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Roger Moore, Gentleman and Knight, RIP
He was 89. He died after a short bout of cancer.
But you shouldn't imagine he was a healthy guy -- this article recounts his many, many illnesses, from his very early childhood through his adulthood and through his later life. He was frequently sick -- his face was swollen with hives during the Spy Who Loved Me Shoot, and he passed gallstones during Moonraker -- and on top of that he cheerfully confessed to being a hypochondriac, though with his health history, I'm not sure he was a hypochondriac. At least he was cheerful about it all, calling himself a "happy hypochondriac." I know him almost entirely from the Bond pictures, so below, some of my favorite Moore Bond scenes. I've picked a lot of Moore's more realistic scenes, or stuff where he's a bastard. People say that Connery was "serious" and realistically thuggish Bond, and Moore was a "silly" Bond without the realism of Connery's thuggishness, but that conveniently forgets the wild silliness of Connery's three last Bond movies (Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, and the very silly indeed Diamonds Are Forever), and also overlooks some of the parts of the first three Moore films, and the fifth, For Your Eyes Only, which were occasionally more grounded, and where Moore's Bond often vied with Connery's Bond in the Total Bastard Sweepstakes. In fact, if you watch The Man With The Golden Gun and evaluate all of Bond's actions on a moral scale, he's really a right bastard in that one. Moore doesn't play it the way Connery would -- Connery would be serious about his bastard actions, whereas Moore plays it off lightly like it's all just a laugh -- so we don't take it as seriously, but if you take his actions seriously, Moore's Bond was frequently not a very nice guy at all. He was just charming and flippant about it -- which, if you take this nonsense seriously, puts him in the Narcissistic Remorseless Sociopath category.The G-Force Simulator Scene from Moonraker. Not only was this a cool (if convoluted) attempt on Bond's life, but I love Bond's reaction to the ordeal.
It's a pet peeve of mine when action heroes never show distress or fear, always acting above it all. Moore doesn't do that here. After Bond is nearly killed from extreme g-force acceleration, there's no coolness or flippancy left in him -- he totters out of the centrifuge as weak and feeble as an elderly man, and gives an innocent woman an angry push. Not for any good reason -- but because he's near-dead and just a little bit emotional about it. You know -- like maybe you would be if you were dizzy to the point of near-unconsciousness and barely had any life left in you. Occasional nods to realism -- what a concept! Skydiving Without a Parachute, Moonraker. I don't suppose Roger Moore is in this scene very much, except for some unconvincing greenscreen cuts, but still, one of the wildest openings for a Bond movie. One of the things I like most about Bond is his cool-headed refusal to accept death without a mighty fight, as exemplified in this scene. The Mountain Ascent on St. Cyril's in For Your Eyes Only. Bond movies rarely have any real suspense, especially after the first few outings. Bond became a superman, there was way too much bombastic score and wacky vehicle hijinks, too many sardonic quips and bon mots, to sustain real suspense and fear. But in this absolute corker of suspense from For Your Eyes Only, Bond's attempt of an already-difficult climb up a near-vertical cliff is sabotaged by a guard who hears him, and then the guard knocks out each of the three pitons holding Bond's rope in order to send him plunging to his death. Bond has to scramble desperately (and use some cool shoelace-hitching to climb up the rope rapidly) to get into a position where he even has a hope of survival. Spoiler alert: James Bond Will Return. The Keel-Hauling Scene from For Your Eyes Only. Another great FYEO only scene, this one actually lifted from the novel Live and Let Die. Another one of the few really suspenseful scenes in all of Bond's history, with Bond stuck in a really bad situation with lots of time for fear to build. Bond improvises a way to survive which could actually work. Which probably just proves why the villain shouldn't have tried killing Bond this way, but should just have SHOT HIM IN THE FUCKING FACE. As usual. Will they never learn? Murdering Stromborg, from The Spy Who Loved Me. Skip to 6:15. I kind of hate it when they always have to make some improbably-tricky way for Bond to kill the villain. How about Bond just taking the advice so many give to Bond's villains and just shoot the guy? Well, Bond doesn't have the time or inclination for Complicated Methods of Execution here and just cold-bloodedly executes (the unarmed and defenseless) Stromborg with four shots. Stromburg was a dick anyway. And a literal mutant, actually. He had webbed fingers. How dumb is that?"No Head for Heights" From For Your Eyes Only. Sorry, I really like For Your Eyes Only. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the suspensefully quiet beginning of this sequence -- suspense needs quiet to work, which is why there's so little of it in blaring-soundtrack Bond movies -- where Bond, kind of implausibly, runs up the steps of a tower to intercept a car racing up the hill. I suppose the car had to do a lot of switch-backs, giving Bond time to get to the top faster, using the more direct route. Yeah, let's go with that. Bond just kills the guy here. Nothing very tricky. They were going to have it so that it was the little lapel pin (used by Kristatos to frame his rival Columbo) that unbalances the car and sends it over the cliff, but eventually realized that was too cute by half and so they just have Bond kick the car off. Oh, and I can't find the clip, but For Your Eyes Only also features Bond's best allies, the crossbow wielding avengess Electra, and the criminal-but-not-such-a-bad-guy-if-you-get-to-know-him Columbo. Sort of an overweight Greek Han Solo. The moment when Columbo informs a captured Bond that everything he's been told so far is a lie -- and then, to prove his own (relative) innocence, gives Bond his gun back -- is great. "You have what the Greeks call tha'ros -- guts!" Columbo says as he hands Bond his gun. Bond checks to see if the gun is loaded, pulls the slide back to park a bullet in the chamber, and then points it at Columbo's heart. "So have you, Columbo," he says, as Columbo's eyes go wide, realizing he just might have miscalculated. But then Bond pockets the gun. All friends now. Now let's go raid a smuggling yacht.
The Funhouse Duel in The Man With The Golden Gun. Okay, this one's all tricks and convoluted death traps, but man oh man, who can resist a Funhouse of Murder? And beating the world's greatest assassin in his own lair? The Man With the Golden Gun is often derided as largely silly -- it is mostly that -- but it also features some of Bond's Peak Bastard scenes, from slapping the heroine around for information, to threatening to emasculate a gun-maker with his own rifle for information, to pushing a Thai boy off a motorboat by the face just to avoid paying the 20,000 bahts he promised him. Which is probably just like twenty bucks. He pushed a kid off a speeding boat by the face to save himself twenty bucks. Well Bullets Aren't Cheap, you know. The Raid on the Voodoo Fortress in Live and Let Die. I love Baron Samedi -- too bad they never brought him back for a fitting final disposition -- and I love this scene of Roger Moore differentiating himself from Connery through using, rather than a svelte Barreta or Walter PPK, a big ass .44 Magnum revolver. Once again, I appreciate that every so often Bond actually just uses his gun to try to dispatch a heavy, rather than resorting to some convoluted method of dispatching him. (Though as to how he takes care of the real villain Kananga... the less said the better.) Gotta say, this one has three of my favorite villains -- Kananga, Tee Hee, and Baron Samedi. I even like the minor villain flunky Whispers. The Crocodile Farm, Live and Let Die. A classic of suspense including a failed attempt at high-tech trickery, and a ludicrous, though delightful, solution to his predicament. Also features one of those great scenes of Bond talking with a great villain -- I like it when Bond and villains are just kind of professionally detached about these things. Tee-Hee is being paid to kill Bond, and Bond has to kill Tee-Hee as part of his job. But neither actually hates each other. It's not always passion, emotion, and hate behind it: as the lyrics of the song go, When you gotta job to do, you gotta do it well, you gotta give the other fella hell.... Yeah, I like when Bond is emotionally invested in defeating the bad guy -- sometimes -- but I also like it when he and an opponent don't really have anything against each other, except circumstance and employment requirements. The Man With the Golden Gun had a lot of that going on, as Bond and Scaramanga were manipulated into crossing each other's paths but didn't start out with any particular reason to kill each other, but by this scene, Bond is pissed at Scaramanga for murdering his
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James Bond would know how to handle the muzzis
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 23, 2017 07:35 PM (SjImc)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 23, 2017 07:35 PM (fceHP)
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RIP to an exceptionally charming man.
Posted by: Peaches at May 23, 2017 07:36 PM (EgOr3)
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The Cone of Silence thing with the Chief was funny as shit.
Posted by: Weasel at May 23, 2017 07:36 PM (Sfs6o)
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Matt Damon: "James Bond is a misogynist imperialist."
Matt, you can go eat all the dicks. Roger Moore crapped bigger than you.
Matt, you can go eat all the dicks. Roger Moore crapped bigger than you.
Posted by: gewa76 at May 23, 2017 07:38 PM (f4GSC)
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I prefer Moore. I'm a curmudgeon.
Posted by: SFGoth at May 23, 2017 07:38 PM (dZ756)
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5th.
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 23, 2017 07:38 PM (vRcUp)
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Posted by: Joe Biden at May 23, 2017 07:38 PM (vRcUp)
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Quite the persuader.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 23, 2017 07:39 PM (IqV8l)
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Bond was great when he did that thing to that guy.
Posted by: Forgetful Critic at May 23, 2017 07:39 PM (H8S+R)
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To me, he will always be The Saint.
Posted by: teh Wind at May 23, 2017 07:39 PM (x2bNT)
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RIP Mr. Moore
Posted by: Darth Randall at May 23, 2017 07:40 PM (6n332)
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he couldn't run and you never see him run in the bond films.
the story goes that when he told a director of one of his early bond films that he wouldn't be shot running, the director didm't believe him, shot the scene, and didn't have him run again.
the story goes that when he told a director of one of his early bond films that he wouldn't be shot running, the director didm't believe him, shot the scene, and didn't have him run again.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 07:40 PM (WTSFk)
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No mention of Jaws??
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 23, 2017 07:40 PM (vRcUp)
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Shoe phone was way ahead of its time. It would ring and he would answer it.
Posted by: torabora at May 23, 2017 07:41 PM (8qNoe)
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Moore's Bond films have their campy moments, and wind up in the middle of the pack of the Bond flicks.
I found Dalton and Brosnan to lack humor and sufficient baddassery. Connery got bored with the role and it shows in his later efforts.
Craig brought back real baddassery. The Bourne flicks had an influence here, and Craig outdoes Damon.
So
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Casino Royale
Thunderball
I found Dalton and Brosnan to lack humor and sufficient baddassery. Connery got bored with the role and it shows in his later efforts.
Craig brought back real baddassery. The Bourne flicks had an influence here, and Craig outdoes Damon.
So
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Casino Royale
Thunderball
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (+7/1f)
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I grew to appreciate Moore as Bond after seeing Live and Let Die. RIP Roger Moore.
btw, if we're going to judge a Bond movie by silliness, Skyfall has got to be the worse - it turns into a more lethal "Home Alone" at the end.
btw, if we're going to judge a Bond movie by silliness, Skyfall has got to be the worse - it turns into a more lethal "Home Alone" at the end.
Posted by: Thrawn at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (E/ibL)
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Man With The Golden Gun was my favorite Bond movie; however, Connery was my favorite Bond.
I don't understand the math, but there you go.
I don't understand the math, but there you go.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (H8S+R)
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Yes, the Saint. He was very suave, or swave as some say.
Posted by: A lost world at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (FG2Bu)
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... apparently moore looked really silly when he ran.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (WTSFk)
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meh, criticism of moore's bond is more because of the movies than his skills. he was much more bondish in the saint.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (cPsPa)
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I like early Moore Bond films. The one-liners got a little heavy handed towards his end. And Roger Moore was kind of a left prick, wasn't he?
If the Brits still have Sandbaggers around like Bond or even a George Smiley, let's hope they get put to work soon.
Now I need to see if I have 'For Your Eyes Only' around the house...
If the Brits still have Sandbaggers around like Bond or even a George Smiley, let's hope they get put to work soon.
Now I need to see if I have 'For Your Eyes Only' around the house...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at May 23, 2017 07:43 PM (xJa6I)
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>>>the story goes that when he told a director of one of his early bond films that he wouldn't be shot running, the director didm't believe him, shot the scene, and didn't have him run again.
yup. That started with his first, in Live and Let Die.
The director didn't believe him that he couldn't run. Then Moore ran, and the director believed him.
yup. That started with his first, in Live and Let Die.
The director didn't believe him that he couldn't run. Then Moore ran, and the director believed him.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:43 PM (8rNrN)
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His high school gym locker combination was 0-0-7.
Posted by: torabora at May 23, 2017 07:43 PM (8qNoe)
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>>>No mention of Jaws??
jaws was in the skydiving without a parachute sequence.
I wasn't a super-fan of Jaws, really.
jaws was in the skydiving without a parachute sequence.
I wasn't a super-fan of Jaws, really.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:44 PM (8rNrN)
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whatever his bond rating he did get hot girls. carole bouquet.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:44 PM (cPsPa)
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Moore was my favorite Bond. I grew up watching him, and for the longest time I thought he was the only guy who played Bond.
Electra in For Your Eyes Only is my favorite Bond Girl.
Ace, while you seemed to have enjoyed For Your Eyes Only as much as I did, my favorite scene is the first one, where Bond dumps the wheelchair villain down the smokestack.
Electra in For Your Eyes Only is my favorite Bond Girl.
Ace, while you seemed to have enjoyed For Your Eyes Only as much as I did, my favorite scene is the first one, where Bond dumps the wheelchair villain down the smokestack.
Posted by: Mike at May 23, 2017 07:45 PM (c056A)
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Jaws was better as Eegah.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 23, 2017 07:46 PM (IqV8l)
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not really a brosnan fan but his movies were pretty close to the bond ideal.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:46 PM (cPsPa)
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How would you guys like a real life James Bond as President?
Posted by: Evan McMullin at May 23, 2017 07:46 PM (vRcUp)
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Is it even possible to pass gallstones? News to me.
Is it even possible to pass gallstones? News to me.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 23, 2017 07:46 PM (rQe9y)
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:47 PM (8rNrN)
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Word is that Patrick McGoohan could have been the original Bond but turned it down.
He would have been a hell of a Bond. Think of his role in Ice Station Zebra. Or a younger version of King Edward in Braveheart.
McGoohan was born in Queens, before his family moved back to Ireland, and later England.
He would have been a hell of a Bond. Think of his role in Ice Station Zebra. Or a younger version of King Edward in Braveheart.
McGoohan was born in Queens, before his family moved back to Ireland, and later England.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 23, 2017 07:47 PM (+7/1f)
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Also I just bought like a dozen Ian Fleming Bond novels at a used bookstore for $20.
Posted by: Mike at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (c056A)
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I'll take Sheena Easton for the bang...er...win!
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (Tyii7)
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>>>not really a brosnan fan but his movies were pretty close to the bond ideal.
I think I'll let Brosnan speak to that: "I only remember Goldeneye. The rest of them run together."
Goldeneye was so-so, the rest were... bad to terrible.
I think I'll let Brosnan speak to that: "I only remember Goldeneye. The rest of them run together."
Goldeneye was so-so, the rest were... bad to terrible.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (8rNrN)
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"From Russia with Love" was my favorite.
When the Turks were our friends.
Best Moore Bond was Golden Gun. Extra nipples, chinamen running amok and that short bastard Whatevervillachez His Name.
RIP Sir Roger.
When the Turks were our friends.
Best Moore Bond was Golden Gun. Extra nipples, chinamen running amok and that short bastard Whatevervillachez His Name.
RIP Sir Roger.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 07:49 PM (5VlCp)
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Electra in For Your Eyes Only is my favorite Bond Girl.
Ace, while you seemed to have enjoyed For Your Eyes Only as much as I did, my favorite scene is the first one, where Bond dumps the wheelchair villain down the smokestack.
Posted by: Mike at May
huh?
Ace, while you seemed to have enjoyed For Your Eyes Only as much as I did, my favorite scene is the first one, where Bond dumps the wheelchair villain down the smokestack.
Posted by: Mike at May
huh?
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:49 PM (cPsPa)
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Know this is OT/ but the leakers are obviously still leaking. Now they leaked the conversation between the President and the President of the Philippines....
Posted by: It's Me donna at May 23, 2017 07:50 PM (O2RFr)
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I think I'll let Brosnan speak to that: "I only remember Goldeneye. The rest of them run together."
Goldeneye was so-so, the rest were... bad to terrible.
Posted by: ace at May
who cares what actors think? the only time I want to hear them speak is when they are repeating words someone else wrote.
goldeneye was easily one of the top five bond movies ever, maybe the best.
Goldeneye was so-so, the rest were... bad to terrible.
Posted by: ace at May
who cares what actors think? the only time I want to hear them speak is when they are repeating words someone else wrote.
goldeneye was easily one of the top five bond movies ever, maybe the best.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (cPsPa)
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On topic, I actually like Moonraker.. I know, I know...
Posted by: It's Me donna at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (O2RFr)
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I think I'll let Brosnan speak to that: "I only remember Goldeneye. The rest of them run together."
Goldeneye was so-so, the rest were... bad to terrible.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (8rNrN)
You didn't appreciate seeing Bond and his team surf into North Korea in Die Another Day? ;D
Goldeneye was so-so, the rest were... bad to terrible.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (8rNrN)
You didn't appreciate seeing Bond and his team surf into North Korea in Die Another Day? ;D
Posted by: Thrawn at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (E/ibL)
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Which was the one with the Volcano Lair? You Only Live Twice?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (LTHVh)
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Don't like this new guy playing Bond. He looks to mousy to me.
