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  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    Mallory wrote: »
    You Only Live Twice is the only movie that takes place in a single country (Japan), save for the pre titles sequence and the space bits, but they dont involve 007 so I dont count them.

    Russia is featured.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Not a lot of TMWTGG makes much sense.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    BondAficionado wrote: »
    During TMWTGG's PTS when Rodney walks through the 'fun house', he actually is getting shot at with real bullets by the wax/animatronic mobsters. I always thought they were shooting blanks to simply distract him and/or make him paranoid. Why would Scaramanga allow his guests to be shot down like that? It would've ruined the fun he gets out of it, right?

    As far as I have ever seen its only blanks being fired with smoke.

  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    They're blanks.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    My thoughts as well. They are blanks. Just a scare tactic.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    Never noticed before: In Dr No Trueblood is saying Strangways call sign and she says 'WXN' - I always thought she said 'W6N' - I only discovered this because I read the opening chapter of Dr No again for the first time in ages.

    I swear the subtitles say W6N
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    BondAficionado wrote: »
    During TMWTGG's PTS when Rodney walks through the 'fun house', he actually is getting shot at with real bullets by the wax/animatronic mobsters. I always thought they were shooting blanks to simply distract him and/or make him paranoid. Why would Scaramanga allow his guests to be shot down like that? It would've ruined the fun he gets out of it, right?

    As far as I have ever seen its only blanks being fired with smoke.

    That's what I always remembered but I saw bullet holes in the glass behind him right after the guns stopped firing. I swear.

    EDIT: What sharp little eyes I have... Just checked the scene again and I am correct. Here's a photo of the bullets after having hit the mirror/glass next to Rodney: screenmusings.org/movie/dvd/The-Man-With-the-Golden-Gun/pages/The-Man-With-the-Golden-Gun-042.htm

    If you watch the film again you'll see them hit the glass one by one so they are definitely firing live ammunition. But yeah, odd that I only noticed it last time whilst watching it even though I've seen it ~20 times.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    BondAficionado wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    BondAficionado wrote: »
    During TMWTGG's PTS when Rodney walks through the 'fun house', he actually is getting shot at with real bullets by the wax/animatronic mobsters. I always thought they were shooting blanks to simply distract him and/or make him paranoid. Why would Scaramanga allow his guests to be shot down like that? It would've ruined the fun he gets out of it, right?

    As far as I have ever seen its only blanks being fired with smoke.

    That's what I always remembered but I saw bullet holes in the glass behind him right after the guns stopped firing. I swear.

    Hmmm I've never noticed that...this is when he is facing the gangsters or the 'Roger Moore cowboy ' ?
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
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    I updated my post @barryt007.

    P.S. Is that the "legal" way to post a photo here?
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Yes, it seems as if Al "Don't Hold It Against Me" Capone is firing live bullets before his arms drop off.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    BondAficionado wrote: »
    I updated my post @barryt007.

    P.S. Is that the "legal" way to post a photo here?

    Interesting..i'm due to watch that soon so I will have a look.

    No ,that's the illegal way,you have to click your right button on your mouse and press 'properties',then copy and paste it into the images icon above (the green one) and then post it matey .

  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    BondAficionado wrote: »
    I updated my post @barryt007.

    P.S. Is that the "legal" way to post a photo here?

    Interesting..i'm due to watch that soon so I will have a look.

    No ,that's the illegal way,you have to click your right button on your mouse and press 'properties',then copy and paste it into the images icon above (the green one) and then post it matey .

    Okay, I've changed it back to the link. (allowed?)

    What I did was copy the image (after opening it in a new tab) and put it into the image format: [img][/img] . How is that different from your way? Is the rule that all official screencaps are not allowed to be embedded, but normal photos are? I.e. the official screencaps are only presented as URL code and you have to click to see the photo.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    BondAficionado wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    BondAficionado wrote: »
    I updated my post @barryt007.

    P.S. Is that the "legal" way to post a photo here?

    Interesting..i'm due to watch that soon so I will have a look.

    No ,that's the illegal way,you have to click your right button on your mouse and press 'properties',then copy and paste it into the images icon above (the green one) and then post it matey .

    Okay, I've changed it back to the link. (allowed?)

    What I did was copy the image (after opening it in a new tab) and put it into the image format: [img][/img] . How is that different from your way? Is the rule that all official screencaps are not allowed to be embedded, but normal photos are? I.e. the official screencaps are only presented as URL code and you have to click to see the photo.

    That's perfect,well done old chap !!
    It's just an old agreement between MI6 here and EON themselves..they let us get away with all things Bond in return for no screen shots of the films,but links are fine.

