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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Bond escapes the crocodile and tricks Octopussy.
    He's genuinely upset over Vijay's death.

    Me too every time. Vijay's a fun character.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Watching YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. My fiancee and I just finished DIE ANOTHER DAY.
    She has now seen all the bonds except the 67 CR.
    I've decided to stay up a little later tonight for another Bond that's more fantasy in tone.
    At the M scene. I really like these sequences here. Bernard Lee looks great.
    I also love this Moneypenny scene.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Playing around with the audio settings. The DTS track sounds the weakest, here. The original mono audio track seems to pop the most. Also the guitar sounds the strongest in the mono track.

    Barry score sounds great. I love the bass and guitar as Bond disguises himself after Hendersn is killed. Great scene.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    .........and we get the wonderful 007 theme during Little Nellie........followed by the Bond theme. I love it.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    ah, viewing of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE @ToTheRight, a film that always makes it into my top 10 (at either 9 or 10, but still).

    A great John Barry score and his best until the next film (OHMSS), so he was on a roll in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Plus you have one of the most iconic set pieces in any Bond film. They spent a fortune on SP, yet I can't remember anything about it. YOLT, on the other hand, takes your breath away.

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    And lastly, it is the only place where two of my fandoms (Bond and Godzilla) meet as the two female leads also starred in several Toho monster flicks of that era. In some ways Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), Kissy (Mie Hama) and Tiger (Tetsurō Tamba) are just as interesting as Bond IMO.
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    Enjoy the rest of the film!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Dwayne wrote: »
    ah, viewing of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE @ToTheRight, a film that always makes it into my top 10 (at either 9 or 10, but still).

    A great John Barry score and his best until the next film (OHMSS), so he was on a roll in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Plus you have one of the most iconic set pieces in any Bond film. They spent a fortune on SP, yet I can't remember anything about it. YOLT, on the other hand, takes your breath away.

    2ymmg1giwai41.jpg

    And lastly, it is the only place where two of my fandoms (Bond and Godzilla) meet as the two female leads also starred in several Toho monster flicks of that era. In some ways Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), Kissy (Mie Hama) and Tiger (Tetsurō Tamba) are just as interesting as Bond IMO.
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    Enjoy the rest of the film!

    This may make my top 10 now that you mention it. I'm due for a new ranking.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Beautiful scenery in this Bond.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    One of my unanswered Bond questions, is exactly why Mie Hama and Akiko Wakabayashi were cast? The story about what happened after they were cast in the roles is oft-told, but nothing about what happened prior to that. I can only guess, that Toho thought they would fit into the Bond universe given that they were (clears throat) attractive and sexy in a "western" kind of way. With the exception of Kumi Mizuno most of the other actresses employed by Toho were - while attractive - very much "girl next door" types (IMO). Another factor may have been their familiarity with each other, having starred in several films together.

    Any here are our two leads in KING KONG vs. GODZILLA (1962)
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    "Put me down Kong or I'll send Connery-san after you!"
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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    The volcano set is so iconic.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    ...........and another viewng of YOLT has come to an end. Didn't do as much commenting this time as I was completely enthralled.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Here we go again......... FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE.
    Took a little trip to meet my future in-laws (I'm happy to report they loved me) so I've been away for a week.
    I skipped the internet during that time. We did a little shopping and I came away with new copies of this film and GOLDFINGER.

    SPECTRE Island is extremely cool here. I love the Klebb/Grant interaction.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    My favorite Bond gadget of all time- the attache case.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    My fiancee's mom has a chihuahua named Pedro. I called him Pedro Armendariz. He's my little buddy.
    Now I'm at the gypsy camp scene. This entire section was completely edited out when this film aired on ABC.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I love Bond's look of disapproval during the girl fight.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Got distracted putting some things away.........
    Kronsteen just got killed and we're on the boat chase.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Not the most comprehensive of comments tonight. So much going on right now, but it was an excellent viewing of FRWL.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 30 Posts: 25,202
    Not done this for a year or so.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    The gun barrel is one of the best in the series.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    The cinematography is top tier one of the best shot films in the series.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Two minutes in you know this is a masterpiece.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 29 Posts: 25,202
    Shame on you NTTD for ripping off elements from this film.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Bond in shadow is awesome.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    John Barry's score is amazing one of his best as Bond approaches the beach.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    God I love this film.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 29 Posts: 25,202
    Tracy's mermaid like dress great attention to detail and imagery, so much great visual story telling in this film.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    This film is masterpiece.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 29 Posts: 25,202
    Bonds charge toward the beach when he realities what Tracy is doing is phenomenal, this is the pinnacle of action cinema.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Bond runs into the sea to save Tracy, this is bloody amazing. I have watched this film hundreds of times and it surprises me how great it is every time.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 29 Posts: 25,202
    GL was a great Bond, I wish he had got at least one more film... I know the story.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 29 Posts: 25,202
    The fight in the sea is ground breaking, Peter Hunt should have had another shot at directing Bond, I love his choices he was badass.
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