It always surprised me why it wasn't used. It sounds as good as (if not better than) Dr.No (which sounds sooo Austin Powers to me now) or Goldfinger. Then again, english is not my mother tongue. Does it sound so weird or bad in England/US?
I must admit I'm beginning to like HILDEBRANDT RARITY (without the THE sounds better) or PROPERTY OF A LADY (again without the THE, same as AVTAK was FAVTAK). Plus, all of them are Fleming penned titles, which gives them more gravitas.
By the way, anybody read SCORPIUS by John Gardner? I always liked the title and though I read it long ago, I seem to remember it was a good story too. It's sad that the non-Fleming novels are bypassed altogether. Some good titles and stories there.
I read SCORPIUS when it was published. I remember thinking better of it than Gardner's other books, but I can't remember what it was about.
The top 7 Bond films: 1) Dr No. 2) From Russia With Love. 3) Thunderball. 4) On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 5) For Your Eyes Only. 6) The Living Daylights. 7) Licence to Kill.
Cute. Carson McCullers wrote an unpleasant novel Reflections In a Golden Eye which almost sounds like a Fleming title. John Huston filmed it, for some reason. There's an old 19th century play, made into a silent film, which gets revived from time to time, called The Face On the Barroom Floor. I thought Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace should have been called Stop! Or My M. Will Shoot! part 1 and part 2. Skyfall should have been called I Threw It All Away.
The top 7 Bond films: 1) Dr No. 2) From Russia With Love. 3) Thunderball. 4) On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 5) For Your Eyes Only. 6) The Living Daylights. 7) Licence to Kill.
What Richard--W didn't mention (although would claim to have known):
Fleming was very taken with that title, and named his house after it. "Reflections In A Double Bourbon" is Chapter One of GF. McCullers' influence is clear and always has been.
When they remake YOLT (actually make the novel into film for the first time) they should maybe use that title.
I agree. Especially the Garden of Death sequence should be filmed. In my opinion it's the best Fleming sequence not yet filmed. It would also be great if Bond got memory loss after and walked into the hands of the enemy at the end, just like in the novel. Then the PTS of the next film could be the brainwashed 007 trying to assassinate M. Now that M is ex- SAS and Moneypenny is a former agent it could be made into a full action scene. But I think it would be too soon to og in that direction in Bond 24. The new MI6 staff needs to settle in first. If Craig makes six movies it could happen in Bond 25 and 26.
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NLF?
Thanks TP. I haven't read any of the non-Fleming books, so I'm not familiar with them.
The spy who was Lush.
The title song's already been written (or was that Secret Asian Man?).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdC9P58hJT8
I make no excuses for that video.
Hey!!! X-(
When your joints are more accurate than the weatherman's, you know you're getting older.
You're getting older when the girl you just smiled at thinks you are one of her father's friends.
Grandchildren don't make a you feel old. It's knowing that you're married to a grandmother
BINGO!
Maybe Double-o-Dozen. (=24).
Gross over Six. Where the villain Gerhard Gross is killing off the other 00 agents before getting to the 7th one.
(Gross over six is 144 / 6 = 24.) Wasn't there a TV series with that number?
Bleuville.
M: "Jealous husbands, outraged chefs, humiliated tailors . . . the list is endless."
It always surprised me why it wasn't used. It sounds as good as (if not better than) Dr.No (which sounds sooo Austin Powers to me now) or Goldfinger. Then again, english is not my mother tongue. Does it sound so weird or bad in England/US?
I must admit I'm beginning to like HILDEBRANDT RARITY (without the THE sounds better) or PROPERTY OF A LADY (again without the THE, same as AVTAK was FAVTAK). Plus, all of them are Fleming penned titles, which gives them more gravitas.
When they remake YOLT (actually make the novel into film for the first time) they should maybe use that title.
I read SCORPIUS when it was published. I remember thinking better of it than Gardner's other books, but I can't remember what it was about.
Cute. Carson McCullers wrote an unpleasant novel Reflections In a Golden Eye which almost sounds like a Fleming title. John Huston filmed it, for some reason. There's an old 19th century play, made into a silent film, which gets revived from time to time, called The Face On the Barroom Floor. I thought Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace should have been called Stop! Or My M. Will Shoot! part 1 and part 2. Skyfall should have been called I Threw It All Away.
Fleming was very taken with that title, and named his house after it. "Reflections In A Double Bourbon" is Chapter One of GF. McCullers' influence is clear and always has been.
I agree. Especially the Garden of Death sequence should be filmed. In my opinion it's the best Fleming sequence not yet filmed. It would also be great if Bond got memory loss after and walked into the hands of the enemy at the end, just like in the novel. Then the PTS of the next film could be the brainwashed 007 trying to assassinate M. Now that M is ex- SAS and Moneypenny is a former agent it could be made into a full action scene. But I think it would be too soon to og in that direction in Bond 24. The new MI6 staff needs to settle in first. If Craig makes six movies it could happen in Bond 25 and 26.