The two electrifying scenes in Goldfinger, knocking the lamp into the bath (quick witted) and manoeuvring Oddjob into knocking his bowler hat into the armed bars.
Actually. Oddjob was aiming at Bond, who was quick enough to duck. Oddjob walks nonchalantly over to retrieve it and try again, and THAT'S when Bond lunges for the sliced electrical cable.
Ooh, I dunno. See how, as Oddjob is preparing to throw his hat, Bond sort of manoevres around so his back is facing the bars. That way, if Bond ducks, the hat will get stuck in the bars and Bond can make his next move.
Nah, Bond thought of the electrocution move at the very, very last second. I really don't think it was premeditated. I'll have to rewatch Goldfinger again with this in mind.
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The two electrifying scenes in Goldfinger, knocking the lamp into the bath (quick witted) and manoeuvring Oddjob into knocking his bowler hat into the armed bars.
Actually. Oddjob was aiming at Bond, who was quick enough to duck. Oddjob walks nonchalantly over to retrieve it and try again, and THAT'S when Bond lunges for the sliced electrical cable.
Ooh, I dunno. See how, as Oddjob is preparing to throw his hat, Bond sort of manoevres around so his back is facing the bars. That way, if Bond ducks, the hat will get stuck in the bars and Bond can make his next move.
Thanks for your comment, Always Shaken.
Can't say I've ever needed to fry a snake in the hotels I've stayed in !
I think the way Rog scorches the serpent and then carries on smoking and shaving as
if nothing has happened is Bond at his best.
I'm on a Dalton kick, but I think the last 25 minutes of "Licence to Kill" are Bond at his most ingenious. He kills Sanchez, several other guys, and destroys an entire drug operation with:
A flaming beaker of gasoline.
A fire extinguisher.
A tanker truck X2.
A cropduster.
A Pam Bovier.
And An engraved lighter.
No gun. No Q gadget. Strictly the items at his disposal.
I'm on a Dalton kick, but I think the last 25 minutes of "Licence to Kill" are Bond at his most ingenious. He kills Sanchez, several other guys, and destroys an entire drug operation with:
A flaming beaker of gasoline.
A fire extinguisher.
A tanker truck X2.
A cropduster.
A Pam Bovier.
And An engraved lighter.
No gun. No Q gadget. Strictly the items at his disposal.
I cannot stress my complete agreement enough here! -{ )
I'm on a Dalton kick, but I think the last 25 minutes of "Licence to Kill" are Bond at his most ingenious. He kills Sanchez, several other guys, and destroys an entire drug operation with:
A flaming beaker of gasoline.
A fire extinguisher.
A tanker truck X2.
A cropduster.
A Pam Bovier.
And An engraved lighter.
No gun. No Q gadget. Strictly the items at his disposal.
I cannot stress my complete agreement enough here! -{ )
Indeed, you've got a new Timothy Dalton IS James Bond fan to add to his praises.
I'm on a Dalton kick, but I think the last 25 minutes of "Licence to Kill" are Bond at his most ingenious. He kills Sanchez, several other guys, and destroys an entire drug operation with:
A flaming beaker of gasoline.
A fire extinguisher.
A tanker truck X2.
A cropduster.
A Pam Bovier.
And An engraved lighter.
No gun. No Q gadget. Strictly the items at his disposal.
I cannot stress my complete agreement enough here! -{ )
I liked the sequence, but thought it was a little poorly executed. Bond and Holly act so damned suspicious that it's amazing the guard doesn't figure it out. And the bed was ridiculously easy to get his hands free from. But using the fire extinguisher itself was clever.
Several here have mentioned the using the laces to climb back up the rope in FYEO. That one always makes me cringe, I have to say. I climb trees for a living, and use Prusik knots all the time. That would never have worked. They would have tightened up instantly and have been unable to move. As a movie bit, it's fun to watch, but in the back of my mind I'm always going "yeah right"
My favorite is in FYEO, however. In the ski scene when he's being chased by the motorcycles, he jumps, spins a helicopter move and knocks the gun from the baddies hands with his skis. Super cool!
Beg your pardon, forgot to knock...
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Several here have mentioned the using the laces to climb back up the rope in FYEO. That one always makes me cringe, I have to say. I climb trees for a living, and use Prusik knots all the time. That would never have worked. They would have tightened up instantly and have been unable to move. As a movie bit, it's fun to watch, but in the back of my mind I'm always going "yeah right"
My favorite is in FYEO, however. In the ski scene when he's being chased by the motorcycles, he jumps, spins a helicopter move and knocks the gun from the baddies hands with his skis. Super cool!
Is that what they call the knot Moore Bond makes with his shoe laces - I've never really understood how that would have worked in real life and perhaps the answer to that one is "It wouldn't have."
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Breathing air from the car tyre in AVTAK. Watched a documentary
on Movie science and this worked. )
Yes, that the new version of the breather apparatus in Thunderball, of course. That's another reason why I like AVTAK - no real gadgetry on display - just resourcefulness - like Moore Bond cutting the mooring rope on the Zorin Industries blimp with an axe causing an indirect explosion that kills Mortner and Scarpine. AVTAK is truly a great underrated Bond film. See Andrew McNess' superlative book James Bond in Our Sights - A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill' (2011) for more details on this.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Did I already post this great little excerpt from Mark O'Connells' Memoirs of a Bond Fan:
"In A View to a Kill Moore plays a Bond who is still wholly resourceful. This is a 007 who thinks on his feet, throws a gas tank into underwater propellers, uses the air from a car tyre to breathe , improvises in a ligt inferno and saves the girl with a waste paper bin and a canvas fire hose. He even juggles three aliases!"
