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100% Agree! If we were only rating first half of Bond films, YOLT would likely be in the top 5 of my ranking. Burial at sea, sumo, Henderson, the ensuing infiltration and fight into Osato, the fight at the docks is tremendous. You can see why they switched Aki and Kissy's actresses, despite a partial language barrier, Aki and Connery pull off some really impressive chemistry and it's a heartbreaker when she is poisoned.
It's at Little Nellie that things start to turn for me. Q telling Bond every feature of the toy and then we have to wait over an overlong scene for all of the features to be used that we know are coming, with no real danger ever present. The turning Japanese and wedding scenes are ok in concept, but needed to be much shorter. Mie's lesser chemistry makes the wedding and subsequent scenes drag. The Volcano base finale is classic, but it takes some time to get there.
I can't agree more, it's part of why our vacation this year was to Tokyo. From walking through different shooting locations to bathing in a traditional Japanese onsen, while having the soundtrack playing was one of the more soothing experiences of my life!
"Don't let her make so much noise!"
I love TB. For the longest time it was my number one Bond film.
Years ago in college I was taking French courses and participating in a French theatre company for extra credit. I had found a mailing address for Claudine Auger on a Bond fan website, so for practice as my grammar was bad, I wrote a fan letter to my favorite Domino.
I photo copied a couple pictures of her from the Rubin James Bond Films book, and another Bond magazine and sent it hoping for an autograph. I thought the odds were slim it would ever get to her, hence the crummy photocopies. Lo and behold about two weeks later an envelope arrived with the two pictures signed. Too bad I didn't have a glossy 8X10 color still.
To this day, Claudine Auger remains my favorite Bond girl.
It just feeds fuel to the codename theory the way Mathis being a codename does.
He is a criminal, so using an alias makes sense.
You re not really James Bond Kenya either, are you? (If you are, kudos to your parents.)
But more seriously: Mathis was not a codename. That's clear, right?
Why would he lie about that?
We all use our real names here.
What, your name is not Thunderfinger? :O
I always thought he said” was Mathis your given name”- “ well it’s not very good is it”
As opposed to “ was Mathis your cover name”
But I haven’t checked the subtitles so I’m not sure which one it is
Yeah their both not very good bond films. I just did a back to back watching of them on Saturday and they are entertaining enough, but CR and QOS are far superior. I remember there was a member on here way back that hated CR because he found it unrealistic but loved SF. People continue to amaze me
You mean “my given name” no. Is your “ given name” thunder finger
Bond to Mathis: Is Mathis your cover name?
[He's asking if Mathis bothered to use a cover name before reentering his old stomping grounds in South America.]
Mathis: Yes.
[By "yes", he confirms he used his own name, Mathis, and didn't bother with a true cover name. It was the death of him.]
Bond: Not a very good one, is it?
[Some dark humor between professionals.]
Mathis: (painful laugh)
The point of Mathis is he's as pure as newfallen snow, even if Le Chiffre put it into question with his "my friend Mathis" comment. But Mathis has stuck around a little too long in the business, and he's careless to not consider old friends could have turned to new organizations opposite his own.
Here's another example of what I'm saying is dialog not to be taken literally.
M to Bond: I would ask you if you could remain emotionally detached...
...but I don't think that's your problem, is it, Bond?
Bond: No.
But of course M's mistaken, that is his problem, it's built into the character.
That's what these subtle turns in the dialog are calling attention to.
All the years watching QOS I didn't catch that. I'll have to pop in that scene again.
Bond was just asking whether Mathis was actually his cover name, attempting to know the true man behind the alias now that he’s dying. It was more like a friend trying to learn something from a dying one, so he wouldn’t go forgotten.
Mathis is a great Fleming character and the filmmakers really mined greatness out of him in two films. It's different than the novels--he doesn't get to say the Nature of Evil speech, book Mathis' motives are never in question, and in the film he doesn't last many many missions--but it's a more focused, refined appearance than so many of Bond's very best missions partners. So the light that burns twice as brightly burns half as long. No one else got a death scene and focus like this. They're not just passing acquaintances, they have a deeper connection.
The idea of Mathis not being his name marginalizes the character and adds an unnecessary complication to it all. A cover name Bond doesn't know. Why? He was in cahoots with Quantum after all? Or holding secrets kept by MI6? Doesn't help the story to introduce an idea with that intent and not develop it.
So I see it the way I see it.
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Always thought that set piece was great. And its Craig who sells it! Very overlooked action scene and i dont even mind the freefall ending, but they could have done it better!
Its a bit like your defence of DAD. I find that a bit delusional. Recent posts with fav lists have it bottom, where it is in my list! We cant all be wrong!! Regards SP, I would still put it ahead of SF, which i just struggle to enjoy as its so dull!
SP, admittedly has a crap final 20 mins but up to then there is much to enjoy! Apart from the set piece where Silva is introduced and Severines is killed i find little solace in the rest of SF and i can never see it breaking into my top ten!
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
PTS- Bond nearly gets into a head on with FYEO henchman Michel Julienne
TIMMY D
"Better THAT Two"
Not my favorite. LTK has the better villain and story for my taste. TLD is decent, but LTK is a longtime personal favorite of mine.