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Don't make me mad... you've seen the result of my wrath...
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I do agree though that it's a very, very short glimpse of that airfield, and it isn't the plane you can see standing there either.
The thing is, traditionally the head of MI6 was indeed called C. But it was Fleming who designated the letter M. to the same post. So M used to be the head of MI6 (and was derived from his name: Messervy (Lee), Mansfield (Dench) and Mallory (Fiennes). Which in my mind as a civil servant makes sense. You'd want the most secret specialists (especially those who partake in illigal activities) to report directly to the head of the organisation, and no-one else. So making M the head of 'the 00 section' was a stupid move.
Anyway, on to the Ç'. I thought it was meant as a joke, as he's the new 'Chief'. But it doesn't correspond with the previous logic.
Only when you put your teeth in to it...
RE: The plane acquisition: I was just wanting a "Mrs. Bell" moment. That's not too much to ask, is it? It is? Well, "Holy...... "
In German M calls Denbigh chanceless instead of clueless, as translation wouldn't work with clueless.
That totally works for me. It hadn't occurred to me until you mentioned it. Thanks!
Never heard of this song nor WeFive....am I in trouble now @BeatlesSansEarmuffs :P
You don't see a drummer in this lip-syched "performance" either, and the drums are a lot more prominent than the Hammond B-3 in the final product! Both were probably added in the studio by folks who weren't actually members of the band.
By the way I'm lost, why are we posting 60s music?
Glad you're seeing them in May. I wish I was around late '69 and '70, to see The Who at the height of their powers, a'la their Leeds show or the Isle of Wight Festival. Or Monterey Festival....
I remember seeing the movie TOMMY and mostly disliked it. I also didn't know it would be all singing, no talking. The highlight for me for sure was Tina Turner. Awesome! You all remember her in that, right? The music was good. I do like The Who; just not my very favorites.
Yes, we divert into music discussions at times and that's fine. I cannot do my SPECTRE review yet, but I do hope a couple more Originals pop in to give us their (with categories); sometime this month would be grand. NonOriginals please give us your review (with or without categories), at least your basic take on Specture (brief or long; your choice). Thanks!
I definitely would enjoy the film more now than I did back then. I'll try to watch it again pretty soon.
But for a few days I'd like us to tackle this new topic:
Movies that Changed our Lives :-O 8-> B-)
So thanks, @Birdleson, for your comment, which gave me this idea. Let's run with this for awhile. ;) :)>-
To all: Let us know why a film was important to you, changed your life in some way. Be rather specific if you can (memories, etc.), what kind of impact (even if a bit vague), did it affect how you lived your life at all? Etc. So I'm asking folks to be a bit choosier than listing favorites. Got it? Great! Let's get down to it ... :-bd
It's 1995 and I'm sitting in a cinema hall awaiting the arrival of the new James Bond, Pierce Brosnan. TLD being a life-altering experience I was naturally "in love" with Timothy Dalton as Bond. Nonetheless, also being a huge fan of Remington Steele I was looking forward quite a bit to see Steele in a Bond movie.
Needless to say GoldenEye delivered all that I hoped and so much more. It has to this day kept the status of being my favourite movie of the 90's together with Star Trek First Contact. Two years later I was again more than satisfied with Tomorrow Never Dies, which I, for a short time, rated even higher than GoldenEye.
20 years later in 2015 I'm not the young adult anymore, that can get easily impressed. I'm 41 and I am married and have a 5 year old daughter.
I still love movies, I still can get excited and sometimes it happens a movie comes along that has a huge impact on me, but since 2000 there have only been 5 movies that would fall into that category, namely Pitch Black, Shaun Of The Dead, Batman Begins, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Mad Max Fury Road.
Daniel Craig, so far, has been a mixed bag for me. While I love Casino Royale and like Quantum Of Solace to a degree I dislike Skyfall a lot. In fact I believe it will go down even lower in my ranking (currently No 18).
So I went to see Spectre with mixed feelings.
First impressions are important, so is a good start to things.
Experiencing a proper gun-barrel at the beginning of a Daniel Craig Bond was exhilarating!
What followed was no less than the most impressive pre-title-sequence ever made for a Bond movie.
