›

The Award Winning : 'Bond...comments while you watch...'

1…124125127129130…771

Comments

  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Great explosion- one of my favorites

    It really looks amazing on Blu-Ray
    ForYourEyesOnly wrote: »
    @MooseWithFleas - Here's the payoff!

    <3
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    edited December 2017 Posts: 1,984
    I love the theme song, but the actual title sequence is one of my least favourite in the Moore era (it's up against some pretty solid competition, though). I find the laser effects weird, even though I know it's 1983. And the TSWLM-esque silhouettes are pretty overdone by now — four times in a row!

    Not to mention the amount of times we see Bond swinging girls around in this one...
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    My Grandmother's favorite Bond theme
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    I remember this in the theater
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    The title sequence I find to be one of Binder's weaker ones as his career is beginning to wind down at this point. But the theme is just so magical that it makes up for it. Give me the ballads all day long!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    East Berlin.............
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    edited December 2017 Posts: 1,984
    Don't like the transition from the title sequence to the movie myself. Probably the worst in the Moore era.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    My Grandmother's favorite Bond theme

    If this was played at a wedding, I would absolutely ask your grandmother to dance. I promise I wouldn't attempt to swing her like the silhouettes.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    Is that forest near Pinewood?
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I love this scene! Picture this as the PTS. The egg rolls out, the Titles open.

    It might be better, indeed. But it'd be another PTS without Bond himself in it.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    MooseWithFleas wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    My Grandmother's favorite Bond theme

    If this was played at a wedding, I would absolutely ask your grandmother to dance. I promise I wouldn't attempt to swing her like the silhouettes.

    LOL
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I love this scene! Picture this as the PTS. The egg rolls out, the Titles open.

    While I agree it would be killer, the tonality of this one is pretty care free, with some blending of danger/dark elements. If this were the PTS, it would have the audience anticipating a much darker film than what it is. Kind of like DAD had a killer dark PTS and then went bananas after
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    If the ambassador had a cape he'd be dressed as Lugosi's Dracula
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    No security at all at the gates!
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    Smallbone!! Anyone know why they didn't have her stick around? Definitely seemed like she was set up as the predecessor.
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    If the ambassador had a cape he'd be dressed as Lugosi's Dracula

    The black-and-whiteness of the 1931 Dracula definitely helps Lugosi's image, but I agree it's iconic nonetheless.
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    MooseWithFleas wrote: »
    Smallbone!! Anyone know why they didn't have her stick around? Definitely seemed like she was set up as the predecessor.

    No idea. I would've thought she would appear again in AVTAK and then take Caroline Bliss' role. But for some reason she never appeared in AVTAK.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    Jim Fanning is a great third-tier character. Such a limited role, but the actor (name is slipping my mind) does a good job with his facial expressions and delivery of lines
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    Birdleson wrote: »
    If I was able to cut these films as I saw fit, it would be a darker film tonally. Take out 15 minutes and you can turn this into a tight, hard spy adventure.

    Very true. Which is why it ranks so low on many people's list (the over the top silly moments that only make up a few minutes of the picture)
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    Fanning has some great facial expressions
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    Robert Brown's first turn at M. I can see why he's considered too nice with a role softened from that of Bernard Lee's here. I prefer his interactions with Timothy Dalton.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    I really like Brown's M.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    I <3 Gogol. His last significant role in the series. AVTAK is very small and TLD is basically a cameo

    TIMID!!!!!!!
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    Birdleson wrote: »
    First time Robert Brown is M. I say he's still Admiral Hargreaves. I think his turn as M is very good. It's sad that he gets lost between the two monuments.

    I can live with Hargreaves, and I agree he's very good.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    I love Orlov's speech.
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    edited December 2017 Posts: 1,984
    General Gogol sits like he's recovering from a stroke. I like his role in this movie though.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Orlov is one of my favorite Bond characters. Steve Berkoff is wonderful. Beyond that!

    He's great.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    I really like Brown's M.

    Agreed. It's understated but still played off very well.

    Gogol's eye roll haha. Berkoff is absolutely chewing up this delicious Peter Lamont set.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    Orlov got balled out.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    Orlov the precursor to Orumov.
Sign In or Register to comment.