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You'd be right.
Yeah can't really fault the Hinx fight to be honest.
I'd have it top 5, maybe top 3. Grant v Bond obviously number 1 but after that it's up for grabs. Off the top of my head there's only Green 4 v Necros, Alec v Bond, Slate v Bond and CR toilet and stairwell fights to challenge it from breaking into the top 5.
I wouldn't be dismayed if it made the podium in that field.
The action sequence on the water is the best showcase of bravura editing since Peter Hunt scorched the screen in OHMSS.
John Glen was hitting his straps right at the end. A top three Bond director.
Yeah! I think that LTK is amazing!
Bah....foiled again....
Agreed. In fact, I prefer the Brosnan era to all other eras.
The waterski sequence is indeed breathtaking. One of the best Bond moments ever, as far as I am concerned.
So do I. ;)
007 in New York is the only title that wouldn't work for a movie.
Well of course that's my opinion. I think many would share it about 007 in NY but not so many regarding QOS or THR.
I have no desire to see '007 in New York' - next to LALD, MR, DAF... and so on it's poor. I don't blame Fleming given the context of the piece, but I imagine even he would have reservations about its use as a cinematic title - in much the same way he vetoed the use of TSWLM plot. 'The Death Collector', as SP was initially called, seems like much better use of Fleming imo. I also think it's entirely possible to channel the great man. SF always struck me as a brilliantly Flemingian title.
Very 1930's a'la CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON, SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON. I've actually warmed to the idea of 007 IN NEW YORK as a title. Still, I'd prefer any of the other short stories titles- all of which I wish would eventually be used.
I'm glad they didn't use it yet, they should use it for something set in Japan.
I had the same reaction when I saw AVTAK in the theater. But needless to say, James Bond always returns!
I could see it working if something very significant (say, Bond's "death") happened in NY.
"James Bond and The Birds of the West Indies". Hm... ;)
Thank Christ they had all the Fleming titles to use back in the day or if some of you people had been in charge we would've been treated to these poetic and imaginative titles:
007 in Jamaica
007 in Istanbul and Venice
007 in Switzerland and Kentucky
007 in the Bahamas
007 in Japan
007 in Switzerland
007 in Amsterdam and Vegas
007 in New York, the Bayou and San Monique (Jamaica again)
007 in Beirut, Macau and Thailand
007 in Austria, Egypt and Sardinia
007 in California, Venice, Rio and Space
007 in Beckton, Cortina and Greece
007 in somewhere in Latin America (possibly meant to be Cuba), India and Germany
007 in Siberia (just somewhere with snow as we couldn't really film in Russia), Paris and San Francisco
007 in Gibraltar, Austria, Tangier and Afghanistan
007 in Florida and Isthmus (Mexico)
007 in Russia (for real this time! The iron curtain had fallen by now) and Cuba (but here it was still up so this was Puerto Rica)
007 in Hamburg and Vietnam (Thailand actually)
007 in London, Azerbaijan and Istanbul
007 in North Korea (Pinewood backlot. Obviously there's no way we were going to actually film in North Korea), Cuba (Castro still going so actually Spain but maybe next time) and Iceland
007 in Prague, Madagascar (cheaper to fake it in the Bahamas), the Bahamas, Miami, Montenegro (Czech republic. Economically it just made more sense) and Venice
007 in Italy, Austria, Haiti, Bolivia (all these Latin countries look the same so we were able to pass this off by using Panama and Chile)
007 in Istanbul, London, Shanghai (although only for a few 2nd unit establishing shots as we were skint on this film), London some more, Scotland
007 in Mexico, Italy, Austria, Morocco, London again
Just because something is a Fleming title doesn't automatically mean it's a winner. Perhaps we should also consider Thrilling Cities, The Diamond Smugglers and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (actually all of those are probably preferable to 007 in NY)?