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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I love that Bond is summoned to M's office at 3am.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    The original Major Boothroyd.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    My favorite M scene in the entire series. No contest.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond's flat reminds me of the house I grew up in. High ceilings, and my granmother's bedroom was the same green color as Bond's.

    Stock footage of Seattle as the Pan Am lands.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I remember watching this one as a kid on the ABC network the summer OCTOPUSSY was out. I was enthralled and couldn't wait to see the newest movie.
    Bond just kicked Mr. Jones' ass.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond putting the hair on his closet door.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Jump up!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    The classic tarantula scene. Connery is great.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Connery's facial expressions are legendary during the three blind mice car chase.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond breaks out into song. :D
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I remember when Johnny Carson got Connery to sing a little of Under the Mango Tree. That was great.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Damn coffee!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Ken Adam's set design on this film is one of my favorites.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond takes a beating.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bond gets soaked.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    .....and another outstanding viewing. I had to take out my blu-ray during the heating vent sequence and pop in my back up DVD. The picture started freezing. Oh well.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Ouch! That's some critical write up @Fire_and_Ice_Returns !!!!

    It has to be one of the most divisive Bond films among fans. Some of the hate this film gets from fans on social media borders on the deranged!

    Personally i really like it a lot. Even though there are a lot of problems in it.

    The film IMO carries too many issues from previous films and somehow make those issues worse.

    I am in probably a small camp that despite loving GE, CR and QoS the Bond films kind of ended for me with LTK. I am not as committed to the Bond films post LTK as many are which admittedly makes me less forgiving with the recent Bond movies.

    Fair enough mate. It's a shame that the series kind of ended for you with LTK. Any reason, or was it the six year gap..?

    Probably the Cubby factor, though I was just thinking to myself that I may be preparing myself for the worst outcome of Amazon taking full control and distancing myself from the modern films even more.

    I have been considering leaving the site and just enjoying the films I love without distraction. I am reading through all Fleming novels again as a kind of reset.

    That would be a shame if you left the site. You contribute lots of good posts to other discussions, like 'last album you listened to' and 'non-Bond soundtracks' to name two.

    Thank you though I just don't think my heart is in it any more, I am over 50 I am re evaluating a lot of things.

    You're just getting started, old man 😉
    I disagree on ltk being the last proper Bond. Brosnan's era wasn't below Moore's in any way imo. And indeed cr and qos are both excellent. For me, qos is the truest to the novel character. Dedicated to the end, but often lacking to inform m to the full.
    After that, the writing got ambiguous at best.

    True still young, I ran a half marathon early in the week so physically OK, I am just dissalluisioned by modern cinema and likely being too cynical. I genuinely hope Amazon take care of Bond like I said earlier I am preparing myself for the worst.
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Well LTK isn't a bad way to end 😁
    Though I wouldn't like to be without CR and QoS, the Brossa era, I could happily do without!

    I am seeing more people appreciating QoS alongside CR, I suspect the convoluted arc in DC's last three films ruined all three films in different respects. SF starts well enough but loses me later on, tying SF to SP did SF no favours.

  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    As someone keeps saying on here "I blame Mendes!" 😅
    I've always been a defender of QoS, got better and better with each viewing, it's top 10 for me now! SF not so much, though I've just ordered a magazine special from MI6 Confidential, and plan to do another watch of it, and see if anything changes for me ( but I doubt it!)
    I do hear you regarding modern cinema, there's very little gets me excited to go to a cinema these days, and I think that's very sad! I plan to go and see something, and I just end up losing the enthusiasm! Bond was the only film I was always stoked to see, and now I'm even fearful of that enticing me, with all that's happening!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Ken Adam's set design on this film is one of my favorites.

    I love the set when Dent receives the Tarantula, Adam knew how to do ceilings well.

