I need to get my hands on the re-mastered Blu Ray of OHMSS and watch it straight through...it's been awhile since I have seen it all the way through. Actually, I'd really love to see it again in a proper theater. Last month, one of the local independent cinemas had a mini Bondfest, featuring 4K DCP's of FRWL and Goldfinger. I would love to see a 4K DCP of OHMSS with the remastered/remixed multi channel soundtrack. It would be the perfect way to revisit that film and reform my opinion of it.
I read On Her Majesties Secret Service before I saw the film. I was so surprised how like the book the film was. They even included the avalanche sequence. I do remember the fireworks going off above Piz Gloria as he escaped in the book.
1. For Your Eyes Only 2. The Living Daylights 3 From Russia with Love 4. Casino Royale 5. OHMSS 6. Skyfall
Yep its my favourite as well. -{
It never used to be, but over time and repeated viewings it has claimed the top spot in my rankings.
The escape from Piz Gloria is one of the greatest sequences in Bond film history, helped by the fantastic music -{
Yep its my favourite as well. -{
It never used to be, but over time and repeated viewings it has claimed the top spot in my rankings.
The escape from Piz Gloria is one of the greatest sequences in Bond film history, helped by the fantastic music -{
What makes the whole Escape even greater is that Blofeld takes Part in the Persuit himself -{
1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
Couldnt agree more. As a kid I hated this film, now its in my top 3!!
I almost agree completely. I hated it when I was a kid, but I've just bought the Bond 50 Blu-Ray set and watched OHMSS this afternoon, and it has grown on me immensely. Not quite top 3 material, but it has certainly moved quite dramatically up my list.
Savalas was definately a different take on Blofeld than the other incarnations. Definately more hands-on. Until the Craig films, continuity was not a strong point of the Bond films....I just consider it part of the charm of the older films.
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Yes, I agree that Telly Savalas was the best Blofeld by a long shot - more faithful to the novels version than any other, though that wouldn't be difficult admittedly! )
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
You could have a chat over a Glass of Scotch with Savalas's Blofeld, more then you could with Pleasence's or Grey's Portrayals -{
They (especially Pleasance) are more caricatures aren't they? They seem phoney Blofelds to me. I kind of like Charles Gray's version though, perversely. )
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
DAF most likely would have been quite a different film if Lazenby had returned. For the most part, DAF was a Roger Moore film with Connery as Bond. If DAF did have the same script, only with Lazenby, it would have been a huge disaster IMO. Connery was good enough to pull off that type of material, but for Lazenby it would have been awful; like a bad Bond parody.
I find DAF awful but absolutely love the book. Its not just the old ageing Connery thing either, the film on the whole is a bit dull for me (especially location wise when it should be quite spectacular in theory)
The lead lady and of course Kidd and Wint are excellent but I can't stand Blofeld in this one. I think they really blew this one script wise.
I actually rate it as prob the worst of the EON series, prefer AVTAK anyday !!
but once they saw OHMSS sell less than YOLT, they went apeshit with the script
Yes, that's pretty accurate. And broadshoulder's comment is right, too- they wanted another Goldfinger : Connery, Hamilton, Maibaum, Bassey... and as AOS hints, originally Frobe too.
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And mine. Although OHMSS shares the top spot with From Russia with Love. Both films are in a class of their own - even beyond the Bond canon.
It never used to be, but over time and repeated viewings it has claimed the top spot in my rankings.
The escape from Piz Gloria is one of the greatest sequences in Bond film history, helped by the fantastic music -{
What makes the whole Escape even greater is that Blofeld takes Part in the Persuit himself -{
I almost agree completely. I hated it when I was a kid, but I've just bought the Bond 50 Blu-Ray set and watched OHMSS this afternoon, and it has grown on me immensely. Not quite top 3 material, but it has certainly moved quite dramatically up my list.
They (especially Pleasance) are more caricatures aren't they? They seem phoney Blofelds to me. I kind of like Charles Gray's version though, perversely.
Talking about Lazenby in DAF, I did write up my own Idea for his Version on here a couple of Years ago -{
http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/43873/how-i-would-have-started-daf/
Yes, it was. Lazenby quit in late 1969. Richard Maibaum began work on the DAF script in June 1970.
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Thats basically what happened. The went back to the pride of the fleet and wanted to out Goldfinger goldfinger..
The lead lady and of course Kidd and Wint are excellent but I can't stand Blofeld in this one. I think they really blew this one script wise.
I actually rate it as prob the worst of the EON series, prefer AVTAK anyday
No, it was an early decision (before Maibaum started work) to return to fantasy.
Yes, that's pretty accurate. And broadshoulder's comment is right, too- they wanted another Goldfinger : Connery, Hamilton, Maibaum, Bassey... and as AOS hints, originally Frobe too.