I read an interview with Roger Moore. He selected Pierce Brosnan as his favorite Bond.
I read an interview with Roger Moore. He selected Pierce Brosnan as his favorite Bond.
Posted by: Mike at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (c056A)
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Posted by: It's Me donna at May 23, 2017 07:50 PM (O2RFr)
Lesser people would already be in a sub-basement cell in Leavenworth by now!
Lesser people would already be in a sub-basement cell in Leavenworth by now!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 23, 2017 07:52 PM (gwPgz)
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His version of Bond taught me how to properly carry on relations with the opposite sex. Octopussy and View to a Kill pretty much covered everything for me as far as a tutorial goes. I was a well informed 9 year old.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 07:52 PM (5leUT)
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I grew up on the Saint books, and Roger Moore was so perfect. When he was James Bond, he was still the Saint to me. Which was fine.
I agree the scene with Solitaire was perfect. The Saint could have done it too.
I agree the scene with Solitaire was perfect. The Saint could have done it too.
Posted by: Wenda (sic) at May 23, 2017 07:53 PM (Kr0FZ)
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His version of Bond taught me how to properly carry on relations with the opposite sex.
All of my sex came with a sound track.
All of my sex came with a sound track.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 07:53 PM (LTHVh)
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#38
Yes it happens in the first scene.
Yes it happens in the first scene.
Posted by: Mike at May 23, 2017 07:53 PM (c056A)
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quite possibly the low point of the whole bond franchise was view to a kill, especially where bond is climbing down a fire truck ladder then driving the ladder.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (cPsPa)
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Lesser people would already be in a sub-basement cell in Leavenworth by now!
I knew that was coming...
I knew that was coming...
Posted by: It's Me donna at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (O2RFr)
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My favorite Bond villain lines are from Moonraker, with Drax, the Dr. Evil of that picture.
Drax, to henchman: Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him.
Drax, to Bond on his umpteenth attempt at a death trap for Bond: Observe, Mr. Bond, your means of conveyance from this world to the next.
Drax, to henchman: Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him.
Drax, to Bond on his umpteenth attempt at a death trap for Bond: Observe, Mr. Bond, your means of conveyance from this world to the next.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (8O3HH)
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Everyone got to see my Octopussy.
Posted by: Maud Adams at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (89T5c)
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Which probably just proves why the villain shouldn't have tried killing Bond this way, but should just have SHOT HIM IN THE FUCKING FACE. As usual. Will they never learn?
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Same mistake I made.
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Same mistake I made.
Posted by: Elliot Marston at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (ZO497)
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Which was the one with the Volcano Lair? You Only Live Twice?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (LTHVh)
Yup...that was a goodun. Volcanos, hot tubs and Japs running amok in the shipyard.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 07:51 PM (LTHVh)
Yup...that was a goodun. Volcanos, hot tubs and Japs running amok in the shipyard.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (5VlCp)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 23, 2017 07:54 PM (oVJmc)
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I grew up on the Saint books, and Roger Moore was so perfect. When he
was James Bond, he was still the Saint to me. Which was fine.
Posted by: Wenda (sic) at May 23, 2017 07:53 PM (Kr0FZ)
Yes. That.
I grew up on the Saint books, and Roger Moore was so perfect. When he
was James Bond, he was still the Saint to me. Which was fine.
Posted by: Wenda (sic) at May 23, 2017 07:53 PM (Kr0FZ)
Yes. That.
Posted by: Peaches at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (EgOr3)
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>>>On topic, I actually like Moonraker.. I know, I know...
I don't mind the spaceship premise of Moonraker, but where it falls down for me is the same error that Live and Let Die Has (which would be my favorite, if not for this): Through the middle of the movie, there are a sequence of chase scenes, one after the other, and it's just repetitive and you don't care any more.
Would live and let die suffer if you cut the double decker bus chase sequence and the airplane-with-no-wings chase sequence?
I forget the offenders in Moonraker, but I know there's an Amazon river chase sequence that looks terrible. I think maybe that follows the cable car sequence, which is okay, and then is followed by the Rocket Exhaust Creamatorium thing.
A lot of Bond movies confuse "bigness" with excitement. Some of the best moments are actually the inexpensive ones (like the No Head for Heights scene).
I don't mind the spaceship premise of Moonraker, but where it falls down for me is the same error that Live and Let Die Has (which would be my favorite, if not for this): Through the middle of the movie, there are a sequence of chase scenes, one after the other, and it's just repetitive and you don't care any more.
Would live and let die suffer if you cut the double decker bus chase sequence and the airplane-with-no-wings chase sequence?
I forget the offenders in Moonraker, but I know there's an Amazon river chase sequence that looks terrible. I think maybe that follows the cable car sequence, which is okay, and then is followed by the Rocket Exhaust Creamatorium thing.
A lot of Bond movies confuse "bigness" with excitement. Some of the best moments are actually the inexpensive ones (like the No Head for Heights scene).
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (8rNrN)
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He also did a movie called "fFolkes" where he played a hard-drinking, woman-hating billionaire named Rufus Excalibur fFolkes who has a personal commando squadron that is commissioned by HM Government to take back a hijacked oil platform from a gang of terrorists headed by Anthony Perkins. It's a guilty pleasure of mine, and stupid, but funny.
Posted by: Jeffersonian at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (xiOrX)
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20 ... apparently moore looked really silly when he ran.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (WTSFk)
It seems I've seen a scene of Alice Eve running somewhere that was quite eye catching.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 07:42 PM (WTSFk)
It seems I've seen a scene of Alice Eve running somewhere that was quite eye catching.
Posted by: Northernlurker, Phillips screwdriver of the gods at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (nBr1j)
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I'm not a huge Moore as Bond fan, but The Man With the Golden Gun is a favorite, even if it's a smidge more because of Christopher Lee with three nips.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (GsAUU)
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Literally cancer killed him. I blame Octapussy.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (ev02w)
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I loved Moore as Bond. As a kid of the late '70s and '80s he was Bond. RIP Sir Roger.
Posted by: Timon at May 23, 2017 07:55 PM (RjcAj)
Posted by: Tami at May 23, 2017 07:56 PM (Enq6K)
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>>>Drax, to Bond on his umpteenth attempt at a death trap for Bond: Observe, Mr. Bond, your means of conveyance from this world to the next.
he has a decent line when he says, "Mr. Bond, you have frustrated my many attempts to provide you with an interesting death."
I like the suggestion there of a MOTIVE for these sorts of deathtraps: He's paying Bond a compliment of sorts. He thinks he deserves a good death.
he has a decent line when he says, "Mr. Bond, you have frustrated my many attempts to provide you with an interesting death."
I like the suggestion there of a MOTIVE for these sorts of deathtraps: He's paying Bond a compliment of sorts. He thinks he deserves a good death.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 07:56 PM (8rNrN)
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Roger Moore highlight that should be noted is staring in a film called Octapussy, which was not a porn.
Literally he made a mainstream film called Octapussy.
Literally he made a mainstream film called Octapussy.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 07:58 PM (ev02w)
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when you look at the list of bond movies Moore was in
live and let die
the man with the golden gun
the spy who loved me
moonraker
for your eyes only
octopussy
a view to a kill
what a steaming pile. he acquitted himself rather well given what he had to work with.
live and let die
the man with the golden gun
the spy who loved me
moonraker
for your eyes only
octopussy
a view to a kill
what a steaming pile. he acquitted himself rather well given what he had to work with.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 07:58 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: shibumi at May 23, 2017 07:58 PM (aT+Bx)
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Start the unnecessarily slow dipping mechanism!
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 07:58 PM (LTHVh)
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I was going to buy the boxed set of all the Bond movies.
Until I noticed that there were fifty of them.
In many of the Bond movies that I have seen, there are moments where I thought it was just silly; must be a self parody, I thought, not to be taken seriously.
89 you say? How is it possible that so many names I recognize have gotten old?
Until I noticed that there were fifty of them.
In many of the Bond movies that I have seen, there are moments where I thought it was just silly; must be a self parody, I thought, not to be taken seriously.
89 you say? How is it possible that so many names I recognize have gotten old?
Posted by: Irish Aidan at May 23, 2017 07:58 PM (kXWUw)
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The Saint, if you see it, was pretty good. That was pre-Bond. In fact, some say that was Sir Roger auditioning for the Bond role.
MeTV ran it for a while. It will probably come up again in the rotation, though it's usually late-night weekend fare for MeTV.
But it's good.
MeTV ran it for a while. It will probably come up again in the rotation, though it's usually late-night weekend fare for MeTV.
But it's good.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 07:59 PM (8O3HH)
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Katie Hopkins with the plain truth on Tucker's show.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 07:59 PM (GsAUU)
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Bond was great when he did that thing to that guy.
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And the guy died and Bond made a joke about it. Then Bond banged a chick.
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And the guy died and Bond made a joke about it. Then Bond banged a chick.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and You're Not at May 23, 2017 07:59 PM (Nwg0u)
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Sean Connery and Roger Moore....there are NO other 007's....to me at least.
Posted by: Tami at May 23, 2017 08:00 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May 23, 2017 08:01 PM (Tyii7)
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Start the unnecessarily slow dipping mechanism!
Posted by: Grump928(C)
I want some mutant sharks with frikkin' laser beams on their heads!
Posted by: Grump928(C)
I want some mutant sharks with frikkin' laser beams on their heads!
Posted by: Dr. Evil at May 23, 2017 08:01 PM (S6Pax)
77
The UK no longer has an Empire, but she still has various isolated rocks around the world.
Ship the goatfuckers to St. Helena.
Ship the goatfuckers to St. Helena.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (GsAUU)
78
72 Katie Hopkins with the plain truth on Tucker's show.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 07:59 PM (GsAUU
I can't watch it, but, judging by her tweets that were posted, she still possesses common sense. In my mind, that makes her part of the REAL ELITE.
72 Katie Hopkins with the plain truth on Tucker's show.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 07:59 PM (GsAUU
I can't watch it, but, judging by her tweets that were posted, she still possesses common sense. In my mind, that makes her part of the REAL ELITE.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (5leUT)
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I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
I think I shall.
I think I shall.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (GsAUU)
80
Again, he stated in a mainstream film called Octapussy. Can there be any hire honor bestowed on the man.
And he lived almost 35 years after its release. The man is now my hero.
Fuck you cancer! Roger won the real war.
And he lived almost 35 years after its release. The man is now my hero.
Fuck you cancer! Roger won the real war.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (ev02w)
81
Is Roger Moore, the Bond guy who had the scene in Monaco where he played the squinty eyed baccarat player? I remember the drama in that scene.
Posted by: Irish Aidan at May 23, 2017 08:04 PM (kXWUw)
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Also I just bought like a dozen Ian Fleming Bond novels at a used bookstore for $20.
Posted by: Mike at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (c056A)
The Bond in the Fleming novels is completely different than the one in the movies. Sort of a morose kind of guy
Posted by: Mike at May 23, 2017 07:48 PM (c056A)
The Bond in the Fleming novels is completely different than the one in the movies. Sort of a morose kind of guy
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:05 PM (auHtY)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 23, 2017 08:05 PM (QDnY+)
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Sean Connery WAS James Bond, hands down, but Moore was a good follow-up. He was soooooo British. I also like the guy who did From Russia w/Love. I read he was a total dick which is why Mr Broccoli didn't use him in any other films. Watching the Connery/Moore Bond movies always reminds me of my Dad, who died when I was 16. Love The Saint series too. Ironically, I've been watching the few of them available on YouTube this week. RIP Sir Roger, you will ALWAYS be remembered.
Posted by: Theresa, MSgt (ret), USAF at May 23, 2017 08:05 PM (YXf+c)
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I can't watch it, but, judging by her tweets that were posted, she still possesses common sense. In my mind, that makes her part of the REAL ELITE.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (5leUT)
--She's been on his show at least three times that I can recall.
She's gotta be on his booker's speed dial.
I can't watch it, but, judging by her tweets that were posted, she still possesses common sense. In my mind, that makes her part of the REAL ELITE.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (5leUT)
--She's been on his show at least three times that I can recall.
She's gotta be on his booker's speed dial.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:05 PM (GsAUU)
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>>>I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
one thing that plagued Roger Moore bonds were these tone shifts. Parts of the movie would be -- oh, okay, reasonably realistic premise and villain's plot, some cool stuff here and there.
Then they'd kind of sabotage that by throwing in just goofy nonsense.
Octopussy is one of those (Though almost all Bond films are). I mean, some of it is good, and some of it is so damn DUMB I just can't even.
one thing that plagued Roger Moore bonds were these tone shifts. Parts of the movie would be -- oh, okay, reasonably realistic premise and villain's plot, some cool stuff here and there.
Then they'd kind of sabotage that by throwing in just goofy nonsense.
Octopussy is one of those (Though almost all Bond films are). I mean, some of it is good, and some of it is so damn DUMB I just can't even.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (8rNrN)
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what a steaming pile
You're the Russian gymnastics judge of AoSHQ.
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May
first of all, if you are going to quote and insult me, put my name on so it does not go unnoticed.
second of all, really? how is die another day not a steaming pile? serious villains? globe spanning adventure? high tech military hardware? it is a stupid movie about a bunch of voodoo, hoodoo, and all kinds of weird shit going on between nyc and some Caribbean hell hole that could only be made worse if it had a sandals on it. then there is the scene where he is forced to run across a bunch of alligators, which the writers probably stole from a flintstones cartoon.
I have watched it a dozen times and will again, but only because it is a bond movie and despite it being a steaming pile.
You're the Russian gymnastics judge of AoSHQ.
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May
first of all, if you are going to quote and insult me, put my name on so it does not go unnoticed.
second of all, really? how is die another day not a steaming pile? serious villains? globe spanning adventure? high tech military hardware? it is a stupid movie about a bunch of voodoo, hoodoo, and all kinds of weird shit going on between nyc and some Caribbean hell hole that could only be made worse if it had a sandals on it. then there is the scene where he is forced to run across a bunch of alligators, which the writers probably stole from a flintstones cartoon.
I have watched it a dozen times and will again, but only because it is a bond movie and despite it being a steaming pile.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (cPsPa)
88
He also played Beauregarde Maverick.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (IqV8l)
89
Most unathletic Bond ever. Yet he still pulled it off. We call that realism.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (ev02w)
90
33: "mcgoohan could have been bond but turned it down."
i've read that he concluded fleming must have been a sado-masochist. his depiction of john steed in "the avengers" was fashioned as a response. he was very critical of the whole bond enterprise.
i've read that he concluded fleming must have been a sado-masochist. his depiction of john steed in "the avengers" was fashioned as a response. he was very critical of the whole bond enterprise.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (WTSFk)
91
FYEO was a surprisingly good movie. It's pretty sad watching a pre-hijrah europe as he galavants all over the place.
RIP Europe and Moore
RIP Europe and Moore
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (g9A94)
92
Daniel Craig(?) I find to be an interesting portrait of Bond. But Roger was the original to me. I can't help I was born in the mid 70's... Pierce and that other guy sucked.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (5leUT)
93
I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
I think I shall.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (GsAUU)
It's one of Moore's better one but could have been a lot better if they stuck with the Cold War part of the story. Louis Jordan was good as the bad guy and it has Kristina Wayborn who I think it just beautiful
I think I shall.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:02 PM (GsAUU)
It's one of Moore's better one but could have been a lot better if they stuck with the Cold War part of the story. Louis Jordan was good as the bad guy and it has Kristina Wayborn who I think it just beautiful
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (auHtY)
94
Even Trump couldn't handle Octopussy, he only has two hands!
Posted by: wth at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (HgMAr)
95
I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
I think I shall.
Posted by: logprof at May
you know she only has one pussy right?
I think I shall.
Posted by: logprof at May
you know she only has one pussy right?
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (cPsPa)
96
first of all, if you are going to quote and insult me, put my name on so it does not go unnoticed.
Thin skin, we much? It was a joke, fer cryin' out loud.
Thin skin, we much? It was a joke, fer cryin' out loud.
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May 23, 2017 08:08 PM (Tyii7)
97
Skydiving Without a Parachute, Moonraker. I don't suppose Roger Moore is in this scene very much, except for some unconvincing greenscreen cuts, but still, one of the wildest openings for a Bond movie.
I saw a documentary about a guy who did skydive without a parachute. He jumped 10,000 feet into a net. Pretty crazy.
I saw a documentary about a guy who did skydive without a parachute. He jumped 10,000 feet into a net. Pretty crazy.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 23, 2017 08:08 PM (zc3Db)
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Then they'd kind of sabotage that by throwing in just goofy nonsense.
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yeah, the bond with Grace Jones, some film critic really hated that during a chase scene in a city, a skycrane from a whatever knocked the top off of a covered pickup to comically reveal a guy n girl doing it.
***(
yeah, the bond with Grace Jones, some film critic really hated that during a chase scene in a city, a skycrane from a whatever knocked the top off of a covered pickup to comically reveal a guy n girl doing it.
