Favorite scene ( 's ) FRWL
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"From Russia with love" held my top spot for greatest Bond movie for a number of years, I have since moved OHMSS above it but it is still #2 in my book.
I am going to have to list a couple here
Of course the train fight scene with Grant may indeed be the single best fight/action scene of the entire franchise.
I also loved the fighting fish scene that introduced us to Ernst Stavro Blofeld. This is my favorite Blofeld of the entire series.
Rosa Kleb's shoe was also a classic. In fact I just watched " Salt " last night and they had a Russian agent with the shoe blade.
Blowing up the Boats with the flair gun gets a good honorable mention as well.
I am going to have to list a couple here
Of course the train fight scene with Grant may indeed be the single best fight/action scene of the entire franchise.
I also loved the fighting fish scene that introduced us to Ernst Stavro Blofeld. This is my favorite Blofeld of the entire series.
Rosa Kleb's shoe was also a classic. In fact I just watched " Salt " last night and they had a Russian agent with the shoe blade.
Blowing up the Boats with the flair gun gets a good honorable mention as well.
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I agree with the above two scenes. I would also offer up the sheer social awkwardness of Grant and Bond's first meeting after we see Grant stalk Bond along the platform. It's a rare scene where we are ahead of Bond, we see him suspicious but he can't figure it out. He is trying not to offend Grant, but watch his expression when Grant offers him his card! A sort of WTF? I can't think of another instance in the series where they have this kind of thing, maybe with Drax and his cucumber sandwiches, but there it's obvious he's the villain.
But taking off my serious hat, a special mention to Tatiana's seduction in the hotel suite, and while we're on the subject, how come Trench and her putter didn't get a mention on the Dr No thread?
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The whole gypsy camp sequence kind of stands outside of the film (I remember watching the film on American TV with the whole sequence edited out, and it didn't impact the flow of the movie all that much) but I like that it provides a light-hearted respite from what is otherwise a pretty serious film. Even the battle scene is somewhat comedic, with a drunken Vavra yelling "thank you!", probably the only English he knows.
And finally...I would encourage everyone to go back and watch the sequence of Bond and Tatiana hurriedly boarding the train in Istanbul. The scene is filmed from afar with the train moving, they run aboard, the train pulls out of the station, and the camera pans back a few cars to find Grant looking out the window which he then closes. All of this is accomplished with a single shot, which cannot have been easy to choreograph. The Bond films are not associated with cinematic virtuosity, but this is a pretty impressive sequence.
Kerim Bay is a class act - from having the bed for quick assignations in his office, to knowing the game against the Russians so well. I like Bond's quip about the girl finding his "technique" too rough when he tells her she ran out screaming! (When the mine went off).
I like the gypsy fight, and later the battle with the Bulgarians. And I also like the assassination with the rifle when the guy comes out of the billboard sign - the chemistry between Bond and Kerim is brilliant.
Again - so many good bits. IMO the first four Bonds have never been equaled.
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Once again we are on the same page TP
Robert Shaw was one of my all time favorite character actors.
The card scene in the " Sting " was classic " I was just startin to do good Lineman "
The look Shaw gave Newman after that line was classic. Shaw gives him a polite little laugh but you know he wants to cut out Newman's eyeballs.
We lost him to soon !!!!!
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Of course I love the train fight. But the minutes before that are what makes that (fight)scene for me. Bond knowing something is "not right" with captain Nash, but still falling for his ploy and being knocked down. The conversation after that is great too, Grant is convinced he has won, wants the other gold sovereigns as well and Bond wants to open the case because he knows there is a gun in it but Grant stops him, Grant opens case, and then the fight starts. I remember seeing that for the first time in 1993, it was the time I really got into Bond.
Another favourite scene is the Krilencu assassination. Great build up of tension, and atmosphere created by the dark cinematography. Once again, John Barry is one of the heroes in this scene (and again this cue was ommitted from the album).
The whole teaser scene
Bond and Kerim Bey spying the Russians from the sewers
Gypsy Camp scequence
Assassination of Krilencu
Tanya's seduction of Bond, in the hotel with that beautiful black velvet ribbion around her neck
Bond fighting Grant on the train
Chase with helicopter and boat scene
Bond throwing the film strip in the canal in Venice at the end
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That pretty much covers it for me too
Thanks HB
I think when I did Dr No I just put scene, then of course I got to FRWL and had to expand it. Even college papers I received A's on ALWAYS had a ton of red ink running through it
The scene in which Tatiana enters Bond's bed.
The scene in the train beyond