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The ROGER MOORE Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dedicated to @ToTheRight


    Haha!
    Thanks, @mattjoes!
    That made my day!
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    You're welcome. Or should I say, OWWWWWW!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    FYEO Red Carpet...
  • ShakenNotStirredShakenNotStirred
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dedicated to @ToTheRight


    Haha!
    Thanks, @mattjoes!
    That made my day!

    I didn't realize they used the sound effect that many times in AVTAK! =))
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    ShakenNotStirred wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dedicated to @ToTheRight


    Haha!
    Thanks, @mattjoes!
    That made my day!

    I didn't realize they used the sound effect that many times in AVTAK! =))

    It's pretty funny when you know it's there.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    ShakenNotStirred wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dedicated to @ToTheRight


    Haha!
    Thanks, @mattjoes!
    That made my day!

    I didn't realize they used the sound effect that many times in AVTAK! =))
    I didn't realize that myself until I watched that video. Four times is a lot for one film!

    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    FYEO Red Carpet...
    The hair over the forehead makes him look more youthful. Looks like this too:

    250px-Fleming007impression.jpg
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    I have a soft spot for North Sea Hijack. Anthony Perkins as the big bad. He would have made a great Bond villain imo.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Scaramanga1974 wrote: »
    I have a soft spot for North Sea Hijack. Anthony Perkins as the big bad. He would have made a great Bond villain imo.

    I like this movie too. I want to see it again. Roger Moore's character is rather mesmerizing to watch. The story is interesting and as I remember it, much of the film is about procedure: studying the oil rig, planning the assault, etc. That's cool. And Perkins could have been a good Bond villain. Somehow I see him as Safin, interestingly enough.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dedicated to @ToTheRight


    I once went through AVTAK and dubbed all of the Roger 'ooh!'s to cassette tape :)
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    mtm wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Dedicated to @ToTheRight


    I once went through AVTAK and dubbed all of the Roger 'ooh!'s to cassette tape :)

    Haha!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited November 2021 Posts: 16,413
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Scaramanga1974 wrote: »
    I have a soft spot for North Sea Hijack. Anthony Perkins as the big bad. He would have made a great Bond villain imo.

    I like this movie too. I want to see it again. Roger Moore's character is rather mesmerizing to watch. The story is interesting and as I remember it, much of the film is about procedure: studying the oil rig, planning the assault, etc. That's cool. And Perkins could have been a good Bond villain. Somehow I see him as Safin, interestingly enough.

    It sort of is about that, but then Roger's character is also proven to be absolutely terrible at planning, despite being incredibly smug about it! He hides for most of the final assault and then even knocks the guy in his brigade with the detonators overboard at the end despite that fella being essential to the plan! :D
    Also, regardless of what the film may tell you, there absolutely is a specialist part of the armed forces which is ready to deal with threats to the oil industry in the North Sea and there long has been: the Government certainly wouldn't draft in some mad drunk whose fat old 'fusilliers' who just about manage to beat the local judo club(!) in practice manoeuvres.
    That said, I do love the film :)
  • BT3366BT3366
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    ffolkes (as it was known in the U.S. where I live) or North Sea Hijack, may be my favorite non-Bond Moore movie. I made a point of seeing it on cable when it came out. I liked his playing a character whose personality is opposite the typical suave, womanizing type he played in non-Bonds in that period like The Wild Geese or Shout at the Devil. Although the producers tried to make it appear like a Bond movie with the poster art having him in a Bond-like pose. And why wouldn't they want that association?

    Also if you look at photos of Moore when MR was released you can see he has the ffolkes beard as he was likely filming around that time.

  • AstonLotusAstonLotus
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    The Wild Geese is my favourite non Bond Roger Moore movie.It proves that Roger could convincingly play a hard bastard when he wanted to.It would have been interesting if he had played Bond that way but the light hearted approach suited him.

    Although it’s often forgotten that there were some very dark and tough scenes Moore did play throughout his Bond run.Heck,NTTD pretty much ripped off the scene where he booted Locque off the cliff in FYEO.
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
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    Resurrection wrote: »
    Happy birthday to the saint bond

    Is there a dedicated Saint thread on this board I wonder? I did search but can't find one.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    Resurrection wrote: »
    Happy birthday to the saint bond

    Is there a dedicated Saint thread on this board I wonder? I did search but can't find one.

    There is a Saint thread,but it was opened to discuss the latest tv movie, which narrows everything down too much. I see this a lot here, pointed topics that could be broadened to allow for more general discussion.
    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/556/the-saint-2011/p1
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
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    https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/pebob0/roger_moore/

    Reddit is giving ample praise to Moore for doing the bare minimum.
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    Posts: 1,078
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    Resurrection wrote: »
    Happy birthday to the saint bond

    Is there a dedicated Saint thread on this board I wonder? I did search but can't find one.

    There is a Saint thread,but it was opened to discuss the latest tv movie, which narrows everything down too much. I see this a lot here, pointed topics that could be broadened to allow for more general discussion.
    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/556/the-saint-2011/p1

    Thanks Thunderfinger. Looks like I'm on pretty safe ground to start a Roger Moore Saint thread.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I wasn't sure where to post this but it was a terrific read with some great insight I hadn't heard about before. Seymour also comments on how delightful Moore was to work with:

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/former-bond-girl-jane-seymour-130000747.html
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I wasn't sure where to post this but it was a terrific read with some great insight I hadn't heard about before. Seymour also comments on how delightful Moore was to work with:
    He tricked her with a stacked deck of cards.
  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
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  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Remembering Sir Roger Moore, on the fifth anniversary of his passing.
    Nobody did it better.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Benny wrote: »
    Remembering Sir Roger Moore, on the fifth anniversary of his passing.
    Nobody did it better.
    Indeed.

    moore3.gif



    This never fails to make me laugh.


  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited June 2022 Posts: 7,021
    You find this TV Guide lying on a table in the first level of the fourth episode of the video game Duke Nukem 3D.

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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    You find this TV Guide lying on a table in the first level of the fourth episode of the video game Duke Nukem 3D.

    enWb27r.png

    Oh, fun!
  • Jones_The_BondJones_The_Bond
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    Rog getting a mention during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant as the (Spy) Lotus Esprit goes past. Gyles Brandreth: "He was my favourite Bond." Good taste, Gyles.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Jones_The_Bond wrote: »
    Rog getting a mention during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant as the (Spy) Lotus Esprit goes past. Gyles Brandreth: "He was my favourite Bond." Good taste, Gyles.

    I noticed that. The Bond Car parade was fantastic.
  • TracyTracy
    edited July 2022 Posts: 1,708
    July 7th , 1977.....it was the biggest , it was the best , it was MOORE and BEYOND

    A toast on 45 anniversary !
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    edited July 2022 Posts: 1,033
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  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited July 2022 Posts: 3,789
    #OnThisDay 1977: Roger Moore admitted to Nationwide's Bernard Falk that his James Bond performance was all an act.

    BBC Archive via Facebook



    To see the original: https://fb.watch/ebF1k_T3eY/
  • Colonel_VenusColonel_Venus
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    Quentin Tarantino talked about Moonraker in the latest episode (August 2) of his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-video-archives-podcast-with-quentin-tarantino/id1627069896
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