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Also, because my parents used to manage a tobacconist shop in Kilburn and Shirley Eaton used to come in there as a child. That was before my time.
Actually, Tilly. She seemed like the cooler of the two sisters, driving a Mustang and handling weaponry. Adventurous and somewhat competent, Tilly Masterson can tell me to "let me go, you're breaking my back!" any day.
I met her once too, she was an absolute hoot. It was the same day her knickers were being auctioned off(!)
You might have to clean the paint off the sheets.
That's not all that would have to be cleaned off the sheets.
Hey-O
So lets do a would you rather double bill face off and see which one you would rather watch.
Would you rather watch a double bill of FRWL and TB OR CR and QOS?
In one case we have Connery at the top of his game as the character. We have SPECTRE villains in both films. While not a direct follow up they both have the same director and many of the creative team is on both films.
The other double bill has Craig's first two films. The second film is a direct, literally with only a few minutes having past since the end of CR. We have an origin story followed up with a revenge story.
Which one would you rather watch at the theatre or in your home theatre?
Perfect portrayal of Bond as a spy, close to Fleming's world with right amount of thrill, danger and tension, it has the complete ingredients of a great Bond film.
Those of Craig's two is fine, I guess, but I prefer FRWL over CR (I even prefer the book of CR), Bond was for me, relegated into an action hero in those films, FRWL just encapsulated both Fleming and the espionage nature of Bond.
FRWL is indeed Connerys Best Bond, TB is good but not great, so I'll go with Craigs two!
My top 3 Bonds in order of appearance are FRWL, OHMSS, CR. But for a double bill, I'd go for FRWL and TB, because I do love TB as well, particularly Connery's performance. CR is superb, but QOS, although I do like it a lot, is my least favorite Craig Bond film because the script (story) feels, due to the writers' strike, incomplete.
If I feel like I need a more energetic ride I'd go for the Craig ones, if I'm in a more nostalgic mood, I'd go for the 60's atmosphere of the Connery ones.
In any case, two excellent double bills.
FRWL/TB: The amount of mystery, suspense and night-time snooping is what really does it for me. We don't see much of that in later entries.
I remember seeing FRWL and DAF in a double bill at my local ABC cinema when I was a kid. Of course I loved it, but FRWL and TB is a better match up in terms of style, mood and Connery's performances. Cool poster.
I can't answer, not even with a water pistol to my head.
Such a tough choice, this reflects how I feel