AJB live commentary on AVTAK

Thunderbird 2

If they damage that Bridge, Starfleet Academy are going to be really pissed off!

Number24

This scene always reminds me of the last time I an airship caught me unawares ) )

Shady Tree

Bond depends completely on May Day's physical prowess...

while Stacey is beautifully framed as an archetypal damsel in distress...

Barbel

Back projection

Barbel

Zorin's blimp uses the same colours as the Goodyear blimp cos they used that for some long shots.

Number24

The scene were the airship moves towards Golden Gate bridge is great and so is the music.

Thunderbird 2

Oh dear. Windbag goes pop!

Shady Tree

In a way it's good that Scarpine is understated... it allows Walken to shine more in their bits together

Barbel

Music “Golden Gate Fight” the “Snow Job” theme again

Thunderbird 2

Final scene with Q and another machine going ‘Ping!’

Barbel

Walken's giggle is great

Number24

I also like how the music kicks in when the fight on the bridge starts.

Number24

Shady Tree

I know that the authorities responsible for the bridge really limited what the Bond team were allowed to do on location, but the final fight does 'undersell' as looking performed on a small stage with all that back projection

Barbel

Goodbye Lois Maxwell

Barbel

Some interesting dialogue between Bond & Stacey in the shower, hard to hear

Thunderbird 2

Shady Tree wrote:

I know that the authorities responsible for the bridge really limited what the Bond team were allowed to do on location, but the final fight does 'undersell' as looking performed on a small stage with all that back projection

For me the final shot of the blimp collapsing onto the water doesn’t work. It’s too different from the location.

Number24

It's very apropriate to let Moore's Bond bow out in a inapropriate scene with a far too young lady :007)

Shady Tree

The old man with the stick of dynamite... he's a bit like a 'bad guy' version of Q. And the way he and Scarpine fumble around, before blowing up, echoes the fate of the helicopter crew in the PTS.

Barbel

So, farewell to Roger Moore in one of his lesser Bond films.

Number24

We still have a couple of his films left to watch

Barbel

Did anyone see where Higgins went?

Shady Tree

Moore gives good service for his lasting outing as Bond. To me, it wasn't so much that he looked tired (he didn't) than that the Glen/Wilson style was starting to seem fatigued.

Higgins

I like the job title „Damage Artists“

Thunderbird 2

But, in retrospect, still entertaining and it’s aged well, considering how badly it was originally received.

Higgins.... What’s next?

Higgins

We‘re going to Hamburg, I guess

Bloke on the rearseat :007)

Barbel

Plenty of good points about this film- Walken, Duran Duran, locations, some good supporting actors. But plenty of poor points, too.

Barbel

Higgins wrote:

We‘re going to Hamburg, I guess

Bloke on the rearseat :007)

Oh, good! One of my favourites!

Number24

Moore is obviously too old even though he does a good job. In spite of the aged cast (and a couple who are comparatibly too young) I think AVTAK has many enjoyable moments. In fact I like it more than his two first Bonds

Barbel

Gymkata wrote:

Shady Tree wrote:

Moore gives good service for his lasting outing as Bond. To me, it wasn't so much that he looked tired (he didn't) than that the Glen/Wilson style was starting to seem fatigued.

Again, I think that John Glen was the worst thing to happen to the Bond series.

I'm kinda dreading watching OCTOPUSSY now. I watched a recent video for ranking the entire film series where the guy ranked OP as the worst film of the lot and honestly, his comments on the film all made sense.

Contrariwise, it's one of my top Bond films. Go figure )