GE - M prefers bourbon but drinks Jack Daniels (a Tennessee whisky)
I guess in the case of Bond that it needs to be correct, but most people don't make the distinction between Tennessee whisky and bourbon - especially outside the U.S.
GE - M prefers bourbon but drinks Jack Daniels (a Tennessee whisky)
I guess in the case of Bond that it needs to be correct, but most people don't make the distinction between Tennessee whisky and bourbon - especially outside the U.S.
Touché. Many Americans don't know the difference. For myself as an aficionado of both spirits and Bond, it always gets me.
Cheers, nonetheless! -{
GE - M prefers bourbon but drinks Jack Daniels (a Tennessee whisky)
I guess in the case of Bond that it needs to be correct, but most people don't make the distinction between Tennessee whisky and bourbon - especially outside the U.S.
Touché. Many Americans don't know the difference. For myself as an aficionado of both spirits and Bond, it always gets me.
Cheers, nonetheless! -{
Glad you actually pointed it out as I didn't know myself.
This is probably more than a little niggle, but I just hate how Felix and Blofeld were re cast every time, because it would add more to what is a very thin continuity. Especially with the re cast of Blofeld for DAF. It takes away from the fact Bond is out for revenge, when the guy he's getting revenge on isn't the same actor who killed Tracy. Re casting Felix annoys me as well, because.....why? It's the same as if Bond was re cast with every single film!
Another major thing that annoys me is how actors have played multiple roles in the films, especially when it's major roles, like with Maud Adams, Charles Gray and Joe Don Baker. It's distracting, and just doesn't make sense. It's like if Christian Bale played the next Batman villain, or if Pierce Brosnan played Blofeld next (which, BTW, would be awesome and I really wouldn't mind).
Another major thing that annoys me is how actors have played multiple roles in the films, especially when it's major roles, like with Maud Adams, Charles Gray and Joe Don Baker. It's distracting, and just doesn't make sense. It's like if Christian Bale played the next Batman villain, or if Pierce Brosnan played Blofeld next (which, BTW, would be awesome and I really wouldn't mind).
Try watching British television from the 1960s and you'll see the same actors play many roles in the same series. Check out The Saint and you'll see actors like George Pastell and Paul Stassino (who you'll recognise from Bond films) play five different roles throughout the show's six series. Other actors make six or seven appearances in different roles. It seemed like there weren't all that many actors working in the UK at the time, and the casting directors didn't go out of their way to find people. I can understand Charles Gray in two different roles, but Joe Don Baker shouldn't have come back because by the 90s it should have been much easier to find good actors than it was decades earlier.
Another major thing that annoys me is how actors have played multiple roles in the films, especially when it's major roles, like with Maud Adams, Charles Gray and Joe Don Baker. It's distracting, and just doesn't make sense. It's like if Christian Bale played the next Batman villain, or if Pierce Brosnan played Blofeld next (which, BTW, would be awesome and I really wouldn't mind).
Try watching British television from the 1960s and you'll see the same actors play many roles in the same series. Check out The Saint and you'll see actors like George Pastell and Paul Stassino (who you'll recognise from Bond films) play five different roles throughout the show's six series. Other actors make six or seven appearances in different roles. It seemed like there weren't all that many actors working in the UK at the time, and the casting directors didn't go out of their way to find people. I can understand Charles Gray in two different roles, but Joe Don Baker shouldn't have come back because by the 90s it should have been much easier to find good actors than it was decades earlier.
Try even watching British television and movies from the 90s and you'll see most of the Bond cast in it....
Ok, so this isn't really a niggle, but I am wondering if this is intentional or just lazy. So at the end of the tanker chase in LTK, Bond says "Don't you want to know why?" And we get a close up of the lighter. However, this is the same shot from the wedding scene; the background is black, and the lighter is between Bond's thumb and finger, wheras in the scene it's in the palm of his hand. So, is this intentional? Is it supposed to be a flashback? Or is it just being lazy by using the same shot rather than making a new one?
if Pierce Brosnan played Blofeld next (which, BTW, would be awesome and I really wouldn't mind).
If we're going down that road....Connery as Blofeld. Roger Moore as M. Hell, or Q! )
Daniel Craig as Eric Kriegler!
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TND - The Sheryl Crow theme. Put Surrender up front, and Crow's theme at the end.
I must be in the minority, because I have a strong preference for the Sheryl Crow theme. The word "Surrender" is not even in Bond''s vocabulary and should not be the main theme! However, I am delighted to have it in the credits just because it's way better than that godawful boring song in GE credits.
