The Ultimate OHMSS Appreciation Thread
Agent82
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I'm among those who love OHMSS. Having just watched it again yesterday, I thought I would start a thread in honor of the film since it seems that several recent threads have emerged to laud some of the Brosnan-era films.
So, taking nothing away from any other Bond film or actor, here's a place to celebrate George Lazenby's single Bond film. I love OHMSS. I think that it has one of the best Bond actors, the best Blofeld, and the best Bond girl. I also think it has the second coolest Aston Martin next to the DB5. The songs are great, the end is great. A lot of people cite the wardrobe as poor, and in the case of the ruffled fronts I agree. But I think that all of Lazeby's actual suits were great and worked well for his build. The film has some of the best fisticuffs of any, too. Oh, and it has the "original" Bond ski sequence.
So who is with me?
So, taking nothing away from any other Bond film or actor, here's a place to celebrate George Lazenby's single Bond film. I love OHMSS. I think that it has one of the best Bond actors, the best Blofeld, and the best Bond girl. I also think it has the second coolest Aston Martin next to the DB5. The songs are great, the end is great. A lot of people cite the wardrobe as poor, and in the case of the ruffled fronts I agree. But I think that all of Lazeby's actual suits were great and worked well for his build. The film has some of the best fisticuffs of any, too. Oh, and it has the "original" Bond ski sequence.
So who is with me?
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All the way Brother.
Also, you can't beat Diana -{
It's almost as if they went out to make my Perfect Bond film.
Once again we agree totally....perhaps we should get a room ?
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
Hey, hey. This is the OHMSS APPRECIATION thread, sir. You need to remove one of those "1's" from your ranking to hang around this thread, my good man!
Actually, you've made a great point here when you say you like the "film." I recognize the loose distinction between a "film" and a "movie" and I think OHMSS is one of the Bond film's that most certainly qualifies as a "film."
Actually, I'd say that FRWL,OHMSS,TLD,LTK,GE,CR,QoS, and Skyfall are the main ones that bear the somewhat vague distinction of being "films" as opposed to movies.
As a fan of both the literary and cinematic Bond for me OHMSS of all the films best captures the world which Fleming created in his novels.
I usually expect Dinner and a Dance first.
I agree regarding the ruffled shirt but for me everything is forgotten when Lazenby is wearing
the best suit of the Bond 60's, the Glencheck break-in suit. I love the suit so much I got
myself one with matching ice blue shirt and knitted tie.
Are you referring to the one discussed here?
http://thesuitsofjamesbond.com/?p=1545
Yes
A very cool look. No other Bond actor including Connerry is able to wear a suit with as much conviction. Being a model probably helped, or was he a model because he could wear clothes so well.Discuss.
That's kind of a hard overcheck to find. I'd love to have one. If you don't mind my asking, did you have it made bespoke, MTM, or find something OTR? I'm a suit fanatic, too. Hell, show us a pic -{
In any case, I think his suits are timelessly cut. Love the slant pockets, which add an air of distinction and uniqueness. Actually, the cream suit worn early in the film is, IMHO, the best light-colored suit shown in the series.
Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear. I bought myself a Glencheck with a blue overcheck,
but it is certainly not a 100% correct copy of the suit nor has it the slanted pockets. It is near
enough to look fine for me but an expert would probably find lots of differences. And it was OTR by Daniel Hechter but is not from their current line, but older. I got it from a first class second-hand shop for very little money in perfect condition. The kind of easter egg a young
Bond fan of limited means loves to find.
There is another one I rate very highly, the first suit Brosnan wears in Goldeneye.
http://thesuitsofjamesbond.com/?p=159
Not as light-colored as the one from OHMSS but quite nice.
And when I buy that...I KNOW what I expect afterwards
It didn't matter to me that George Lazenby came into the part without prior acting experience. His Bond was a terrific fighter, and one of the most human ever portrayed onscreen; his last few moments always put a big lump in my throat. OHMSS isn't quite a globe-hopping adventure like some of the other films, which see Bond going from one exotic location to the next in a grand tour of escapist action, but I think Peter Hunt does a brilliant job of shooting Piz Gloria and making maximum use of it. From Bond's daring escape by gondola cable to the big raid finale, almost every scene rings of excitement.
Of course, with OHMSS we also have the greatest Blofeld of them all, portrayed by Telly Savalas. Even Donald Pleasence, with his gruesome scar and empty threats, has nothing on this Blofeld, who doesn't flinch at the thought of sterilizing entire populations with his "angels of death". Diana Rigg is also a terrific addition to the cast as Tracy di Vincenzo. She'll always be remembered as one of the greatest Bond girls, but not exclusively because of her marriage to 007; I think she lends a remarkable onscreen presence, and without her, things would never be quite the same.
OHMSS gets a 10/10 in my book.
1) The Spy Who Loved Me 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) GoldenEye 4) Casino Royale 5) Goldfinger
Very well said!
No shame in hunting a deal! Cool, thanks for sharing. I've been really debating a blue overcheck - I think I'll see my tailor about one. I only see my tailor once a year for a new MTM suit, always in January - that is coming up soon, so the next one might well be a spot-on grey glen plaid with blue overcheck... .
ead the book, then watched the "film", it's not my fav but it's in top five. Defiently the best 60s film
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
I've always thought Lazenby carried off the suits superbly. The Glencheck discussed is my favourite in the film. I think him being a model probably did help as good posture always makes a suit look better. I'm sure how he looked in a suit must have played some part in him standing out when they were casting.
It's rarely discussed in the general media I think. Bond is summed up as many things, mostly gadgets, cars, girls, and exotic locations, with his tux often getting a mention. But for me Bond has to be wearing fantastic suits. They should look beautiful and luxurious, be worn as perfectly as possible (at least before a fight scene) and he should look sexy in them. It's why I enjoy the inappropriate moments in the films when he adjusts his tie or cuffs; Bond cares about looking good and yet he's never come across as vain IMO.
I agree with that. Being the in-house editor gave him the exact knowledge how a Bond movie should look in the end and he was able to set up the shooting accordingly. I think I read somewhere (Charles Helfenstein's book?) that he wasn't much impressed the way YOLT has been shot and had quite some difficulties in editing a decent movie out of the material available to him. That might gave him a hint of things to avoid.
It's a great pity that the initial financial results and critical reactions were so bad. I think that it would have been a great advantage for upcoming Bond movies, if he would have sat in the director's chair.