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2)... I have some issues with the pacing once he gets to Piz Gloria - from there until he's found out by Blofeld, the movie seems to drag a little.. but i thought the rest was perfectly fine..
3)... this one astounds me - granted we all have our own personal tastes.. but I firmly believe OHMSS to be Barry's masterpiece when it comes to Bond scores
No to which ...? agree? thrown to sharks ...?
(2) Disagreed. This film has no pacing issues whatsoever. Each scene has plenty to offer. Even the slower paced scenes deliver in many other departments. I don't want the Crank version of Bond...
(3) OHMSS is handsdown one of Barry's very best scores, IMO.
(4) No. These scenes are the perfect rendition from Fleming's pages to the big screen. I appreciate the mood, the music, the acting, the cinematography... There really is more to a film than merely getting from point A to point B in less than 5 seconds. I like it when the camera lingers on a shot for a while. I like being involved in a moment, which requires time. A lot goes on too. I couldn't for the life of me call it boring.
(5) Tracy uninteresting? The novel disagrees with you. ;-)
What he says, and the 007 Moneypenny moment at James' wedding has more power than any 007-Moneypenny moments before. And that all because Lazenby has no spark, a 2nd movie would have made him a great Lazenby.
OHMSS is one of the two GREAT Fleming 007 movies together with FRWL.
It might be true too that for some the pace is quite slow, but slow doesn't mean boring, and although the pace may be slow, the movie is not boring at all.
And Moneypenny is great in this film, just like M and Draco.
Concerining Tracy, she's IMO the best bond girl with XXX, Octopussy, Vesper and Natalya
I remember you saying you were quite young 00beast. I suspect you will appreciate OHMSS more as you get older.
2) I find OHMSS painfully slow.
3) It has some good pieces of music.
2) See #2.
4) In the book she is, but not, I beleive, in the film.
And I warn you - I do not tolerate any critisism of Barry's OHMSS soundtrack !! it's not only the best soundtrack in the franchise, but IMO it's in the top 10 best soundtracks ever !!
I prefer this one to TB and YOLT!
I agree with you on this one, wholeheartly. Barry's OHMSS soundtrack is glorious! And the film, although it has problems (at least one) is so good...
I know I love Moore, but I pin-point the perfect entry of the franchise for a newcomer at TB, YOLT and OHMSS. I wouldn't be ashamed to bring these 3 DVD's to film class.
And the helicopter attack in the end is great too.
A newcomer could watch TB or YOLT first, or possibly FYEO. There we have a balanced Bond film, even though it´s not one of my favorites.
Mod edit: please use the edit button and avoid double posting.
Time to feed the sharks!!
The movie isn't perfect. I never liked the dubbing, and that's a hefty chunk of the movie right there. Lazenby wore some ridiculous clothes in this movie-- but I guess since he was a model he looks as good as possible in them. Too bad his wardrobe wasn't so crazy though. The 'brainwashing' of the girls was pretty cheesy, but hey, it was the 60's I guess.
That said, there's a LOT going for it though! I'm not at all interested in what kind of guy he is off screen-- I've always loved Lazenby as Bond. Without any doubt, he should have done 2 or maybe 3 (Lazenby in LALD... could have been pretty cool!)
Another reason I like Lazenby: maybe I'm not from the Globe Theatre or anything but when I watch an action movie and I know that the guy could really kick as much ass in real life as he does on screen, it adds that little icing on the cake for me and I enjoy it that much more! Lazenby's a badass, no question.
I loved Tracy and she was a great match for Bond- I totally bought the notion of those two settling down. Plus, thanks to her, the ending really hit hard. Bond girls have died before but this was way different- and would effect Bond from then on (excluding DAF, lol)
But lastly, make no mistake, the soundtrack in this movie is the best in the whole series
I love the Barry score, the pre credit sequence with Lazenby and Rigg on the beach, super instrumental music and homage to past adventures on the credits. Savalas is arguably the best Blofeld of them all, and Lazenby, even if a bit young at 29 in his Bond debut, does quite well, I think he gets unfairly criticized by some
My main bone of contention probably lies in the fact that sometimes it appears to drag on a bit too long, and does get boring at certain points especially towards the end. Lazenby and Rigg had some differences of opinion off set and there was a degree of animosity between actors, but you wouldn't have thought so when watching the film. I think there was some level of chemistry between characters, and Tracy was a very good Bond girl, it's too bad her death wasn't expanded on in the next release, and of course, Lazenby back instead of a past it Connery. Apart from those minor complaints, it is a decent and worthwhile addition to the Bond series
Sometimes its just too depressing to think that people who can hold such ludicrous points of view are also entitled to vote and have kids. The worlds going to hell in a handcart and we're all going along for the ride whether we like it or not.
I think he's quite young Wizard, go easy on him :)
=)) It's not like if 00Beast doesn't like OHMSS he'll want a communist dictatorship in the USA as well....... sorry but your post is a bit extreme... not liking OHMSS doesn't make him a monster, and doesn't disqualify all the opinions he may have....
Its just I find it rather worrying that if a candidate ran on a 'OHMSS is rubbish' ticket he could get votes from people like 00Beast. Would you honestly feel secure with someone with such extreme views having their finger on the button? Give me Dubya any day.
Lets just hope 00Beast is too young to vote! ;)
You might not like Lazenby, tough he does a great job and would have made a next movie more interesting.
OHMSS is one of thet true classic 007 movies and is faithfull to Fleming.
I know fans of the movie would disagree with everything I just said but hey, it's just my thoughts.