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darren_blacksmith wrote: It's easy to sneer in retrospect, but remember that this was a film from a time with a very different style and sensibility from now, and it was really a *family* film. So much of it felt like it was there to entertain the…
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SaintMark wrote: This movies has its small flaws They aren't small flaws...they are whopping great cavernous ones. Dolly running into Jaws' arms as romantic music plays and a space station distintegrates around them is shark jumping of t…
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Moonraker is like a big dog wagging its tail knocking people over unintentionally. In places it is absolutely annoying, but you cant help but love it. There are bits of seriously misplaced humour that bring the thing crashing down. Then you get a…
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Sandy wrote: actonsteve wrote: The only one I have stayed in is the famous Palacio in Estoril. There was a casino next door. It is my ambition to stay in the lake palace hotel in Udaipur. There still is a casino next door, in fact I …
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The only one I have stayed in is the famous Palacio in Estoril. There was a casino next door. It is my ambition to stay in the lake palace hotel in Udaipur.
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BAIN123 wrote: actonsteve wrote: DaltonCraig007 wrote: actonsteve wrote: DaltonCraig007 wrote: I think it's fair to say that for the general public, GF, TSWLM, GE and CR are widely considered classic outings. Not Dr No? Not …
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DaltonCraig007 wrote: actonsteve wrote: DaltonCraig007 wrote: I think it's fair to say that for the general public, GF, TSWLM, GE and CR are widely considered classic outings. Not Dr No? Not FRWL? Not TB? Not YOLT? I didn't s…
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DaltonCraig007 wrote: I think it's fair to say that for the general public, GF, TSWLM, GE and CR are widely considered classic outings. Not Dr No? Not FRWL? Not TB? Not YOLT? The iconic sixties films are the ones which stick in the minds…
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DaltonCraig007 wrote: If bondsum thinks GE isn't worthy of a classic status, it's his opinion afterall, and I respect it.... but fact is GE is a classic outing for tens of millions of casual fans/everyday moviegoers around the world. To the gener…
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Getafix wrote: actonsteve wrote: Getafix wrote: actonsteve wrote: Getafix wrote: Post MR there is not a single memorable set apart from (I hate to admit) the ice hotel in DUD. Octopussy's boudoir? With the big octopus bed? …
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Getafix wrote: actonsteve wrote: Getafix wrote: Post MR there is not a single memorable set apart from (I hate to admit) the ice hotel in DUD. Octopussy's boudoir? With the big octopus bed? Nah Well, I remembered it …
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Getafix wrote: Post MR there is not a single memorable set apart from (I hate to admit) the ice hotel in DUD. Octopussy's boudoir? With the big octopus bed?
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More meat on the bone with LTK. Sanchez has an almost Shakespearean fall from grace. Spy is still gilt edged Bond though. So, LTK
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BAIN123 wrote: [ Why is it nowadays "cool" to bash GE? Why is it cool to bash any of them? GE isn't immune from criticism. My favourite gets bashed on here and I am one of the fans who despairs when the sixties and eighties Bonds get ca…
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Getafix wrote: [q On a superficial level GE sort of ticks the Bond boxes, but precisely because of that it feels like movie-making by numbers. Martini - tick; Aston Martin - tick etc. etc. It actually always strikes me as being a movie made by …
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BAIN123 wrote: [ In regard to which books I've read, I've read most at least once except TSWLM and the short stories. I've heard Spy isn't one of his best though? Its told through the Bond girls point of view and her backstory takes up the…
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BAIN123 wrote: I try not to but its still quite difficult not to cringe a bit sometimes. Especially during parts of LALD. Cant argue with that. Fleming was abit of an elitist and Connery described him as "a terrible snob" But the chara…
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Signed_By_RogerMoore wrote: [t....what is it about GE that seemse to have captivated people? Its a generational things. For some it was their first Bond movie at the cinema due to the six year gap. And even more weirdly, they discovered i…
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BAIN123 wrote: ...or make you cringe at the suggested racism ;) All of Fleming's books are wonderfully descriptive. Thats the beauty of his writing. Then it might not be a good idea to judge it by 2012 values. The same thing could be thr…
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What interests me about the sixties films is how much of the books are in the films. Apart from YOLT I would say quite abit.
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BAIN123 wrote: I have read the book. I remember the opening where Bond's in the airport looking down at his hands and coming to terms with the fact he had killed a man the day before. I've seen the film far more times though. I'm asking YOU w…
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00Beast wrote: Getafix wrote: How can GE be the 'blueprint' at film 18 or whatever it is...? 17 in fact, but still, it just has everything going for it. Pierce Brosnan, incredible action, an epic masterpiece soundtrack, outstanding vill…
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BAIN123 wrote: Good review @actonsteve. Out of interest do you prefer the book or the film? Do you think Ian Fleming would have liked GF had he lived to see it? The book has got more gorgeous detail. There is a wonderful bit at the begin…
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JWESTBROOK wrote: (:| http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2779/goldfinger/p1 http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2185/why-is-goldfinger-the-general-favourite/p1 There may be other threads on the film bu…
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GOLDFINGER I am not going to denigrate GE as people know I have never really been impressed by it on another thread. But my arguments for GF are on this new thread http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2988/why-i-love-goldfing…
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Getafix wrote: [quote="Brosnan seemed like a step backwards. Seemed? Come on now, it was a dive off the Eiffel tower. That's quite a fall. He was a step backwards from Dalton, but nobody can/will live up to him. I enjoyed Brosnan, imo…
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thelivingroyale wrote: This is great news, but I hope we get a new director. You havent even seen Skyfall yet. He may be the man to bring back. thelivingroyale wrote: but I like having the directors change each film, I think it gives…
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This must mean that Sony are very pleased with what they have seen of SF which is good news to us fans. They must realise they have a good product on their hands. I get the whiff of success like CR with this one...
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