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I DO love your Cyberman impressions @patb ;)
Roger's like a lovely old granddad talking to his young grandson here.
"Lenny" has obviously been told what to say here but who cares.
God I miss the old man...by chance I'm watching an episode of 'The Persuaders!" right now !
Only one more left and then that's it ive seen the lot.
A great moment: titles to THE SPY WHO LOVED ME close with JAMES BOND WILL RETURN IN FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. And he does.
I never thought of that !!
That must be why they paired the 2 films together ,great spot @RichardTheBruce !!
Terrific, thanks for posting.
I agree. Really enjoyed it as a double bill. Showcased two very distinct sides of Moore, but both are still completely him. I also enjoyed the Gogol continuity, as fleeting as it it.
That was cute, and hilarious.... "He looks like a plumber!" :)
There really is nothing like watching these on the big screen. It's just not the same with the DVD or BluRay. To see my favorite film from 1977 and 1981 today in 2017 in my local theater on the big screen is just an amazing experience! Like I said, I was feeling wistful because they don't make films like these anymore. Bond films or otherwise. Even with the Bonds today they just have a different feel. I don't walk out of the theater feeling like I just saw the greatest movie ever. But I do with the old Bond films. I just appreciate the old-school filmmaking styles much more to those of today. When I watch those I really feel like I'm watching great cinema. The colors were sharp and vibrant and most of all natural. Not washed-out looking, single-toned, or color graded (case in point, SPECTRE). The beauty of the locations was captured naturally, the colors all there for us to marvel at. Jimmy Bond himself was elegant and sophisticated and witty, the music (score and song) stayed in your head for days after seeing the film, the women were breathtakingly beautiful, the villains absolutely "delicious", and the plots beautifully extravagant and at times outlandish but with the skill of great writers like Maibaum, Mankiewicz, and Wood and skilled craftsmen like Ken Adam and Peter Lamont this was all brought to life before our very eyes and we were entranced watching it all. Ah, the good old days. A bygone era. How I miss thee! And I'm only 36. Prior to this experience the only "classic" Bond film I saw on the big screen was YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE back in 2011. I had to travel all the way to New York State for this but it was worth it to see my favorite Connery film on the big screen. Besides, no Bond film deserves to be seen on the big screen more than a Lewis Gilbert film. His were the most cinematic!! That was a special screening because there we actually had a host (dressed in a tux) who introduced the film and relayed some trivia about the film to the audience, most of which we were already familiar with. There were YOLT posters in the hall too. It was one of those old theaters that showed old classic films. But last night's viewing was basically just a double-bill. No host or anything like that. Just the 2 films back to back with a 15 minute intermission. Also no previews, which was great!
Again, it was a magical experience. Loved every second of it. It's films like these for which cinema was created (not all the artificial superhero crap we get today like WONDER WOMAN or GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY or cheap horror and zombie apocalypse junk that feeds the feeble minds of today). When FYEO ended and it said "JAMES BOND WILL RETURN IN OCTOPUSSY" I didn't want to leave. I just wanted to sit there and continue with the sublime OCTOPUSSY. Alas it was not to be :(
P.S. I was surprised at how few people showed up. I counted only about 10 people. I actually booked in advance because I was afraid they might sell out, what with it being just one single 6pm showing. Boy, was I wrong!
In FYEO when Apostis kicks Bond off the cliff and Bond takes the plunge half way down you'll get a lump in your throat!! No kidding!!! Over the years, FYEO (along with TND) has gone up in my Bond rankings like no other Bond film. Superb film!!
Great post. Wish I could have got to see these films on the big screen.
I agree 100%. They don't make them like they used to.
I enjoyed both but there does seem to be a noticeable difference regarding how certain locations are photographed.
Spy goes for a more cinematic approach with some carefully framed shots, obviously designed to be distinctive (Moore standing in shadow infront of that Egyptian monument for example).
FYEO seems more naturalistic and low-key. Almost like a high class holiday tv programme. The locations at times are slightly overcast (when Melina's plane flies in as she's meeting her parents) and less emphasis seems to be placed on all-out glamour.
Great story and thanks for sharing @ringfire211 . Shame there was such a small turnout. I'll actually be at that same theater on Sunday for the 2pm viewing. I absolutely can't wait and hopefully with it being a Sunday afternoon, a few more people get out.
Guess what ? That was the same stuntman who did both stunts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sylvester
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/grace-jones-pays-touching-tribute-late-sir-roger-moore-094012967.html
There's also a moving statement from his manager Gareth Owen early on in the programme.
http://jamesbondradio.com/tribute-sir-roger-moore-podcast-remembering-great-man/
"the hardest thing about being James Bond is not killing people...its coming up with all the one liners"
"what I love about it is the mildlessness"
"he's even flirting with the helicopter pilot"
Yes, yes, yes!. 100% Agree. I had a blast watching the films on the big screen. I want to see Moonraker and Octopussy in the cinema now.