And we get a close up of the lighter. However, this is the same shot from the wedding scene; the background is black, and the lighter is between Bond's thumb and finger, wheras in the scene it's in the palm of his hand.
Whoa, I will keep this in mind next time I watch LTK. I love this thread.
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Ok, so this isn't really a niggle, but I am wondering if this is intentional or just lazy. So at the end of the tanker chase in LTK, Bond says "Don't you want to know why?" And we get a close up of the lighter. However, this is the same shot from the wedding scene; the background is black, and the lighter is between Bond's thumb and finger, wheras in the scene it's in the palm of his hand. So, is this intentional? Is it supposed to be a flashback? Or is it just being lazy by using the same shot rather than making a new one?
I'd say this is lazy rather than subtle story-telling. They probably forgot to shoot an insert shot & just took one from earlier, hoping nobody would notice. I know I didn't until it was pointed out to me.
TND - The Sheryl Crow theme. Put Surrender up front, and Crow's theme at the end.
I must be in the minority, because I have a strong preference for the Sheryl Crow theme. The word "Surrender" is not even in Bond''s vocabulary and should not be the main theme! However, I am delighted to have it in the credits just because it's way better than that godawful boring song in GE credits.
I think you misunderstand the lyrics, because the song isn't about James Bond surrendering. If it were the main title, the song would have been called "Tomorrow Never Dies". It was only called "Surrender" so not to confuse it with Crow's song.
The LTK insert shot could be an Homage to the insert shot in Goldfinger.
When Bond is dying for a slash. ....... at The Mustang's tyres, the shot of him
opening his armrest. Is actually taken from the later night time car chase.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
In my humble opinion, it's a flashback to the presentation of it at the wedding.
I'm guessing you were watching it too on itv4 ?
Yes. I watch the films often, yet I always seem to post something in this thread when I'm watching it on ITV4. First they throw adverts in, now they're making me see problems in the films.......I don't think I'll be watching a Bond film on ITV4 again for a while!
I always like to see where TV companies have made cuts etc, as sometimes their
Decisions seem crazy
Although I do agree Bluray and streaming services are far better. {[]
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Stream the films, or watch them on dvd/blu ray. ITV do a terrible disservice to the films!
Agree. I cannot watch a film anymore on TV with ad breaks. Watch on blu ray or dvd.
I also agree. Only Blu-ray for me. I don't think I could go back to the quality of my old DVDs. Blu-ray is still better quality than streaming, and streaming can lag.
I always like to see where TV companies have made cuts etc, as sometimes their
Decisions seem crazy
Although I do agree Bluray and streaming services are far better. {[]
You must be a very patient person! I get pissed off when I notice something has been cut. And the end credits are usually sped up with a advertisement shown on top of them. That bothers me so much.
I always like to see where TV companies have made cuts etc, as sometimes their
Decisions seem crazy
Although I do agree Bluray and streaming services are far better. {[]
You must be a very patient person! I get pissed off when I notice something has been cut. And the end credits are usually sped up with a advertisement shown on top of them. That bothers me so much.
It bothers me also but bond on tv gives me something to settle to bed with, and I'm usually on here during the ad breaks, sometimes I go the whole hog, Bond on itv4, ajb during the ad breaks and reading a bond novel as well (currently re visiting Dr No) the full bond immersion
When I'm blueraying it's an event with popcorn, curtains drawn and surround sound way up high.
{[] Agreed, I watch Bond on bluray on my big screen tv, in my study, to get the Full Bond experience
also as an ex wedding photographer, I have been told that yes I do indeed have " The patience of a saint" )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
) you'd need it for that job! I'm sure wedding photographers pick backdrops on grass just to see the ladies heels sink into the ground.
I think I don't mind the adverts as this is how I first watched many bond films as a kid.
I always like to see where TV companies have made cuts etc, as sometimes their
Decisions seem crazy
Although I do agree Bluray and streaming services are far better. {[]
You must be a very patient person! I get pissed off when I notice something has been cut. And the end credits are usually sped up with a advertisement shown on top of them. That bothers me so much.
It bothers me also but bond on tv gives me something to settle to bed with, and I'm usually on here during the ad breaks, sometimes I go the whole hog, Bond on itv4, ajb during the ad breaks and reading a bond novel as well (currently re visiting Dr No) the full bond immersion
When I'm blueraying it's an event with popcorn, curtains drawn and surround sound way up high.
Wow. Both impressed and slightly appalled by your dedication.
Of that of which we cannot speak we must pass over in silence- Ludwig Wittgenstein.
