It's Snowing!!!

Napoleon Plural

Here in London, anyway.

Top 5 Bond snow scenes:

1) OHMSS night-time escape from Piz Gloria
2) Ski stick shooting and follow-on somersault jump in Spy.
3) "See You Back at the Lodge". TWINE.
4) Aston Martin Volante escapes Brataslava (sp?) in Daylights. Ends up in a snow drift.
5) Bob sleight ride in OHMSS, edited and cut to ribbons.

But the avalanche scene in XXX was better than ALL of these!

Alex

I had to actually scrape ice off my window today. For Florida that's pretty cold.

Besides the ones you've mentioned, (can't comment on xXx never saw it, you are kidding right? ) I like the whole snowing experience from FYEO. But OHMSS is the best! Especially the second ski chase.

Predator

Quoting Alex:I had to actually scrape ice off my window today. For Florida that's pretty cold.

I like the whole snowing experience from FYEO

Wow, frost in Florida! Are you sure it was some other white deposit?

I too like the FYEO snow sections in Italy. The whole sequence really builds up well and I love the way they brought a ski jump into it.

There's something I really don't like about the skiing sequences in OHMSS, and that's they way GL skis in front of the blue screen ... all I can think of are all my ski instructors saying "Ze ski poles must be parallel! You are skiing like an Englishman!"

MsMacKenzie

Yeah its been freezing here in Scotland too these last couple of days - been a defrost the car job! I also enjoyed the snow scenes in OHMSS.

Christmas Tounes

<Frustrated> Is Gloucestershire the only place without snow?

BondChick007

It's amazing up here we're having the warmest winter I can remember! It has only snowed about 5 in (usually we'd have at least a foot1/2) And it got up to 54 yesturday!

sarha210

Well it's been snowing here in Northern Ohio at a pretty good rate since christmas eve. but no snow today. sometimes I wish I had the inflatable ball coat thing from TWINE.

ohmss1969

I HATE winter time , it's either a ton of snow or icy roads X-(

Did you know that in Cortina they had to get more snow as there wasn't enough for the scenes lol

Hardyboy

Since this has transformed from a talk on Bond films to a general discussion about the weather (or maybe it was a weather discussion all along?), I'm shifting this thread over to the Off-topic Chat. Oh, and it rained almost all day in the Phoenix area today.

Parli32

Sorry Hardy, but there is a pretty good thread on the weather already in place here in Off Topic.
http://www.ajb007.co.uk/index.php?forum_id=2&topic_id=10417
Trying to get back on topic, my 2 favorite scenes are TSWLM, with one of the best skiing stunts ever filmed, and the Parahawk chase in TWINE.
There is something about seeing the Union Jack parachute come out, even though the close ups with Roger are pretty appalling.

tirpitz

It's pretty calm here in the northern US. I was kind of disapointed after a blizzard.

boothroyd13

Here in West Virginia, we had about 5 inches of snow this past week. But, today it was warmer and has mostly melted. Now, the forecast for the week is that we might have a White Christmas!

tirpitz

West Virginia? Snow? Why must the weatherman be so cruel!

Napoleon Plural

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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Sweepy the Cat

It's snowing like there is no tommorow over here.

Oh, I forgot to mention... NO SCHOOL!!!

Been on the park for an hour or so on my sledge. Did a RM whilst surfing down a mountain 'ahem' hill.

A7ce

I received 6 inches last nite. Today I made a huge snowman but my erection soon melted away.

Moonraker 5

A7ce wrote:

I received 6 inches last nite. Today I made a huge snowman but my erection soon melted away.

Too...much...ammo... Must...resist...

8420

Snowing like mad all day here i had a snowball fight before and tried to build a snowman but turned out to be a failure )

Barry Nelson

Chicago just finished the coldest Jauary in 40 years or something. Anyone else notice they don't call it global warming anymore, but climate change instead. Like the earth's climate changing is something new. Before the mods cut me off for bringing a possible hot topic up for discussion, let me say I love the winter scenes in OHMSS.

Sweepy the Cat

Just looked at my school's website and guess what... NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!

Moonraker 5

Barry Nelson wrote:

Chicago just finished the coldest Jauary in 40 years or something.