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:08 PM (g9A94)
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>>>I also like the guy who did From Russia w/Love. I read he was a total dick which is why Mr Broccoli didn't use him in any other films.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. There is a documentary, mabye called Everything or Nothing, about the bond films and the EON production company, and Lazenby explains what he did to get fired.
He's very candid about it: He had a huge ego trip, and began hanging around with hippies, and didn't want to play Bond anymore because he thought bond was a "cop" and he hated "pigs."
He also grew a Lennon-like beard and refused to shave it to promote the film. So he was not used to promote the film.
He's pretty remorseful that he couldn't keep it together, and he blames himself.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. There is a documentary, mabye called Everything or Nothing, about the bond films and the EON production company, and Lazenby explains what he did to get fired.
He's very candid about it: He had a huge ego trip, and began hanging around with hippies, and didn't want to play Bond anymore because he thought bond was a "cop" and he hated "pigs."
He also grew a Lennon-like beard and refused to shave it to promote the film. So he was not used to promote the film.
He's pretty remorseful that he couldn't keep it together, and he blames himself.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:08 PM (8rNrN)
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you know she only has one pussy right?
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I thought she had seven cats, but they didn't want to call her catwoman.
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I thought she had seven cats, but they didn't want to call her catwoman.
Posted by: Irish Aidan at May 23, 2017 08:08 PM (kXWUw)
101
McGoohan was born in Queens, before his family moved back to Ireland, and later England.
Posted by: Ignoramus
Did you ever watch the series "Secret Agent" starring Patrick McGoohan as John Drake, from the '60's?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PxrJoAlmjM
Great show. I'm sure they're on DVD or some weird cable channel somewhere.
Posted by: Ignoramus
Did you ever watch the series "Secret Agent" starring Patrick McGoohan as John Drake, from the '60's?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PxrJoAlmjM
Great show. I'm sure they're on DVD or some weird cable channel somewhere.
Posted by: Dr. Evil at May 23, 2017 08:09 PM (S6Pax)
102
you know she only has one pussy right?
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (cPsPa)
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aw man, now you've spoiled it!
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:07 PM (cPsPa)
..........
aw man, now you've spoiled it!
Posted by: wth at May 23, 2017 08:09 PM (HgMAr)
103
first of all, if you are going to quote and insult me, put my name on so it does not go unnoticed.
Thin skin, we much? It was a joke, fer cryin' out loud.
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May
no, I just like to know when I am being called out so I can respond.
Thin skin, we much? It was a joke, fer cryin' out loud.
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always says... at May
no, I just like to know when I am being called out so I can respond.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:10 PM (cPsPa)
104
I think the worse sins of the Bond films is the use of geriatric Connery. I don't mind may december romance, but his wooing of whatever hot tits it was was just weird and uncomfortable.
How about how cool that nuclear world war video game was though?
How about how cool that nuclear world war video game was though?
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:10 PM (g9A94)
105
The next Bond should be a black Chinese lesbian paraplegic, because diversity, h8r.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 23, 2017 08:10 PM (oVJmc)
106
Octopussy is an underrated film.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 23, 2017 08:10 PM (89T5c)
107
I like early Moore Bond films. The one-liners got a little heavy handed towards his end. And Roger Moore was kind of a left prick, wasn't he?
His bio says he supported the Conservative Party. He was also a tax exile
His bio says he supported the Conservative Party. He was also a tax exile
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (auHtY)
108
then there is the scene where he is forced to run across a bunch of alligators, which the writers probably stole from a flintstones cartoon.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (cPsPa)
--LMAO, sounds more like a video game: Frogger, or Pitfall.
Ah, the '80s.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (cPsPa)
--LMAO, sounds more like a video game: Frogger, or Pitfall.
Ah, the '80s.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (GsAUU)
109
Wasn't Moore very anti-gun, wanted a complete ban on handguns, and anti-USA in general? Or was that some other horses ass, can't keep 'em straight...
Wasn't Moore very anti-gun, wanted a complete ban on handguns, and anti-USA in general? Or was that some other horses ass, can't keep 'em straight...
Posted by: Ricky Retardo at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (39ewW)
110
Lazenby stayed too long.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (oVJmc)
111
Robert Shaw as "Grant" made FRWL. He was a psychotic bastard and was happy about it. SPECTRE's best but he still failed.
And that little ugly lady Flem or Gleb or whatever her name was.
And that little ugly lady Flem or Gleb or whatever her name was.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (5VlCp)
112
This guy on Tucker is a Russophobe.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (GsAUU)
113
>>>i've read that he concluded fleming must have been a sado-masochist. his depiction of john steed in "the avengers" was fashioned as a response. he was very critical of the whole bond enterprise.
generally critical response to the bond films was incredibly disdainful, calling him a misogynist, sadist, etc. And calling Fleming a sadist himself for his cool, passionless description of violence.
It's kind of funny to read those reviews.
It's a bit strange to me, because Bond was a spy equivalent of a hardboiled detective, and hardboiled detective stories had been using that sort of casual-relationship-with-violence trope for 20 years.
Also, pulp hardboiled detective stuff also featured lots of lovelies to bed.
I'm not sure why they had such a particular problem with Bond.
generally critical response to the bond films was incredibly disdainful, calling him a misogynist, sadist, etc. And calling Fleming a sadist himself for his cool, passionless description of violence.
It's kind of funny to read those reviews.
It's a bit strange to me, because Bond was a spy equivalent of a hardboiled detective, and hardboiled detective stories had been using that sort of casual-relationship-with-violence trope for 20 years.
Also, pulp hardboiled detective stuff also featured lots of lovelies to bed.
I'm not sure why they had such a particular problem with Bond.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (8rNrN)
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I do say Lazenby's the best Bond but you know the movie was the least bond bond movie:
less gadgets
a real love interest
not connery
then again, he does slay the ladies at the mountaintop resorty.
less gadgets
a real love interest
not connery
then again, he does slay the ladies at the mountaintop resorty.
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (g9A94)
115
I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
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I'm not one for tentacle pron.
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I'm not one for tentacle pron.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and You're Not at May 23, 2017 08:12 PM (Nwg0u)
116
Dr. Evil hacked my computer!!
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at May 23, 2017 08:12 PM (S6Pax)
117
bond already did its diversity penance when they made halle barry a bond girl. worst bond girl ever. bond girl has to know her place. you are going to have sex with bond and a 90 percent chance that is the last thing you are going to do.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (cPsPa)
118
The next Bond should be a black Chinese lesbian paraplegic, because diversity, h8r.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles
Is Tiger Woods close enough?
Posted by: Mr. Peebles
Is Tiger Woods close enough?
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (vRcUp)
119
Favorite "I took this serious?" Bond movie memory is the Octopussy scene where the crazed Russky General brings the smuggled nukes to the Bad Guy with a fully Red Star emblazoned military helicopter, with a couple non- comms toting AKs. Because thats just how it would happen! Uh, no.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (JyFLk)
120
>>>I think the worse sins of the Bond films is the use of geriatric Connery. I don't mind may december romance, but his wooing of whatever hot tits it was was just weird and uncomfortable.
Connery was younger than Moore. Most people don't know that, because Connery always read older and Moore younger.
But when the unofficial Never Say Never Again came out, competing with (I think) Octopussy, connery was younger.
Connery was younger than Moore. Most people don't know that, because Connery always read older and Moore younger.
But when the unofficial Never Say Never Again came out, competing with (I think) Octopussy, connery was younger.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (8rNrN)
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Matt Damon: "James Bond is a misogynist imperialist."
Matt Damon doesn't know this but that's a compliment.
35 I'll take Sheena Easton for the bang...er...win!
She was quite the beauty in the 80s. Underrated singer. Sang mostly Top 40 crap but a very good singer.
Matt Damon doesn't know this but that's a compliment.
35 I'll take Sheena Easton for the bang...er...win!
She was quite the beauty in the 80s. Underrated singer. Sang mostly Top 40 crap but a very good singer.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (+y0MR)
122
Doh, yes, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. My bad.
Posted by: Theresa, MSgt (ret), USAF at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (YXf+c)
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And that little ugly lady Flem or Gleb or whatever her name was.
The freeman woman, Mapes? From Dune? She wore a German uniform. That one? One of those character actors you always remember but don't know their names or the characters they played.
The freeman woman, Mapes? From Dune? She wore a German uniform. That one? One of those character actors you always remember but don't know their names or the characters they played.
Posted by: Irish Aidan at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (kXWUw)
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111 Robert Shaw as "Grant" made FRWL. He was a psychotic bastard and was happy about it. SPECTRE's best but he still failed.
And that little ugly lady Flem or Gleb or whatever her name was.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (5VlCp
Shaw will always be The Captain to me....The taxidermy man gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I brought him!!!
And that little ugly lady Flem or Gleb or whatever her name was.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (5VlCp
Shaw will always be The Captain to me....The taxidermy man gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I brought him!!!
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (5leUT)
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I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
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I'm not one for tentacle pron.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and You're Not
Some kind of birth defect?
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I'm not one for tentacle pron.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and You're Not
Some kind of birth defect?
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at May 23, 2017 08:14 PM (S6Pax)
126
I need to vent. Badly. Bigly even. I don't mean to hihack but I had a horrid day, got turned around coming home from Podunk town, KS and what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip home turned into 5, drove through a downpour driving 30 MPH on the freeway and I get shit from my husband when I get home. Yeah... fucking over this shit.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 08:14 PM (CNHr1)
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Would you believe that the suits actually considered replacing Peter Falk with McGoohan, back in 1977? The story is McGoohan said no, there is only one Columbo.
McGoohan was a 4-time guest murderer, and directed 5 episodes, not all the same as he appeared in. He holds the record.
Would you believe that the suits actually considered replacing Peter Falk with McGoohan, back in 1977? The story is McGoohan said no, there is only one Columbo.
McGoohan was a 4-time guest murderer, and directed 5 episodes, not all the same as he appeared in. He holds the record.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 08:14 PM (8O3HH)
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And he played in a movie with Grace Jones. Look up the interview a HUGE magazine did with Grace Jones at a luxurious hotel where she is literally squatting but they are afraid to kick her out.
She was original. Everybody that followed her copied her. Bitch literally don't give a Fuck.
Just. Like. Roger. Moore.
She was original. Everybody that followed her copied her. Bitch literally don't give a Fuck.
Just. Like. Roger. Moore.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:14 PM (ev02w)
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Matt Damon: "James Bond is a misogynist imperialist."
********
right?
not james bond saved the world at great personal risk but "he's yucky"
********
right?
not james bond saved the world at great personal risk but "he's yucky"
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (g9A94)
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>>>Shaw will always be The Captain to me....The taxidermy man gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I brought him!!!
I prefer him as Mr. Treece in The Deep, if I'm being honest.
I love The Deep.
It's not as good as I remembered but man, it's still got something.
I prefer him as Mr. Treece in The Deep, if I'm being honest.
I love The Deep.
It's not as good as I remembered but man, it's still got something.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (8rNrN)
131
tucker, please punch that asshole in the face. The Dems said Sweet FA when teh soviets invaded Ukraine.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (11H2y)
132
A couple things about For Your Eyes Only.
The wheelchair villain seems pretty clearly to be Blofeld of SPECTRE. (He's petting a white cat... it's Blofeld.) The company that makes Bond movies owned all of the rights to everything Bond-related, *except* that there was a co-author on Thunderball who had partial rights to Thunderball. (This is why Never Say Never Again was in fact a remake of Thunderball; it was the only part of Bond not locked down by Eon Productions.) So Eon Productions couldn't use SPECTRE or Blofeld without cutting a deal with the estate of the co-author guy. So as far as I can tell, that scene was a metaphorical middle finger toward the estate of that co-author guy: "We will never pay you for your partial interest in SPECTRE and Blofeld. We don't need Blofeld. In fact, we just killed him off in an insulting way."
Of course the ending: Eon Productions bought out those rights from the estate, and now owns 100% of rights to Bond stuff, so there can never again be a competing Bond film, and they were able to make the movie SPECTRE. (Clearly QUANTUM was supposed to be the new SPECTRE but by the end of Quantum of Solace nobody was impressed by QUANTUM at all.)
The other thing I want to comment on about For Your Eyes Only is that it appears to represent a deliberate walking-back of the Bond franchise. As Ace noted, Bond had become a superman, able to do ridiculous things, and had saved the entire world from extinction in both of the two movies before FYEO (i.e. The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker). The gadgets were getting out of control as well. When I watched FYEO I felt they had walked it back too far, because Bond gadgets add a fun element, but I do appreciate that an actual human could possibly do all the things Bond did in that movie.
My favorite moment: Bond is escaping from thugs, with Electra, and headed to his cool car. A thug finds Bond's car first. We see a sticker on a car window: "Burglar Protected" The thug snorts derisively and bashes the window in. FWABOOOM, the car and thug go up in a huge explosion. Bond skids to a halt and lightly tosses his car keys into a bush, and turns to Electra. In suave Roger Moore voice, very calmly: "I hope you have a car."
And her car is a lame European car, totally underpowered and lacking in cool gadgets. They are trying to escape the thugs, who are chasing them in good cars (Mercades or whatever). Electra is driving. Bond spies a bag of cement mix and reaches over and twitches the steering wheel so that the car runs over the bag of cement mix. Poof, instant cloud of cement mix dust: smokescreen.
Of course by the time Pierce Brosnan was Bond they were cranking up the ridiculousness to new heights, with the infamous invisible car as the worst excess.
The new Daniel Craig movies started out with Bond as able to do involved Parkour with no warmup so he's arguably a superman again, but the plots have been so stupid I just don't really care anymore.
The wheelchair villain seems pretty clearly to be Blofeld of SPECTRE. (He's petting a white cat... it's Blofeld.) The company that makes Bond movies owned all of the rights to everything Bond-related, *except* that there was a co-author on Thunderball who had partial rights to Thunderball. (This is why Never Say Never Again was in fact a remake of Thunderball; it was the only part of Bond not locked down by Eon Productions.) So Eon Productions couldn't use SPECTRE or Blofeld without cutting a deal with the estate of the co-author guy. So as far as I can tell, that scene was a metaphorical middle finger toward the estate of that co-author guy: "We will never pay you for your partial interest in SPECTRE and Blofeld. We don't need Blofeld. In fact, we just killed him off in an insulting way."
Of course the ending: Eon Productions bought out those rights from the estate, and now owns 100% of rights to Bond stuff, so there can never again be a competing Bond film, and they were able to make the movie SPECTRE. (Clearly QUANTUM was supposed to be the new SPECTRE but by the end of Quantum of Solace nobody was impressed by QUANTUM at all.)
The other thing I want to comment on about For Your Eyes Only is that it appears to represent a deliberate walking-back of the Bond franchise. As Ace noted, Bond had become a superman, able to do ridiculous things, and had saved the entire world from extinction in both of the two movies before FYEO (i.e. The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker). The gadgets were getting out of control as well. When I watched FYEO I felt they had walked it back too far, because Bond gadgets add a fun element, but I do appreciate that an actual human could possibly do all the things Bond did in that movie.
My favorite moment: Bond is escaping from thugs, with Electra, and headed to his cool car. A thug finds Bond's car first. We see a sticker on a car window: "Burglar Protected" The thug snorts derisively and bashes the window in. FWABOOOM, the car and thug go up in a huge explosion. Bond skids to a halt and lightly tosses his car keys into a bush, and turns to Electra. In suave Roger Moore voice, very calmly: "I hope you have a car."
And her car is a lame European car, totally underpowered and lacking in cool gadgets. They are trying to escape the thugs, who are chasing them in good cars (Mercades or whatever). Electra is driving. Bond spies a bag of cement mix and reaches over and twitches the steering wheel so that the car runs over the bag of cement mix. Poof, instant cloud of cement mix dust: smokescreen.
Of course by the time Pierce Brosnan was Bond they were cranking up the ridiculousness to new heights, with the infamous invisible car as the worst excess.
The new Daniel Craig movies started out with Bond as able to do involved Parkour with no warmup so he's arguably a superman again, but the plots have been so stupid I just don't really care anymore.
Posted by: mr_jack at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (6LyYu)
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Wait, McGoohan was in the Avengers?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (7dpmG)
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This guy on Tucker is a Russophobe.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM
The domino theory is back!
This guy on Tucker is a Russophobe.
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM
The domino theory is back!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (IqV8l)
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Moore was bond during the height of the soviet penetration of the bond franchise when they were trying to undermine the west and sap our precious bodily fluids by convincing us were were protected by swinging buffoons.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:16 PM (cPsPa)
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109 Wasn't Moore very anti-gun, wanted a complete ban on handguns, and anti-USA in general? Or was that some other horses ass, can't keep 'em straight...
Posted by: Ricky Retardo at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (39ewW)
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Pretty sure Daniel Craig came out with some anti-gun crap. To each their own, but I find Craig unwatchable. When he was first announced as Bond, someone (maybe on John Nolte's old site) opined that he looked like a Ferengi. He does and I haven't been able to get past that.
Moore's Bond movies were pretty campy, but I always thought he was endearing and never took himself too seriously. RIP Sir Roger.
Posted by: Ricky Retardo at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (39ewW)
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Pretty sure Daniel Craig came out with some anti-gun crap. To each their own, but I find Craig unwatchable. When he was first announced as Bond, someone (maybe on John Nolte's old site) opined that he looked like a Ferengi. He does and I haven't been able to get past that.
