I'm sure every film has a scene that was cut at the end where he's in a doctor's office saying "whew!" :lol
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I'm sure every film has a scene that was cut at the end where he's in a doctor's office saying "whew!" :lol
IMIM2
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Every 00 agent is equipped with standard issue personal protection rubber tubes.
It can be used for waterproof a gun, slingshot a bullet or a bomb, conceal the face, thumb cuff, wall decent, barf bag, emergency safety glove, personal distraction (like flashbang, but no bang, just yikes, 100% effective), strangler, suffocate device and oh, Q added special function: to prevent STD.
I remember PB said "filthy habit" the the opening of TND. That was the first I noticed about Bond quit smoking. And later on he used the lit-a-cigarette trick too.
It can be used for waterproof a gun, slingshot a bullet or a bomb, conceal the face, thumb cuff, wall decent, barf bag, emergency safety glove, personal distraction (like flashbang, but no bang, just yikes, 100% effective), strangler, suffocate device and oh, Q added special function: to prevent STD.
I remember PB said "filthy habit" the the opening of TND. That was the first I noticed about Bond quit smoking. And later on he used the lit-a-cigarette trick too.
True... But I think we all know that Bond ain't using a rubber. :lol
KojiroVance
Sr Member
Yes! I actually cringe a little at how he's manipulating her to get to whatsisbutt.... And he almost loses his temper when the Vienna contact is killed. "Yes. I got the MESSAGE." For the first time in a long time, Bond is actually, willfully, methodically seducing someone, not just smirking like a porn star and lowering his eyelids.
I don't believe he falls for her. Maybe TD used that as internalization. She clearly is a naif, and JB starts to shield and rescue her... I think, out of chivalry, not lust or puppy lurv.
Anyone recognize Virginia Hey? (sp?)
Reread DR NO recently... Much better than the film!
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I agree! No giant man-eating squid in the film... :lol
Master Dahark
Well-Known Member
Not sure where else to put this, but here are a few 'what if' photoshops I put together recently
1- What if Ian Fleming chose his cousin Christopher Lee (rumored to have been approached to play Dr. No) to play JAMES BOND?
2- What if the infamous legal nonsense that left us without a Bond movie between 1989 and 1995 were resolved in a hurry-- and Dalton was able to continue without skipping a beat?
3- Finally, related to above, suppose Dalton stuck around as far as GoldenEye??? My favorite Bond actor in my favorite Bond movie!!!!
1- What if Ian Fleming chose his cousin Christopher Lee (rumored to have been approached to play Dr. No) to play JAMES BOND?
2- What if the infamous legal nonsense that left us without a Bond movie between 1989 and 1995 were resolved in a hurry-- and Dalton was able to continue without skipping a beat?
3- Finally, related to above, suppose Dalton stuck around as far as GoldenEye??? My favorite Bond actor in my favorite Bond movie!!!!
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Love the Christopher Lee one. :thumbsup
KojiroVance
Sr Member
Hey.... Christopher Lee looked a bit like the portrait that Fleming had commissioned before the films started.
Total off-track.... Watched AGE OF HEROES on Netflix. Rather fanciful dramatization of the formation and first mission of 30 AU, one of many SOE projects that sprung from Fleming's head. Not for kiddies, but pretty riveting.
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Total off-track.... Watched AGE OF HEROES on Netflix. Rather fanciful dramatization of the formation and first mission of 30 AU, one of many SOE projects that sprung from Fleming's head. Not for kiddies, but pretty riveting.
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IMIM2
Sr Member
I just finished reading casino royale.
My first Bond's novel.
It was very slow and boring, especially in the beginning.
The movie actually helps bringing my imaginations up to speed.
I was impressed that the book was written long, long time ago.
I really like the last sentence of this book, really "Bond".
My next one would be OHMSS, I think.
My first Bond's novel.
It was very slow and boring, especially in the beginning.
The movie actually helps bringing my imaginations up to speed.
I was impressed that the book was written long, long time ago.
I really like the last sentence of this book, really "Bond".
My next one would be OHMSS, I think.
