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They don't weant to sully the name of the EON Bonds with this impostor - Connery didn't make the Flemingesque OHMSS - but he did come back and make DAF and NSNA - thanks for that! 8-)
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
They don't weant to sully the name of the EON Bonds with this impostor - Connery didn't make the Flemingesque OHMSS - but he did come back and make DAF and NSNA - thanks for that! 8-)
He wouldn't come back in OHMSS after the circumnstances of his working with the producers in YOLT. Although he stated he wanted to shoot it (in a very old interview, circa 1965), he was FED UP with the franchise at that point. Can you blame him? He was everywhere, and he had virtually no privacy. In the mid-'60's, there was no actor more famous in the WORLD than Sean Connery.
I don't think Connery's first departure was just about privacy. My understanding was that there were control and value clashes in the productions and negotiations.
It was a poor man's James Bond..or it was the Superman IV of James Bond movies...more like a Golan-Globus production from the 80's..plus Bernie Casey & Rowan Atkinson were weak. I told Bernie Casey that I didn't like Never Say Never Again when I went to School, he was a trustee there.
It was a poor man's James Bond..or it was the Superman IV of James Bond movies...more like a Golan-Globus production from the 80's..plus Bernie Casey & Rowan Atkinson were weak. I told Bernie Casey that I didn't like Never Say Never Again when I went to School, he was a trustee there.
Well, they weren't the worst of the cast! Kim Basinger was totally flat (er... in an acting sense), Tanner and Moneypenny were dreadful, and Barbara Carrera, much as her OTT Fatima Blush is to be enjoyed, isn't a patch on Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona Volpe. Of the two Largos, I prefer Celi but Brandeur's take is excellent in its own right.
Why was NSNA NOT an official Bond flick?
There were so many differences - first off, the music! Man.
And just the cheesy production values. Connery was Connery, but I always thought he had too much unnecessary makeup in NSNA. And it being McClory's Thunderball story, all they could do was, basically, shoot a version of the same film. My ears were steaming when I saw it - but that's me.
The story at the time of Connery's departure after shooting YOLT was that, Bond being such a super huge franchise in Japan, one day when he was sitting on the john of a public restroom, a reporter tried to interview him through the wall of the stall. But I have no doubt there were other concerns.
The scent smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul-erosion produced by high gambling - a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension - becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.
Just watched NSNA again the other day for the first time in probably 20 years and it's actually got worse in my opinion! The music is simply atrocious. The characterisation of M and Moneypenny are terrible. Connery looks a bit like a transvestite with his wig and heavy make-up and the bad effects are quite stunning. It has few redeeming features but I have to disagree about Rowan Atkinson who I thought was hilarious.
though NSNA is now owned by MGM/EON, I don't regard it as an official Bond movie.
It has not been produced by EON back then, so most (exception Connery) of the well-proven team members where not on board and if you watch the movie, you can see that they've been very short on budget.
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Both Largos were sinister in their own way. But I prefer the Adolfo Largo, he had a more of a commanding presence and was much more believable as head of such a large operation. The Klaus Largo seemed just like an unpredictable loner lunatic. Didnt come off to me as the kind of guy that people would respect or take orders from.
though NSNA is now owned by MGM/EON, I don't regard it as an official Bond movie.
It has not been produced by EON back then, so most (exception Connery) of the well-proven team members where not on board and if you watch the movie, you can see that they've been very short on budget.
Good point. Its not just who made it, but the quality control. Even the bad official Bonds still looked great.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderball_(novel)#Controversy
http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/26837/what-exactly-was-nsna/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Say-Again-Blu-ray/dp/B00AVWIQZS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1357306414&sr=8-7
Not at first, though it's been owned by MGM since 1997.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Bernie Casey "weak"? How dare you, sir!
Well, they weren't the worst of the cast! Kim Basinger was totally flat (er... in an acting sense), Tanner and Moneypenny were dreadful, and Barbara Carrera, much as her OTT Fatima Blush is to be enjoyed, isn't a patch on Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona Volpe. Of the two Largos, I prefer Celi but Brandeur's take is excellent in its own right.
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There were so many differences - first off, the music! Man.
And just the cheesy production values. Connery was Connery, but I always thought he had too much unnecessary makeup in NSNA. And it being McClory's Thunderball story, all they could do was, basically, shoot a version of the same film. My ears were steaming when I saw it - but that's me.
The story at the time of Connery's departure after shooting YOLT was that, Bond being such a super huge franchise in Japan, one day when he was sitting on the john of a public restroom, a reporter tried to interview him through the wall of the stall. But I have no doubt there were other concerns.
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Actually, they do own it now.
It has not been produced by EON back then, so most (exception Connery) of the well-proven team members where not on board and if you watch the movie, you can see that they've been very short on budget.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Both Largos were sinister in their own way. But I prefer the Adolfo Largo, he had a more of a commanding presence and was much more believable as head of such a large operation. The Klaus Largo seemed just like an unpredictable loner lunatic. Didnt come off to me as the kind of guy that people would respect or take orders from.
Good point. Its not just who made it, but the quality control. Even the bad official Bonds still looked great.