Moore's Bond movies were pretty campy, but I always thought he was endearing and never took himself too seriously. RIP Sir Roger.
Posted by: Hoplite Housewife at May 23, 2017 08:16 PM (o+uFg)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 08:16 PM (vRcUp)
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>>>Would you believe that the suits actually considered replacing Peter Falk with McGoohan, back in 1977? The story is McGoohan said no, there is only one Columbo.
Columbo was forever talking about his nephews and other family relations. I have no idea why they don't just introduce his nephew, who studied Columbo's methods, and followed him into the force.
Including imitating his tics.
Columbo was forever talking about his nephews and other family relations. I have no idea why they don't just introduce his nephew, who studied Columbo's methods, and followed him into the force.
Including imitating his tics.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:16 PM (8rNrN)
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Matt Damon: "James Bond is a misogynist imperialist."
Matt, you can go eat all the dicks. Roger Moore crapped bigger than you.
Posted by: gewa76 at May 23, 2017 07:38 PM (f4GSC)
Matt Damon is a mouth breathing drooling lack wit.
Matt, you can go eat all the dicks. Roger Moore crapped bigger than you.
Posted by: gewa76 at May 23, 2017 07:38 PM (f4GSC)
Matt Damon is a mouth breathing drooling lack wit.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:17 PM (auHtY)
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I need to vent. Badly. Bigly even. I don't mean to hihack but I had a horrid day, got turned around coming home from Podunk town, KS and what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip home turned into 5, drove through a downpour driving 30 MPH on the freeway and I get shit from my husband when I get home. Yeah... fucking over this shit.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May
you are venting about getting lost?
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May
you are venting about getting lost?
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:18 PM (cPsPa)
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125 I have heard that Octopussy was an underrated Bond flick, but I have yet to catch it.
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I'm not one for tentacle pron.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and You're Not
Some kind of birth defect?
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at May 23, 2017 08:14 PM (S6Pax)
The title was going to be Axe Wound of the Sea.
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I'm not one for tentacle pron.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and You're Not
Some kind of birth defect?
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at May 23, 2017 08:14 PM (S6Pax)
The title was going to be Axe Wound of the Sea.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:18 PM (ev02w)
142
Wait, McGoohan was in the Avengers?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie
It was Patrick MacNee in the Avengers/
Different Patrick, of course.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie
It was Patrick MacNee in the Avengers/
Different Patrick, of course.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at May 23, 2017 08:18 PM (S6Pax)
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The Spy Who Loved Me the movie had 2 things in common with The Spy Who Loved Me book. Both had James Bond in it and both were called The Spy Who Loved Me. The book is very good by the way. Written from the Bond Babe's perspective.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (+y0MR)
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sorry, Jewell...after a long frustrating ride the last thing you need is to catch more crap. I hope it was one of those "I'm angry because I was so worried" things.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (11H2y)
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"And you've told no one else about this blackmail information, or about your relationship with me?
Absolutely no one else, you say?"
Absolutely no one else, you say?"
Posted by: Patrick McGoohan at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (LTHVh)
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113: mcgoohan had a fairly critical attitude towards a lot of things, in hollywood and society at large. i think he sincerely was a throwback to a more civil world and saw himself as living to that standard.
it used to be a commonplace that people lived up to a standard of civility and expected it of others...
it used to be a commonplace that people lived up to a standard of civility and expected it of others...
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (WTSFk)
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Would you believe that the suits actually considered replacing Peter Falk with McGoohan, back in 1977? The story is McGoohan said no, there is only one Columbo.
Columbo was forever talking about his nephews and other family relations. I have no idea why they don't just introduce his nephew, who studied Columbo's methods, and followed him into the force.
Including imitating his tics.
Posted by: ace at May
that would be good but they need to draw their inspiration from the original series not the second.
Columbo was forever talking about his nephews and other family relations. I have no idea why they don't just introduce his nephew, who studied Columbo's methods, and followed him into the force.
Including imitating his tics.
Posted by: ace at May
that would be good but they need to draw their inspiration from the original series not the second.
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (8rNrN)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 08:20 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:21 PM (WTSFk)
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... nevermind.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:21 PM (WTSFk)
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And that little ugly lady Flem or Gleb or whatever her name was.
The freeman woman, Mapes? From Dune? She wore a German uniform. That one? One of those character actors you always remember but don't know their names or the characters they played.
Posted by: Irish Aidan at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (kXWUw)
Yup....she was a big stage actress and her real name is one of the broads in Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife". Her old man was a big wheel on broadway I believe. Ugly but talented.
The freeman woman, Mapes? From Dune? She wore a German uniform. That one? One of those character actors you always remember but don't know their names or the characters they played.
Posted by: Irish Aidan at May 23, 2017 08:13 PM (kXWUw)
Yup....she was a big stage actress and her real name is one of the broads in Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife". Her old man was a big wheel on broadway I believe. Ugly but talented.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 08:21 PM (5VlCp)
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I prefer him as Mr. Treece in The Deep, if I'm being honest.
I love The Deep.
It's not as good as I remembered but man, it's still got something.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (8rNrN
I feel like I've seen this...but yet I don't recall. You do realize it would have to be QUITE A PERFORMANCE to eclipse The Captain. Shaw must've drank his way through Jaws, because his performance was legendary.
You have my word that I will seek out The Deep to see for myself.
I prefer him as Mr. Treece in The Deep, if I'm being honest.
I love The Deep.
It's not as good as I remembered but man, it's still got something.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:15 PM (8rNrN
I feel like I've seen this...but yet I don't recall. You do realize it would have to be QUITE A PERFORMANCE to eclipse The Captain. Shaw must've drank his way through Jaws, because his performance was legendary.
You have my word that I will seek out The Deep to see for myself.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:21 PM (5leUT)
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>>>that would be good but they need to draw their inspiration from the original series not the second.
the second series was okay. The first series had its clunkers too!
I liked the second series one about the magician, who claims to be real mentalist, and is being tested by the CIA because the CIA wants a remote-viewer, if such a thing is possible. The "mentalist" convinces the CIA he's legit with an impossible-to-fake test.
Columbo then walks in and achieves the same "feat," because he's figured it out.
Oh, and the magician had killed a former assistant who can expose him as a sham. That's why Columbo's even involved.
the second series was okay. The first series had its clunkers too!
I liked the second series one about the magician, who claims to be real mentalist, and is being tested by the CIA because the CIA wants a remote-viewer, if such a thing is possible. The "mentalist" convinces the CIA he's legit with an impossible-to-fake test.
Columbo then walks in and achieves the same "feat," because he's figured it out.
Oh, and the magician had killed a former assistant who can expose him as a sham. That's why Columbo's even involved.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:21 PM (8rNrN)
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Moore was my favorite Bond.
Someone somewhere said your favorite Bond is the one you grew up with. Makes sense.
They're all good in their own way except the last guy. Never took to him.
There was that movie with him where he's in that testicle chair getting his balls crushed. That's Shep Smith's favorite Bond scene, or as he calls it, Friday.
Someone somewhere said your favorite Bond is the one you grew up with. Makes sense.
They're all good in their own way except the last guy. Never took to him.
There was that movie with him where he's in that testicle chair getting his balls crushed. That's Shep Smith's favorite Bond scene, or as he calls it, Friday.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (4ErVI)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (WTSFk)
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mcgoohan had a fairly critical attitude towards a lot of things, in hollywood and society at large. i think he sincerely was a throwback to a more civil world and saw himself as living to that standard.
it used to be a commonplace that people lived up to a standard of civility and expected it of others...
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (WTSFk)
He was also a devout Catholic and didn't want to be a part of the Hollywood lifestyle or glorify it in his movies or TV shows
it used to be a commonplace that people lived up to a standard of civility and expected it of others...
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (WTSFk)
He was also a devout Catholic and didn't want to be a part of the Hollywood lifestyle or glorify it in his movies or TV shows
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (auHtY)
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Mr. Treece was like Quint except not actually crazy, just slightly mad.
also, usually drunk.
And owns a ship.
also, usually drunk.
And owns a ship.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (8rNrN)
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Grace Jones married a Turkish mooslim. When I read that I was like WTF? The baddest "feminist" EVAH, married a wife beating, goat humping mooslim??? She is a twisted bitch, but beautiful even now.
Posted by: Theresa, MSgt (ret), USAF at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (YXf+c)
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mcgoohan had a fairly critical attitude towards a lot of things, in hollywood and society at large. i think he sincerely was a throwback to a more civil world and saw himself as living to that standard.
it used to be a commonplace that people lived up to a standard of civility and expected it of others...
Posted by: musical jolly chimp
he was a terrific actor and very bright man. There are a couple really good interviews with him on You Tube, but he is always kind of cagey, and probably smarter than most of the people around him.
Very thoughtful, and very anti-collectivist. Of course, "The Prisoner".
it used to be a commonplace that people lived up to a standard of civility and expected it of others...
Posted by: musical jolly chimp
he was a terrific actor and very bright man. There are a couple really good interviews with him on You Tube, but he is always kind of cagey, and probably smarter than most of the people around him.
Very thoughtful, and very anti-collectivist. Of course, "The Prisoner".
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at May 23, 2017 08:23 PM (S6Pax)
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OT:
A commenter's report on what's going on in the UK:
"For those in the USA I want to point out that a military deployment like this is huge and unprecedented. These are regular special forces troops not a national guard type thing.
These are SAS and marine commandos and other elite teams deploying which hasn't happened since world war 2 on home soil officially."
A commenter's report on what's going on in the UK:
"For those in the USA I want to point out that a military deployment like this is huge and unprecedented. These are regular special forces troops not a national guard type thing.
These are SAS and marine commandos and other elite teams deploying which hasn't happened since world war 2 on home soil officially."
Posted by: shibumi at May 23, 2017 08:23 PM (aT+Bx)
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OT: WTF with *another* presidential telephone transcript being leaked? WTFF?
Cannot recall this ever happening before. Cannot recall even any specific and well-founded limited excerpts or versions thereof being leaked before.
I mean, WTF?
If I'm Trump, I'm going nukyler on this. Frickin' foreign heads of state can no longer assume their comms with POTUS are secure? WTFF?
If I'm Trump, I'm burning down the house (agency heads in the Oval getting deadlines on producing explanations, culprits, and fixes) ASAP. I would think a real-world executive like Trump would be especially unforgiving with this.
Cannot recall this ever happening before. Cannot recall even any specific and well-founded limited excerpts or versions thereof being leaked before.
I mean, WTF?
If I'm Trump, I'm going nukyler on this. Frickin' foreign heads of state can no longer assume their comms with POTUS are secure? WTFF?
If I'm Trump, I'm burning down the house (agency heads in the Oval getting deadlines on producing explanations, culprits, and fixes) ASAP. I would think a real-world executive like Trump would be especially unforgiving with this.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 23, 2017 08:23 PM (QDnY+)
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Say what you will about the Roger Moore flicks, at least they never tried to pass off Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist.
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 23, 2017 08:24 PM (66CWr)
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How about Mrs. Columbo?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 23, 2017 08:24 PM (IqV8l)
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The Spy Who Loved Me the movie had 2 things in common with The Spy Who Loved Me book. Both had James Bond in it and both were called The Spy Who Loved Me. The book is very good by the way. Written from the Bond Babe's perspective.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (+y0MR)
That was a completely different Bond book. Although at a certain point I understand that Fleming started to hate the character which is why he killed him off at the end of You Only Live Twice then had to slap a new last chapter on the book
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 23, 2017 08:19 PM (+y0MR)
That was a completely different Bond book. Although at a certain point I understand that Fleming started to hate the character which is why he killed him off at the end of You Only Live Twice then had to slap a new last chapter on the book
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:25 PM (auHtY)
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I like the 90s run of Columbo (on ABC, rather than NBC) as much, if not better than the first run. But that's a high bar.
Falk is older and it makes him more cranky and curmudgeonly.
The one MeTV ran last Sunday was one in '97 where Shera Danese, Falk's wife in real life, played the murderess. Well, she didn't pull the trigger, but put her forensic expert boyfriend up to it, and they attempted to frame her husband. Didn't get it past Columbo, though.
She did a bit role in one of the 70s episodes which is how Falk met her, and she holds the distinction of the actress (not actor) who appeared in the most episodes.
Falk's tombstone reads "I'm not here, I've gone home with Shera."
Falk is older and it makes him more cranky and curmudgeonly.
The one MeTV ran last Sunday was one in '97 where Shera Danese, Falk's wife in real life, played the murderess. Well, she didn't pull the trigger, but put her forensic expert boyfriend up to it, and they attempted to frame her husband. Didn't get it past Columbo, though.
She did a bit role in one of the 70s episodes which is how Falk met her, and she holds the distinction of the actress (not actor) who appeared in the most episodes.
Falk's tombstone reads "I'm not here, I've gone home with Shera."
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 08:25 PM (8O3HH)
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Roger Moore lived longer than the Soviet Union. Think about it.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:25 PM (ev02w)
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158 Mr. Treece was like Quint except not actually crazy, just slightly mad.
also, usually drunk.
And owns a ship.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (8rNrN
This is a good sign.
158 Mr. Treece was like Quint except not actually crazy, just slightly mad.
also, usually drunk.
And owns a ship.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (8rNrN
This is a good sign.
Posted by: The Lonebadger at May 23, 2017 08:26 PM (5leUT)
Posted by: Kreplach at May 23, 2017 08:27 PM (tuZfD)
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>>>That was a completely different Bond book. Although at a certain point I understand that Fleming started to hate the character which is why he killed him off at the end of You Only Live Twice then had to slap a new last chapter on the book
actually I think he also killed him in the earlier From Russia With Love. Isla Klub succeeds in hitting him with one of her poisoned shoe-knives (yeah, I know), and the end of the book is Bond passing out and maybe dying. It's left unresolved.
I think he intended Bond to die, becaue Bond wasn't selling well, but his friend Raymond Chandler told him to stick with it, as he really had something here.
actually I think he also killed him in the earlier From Russia With Love. Isla Klub succeeds in hitting him with one of her poisoned shoe-knives (yeah, I know), and the end of the book is Bond passing out and maybe dying. It's left unresolved.
I think he intended Bond to die, becaue Bond wasn't selling well, but his friend Raymond Chandler told him to stick with it, as he really had something here.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:27 PM (8rNrN)
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Yeah I'm angry I got "lost". I mean I knew I would get home, I know which direction I live. I just ended up making the trip longer because I took the only freeway that was familiar to me. And yeah.. don't give a fuck if it was angry because I was worried bullshit. Last fucking thing I needed. I went back to tell him what happened and he just said I don't want to hear it, I don't care. I just want to cry right now.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (CNHr1)
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>>I need to vent. Badly. Bigly even. I don't mean to
hihack but I had a horrid day, got turned around coming home from
Podunk town, KS and what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip home turned
into 5, drove through a downpour driving 30 MPH on the freeway and I get
shit from my husband when I get home. Yeah... fucking over this shit.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45
I can be your friend. Would you like to be my friend?
hihack but I had a horrid day, got turned around coming home from
Podunk town, KS and what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip home turned
into 5, drove through a downpour driving 30 MPH on the freeway and I get
shit from my husband when I get home. Yeah... fucking over this shit.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45
I can be your friend. Would you like to be my friend?
Posted by: GPS at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (/Nite)
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I do say Lazenby's the best Bond but you know the movie was the least bond bond movie:
less gadgets
a real love interest
not connery
then again, he does slay the ladies at the mountaintop resorty.
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (g9A94)
It was closer to the books and a very under rated at the time Bond movie. It's reputation has gotten better and it was a serious movie compared to the campy Diamonds are Forever
less gadgets
a real love interest
not connery
then again, he does slay the ladies at the mountaintop resorty.
Posted by: Joe Inaugurating 45 in DC at May 23, 2017 08:11 PM (g9A94)
It was closer to the books and a very under rated at the time Bond movie. It's reputation has gotten better and it was a serious movie compared to the campy Diamonds are Forever
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (auHtY)
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159 Grace Jones married a Turkish mooslim. When I read that I was like WTF? The baddest "feminist" EVAH, married a wife beating, goat humping mooslim??? She is a twisted bitch, but beautiful even now.
Posted by: Theresa, MSgt (ret), USAF at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (YXf+c)
Roger Moore was hitting the back out of that shit.
And yeah, she refuses to age.
Posted by: Theresa, MSgt (ret), USAF at May 23, 2017 08:22 PM (YXf+c)
Roger Moore was hitting the back out of that shit.
And yeah, she refuses to age.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (ev02w)
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Rosa Kleb in FRWL was played by Lotte Lenya, who was named in "mack the knife." she was married to Kurt Weill, who wrote THreePenny Opera. it was great to see her in a movie.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (11H2y)
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163 Say what you will about the Roger Moore flicks, at least they never tried to pass off Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist.
Heh! The theater I was in laughed when she said that. I commented that she probably spells Physics with an 'F'. They killed the wrong girl. That Sophie Marceau was smokin'. Still is.
