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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:43:57 GMT -5
All this recycled from Dr. No.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:45:33 GMT -5
Whoever did location scouting should have gotten an Oscar.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:47:50 GMT -5
“All my key employees are my son’s. Blood is the best security.”
Bruh.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:49:12 GMT -5
Recycling Dr. No again.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:51:35 GMT -5
1960’s boobs
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:54:16 GMT -5
These locations are great.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 0:59:08 GMT -5
The gypsy camp scene.
I’m sure this all aged well.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 1:00:33 GMT -5
Connery is the best Bond. Dude’s just vibing. lol.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 1:04:33 GMT -5
The first use of the 007 theme, not to be confused with the James Bond theme. Hasn’t been used since Moonraker. Crazy.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 1:08:16 GMT -5
I love how hilariously dated these Connery era movies are. It’s their charm.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 1:13:16 GMT -5
lol. Naked Tatiana getting into bed really pops in HD.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 1:15:08 GMT -5
James Bond sex tape.
These movies really were pushing the envelope.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 1:55:10 GMT -5
I didn’t fall asleep, old man.
All the train scenes are great.
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Post by Neverending on Oct 12, 2023 2:14:48 GMT -5
Great movie.
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Post by Dracula on Oct 12, 2023 5:46:40 GMT -5
I’m watching this on Amazon, by the way. Too lazy to dig out the blu-ray. There’s small pillar bars. Is this the correct aspect ratio, Dracula ?? Yeah, should be 1.66:1 |
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Post by Neverending on Dec 4, 2023 18:28:12 GMT -5
Tania Mallet passed away today, sadly. That means Neverending needs to do Goldfinger next. MGM logo? Pretty sure MGM didn’t own UA in 1964. Lies. What’s with the stupid duck on his head? I highly doubt that suit would have stayed dried. Ridiculous fight choreography Why they spoiling the whole movie in the opening credits? When you’re done with the movie, book your next vacation at Miami Beach. “Man talk.” Slap on the ass. What a coincidence, Bond and Goldfinger are vacationing in the same place. The rear-projection looks awful on blu-ray “Who are you?” Not a rapist. I just met you, but sure, I’ll help you screw over my boss and then have sex with you. “The President said he was totally satisfied.” “That makes two of us.” Ha! “That’s like listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.” Oh, no. Why waste your time painting that girl in gold when you could have killed Bond instead? That’s quite the pointy bra, Moneypenny. “Ejector seat? You’re joking!” Wait till you see the invisible car. That was more exciting than a real golf match. Goldfinger’s loaded but he flies commercial. No one’s unfazed by the shot of a gun. Are assassination attempts common in Geneva? “My name’s Bond -“ “Yeah, shut the fuck up. Take me to the nearest ca-ra-ge.” Operation Denny’s Grand Slam will have my undivided attention. That car blew up before it fell off the cliff. That’s two women you’ve gotten killed, 007. That’s the old lady from the Hellboy trailer. Q won’t be happy about this. Pussy Galore? Is that your birth name? “I’m Goldfinger’s personal pilot.” “How personal?” “I don’t sleep with fat fucks.” Why that Chinawoman spying on Bond in the bathroom? Has she not heard of #MeToo? Pussy and her Flying Lesbians Kentucky?! Goldfinger’s here for the chicken. Goldfinger would be more successful if he didn’t have such a fetish for elaborate deaths. No way Goldfinger’s fat ass could have fit through that window. Awful movie. Thank you for wasting my time. You're welcome! Watched this again. Don’t have much to add except: 1. Connery’s Bond is basically a horny teenager the whole movie. “Discipline, 007.” 2. Bond was a failure in this mission. He survived by pure luck. He gets two women killed, is captured and/or imprisoned numerous times and doesn’t know how to stop the bomb at the end. |
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Post by Neverending on Dec 5, 2023 7:32:10 GMT -5