I always like to see where TV companies have made cuts etc, as sometimes their
Decisions seem crazy
Although I do agree Bluray and streaming services are far better. {[]
You must be a very patient person! I get pissed off when I notice something has been cut. And the end credits are usually sped up with a advertisement shown on top of them. That bothers me so much.
You must be a very patient person! I get pissed off when I notice something has been cut. And the end credits are usually sped up with a advertisement shown on top of them. That bothers me so much.
It bothers me also but bond on tv gives me something to settle to bed with, and I'm usually on here during the ad breaks, sometimes I go the whole hog, Bond on itv4, ajb during the ad breaks and reading a bond novel as well (currently re visiting Dr No) the full bond immersion
When I'm blueraying it's an event with popcorn, curtains drawn and surround sound way up high.
Wow. Both impressed and slightly appalled by your dedication.
Thunderpussy is both impressive and appalling I agree I'm just dedicated
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I guess in the case of Bond that it needs to be correct, but most people don't make the distinction between Tennessee whisky and bourbon - especially outside the U.S.
"Better make that two."
Touché. Many Americans don't know the difference. For myself as an aficionado of both spirits and Bond, it always gets me.
Cheers, nonetheless! -{
Glad you actually pointed it out as I didn't know myself.
"Better make that two."
Let's face it - realistically, as soon as Bond drops out the vent, rather unglamorously, his head ends up in the bare lap of a dead Russian man.
More to the point, how was he even being held up in the vent?
Another major thing that annoys me is how actors have played multiple roles in the films, especially when it's major roles, like with Maud Adams, Charles Gray and Joe Don Baker. It's distracting, and just doesn't make sense. It's like if Christian Bale played the next Batman villain, or if Pierce Brosnan played Blofeld next (which, BTW, would be awesome and I really wouldn't mind).
Try watching British television from the 1960s and you'll see the same actors play many roles in the same series. Check out The Saint and you'll see actors like George Pastell and Paul Stassino (who you'll recognise from Bond films) play five different roles throughout the show's six series. Other actors make six or seven appearances in different roles. It seemed like there weren't all that many actors working in the UK at the time, and the casting directors didn't go out of their way to find people. I can understand Charles Gray in two different roles, but Joe Don Baker shouldn't have come back because by the 90s it should have been much easier to find good actors than it was decades earlier.
If we're going down that road....Connery as Blofeld. Roger Moore as M. Hell, or Q!
Try even watching British television and movies from the 90s and you'll see most of the Bond cast in it....
"Better make that two."
I'm guessing you were watching it too on itv4 ?
Daniel Craig as Eric Kriegler!
Objectively speaking, Roger Moore would have been a great Q.
That line bothers me. No reason to make Bond that freakin' smart. Let the experts do the briefing.
I must be in the minority, because I have a strong preference for the Sheryl Crow theme. The word "Surrender" is not even in Bond''s vocabulary and should not be the main theme! However, I am delighted to have it in the credits just because it's way better than that godawful boring song in GE credits.
One of the many reasons I've been enjoying the Saint series lately. (on my multi-region DVD player) -{
Whoa, I will keep this in mind next time I watch LTK. I love this thread.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
I'd say this is lazy rather than subtle story-telling. They probably forgot to shoot an insert shot & just took one from earlier, hoping nobody would notice. I know I didn't until it was pointed out to me.
I think you misunderstand the lyrics, because the song isn't about James Bond surrendering. If it were the main title, the song would have been called "Tomorrow Never Dies". It was only called "Surrender" so not to confuse it with Crow's song.
When Bond is dying for a slash. ....... at The Mustang's tyres, the shot of him
opening his armrest. Is actually taken from the later night time car chase.
Yes. I watch the films often, yet I always seem to post something in this thread when I'm watching it on ITV4. First they throw adverts in, now they're making me see problems in the films.......I don't think I'll be watching a Bond film on ITV4 again for a while!
Watched Dr No on itv4 last night. -{
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Agree. I cannot watch a film anymore on TV with ad breaks. Watch on blu ray or dvd.
Decisions seem crazy
Although I do agree Bluray and streaming services are far better. {[]
I also agree. Only Blu-ray for me. I don't think I could go back to the quality of my old DVDs. Blu-ray is still better quality than streaming, and streaming can lag.
You must be a very patient person! I get pissed off when I notice something has been cut. And the end credits are usually sped up with a advertisement shown on top of them. That bothers me so much.
When I'm blueraying it's an event with popcorn, curtains drawn and surround sound way up high.
also as an ex wedding photographer, I have been told that yes I do indeed have " The patience of a saint"
I think I don't mind the adverts as this is how I first watched many bond films as a kid.
Wow. Both impressed and slightly appalled by your dedication.