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Thanks, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7. You're right, it's easy for fans to get that detail mixed up and overlook the fact he was in disguise as Sir Hilary Bray, and not as an undercover Scottish James Bond.
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But @Troy, it wasn't made up in a morning, that's the point. Fleming was serious about his work. As an example, he did a hell of a lot of research for rocket weaponry for his book MR to give it the ring of authenticity, as he did for many of his boo…
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Troy wrote: » I know little about the script evolution, but presumably the kilt costume was intended for SC, suggesting they were still hopeful of getting him back The kilt introduction had nothing to do with luring SC back to the role after …
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Troy wrote: » To support Sean, I don't agree that it would be a simple case of dropping in the SC we see in YOLT or DAF. My understanding is that SC's main concerns were (1) the films getting silly with too many gadgets, and (2) financially not…
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dalton wrote: » peter wrote: » @dalton , agreed, Turner's just a very competent TV actor; nothing screams of a personality that is bigger than the small screen (a la Bruce Willis, or even PB)... He doesn't appear as if he can carry this sto…
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MajorDSmythe wrote: » bondjames wrote: » I miss the UA logo and music prior to the GB as well. MGM's logo is nice, but UA kicked butt. This one's for you, @bondjames. I can't find a GIF of the UA intro that used to proceed th…
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I'm glad we share the same enthusiasm for Hunt, Lazenby and OHMSS, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7. I, too, don't hate DAF and except it for what it was, or is, especially as I saw DAF on its initial release back in '71 and got caught up in the return of Conn…
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I actually like The Battle of Britain movie, @CommanderRoss, and think it's a great movie and homage to those that bravely fought in that aerial battle. Sadly, it didn't have the worldwide BO appeal that Saltzman was hoping for. Saltzman was a risk-…
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bondjames wrote: » I was always under the impression that OHMSS's budget was quite steep though. A quick check of some internet sites show that it was slightly less than the far more extravagant YOLT ($8m vs. $9.5m) but more than DAF ($7.2m, where…
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I'm in total agreement with your intelligent thoughts on OHMSS, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7. The "what-if" scenario can be a fun bit of speculation amongst some fans here but, at the same time, I think it also does a great disservice to the original direc…
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DoctorNo wrote: » Yes, he never made a bad one and set the standard for sure. Still, to dream. A Young directed, Connery starring, OHMSS would have topped off the decade (and the series, until CR). There's plenty of good material out there on…
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CommanderRoss wrote: » Like he himself would do in AVTAK? Lazenby was just ahead of his time! ;-) Yes, the generic Beach Boys surfing song. Good shout, @CommanderRoss. On a side-note, I don't know whether this has been posted anywhere, but…
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No, I think Alien 5 was cancelled when the suits at Fox saw the total gross for Chappie, having already seen TriStar Pictures stung by the under-performing Elysium. I don't think audience confusion would be the sole reason for cancellation, espec…
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Creasy47 wrote: » @bondsum, video doesn't play due to the country I'm in, unfortunately. Was wanting to hear a taste of the score. Sorry about that, @Creasy47, sometimes these vids lock out other countries. It plays in the UK, if anyone is in…
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fjdinardo wrote: » bondsum wrote: » fjdinardo wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Oh believe me, I am no fan of Blomkamp. He has not lived up to the promise of his initial films. But, I do think do a film, or series of films, that shows a alterna…
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jetsetwilly wrote: » There are quite a few gripes I have with SPECTRE now in hindsight after watching it again recently, and I think a big problem is Mendes vision for Bond. To start with, I'm not keen on some of the dialogue, which is very un-…
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fjdinardo wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Oh believe me, I am no fan of Blomkamp. He has not lived up to the promise of his initial films. But, I do think do a film, or series of films, that shows a alternate direction that a story could have taken i…
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You're talking about Fast and Furious 8, @Shardlake. I went to see it only because my Missus dragged me along. For the life of me, I can't understand the flak that Lazenby still gets for his inadequate first-time acting skills, when Vin Diesel, who …
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stag wrote: » 'Hell Drivers' featuring a very young Sean Connery. Check out Connery in The Frightened City made in 1961 just before Dr. No. I preferred it to his appearance in Hell Drivers.
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I know, @talos7. I don't understand the enthusiasm for more Avatar, if there really is any. Like you, I'd prefer it if Cameron dived back into Terminator, gave it his full undivided, and continued on with that franchise rather than Avatar. At le…
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Great to watch again. @stag. It was his suggestion of inserting "pop music" instead of the "light music" as he so-called it, which caused the rift between himself and John Barry. Though I'm glad they didn't substitute pop music for background music …
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That is true, @talos7, and I'm as eager as you are to see how this unfolds. But let's not forget that Cameron also came under a lot of flak for his Avatar movie, which was undoubtedly a huge success but also received a huge backlash afterwards. Pers…
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Not wanting to bring The Terminator into the equation due to it being a completely seperate kettle of fish with its own problems, I will say that we still don't know how much Cameron will be involved in his own creation with the new Terminator movie…
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talos7 wrote: » bondsum wrote: » They might be shit, @fjdinardo, but they still exist, and you can't erase them no matter how hard you might try. There's also the distinct possibility that Blomkamp's Alien could be even worse than Alien 3, the…
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They might be shit, @fjdinardo, but they still exist, and you can't erase them no matter how hard you might try. There's also the distinct possibility that Blomkamp's Alien could be even worse than Alien 3, then we'd have a situation where people ac…
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I must be one of the few here that's not too bothered by Blomkamp's attempt to cash-in on Aliens, nor am I that eager to see the end results. Ripley's story arc was complete when she decided to sever all ties with the franchise at the end of Alien 3…
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True that, @BAIN123. I guess I didn't like the fact that Cameron turned the Aliens into pesky space bugs that could easily be squashed. What I liked about the Big Chap (as he's often called) is that it was virtually impossible to destroy him or it. …
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DarthDimi wrote: » I went to see ALIEN in my local theatre last Wednesday. After the screening, Ridley Scott himself (on screen, mind) delivered us some footage from ALIEN COVENTANT which, according to him, hadn't been officially released yet. So …
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mattjoes wrote: » Does the documentary cover Lazenby's post-Bond film career? I think that's a pretty interesting time in his life, too, with his trying to position himself as a star outside of 007. (He was of course offered to star in Game of Dea…
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talos7 wrote: » bondsum wrote: » BondJasonBond006 wrote: » Let's wait how Dan looks in 2019. One can age quite a bit within four years at that age. I rather Craig quits on a high like SPECTRE than delivering something like DAF or AVTAK (f…
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