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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond tries on his dinner jacket. It fits better than Barry Nelson's.

    I do wonder what color Nelson's jacket was. SUITS OF JAMES BOND was of the opinion it was buff. Nelson had heavy shoulder padding.

    I wore an oversized blazer to work the other day in honor of Timmy's suits in LTK.

    I thought it was funny, but everyone else thought I was just dressed up.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I love Mendel. Great character actor and great character.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Now we're getting into it. I love this entire section that deals with the poker game.
    Genuine suspense throughout.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    The colors in CASINO ROYALE are beautiful.

    After the less than stunning colors of TWINE, and to an extent, DAD we're back to a Bond that ranks alongside the earlier films in it's look.

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Felix is quite cool here, as he should be.

    "Someone's in a hurry."

    I always felt Felix, next to Bond, should be the coolest guy in the room. Jack Lord had that quality as does Wright.

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Le Chiffre is getting pounded.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    The stair well fight................YES!!!!

    My favorite later Bond fight scene. I should watch SPECTRE again, though for the Hinx fight. That was pretty solid as well.

    This is intense, though.

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Le Chiffre looks concerned at the table.

    Bond sits down coolly.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Now the shower sequence. Another nice moment.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited July 2018 Posts: 16,162
    I love this bit where the bodies are in the trunk.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited July 2018 Posts: 16,162
    Bond loses this hand.

    "You must have thought I was bluffing, Mr Bond".


    It's kind of funny when Barry Nelson is losing in the '54 CR.
    My better half was watching it with me earlier and asked:
    " Why is Bond getting his ass kicked here?".
    Barry Nelson had some great facial expressions there.

    Daniel Craig looks like he was kicked in the gut.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    edited July 2018 Posts: 6,844
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Giancarlo Giannini did a comedy back in the '70's where Claudine Auger played his wife.

    I had that film in a box set of comedies.

    He was also in BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA with Claudine.

    I also happened to mention BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA during our CR double feature. In addition to Claudine it also features Barbara Bach and Barbara Bouchet.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Felix saves the day. Again, Wright exudes cool.
    I think he's a GREAT Felix.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond poisoned.

    Another tense moment.

    Bond drinks the entire container of salt.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Giancarlo Giannini did a comedy back in the '70's where Claudine Auger played his wife.

    I had that film in a box set of comedies.

    He was also in BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA with Claudine.

    I also happened to mention BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA during our CR double feature. In addition to Claudine it also features Barbara Bach and Barbara Bouchet.

    That's right! I tend to mix BLACK BELLY with another horror Claudine did, TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE.
    I should find BLACK BELLY and watch it again.

    Barbara Bach also did a film with Ursula Andress around that time: STATELINE MOTEL.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Mads has some great facial expressions here................

    and Bond wins

    YAY!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond has caviar and toast. I'd like to think there are scrambled eggs on that plate as well.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond got thrashed. I love that little chase.

    Now is one of my fave scenes in the series.

    I would have replaced the rope with a carpet beater, though.

    I doubt many today would know what a carpet beater is, though.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    What a crappy chair for Bond to sit on. Just makes the torture worse.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Roger would have done his OOOOOOOHHROOHHHHH
    sound during this scene.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I've got a little itch...........down there.................would you mind?


  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    This scene is pretty funny as well as intense.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Mads is great. I do picture the Le Chiffre of the novel as being closer to Peter Lorre, though.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    ...and Bond is saved by..................who else?


    OF COURSE! MR WHITE!!!!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Once again, another great little scene with the wonderful Mendel.


    Bond recuperating.

    This does, IMO capture some of the atmosphere of the novel.

    These scenes play out the way I pictured when reading the book.

    Been years, though.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond has proven to himself he is still in functioning order after his ordeal.

    He's ready to go again.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    The beach scene.

    I rank this higher than the GOLDENEYE beach scene, but just below the THUNDERBALL Domino scene.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond resigns.

    I must admit, I've practically copied that message almost verbatim when resigning from a crappy job without notice.

    Thank you, Bond for the inspiration.

    I always try to have a back up job or income ready in such a situation, though.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Craig's hair is looking a bit longer in these scenes. More like QOS.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond chases Vesper and Gettler in Venice.

    I'm not sure how I feel about this climax.

    It's spectacular, but the simplicity of Vesper's suicide in the novel has more impact for me.

    I suppose it would feel quite out of place for a Bond film not to end with some action, though.
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