Heh! The theater I was in laughed when she said that. I commented that she probably spells Physics with an 'F'. They killed the wrong girl. That Sophie Marceau was smokin'. Still is.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 23, 2017 08:29 PM (+y0MR)
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>> How about Mrs. Columbo?
You can have Capt. Janeway, if you want her. A MAD (or was it Cracked) parody of "Voyager" had a hilarious caricature of Peter Falk in the rain coat on one of the viewing screens in the background, saying "Take my wife, please."
You can have Capt. Janeway, if you want her. A MAD (or was it Cracked) parody of "Voyager" had a hilarious caricature of Peter Falk in the rain coat on one of the viewing screens in the background, saying "Take my wife, please."
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 08:30 PM (8O3HH)
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when i tried to write a bond screenplay as an exercise in learning how to do it, I diagnosed the common elements of bond movies, and one near-rule I formulated was:
There are three girls. One Good, One Bad, and One Dead.
There are three girls. One Good, One Bad, and One Dead.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:31 PM (8rNrN)
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 08:31 PM (CNHr1)
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Am I the only person on the planet who sort of liked Die Another
Day ? Did not care much for Brosnan n as Bond, but that one was ok, I thought.
Day ? Did not care much for Brosnan n as Bond, but that one was ok, I thought.
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:31 PM (c6/9Q)
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Posted by: rhomboid at May 23, 2017 08:23 PM (QDnY+)
If I didn't already believe in the existence of the Deep State, these leaks would convince me there are senior government officials that hate Trump more than they love their country!
If I didn't already believe in the existence of the Deep State, these leaks would convince me there are senior government officials that hate Trump more than they love their country!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 23, 2017 08:31 PM (gwPgz)
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Ace was more right than wrong about fake cable news barely covering last nigh't jihadi terror bombing.
Ace was more right than wrong about fake cable news barely covering last nigh't jihadi terror bombing.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 23, 2017 08:32 PM (xeiq6)
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Yeah, combining lame gadgets with an anti-inflammatory message wrapped in a ridiculous contrivance kinda ruined Bond for me? Then again, I kind of liked Spectre until they ruined it with that stupid "fake" terrorism to increase goverent spying. All they would really have to so is sit back and let it happen
Posted by: trev006 at May 23, 2017 08:32 PM (Ygsbj)
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"his depiction of john steed in 'the avengers' was fashioned as a response."
Patrick Macnee had seen wartime service -- hard, ugly, unpleasant wartime service, by accounts -- and when the producers of _The Avengers_ were auditioning him, and stuck a prop pistol in his hand, he said that he really rather wouldn't. He had had quite enough of that.
So the producers had to have the Steed character's sidekicks be the ones to engage in gunplay instead.
Which later led to the young Diana Rigg, in the opening credits, combing a stray lock of hair out of her eyes with the front sight of her sidearm.
Patrick Macnee had seen wartime service -- hard, ugly, unpleasant wartime service, by accounts -- and when the producers of _The Avengers_ were auditioning him, and stuck a prop pistol in his hand, he said that he really rather wouldn't. He had had quite enough of that.
So the producers had to have the Steed character's sidekicks be the ones to engage in gunplay instead.
Which later led to the young Diana Rigg, in the opening credits, combing a stray lock of hair out of her eyes with the front sight of her sidearm.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 23, 2017 08:33 PM (ujwCG)
Posted by: vizzy at May 23, 2017 08:34 PM (TdKpj)
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when i tried to write a bond screenplay as an exercise in learning how to do it, I diagnosed the common elements of bond movies, and one near-rule I formulated was:
There are three girls. One Good, One Bad, and One Dead.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:31 PM
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That sounds.... true.
There are three girls. One Good, One Bad, and One Dead.
Posted by: ace at May 23, 2017 08:31 PM
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That sounds.... true.
Posted by: shibumi at May 23, 2017 08:34 PM (aT+Bx)
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Fake news msnbc completely stopped coverage at most points. This morning, Morning Joke spent much more time on lying to viewers claiming that President Trump said "Israel is not part of the Middle East."
Trump never said that. Not even close. But msnbc ran with it, even showed a clip...of Trump not saying it, but pretended that he did indeed say it in the clip.
Fake news msnbc completely stopped coverage at most points. This morning, Morning Joke spent much more time on lying to viewers claiming that President Trump said "Israel is not part of the Middle East."
Trump never said that. Not even close. But msnbc ran with it, even showed a clip...of Trump not saying it, but pretended that he did indeed say it in the clip.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 23, 2017 08:34 PM (xeiq6)
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Rosa Kleb in FRWL was played by Lotte Lenya, who was named in "mack the knife." she was married to Kurt Weill, who wrote THreePenny Opera. it was great to see her in a movie.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (11H2y)
Yes! That's her....Miss Lotte Lenya and Miss Lucy Brown.
Thanks VV!
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 08:28 PM (11H2y)
Yes! That's her....Miss Lotte Lenya and Miss Lucy Brown.
Thanks VV!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 23, 2017 08:35 PM (5VlCp)
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I've done the "shoelace" hitching climb before, with rope not shoelaces. It's hard as hell.
Posted by: Javems at May 23, 2017 08:35 PM (yOqwj)
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FYEO is the best of the Moore movies. "Moonraker" approached peak goofiness, so I think the producers dialed it back with a more realistic story. I works really well, IMHO. Plus, a Sheena Easton title track.
Posted by: RS at May 23, 2017 08:35 PM (CNQqJ)
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When weather and traffic are making your driving frustratingly slow and kissing you off, baitin' on the road is the only way to go.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:35 PM (ev02w)
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191 When weather and traffic are making your driving frustratingly slow and kissing you off, baitin' on the road is the only way to go.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:35 PM (ev02w)
Gives a whole to meaning to "carjacking."
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 08:35 PM (ev02w)
Gives a whole to meaning to "carjacking."
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 08:36 PM (0mRoj)
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*new
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 08:36 PM (0mRoj)
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Damn. It.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 08:36 PM (0mRoj)
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When weather and traffic are making your driving frustratingly slow and kissing you off, baitin' on the road is the only way to go.
Watch out, she about to blow!
Watch out, she about to blow!
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 23, 2017 08:37 PM (LTHVh)
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Right, On Her Majesty's SS was pretty good
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:37 PM (c6/9Q)
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[Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 23, 2017 08:32 PM (xeiq6)
To be perfectly clear, the Manchester "thing" happened yesterday, so it's old news!
To be perfectly clear, the Manchester "thing" happened yesterday, so it's old news!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 23, 2017 08:37 PM (gwPgz)
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No 2 in From Russia with Love was Lotte Lenya. Fellow traveler from the 30s.
Posted by: Fox2! at May 23, 2017 08:38 PM (a94gW)
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You know who would make a good Bond IMHO? The guy who plays the SAS operative in Strike Back.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 08:38 PM (0mRoj)
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Oh , and that Tarot seduction scene - memorable! Very "Bond"
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:38 PM (c6/9Q)
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Ace was more right than wrong about fake cable news barely covering last nigh't jihadi terror bombing.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class!
Ace Johnson is nearly always right! He knows all about that Internet and Twitter gibberish!
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class!
Ace Johnson is nearly always right! He knows all about that Internet and Twitter gibberish!
Posted by: King Johnson at May 23, 2017 08:38 PM (S6Pax)
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I religiously watched Roger Moore as The Saint. (do doo dee doo doo doo doooooooo...).I later owned two Volvo 1800's.
He never really clicked as Bond like he did as The Saint, IMO, But he was a hell of a lot better than Brosnan.
He never really clicked as Bond like he did as The Saint, IMO, But he was a hell of a lot better than Brosnan.
Posted by: West at May 23, 2017 08:39 PM (KW5t4)
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BTW, the shoelace bit is called a "Prusik Hitch," invented by an Austrian mountaineer. It's not used much anymore accept in emergencies, as there are mechanical ascenders to do the work.
Posted by: RS at May 23, 2017 08:39 PM (CNQqJ)
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This Ace post was enjoyable on many levels .
Ace you gave Moore--and Bond--the write-up they both deserved.
Good job.
Ace you gave Moore--and Bond--the write-up they both deserved.
Good job.
Posted by: Lower class person whose opinions must be guided at May 23, 2017 08:40 PM (oBuXO)
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90 33: "mcgoohan could have been bond but turned it down."
i've read that he concluded fleming must have been a sado-masochist. his depiction of john steed in "the avengers" was fashioned as a response. he was very critical of the whole bond enterprise.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (WTSFk)
Mcgoogan played "secret Agent man" and Number 6. John McNee was John Steed, as well as the intro voice over on the real Battlestar. Also had a rather Satanic character in a 3 to 5 episode story arc.
90 33: "mcgoohan could have been bond but turned it down."
i've read that he concluded fleming must have been a sado-masochist. his depiction of john steed in "the avengers" was fashioned as a response. he was very critical of the whole bond enterprise.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 23, 2017 08:06 PM (WTSFk)
Mcgoogan played "secret Agent man" and Number 6. John McNee was John Steed, as well as the intro voice over on the real Battlestar. Also had a rather Satanic character in a 3 to 5 episode story arc.
Posted by: Fox2! at May 23, 2017 08:40 PM (a94gW)
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This Ace post was enjoyable on many levels .
Ace you gave Moore--and Bond--the write-up they both deserved.
Good job.
Posted by: Lower class person whose opinions must be guided at May 23, 2017 08:40 PM (oBuXO)
The Moviereview we badly needed at this moment in Bloghistory.
Ace you gave Moore--and Bond--the write-up they both deserved.
Good job.
Posted by: Lower class person whose opinions must be guided at May 23, 2017 08:40 PM (oBuXO)
The Moviereview we badly needed at this moment in Bloghistory.
Posted by: filbert at May 23, 2017 08:42 PM (s5o+q)
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>>I couldn't get a signal. Tried numerous times.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45
That sucks. Sorry you had a shitty day.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45
That sucks. Sorry you had a shitty day.
Posted by: Aviator at May 23, 2017 08:42 PM (/Nite)
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"what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip home turned into 5, drove
through a downpour driving 30 MPH on the freeway and I get shit from my
husband when I get home."
Ugh. What a welcome. Well, been there and done that myself with the missus not best pleased about my arriving at off hours.
Have seen the same thing go on with other couples, and it's not any more fun to watch than it is to be a participant. I don't know why those sorts of dustups happen, but they sure do.
An old drinking buddy of mine had his wife come in late from unannounced delays, and he lit into her about it right off, until she said quietly, "How's about we just stop this right here, and I turn around and go out, and then come in again, would that work?"
through a downpour driving 30 MPH on the freeway and I get shit from my
husband when I get home."
Ugh. What a welcome. Well, been there and done that myself with the missus not best pleased about my arriving at off hours.
Have seen the same thing go on with other couples, and it's not any more fun to watch than it is to be a participant. I don't know why those sorts of dustups happen, but they sure do.
An old drinking buddy of mine had his wife come in late from unannounced delays, and he lit into her about it right off, until she said quietly, "How's about we just stop this right here, and I turn around and go out, and then come in again, would that work?"
Posted by: torquewrench at May 23, 2017 08:43 PM (ujwCG)
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By the way, I highly recommend a movie that Roger Moore made in 1980. It's not a Bond movie but rather an action/suspense movie. It's called "ffolks", but the studio re-released it with the obviously superior title "North Sea Hijack". (Eh, that's boring and generic, but it does better convey what the movie is about, so maybe I shouldn't snark about the change.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081809/
Roger Moor plays the title character, Mr. ffolks, a retired Royal Navy guy who now works as a consultant for people interested in sea-related security. An oil platform is hijacked, and instead of paying the ransom, the owners would prefer to spoil the plans of the highjackers. So they hire ffolks and his team.
It's got action, suspense, and humor. It's got Anthony Perkins (famous for playing Norman Bates in Psycho) as a villain.
ffolks is literally a misogynist (it's not a false charge by SJWs, it's part of the character) and his misogyny drives some of the humor. Don't worry, Moronettes, it's pretty tame stuff and I'm not recommending a movie you will hate to sit through.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081809/quotes?item=qt0208112
IMDB claims that Roger Moore said he preferred "ffolks" to any of his Bond movies. If you are a Moore fan, check it out.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081809/
Roger Moor plays the title character, Mr. ffolks, a retired Royal Navy guy who now works as a consultant for people interested in sea-related security. An oil platform is hijacked, and instead of paying the ransom, the owners would prefer to spoil the plans of the highjackers. So they hire ffolks and his team.
It's got action, suspense, and humor. It's got Anthony Perkins (famous for playing Norman Bates in Psycho) as a villain.
ffolks is literally a misogynist (it's not a false charge by SJWs, it's part of the character) and his misogyny drives some of the humor. Don't worry, Moronettes, it's pretty tame stuff and I'm not recommending a movie you will hate to sit through.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081809/quotes?item=qt0208112
IMDB claims that Roger Moore said he preferred "ffolks" to any of his Bond movies. If you are a Moore fan, check it out.
Posted by: mr_jack at May 23, 2017 08:43 PM (6LyYu)
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Prediction: the next Bond flick will have a supervillain based on PDT, with the Russians as bad guys again.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 08:44 PM (vRcUp)
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The worst Moore bond movie ? A view to a kill. That thing...grace slick and Chris walken notwithstanding
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:45 PM (c6/9Q)
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Prediction: the next Bond flick will have a supervillain based on PDT, with the Russians as bad guys again.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 08:44 PM (vRcUp)
They already did "Goldfinger," didn't they?
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 08:44 PM (vRcUp)
They already did "Goldfinger," didn't they?
Posted by: filbert at May 23, 2017 08:45 PM (s5o+q)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 23, 2017 08:46 PM (8D00I)
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James Bond and the Title IX Inquisiton
Posted by: wooga at May 23, 2017 08:46 PM (Pegcs)
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Here is Roger Moore and Caroline Munro together in 2013:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM971US1owY
Here is Roger Moore and Caroline Munro together in 2013:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM971US1owY
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 23, 2017 08:46 PM (xeiq6)
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Sad. I have developed a greater appreciation of Moore's Bond over the last decade or so. I really didn't rate him much, but, now I think it had more to do with the flicks, than Moore himself... and I don't mind even the sillier installments anymore. They're pretty cool, actually and I find myself thinking... "Why exactly did I hate this so much?". If nothing else, they have a delightful 70's-80's retro charm and Moore himself did a pretty good job. It has taken the "reboot era" and Craig as Not-Bond to make me appreciate Roger Moore.
Sad. I have developed a greater appreciation of Moore's Bond over the last decade or so. I really didn't rate him much, but, now I think it had more to do with the flicks, than Moore himself... and I don't mind even the sillier installments anymore. They're pretty cool, actually and I find myself thinking... "Why exactly did I hate this so much?". If nothing else, they have a delightful 70's-80's retro charm and Moore himself did a pretty good job. It has taken the "reboot era" and Craig as Not-Bond to make me appreciate Roger Moore.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 08:47 PM (lmIoG)
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g'early evenin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 23, 2017 08:48 PM (KCxzN)
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I think he was great in his "The Saint" TV series, although Leslie Charteris' books were better.
Posted by: BJ54 at May 23, 2017 08:48 PM (6MPqc)
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Prediction: the next Bond flick will have a supervillain based on PDT, with the Russians as bad guys again.
Next bond movie will have no bond! Novel,, no ? He will be mentioned but not seen.....
Next bond movie will have no bond! Novel,, no ? He will be mentioned but not seen.....
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:48 PM (c6/9Q)
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Inexplicably rejected Man with the Golden Gun opening song...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R500VKA9-Zo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R500VKA9-Zo
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 08:48 PM (7dpmG)
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Wait... did someone mention The Deep?
Great fli, er, poster. Jacqueline B in a wet t.
Perky, it was.
Great fli, er, poster. Jacqueline B in a wet t.
Perky, it was.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at May 23, 2017 08:49 PM (MINbv)
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There was that movie with him where he's in that testicle chair getting his balls crushed.
Step one, cut a hole in a chair.
Step two, put Bond's junk in the chair.
Step three, Shep Smith jacks it.
Step one, cut a hole in a chair.
Step two, put Bond's junk in the chair.
Step three, Shep Smith jacks it.
Posted by: wooga at May 23, 2017 08:51 PM (Pegcs)
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Next bond movie will have no bond! Novel,, no ? He will be mentioned but not seen.....
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:48 PM (c6/9Q)
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Conceptual Eonus
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:48 PM (c6/9Q)
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Conceptual Eonus
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 08:51 PM (fD1ST)
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That was casino Royal
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:51 PM (c6/9Q)
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Okay, so there was a 74-year-old rabbi attacked and beaten on the street last night if a very traditionally Jewish area of LA. Local news? Saw it just now. "Elderly man attacked." Just fuckin' wow.
Posted by: Peaches at May 23, 2017 08:52 PM (EgOr3)
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 08:52 PM (sBOL1)
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All Bond movies are judged by me based on the opening scene.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 23, 2017 08:53 PM (IDPbH)
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Conceptual Eonus
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 08:51 PM (fD1ST)
Right, eonus will be on the audience..to , you know conceptualize
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 08:51 PM (fD1ST)
Right, eonus will be on the audience..to , you know conceptualize
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:54 PM (c6/9Q)
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Wild Geese was an okay movie though it was no Dogs of War.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 23, 2017 08:55 PM (IDPbH)
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People have speculated about Moore's politics. I mentioned up thread that he supported the Conservative Party in the UK. Then I remembered. He was good friends with William F. Buckley. From Buckley on his friendship with Moore
"In the first 20 years of our friendship he lived with Luisa, his longtime and beautiful Italian wife, in a chteau in Gstaad that might have been created by Walt Disney."
