LazenbyThe upper reaches of the AmazoPosts: 606MI6 Agent
The first time I remember hearing about James Bond was when my parents got all excited when NSNA came out (they said it was a "really big deal" that this Sean Connery fellow, who I had never heard of, was in it). I saw bits and pieces of Octopussy when I was about 8, but didn't really get into it. AVTAK was the first Bond film I sat through and TLD was the first one I saw in the cinema, aged about 12. It was funny, but I used to pester my parents to death about the old Bond movies (they were big fans in the 60s) and my mom told me time and time again that GF was "the movie" and that Sean Connery was James Bond, and so forth. It really speaks to the impression he made back then that people were still talking like that in the 80s. I suppose the Bond character in the 60s was something akin to Indiana Jones in the 80s-- and in that light I really appreciate the task Lazenby had in front of him when he filled Connery's shoes...
(For the record my mom was quite taken aback when I announced definitively, after finally having seen all the Bond movies, that my favorite was OHMSS. I still remember her reaction: "George who?" lol
The first Bond I ever saw was Connery(Thunderball). The first Bond I was old enough to remember vividly on his own and not have to be reminded by watching him later was Roger Moore. My favorite Bond now is Timothy Dalton. In fact, my opinion on all Bond films is pretty much opposite now what it was ten years ago, and I'm 39.
So, no, in my case at least, my childhood honestly has not had much impact on my thinking about Bond at all.
yea you are right in the 60's when thunderball and you only live twice came out it was huge deal. similar to star wars afer its first release, or indiana jones after it go so huge.
My first Bond film was Goldfinger. I remember seeing it on television in the 60s back when CBS still showed the tevised versions. I used to watch them with my father who was fan of the novels. I've been hooked since, almost 40 years.
And yes, Sean Connery remains my favorite 007.-{
My first Bond was FRWL about 6 months before Goldfinger came out. A friend had already seen it so it was his second viewing. When the credits began rolling over the belly dancer I was a bit shocked, my friend assured me "it's not a nasty movie". It was a great movie!!
When Goldfinger came out my parents told me I couldn't see it because "The Catholic's had condemned it". My response was "we aren't even Catholic!" My logic eventually won out.
I will never forget my Dad's hoot of laughter when a few months later we saw Goldfinger at a "Drive In" and the name Pussy Galore appeared on the screen!!!
Harry Palmer Somewhere in the past ...Posts: 325MI6 Agent
My first Bond memory is Sean Connery on the telly in FRWL. To this day it remains the perfect film in my Bond canon, though I have a very personal soft spot for *The Living Daylights*.
Favourite Bond actor is a toss-up between Connery and Dalton. I was born in 1975, so I suppose there's some sort of psychological explanation to why late 80s Bond has a special appeal to me. Yet it's only recently that I've started to appreciate Dalton.
Incidentally, I also used to think OHMSS was the weak link of the series and now I love it.
Yet it's only recently that I've started to appreciate Dalton.
I always thought Dalton was a magnificent Bond, but I can see your point about changing appreciations of Bonds and Bond films. For instance, I used to have not truck whatsoever with Roger Moore. Now I thoroughly enjoy much of his interpretation of the role, even though he will never be my favourite Bond.
In the past I dismissed him, whereas now I can appreciate that he succeeded on his own merits. Moore's Bond may be borne from a view of the character of which I am not *always* supportive (I do prefer the darker, more serious take), but I do find Moore generally very entertaining.
Incidentally, I also used to think OHMSS was the weak link of the series and now I love it.
I feel like that about Moonraker. I used to think it had all the merit of heated pigswill. Having viewed it recently, I cannot help but conclude that it is actually well-written, well-executed and outrageously good fun.
My earliest memory of James Bond is being allowed to stay up and watch the end of Goldfinger on television. The first James Bond film I saw in the cinema was Licence To Kill. Little did I know that the next film would be six years later
Even though I only experienced it once, I sort of miss the summer Bond film.
Sweepy the CatHalifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent
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I got into it in 2000 after watching "Octopussy" on ITV. I then started getting all the films, followed by the books, and various other memrobillia
I was 2 years old in 77' when I went with my family to a drivin theater to see The Spy Who Loved Me. The only scene I remember seeing was when Bond went into the Mojaba club (or whatever it is called) to meet Max Kalba. I got popcorn stuck in my throat and vomited. However, I do not consider it to be my first Bond film because I was only 2 and too little.
I consider For Your Eyes Only to be my first Bond film which I saw at the age of 6. I remember laughing really hard during the ski and bike chase. I enjoyed it much more than Raiders of the Lost Ark that same summer. Raiders scared me alot.
The Living Daylights was my first Bond. I saw it on ITV in 1995, although technically it might have been an episode of James Bond Junior that was my first taste of Bond! TLD came out in my birthyear.
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(For the record my mom was quite taken aback when I announced definitively, after finally having seen all the Bond movies, that my favorite was OHMSS. I still remember her reaction: "George who?" lol
So, no, in my case at least, my childhood honestly has not had much impact on my thinking about Bond at all.
And yes, Sean Connery remains my favorite 007.-{
When Goldfinger came out my parents told me I couldn't see it because "The Catholic's had condemned it". My response was "we aren't even Catholic!" My logic eventually won out.
I will never forget my Dad's hoot of laughter when a few months later we saw Goldfinger at a "Drive In" and the name Pussy Galore appeared on the screen!!!
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The Handguns of Ian Fleming's James Bond
Favourite Bond actor is a toss-up between Connery and Dalton. I was born in 1975, so I suppose there's some sort of psychological explanation to why late 80s Bond has a special appeal to me. Yet it's only recently that I've started to appreciate Dalton.
Incidentally, I also used to think OHMSS was the weak link of the series and now I love it.
In the past I dismissed him, whereas now I can appreciate that he succeeded on his own merits. Moore's Bond may be borne from a view of the character of which I am not *always* supportive (I do prefer the darker, more serious take), but I do find Moore generally very entertaining.
I feel like that about Moonraker. I used to think it had all the merit of heated pigswill. Having viewed it recently, I cannot help but conclude that it is actually well-written, well-executed and outrageously good fun.
Even though I only experienced it once, I sort of miss the summer Bond film.
I consider For Your Eyes Only to be my first Bond film which I saw at the age of 6. I remember laughing really hard during the ski and bike chase. I enjoyed it much more than Raiders of the Lost Ark that same summer. Raiders scared me alot.