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Aah i see.....cant help there then,matey.
Speaking of air sequences, I've been meaning to revisit the Airport series at some point. I remember viewing one of the early ones (Airport 75 I think) and being blown away by some of the footage. It was a 747 with a big hole in it up in the air. Really amazing for its time, and miles ahead of the pathetic CGI driven crap that was in the Concorde film which came later.
You mention Airport ‘75, which I think was a guy being dropped by a winch into the cockpit of a plane by helicopter, but I don’t think the stunt was performed for real. Of course, Airport ‘75 stars one of my favourite actors of all time, Chuck Heston. They certainly don’t make actors like him anymore.
Amen to that.
One of my all time favourite films is 'The Omega Man'.
I love that story, @Birdleson. :D Getting into an argument with the Chuck, huh? I'm glad you're still with us, mate. ;-)
The Birdleson thread is a good idea.
If it is successful, a Thunderfinger thread might follow.
Robert Redford? Jack Nicholson? This really needs a thread! Tell us more!
Edit: Maybe a sort of "Tell us an interesting/funny story" thread could be an idea, so that anyone here could share whatever encounters/situations, etc. they've experienced with the forum?
Consider it done!
The whole thing just seems like a damn fraud.
Although i am about to watch at least half of SP once more just to see how i feel now i have had a drink or 10..
I think it’s a bit of a shame that Heston is remembered pretty much solely for his stance against gun ownership when he was also a very prominent figure at the Civil Rights demonstrations, standing side-by-side with Martin Luther King when he gave his famous speech. I honestly don’t know where I stand in the debate of gun ownership in the States. It seems to me that the genie is out of the bottle (has been since since the 1800s) and to now take away guns from lawful abiding citizens, leaving the remaining guns in the hands of the criminals, would leave some feeling naked and defenceless. In the UK we have no such amendment, but guns are now readily available to those that want one, smuggled in from abroad. There are some calling for a similar leniency on possessing a weapon in the UK to defend their homes to that of the States. I suppose we don’t have the same school shootings, yet, as America, but it won’t be long before that’s happening in our own schools with the present gang culture and availability of guns. Sorry, I’m not advocating anything either way. Back on topic.
yep the trailers suggested it was going to be a classic
Not going to be fooled by a trailer ever again!
Neither had the vitality or immediate visual impact of the first SF teaser trailer, which just blew me away. I loved the way it started off slowly and suspensefully and then kicked into that thumping score with all the quick flashes of the wonderfully lensed scenes.
None of that existed in the SP teaser trailer, which tried to go moody and sinister but already hinted at the predictability which was to come in the final film with the use of the OHMSS theme.
Yes, Mendes said they reshot that scene. They filmed it early and then as they progressed with filming both he and Craig felt that it didn't work as initially filmed, so they redid it. Frankly I thought the original was really bad - Harris's delivery didn't impress me and I felt she overdid the "trust anyone". Glad they reshot it.
That is the only reason I can think of, as Bond fans we should be hoping for the very best person for the job and that they can deliver a film to erase the disappointment of the last one.
That's what I'm hoping for.
"Some men are coming to kill us. We're going to kill them first."
"The latest thing from Q branch. It's called a radio."
"What makes you think it's my first time?"
Oooh, matron!
Maibaum would be turning in his grave.
Anyone calling out the SP script has to first acknowledge how utterly creaky and second rate vast chunks of the SF dialogue is.
EDIT: I have to say that I really miss the polished dialogue of the older Bond films though. It's a joy to watch even today. TB in particular is brilliant, but even FRWL or DAF are far above average.
This is true.
In time it will, I'm sure of that. It will be remembered as the Thunderball of this Era.
SP came out after Skyfall - the highest grossing Bond film ever, an instant classic for the franchise, like it or not - and the expectations were too high. SP is a movie on the same quality level of Skyfall, with the latter just being better at hiding its narrative flaws.
Why does he sound half asleep when be says that?
I think some of the line deliveries are better in Die Another Day, TBH.