"In the first 20 years of our friendship he lived with Luisa, his longtime and beautiful Italian wife, in a chteau in Gstaad that might have been created by Walt Disney."
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:55 PM (auHtY)
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The music in the last one sucked big time
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:56 PM (c6/9Q)
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Ooh, Jewells, looks like you had a horrible day. Go ahead and lock yourself into the bathroom and have a good cry. Then, have a bubble bath.
Tomorrow will be better.
Tomorrow will be better.
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 08:56 PM (sBOL1)
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At least Moore never wore a Romper.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 23, 2017 08:56 PM (IDPbH)
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Moore moved to Switzerland to avoid taxes I think
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:57 PM (c6/9Q)
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>>>Sorry, I really like For Your Eyes Only.
My favorite Moore movie by a long shot, probably because it was so grounded and realistic. No silly maniacs trying to nuke the world, no silly hit-men with metal teeth, and no bloody silly space shuttles. Just a good spy yarn about Russkies with our slippery Greek "allies" playing on both teams.
p.s. favorite overall Moore movie - "Ffolkes". Very underrated thriller.
My favorite Moore movie by a long shot, probably because it was so grounded and realistic. No silly maniacs trying to nuke the world, no silly hit-men with metal teeth, and no bloody silly space shuttles. Just a good spy yarn about Russkies with our slippery Greek "allies" playing on both teams.
p.s. favorite overall Moore movie - "Ffolkes". Very underrated thriller.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 23, 2017 08:57 PM (ppaKI)
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They already did "Goldfinger," didn't they?
Posted by: filbert
James Bond returns in......
"The Man with the Golden Combover"
Posted by: filbert
James Bond returns in......
"The Man with the Golden Combover"
Posted by: King Johnson at May 23, 2017 08:57 PM (S6Pax)
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Wasn't Moore the oldest Bond? Not counting Niven.
Wasn't Moore the oldest Bond? Not counting Niven.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 08:57 PM (lmIoG)
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Favorite Moore Bond was "The Spy Who Loved Me" with Barbara Bach(Mrs. Ringo Starr). Beautiful location scenes in Egypt plus it was the first appearance of Jaws.
Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2017 08:58 PM (jm1YL)
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Moore moved to Switzerland to avoid taxes I think
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:57 PM (c6/9Q)
He did and from what I've read let his opinion on the punitive tax rates in the UK be known
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 08:57 PM (c6/9Q)
He did and from what I've read let his opinion on the punitive tax rates in the UK be known
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 08:58 PM (auHtY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 23, 2017 08:58 PM (EZebt)
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Saw it just now. "Elderly man attacked." Just fuckin' wow.
Posted by: Peaches
Any clues? Who would beat an elderly Rabbi?
Posted by: Peaches
Any clues? Who would beat an elderly Rabbi?
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....unfrozen caveman moron at May 23, 2017 08:59 PM (S6Pax)
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Step one, cut a hole in a chair.
Step two, put Bond's junk in the chair.
Step three, Shep Smith jacks it.
Posted by: wooga
James Bond: the Gay Blade, starring Daniel Craig and Shep Smith. Opening song by Barry Manilow.
Step two, put Bond's junk in the chair.
Step three, Shep Smith jacks it.
Posted by: wooga
James Bond: the Gay Blade, starring Daniel Craig and Shep Smith. Opening song by Barry Manilow.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:01 PM (vRcUp)
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I must say, my favorite Bond flick is still Dr. No
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:01 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 23, 2017 09:01 PM (IDPbH)
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Any clues? Who would beat an elderly Rabbi?
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....unfrozen caveman moron at May 23, 2017 08:59 PM (S6Pax)
Five cosmic minutes after Manchester? My money's on the Lutherans.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....unfrozen caveman moron at May 23, 2017 08:59 PM (S6Pax)
Five cosmic minutes after Manchester? My money's on the Lutherans.
Posted by: Peaches at May 23, 2017 09:01 PM (EgOr3)
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BTW thank you for this thread. I grew up watch Roger Moore as James Bond and the Saint. It's been nice to reminisce over his career and our favorite movies of his
BTW thank you for this thread. I grew up watch Roger Moore as James Bond and the Saint. It's been nice to reminisce over his career and our favorite movies of his
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:01 PM (auHtY)
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Chris Hemsworth should be Bond.
Chris Hemsworth should be Bond.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:02 PM (lmIoG)
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For Your Eyes Only. Isn't that the one with the Urban Legend that the woman was a tranny?
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:04 PM (AEOkY)
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I don't even have a decent tub to have a bubble bath bluebell. I'm 5'9 and I can barely squeeze in this tiny thing. House must have been built for a midget.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 09:04 PM (CNHr1)
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@248 ? Grace Jones?
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:05 PM (c6/9Q)
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A very fine post and a nice tribute. Roger was an interesting fellow with an interesting career. RIP
Posted by: Fritz at May 23, 2017 09:05 PM (TNQMS)
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Roger was the first Englishman to play James Bond. Connery being Scottish and Lazenby being Australian. He was then followed by the Irish Brosnan
Roger was the first Englishman to play James Bond. Connery being Scottish and Lazenby being Australian. He was then followed by the Irish Brosnan
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:05 PM (auHtY)
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Great post, Ace. Up there with Kaboom.
Posted by: Sensitive new age guy at May 23, 2017 09:06 PM (JWvdQ)
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Oh Jewells, that's funny, but I know it's not. Well then, have a good long shower. Do you have any nice shower gel hidden away? Time to pull it out.
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 09:06 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:06 PM (vRcUp)
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249
I don't even have a decent tub to have a bubble bath bluebell. I'm 5'9
and I can barely squeeze in this tiny thing. House must have been built
for a midget.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 09:04 PM (CNHr1)
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It's always neat to see the exact moment a thread goes off the rails.
I don't even have a decent tub to have a bubble bath bluebell. I'm 5'9
and I can barely squeeze in this tiny thing. House must have been built
for a midget.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 09:04 PM (CNHr1)
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It's always neat to see the exact moment a thread goes off the rails.
Posted by: For Your Eyes Only at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (fD1ST)
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For Your Eyes Only. Isn't that the one with the Urban Legend that the woman was a tranny?
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:04 PM (AEOkY)
There was one at the pool scene where Electra kills the Cuban hitman. Just a someone in the background
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:04 PM (AEOkY)
There was one at the pool scene where Electra kills the Cuban hitman. Just a someone in the background
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (auHtY)
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Roger was the first Englishman to play James Bond. Connery being Scottish and Lazenby being Australian. He was then followed by the Irish Brosnan
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:05 PM
Moore was followed by Dalton.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:05 PM
Moore was followed by Dalton.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (lmIoG)
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Chris Hemsworth should be Bond.
Posted by: otho
He's an Aussie. Benedict Cumberbatch.
No and absolutely not
Posted by: otho
He's an Aussie. Benedict Cumberbatch.
No and absolutely not
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (c6/9Q)
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{{{{{Jewells}}}}} Sorry about your suck day.
Posted by: Peaches at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (EgOr3)
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For hardcore kick ass portrayals that put his Bond to shame, check out ffoulkes and The Wild Geese. The former is a bit more lighthearted but still nonetheless uncompromisingly non-PC (even though that awful cancer on society had not metastasized to the point is has today) and the latter? He's an unapologetic mercenary raiding a newly "liberated" black nation in southern Africa.
Plus the former has Anthony Perkins as a terrorist and the latter features Hardy Kruger as a racist yet aware South African.
Think I'll queue both up for tonight.
Plus the former has Anthony Perkins as a terrorist and the latter features Hardy Kruger as a racist yet aware South African.
Think I'll queue both up for tonight.
Posted by: Steve Skubinna at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (YrG6T)
262
Gerard Butler would have made a good Bond
Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2017 09:08 PM (jm1YL)
263
idris elba as Diverse Bond. plus he's awesome.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 09:09 PM (11H2y)
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He's an Aussie. Benedict Cumberbatch.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:06 PM
Aussies can be Bond. It's the law. Besides, he could nail that shit as Bond. He's got the right mix of qualities.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:06 PM
Aussies can be Bond. It's the law. Besides, he could nail that shit as Bond. He's got the right mix of qualities.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:09 PM (lmIoG)
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Gerard Butler would have made a good Bond
Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2017 09:08 PM (jm1YL)
That would be my choice....but broccoli has not called to ask. Yet !
Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2017 09:08 PM (jm1YL)
That would be my choice....but broccoli has not called to ask. Yet !
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:09 PM (c6/9Q)
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Moore was followed by Dalton.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (lmIoG)
You're right, I forgot about Dalton. I like his first Bond movie and fell asleep in the theater in the middle of Licensed to Kill
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:07 PM (lmIoG)
You're right, I forgot about Dalton. I like his first Bond movie and fell asleep in the theater in the middle of Licensed to Kill
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:11 PM (auHtY)
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"Any clues? Who would beat an elderly Rabbi?"
In contemporaneous L.A., I don't make any automatic assumption of antisemitism in such an event.
He was old and slow, in a city full of swift predatory yoof. It may be just as simple as that.
In contemporaneous L.A., I don't make any automatic assumption of antisemitism in such an event.
He was old and slow, in a city full of swift predatory yoof. It may be just as simple as that.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 23, 2017 09:13 PM (ujwCG)
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YouTube doesn't have any scenes from For Your Eyes Only... I'll bet that as soon as they go up they get taken down. But I did find the official trailer. Almost 4 minutes long!
During the skiing sequence the trailer re-uses the "Bond 77" theme from The Spy Who Loved Me. I actually like that twangy synthesizer theme. Some people think it's too disco-y and dated but I like it. Unfortunately the version on the official soundtrack doesn't sound the same and all the changes make it worse.
https://youtu.be/e0iF8TCk4Fw
I don't like this version, but here's the official soundtrack version of "Bond 77". The disco violin strikes are just the worst, but I also hate the descending whistle sound. I think the movie just used bits and pieces of the theme, and for the soundtrack they wanted a cohesive 4-minute song, but I don't like how they did it.
https://youtu.be/uuQCorevZj4?list=RDuuQCorevZj4
During the skiing sequence the trailer re-uses the "Bond 77" theme from The Spy Who Loved Me. I actually like that twangy synthesizer theme. Some people think it's too disco-y and dated but I like it. Unfortunately the version on the official soundtrack doesn't sound the same and all the changes make it worse.
https://youtu.be/e0iF8TCk4Fw
I don't like this version, but here's the official soundtrack version of "Bond 77". The disco violin strikes are just the worst, but I also hate the descending whistle sound. I think the movie just used bits and pieces of the theme, and for the soundtrack they wanted a cohesive 4-minute song, but I don't like how they did it.
https://youtu.be/uuQCorevZj4?list=RDuuQCorevZj4
Posted by: mr_jack at May 23, 2017 09:13 PM (6LyYu)
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Well thanks everyone. This too shall pass. Just not what I needed when got home. I'll be fine.
Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 23, 2017 09:14 PM (CNHr1)
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I'm not a Bond fan. I've only seen a couple of the movies and I don't even remember which ones they were, although I know at least one of them had Connery as the lead.
But this was a fantastic post --- both the personal commentary and all of the great clips.
What a wonderful tribute!
But this was a fantastic post --- both the personal commentary and all of the great clips.
What a wonderful tribute!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 23, 2017 09:17 PM (0jtPF)
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"House must have been built for a midget."
The rumored, long-lost summer palace of Her Imperial Malevolence, AtC?
The rumored, long-lost summer palace of Her Imperial Malevolence, AtC?
Posted by: torquewrench at May 23, 2017 09:17 PM (ujwCG)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 09:18 PM (8O3HH)
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The conventional wisdom is that for a great Bond Film, you have to have a great villain. Yet it's interesting to me that one of the best Bond Films, From Russia With Love, really doesn't have a single villain-in-chief for Bond to track down and kill. The classic villains in FRWL are in fact, all underlings.
But the surest way to kill a Bond film is to have a shitty villain, either in the writing or in the performance. Case in point, Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. You really have to fuck up the writing to make Waltz boring on screen. And making Blofeld into a pissy little bitch, whining because daddy loved Bond better? Geez.
The conventional wisdom is that for a great Bond Film, you have to have a great villain. Yet it's interesting to me that one of the best Bond Films, From Russia With Love, really doesn't have a single villain-in-chief for Bond to track down and kill. The classic villains in FRWL are in fact, all underlings.
But the surest way to kill a Bond film is to have a shitty villain, either in the writing or in the performance. Case in point, Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. You really have to fuck up the writing to make Waltz boring on screen. And making Blofeld into a pissy little bitch, whining because daddy loved Bond better? Geez.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 23, 2017 09:19 PM (quw2O)
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The conventional wisdom is that for a great Bond Film, you have to have a great villain. Yet it's interesting to me that one of the best Bond Films, From Russia With Love, really doesn't have a single villain-in-chief for Bond to track down and kill. The classic villains in FRWL are in fact, all underlings.
But the surest way to kill a Bond film is to have a shitty villain, either in the writing or in the performance. Case in point, Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. You really have to fuck up the writing to make Waltz boring on screen. And making Blofeld into a pissy little bitch, whining because daddy loved Bond better? Geez.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May
well, the surest way to ruin a bond movie is to put halle berry in it
But the surest way to kill a Bond film is to have a shitty villain, either in the writing or in the performance. Case in point, Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. You really have to fuck up the writing to make Waltz boring on screen. And making Blofeld into a pissy little bitch, whining because daddy loved Bond better? Geez.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May
well, the surest way to ruin a bond movie is to put halle berry in it
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 23, 2017 09:20 PM (cPsPa)
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Jason Statham is good at the action stuff, but he's too common.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:20 PM (vRcUp)
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I won't say that I hate broccoli. I don't HATE it.
I like it okay raw and in a salad.
Cooked? It's disgusting when it's limp. And even when it isn't, it's tiresome. I mean it's not really worth the effort of chewing and swallowing, is it? Be honest, folks.
I like it okay raw and in a salad.
Cooked? It's disgusting when it's limp. And even when it isn't, it's tiresome. I mean it's not really worth the effort of chewing and swallowing, is it? Be honest, folks.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 23, 2017 09:23 PM (0jtPF)
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No love at all for "The Sea Wolves: The Last Charge of The Calcutta Light Horse"? It's my favorite of all his roles, and pairs him with another Bond, David Niven (who I'd really like to have seen play Bond straight, he having been a commander of commandos).
It's a pretty-much Moron-friendly plot. British Intelligence needs to take out German operations in neutral Goa, so they send some old fart retirees.
It's a pretty-much Moron-friendly plot. British Intelligence needs to take out German operations in neutral Goa, so they send some old fart retirees.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at May 23, 2017 09:23 PM (H5rtT)
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By the way, in For Your Eyes Only the Bond girl is named Melina. At one point she says something like "Greek women, like Elektra, always avenge their loved ones."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082398/quotes?item=qt0209764
Also, I loved it when the jail-bait girl was trying to get Bond into bed and he passed on the opportunity. "Now put your clothes on and I'll... buy you an ice cream."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082398/quotes?item=qt0209764
Also, I loved it when the jail-bait girl was trying to get Bond into bed and he passed on the opportunity. "Now put your clothes on and I'll... buy you an ice cream."
Posted by: mr_jack at May 23, 2017 09:23 PM (6LyYu)
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Jason Statham is good at the action stuff, but he's too common.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:20 PM
He has potential, for sure. But I'm not sure he could pull off suave and sophisticated convincingly, he's probably too old now and a little thin on hair. But, great personality and would not take himself too seriously... a crucial element he has in spades.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:20 PM
He has potential, for sure. But I'm not sure he could pull off suave and sophisticated convincingly, he's probably too old now and a little thin on hair. But, great personality and would not take himself too seriously... a crucial element he has in spades.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:23 PM (lmIoG)
280
John Wick as James Bond......
Posted by: lindameh now flinging poo at May 23, 2017 09:24 PM (kufk0)
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Solitaire either will lose her actual powers of clairvoyance, or will psychologically lose her imagined powers of clairvoyance, the moment she loses her virginity.
Solitaire: Is there time before we go, for lesson number three?
Bond: Absolutely. There's no sense in going off half-cocked.
Solitaire: Is there time before we go, for lesson number three?
Bond: Absolutely. There's no sense in going off half-cocked.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:25 PM (auHtY)
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#273 "You really have to fuck up the writing to make Waltz boring on screen."
I agree completely. After seeing Waltz in Inglorious Basterds I was excited that he would make a fantastic Blofeld, but they totally squandered the opportunity.
I agree completely. After seeing Waltz in Inglorious Basterds I was excited that he would make a fantastic Blofeld, but they totally squandered the opportunity.
Posted by: mr_jack at May 23, 2017 09:25 PM (6LyYu)
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280 John Wick as James Bond......
Posted by: lindameh now flinging poo at May 23, 2017 09:24 PM (kufk0)
Whoa.
Posted by: lindameh now flinging poo at May 23, 2017 09:24 PM (kufk0)
Whoa.
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:26 PM (AEOkY)
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But the surest way to kill a Bond film is to have a shitty villain, either in the writing or in the performance. Case in point, Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. You really have to fuck up the writing to make Waltz boring on screen. And making Blofeld into a pissy little bitch, whining because daddy loved Bond better? Geez.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 23, 2017 09:19 PM (quw2O)
That movie had so much potential to be good and just sucked
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 23, 2017 09:19 PM (quw2O)
That movie had so much potential to be good and just sucked
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:26 PM (auHtY)
285
263 idris elba as Diverse Bond. plus he's awesome.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 09:09 PM (11H2y)
IF there's going to be a black Bond, he's really the only Britishy black actor that has the acting chops and on-screen charisma to pull it off. But Elba's getting a bit old for the part at 44, Moore was 45 when he took over.
263 idris elba as Diverse Bond. plus he's awesome.
Posted by: vivi at May 23, 2017 09:09 PM (11H2y)
IF there's going to be a black Bond, he's really the only Britishy black actor that has the acting chops and on-screen charisma to pull it off. But Elba's getting a bit old for the part at 44, Moore was 45 when he took over.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 23, 2017 09:27 PM (quw2O)
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The most ridiculous Roger Moore moment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u80ou6-ZqQk
You missed Mr. Bond.
Did I?
The most ridiculous Roger Moore moment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u80ou6-ZqQk
You missed Mr. Bond.
Did I?
Posted by: Frankly at May 23, 2017 09:27 PM (4FIu5)
Posted by: eleven at May 23, 2017 09:27 PM (qUNWi)
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Jane Seymour.
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:28 PM (c6/9Q)
289
There is absolutely no sane reason in the world to make a black Bond. None. If that happens... I give up
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (AEOkY)
291
Indian Bond. Diversity plus there's the obvious British/India connection.
But if they're going to make him diverse, go all out. I'd love to see an all-singing, all-dancing Bollywood style Bond. Who cares after that point, anyway? Heck, put some Michael Bay Transformers in it, too. Why not?
But if they're going to make him diverse, go all out. I'd love to see an all-singing, all-dancing Bollywood style Bond. Who cares after that point, anyway? Heck, put some Michael Bay Transformers in it, too. Why not?
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:31 PM (fD1ST)
292
Jill StJohn was my favorite.
Posted by: eleven at May 23, 2017 09:32 PM (qUNWi)
293
"Foreign money funnelled towards Canadian political advocacy groups affected the outcome of the 2015 federal election, according to a document filed last week with Elections Canada and obtained in part by the Calgary Herald."
But, but, Russians!!!!111!!!111!!!
http://tinyurl.com/harperhacked
But, but, Russians!!!!111!!!111!!!
http://tinyurl.com/harperhacked
Posted by: logprof at May 23, 2017 09:33 PM (GsAUU)
294
I always found it funny that apparently everyone around him in every knew he was a) James Bond and b) a spy for MI6.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:33 PM (0mRoj)
295
There is absolutely no sane reason in the world to make a black Bond. None. If that happens... I give up
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q
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just wait until Hollywood tries to shove a gay James Bond down our throat.
Franchise done.
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q
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just wait until Hollywood tries to shove a gay James Bond down our throat.
Franchise done.
Posted by: GOULD at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (1nOGM)
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In every *movie*. Jeez, what is wrong with me today.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: eleven at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (qUNWi)
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just wait until Hollywood tries to shove a gay James Bond down our throat.
Franchise done.
Posted by: GOULD at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (1nOGM)
Jim Parsons IS...James Bond.
Franchise done.
Posted by: GOULD at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (1nOGM)
Jim Parsons IS...James Bond.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (0mRoj)
299
Hey, don't diss Diamonds are Forever.
Jill St. John: Ginger Hall of Fame.
Jill St. John: Ginger Hall of Fame.
Posted by: xnycpeasant at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (OhTOr)
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In every *movie*. Jeez, what is wrong with me today.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (0mRoj)
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Too much ice cream?
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (0mRoj)
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Too much ice cream?
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (sBOL1)
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300 In every *movie*. Jeez, what is wrong with me today.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (0mRoj)
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Too much ice cream?
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (sBOL1)
Not enough.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:34 PM (0mRoj)
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Too much ice cream?
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (sBOL1)
Not enough.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (0mRoj)
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289 There is absolutely no sane reason in the world to make a black Bond. None. If that happens... I give up
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q)
Blacked dot com.
There is your reason.
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q)
Blacked dot com.
There is your reason.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (ev02w)
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There is absolutely no sane reason in the world to make a black Bond. None. If that happens... I give up
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q)
Oh sure there is. They've been giving the middle finger to Bond fans since Brosnan took over with all of the feminist claptrap from Judi Dench as M and the parade of PC Moneypennys. So I'm sure they'll want to "modernize" it some more
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:30 PM (c6/9Q)
Oh sure there is. They've been giving the middle finger to Bond fans since Brosnan took over with all of the feminist claptrap from Judi Dench as M and the parade of PC Moneypennys. So I'm sure they'll want to "modernize" it some more
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (auHtY)
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I hadn't even read 292.
Great minds indeed.
Great minds indeed.
Posted by: xnycpeasant at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (OhTOr)
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>>>Indian Bond. Diversity plus there's the obvious British/India connection.
Sally Kohn would make a very handsome, diverse Bond. Not sure if she could do the accent though.
Sally Kohn would make a very handsome, diverse Bond. Not sure if she could do the accent though.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (vRcUp)
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I honestly don't give a flying f*co whether Bind is Black, white, or oriental- make a good movie for once in your miserable lives. Tell a good story.
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (AEOkY)
307
Milo Y. as Bond, Idris Elba as Moneypenny. Hijinks ensue.
Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 23, 2017 09:37 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:37 PM (ev02w)
Posted by: eleven at May 23, 2017 09:37 PM (qUNWi)
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"Foreign money funnelled towards Canadian political advocacy groups affected the outcome of the 2015 federal election, according to a document filed last week with Elections Canada and obtained in part by the Calgary Herald."
CCCP1 hacked SCTV.
"Foreign money funnelled towards Canadian political advocacy groups affected the outcome of the 2015 federal election, according to a document filed last week with Elections Canada and obtained in part by the Calgary Herald."
CCCP1 hacked SCTV.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 23, 2017 09:38 PM (IqV8l)
311
Saw Dr. No when I was a teenager. Connery was James Bond. Roger Moore was barely Bond. That Remington guy was tolerable Bond. Others meh. In fact, have not seen the last 4 or five?
Posted by: Eromero at May 23, 2017 09:38 PM (zLDYs)
312
Cillian Murphy as Bond.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:38 PM (ev02w)
313
Which is the straw that breaks the camels back?
-black James Bond
-female James Bond
-transgender James Bond
-gay James Bond
- midget James Bond
-Indian James Bond
-Asian James Bond
-mooselimb James Bond
-black James Bond
-female James Bond
-transgender James Bond
-gay James Bond
- midget James Bond
-Indian James Bond
-Asian James Bond
-mooselimb James Bond
Posted by: lindameh now flinging poo at May 23, 2017 09:38 PM (kufk0)
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My phone's autocucumber is acting drunk today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (AEOkY)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (H5rtT)
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Wouldn't a black actor playing James Bond be cultural appropriation of a white character or doesn't it work that way?
Wouldn't a black actor playing James Bond be cultural appropriation of a white character or doesn't it work that way?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (auHtY)
317
Jill StJohn was a lot of men's favorite, before and after Bond. Her mad acting skillz
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (c6/9Q)
318
Cillian Murphy as Bond.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:38 PM
Interesting nomination. Has possibilities.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:38 PM
Interesting nomination. Has possibilities.
Posted by: otho at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (lmIoG)
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (fD1ST)
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Just imagine the gay version of the Bond girl names. The Bond boy, or Bond twink, if you will.
Pussy Galore = Spunk Galore. Etc, etc.
And then, we go tranny Bond. Non-binary Bond. Pansexual gender-inspecific Bond.
Pussy Galore = Spunk Galore. Etc, etc.
And then, we go tranny Bond. Non-binary Bond. Pansexual gender-inspecific Bond.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (8O3HH)
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Watching "Rogue One". It doesn't suck!!!
It does feel uneven, as if in some scenes Jyn Erso / Felicity Jones was told "be the spunky impish Mary Sue" and in other scenes "be an actual character with an arc".
And the critics are right about the fanservice being just a little much. (How many times do we have to see that bored guy on the watchtower at Yavin...) They're also right that the soundtrack was overdone although they may have scaled some of it back for the DVD.
But I do end up caring about the characters, all of whom are about to eat it. It's not like "Force Awakens" where I cheered when Han Solo ate it.
Dialog's good too. Best example -
Jyn Erso: And if they have?
Bodey, cowardly Iraqi pilot: Then they shut the gate. And we're all... annihilated. In the cold dark vacuum of space.
Robo Alan Tudyk: Not me... I can survive in space.
Aaaand there went my drink, so I came up here to change clothes and dry up.
I'm almost sorry I didn't see it in the cinema.
It does feel uneven, as if in some scenes Jyn Erso / Felicity Jones was told "be the spunky impish Mary Sue" and in other scenes "be an actual character with an arc".
And the critics are right about the fanservice being just a little much. (How many times do we have to see that bored guy on the watchtower at Yavin...) They're also right that the soundtrack was overdone although they may have scaled some of it back for the DVD.
But I do end up caring about the characters, all of whom are about to eat it. It's not like "Force Awakens" where I cheered when Han Solo ate it.
Dialog's good too. Best example -
Jyn Erso: And if they have?
Bodey, cowardly Iraqi pilot: Then they shut the gate. And we're all... annihilated. In the cold dark vacuum of space.
Robo Alan Tudyk: Not me... I can survive in space.
Aaaand there went my drink, so I came up here to change clothes and dry up.
I'm almost sorry I didn't see it in the cinema.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 23, 2017 09:41 PM (6FqZa)
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315
Indian Bond?
Moore was Indian. His mother was born in Calcutta.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (H5rtT)
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That's like that gorgeous African-American woman in Mad Max Fury Road.
Indian Bond?
Moore was Indian. His mother was born in Calcutta.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at May 23, 2017 09:39 PM (H5rtT)
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That's like that gorgeous African-American woman in Mad Max Fury Road.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:41 PM (fD1ST)
Posted by: bluebell at May 23, 2017 09:42 PM (sBOL1)
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Pussy Galore = Spunk Galore. Etc, etc.
And then, we go tranny Bond. Non-binary Bond. Pansexual gender-inspecific Bond.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (8O3HH)
Dick Fuller
Kwi-chang Dong
Phallus Enormous
etc.
And then, we go tranny Bond. Non-binary Bond. Pansexual gender-inspecific Bond.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (8O3HH)
Dick Fuller
Kwi-chang Dong
Phallus Enormous
etc.
Posted by: filbert at May 23, 2017 09:42 PM (s5o+q)
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Blacked dot com.
There is your reason.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (ev02w)
Sane was a qualifier
There is your reason.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (ev02w)
Sane was a qualifier
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:42 PM (c6/9Q)
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319 Jewish Bond.
C'mon, SJWs. Put your money where your mouth is.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (fD1ST)
Obbserving teh Sabbath...... Just Sayin.
C'mon, SJWs. Put your money where your mouth is.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (fD1ST)
Obbserving teh Sabbath...... Just Sayin.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:43 PM (ev02w)
327
Craig wanted to be gay JB.
Just another reason I can't stand him.
Posted by: eleven
There was a nauseating scene in Skyfall where Javier Bardem strokes his legs. I thought it was because one of the screenwriters was gay. I didn't realize Craig wanted this as well.
Just another reason I can't stand him.
Posted by: eleven
There was a nauseating scene in Skyfall where Javier Bardem strokes his legs. I thought it was because one of the screenwriters was gay. I didn't realize Craig wanted this as well.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:44 PM (vRcUp)
328
325 Blacked dot com.
There is your reason.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (ev02w)
Sane was a qualifier
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:42 PM (c6/9Q)
I meant this is a reason why it will happen. That shit is popular as Fuck.
There is your reason.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:35 PM (ev02w)
Sane was a qualifier
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:42 PM (c6/9Q)
I meant this is a reason why it will happen. That shit is popular as Fuck.
Posted by: Who Was Phone? at May 23, 2017 09:45 PM (ev02w)
329
Which is the straw that breaks the camels back?
-black James Bond
-female James Bond
-transgender James Bond
-gay James Bond
- midget James Bond
-Indian James Bond
-Asian James Bond
-mooselimb James Bond
Posted by: lindameh now flinging poo
Fat Bond. Michael Moore instead of Roger Moore. He'll trade his martinis for milkshakes.
-black James Bond
-female James Bond
-transgender James Bond
-gay James Bond
- midget James Bond
-Indian James Bond
-Asian James Bond
-mooselimb James Bond
Posted by: lindameh now flinging poo
Fat Bond. Michael Moore instead of Roger Moore. He'll trade his martinis for milkshakes.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:45 PM (vRcUp)
330
Also, I loved it when the jail-bait girl was trying to get Bond into bed and he passed on the opportunity. "Now put your clothes on and I'll... buy you an ice cream."
Posted by: mr_jack at May 23, 2017 09:23 PM (6LyYu)
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Posted by: Woody at May 23, 2017 09:46 PM (Pqytn)
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There was a nauseating scene in Skyfall where Javier
Bardem strokes his legs. I thought it was because one of the
screenwriters was gay. I didn't realize Craig wanted this as well.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:44 PM (vRcUp)
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I don't think it needs to become a Bond the Bisexual Blade franchise, but I suspect that's a realistic part of the job with spies at that level.
Bardem strokes his legs. I thought it was because one of the
screenwriters was gay. I didn't realize Craig wanted this as well.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:44 PM (vRcUp)
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I don't think it needs to become a Bond the Bisexual Blade franchise, but I suspect that's a realistic part of the job with spies at that level.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:46 PM (fD1ST)
332
Oh sure there is. They've been giving the middle finger to Bond fans since Brosnan took over with all of the feminist claptrap from Judi Dench as M and the parade of PC Moneypennys. So I'm sure they'll want to "modernize" it some more
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (auHtY)
Well, i didn't mind M as much being a woman, and she is based on a real live mi5 head Eliza Buller. But , Bond is Bond
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (auHtY)
Well, i didn't mind M as much being a woman, and she is based on a real live mi5 head Eliza Buller. But , Bond is Bond
Posted by: runner at May 23, 2017 09:47 PM (c6/9Q)
333
Jewish Bond.
C'mon, SJWs. Put your money where your mouth is.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (fD1ST)
I think Roger had that covered in Cannonball Run. He played Seymour Goldfarb, Jr. who had plastic surgery to look like Roger Moore/James Bond
C'mon, SJWs. Put your money where your mouth is.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:40 PM (fD1ST)
I think Roger had that covered in Cannonball Run. He played Seymour Goldfarb, Jr. who had plastic surgery to look like Roger Moore/James Bond
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 23, 2017 09:47 PM (auHtY)
334
Fat Bond. Michael Moore instead of Roger Moore. He'll trade his martinis for milkshakes.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:45 PM (vRcUp)
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That would be great.
James Bond's 1968 Comeback Tour
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:45 PM (vRcUp)
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That would be great.
James Bond's 1968 Comeback Tour
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:48 PM (fD1ST)
335
I always liked Dr Good head in Moonraker, Lois Chiles.
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:48 PM (AEOkY)
336
ONT is up.
Posted by: tbodie at May 23, 2017 09:48 PM (r1DzX)
337
I don't think it needs to become a Bond the Bisexual Blade franchise, but I suspect that's a realistic part of the job with spies at that level.
Q: "Now, James, this might seem like your average butt plug dildo, but if you twist the scrotum just so..."
Q: "Now, James, this might seem like your average butt plug dildo, but if you twist the scrotum just so..."
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 23, 2017 09:49 PM (6FqZa)
338
I'm not much of a movie-goer, but this thread was a nice tribute to Roger Moore.
I've seen a few Bond movies, but not to the point where I can discuss them much. I think the ones I saw in the theater were with Moore. I saw some of the Connery ones on TV and thought he was kind of wooden by comparison. I don't think I've seen any post-Moore movies.
I've seen a few Bond movies, but not to the point where I can discuss them much. I think the ones I saw in the theater were with Moore. I saw some of the Connery ones on TV and thought he was kind of wooden by comparison. I don't think I've seen any post-Moore movies.
Posted by: rickl at May 23, 2017 09:49 PM (sdi6R)
339
My asshole neighbor, whose name is Stefan of course, thinks an open alley serving about 8 houses is the appropriate place to have heavy concrete mixers to make his pool and remove his dead tree because he doesn't want to mess up his driveway which would have more than enough room for the trucks. The runoff now flows to my side of the alley. Houses on our side don't have driveways, just alley access to parking areas. He just sent an email saying alley access will be blocked on Friday due to him being a pos.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 09:49 PM (7dpmG)
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Wouldn't a black actor playing James Bond be cultural appropriation of a white character or doesn't it work that way?
