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It's also a good point you make about there being signs of early Rog in MR, particularly in the more serious moments. At times there's a certain dismissive, curt and almost arrogant quality. I like it.
You're right. I don't think he coasts at all in AVTAK, and I should have been more clear. Overall it's actually at times a more serious performance than the one he gave in OP.
I have just always felt that the St. John Smythe disguise is a sort of caricature of how many see Rog in that film, and perhaps unnecessarily emphasizes his age (particularly when his alter ego is coming onto Stacey in an overt, anti-#MeToo manner). Many a time I've had to remind myself that he is in disguise from the point he arrives at Zorin's estate to the point he sees Tibbet dead. The change in his demeanour is quite noticeable. "Killing Tibbet was a mistake". Perhaps if they had gone for a less obnoxious, pompous disguise (like Robert Sterling in TSWLM for instance) then I may have preferred it.
I think OP worked better because the lead actress and villain were closer to Moore's age (the great Louis Jourdan was actually quite a bit older than Moore). In AVTAK Walken is quite a bit younger looking (despite the film maker's attempts to make him look more mature) and that makes Moore's age more noticeable to me in comparison. The same of course goes for Tanya Roberts.
Making it's way back into my top 5. This one NEVER lets me down.
Bond in Navy attire. Sir Roger looks great here.
Q dialogue is great.
Had Moore's 007 received his Operation Trove mission from a new head of MI6, I firmly believe it would have been mentioned in the dialogue in OP at some point.
I love this whole section with Stromberg.
I love Roger's silhouette. If I were Bond, that's the silhouette I'd want.
I've had lunch...........but I seemed to have missed dessert.
Bond pulls out the manual to re-program the missiles. The audience laughed at this part.
Ah, my 4000th post!!! Yay!
Somehow I knew it would be in this thread.
Some ruthlessness for Roger here. I can remember taping TSWLM off the ABC network in the summer of 1986. Surprisingly, very little was edited that airing, but this bit was trimmed. The only other shot I remember missing was Anya in the shower.
I often wonder what Ken Adam might have done with future Bond films. What would a Ken Adam designed OP, AVTAK or TLD have looked like?
This one never lets me down.
I like the way it starts off, but honestly the part I really like is when it segues into Carly's rendition (just after the band sings "Baby you're the best!!"). I always look forward to that bit.
I've always been a big fan of this disco version of the Bond theme. Very cool and 70's, and very 'Roger'.
The first Bond equal and one of my faves too.
I prefer the space set in MR, but this one is certainly up there with the best of them.
Bach really delivers that line like she 'wants' it. LOL.
I never thought about that before but you're right.
Superb lines, delivered to perfection.
That scene reminds me somewhat of the intro scene for Tania in FRWL, when she is making her way to the meeting with Klebb in Istanbul. Both scenes feature really suspenseful musical cues (Hamlisch's score interspersed with the Muslim prayer in TSWLM is sublime, and so is Barry's work in FRWL).
It was my favourite when I was a kid. It's dropped a little but has always been a top five entry of mine. A truly iconic film (and not just Bond film).
They could have fixed the cylinder head gasket!
I imagine a cylinder head gasket repair to be a bigger job than what was probably in that tool box. Might have been amusing to see Anya give Bond a hard time over that, though.
Q should have equipped Bond with some quick auto repair gadget in his cigarette case to go with the mini micro film viewer.