Produced by Kevin McClury? Whaaat? Spectre No tolerance employer What a coincidence that Bond runs into a Spectre agent at his physical therapist. The rape is the least ridiculous part of this scene. That’s a lot of cleavage. I can see why this the highest grossing Bond movie. Gotta love those Star Wars transition wipes. Domino’s gorgeous... but the redhead has a great rack. Something for everyone. “What sharp eyes you have.” “Wait till you get to my teeth.” “As strange as it may seem, I’ve grown accustomed to your face.” “Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She’s just dead.” Fucking savage. I like the small touch of Bond putting on the sunglasses so he doesn’t have to show emotions. They cut out the James Bond will return part. I want my money back! Anyway, you can tell this movie was saved in the editing. It was a thick, and sometimes nonsensical, script they had to get through and used the editing to keep the pace up. I’ve heard/read they worked on this movie until the very last minute so I actually wouldn’t mind it getting the George Lucas treatment and tightened the editing a bit more. There’s definitely scenes they could have deleted or re-arranged. Maybe there’s deleted scenes that could be reinstated. A trip to the EON vault for Thunderball would be nice. Yeah, at the time of release, Thunderball was the worst of the Bond films, but it does work in spite of itself. There's some great stuff in there. Thunderball is unique in that it’s simultaneously the biggest Bond movie but also the slowest. It has an intriguing premise that rides the line between believable and fantastical. The Bahamas setting is visually appealing. But almost everything is shot on masters (did they not have time to shoot coverage?) and the editing has to do a lot of the heavy lifting. This was Terence Young’s third and final Bond film, but it was a Peter Hunt masterwork. |
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Post by Neverending on Dec 5, 2023 7:52:17 GMT -5
Drake says you only live once but James Bond disagrees You Only Live Twice Possibly - one of the most ridiculous openings but I love it. “Why do Chinese girls taste different from other girls?” lol Voted best song by Jibbs and I. Screenplay by Roald Dahl Whaaat? It’s remarkable how much Sean Connery aged between 1962 and 1967. TBS cut out the scene of James Bond being shot out of the submarine. The first time I saw that I was like “what the fuck?” I agree with their decision. Cutting from “I took Oriental in Cambridge” to the billboards in Japan makes more sense. We don’t really need to see how the supposedly deceased Bond resurfaces. What’s Blofeld doing here? lol. “That’s stirred not shaken?” “Perfect.” I once read a theory that Bond is indeed “dead” and the whole movie is his journey through purgatory. lol. Oh, no. They killed Blofeld. Apparently this big dude is The Rock’s grandfather. I would argue this is the best fight in the Connery era, from a choreography standpoint. I like the small touch of Bond being too tall in Japan. lol. “In Japan, men come first.” Oh, no. The debut shot of Bond in between two female legs. Crazy how iconic that would become. And Dracula says the directors in these movies don’t matter. Another villainous redhead for Bond to play with “He believes in a healthy chest.” lol I like the anti-smoking psa’s I love the absurdity of this movie. Car chase? Don’t worry, Bond-san, we got a giant magnet. I love the aerial shot of Bond running away from the goons. It’s funny that Lewis Gilbert would get more outlandish with Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. Stealing spaceships. Hidden base inside volcano. This nothing. He hadn’t taken the good acid yet. lol. This death scene terrified me as a kid. Face like a pig. I love this scene. They gave this fake wedding more heart than most “real relationships” in the series. Imagine a scene like this with one of the Bond girls that mattered? They probably thought audiences would find it sappy so they did it here instead. People talk about Connery “sleep walking” in the later films but I think he’s great here. Very subtle performance. His nervousness/awkwardness in the wedding scene is great. PG Cooper where my video essay??? “Tell him to come on board.” “My pleasure, sir.” hahaha Best ending to a Bond movie. Oh, Lewis Gilbert. He really tried to shake things up with this one. This is the first Bond movie that truly follows the Bond formula (they were perfecting it throughout Goldfinger and Thunderball) but Lewis Gilbert always managed to find a twist to everything. Car chase? Nah. We’ll get a giant magnet. Fight scene? Nah. We’ll shoot it through an arial shot. The ridiculous plot (that he would reuse in two more Bond films). The ridiculous villain’s lair. The giant gun battle at the end. I also love all the little gags. Bond is always late, but when he’s Fisher, he’s showing up early. He was apprehensive about the second Bond girl. She has the face of a pig! But he never gets a chance to sleep with her. If you can get past that this is pure camp, it’s one of the better films in the series. |
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