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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    TheWizardOfIce wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    I never knew who the actor was when I first saw the film, but it's always been painfully obvious he was a Scouser!

    Watching the film the other day I couldn't believe how little 'Russian accent' he actually uses!

    Was that a Russian accent he was doing?

    I always just assumed he had graduated from the Sean Connery school of 'I can't be arsed doing the accent just get the writers to come up with some bullshit link to Scotland' as he's pretty blatantly scouse.

    Hard to believe one of the other members on here hadn't noticed his scouse accent...!
    @-)
  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
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    This will sound like lunacy, but I just realized watching TSWLM yesterday that Robert Brown played Admiral Hargreaves, which is essentially the introduction of Bernard Lee's successor as M. I don't know how that's even possible, but it's true... ... ~O)
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    I don't really care tbh. It's rather common in the civil service (and especially in the military) that high ranking functions change more often then the ones below, due to the age of those appointed and the difficulty of the job. So he could be the same, might be a different one. Doesn't make a difference to me.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Maybe he learned it during his Maverick years?
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited September 2016 Posts: 23,883
    That scene outside the Bottoms Up club in TMWTGG is suspenseful & cool imho. I even like Nic Nac's appearance and his tie adjustment outside the shop window, Hip's intro and the trip to the QE at Kowloon Bay. Topping it all off is a sinister Barry score.

    I agree that Moore looks great when he pulls out the Walther.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Roger always looked great with the Walther in hand. In OP he looks like he means business, especially when he shoots the soldier in the head.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I was watching GE the other day, and I suddenly started to notice how the entire cast is exclusively white males/females. Even in background crowds (on the boat in Monaco, in Servernaya, etc) there is not a single black, asian or latino actor/actress at any point in the film.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    That was a stipulation in Dench's contract.
    How so ? Pray tell good sir .
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    I was watching GE the other day, and I suddenly started to notice how the entire cast is exclusively white males/females. Even in background crowds (on the boat in Monaco, in Servernaya, etc) there is not a single black, asian or latino actor/actress at any point in the film.
    I can't believe that I didn't notice that before. A lot of it was set in Russia, but still.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    May one ask where you came by that information
    As I find it somewhat unusual for a clause such as this to be in a contract for work.
  • MilovyMilovy
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    @DaltonCraig007 What about the Asian guy who is playing baccarat against Xenia when Bond walks into the casino?
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Milovy wrote: »
    @DaltonCraig007 What about the Asian guy who is playing baccarat against Xenia when Bond walks into the casino?
    Surely he was an understudy?
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I just made it up!
    Thanks for putting me straight mate
    :D
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I just made it up!

    But watch it spread all over the internet and making its way to the tabloids.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    I was watching GE the other day, and I suddenly started to notice how the entire cast is exclusively white males/females. Even in background crowds (on the boat in Monaco, in Servernaya, etc) there is not a single black, asian or latino actor/actress at any point in the film.

    http://screenmusings.org/movie/blu-ray/Goldeneye/pages/Goldeneye-0766.htm
    The guy working on the Z3

    And the aforementioned Asian chap at the Casino.
    I think it's because you don't see race or colour @DaltonCraig007, just people.
    ;)
    Run with it mate, run with it. I'm getting you off the hook here. Hopefully no-one notices.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    I must say I'd find a Russian military base in Siberia strictly manned by people of rich pigmentation (is that PC enough to be safe?) rather odd..
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    Mrcoggins wrote: »
    May one ask where you came by that information
    As I find it somewhat unusual for a clause such as this to be in a contract for work.

    Christ.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    There is never any confirmation either way, but I believe it is implied in the book that he isn t . Didn t he cut off his earlobes?
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Having watched NSNA the other day I noticed during the motorbike/car chase that the big black Merc had some large square patches of duck tape over three things on the front of the vehicle. Could have been things like AA or RAC badges but it just looked so bad. Didn't notice that before, but then I'm usually bored to death with it by then!
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    There is never any confirmation either way, but I believe it is implied in the book that he isn t . Didn t he cut off his earlobes?

    I realized that pretty much answers the question while I was watching the film today.
    As far as I recall the book states that he took out the relevant pages from the records in the Church his parents were married. This would imply he's taken proof of his ancestory away, which in itself reeks of forgery.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Having watched Moonraker earlier today I realised for the first time how unbelievably silly the PTS is.

