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  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 7,211MI6 Agent
    The cinema was aloud with whistles when Wint &Kdd held hands
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Mr Wint's gurning is funny but sinister...
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,331MI6 Agent
    edited June 2020
    Wint and Kidd are great henchmen because they are so unusual and memorable. The same goes for the nice od lady.
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,816MI6 Agent
    Golrush007 wrote:
    Charmed & Dangerous wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    Sir Donald = Colonel Smithers from GF, more of this film channelling GF (we've already heard Shirley Bassey)

    And Roger's boss in The Persuaders...

    The actor Laurence Naismith also had an amusing role as a moaning poultry farmer in The Dam Busters, one of my all time favourites.

    Oh that was him! Very well played.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    A brief Moneypenny cameo
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Mrs Whistler is one example of many... i.e. quirky character types in DAF, not seen in Bond films before...
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  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 7,211MI6 Agent
    I find Wint & Kidd weak
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Music “Bond To Holland” uses the Bond Theme
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,331MI6 Agent
    I'fd like to see Moneypenny in situations like this in hte future.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    CoolHandBond wrote:
    I find Wint & Kidd weak

    They're much more frightening in the novel- it was Guy Hamilton's idea to camp them up
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    Barbel wrote:
    A brief Moneypenny cameo

    Moneypenny out of the office. I do enjoy this cameo a lot. Certainly a lot better than the pitiful parts she was given in the likes of TSWLM and MR.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Music “Bond To Holland” uses the Bond Theme

    I love Barry's scoring of the Amstel part.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Music “Diamonds Are Forever” Lounge version (“Source Instrumental”)- so the tune exists in Bond's world!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,331MI6 Agent
    The opening meeting with Bond is perhaps Tiffany Case's best scene.
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    Lounge is definitely a defining feature of this score. I do enjoy many of these cues.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    The opening meeting with Bond is perhaps Tiffany Case's best scene.

    And very much from Fleming
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 7,211MI6 Agent
    Jill looks lovely
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    The repartee between Bond and Tiffany here is really good. Sharper and funnier than anything similar in the Moore or Brosnan films.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Bond's passport shaves a couple of years off Connery's age
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,816MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    CoolHandBond wrote:
    I find Wint & Kidd weak

    They're much more frightening in the novel- it was Guy Hamilton's idea to camp them up

    The concept is great. Sadly could not be these days, not without extensive re writing!
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I'fd like to see Moneypenny in situations like this in hte future.

    I'd like to see MoneyPenny in outfits like Tiffany's in future.
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Music “Tiffany Case” In Fleming “La Vie En Rose” at this point
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Charmed & Dangerous wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    I'fd like to see Moneypenny in situations like this in hte future.

    I'd like to see MoneyPenny in outfits like Tiffany's in future.

    :)) :)) :))
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    The exactly identical finger whorls prints is funny... intentionally or otherwise.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Q! :x :x :x :x

    (Love the Aston Martin gag in the background)
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Music “Peter Franks”
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Great fight
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Love the brief sight gag about loading a whole raft of missiles into the Aston Marin in Q's workshop.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,331MI6 Agent
    Bond speaking German in the Netherlands :))
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,816MI6 Agent
    The Franks actor - setting aside how good he is in the lift, he is also funny in Carry On Regardless. 12 years earlier!
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