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I take it that you won't be asking to change a single thing about GE then @BAIN123? :)
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Absolutely @bondjames. I certainly won't dispute that. GE did wonderful business and re-established Bond as a heavy hitter again as well as pleasing the executives no end, but I won't pretend that True Lies never happened in the interim and played n…
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It all depends on which figures one wants to draw upon @bondjames. They do vary from source to source. By the producers own admission (go watch the DVD extras on LTK), they had been making the past 6 Bond movies for roughly the same budget every tim…
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I'd call doubling the Bond budget a huge cash injection, yes @bondjames. Especially when it was the belief that the laws of diminishing returns had come to roost with the result that, in spite of keeping down the production costs, no profits had bee…
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Ludovico wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » The big movie to compare GE to at the time was True Lies rather than the Die Hard series. A parody of James Bond rather than a sequel of an immensely popular and influential American action movie. That…
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Ha ha... yes, I remember that broadcast well @BAIN123. Carey was very amusing.
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It would've certainly been much lighter in tone for sure, @sauvejmf and still on the same budget as the previous 6 Bond movies... maybe even smaller? Unbeknown to any of us at the time, the vice-president of the studio believed that Dalton's portray…
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NicNac wrote: » In UK I do recall that LTK had more publicity than some people are suggesting. I remember Dalton being interviewed on national radio, I recall the big Wogan TV special with the cast and Cubby present. I can remember the 007 maga…
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CommanderRoss wrote: » @bondsum thanks for that! It's a nice sum-up of my grievences with this whole 'press' arena. It shouldn't be too difficult to ask some interesting questions at such an event, or in apromotional tour, without beeing so bland …
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Benny wrote: » As @CommanderRoss correctly pointed out @bondsum , my comments were not targeting the thread in general. But @Mendes4Lyfe incessant posting of Aidan Turner taking over the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig has left the role. As …
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BAIN123 wrote: » @bondsum. I once watched LTK as a double-bill directly after OHMSS and that's when my opinion of it first dropped. Up until then it had been a top 5 but afterwards (and still now to be honest) its somewhere in the middle. As …
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Thank you @Revelator, @Birdleson and @BT3366 for your American boots on the ground perspective. I'm of a similar age to @Birdleson but I can only talk from a London-centric POV. It was interesting to read that "the networks had done away with the gr…
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I did exactly the same thing same you @Fire. I must've binned hundreds of VHS cassettes, some that still have yet to materialise on DVD. I even did the same with some of my vinyl records. One I really wished I had gotten hold of was the 20th Century…
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Revelator wrote: » bondsum wrote: » So, sorry to all the LTK fans that I might've pissed off with some of my earlier remarks. All is forgiven and welcome to the club! I rank the film pretty much the way you do--not as great as the Conne…
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I've done a complete U-Turn on LTK @LeonardPine after having just revisited again after a very long time. I now think it's one of the best Bond movies that came out. Not in the same league as OHMSS or the majority of the Connery Bonds, but head and …
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Cheers @00Agent. You understand exactly what I mean. It is now all about the 'entertainment business' instead of proper journalism. Yes, @Mendes4Lyfe, Craig IS still representing the brand by sitting there and answering their stupid questions. Wh…
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I don't entirely agree with you @Mendes4Lyfe. I think you're partly right that any actor that accepts the role should be mentally prepared for handling reporters, but there's nothing to say that he should have to endure some of the inane questions t…
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I must add, not being a lover of Gladys Knight's bland title song, I'd love to hear what Vic Flick (who had played lead guitar on Monty Norman's original 007 theme) and Eric Clapton came up with. By all accounts, it supposedly matched Dalton's gritt…
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NicNac wrote: » The plot, despite being fairly basic still seemed rushed and cluttered. Better pacing required. Unmemorable dialogue. Needed tidying up. I was just watching the special features on the DVD and was reminded that the Writers Gu…
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Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Star Trek The Motion Picture there are probably 4 people on here who appreciate how awesome an experience this film is, I like it a lot. It's a film yo…
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Jeffrey wrote: » I'm thinking about going to Corfu this summer. Does anyone have tips with regards to FYEO locations (other tips are welcome too)? The Achillion Palace, Gastouri in Corfu is where this was shot below, plus the casino scene... …
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I've just been reading @00Agent's wonderful posts and I was always under the impression that Bond never actually visited Macau and that it was all studio-based. After a little investigation I can see that I was completely misinformed and that Bond d…
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Benny wrote: » The time for these discussions to start heating up, would be much better when Daniel Craig actually has vacated the role. Between now and then it's all mere speculation and fans of actors who think they'd make a good Bond. At the e…
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Getafix wrote: » glad I'm not the only one to find Isabella annoying. You're not alone @Getafix. As you pointed out, LTK has some original action scenes that were lifted much later by other action movies. GE has that ejector scene that was c…
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Jeezus! All I can say is: I'm glad that @Thunderfinger isn't in charge on deciding who performs the next Bond song.
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BAIN123 wrote: » Lowell was ok but I do remember her having a couple rather cringy line readings - mainly in her early scenes at the bar. I also don’t like her running off almost crying at the party at the end. But yes overall she was ok to me. A …
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00Agent wrote: » Thats exactly where i was hooked on him as well. I have only Seen a couple episodes though. Haven't gotten the whole season yet. Maybe i should. Also i loved his extremely calm and cool demeanor in Then there were none. I love …
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It's a throwaway gag, which is precisely what Q does with the broomstick afterwards. It's a cheap laugh and one which the audience that I saw it with laughed out loud to, as is the Kenworth-truck-wheelie. At least we were spared a close-up shot of R…
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You lost me at "the broomstick transmitter is a priceless" @Revelator. It feels like a leftover idea from a Roger Moore movie that shouldn't have been in LTK. I'm currently rewatching it now and I'm going to take back what I said about some of th…
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It's refreshing to read your posts @00Agent. I share your enthusiasm for Turner as well. He has an air of Dalton about him, but without the urge to chew the scenery. I think he also gives a very commanding performance as Poldark. There's a natural m…
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