussed but often subjects are approached from a very different angle and as such have merit to some…
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Frankly I'm pleased IFP have turned their back on this obvious commercial opportunity. If the adult Bond literary franchise is to blossom it has to be through high quality, original work and not by recycling film scripts. After the Faulkes/Deaver …
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4EverBonded wrote: Anyway, I have heard enough good things about it to want to BUY some and I still haven't found it here. I need to look harder. And yes, plenty of true Bond afficianados will be wearing this fragrance. If it is a good fragra…
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Bentley my friend, you aren't wrong. This bilge would go down well with the false tan brigade in "TOWIE". No Bond afficianado worth his salt would be seen wearing it stiff! Thankfully it looks like it's dead in the water and is yet another example…
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1. Ian Fleming (the master) 2. Charlie Higson ( Fleming's natural heir if ILP had the sense to recognise it). 3. Kingsley Amis / Robert Markham ( Colnel Sun is up there with Fleming's best). 4. John Gardner (great writer but Bond was not his bes…
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This is interesting. I read this stuff years ago and not surprisingly there was a bit of a rift between Amis and Gardner after these very harsh reviews. Evidently they met at a literary function or something and Amis apologised. John's son checks i…
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In 1791 when the second amendment to the US constitution was enacted, the intention was that people pioneering and settled in a largely lawless country be allowed to keep "muzzle loaders" for self protection. It was proportionate and nececerey. How…
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TheWizardOfIce wrote: I cant even be bothered to get angry enough enter the fray here. Sometimes its just too depressing to think that people who can hold such ludicrous points of view are also entitled to vote and have kids. The worlds going t…
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The BBC4 radio play started today and its well worth a listen. I think O'Donnell would have approved. It's a clever adaptation and the writer and producer have done a great job at capturing the mood and the essence of the characters. Willie Garvin …
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