CS is a magnificent novel. Amis may have only done one, but what a novel to do. It is very rich in detail and violence. I proudly include it in the Fleming timeline.
I read Col Sun several years ago, but re-read near the back of the book recently where Sun has captured Bond and
with the recent Spectre film, people say the torture scene is taken from the CS book.
Well I noticed that there is text where Sun talks of a man who he gouged his eyes out and "There was no one there in his head".
This section has been used word-for-word as spoken by Blofeld in the new film.
I didn't realise how similiar it is.
The inclusion of material from Colonel Sun in Spectre excited me greatly, because for the first time the film series has acknowledged a contribution from the continuation series. While I don't necessarily expect them to continue mining material from the other continuations, at least it sets a precedent for looking beyond Fleming for material.
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The inclusion of material from Colonel Sun in Spectre excited me greatly, because for the first time the film series has acknowledged a contribution from the continuation series. While I don't necessarily expect them to continue mining material from the other continuations, at least it sets a precedent for looking beyond Fleming for material.
I felt exactly the same way as you! That's partly why I rank Spectre at No. 3 in my Bond films list. -{
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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I read Col Sun several years ago, but re-read near the back of the book recently where Sun has captured Bond and
with the recent Spectre film, people say the torture scene is taken from the CS book.
Well I noticed that there is text where Sun talks of a man who he gouged his eyes out and "There was no one there in his head".
This section has been used word-for-word as spoken by Blofeld in the new film.
I didn't realise how similiar it is.
Bleuville.
an end credit about Col Sun in Spectre.
Indeed an end credit.
Must read the section again
Yes, they thank the Estate of Kingsley Amis at the end of the film. I sat on in the cinema as the last person in order to confirm this!
You're quite right TP, I did. {[]
Yes I saw that film credit at the end of Spectre.
The text in the book is about page 260 in Chapter 19- "The Theory and Practice of Torture".
Bleuville.
I felt exactly the same way as you! That's partly why I rank Spectre at No. 3 in my Bond films list.