Immediately it was clear, Daniel Craig finally has transformed into the James Bond that before him Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton and Brosnan played so well.
How Craig moves smooth and cool through the scenery is bloody awesome and I had difficulties containing myself when seeing it for the first time.
The way Craig is looking at that Spectre ring, the wonderful Writings On The Wall intro already starting and then the ring transforming into the title sequence is a masterpiece of cinematic artistry.
And so is the title sequence. Daniel Kleinman has outdone himself. This is art.
Seeing Ralph Fiennes as M in the classic office setting was a real treat. And we got a classic verbal exchange between Bond and M (and Denbigh).
Seeing Moneypenny in the role she is supposed to be (her role in Skyfall is a travesty) was a relief, so was seeing Q the way he should be (again a travesty in Skyfall).
Both Harris and Whishaw are great and I am so glad they finally could shine, especially Whishaw who even made me forget Llewelyn for two and a half hours, and that is an achievement.
Monica Bellucci and the cemetery: If there has ever been an actress that was born to be in a Bond movie it is her. Finally it happened and I couldn't be more happy it happened in Spectre. As short as her appearance is, as gripping, tense and sexy it is. The scenery she moves through is like a painting. First the grey cold stones of the cemetery, then the warm, brown wooden furniture of her beautiful home. Accompanied by great classical music, the scene where she walks through the house into the garden awaiting her certain death is a masterpiece of direction. And forgive me, if I use the term masterpiece a bit inflationary in this review.
The Rome segment of Spectre belongs to the hall of fame of this franchise, on the Spectre meeting sequence alone, I could write an essay.
Two beautiful cars moving through Rome, the eternal city. It is a tradition in Bond movies to have two beautiful sports cars doing a race, a chase or just having fun on the street.
Spectre manages to combine all three of those things.
It's not a traditional car chase but a sightseeing tour to some of the most beautiful places in Rome with great humorous short segments of Bond trying to get the car's gadgets working and talking to Moneypenny on the phone and even developing some jealousy when realising Moneypenny could have a boyfriend.
This car "chase" is the antidote to the catastrophically failed car chase in the pre-title-sequence of Quantum Of Solace.
But before that car chase of course the Spectre meeting takes place. This sequence is no less than a masterpiece in direction, editing, set decoration, lighting, acting, dialogue, music and pacing. It is the best introduction to a villain ever in a Bond movie also thanks to the amazing Christoph Waltz.
In the title-sequence of Daniel Kleinman you already get a glimpse of the now famous shot of what must be the longest conference table ever with Waltz as shadowy figure sitting at the table and tentacles appearing out of his body.
The use of shadows and light in the Spectre meeting sequence is simply breathtaking.
End of PART I
#1 Enter The Dragon (1973). I was bullied from grade school to Junior High (and mugged too). Once a guy got me in a headlock in the pool shower and nearly broke my neck- it hurt for a week.
Then I saw this movie where a SKINNY GUY could deal with ANYONE through cunning technique & force of will. I immediately started on my lifelong martial arts path, and as of the age of 14 not only never suffered defeat at the hands of a bully (beat the crap out of two & had fun taunting the rest with Spider-man-like verbal insults throughout High School), but thwarted two subsequent mugging attempts, and NOT ONCE did I succumb to the temptation of doing serious damage to these deserving jerks out of reverence to the Shaolin code respecting all life- the high & the low.
#2 Star Wars (1977). Besides the obvious martial arts Kurosawa influence, this movie caused me to realize that like Luke, a great adventure called 'life' awaited me. I went to science fiction conventions in Luke's costumes, and met many life-long friends there.
#3 Superman: The Movie (1978). To this day, my favourite superhero film. In 1979-80 I wrote, produced, directed & starred in a Super-8 film entitled "Superman: The Spoof" with a massive budget of nearly $500! We showed it at a Sci-Fi convention & got a call from a DC comics dude asking if we could show it to Siegel & Schuster at their NY HQ... it was an honour to meet them, and they liked our film. WOW.
There are many more, but those are my BIG THREE.
Props to Jill St. John for waking up my 11 year old libido as Tiffany Case with more cheek than usual!