favorite scene/moment from " On her majesty's secret service"

GaddGeneGaddGaddGeneGadd Posts: 189MI6 Agent
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As Christmas eve is upon us it is only fitting to discus your favorite parts of OHMSS.

Piz Galore was just amazing. From the helicopter ride up to the ski chase down the cinematography is just stunning. It is a beautifully shot movie. I also though Telly Savalas was the most believable Blofeld. Barry's score was almost as stunning as the cinematography. OHMSS may have been the first movie I ever watched that I really noticed a film score as a separate entity.

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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,906Chief of Staff
    Bond's wedding and the aftermath. . .the most emotional scenes ever in a Bond film. And I still think the ski chase scenes are the best in the series.
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  • John DrakeJohn Drake On assignmentPosts: 2,564MI6 Agent
    The ice rink sequence with Bond sitting there looking lost. You see the feet of all the skaters going past, then Tracy stops right in front of him. Great moment.
  • GaddGeneGaddGaddGeneGadd Posts: 189MI6 Agent
    I have the wedding scene on as I was reading your post Hardyboy. Tracy sure looked beautiful :x
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    the ski chases, it was needed in there to liven the show up a little
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    The helicopter ride to Piz Gloria, with my favourite bit of John Barry music from the film, starting from the train pulls up at Lauterbrunnen (where I've have been on a summer hiking exhibition, many years ago).
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  • Blood_StoneBlood_Stone Posts: 184MI6 Agent
    The ending. I'm not even sure Connery would've been able to have nailed it like Lazenby did.
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Great action scenes, especially the ski chases; truly menancing, yet charming Blofeld as embodied by Telly Savalas; great leading lady in Diana Rigg, and perhaps the best score of the entire series.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Love the escape from Piz Gloria, all the skiing, T Savalas is my favourite Blofeld. I enjoyed Lazenby's Bond, Don't know if it was intentional or not but He seems like a young Bond on one of his first missions, Pitty Peter Hunt didn't get another Movie as I think he drives it along at a great pace. Finally J Barry's score for the film is Fantastic.
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  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    As my name and avatar give away, OHMSS is my favorite Bond film, so it's tough for me to narrow it down...

    That said, I will go with the safecracking scene in Gumbold's office. This is a beautifully constructed vignette, full of tension as the clock ticks down and Gumbold returns from lunch to John Barry's increasingly urgent score, and even with a bit of slightly rakish humor as Bond ogles the Playboy centerfold with bemusement. And all without a word of dialogue. A great example of the filmmakers adding something to what was already a great novel to make an even better film.

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  • ViceVice Posts: 3MI6 Agent
    John Drake wrote:
    The ice rink sequence with Bond sitting there looking lost. You see the feet of all the skaters going past, then Tracy stops right in front of him. Great moment.

    Exactly.
  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    The ski chases are beautifully filmed and exciting to watch. I also really enjoy the PTS, some great images of Tracy. Telly Savalas, the only visible Blofeld who had any real menace. And Tracy's father Draco, one of Bond's best allies. The real highlight for me though is the late great John Barry's superb score.
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  • BodieBodie Posts: 211MI6 Agent
    For me OHMSS is as perfect a Bond film as has been made. It recreates the world of Bond as envisaged by Ian Fleming quite like no other movie. It has the lot:

    terrific score
    best cinematogrophy of any Bond movie
    the best Blofeld
    some depth for the characters including Bond
    good plot

    It has so many great moments its hard to pick a favouite - the safebreaking scene, Bonds journey to Piz Gloria, the assault on Piz Gloria, the bobsleigh chase, but if I have to be pinned down to one my favourite is the PCS with the fight on the beach. A great way to to introduce Bond and editing at its best. Marred only by the 'this never happened to the other fella' line.
  • zaphodzaphod Posts: 1,183MI6 Agent
    John Drake wrote:
    The ice rink sequence with Bond sitting there looking lost. You see the feet of all the skaters going past, then Tracy stops right in front of him. Great moment.

    A truly great moment in a great Bond movie. He looks completely washed up and waiting for the inevitable end, and then there's Tracy...so many great scenes mentioned in numerous posts.Lazenby gets rightful praise for the final scene, but I think this is another that is right up there.
  • zaphodzaphod Posts: 1,183MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Love the escape from Piz Gloria, all the skiing, T Savalas is my favourite Blofeld. I enjoyed Lazenby's Bond, Don't know if it was intentional or not but He seems like a young Bond on one of his first missions, Pitty Peter Hunt didn't get another Movie as I think he drives it along at a great pace. Finally J Barry's score for the film is Fantastic.

    Agree with everything you say, particularly the young Bond thing. It may be that Lazenby's inexperience actually helped him pull that off. Laz did have rough edges, but Peter Hunt managed to cover them up when they would be a liability and capitalise on them when they could be an asset. So maybe he's the real star here.
  • oscar rubiooscar rubio Madrid (Spain)Posts: 286MI6 Agent
    The piz gloria down,very nice
  • Sir_Miles_MesservySir_Miles_Messervy MI6 CLASSIFIEDPosts: 113MI6 Agent
    Hardyboy wrote:
    Bond's wedding and the aftermath. . .the most emotional scenes ever in a Bond film. And I still think the ski chase scenes are the best in the series.

    Have to agree with this. It gets me every time...

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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    The ending credits... finally what a bore that movie was. Bond in a kilt! Bond Australian! Where's Connery! Where's the action? Why doesnt Blofeld know who Bond looks like, this was an awful film. I hate it, and I wish it never existed. The mistake was bringing this story on with a new Bond, they should have done it with Connery, or waited until their new Bond was settled. I almost fell asleep with boredom,
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  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    I used to think that. Then one day, after reading all of Fleming's books, it suddenly clicked. Weird. But apart from the sequences of dubbed voice, it really does work. It's a shame you have to see Lazenby become a better actor as the film goes on, he really was inexperienced. Give it another go, it may well grow on you...
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    I do not dislike On Her Majesty's Secret Service as much as I used to. There are certain parts of the film that I really enjoy which I mentioned in my previous post above. George Lazenby did the best he could but the film was crying out for a more experienced actor. The romance and the ending just doesn't work the way it should. I know that is a minority view round here. I just can't help but think that if Sean Connery (DN to TB) or Roger Moore had portrayed Bond, and if the Piz Gloria sequence was cut in approx half this could/would have been a great film.
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    The helicopter ride to Piz Gloria, with my favourite bit of John Barry music from the film, starting from the train pulls up at Lauterbrunnen (where I've have been on a summer hiking exhibition, many years ago).

    ^^^ What he says.
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,757Chief of Staff
    xboy614 wrote:
    The ending credits... finally what a bore that movie was. Bond in a kilt! Bond Australian! Where's Connery! Where's the action? Why doesnt Blofeld know who Bond looks like, this was an awful film. I hate it, and I wish it never existed. The mistake was bringing this story on with a new Bond, they should have done it with Connery, or waited until their new Bond was settled. I almost fell asleep with boredom,

    Mmmm....you may level a few things at OHMSS...but a lack of action ? Seriously ?:)

    May I suggest that if you watch the film again...arrange your chair to face the tv screen :v
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  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    xboy614 wrote:
    The ending credits... finally what a bore that movie was. Bond in a kilt! Bond Australian! Where's Connery! Where's the action? Why doesnt Blofeld know who Bond looks like, this was an awful film. I hate it, and I wish it never existed. The mistake was bringing this story on with a new Bond, they should have done it with Connery, or waited until their new Bond was settled. I almost fell asleep with boredom,

    Mmmm....you may level a few things at OHMSS...but a lack of action ? Seriously ?:)

    May I suggest that if you watch the film again...arrange your chair to face the tv screen :v

    :))
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Good idea. It would be helpful if this fellow could actually SEE the movie! Because clearly he didn't! :))
    Sir Miles wrote:
    xboy614 wrote:
    The ending credits... finally what a bore that movie was. Bond in a kilt! Bond Australian! Where's Connery! Where's the action? Why doesnt Blofeld know who Bond looks like, this was an awful film. I hate it, and I wish it never existed. The mistake was bringing this story on with a new Bond, they should have done it with Connery, or waited until their new Bond was settled. I almost fell asleep with boredom,

    Mmmm....you may level a few things at OHMSS...but a lack of action ? Seriously ?:)

    May I suggest that if you watch the film again...arrange your chair to face the tv screen :v
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • GeorgiboyGeorgiboy Posts: 632MI6 Agent
    John Drake wrote:
    The ice rink sequence with Bond sitting there looking lost. You see the feet of all the skaters going past, then Tracy stops right in front of him. Great moment.

    One of my favorites as well. It is one of the few times the viewer really sees desperation in Bond.

    The second moment I would choose is during the final Piz Gloria assault when Lazenby slides across the ice on his chest shooting with the Bond theme playing in the background. I slowly warmed up to Lazenby as the film progressed and that moment sealed the deal for me. It's a shame in my opinion that Lazenby didn't continue because I would have loved to see more of him.
  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,638MI6 Agent
    The nip slip. :D
  • ZorinIndustriesZorinIndustries United StatesPosts: 837MI6 Agent
    The ending scene in the car, I have to admit that it brought a slight tear to my eye. Take my man card, but that scene gets me every time.
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  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,638MI6 Agent
    ZorinIndustries wrote:
    The ending scene in the car, I have to admit that it brought a slight tear to my eye. Take my man card, but that scene gets me every time.

    Damn good scene, and very moving indeed. The description in the book is even more moving. I handed the book to my wife and said "Read that" holding it open to that page. She was hooked on Fleming from then on.
  • bigzilchobigzilcho Toronto, ONPosts: 245MI6 Agent
    Telly is a great Blofeld and his confrontation with Bond as he cheerfully decorates his Xmas tree is one of the best in the series. I particularly like the way he declares that he means what he says and will do as he claims.

    Now THAT is a Bond supervillian. Pure swagger. Anything less for Bond villians is unacceptable.
  • don pdon p Posts: 607MI6 Agent
    hi all

    OHMSS is one of my fav films,, for me the best bits are with Dianna Rig, a very stylish woman,, and the bit where she stops infront of bond, and the camera pans up her legs,, thats it for me,, the best bit,,

    but a great film,,
  • don pdon p Posts: 607MI6 Agent
    however,, for me,, the most!! stylish movie for bond girls,, is thunderball,, domino is lovely. as it the redhead, and the clothes in that movie,, set the standard,,
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