Pros and Cons: From Russia With Love

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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I have also learned some rather obscure Bond Information since joining AJB :) {[]
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    In my Case it's 23 :))
    23?!?!
    That IS young! -{ When I was 23 Return Of The Jedi was just about to come out. B-)
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    I'm 23.
    "Thank You"
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  • DevilMayCare007DevilMayCare007 Posts: 196MI6 Agent
    I feel very young I'm 19 :))
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  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,336MI6 Agent
    I was 21 again on Wednesday :) Give or take twenty years!! :)) -{
    "Any of the opposition around..?"
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm 23.

    I have shoes older than you! :o
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'm only 22 but I write very old fashioned, hence
    why so many think I'm much older. ;)
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,861Chief of Staff
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I'm only 22

    :)) :)) :)) :)) thanks for that, TP, I needed a laugh!

    (And I'm still younger than Moore was in AVTAK.... but it's my birthday soon and then I won't be! :)) )
  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Blackleiter wrote:
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm 23.

    I have shoes older than you! :o

    hahah i guess they dont make em like they use to
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    Blackleiter wrote:
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm 23.

    I have shoes older than you! :o

    hahah i guess they dont make em like they use to

    True dat! (See - I'm familiar with some of the young folks vernacular!) :)))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Blackleiter wrote:
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm 23.

    I have shoes older than you! :o
    I have a pair of Sidi Full Bore motorcycle boots older than your shoes.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,861Chief of Staff
    I did have a guitar older than those shoes but I gave it to my son.
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Blackleiter wrote:
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm 23.

    I have shoes older than you! :o
    I have a pair of Sidi Full Bore motorcycle boots older than your shoes.

    Don't test me, son! I come from a time before shoes were even invented! :))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Nothings' as old as my material " I haven't changed my act in 40 years !" :D
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  • 002002 New ZealandPosts: 558MI6 Agent
    Eee, luxury! You were lucky to have a past! Back in my day, the past hadn't even been invented!
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I suppose that my Generation has been spoiled and over-indulged with Technology and other Things.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I suppose that my Generation has been spoiled and over-indulged with Technology and other Things.
    It's the way of things; my Mom & Dad's generation was spoiled with indoor plumbing, mine was spoiled with TV, and your's & my Son's is spoiled with internet. :D
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Pros: The most perfect Bond movie.
    Cons: The Popeye hat. :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • 002002 New ZealandPosts: 558MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Pros: The most perfect Bond movie.
    Cons: The Popeye hat. :))

    Can't argue with that...
  • SpoffSpoff Posts: 244MI6 Agent
    Pros:

    Excellent villains (Grant & Klebb)
    Connery is good as always
    Good storyline
    Nice locations
    Train scene is excellent

    Cons:

    First half is a bit dull
    Could have done without the Gypsy camp scene, the film would be a bit shorter and better for it
    The James Bond theme blaring away whilst he just mills around his hotel room? (not exactly a con, but it seemed out of place to me).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I think that the Bond Theme accompanies that Scene very well -{
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,861Chief of Staff
    Using the Bond theme in that scene was probably Peter Hunt's decision, as was the use of a few bars of "Death Of Dr No" during the helicopter sequence. He didn't have much choice, since John Barry had to move to his next film ("Zulu", IIRC) with FRWL going a bit over schedule.
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Cons: The Popeye hat

    Yep! I forgot about that! :))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Blackleiter wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Cons: The Popeye hat

    Yep! I forgot about that! :))
    And really, if that's the worst part of a Bond movie that tells you it's pretty damn perfect!
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I think that the Bond Theme accompanies that Scene very well -{

    Likewise. I don't get the criticism for the use of the Bond theme in that scene. He wasn't 'milling around' in his hotel room, he was searching for bugs, and the theme hits a crescendo as Bond found one behind the painting.

    It makes perfect sense to me.
    "Watch the birdie, you bastard!"
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    'Yes, I'm afraid the Room wont do'
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I love the use of the Bond theme in the early films -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Blackleiter wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Cons: The Popeye hat

    Yep! I forgot about that! :))
    And really, if that's the worst part of a Bond movie that tells you it's pretty damn perfect!

    True! It doesn't get much better than that! {[]
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Gala BrandGala Brand Posts: 1,172MI6 Agent
    A few other pluses regarding FRWL

    Karim Bey is the best sidekick

    The visuals are excellent, they really tell the story

    Robert Shaw makes the best Bond villain

    I've always felt sorry for Tania. Everybody, including Bond, used her for the own purposes.
  • Agent KinoAgent Kino New YorkPosts: 202MI6 Agent
    There was some talk of misogyny earlier on and I think the books do a great job explaining and showing us that Bond was a misogynist. I think the directors and writers try to portray that heavily in the movies to the overwhelming majority of people who have not read the books.
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