Solo4114
Master Member
It's a bit of culture shock when you pick up your first Bond novel. They aren't the jet-setting, gadget-laden, quippy-kills kinds of experiences that you see in the films. They're much more subtle and closer to actual spycraft. Bond is, in many ways, more like a detective than a "superspy." Most of the scrapes he gets into, he gets out of by a combination of luck, ingenuity, and a LOT of grit. In that sense, I'd say the most accurate-to-the-book-version Bonds are, in order of most to least, Craig, Dalton, Connery, Lazenby, Brosnan, and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over here.................................Moore. Moore's version only gives you hints of the literary Bond in a handful of scenes in the films.
Once you sort of reconcile yourself to the notion that the books are VERY different from the films, they're quite enjoyable.
I also agree that you should read them in order. As you go along, they'll reference back to previous events in many cases. That said, I believe I skipped The Spy Who Loved Me.
Which is skipable. Same with For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy, which are short story collections. You really have to read them in order when you get to OHMSS, so you might as well read them ALL in order.
I pretty agree with your assessment of the actors. Moore took from the Bond books that he didn't enjoy killing which he used, but the writers made the scripts too silly. Some of his scenes are quite good when given the opportunity but they are too few and far between. Moore wanted to quit after nearly every movie but they kept throwing buckets of money at him. Dalton was underappreciated, I thought he was a great Bond right from the start.
I pretty agree with your assessment of the actors. Moore took from the Bond books that he didn't enjoy killing which he used, but the writers made the scripts too silly. Some of his scenes are quite good when given the opportunity but they are too few and far between. Moore wanted to quit after nearly every movie but they kept throwing buckets of money at him. Dalton was underappreciated, I thought he was a great Bond right from the start.
Definitely read them in order! The only way to do it and as has already been said, it becomes important.
Agree with everything said above. Also, the books definitely pick up after Casino Royale. There are some great "scenes" in all of them.
Agree with everything said above.
Also, the books definitely pick up after Casino Royale. There are some great "scenes" in all of them.
IMIM2
Sr Member
Okay, the first paragraph in OHMSS is not very attractive either, so I looked up wikipedia to find out that LALD is the second book.
I started to read it.
Thanks for the heads up.
Don't get me wrong, when I say boring, it didn't mean unappealing. I am still enjoying it and still amazed that it was written way back.
I was very tempted to read the short stories collections, too. But I guess I have to read it in order. There are several stories that never made it to the movies (yet), and I really want to read it.
The novel made me understand why DC got so much popularity these days (apart from increasing violance). Although it was very hard not to imagine SC to it.
Thanks for the comments....I'll be continuing reading LALD on my spare times. It really makes me want to do movie marathon again too.
I started to read it.
Thanks for the heads up.
Don't get me wrong, when I say boring, it didn't mean unappealing. I am still enjoying it and still amazed that it was written way back.
I was very tempted to read the short stories collections, too. But I guess I have to read it in order. There are several stories that never made it to the movies (yet), and I really want to read it.
The novel made me understand why DC got so much popularity these days (apart from increasing violance). Although it was very hard not to imagine SC to it.
Thanks for the comments....I'll be continuing reading LALD on my spare times. It really makes me want to do movie marathon again too.
You're going to be shocked at how different most of the books are from the films. Some only use the title and a couple of character names, everything else is different. You'll also notice some stuff from books that was used in other titled films. LALD in particular has a lot that was used in License to Kill.
Solo4114
Master Member
And also For Your Eyes Only for one sequence.
Yep. :thumbsup
Having seen the films before reading the books it was neat to see sequences pulled from other titles in the movies.
Solo4114
Master Member
So, this site got me turned on to Film Crit Hulk, which is this really cool blog started by a guy with a...kind of odd approach to otherwise very incisive film criticism and critical theory.
And he wrote four posts comprising some 72,000 words about....EVERY JAMES BOND MOVIE EVER.
To be fair, he describes Bond in the title of the threads as a walking...er..."expression of male arousal," let's say, but even if you disagree with his substance, Film Crit Hulk tends to be pretty interesting in how he gets to his conclusions and analyses.
Here's a link to the first in the series of four for anyone who's interested.
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