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Your certainly looking at 90 mins minimum samuel in terms of going through the exhibit itself, then obviously you have the 007 bar and gift shop. So you can easily spend 3 maybe even 4 hours there depending on how many "Vespers" you can drink? ;)
You will love it Samuel, me and my better half did. You will have to let us know what your thoughts are once you have been?
Much appreciated, brother! Well, that's what I was thinking Rogue-even though it's 30 quid, the catalogue would make a nice memento of my visit...and I'm coming to London for it, so it'll remind me of my London trip as a whole. If the guide isn't anything much, for having spent only 5 pounds on it, I won't lose any sleep over it. I really should visit the quoting Bond in every day thread too...
Your welcome my friend, it is a good day out, some great items on show! Have a few Martini's in the bar for me too! :-bd
I was there for just over two hours for the exhibition. With the gift shop and a few Vespers it could be somewhat longer!
Thanks for the reply. In total, it's a good few hours then. Great to know.
Yes - pretty well every exhibit has a information panel next to it. There are also some audio recordings which you can pick up a phone to listen to. Plus there are various video screens in some of the rooms showing relevant parts from the films. Some of them have three screens running on a loop and the dialogue shifts from one film to another on the loop - very effective.
The Imperial War Museum was the Ian Fleming exhibition? I went there and really enjoyed it. Designing Bond has more content.
There was a variety of props on display, even random things like the chip scanner machine used on Bond's arm in the Bahamas (CR) to the signature gun in LTK, as well as more well know props. I had hoped to see a few SF additions too, I've have heard they are installing some later down the line. There was one SF exhibit however, Severine's dress from the Floating Casino scene, which was nice to see.
All Bond fans would enjoy it. The posters (old and new) as you walk through the entrance, leading up to the car were a nice touch too.
Very jealous of all you Brits.
A fantastic exhibition with lots of items I had not previously seen at other bond exhibits. great to see the costumes, was particularly impressed with the alum Cummings figure after not being quite so invincible.
Go if you can it's well worth it. I'm going to try and post a bit of a more detailed summary of my trip on here later.
Reading this it looks like it is very popular so what time does it open in the morning?
Also the Olympic decathlon runs past St Pauls Cathedral that day - its not far away so we might go down and cheer them on.
Oh and I missed the most important part: the Aston Martin DB5! Where the hell is it? :) I guess I didn't enter the Barbican from the main entrance, that's the reason I missed it. I will definitely go back just for the car.
How times have changed though. In 1990 I went to the JBIFC convention at Pinewood and saw pretty much everything (and more) of this collection (post 1990 excluded of course) in a more informal manner in one of the soundstages there.
Hats off to Graham Rye (now thats something I dont say often) who spent the week going through and cleaning props and items that Eon had no idea that they had.
In fact after the event when we were helping to put everything away, we were actually cataloging each item for Eon so it could go into proper storage.
An exercise without which these sort of exhibitions would not be possible so well done Graham and all of the others who helped all those years ago.
IMO if you're travelling from outside London and have to pay for accomodation I'm not sure it's particularly worth it, unless you've never ever been to a Bond exhibition before and are desperate to see it.
Best bit: Seeing more Ken Adam sketches up close. Sends shivers down my spine.
There are three tables, one has the corgi di cast cars on along with a 50th anniversary keyring (must buy) and some bond cars which make noise and sound effects. All range from £10 - £30. Keyring is £6.
Second table has some bond shot glasses in a bullet shape (bought these) £20. Also some db5 shaped chocolate and gun shape chocolate. A number of random bits like kids spy glasses and unoficial notebooks and pads branded 'under cover'. There was an aston martin and martini glass tea towel.
Third table is largely books including the official guide to the exhibition £30, the Ken Adam book, Bond Heroes and Villains, designing the movies and a number of other must have bond reference books. There was also a few copies of the catalogue from the Bond Bound exhibition held a couple of years ago.
There are film posters including the 50th anniversay and skyfall poster.
In glass cases there are the spectre ring (£200), martini glasses and shaving kits! The shaving kit i couldnt work out except it has bond written on it. The other glass cabinet had the algerian love knot in a range of jewellery although a full size one from the film will set you back £1500.
Great carrier bag as well.
Have a few pictures as well but am reading up how to upload these!
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