    I love how vibrant the early films look upscaled, the colour pops right out of the screen.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Oops, just realised what thread I'm in. Apologies @ToTheRight , didn't mean to derail comments on your comments!!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited 8:06am Posts: 25,697
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    As someone keeps saying on here "I blame Mendes!" 😅
    I've always been a defender of QoS, got better and better with each viewing, it's top 10 for me now! SF not so much, though I've just ordered a magazine special from MI6 Confidential, and plan to do another watch of it, and see if anything changes for me ( but I doubt it!)
    I do hear you regarding modern cinema, there's very little gets me excited to go to a cinema these days, and I think that's very sad! I plan to go and see something, and I just end up losing the enthusiasm! Bond was the only film I was always stoked to see, and now I'm even fearful of that enticing me, with all that's happening!

    I watched QoS at the cinema with around a dozen friends they were all disappointed I was the only one who loved it. Despite some editing I can ignore I loved the overall aesthetic and feel of QoS, the overall design is great with a fantastic score and DC is at peak level IMO.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    I love that Bond is summoned to M's office at 3am.

    Ha Ha, love that! "When do you sleep 007..?"
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    As someone keeps saying on here "I blame Mendes!" 😅
    I've always been a defender of QoS, got better and better with each viewing, it's top 10 for me now! SF not so much, though I've just ordered a magazine special from MI6 Confidential, and plan to do another watch of it, and see if anything changes for me ( but I doubt it!)
    I do hear you regarding modern cinema, there's very little gets me excited to go to a cinema these days, and I think that's very sad! I plan to go and see something, and I just end up losing the enthusiasm! Bond was the only film I was always stoked to see, and now I'm even fearful of that enticing me, with all that's happening!

    I watched QoS at the cinema with around a dozen friends they were all disappointed I was the only one who loved it. Despite some editing I can ignore I loved the overall aesthetic and feel of QoS, the overall design is great with a fantastic score and DC is at peak level IMO.

    Absolutely! Craig's best performance as Bond IMO. He's a force of nature in that film and one of the reasons the film is so good!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,697
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    As someone keeps saying on here "I blame Mendes!" 😅
    I've always been a defender of QoS, got better and better with each viewing, it's top 10 for me now! SF not so much, though I've just ordered a magazine special from MI6 Confidential, and plan to do another watch of it, and see if anything changes for me ( but I doubt it!)
    I do hear you regarding modern cinema, there's very little gets me excited to go to a cinema these days, and I think that's very sad! I plan to go and see something, and I just end up losing the enthusiasm! Bond was the only film I was always stoked to see, and now I'm even fearful of that enticing me, with all that's happening!

    I watched QoS at the cinema with around a dozen friends they were all disappointed I was the only one who loved it. Despite some editing I can ignore I loved the overall aesthetic and feel of QoS, the overall design is great with a fantastic score and DC is at peak level IMO.

    Absolutely! Craig's best performance as Bond IMO. He's a force of nature in that film and one of the reasons the film is so good!

    Bond in SF was a bit jarring for me as I recall thinking many times QoS Bond would not do that. Admittedly being objective you could possibly apply that to other Bond actors from film to film.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    As someone keeps saying on here "I blame Mendes!" 😅
    I've always been a defender of QoS, got better and better with each viewing, it's top 10 for me now! SF not so much, though I've just ordered a magazine special from MI6 Confidential, and plan to do another watch of it, and see if anything changes for me ( but I doubt it!)
    I do hear you regarding modern cinema, there's very little gets me excited to go to a cinema these days, and I think that's very sad! I plan to go and see something, and I just end up losing the enthusiasm! Bond was the only film I was always stoked to see, and now I'm even fearful of that enticing me, with all that's happening!

    I watched QoS at the cinema with around a dozen friends they were all disappointed I was the only one who loved it. Despite some editing I can ignore I loved the overall aesthetic and feel of QoS, the overall design is great with a fantastic score and DC is at peak level IMO.

    Absolutely! Craig's best performance as Bond IMO. He's a force of nature in that film and one of the reasons the film is so good!

    Bond in SF was a bit jarring for me as I recall thinking many times QoS Bond would not do that. Admittedly being objective you could possibly apply that to other Bond actors from film to film.

    This is true. I suppose it depends on the writing and tone of the film.

    The most jarring moment from the Craig era for me was the ejector seat in SP. I remember thinking that would not have happened in the world of CR...
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