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The gentlemen that hosted it did,unfortunately.
I know that Greg (aka SirHenry) passed, but the thread had some life in it for a while…
To begin with, I was aware that Bond had been played by a different actor before Lazenby, due to my class mates having already seen YOLT and bringing into school the various Corgi toys associated with that movie, including the Toyota 2000 GT and the original Corgi Aston-Martin, which we would pit against the Batmobile and The Green Hornet 'Black Beauty' car in various duels to the death. Having missed out on seeing YOLT, I was therefore delighted when I got the chance to see OHMSS. Having a father that was a journalist in London's Fleet Street, I was also given all the background trivia on the series and who Lazenby was up until that point. My dad even got me the press kit for the movie, which I've still managed to hold on to and not lose.
So by the time DAF came out, I had pretty much caught up with most of the older Bond movies I'd missed or was too young for when they were originally released. I was already aware that Lazenby was only doing one Bond movie when I first saw OHMSS, as my father made a point of spoiling my ambitions of seeing any further movies staring the same actor again afterwards. I guess you could say I was a little miffed by it. But by the very same token, there were still plenty of other Connery movies to see, so it was a rather short-lived disappointment.
Anyway, by the time DAF was released, I felt I was something of an expert on all things Bond. Also, being a few year's older than I had been when I saw OHMSS, I was more aware of my social surroundings, so I can remember with absolute clarity how I felt when I first saw DAF in the cinema in '71. I also remember A Clockwork Orange being on at the other local cinema opposite where DAF was playing. I can still recall the DAF TV adverts, the giant movie posters erected on industrial sites, or near car parks. I can remember the title song being played on the radio. The same obviously goes for LALD. Of course, DAF is very much a product of its time, but it did fit comfortably into that era. It felt current and fresh, as did the fashion.
The great thing about that period was that it didn't seem very long before we got another Bond movie at the cinema, whether it be an old or a new one. Sure, I wasn't particularly happy to find out that Connery wasn't coming back for LALD, but I was also curious and raring to see how Roger Moore would play the role. I think the two-year gap was just about right. Any longer and I think cinema-goers would have lost interest.
LALD was a strange one for me. I was taken to the Odeon Leicester Square to see it, before it went on it's nationwide release a few week's later. I already had the soundtrack. I had the movie tie-in Pan book which came with a large colour poster of Moore in his gun holster and black nightsuit. Believe it or not, I still have that poster too. Again, I thought it was a great action movie, and I liked Roger|Moore, but I felt it was missing something. Perhaps I was yearning for Connery's (and Lazenby's for that matter) macho swagger. I don't want to give you the impression I didn't like it, because I did. I just felt it had slightly lost something which I couldn't quite put my finger on at the time.
As for the actors swapping and changing, I can't honestly say that it bothered me too much. Actors in some of my favourite TV shows were often being replaced, so it was just one of those things and was to be expected, really.
Wasn't @royale65 a qualifier himself? And you're not telling me you're not used to @Thunderfinger 's antics by now....
They never get old.
Oh yes you do..... :-P
I love this thread. It is stellar, truly golden - and that is thanks to Greg/SirHenry the founder AND every single Original and other thoughtful contributor here over the years. Yes, I tried to shepherd this thread for a couple of years, and it was great fun (and an honor due to my friendship with SirHenry) - and I continue to care about it.
However, I will be off the forum due to personal real life "things" that get in the way sometimes. :) No worries. I'm healthy and doing fine; just busy with work and other interests still pulling at me. Please note I will try to return by the end of this March.
In the meantime, do carry on! Choose a topic, share your personal Bond stories, raise a glass to SirHenry. Cheers! Like Bond, I shall return ... (just someday, not now).
And that actor -- and that movie -- would be...?
Connery in DAF! That is, 18 years older than he was then.
Ha! That's nothing... (to quote Dilbert's "Topper" character).
I'm now four years older than Sir Rog in AVTAK. Quite depressing. On the other hand, always remember the only thing worse than getting older is NOT getting older.
Indeed, hope you are keeping well, @4EverBonded.
Indeed, and I hope that she's back with us as soon as us humanly possible.
These days I can kind of accept the silliness in MR...but I still have some issues with TMWTGG. At least I was able to catch up with the few that I'd missed in showings at a rep. house in Berkeley CA when I was in my late-20s (early 1980s per the calendar.) These kids today...with their home video players and all that...they just don't know how good they've got it!
That was great- thanks! Was it made for a school project?
Nah, it was just us Bond fans havin' a go at EON.
I really enjoyed it. It was well put together!