ALL culture was misappropriated from the black man in the first place, so we owe him.
ALL culture was misappropriated from the black man in the first place, so we owe him.
Posted by: t-bird at May 23, 2017 09:49 PM (NBHj5)
341
Stanley Kubrick worked on The Spy Who Loved Me, advising for special effects, but the movie always gave the vibe that he directed it.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 23, 2017 09:50 PM (VdICR)
342
274
The conventional wisdom is that for a great Bond Film, you have to have a
great villain. Yet it's interesting to me that one of the best Bond
Films, From Russia With Love, really doesn't have a single
villain-in-chief for Bond to track down and kill. The classic villains
in FRWL are in fact, all underlings.
Posted by: yankeefifth
So, the villain is the bureaucrat? I can dig that.
The conventional wisdom is that for a great Bond Film, you have to have a
great villain. Yet it's interesting to me that one of the best Bond
Films, From Russia With Love, really doesn't have a single
villain-in-chief for Bond to track down and kill. The classic villains
in FRWL are in fact, all underlings.
Posted by: yankeefifth
So, the villain is the bureaucrat? I can dig that.
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at May 23, 2017 09:50 PM (di1hb)
343
@339 Yep I knowed them of course boys, and Stefan was the worst one of 'em.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at May 23, 2017 09:54 PM (H5rtT)
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327 Craig wanted to be gay JB.
Just another reason I can't stand him.
Posted by: eleven
There was a nauseating scene in Skyfall where Javier Bardem strokes his legs. I thought it was because one of the screenwriters was gay. I didn't realize Craig wanted this as well.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:44 PM (vRcUp)
It wasn't just the leg-stroking, but also the "what makes you think this is my first time" line.
Same sort of thing in Casino Royale in the nude ball-smashing scene, where Le Chiffre comments about how Bond has taken care of his body. But at least, that was subtle.
327 Craig wanted to be gay JB.
Just another reason I can't stand him.
Posted by: eleven
There was a nauseating scene in Skyfall where Javier Bardem strokes his legs. I thought it was because one of the screenwriters was gay. I didn't realize Craig wanted this as well.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 23, 2017 09:44 PM (vRcUp)
It wasn't just the leg-stroking, but also the "what makes you think this is my first time" line.
Same sort of thing in Casino Royale in the nude ball-smashing scene, where Le Chiffre comments about how Bond has taken care of his body. But at least, that was subtle.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 23, 2017 09:54 PM (quw2O)
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Houses on our side don't have driveways, just alley
access to parking areas. He just sent an email saying alley access will
be blocked on Friday due to him being a pos.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 09:49 PM (7dpmG)
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Send him one back letting him know he'll have to use his driveway since you've got contractors coming throughout the day on Friday and they'll need to use the alley as designed and not as a parking/staging area.
access to parking areas. He just sent an email saying alley access will
be blocked on Friday due to him being a pos.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 09:49 PM (7dpmG)
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Send him one back letting him know he'll have to use his driveway since you've got contractors coming throughout the day on Friday and they'll need to use the alley as designed and not as a parking/staging area.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 09:58 PM (fD1ST)
346
I honestly don't give a flying f*co whether Bind is Black, white, or oriental- make a good movie for once in your miserable lives. Tell a good story.
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (AEOkY) fnord (AEOkY)
If you do it *right*, a lot of these "alternatives" would not only be fine, but good.
Well, maybe not a *lot* of the alternatives, some are just silly. First of all, Bond has to be a very nearly perfectly loyal member of the British Empire, or you're making a parody.
But the thing about "female bond" is there are some (arguably) canon female 00 agents with interesting stories that could make great movie characters, espeically since we're all about "Creative Universes" now.
You could easily make one of those "short season" special productions on Netflix with Scarlett Papava (004) or Briony Thorne (013), or some new 00 agent, and you could even start with and deal extensively with selection and training.
And then that series (or series of movies) would be in the "00 Universe" but not (directly) about Bond.
And then we could have a Felix Leiter movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD's work phone at May 23, 2017 09:36 PM (AEOkY) fnord (AEOkY)
If you do it *right*, a lot of these "alternatives" would not only be fine, but good.
Well, maybe not a *lot* of the alternatives, some are just silly. First of all, Bond has to be a very nearly perfectly loyal member of the British Empire, or you're making a parody.
But the thing about "female bond" is there are some (arguably) canon female 00 agents with interesting stories that could make great movie characters, espeically since we're all about "Creative Universes" now.
You could easily make one of those "short season" special productions on Netflix with Scarlett Papava (004) or Briony Thorne (013), or some new 00 agent, and you could even start with and deal extensively with selection and training.
And then that series (or series of movies) would be in the "00 Universe" but not (directly) about Bond.
And then we could have a Felix Leiter movie.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 23, 2017 10:00 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at May 23, 2017 10:02 PM (Ndje9)
348
A female 00 agent movie as part of the universe would be a great idea. Focus more on subterfuge and seduction and less on the inevitable fighting.
Rom-com with murder for cause, essentially. It would be an enormous hit.
Rom-com with murder for cause, essentially. It would be an enormous hit.
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 10:04 PM (fD1ST)
349
This post calls for the tangentially related and hilarious Peter's Evil Overlord List:
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
RIP Roger Moore.
(And sadly, RIP Hall of Fame Seahawk Cortez Kennedy).
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
RIP Roger Moore.
(And sadly, RIP Hall of Fame Seahawk Cortez Kennedy).
Posted by: Sharkman at May 23, 2017 10:07 PM (9ZsgB)
350
If you are a Bond fan, you should check out the Calvin Dyson YouTube videos. He dies great reviews and top 10 lists and rated a lot of the Moore films very highly.
Posted by: Keyser at May 23, 2017 10:07 PM (WfUIq)
351
348, thanks for the suggestion. He did an email to all my neighbors, I am going to reply all to the jerk. This side of the alley neighbors are irate.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 10:08 PM (7dpmG)
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351
348, thanks for the suggestion. He did an email to all my neighbors, I
am going to reply all to the jerk. This side of the alley neighbors are
irate.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 10:08 PM (7dpmG)
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I don't know how alleys work, but easements down here are solely for passage. Parking on them or blocking them for any amount of time is a no-no.
(I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one on the internet. I'm not very smart overall, so take this post with that knowledge in mind.)
348, thanks for the suggestion. He did an email to all my neighbors, I
am going to reply all to the jerk. This side of the alley neighbors are
irate.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at May 23, 2017 10:08 PM (7dpmG)
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I don't know how alleys work, but easements down here are solely for passage. Parking on them or blocking them for any amount of time is a no-no.
(I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one on the internet. I'm not very smart overall, so take this post with that knowledge in mind.)
Posted by: Chigger Fleas at May 23, 2017 10:21 PM (fD1ST)
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Thanks for this Ace. A wonderful post and a fine tribute to a good man. They don't make them like this anymore.
Posted by: Joseph Dickerson at May 23, 2017 10:22 PM (LDV7V)
354
A man who won't cheat at cards for a poke don't want it bad enough.
Posted by: Augustus Macrae at May 23, 2017 10:37 PM (V8zw+)
355
The opening stunt from _The Spy Who Loved Me_ always get's me pumped. You can see the ski bounce of the parachute. Close call.
Posted by: goodluckduck at May 23, 2017 10:41 PM (V8zw+)
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Only up to comments #100 or so, so please excuse.
Somebody get yankee5th a chill pill.
Moore was a great Bond until the last one, I have read that even Moore thought he was too old for the role then. Also it was not such a good movie.
Correction: Patrick McGowan was the Secret Agent Man and the Prisoner. Patrick Macnee was John Steed.
Somebody get yankee5th a chill pill.
Moore was a great Bond until the last one, I have read that even Moore thought he was too old for the role then. Also it was not such a good movie.
Correction: Patrick McGowan was the Secret Agent Man and the Prisoner. Patrick Macnee was John Steed.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at May 23, 2017 10:55 PM (hP3d7)
357
@175: is that a joke i'm not getting? I think you'll find Bertolt Brecht wrote Threepenny Opera (which got a lot from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, incidentally).
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at May 23, 2017 11:07 PM (hP3d7)
358
Only a self-confident and secure culture would produce Bond spy movies. You can only joke and thrill to such things when you feel you are winning. We've always been protected by God and each other, but so many now reject Him. And we no longer have cohesion and trust for each other to protect this precious gift of liberty we received, when so many seem bent on cultural suicide. Pray we get it back.
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at May 23, 2017 11:09 PM (Ndje9)
359
Late to the feast, here, as it were, but just wanted to confirm that Ace was right about Fleming considered From Russia With Love as a possible swan song for the character. Every biography I've read dwells on that, and the role of not just Raymond Chandler, but also John F. Kennedy, in persuading Bond's return in the next novel, where it's revealed that Bond was poisoned with Fugu, and his friend in the Surete recognized the symptoms and got 007 to a top-tier Parisian hospital.
Personally, I always find it a bit amusing when literary critics and academics diagnose Bond (and, by extension, Fleming) with all sorts of neuroses, paraphilias, and associated maladies, given that Fleming received much of his education in a Swiss academy overseen by two Adlerian psychologists, and read widely in the works of Jung, even obtaining permission to translate two of Jung's essays into English (when he was roughly sixteen years old). In other words, if the elements of a particular Bond novel or short story (say, for example, the torture scene in Casino Royale, which is actually more brutal in the book than on screen) that seems to leap off the page with clues to Fleming's psyche, there's a good reason to consider that Ian Fleming knew exactly what he wanted to suggest about the psyche of all his characters, (and, of his readers as well).
The debacle at the end of From Russia With Love partially resulted from Bond being unable to draw his 25 caliber silenced Beretta quickly enough, and that's in Dr. No, the succeeding novel, we see Major Boothroyd from the armoury fit 007 with a shoulder houlster rig for a newish weapon, the Walther PPK.
This is going way over-long, I know, but two other points of interest that might prove interesting to 007 fans or those interested in James Bond as a phenomenon. First of all, the character of "M" was a microspocially thin disguise of the use of "C" (always written in green ink)as the designation for the head of MI6/SIS, and a lot of the character was based on Rear Admiral John Godfrey, Fleiming's boss when they served together in Naval Intelligence. Yet Kingsley Amis, who was given permission by the Fleming Estate to produce a sequel to The Man With the Golden Gun, something that Amis cheerfully tackled and turned up a compelling story called Colonel Sun. It's an entertaining thriller and a self-evident homage to Amis's love for both Fleming and Bond.
If you find the time, take a look at Assault Unit 40, Fleming's personal special forces team operating out of the Royal Navy's NID - there's more than a few of those chaps who could easily have provided the model for James Bond, and Ian's older brother Peter, who was a first-rate travel writer and historian was almost certainly co-opted into the character's design (Peter Fleming is definitely worth a read - start with his News From Tartary: A Journey From Peiking to Kashmir.) For those that still want to dig into the inner workings of Fleming's grey matter, just consider this one last point - both Kinglesy Amis and Noel Coward both insisted that "M" stood for "Mother," reflecitive of how she neglected bother her sons as children,but when they were adults, attempted to steer they into she saw as suitable careers. So, maybe Judi Dench may not be so off the mark, nicht mahr?
Personally, I always find it a bit amusing when literary critics and academics diagnose Bond (and, by extension, Fleming) with all sorts of neuroses, paraphilias, and associated maladies, given that Fleming received much of his education in a Swiss academy overseen by two Adlerian psychologists, and read widely in the works of Jung, even obtaining permission to translate two of Jung's essays into English (when he was roughly sixteen years old). In other words, if the elements of a particular Bond novel or short story (say, for example, the torture scene in Casino Royale, which is actually more brutal in the book than on screen) that seems to leap off the page with clues to Fleming's psyche, there's a good reason to consider that Ian Fleming knew exactly what he wanted to suggest about the psyche of all his characters, (and, of his readers as well).
The debacle at the end of From Russia With Love partially resulted from Bond being unable to draw his 25 caliber silenced Beretta quickly enough, and that's in Dr. No, the succeeding novel, we see Major Boothroyd from the armoury fit 007 with a shoulder houlster rig for a newish weapon, the Walther PPK.
This is going way over-long, I know, but two other points of interest that might prove interesting to 007 fans or those interested in James Bond as a phenomenon. First of all, the character of "M" was a microspocially thin disguise of the use of "C" (always written in green ink)as the designation for the head of MI6/SIS, and a lot of the character was based on Rear Admiral John Godfrey, Fleiming's boss when they served together in Naval Intelligence. Yet Kingsley Amis, who was given permission by the Fleming Estate to produce a sequel to The Man With the Golden Gun, something that Amis cheerfully tackled and turned up a compelling story called Colonel Sun. It's an entertaining thriller and a self-evident homage to Amis's love for both Fleming and Bond.
If you find the time, take a look at Assault Unit 40, Fleming's personal special forces team operating out of the Royal Navy's NID - there's more than a few of those chaps who could easily have provided the model for James Bond, and Ian's older brother Peter, who was a first-rate travel writer and historian was almost certainly co-opted into the character's design (Peter Fleming is definitely worth a read - start with his News From Tartary: A Journey From Peiking to Kashmir.) For those that still want to dig into the inner workings of Fleming's grey matter, just consider this one last point - both Kinglesy Amis and Noel Coward both insisted that "M" stood for "Mother," reflecitive of how she neglected bother her sons as children,but when they were adults, attempted to steer they into she saw as suitable careers. So, maybe Judi Dench may not be so off the mark, nicht mahr?
Posted by: A. Pendragon at May 23, 2017 11:15 PM (C0dA6)
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#184, yes, I have read that Patrick McNee claimed never to have used a gun as John Steed. I put that down to a faulty memory; he used a gun several times in early episodes, ones with Dr. King and the beautiful Mrs. Cathy Gale (Honor Blackmon , beside whom even Emma Peel pales).
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at May 23, 2017 11:21 PM (hP3d7)
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Live and Let Die was the best. RIP Roger Moore. I had a hell of a crush on him, unlike any Bond before or since. He had the right amount of humour and the most beautiful blue eyes. He just seemed to relish the role. Let the bitchy feminists complain about his portrayal but he was simply the best.
Posted by: Skitten at May 23, 2017 11:40 PM (wytpL)
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Whoops - my Baden-Wurtemberg ancestors would be disgraced - not "nicht mahr," aber "nicht wahr."
Posted by: A. Pendragon at May 24, 2017 12:03 AM (C0dA6)
363
Did you know... Albert Broccoli, the producer of the James Bond movies, actually killed the guy who brought The Three Stooges together!
Ted Healy was a Vaudeville showman. He brought Moe and Larry into his show, and they were soon joined by Moe's brother Shemp.
The Three Stooges had a falling-out with Healy when they became popular and accepted a contract with Columbia to produce their now-legendary short films. They later reconciled, but that's when Shemp left because he didn't like Healy and had no desire to work with him again. Moe's other brother Curly joined the Stooges at this time.
A couple of years later, Healy's wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy, and Healy was celebrating his son's birth at a bar. At the same time, Albert Broccoli was meeting with Wallace Beery and Pat DiCicco, a talent scout with Mafia connections, at the same bar. Healy's celebration was a bit loud for those guys, who were trying to talk business. One thing led to another, and Healy ended up, you know, stepping outside with them. Healy died as a result of the ensuing fight; not exactly a surprise, seeing as how he ended up in a fist-fight with three guys at once.
Ted Healy was a Vaudeville showman. He brought Moe and Larry into his show, and they were soon joined by Moe's brother Shemp.
The Three Stooges had a falling-out with Healy when they became popular and accepted a contract with Columbia to produce their now-legendary short films. They later reconciled, but that's when Shemp left because he didn't like Healy and had no desire to work with him again. Moe's other brother Curly joined the Stooges at this time.
A couple of years later, Healy's wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy, and Healy was celebrating his son's birth at a bar. At the same time, Albert Broccoli was meeting with Wallace Beery and Pat DiCicco, a talent scout with Mafia connections, at the same bar. Healy's celebration was a bit loud for those guys, who were trying to talk business. One thing led to another, and Healy ended up, you know, stepping outside with them. Healy died as a result of the ensuing fight; not exactly a surprise, seeing as how he ended up in a fist-fight with three guys at once.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at May 24, 2017 12:49 AM (3YxFh)
364
Glad ace likes For Your Eyes Only. Best of the Moore Bonds. And Carole Bouquet my favorite bond girl
Posted by: Nick at May 24, 2017 01:25 AM (vJCwr)
365
A great rundown of the best Moore moments as Bond.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 24, 2017 10:58 AM (jTUfG)
Posted by: Zombie Gene Kelly at May 24, 2017 03:10 PM (q+WCl)
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Late to the show but confirming, FYEO is my favorite Sir Moore Bond outing, for the reasons Ace pointed out. I think people remember him as the 'un-serious' Bond mainly because of those last two he made, Octopussy and View to a Kill. Not sure how much they paid him for View to a Kill or if he was under contractual obligation, it always seemed to me that one would have elicited an "I'm sorry, this is just too silly, I'm not doing it." Despite it being one of my 3 least favorite Bond movies... Christopher Walken. I mean you can't go 100% wrong if you have Walken as your uber-villain.
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The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
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Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
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Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
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What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
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My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
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