Indeed.

And why can't one of the world's most important financial and cultural centres deal with a few centimetres of snow? Someone at TfL needs to be dragged out into the snowy street and shot. All 7,500 buses ordered off the roads because they might slip on roads? Two of the world's busiest airports shut? Did O'Hare shut? I don't think so.

Now, I am sorry. Here, in the west coast of Scotland, we also got several centimetres of snow - on the coast where I am, that's abnormal. Stagecoach and McGill's buses turned up at the stops on time, ScotRail trains were running as normal, and Glasgow Prestwick Airport, a few miles from here, had more 747s diverted from Heathrow and Gatwick than it could shake a stick at.

Really, it's not that difficult to cope.

Loeffelholz

Barry Nelson wrote:

Chicago just finished the coldest Jauary in 40 years or something. Anyone else notice they don't call it global warming anymore, but climate change instead. Like the earth's climate changing is something new.

Yup. Been doing it, in cycles, for thousands of years---even before taxes, tariffs and carbon credits (!). Will continue to do so regardless of same.

I'd mostly buy NP's top five, except for 3), where I'd substitute the ski chase from FYEO, and 4) as long as we can edit out the [inflammatory pejorative deleted] bit with the Aston driving around on the frozen lake...still inside the shed

John Drake

Moonraker 5 wrote:

Really, it's not that difficult to cope.

"Good afternoon, you're watching Sky News. Today's headline, Somebody's built a snowman."

Napoleon Plural

Not only that, in Scotland they're all going around with T shirts.

8420

It has stopped in Manchester now but we are appose to be getting more on Thursday

Sweepy the Cat

Today I woke up and it was snowing again. I listened to the radio for school closures but my school wasn't mentioned so I walked down to the bus stop as normal.

The traffic was completely jammed in a gridlock, moving only once every few minutes. I stood nearby a woman who regularly catches my bus to work. She tried ringing up the bus company but couldn't get through and reccomended me to go home. I waited for a few more minutes just in case but the snow was just falling heavier.

I walked back up to mine were my mum was just about to set off to work and told her the whole story. She didn't know whether I was lying or not (I am not) but reccomended I ring the school (Internet is really slow today) but I didn't get through. Got through at about nine (when school starts) and the receptionist claimed that scool was on today! ) I simply told her the whole story and she said not to worry and that I wasn't the only one. Phew.

I'm 90% sure the school will close at some point between now and 12:30 as the snow is stilll falling now and getting even worse! (well, better for me ).

I'll be able to play out when my brother comes home because unfortunatly barely anyone lives nearby

FelixLeiter ♀

We FINALLY got a snow day! We got sent home early from school and finally got the day off today. at first they said it was open but then it was closed. either way me mom said there was no way she was going to drive us with the roads like they are. the gritters haven't bothered coming near us all week.

Me and my brother found u can sledge easily in our trackies and used next doors drive - no ones living there so its great!

Napoleon Plural

Last night I watched the snow scenes from AVTAK and OHMSS. Very good, though AVTAK is a geezer Bond movie, I found it easier to believe Moore doing those ski stunts than in FYEO oddly enough. I find AVTAK highly watchable, so carried on to the Paris chase, and have to say the dummy dropping onto the wedding cake 8-) I mean why?? They expertly segue it into an actual stuntman, would have thought it harder than getting him to do the whole stunt.

Good ski stuff in OHMSS, still wish Connery had done it. All the sly digs at Irma Bunt is pure Connery. "Characteristic ambition" "Really?" "Of a true humanitarian..."

Napoleon Plural

More chance of a white Christmas in the UK this year, the way this is carrying on. London will be under a blanket of the white stuff tonight (no, it's not Amy Winehouse in town).

Time to dig up the escape from Piz Gloria on DVD once more. -{

Barry Nelson

While watching the news I saw video footage of an old fashion freight locomotive hauling the new Eurostar train out from the chunnel. Sometimes the old is more reliable than the new. Wouldn't think a little snow and cold would mess things up that much.

agent 00

In Holland we already have more than 30 cm of snow
I'm no longer dreaming of a white christmas it's now for 95% sure.... {[]

It's Winter........ )