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I bet this would be more fun with DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY dubbed over the soundtrack............as long as Newman is recycling previous music for this film.
For a second I forgot the name of this film's composer.
Shame on me.
Q on his laptop. He needs a latte in hand.
The guy watching him should have played Blofeld instead.
Another missed opportunity in the series along with Lazenby's DIAMONDS, Tim's 3rd outing, etc.
Every time Craig emotes in this one I feel compelled to do an obnoxious Pierce impression.
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!
Hey, driver where we going?
I swear my nerves are showing.
I'm on TLD section now.
I remember someone on the imdb forums mentioned that Craig bears a resemblance o Norman Fell's Mr Roper in this film.
Well, not really. Craig is quite dashing. But I would like to see him make some snide remark to Madeleine, then look directly into the camera and chuckle to himself.
Unless one grew up on THREE'S COMPANY, that was probably a difficult reference to understand.
I hope barry007 sent her a card!!
Who isn't? :-D
One of the worst moments in the film, IMO.
It’s almost like they filmed a rehearsal and then accidentally edited that footage into the finished film.
I think it looks like an expensive car commercial more than anything. Nothing thrilling at all about that sequence.
Yes, actually that’s a much better analogy!
I'm quite sure I've seen car commercials where the cars seems to drive faster than this car chase, that's why. It's an odd scene really.
I should think the buildings are worth more than those cars.
So here goes..........
LICENCE TO KILL
I remember in the cinema the trailer for ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN played immediately before the UA logo.
Gunbarrel..........I know it's popular here when the music is changed during this iconic moment, but I'm such a traditionalist, only a few films get a pass for me. This is one.
To me Bond is like a well beloved holiday tradition.
Changing the music in the gunbarrel is like having hot dogs on Thanksgiving instead of turkey, or decorating a Christmas tree with toilet paper instead of lights.
I do like this rendition, though and it doesn't bother me as much as TWINE or SP.
PTS is great, IMO. Felix is a man of action.
Felix Leiter- action hero.
LET"S GO FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sanchez is great here.
I love the parachute bit. I'd love that to return. IMO, Bond needs enough hair length that it looks bad ass as the wind blows. I just can't see Craig pulling that off like Tim or Roger.
Titles.
Anthony "the Jimmy" Starke YES!
Been awhile since I watched this one. Maybe last summer?
Jump Up!!!!!! Well sort of.
An extra passing Bond obviously stares as Dalton.
Hard to believe this film will be 30 years old next year.
Only 8 films have been made since..........half of it's initial run.
I suppose we'll only get 4 more films in the next 30 years then.
I think I prefer the U.S. cut to this extended version, though. Seemed to flow smoother.
In fact, I should track down a copy of the earlier SE DVD that had the U.S. theatrical version.
Lowery did too nice of a job restoring this one. The Blu-ray looks far better than the film did in the cinemas. The cinematic prints looked like a TBS station airing of a Chuck Norris Cannon film from the '80's. It really worked for the gritty nature of the film.
Here the blues in Dalton's clothes really pop.
The hospital scene looks a bit cheap. Too bad Pinewood didn't work out for Eon hen.
Today the staff would all be wearing scrubs.
I love it, too. Perhaps that's why I'm a bit critical of the Lowery restoration? The film looked extremely gritty in the theaters. I remember Siskel and Ebert being baffled on this in their review.
I feel Lowery took away much of the grain and grit. The only scenes in the film that had the classic Bondian cinematography were the casino scenes. Back to old school '60's vibrant Technicolor. Especially Lupe's red dress and Sanchez's silver striped dress shirt
He's also in JOE KIDD with Clint Eastwood.
He lost his eye shortly after this film was released when intervening a mugging in NY city. There are various accounts as to what happened specifically, but apparently Stroud was stabbed several times, once in the eye.
I don't mind it, really. But it does date the film a bit.
Perez is probably the only character whose hairstyle would fit in today.
I remember this war type sequence seemed out of place for Bond, IMO at the time. Stroud looks tough in army gear.
This is quite gritty.
Bond awakes to a weird whatever that thing is staring at him.
Bond's clothes were cleaned and pressed.
Sanchez has a nice bachelor pad.
Lupe reads a lot. Bond should recommend some Shakespeare for her to get into.
In a cut scene he offered some to Bond who respectfully declined.....and then went back to his room to pout when Lupe was waiting for him.
LOL! I'm joking around as I watch this, but I can picture Bond and Sanchez, now buddies discussing their balding hairlines and what to do about it.
In that Fleming commissioned drawing of Bond, 007 seems to have a rather high forehead. Fleming himself did as well. I don't think a middle aged hairline would really bother Bond that much.
Looking at Dalton here, he still had quite a bit of hair really. I had a roommate who owned a barber shop and she discussed hair quite a bit. Tim could have sported a more more timeless haircut in which his hairline wouldn't have been noticeable.
I think Sanchez could have pulled off a classic Humphrey Bogart look.
This is a great Bond location, IMO.
I really do feel this is the last Bond film with an excellent 3rd act.
GOLDENEYE's climax was alright, though. But none afterwards have kept me on the edge of my seat the way this film does.
Dario has Bond covered. Sanchez notices. Great moment.