#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 It actually looks slightly low rent compared to the 60's ones and the more sumptuous Bond films of the late 70's. Moore's first two certainly lacked the glamour of previous outings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just now, Stefancos said: It actually looks slightly low rent compared to the 60's ones and the more sumptuous Bond films of the late 70's. Moore's first two certainly lacked the glamour of previous outings. This is 100% because Ken Adam didn't design a Moore Bond until The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 All the Bond films have definitely been products of their era. Whenever they recast Bond, I sorta would like to see a period piece set in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 That, but also the fact that the first 2 Moore's were shot in 1.66 :1 rather than 2.35 :1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah, instead TMWTGG had Peter Murton, who worked as an art director on previous Bonds. His first film as a set designer was The Ruling Class (1972). Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Stefancos said: It actually looks slightly low rent compared to the 60's ones and the more sumptuous Bond films of the late 70's. Moore's first two certainly lacked the glamour of previous outings. OHMSS was pretty low-key, after YOLT. Syd Cain's designs were positively gaudy. Purple hotel décor? Oh, dear. Still that was then... I doubt the Perla de la Lunas in QOS will hold up in 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Richard said: I doubt the Perla de la Lunas in QOS will hold up in 40 years. The modular 'designed by Ikea' look was a bit naff even in 2008, but the blame there lies at the foot of Auer + Weber + Architekten rather than Gassner. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Unfortunately I will forever think of this and only this when I hear Roger Moore's name. "That is a rare photo of Sean Connery signed by Roger Moore." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Moore was the Bond of my childhood and teenage years, hence my favorite 007. A '70s cinema icon who contributed to a fantastic year with TSWLM. Thank you Roger, from all my heart. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Had fond memories of him watching his 007 films on television. Octopussy is a seminal favorite. Also really enjoyed "The Saint" while catching reruns on MeTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I was born 2 years after Moore's last one, and Tomorrow Never Dies was my first Bond film, but for whatever reason I fell in love with VHS copies of the first four Moore films in the late 90s. I watched them over and over and over. I consider him my Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 11 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Time to rewatch Live And Let Die, the movie that taught Tarantino everything he knows. He simply replaced Yaphet Kotto with Samuel L. jackson. It's just blaxploitation. Live And Let Die wasn't the first. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 But it was the best. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Not even close to true. It's charming in how bad at blaxploitation it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Probably, the best Moore/Bond line, ever: "Keeping the British end up, Sir". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 James... take me around the world one Moore time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Richard said: Probably, the best Moore/Bond line, ever: "Keeping the British end up, Sir". "My God, what's Bond doing?" "I think he's attempting re-entry sir." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 It's all pornographic filth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 We're reduced to quoting MOONRAKER, now? C'mon, peeps, we're worth more than that, aren't we? (Rich, who has almost zero love for the film) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I prefer it tot Live And let Die, View To A Kill and DAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Moonraker, the third best Moore Bond, is better than at least one movie by each of the other primary Bonds....Diamonds are Forever, License to Kill and, tied for the two worst 007 missions, DAD and QOS. 49 minutes ago, Richard said: We're reduced to quoting MOONRAKER, now? C'mon, peeps, we're worth more than that, aren't we? (Rich, who has almost zero love for the film) As a RUSH fan, Moonraker should be one of your favourite Bond flicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Ok, Nick, I'm taking the bait: why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 4 hours ago, Richard said: We're reduced to quoting MOONRAKER, now? C'mon, peeps, we're worth more than that, aren't we? (Rich, who has almost zero love for the film) I thought it was rather dull, conventional and outdated too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Everything about the Moore Bond films is conventional, outdated, and unoriginal. But they sure were fun. Definitely not dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Three are many things to admire about it. The design, music, photography, and SFX, are all top-notch, but, coming on the heels of TSWLM, it all seems like a carbon-copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Richard said: Three are many things to admire about it. The design, music, photography, and SFX, are all top-notch, but, coming on the heels of TSWLM, it all seems like a carbon-copy. Counterargument: Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Tall guy, who doesn't say a word, and makes out he's deaf, and Goldilocks, is a counterargument? Look after Mr. Stu. See that some harm comes to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I admit; that's a very funny shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Jaws is only slightly more tolerable than Sheriff J.W. Pepper! Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Jaws never mouthed "what the fuck?!". That's possibly the best JW Pepper line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 At least Jaws didn't use racial slurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Guys, none of the Moore Bonds are actually good movies. Very few Bond movies ever have been actual good movies. It's always been a "so bad it's good" franchise. Entertainingly ridiculous. Have some drinks and take the piss out of them films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 26 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Everything about the Moore Bond films is conventional, outdated, and unoriginal. But they sure were fun. Definitely not dull. Well, Live And Let Die entertained me precisely because it's so unconventional thanks to the strange blaxploitation groove. People don't get it. It's the reason why most bond fans think it's one of the worst Bond movies of all time. They miss that typical Bond feeling and instead they get some kind of "Tarantino Presents ..." movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 "They" lol. You pretentious oaf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Richard said: Three are many things to admire about it. The design, music, photography, and SFX, are all top-notch, but, coming on the heels of TSWLM, it all seems like a carbon-copy. Well, it pretty much is a carbon copy. Almost scene for scene. Even as a kid I spotted that right away. Oh, and where does a large chunk of Moonraker take place? Rio. Rush as a record called "Rush in Rio." Where is Drax's hidden launch facility? In a temple. Rush has a song called "Temples of Syrinx". And that's only scratching the surface. Really, Richard, I shouldn't have to connect the dots for you like this. If only Bond drove a Red Barchetta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: Well, Live And Let Die entertained me precisely because it's so unconventional thanks to the strange blaxploitation groove. People don't get it. It's the reason why most bond fans think it's one of the worst Bond movies of all time. It's because it feels so small and televisual. I like George Martin's score, but it doesn't help alleviate that feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 28 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: Well, it pretty much is a carbon copy. Almost scene for scene. Even as a kid I spotted that right away. Oh, and where does a large chunk of Moonraker take place? Rio. Rush as a record called "Rush in Rio." Where is Drax's hidden launch facility? In a temple. Rush has a song called "Temples of Syrinx". And that's only scratching the surface. Really, Richard, I shouldn't have to connect the dots for you like this. If only Bond drove a Red Barchetta... LOL. Rush In Rio! Of course! Thank you for that, Nick. If Bond did have a red Barchetta, he could go for a nice morning drive. The was a "countdown" to the shuttle "take off". The Brits had a missing shuttle. One could say they were..."losing it". I bet the shuttle cost..."big money". Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 59 minutes ago, Sharky said: It's because it feels so small and televisual. I like George Martin's score, but it doesn't help alleviate that feeling. That's because you demand that standard Bond feeling. I don't. You also can't stand the '70s Tarantino vibe that flows through the movie's veins. Is it any wonder that Live And Let Die isn't for you? BTW, what TV do you have, Sharky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 46 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: You also can't stand the '70s Tarantino vibe I can't stand Tarantino no, but have you never heard seen Shaft, Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song, The Education of Sonny Carson or Coffy? Quote BTW, what TV do you have, Sharky? A Samsung UE32K5500. Nothing special, but Blu Rays look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I don't know jack about Bond films. I think I just mixed up Jane Seymour with Caroline Munro in that photo. Either way, win-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 5 minutes ago, nightscape94 said: I don't know jack about Bond films. I think I just mixed up Jane Seymour with Caroline Munro in that photo. Either way, win-win. If you're getting Munro instead of Seymour that's definitely a win What's everybody's favourite Moore Bond girl? Mine's Corinne Cléry as Corinne Dufour. So fucking sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Just now, Sharky said: If you're getting Munro instead of Seymour that's definitely a win What's everybody's favourite Moore Bond girl? Caroline Munro is. Come to papa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I've got that beat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 325 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 to me he'll always be the funniest Bond but it hit my mom harder.. she used to love watching Ivanhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Did your mom like THE SAINT? THE PERSUADERS! is a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I tend to prefer the minor Moore Bond girls, like Valerie Leon, who played the Sardinian hotel receptionist in TSWLM. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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