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I think he's beeing spoken to in the end. or gets his chicken feed....
In terms of the revenge aspect:
The obvious one, Melina gets revenge on Gonzalez for killing her parents. Columbo gets revenge on Kristatos for their long rivalry and attempting to frame him. Bond finally gets revenge on 'Blofeld' for killing Tracy. He also gets revenge on Locque for killing Ferrara and Lisl. Bond also talks, somewhat hypocritically, to Melina about the danger of seeking revenge.
Now in terms of the old being better than new:
The mine that destroys the St. George is WW2 mine. The Lotus is jettisoned in favour of the Citroen. Melina's sub is clearly older than the new tech sub and Diver suit the villains use to attack them underwater. Bond chooses the, all be it only slightly, more mature Melina over Bibi.
I am sure there are more, but you get my point. I never really noticed these themes running through the film before, other than Melina wanting revenge.
Those are excellent points. Moore himself was also deliberately more toned down and noticeably older in FYEO in comparison to the 70's entries as well. There's also the relative lack of Q Branch gadgets for Bond this time too (he doesn't even get a 'radio').
It's like he's a spectator at a ball game or something, rather than a participator at chemin de fer.
"Excuse me sir, but you're really making a mockery of this legendary cinematic moment. Could you just... leave? And not come back? Thanks."
The main villain gets a knife to the back, too, which seems appropriate in both cases.
Yep..he has always had it.
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I think that is afterward, on the phone. It seems to me that he says a few different things (not translated) prior to that point. In any case, there are lines from Mitchell, in Italian, that sound very similar.
Maybe that could work over time as a translate-on-demand, request for translation thread. Then a knowledgeable MI6 member can step forward with the English version.
As the results are assembled by film, any outliers could eventually be brought forward for the complete list.
In the TND airport scene you can hear a public Service announcement in the background "Don't leave your baggage unattended" first in german then in english by the same voice.
Only today i noticed that it's the same guy that reads Zao his german lines in the Clinic in Cuba.
Must be EoN's go-to german speaker.
Really? I'll have to check it out next time I watch them both.
The voice is very recognizable in my opinion. I checked IMDB and the credits to both movies, but unsiprisinlgy i can not find any information on such a small role.
But what's even funnier is, that the voice in DAD says he's from Hamburg.
I guess Thomas Schiller, the service announcer from the Hamburg Airport, had this one Holiday in Cuba that went veeery bad for him lol.
Designed to house two golden bullets for both concealment (though the primer on the cartidge's end is kind of a giveaway) and easy access.
You know, Scaramanga is such a well-rounded character. His goals, personality, backstory, attires, and his golden gun and accesories make him one of the most interesting villains. And of course played by the wonderful Christopher Lee.
I'm a huge fan of Scaramanga and Lee's performance. In fact, I may have to give the film a watch tonight.
So annoying.
I agree. I rememeber seeing the original trailer with Bond and Scaramanga jawing at one another and Bond throws and shoots some sort of canister
Yep me too..there was a lot more of the duel outside around the rocks and sand.
The footage has to be out there somewhere.
Agreed— that is one cool belt. And you’re right, the footage must be archived somewhere.