Hi everyone, my first post so this a good place to start despite having registered forever and a day ago.
Anyway, to introduce myself; I’m old enough to know better but will most likely never grow up. My main interests are sport (playing and as a spectator), the beach, music (many genres), reading, scuba diving, movies that have a good dialogue; i.e. Dial M for Murder, horse racing and gambling (which goes hand in hand). I do like a bet but have never gambled at a Casino. As nice as it would be to play Baccarat and win, whisk Domino away, buy her a drink and hold her in my arms on the dance floor – I unfortunately have to give myself a reality check now and again:'(
Enough drivel from me for the time being.
Looking forward to chatting about all things James Bond (books, films, Bond girls, soundtracks, attire, who portrayed the best Bond etc) and also participating in the off topic section.
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I've loved the Bond films since I was around 10 when I first got to see Goldeneye and of course playing the N64 Goldeneye religiously with friends and my sister. From there on I started watching the films with my dad, seeing my first Bond film The World Is Not Enough in the cinema and everyone since. I remember gradually going through all the films throughout high school with help from my dad who would pick random ones to watch and then eventually falling in love with everything from the action, the gadgets, the humour and of course the girls. I spent a large portion of my time at high school recording all the films from DVD to VHS (I was cheap as a teenager and didn't have a DVD player!) so that I could keep them and I remember even doing a Grade 10 negotiated studies project on Bond where I created my own 'Bond Monopoly' and a big thick Bond encyclopaedia to go with it. I even remember dressing up as Bond for a year 6 book fair parade where we had to go dressed as our favourite characters from books.
As I grew up I went on to appreciate the films and the universe even more and have always held it in my favourite film series. Earlier this year me and two friends who I podcast with on a few other shows decided to start up a James Bond podcast called 'Double Oz Seven' out of the pure love of the series. Slowly we're going through all the films and providing a retrospective of each film and a variety of other things which is expanding my knowledge of the Bond franchise even more and giving myself a new found appreciation for it, including films which I might not necessarily been too high on in the past.
As for personal preferences, I won't go into too many as you'll hate me before I finish writing, but I'm a huge Brosnan fan and my favourite Bond film is easily TWINE and I will admit I'm a fan and defender of Die Another Day!
Now with that bit of info feel free to hate on me more and I look forward to contributing more to the forum and bringing out more podcasts on Bond!
I'm just a small headed man with limited means who lost a fight with a chicken
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Welcome to AJB, TBINE! {[] You'll find a refreshing lack of hate here :007) We look forward to your opinions and insights. Cheers! -{
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
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good on yah mate ,the tentacles of the AJB octopus ,are really reaching further around the world ,welcome .perhaps one day Bond will have a chase/fight on the roof of the Opera house
By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
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A warm welcome to our newest members OGG007 and TheBenIsNotEnough! Great to have you on board - I hope you both enjoy your time on AJB! -{
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Hello all, I've been instructed by Barbel to introduce myself here. My name is Richard and I've been a Bond fanatic for at least as long as I can remember. My first ever Bond film I remember watching was The Living Daylights with Timothy Dalton, and even though the 80's was a great decade for a young boy to grow up in in terms of fantastic action films, the romance and adventure of TLD always stood out for me as something special.
My favourite Bond films are the first 4 canonical ones, especially Thunderball and Dr. No.
Sorry if I seem overly pessimistic about Daniel Craig. Casino Royale is actually up there in my top 5 Bond films and I think its pretty much perfect, but I never warmed to Craig's portayal itself per se of the character, and with his recent criticisms of the character, it has been too much for me to bear.
I wrote an article about it 3 years ago when Skyfall came out, a few of you might be interested in reading it, although please forgive my political meanings, no offence intended to people who think differently than I. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14489
Welcome aboard, and we hope you have a great time here!
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Cheers, am747! {[]
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
HI gang ,the day has finally arrived ,im off to CAPE VERDE tomorrow ,so I will be off air for a while ,im off to spread the good word of Bond ) And Fleming didst sayeth unto him ,go forth in thy Aston Martin and smite the non believer with thyne PPK (chapter 7 verses 4_6 . see you soon
Well that week went quicker than a DB10 running on Nos, have left the balmy 33 degree heat of the Cape Verde islands behind to a freezing London . but glad to be back here on AJB .
Hi! Just posted in the James Bond Films discussion. Been a big 007 fan since I saw Moonraker on ABC back in 1988, I think. I've very much enjoyed reading the posts here for the past year or so. AJB is one of the few repositories for intelligent comment still remaining on the Internet! I especially appreciate everyone's attempts to respect different opinions. After all, these are just movies.