  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    Why would there be a different rule for screencaps and other photos?
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited April 2017 Posts: 19,339
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Why would there be a different rule for screencaps and other photos?

    There is no rule other than no photo's of official Bond films shown,just links,thats the gentlemen's agreement we have with EON.

  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Why would there be a different rule for screencaps and other photos?

    There is no rule other than no photo's of official Bond films shown,just links,thats the gentlemen's agreement we have with EON.

    Why? If you comment or review on a screencap it's fair use. No copyright issues.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    tanaka123 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Why would there be a different rule for screencaps and other photos?

    There is no rule other than no photo's of official Bond films shown,just links,thats the gentlemen's agreement we have with EON.

    Why? If you comment or review on a screencap it's fair use. No copyright issues.

    That's something you will have to ask the mods,not a humble member like me,alas.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Perhaps Scaramanga was testing the mettle and survival tactics of his possible associates, to see if they're worthy of working with him? In a sense, his decision to only work with (near) equals?
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Why would there be a different rule for screencaps and other photos?

    There is no rule other than no photo's of official Bond films shown,just links,thats the gentlemen's agreement we have with EON.

    Why? If you comment or review on a screencap it's fair use. No copyright issues.

    @tanaka123, I and many others have brought up the fair use argument for copyrighted pictures many times, but it seems that there's a moratorium on posting any Bond related images from EON films. Many think this is due to the fact that the site that this forum is attached to gets exclusives from EON at times, and to avoid harming that special deal with them they agree to stop members from posting copyright images on the open forum. How true this is, I don't know.

    I agree that it's silly, however. For starters, they're simple images from the films, that are harmless. It's not like people want to post links to watch the films for free, or anything like that that would genuinely hurt EON's business. We just want to show a picture of what we're trying to point out to others from the films, to make it clearer for everyone else exactly what we're talking about.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    True. The youtube clips are more of an 'infringement' in terms of giving away elements of plot and what not.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
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    Watching TSWLM. Never noticed the fly on rog's hand when he wakes up after being put to sleep by XXX
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    bondjames wrote: »
    My thoughts as well. They are blanks. Just a scare tactic.

    Yeah, but the Walther PPK Bond's dummy is holding is loaded with real bullets! Why did he do that? and wouldn't 007 have looked complete tit if he fired and it was only loaded with blanks! "…oh, shit!"
    Really TMWTGG just doesn't hold up, such a lazy piece of film-making, if it wasn't for Christopher Lee…
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Lancaster007 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    My thoughts as well. They are blanks. Just a scare tactic.

    Yeah, but the Walther PPK Bond's dummy is holding is loaded with real bullets! Why did he do that? and wouldn't 007 have looked complete tit if he fired and it was only loaded with blanks! "…oh, shit!"
    Really TMWTGG just doesn't hold up, such a lazy piece of film-making, if it wasn't for Christopher Lee…
    Fair enough. That's certainly something I've noticed before as well. TMWTGG, like Tosca, is not for everyone.
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
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    You know what really bothered me. In the PTS, of the man with the golden gun, last time so watched it, I noticed that Roger Moore is standing in for the "model" and he is shaking and it's fairly obvious that he's just there in person
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited April 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Indeed. Bond is all about suspension of disbelief to an extent. The whole premise is rather fantastical, when one thinks about it.

    The special effects weren't as advanced back then, so Roger had to stand in for the dummy. That's how I've always looked at it. These days it would be some CGI infestation, and I prefer the real thing even if he was shaking a bit.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited April 2017 Posts: 28,694
    I'm sure that these days they'd take a shot of Dan in pose, import it into the computer and give the model of his body a certain layer of effects to make his skin look waxy. Or they'd "borrow" the other Dan from Madame Tussauds on loan.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Did anyone else notice that the cowboy in Scaramanga's funhouse is Roger Moore ?
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Lancaster007 wrote: »
    Yeah, but the Walther PPK Bond's dummy is holding is loaded with real bullets! Why did he do that? and wouldn't 007 have looked complete tit if he fired and it was only loaded with blanks!
    Surely Scaramanga had the live rounds available for the training exercises Nick Nack arranged. And easily verified by OO7 with a quick look at the magazine.

    Once confirmed on sight as a real Walther, I'd check it out.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Thanks @MooseWithFleas ! I had written that there were animals about and ambient Goat sounds present, but I had missed the Fly (Ring finger on his right hand). It has been amended:

    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/15814/bond-film-statistics-08-longest-take-in-every-bond-film-bondaficionado/p6

    :)

    The most complete list ever!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I thought it was a well established fact.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Did anyone else notice that the cowboy in Scaramanga's funhouse is Roger Moore ?

    Has this been confirmed?

    No,its a dummy i mean....or i think so anyway.

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