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Is On her Majesites Secret Service a christmas film?

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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    mepal1 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    I suppose it is, but OHMSS never really felt like a Christmas movie to me.

    There's no suppose about it, it is a xmas film, you only have to watch the film to realise this.

    :-O
    I have watched the film, many many times and love it, but it just doesn't feel like it to me. It is but doesn't feel like it if that makes sense.

    What more do you need? Father Christmas? Reindeers?

    Ohmss is perfect how it is. I don't need anything.

    I mean for you to consider it a Christmas movie.

    Honestly, I don't know.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    mepal1 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    I suppose it is, but OHMSS never really felt like a Christmas movie to me.

    There's no suppose about it, it is a xmas film, you only have to watch the film to realise this.

    :-O
    I have watched the film, many many times and love it, but it just doesn't feel like it to me. It is but doesn't feel like it if that makes sense.

    What more do you need? Father Christmas? Reindeers?

    Ohmss is perfect how it is. I don't need anything.

    I mean for you to consider it a Christmas movie.

    This scene at Piz Gloria
  • mepal1mepal1
    edited December 2015 Posts: 1,098
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    mepal1 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    I suppose it is, but OHMSS never really felt like a Christmas movie to me.

    There's no suppose about it, it is a xmas film, you only have to watch the film to realise this.

    :-O
    I have watched the film, many many times and love it, but it just doesn't feel like it to me. It is but doesn't feel like it if that makes sense.

    What more do you need? Father Christmas? Reindeers?

    Ohmss is perfect how it is. I don't need anything.

    I mean for you to consider it a Christmas movie.

    This scene at Piz Gloria

    Nice one Telly ?

    He did actually sing a little bit towards the end of the song, as he had spent most of it just talking his way through!

    btw:- are those collars on his shirt or wings?

    :D
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    They are Angel Wings. Of death.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    There's nothing to get me in the mood for Christmas better than
    seeing a few terrorist/criminal scum get blown away ! At a pinch
    I'll settle for seeing it in a movie. ;)
  • Problem_EliminatorProblem_Eliminator Ojai, CA
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    The black girl eating bananas was very christmas.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    English girl eating chicken, very like turkey, very Christmas. :)
  • mepal1mepal1
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    Problem_Eliminator wrote: »
    The black girl eating bananas was very christmas.

    Haha........another smart ass at Mi6?

    :)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    The girl eating potatoes, some of them must have been roasted in
    goose fat ?
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Problem_Eliminator wrote: »
    The black girl eating bananas was very christmas.

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  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
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    doubleoego wrote: »
    Problem_Eliminator wrote: »
    The black girl eating bananas was very christmas.

    giphy.gif

    :))
  • mepal1mepal1
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    If you people were any funnier, i might actually laugh! :D
  • Risico007Risico007
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    AceHole wrote: »
    BMW_with_missiles wrote: »
    Risico007 wrote: »
    TheWizardOfIce wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »

    So it is fairy tale for you? That and Jesus?

    Well of course Jesus is a fairy tale. Don't tell me there's some people out there who think it's all true?

    I do believe the entire biblical narrative cover to cover and would love to discuss it with you privately if you want.

    Nice to see a fellow Christian around here.

    I think the bold was rather 'in jest'... :>

    Nope it wasn't I truly am believe.

  • yogi1yogi1
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    Another classic Christmas film was on UK tv last night, Will Smiths Enemy of the State, I'd forgotten about that one.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    OHMSS is so much a Christmas movie it has its own Christmas song:
  • mepal1mepal1
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    OHMSS is so much a Christmas movie it has its own Christmas song:

    This is a lovely song.

    OHMSS had such fantastic music in the film.

  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Not about OHMSS, but interesting observations about what makes a Christmas movie (And yes, Eyes Wide Shut also belongs to this genre):

    http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/why-eyes-wide-shut-is-a-bizarro-holiday-classic-20151217?page=3
  • IGUANNAIGUANNA
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    Did you know this was the original theme Barry wrote for BOHMSS? It was decided too melancohly, but listen close and you will hear the same basic melody as the Christmas trees song!



  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Spectre is also a very Christmas film. As Bond gets a present
    of a lovely new watch, then goes off visiting relatives. ;) that
    Sounds like Christmas to me.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    Spectre is also a very Christmas film. As Bond gets a present
    of a lovely new watch, then goes off visiting relatives. ;) that
    Sounds like Christmas to me.

    And as with most holiday extended family get-togethers, it all blows up in his face (or somebody's face) :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    :)) wouldn't be Christmas without a fall out.
  • mepal1mepal1
    edited December 2015 Posts: 1,098
    This is a silly discussion.

    Q:- Is OHMSS a Xmas film?

    A:- Well no because its a Bond film ;) :-O , but it is a Bond film set at Xmas
  • timmertimmer
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    Yep it"s a Bond film first

    And second a Blofeld/Spectre Bond film with cat.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    It has everything it needs to be a Christmas movie. And a Christmas story.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service is essentially a James Bond film. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is also essentially a Christmas film. The two characteristics don't negate each other.

    Sort of like how Batman & Robin is both essentially a Batman film and essentially a bad film. They aren't mutually exclusive labels. They're just different facets of the film's identity.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    mepal1 wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    OHMSS is so much a Christmas movie it has its own Christmas song:

    This is a lovely song.

    OHMSS had such fantastic music in the film.

    Thanks for this; I hadn't seen it before!

    Take away Christmas--say the presents for the Angels of Death or the ice skating festival and its fireworks--and OHMSS is a lesser film. Therefore it is a Christmas film.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service is essentially a James Bond film. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is also essentially a Christmas film. The two characteristics don't negate each other.

    Sort of like how Batman & Robin is both essentially a Batman film and essentially a bad film. They aren't mutually exclusive labels. They're just different facets of the film's identity.

    Take out the over-usage of the word 'essentially' and you've nailed it: OHMSS IS a Bond film and it IS a Christmas film.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    And how could I forget there's also a manger scene?
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Only just spotted this today but at the end of OHMSS is Bond driving on the wrong side of the road ?

    He's driving on the left ( normal for a car in the UK) then waves on a following car to overtake him on the
    Right ? ( at a very bad, blind right turn by the way ). All fine for the UK, but isn't he in Portugal ? So shouldn't he
    Be Driving on the right and waving cars on to overtake him on the left ? I notice even Blofeld's car is also a
    right hand drive model.
    It's funny what you pick up on after a few hundred viewings :))
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Yes, I had to google it, but Portugal switched to right-side-driving in the 1920s.
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