My current 10 favorite:
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
Several here have mentioned the using the laces to climb back up the rope in FYEO. That one always makes me cringe, I have to say. I climb trees for a living, and use Prusik knots all the time. That would never have worked. They would have tightened up instantly and have been unable to move. As a movie bit, it's fun to watch, but in the back of my mind I'm always going "yeah right"
My favorite is in FYEO, however. In the ski scene when he's being chased by the motorcycles, he jumps, spins a helicopter move and knocks the gun from the baddies hands with his skis. Super cool!
Is that what they call the knot Moore Bond makes with his shoe laces - I've never really understood how that would have worked in real life and perhaps the answer to that one is "It wouldn't have."
Yeah, Prusik's a great knot if your cords are the right size in relation to each other. A 1/2" rope like he was climbing needs a 3/8" prusik line to be workable. They work by putting a bend in the rope and acting like a brake. But you have to advance them by hand and shoelaces would be too small to grip and would bind quickly. The principle is right, but not with shoelaces.
So for that stunt they had to be using mechanical ascenders. His climbing motion in the distance shots was different than the closeups.
Beg your pardon, forgot to knock...
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,871MI6 Agent
Several here have mentioned the using the laces to climb back up the rope in FYEO. That one always makes me cringe, I have to say. I climb trees for a living, and use Prusik knots all the time. That would never have worked. They would have tightened up instantly and have been unable to move. As a movie bit, it's fun to watch, but in the back of my mind I'm always going "yeah right"
My favorite is in FYEO, however. In the ski scene when he's being chased by the motorcycles, he jumps, spins a helicopter move and knocks the gun from the baddies hands with his skis. Super cool!
Is that what they call the knot Moore Bond makes with his shoe laces - I've never really understood how that would have worked in real life and perhaps the answer to that one is "It wouldn't have."
Yeah, Prusik's a great knot if your cords are the right size in relation to each other, although I prefer a variation on it called a Schwabisch. But for that stunt they had to be using mechanical ascenders. His climbing motion in the distance shots was different than the closeups.
Yes, that scene has always bothered me too in the credibility stakes. It kind of ruins the illusion of an otherwise very tense and exciting scene in FYEO, the forgotten James Bond film.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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Nah, Bond thought of the electrocution move at the very, very last second. I really don't think it was premeditated. I'll have to rewatch Goldfinger again with this in mind.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
Moore jumping down onto the Eiffel tower lift in AVTAK.
Another cheeky one in AVTAK when he uses the packaging machine to tie up the henchman.
Bamboo snorkels in Dr No.
the aerosol flame thrower by Roger in LALD
pure impromtu and if we are all honest
weve all done it .
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Can't say I've ever needed to fry a snake in the hotels I've stayed in !
I think the way Rog scorches the serpent and then carries on smoking and shaving as
if nothing has happened is Bond at his best.
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as the squashed spider.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
A flaming beaker of gasoline.
A fire extinguisher.
A tanker truck X2.
A cropduster.
A Pam Bovier.
And An engraved lighter.
No gun. No Q gadget. Strictly the items at his disposal.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Indeed, you've got a new Timothy Dalton IS James Bond fan to add to his praises.
All I can say is welcome to the forums! I've read some of your posts and am in complete agreement with all of them. -{
That's one I was going to mention, that and using his laces as a pulley in FYEO climactic cliff climb.
Ditto.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvcPeFbXY2Y
" I don't listen to hip hop!"
Before the days of subtitles I would watch the VHS and NEVER understand what Columbo was calling him. I called Apostis "Bostis" for years
My favorite is in FYEO, however. In the ski scene when he's being chased by the motorcycles, he jumps, spins a helicopter move and knocks the gun from the baddies hands with his skis. Super cool!
Is that what they call the knot Moore Bond makes with his shoe laces - I've never really understood how that would have worked in real life and perhaps the answer to that one is "It wouldn't have."
on Movie science and this worked.
http://youtu.be/P0d8-Fxdx8Y The Prussik Knot
I'm sure It would not work for a Normal person, But this
Is Bond
Yes, that the new version of the breather apparatus in Thunderball, of course. That's another reason why I like AVTAK - no real gadgetry on display - just resourcefulness - like Moore Bond cutting the mooring rope on the Zorin Industries blimp with an axe causing an indirect explosion that kills Mortner and Scarpine. AVTAK is truly a great underrated Bond film. See Andrew McNess' superlative book James Bond in Our Sights - A Close Look at 'A View to A Kill' (2011) for more details on this.
" I don't listen to hip hop!"
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
"In A View to a Kill Moore plays a Bond who is still wholly resourceful. This is a 007 who thinks on his feet, throws a gas tank into underwater propellers, uses the air from a car tyre to breathe , improvises in a ligt inferno and saves the girl with a waste paper bin and a canvas fire hose. He even juggles three aliases!"
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
he was a telephone engineer and producing a quiche.
A man of many skills this Bond.
Indeed. Not to mention riding a horse, scuba diving, Olympic-class skiing...
Yeah, Prusik's a great knot if your cords are the right size in relation to each other. A 1/2" rope like he was climbing needs a 3/8" prusik line to be workable. They work by putting a bend in the rope and acting like a brake. But you have to advance them by hand and shoelaces would be too small to grip and would bind quickly. The principle is right, but not with shoelaces.
So for that stunt they had to be using mechanical ascenders. His climbing motion in the distance shots was different than the closeups.
Yes, that scene has always bothered me too in the credibility stakes. It kind of ruins the illusion of an otherwise very tense and exciting scene in FYEO, the forgotten James Bond film.