Of course, I remember that story about Rick Sylvester waiting several days to attempt the Union Jack parachute jump for TSWLM. According to Dana Broccoli, Cubby called him, thinking Sylvester was getting cold feet. He was going to tell him that it's "just a movie" and it wasn't worth getting hurt trying it. When I first heard that story, knowing how spectacular the results were, I was tempted to think, Well, it might be worth it....
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Moonraker, In my opinion, is a superb Bond Film, and one to always make me smile.
Have you seen Spectre yet?
Love to hear your thoughts on the new film.
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
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Anyway, to introduce myself; I’m old enough to know better but will most likely never grow up. My main interests are sport (playing and as a spectator), the beach, music (many genres), reading, scuba diving, movies that have a good dialogue; i.e. Dial M for Murder, horse racing and gambling (which goes hand in hand). I do like a bet but have never gambled at a Casino. As nice as it would be to play Baccarat and win, whisk Domino away, buy her a drink and hold her in my arms on the dance floor – I unfortunately have to give myself a reality check now and again:'(
Enough drivel from me for the time being.
Looking forward to chatting about all things James Bond (books, films, Bond girls, soundtracks, attire, who portrayed the best Bond etc) and also participating in the off topic section.
"Greatness From Small Beginnings."
I've loved the Bond films since I was around 10 when I first got to see Goldeneye and of course playing the N64 Goldeneye religiously with friends and my sister. From there on I started watching the films with my dad, seeing my first Bond film The World Is Not Enough in the cinema and everyone since. I remember gradually going through all the films throughout high school with help from my dad who would pick random ones to watch and then eventually falling in love with everything from the action, the gadgets, the humour and of course the girls. I spent a large portion of my time at high school recording all the films from DVD to VHS (I was cheap as a teenager and didn't have a DVD player!) so that I could keep them and I remember even doing a Grade 10 negotiated studies project on Bond where I created my own 'Bond Monopoly' and a big thick Bond encyclopaedia to go with it. I even remember dressing up as Bond for a year 6 book fair parade where we had to go dressed as our favourite characters from books.
As I grew up I went on to appreciate the films and the universe even more and have always held it in my favourite film series. Earlier this year me and two friends who I podcast with on a few other shows decided to start up a James Bond podcast called 'Double Oz Seven' out of the pure love of the series. Slowly we're going through all the films and providing a retrospective of each film and a variety of other things which is expanding my knowledge of the Bond franchise even more and giving myself a new found appreciation for it, including films which I might not necessarily been too high on in the past.
As for personal preferences, I won't go into too many as you'll hate me before I finish writing, but I'm a huge Brosnan fan and my favourite Bond film is easily TWINE and I will admit I'm a fan and defender of Die Another Day!
Now with that bit of info feel free to hate on me more and I look forward to contributing more to the forum and bringing out more podcasts on Bond!
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
"Greatness From Small Beginnings."
My favourite Bond films are the first 4 canonical ones, especially Thunderball and Dr. No.
Sorry if I seem overly pessimistic about Daniel Craig. Casino Royale is actually up there in my top 5 Bond films and I think its pretty much perfect, but I never warmed to Craig's portayal itself per se of the character, and with his recent criticisms of the character, it has been too much for me to bear.
I wrote an article about it 3 years ago when Skyfall came out, a few of you might be interested in reading it, although please forgive my political meanings, no offence intended to people who think differently than I.
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14489
"Greatness From Small Beginnings."
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
"Greatness From Small Beginnings."
as you can see im a fan of the maple leaf
Welcome fellow Canadian...whereabouts are you from...
My parents live in Victoria, BC.... I/they emigrated to Canada, from the UK, when I was 18, but came home for a 6 month visit, 15 years ago
I consider Canada just as much as home as the UK... and regularly go back home for hols.
Of course, I remember that story about Rick Sylvester waiting several days to attempt the Union Jack parachute jump for TSWLM. According to Dana Broccoli, Cubby called him, thinking Sylvester was getting cold feet. He was going to tell him that it's "just a movie" and it wasn't worth getting hurt trying it. When I first heard that story, knowing how spectacular the results were, I was tempted to think, Well, it might be worth it....
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Moonraker, In my opinion, is a superb Bond Film, and one to always make me smile.
Have you seen Spectre yet?
Love to hear your thoughts on the new film.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming