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  • barryt007barryt007
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    QBranch wrote: »
    GF: When Felix points out the Miami chief of police ('Mr. Simmons') to Bond, we see him sitting at the gin rummy table shuffling a blue deck of cards. He switches seats with Goldfinger so the latter can get his 'suntan', and upon sitting down, continues to shuffle the deck, which has changed from blue to red. One could argue that he changes decks when the shot briefly cuts to Bond and Felix, but all the decks on the table are red.

    Was he the Chief of Police ? I didn't know that,how do you know,Q ?


    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    You guys are just looking too deep into it. ;)

    That's what I think.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    QBranch wrote: »
    GF: When Felix points out the Miami chief of police ('Mr. Simmons') to Bond, we see him sitting at the gin rummy table shuffling a blue deck of cards. He switches seats with Goldfinger so the latter can get his 'suntan', and upon sitting down, continues to shuffle the deck, which has changed from blue to red. One could argue that he changes decks when the shot briefly cuts to Bond and Felix, but all the decks on the table are red.
    Was he the Chief of Police ? I didn't know that,how do you know,Q ?
    Interesting, I always assumed he was high up in the ranks because of the amount of money he can afford to lose against Goldfinger, but now I'm reading he wasn't even police! Must've been Bond's first line to Goldfinger that threw me off.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    QBranch wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    QBranch wrote: »
    GF: When Felix points out the Miami chief of police ('Mr. Simmons') to Bond, we see him sitting at the gin rummy table shuffling a blue deck of cards. He switches seats with Goldfinger so the latter can get his 'suntan', and upon sitting down, continues to shuffle the deck, which has changed from blue to red. One could argue that he changes decks when the shot briefly cuts to Bond and Felix, but all the decks on the table are red.
    Was he the Chief of Police ? I didn't know that,how do you know,Q ?
    Interesting, I always assumed he was high up in the ranks because of the amount of money he can afford to lose against Goldfinger, but now I'm reading he wasn't even police! Must've been Bond's first line to Goldfinger that threw me off.

    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    He is just a guest in the hotel,as is Goldfinger,who has money to spend.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    That is still a possibility. ;)
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    Hah! Look at you, talking about it as if it hasn't already happened!
  • barryt007barryt007
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    QBranch wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    That is still a possibility. ;)
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    Hah! Look at you, talking about it as if it hasn't already happened!

    :)) :)) I walked smack-bang into that one didn't I ? ..what a plonker !!
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    Hah! Look at you, talking about it as if it hasn't already happened!
    I think he is crazy. For Kara.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    QBranch wrote: »
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    Hah! Look at you, talking about it as if it hasn't already happened!
    I think he is crazy. For Kara.

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  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I never realized previously that the back of Solitaire's famous Tarot card deck in LALD has '007' written all over it.

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    Oops...I'm not trying to show off, really, but that was one thing I noticed the first time I saw that movie in early 1974 (when I was 17), and it was one of the things that bothered me about it right away, along with the other supernatural/voodoo stuff which I think does not belong in a Bond movie as a rule. I still went on to see it three times at a theatre, the only James Bond film to be able to claim that, uhm, honour. And I still think it's a fun film and one of the better Roger Moore movies.

    "So, what sharp little eyes you've got!".

    I'm humiliated to confess that I've honestly never noticed that before. It's especially embarrassing given the number of times I've seen this film.

    Was this really so obvious to others as well?

    I've probably seen LALD more times than any other Bond film, and I will hold my hands up and say I've never noticed the cards 007 logo either.

    If I hadn't read about it on these forums I would no doubt have gone through the rest of my days in blissful ignorance.

    Now though I can stick the old film on and point it out to my wife and look all smug and clever.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    QBranch wrote: »
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Thank God for that,i thought I was going mad.
    Hah! Look at you, talking about it as if it hasn't already happened!
    I think he is crazy. For Kara.

    Of course he is, and he makes it all the more obvious by distracting from his love for her by appearing to hate her. Classic reverse psychology. Like the best of the romances, Romeo and Juliet or Rick and Ilsa, Barry and Kara are walking a starcrossed path of love. I hope they end up together at the end.
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  • barryt007barryt007
    edited November 2017 Posts: 19,339
    Is it still Halloween ,or is it a Friday 13th ??

    I'm feeling persecuted by evil ,from members I thought were my friends.

    Oh woe is me :

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Relax, Barry - I found the place for you to get away from it all:

    49.667042,16.094656 (Google Maps)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    :D
  • barryt007barryt007
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Relax, Barry - I found the place for you to get away from it all:

    49.667042,16.094656 (Google Maps)

    Blimey,that's bleak and depressing....even more so than TLD !!

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    Something I noticed the very first time I saw Casino Royale in theaters, but I wonder how many others have...

    What's the last floor number we see as Bond rides the elevator up to Dryden's?

    That's right: 6.

    For the debut of the 6th James Bond.
    Also foreshadowing.

    4, 5, 6... He's about to become OO7 with the second kill.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    edited November 2017 Posts: 6,844
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    Something I noticed the very first time I saw Casino Royale in theaters, but I wonder how many others have...

    What's the last floor number we see as Bond rides the elevator up to Dryden's?

    That's right: 6.

    For the debut of the 6th James Bond.

    Intentional or not, neat catch.

    Oh I'm quite certain it was intentional. The filmmakers spend far more time with these films than even we do when putting them together. I seriously doubt "6" just happened to be both Craig's number in Bonds and the number they kicked off CR with. I mean just consider all the easter eggs they snuck into the titles, like how the animated blood spilling out of that one guy forms a curly "C" and "R."
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    Something I noticed the very first time I saw Casino Royale in theaters, but I wonder how many others have...

    What's the last floor number we see as Bond rides the elevator up to Dryden's?

    That's right: 6.

    For the debut of the 6th James Bond.
    Also foreshadowing.

    4, 5, 6... He's about to become OO7 with the second kill.

    That too!
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    I mean just consider all the easter eggs they snuck into the titles, like how the animated blood spilling out of that one guy forms a curly "C" and "R."
    I always wondered about that, thought it may have just been my imagination running wild. Rabbit-shaped clouds kind of stuff.

    DAD: when Q catches Moneypenny 'testing out' the virtual reality program, he is holding something, tinkering with it. I never paid attention to what he's holding until now - it's an incendiary bomb - same as the ones Bond uses in LALD to blow up Kananga's poppy fields.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    In QOS, when Bond throws the can of motor oil to Greene, it lands on his foot - the same foot he just split with the axe. I can't help but be reminded of Bond's line to Brofeld when seeing his eye wound: "Ouch. I do hope that doesn't hurt too much." :))
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    QBranch wrote: »
    In QOS, when Bond throws the can of motor oil to Greene, it lands on his foot - the same foot he just split with the axe. I can't help but be reminded of Bond's line to Brofeld when seeing his eye wound: "Ouch. I do hope that doesn't hurt too much." :))

    @QBranch, that's a good catch. Does Greene have any pain reaction, flinch, or anything of the sort when the can hits him?
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I've always loved how Bond nails Greene's bum foot with that oil can.
    [I don't think he can feel anything at that point.]
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  • barryt007barryt007
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    Agreed...I think he is numb with shock and panic at that moment.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    QBranch wrote: »
    In QOS, when Bond throws the can of motor oil to Greene, it lands on his foot - the same foot he just split with the axe. I can't help but be reminded of Bond's line to Brofeld when seeing his eye wound: "Ouch. I do hope that doesn't hurt too much." :))

    @QBranch, that's a good catch. Does Greene have any pain reaction, flinch, or anything of the sort when the can hits him?
    No, he doesn't. But it would be funny if he said, "Ouch!", like Bond does in CR when getting the little tracking implant in his wrist- having just been in a serious scrap with Carlos and scratches all over his face. :))
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    That really adds a special something to the scene. I'm always so glued to Dan and Amalric that I never even looked where the damn can was being thrown. :))
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Agreed. I only noticed it tonight. It's seems like a little wink to the audience. More proof why QOS is such a great, underrated film. A real diamond in the rough.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    It certainly is Q...it's #4 on my list atm,for a good while now.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    I certainly agree with others that it gets better with every watch. I might even rate it 2nd after CR out of the Craig era films.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    QBranch wrote: »
    I certainly agree with others that it gets better with every watch. I might even rate it 2nd after CR out of the Craig era films.

    I do already !


  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    But I also rate TLD very highly. Probably top 5.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Of all my time on this forum I think the greatest satisfaction I've gotten is to see the turn around of opinion from some on QoS. It's a very quietly played film despite being action packed, and I think that inherently allows it to surprise you every time you watch it. Always something new to pick up on.
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