    Not only can you see it's not Moore (which isn't the real problem here) but the stuntman wears transparent safety glasses and worst of all you can see the zip fastener on the back of the blue suit jacket he wears.
    Also the whole thing comes across as very cartoonish from start to finish.
    The idea of course is great and I'm sure pre-High Definition and on smaller screens that worked well but now...ouch...

    Still, I will always prefer a parachute scene like this which was done for real (sans the animated Jaws falling into that tent) over some truly awfully looking CGI scene like in QOS which furthermore is highly unrealistic as well.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited September 2016 Posts: 18,281
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    Milovy wrote: »
    Something I just noticed: when Thunderball's title sequence fades back into the film proper, the colours in the water resemble the French flag, matching the scene's location (Paris). Check it out: https://s4.postimg.io/bafoatyfh/Thunderball_039.jpg

    No way! That's so cool.

    Yes, I noticed that way back but I thought most people would see it. It's a nice visual touch from Maurice Binder.
    TripAces wrote: »
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    Milovy wrote: »
    Something I just noticed: when Thunderball's title sequence fades back into the film proper, the colours in the water resemble the French flag, matching the scene's location (Paris). Check it out: https://s4.postimg.io/bafoatyfh/Thunderball_039.jpg

    No way! That's so cool.

    And another thing most people probably HAVE noticed, coming right after this: Largo crosses the street literally in front of a car that nearly runs him over. It's great characterization, though I sometimes wonder if it was really a near Dustin-Hoffman-Midnight-Cowboy sort of moment.

    Yes, I've noticed that too. I think it builds on the scene with the traffic warden just before this as if the car will have to stop for him and not the other way around. It shows a Bond villain in Largo who is a "person of some size and power" as Kingsley Amis put it. Another nice touch.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Ah, but that moment Bond puts his arms by his side and chases the villain mid air, and Barrys Bond theme kicks in is really Bond Gold!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I've always loved that MR PTS scene, and it's been copied quite a bit over the years (most notably in Eraser). Barry's score nails it as well, and the Wilhelm scream is a real classic. I'm planning to watch it again soon (just finished YOLT & TSWLM a few nights back) as part of a Gilbert Bondathon, and will look for these issues - I've never noticed it before.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    The worst aspect of the MR PTS is Moore's naff purple suit. Worse than Jaws flapping his arms and landing in the circus.

    The fight between Bond and the pilot on the plane before they fall looks pretty funny too.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    The MR pts is one of the very best, even if you can see the parachute under the clothes.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @BondJasonBond006, I'd take all of that over CG any day, though - at least it's a real stunt.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The MR pts is one of the very best, even if you can see the parachute under the clothes.

    Agreed, although you see it even more in the OP finale when Gobibnda falls off the plane.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Having watched Moonraker earlier today I realised for the first time how unbelievably silly the PTS is.

    Not only can you see it's not Moore (which isn't the real problem here) but the stuntman wears transparent safety glasses and worst of all you can see the zip fastener on the back of the blue suit jacket he wears.
    Also the whole thing comes across as very cartoonish from start to finish.
    The idea of course is great and I'm sure pre-High Definition and on smaller screens that worked well but now...ouch...

    Still, I will always prefer a parachute scene like this which was done for real (sans the animated Jaws falling into that tent) over some truly awfully looking CGI scene like in QOS which furthermore is highly unrealistic as well.

    Yeah, today CGI could be used to erase the safety glasses and zipper, but instead the entire scene would be CGI.
  • sirseanisbondsirseanisbond
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    Sticking with Thunderball, I just noticed something odd. When Angelo kills Derval with the gas to take his place, he is given his dog tag, and his watch: a Breitling Navitimer I believe, a black faced watch with dark leather bands. But then, when he has crash landed the plain and Largo cuts his breathing tube, he is wearing a Rolex Submariner, a stainless steel watch with metal bands. And then, when Bond finds the bomber and makes his way to the cockpit, he removes Derval's dog tag and watch from the dead Angelo, but the watch he takes off is neither a Breitling, nor a Rolex! This watch has a white face and a dark cloth strap, which is unlike either of the other two! But Then, when Bond gives the dog tag and watch to Domino, it is back to the original Breitling Navitimer. Such an odd continuity failure.
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