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So it's completely impossible that there was another gold heist in 1964? Or must it be a reference to events which don't fit with M's question simply because it's an obscure way to link two Bond films?
As you and 00Beast point out Draco doesn't fit into the GF heist given that Goldfinger used Koreans and no bullion was taken from Fort Knox. But let's ignore that and say Draco was involved in some way. That means he took part in a scheme that included gassing a few thousand people, smuggling a nuke into the U.S. and then detonating it on U.S. soil. Even if he didn't know about the nuke, wouldn't that put Draco pretty high on the list of NATO enemies? And if that was the case would M be having a friendly chat with him about the time Draco helped a madman almost kill tens of thousands of people? I don't think so. M wouldn't even be at the wedding (and neither would Bond if he wanted to keep his job).
So, IMO, it's simply a coincidence or perhaps a nod to an actual heist that was committed in '64.
My dad asked me about a month ago what Fleming Bond Novel is considered the best. I couldn't answer his question because quite frankly, I had no clue.
I have a personal opinion of my favorites, but has there ever been a official survey conducted by the Fleming family or perhaps by any bond related group ?
You're right about that. I always assumed it was a reference to GF. OHMSS easily takes second place for Bond film with the most nods to the past. The first and undisputed king is DAD where those nods became obnoxious rather than charming for the most part in OHMSS. The only one I didn't like was Bond going through all of the props for the previous films with theme music to accompany them.
Casino Royale and Goldfinger seem to be considered 'the best' around these parts, but I can only vouch for CR so far. CR is indeed better than LALD in the novels, but they're both my top two books ever.
That you've ever read, ever?
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It should be noted I don't read often.
'I'll never understand, all these books, a world of knowledge at your fingertips, and what do you do, you sit there all night and play poker'
I've read some really good pieces of literature going back far enough, Dickens, Chaucer, Dostoevsky, Twain etc but interest seemed to have waned over the years, it's surely to do with the boom of computers and people just seem more dependant now in sitting in front of a screen than taking the time to read a good book. It's a bit of a shame almost
Many thanks good sir.
In regards to the books I always got the impression that FRWL and GF are considered the best. However I would say CR and OHMSS are at the top in terms of quality.
@Baltimore and @0BradyM0
Is there a discussion about books in general? I love to read and would like very much to talk with other about serious reading material.
No, we don't. It's from the war though, I would think, like you assume.
Kerim Bey's son asks what happened to his father after 007 tells him of Kerim's death. 007 then says, "He took care of that, they other man died first." What on Earth does Bond mean?
The novel is much clearer on this revenge point. Bey has a bomb buried by the periscope and his sons explode it after Bey is killed, wiping out the Russians there.
Thanks for the spoiler... :-L
What a dim excuse. I don't care if it has been two centuries, never spoil good books.
Name calling is unnecessary.
You're in a "James Bond questions" thread, not in a dedicated "film" or "novels" thread.
I never read the novel but damn that is so cool. I was they'd left it in the movie. Kerim getting revenge beyond the grave.
I never thought of that. Maybe because the scene was so effective with John Barry's haunting tune. For a film generally considered one of the silliest Bond movies that scene is one of the most frightening in the series.
The best answer I can give is that she was afraid and instinctively ran. When you're facing death you're not in the state of mind to think things out logically. Plus if she ran in the golf cart Chang probably would've killed her.