Some random questions and observations
backtothefold
Posts: 15MI6 Agent
I've been away for a while, so I apologize in advance if any of these subjects have been discussed before. A lot of these thoughts were spurred on by my watching the Ultimate collections.
TMWTGG. Jeez, this movie bites. It only moves forward by idiocy. First, Scaramanga doesn't notice the solex lying on the floor of the kickboxing arena. Huh? Then Scaramanga gets the solex back because Goodnight, the worst Bond girl of them all, in my opinion, gets herself kidnapped. Then Bond, rather than taking Scaramanga out when he's unarmed, lets himself get talked into a duel on Scaramanga's home turf. Then Bond manages to unclothe his wax duplicate, dress in the duplicate's clothes, find a gun somewhere, and pose in the duplicate's spot, all in full view of Scaramanga. WTF?! All in all, a wretched movie.
I've also had my first chance to see Pierce Brosnan as Bond. I guess I had sort of a grudge against EON after they dismissed Timothy Dalton, who I loved in the role, and I thought Brosnan a touch too "Moore-ish" for my taste. This is my first time viewing Brosnan, and I've seen the first two he made. I've enjoyed both movies, TND a bit more than GE. I think this is because of the killing of Dr. Kauffman in TND. At that moment, he became Bond to me.
By the way, whatever happened to Ourumov in GE? He just sort of vanishes after the train sequence.
I'm sure I'll have more to post in this topic after seeing more of the films. Until then, any comments are most welcome.
TMWTGG. Jeez, this movie bites. It only moves forward by idiocy. First, Scaramanga doesn't notice the solex lying on the floor of the kickboxing arena. Huh? Then Scaramanga gets the solex back because Goodnight, the worst Bond girl of them all, in my opinion, gets herself kidnapped. Then Bond, rather than taking Scaramanga out when he's unarmed, lets himself get talked into a duel on Scaramanga's home turf. Then Bond manages to unclothe his wax duplicate, dress in the duplicate's clothes, find a gun somewhere, and pose in the duplicate's spot, all in full view of Scaramanga. WTF?! All in all, a wretched movie.
I've also had my first chance to see Pierce Brosnan as Bond. I guess I had sort of a grudge against EON after they dismissed Timothy Dalton, who I loved in the role, and I thought Brosnan a touch too "Moore-ish" for my taste. This is my first time viewing Brosnan, and I've seen the first two he made. I've enjoyed both movies, TND a bit more than GE. I think this is because of the killing of Dr. Kauffman in TND. At that moment, he became Bond to me.
By the way, whatever happened to Ourumov in GE? He just sort of vanishes after the train sequence.
I'm sure I'll have more to post in this topic after seeing more of the films. Until then, any comments are most welcome.
Comments
Ourumov sort of got shot and killed during the train sequence.
"Better make that two."
That scene where General Ourumov is shot by Bond appears rather weak. There's Bond in the middle (gun in hand) facing Trevelyan and Onatopp in front of him, while behind him Ourumov is pointing his gun at Natalya Simonova. Why doesn't Ourumov shoot Bond? Is it simply the case that he cannot or will not act without Trevelyan's orders?
Well Ourumov's trust in Trevelyan was a little shaken when he learned from Bond that he was a Cossack. He probably didn't kill Bond because he wanted to hear what else he had to say. Plus, if he moved the gun away from Natalya for a second he would risk Natalya smacking the gun away in attempt to save Bond.
-Roger Moore
It's true that Ourumov has to keep a close watch on Natalya, but that would not have prevented him from shooting Bond if he really wanted to do it.
It's also true that Bond puts doubt in his mind regarding Trevelyan as a Cossack, but he still appears prepared to follow Trevelyan's order when he gives him the nod.
Another problem I had with GE: the slightly racist insinuation that because Alec was a Cossack, that meant he was unreliable and nasty: "a very cruel people" as Valentin said, as it that half made the British betrayal in 1945 alright then. Along with the Schindler's List vibe of the film at times, an odd, queasy moment.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Political Correctness gone mad.