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Fellow Agents, TMWTGG is certainly fare from IF's best. It was published postheoumously in 1965 and I can remember rushing out with my mother's hard earned wonga to buy the first edition and being hugely disappointed. YOLT had been a let down afte…
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Fellow Agents, I'm afraid FRWL is the one & only. Dalton was a great Bond but the movies can't be said to capture the spirit when they involve snowboarding in a cello case or lorries balanced in bizarre finales. The spirit or essence of Flemi…
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arrow762 wrote: which James Bond movie captures the spirit of the character the best. Fellow Agents, I fear many in the '00 section have actually not read the brief. This can be very dangerous when working undercover. The actual question …
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lewisblake wrote: What I'd love for the future of Bond step by step, year by year (assuming prospectively the process of making a Bond film takes 2-3 years) = 1) 2014; Daniel Craig does another Bond film with Sam Mendes, at the same level as Sk…
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Fellow Agents, I have a good feeling about having Boyd at the helm. He's a good author and there is something Flemingesque about his prose. My principle concern is about his pace. He tends to be very considered and his stories move at a certain sp…
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wildboonjive wrote: I believe I am going to seriously look into this. Dear wildboonjive, Go to it. You've no idea how I envy you reading Blaise for the first time. The only problem is, you'll be spoiled for the future. All else will appea…
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NicNac wrote: Well Sabre-tooth has arrived, although it will be a couple of weeks before I dive in. Dear NicNac, Don't delay. Cancel everything, dive in now and don't forget to keep us posted. I can't wait to hear a first timers review ! …
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LeQueux wrote: "I made a mistake with my casting for Tarrant, it actually should be Richard Vernon ......... Would you be curious to know which films look to me like they were influenced by Modesty Blaise in other words the writers had read O'Don…
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Fellow Agents, What a fabulous visual ! Regards, Bentley
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Gentlefolk, This is very interesting. First off, GMSkarka, apologies for not recognising Arteton but she just looks so like Modesty it blows my mind (amongst other things, it's her neck - remember how O'Donnell used to describe it) and I agree wi…
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Gentlefolk (LeQueux & GMskarka), This is the most telepathic conversation I've ever had on line and I think the spirit of Peter O'Donnell is urging us on. Firstly, LeQueux, your suggestions for a '60s/70s casting are so creative they make me f…
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Cher LeQueux, What a great post! I'd love to have your ideas on as to who would play Blaise & Garvin.This casting challenge is one of my favourite mind games but I'll keep my powder dry until you've had your say. The points you make about Tar…
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GMSkarka wrote: Glad to see another Modesty fan here. I'm a huge fan -- discovered via the novels, but also expanded to the newspaper strips (which tell entirely different stories, and have been collected into graphic novel collections by Titan …
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Dear NicNac, "Sabre Tooth" is just so perfect it will ensure you are captured for life. The series standard is exceptionally high and, in my opinion, he achieved much more consistency than Fleming. He was a better writer and he never tired of the …
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Dear NicNac, Thanks for the kind words. Read "Sabre Tooth" (Amazon £6.74) and let me know what you think. I reread the whole series every five years or so and it's like visiting old friends. I envy you taking the journey for the first time. Fast…
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Fellow Agents, an interesting question. IMHO, with TMFB, Gardner tried to write a serious spy novel that featured Bond. Anybody that knows Gardner's work outside of Bond, knows that John was a serious heavyweight in the Deighton/Forsyth/Le Carre l…
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TheWizardOfice said: Youre not wrong there. I am tempted to class Bensons efforts as Pot Noodle compared to Gardner. Mind what room for manoeuvre does that leave me when describing Faulkes horrendous scribblings? Dog food perhaps? [/quote] …
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Fellow Agents, The late great John Gardner was a fabulous writer who enjoyed considerable success during the '60s & '70s particularly with his amazing Boysie Oakes series and his heavyweight Herbie Kruger books. In literary circles, he was cons…
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Theblack007 wrote: I never pay that much attention to these sort of "quotes"- unless I hear it in context and straight form Mr.Wilson's mouth then I will take it with a pinch of salt. Regardless of whether Skyfall will be as epic as it looks in th…
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Fellow Agents, I never re - watch the Moore Bonds as, apart from a couple of great music scores, they have no redeeming features whatsoever and for sure, the ridiculous "Octopussy" was no exception. Ironically, it saddens me to say this because I'…
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Dear Getafix, How right you are and I'd buy shares in the production. We could have Alan Furst or Philip Kerr write the screenplays. Big question - who would play "Vintage Bond"? My vote would be Dominic West. Any thoughts? Regards, Bentley
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Fellow Agents, It's difficult to know how many visitors to this site have actually read the novels and this makes the debate challenging. The question is not wether one silly film (Octopussy) is better than another (Never Say Never Again). It is …
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Getafix wrote: I would love to see Bond done as a more low-key period piece. I'd happily see the BBC or actually ITV given the job. It will never happen, or not at least until EON implodes and they stop making real Bond movies. Dear Getafix…
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Dear Commander, You will both love them! Charlie Higson is a fabulous writer and he's done a great job with the "Young Bond" franchise. As you've already discovered, they are extremely Flemingesque and are completely ageless in terms of their rea…
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Dear Haserot, I'm talking about a franchise not a specific media. The start date for the untold Fleming stories is 1953 not '83. Unless I'm "misguided", the only three Bond events in 1983 were two very silly films (Octopussy & NSNA) neither o…
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HASEROT wrote: as much as i love Bond.. one IS enough... anymore of these rival films getting made means overkill.. the general movie going audience will get sick of it - and then we all lose, because Bond would go on a very long hiatus.. so...…
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Pleased you enjoyed it DB5 and you are right, it's up there with the best of Fleming. Ironically,legend has it that TMWTGG was unfinished when Fleming passed away and Gildrose got Amis to complete it. Reputedly, he wasn't enamoured with the task b…
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Dear SaintMark, Do you know who made the jacket and bow tie? I suspect Tom Ford. Regards, Bentley
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battleshipgreygt wrote: I really like the style they've gone with for Skyfall. It's a 2012 spin on the Connery look. What I DID have an issue with was Bond's haircut but now I don't find it to be too big of a deal. Dear battleshipgreygt, D…
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Dear thelordflasheart, I'm afraid that checking out designer sites will only show you their cat walk collections that are designed to be "mood indicators" with the e-commerce departments selling a small selection of fail safes. Bond would never pa…
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