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That one I can't stomach.
They've clearly never seen the end of QoS then...
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Seeig how Craig's video games have shaped up, they might not be far off.
What?! Did they not see the end and notice the $1 billion in revenue? That kind of reception makes people reconsider even when they actually want to end a project.
"WHATTITW" is the theme song for OHMSS; also "WHATTITW" is called "OHMSS".
It took that long for you to get rescued off that island?
Yes, I became a real Bondhead long after most people have given him up. But it's not like I was unaware of Bond or anything. Quite the reverse, actually. I saw GF and LALD on the telly in the early- and mid-70s, saw MR, FYEO, GE and possibly TND in the theater when they came out, so I had some Bond history, it's just that Bond wasn't a chief concern of mine until the aforementioned age.
I would have loved it to be true actually. So Goldeneye would have been Trevelyan instead of the satellite.
And to think that a golden eye is a duck.
Phuyuck!
John Glen was a workman/pedestrian director. Bollocks. He delivered five incredibly unique Bond films, among which are some of the most groundbreaking in the series: FYEO, which arguably was the most against-the-grain film in the series at the time of its' release; OP, which was able to have fun all the way through and yet stay serious and give a lot of tension; AVTAK, which must be the weirdest film in the series; TLD, a down to Earth, straight-from-Fleming adventure; and LTK, a gritty 80's revenge thriller, and I'd say the darkest Bond film ever. He relied on a couple gimmicks too often (the animal scare and death of Bond's main ally, both of which happen in all five Glen films), but the man knew how to shoot action and I highly doubt we'll get something as good as the ice chase or cargo net fight ever again. I also think Glen's blocking with dialogue was top notch.
This is the point I forgot to raise. He got Moore's best performance out of him (OP) and then did Dalton's two films, and though their personal and professional relationship on set was tense, I think Dalton/Glen is the best Bond/director pairing ever. I just don't understand how the director who shot the tanker chase can be called "workman" by anyone. No two of Glen's Bond films are at all alike; OP and AVTAK are the two closest but even then there's a country mile separating their plots and plot structures.
Some complain about Conti and Kamen. I think they did well personally. But how about that Beach Boys cover in AVTAK?
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Could well be. What an introduction he had.