Tuesday Nov. 3rd 19:00 GMT: Let‘s watch DR NO together

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  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    The Spy Who Never Dies wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    In the book, the tunnel sequence is deliberate action by No. It loses a little in the film.

    And when it gets to the giant squid (I think?) it was OTT.

    That's what we're here for!

    :)) :))
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Everyone wearing what we'll probably be wearing this Christmas

    :)) :)) :)) ....... :#
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    (Yup, it was a giant squid, not octopus!)

    Joseph Wiseman gives an excellent physical performance for the fight with Bond.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    Shady Tree wrote:
    I wonder if Chinn had been unavailable when they were looking to cast Scaramanga's maintenance guy.

    Yes, he'd have been perfect.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Everyone wearing what we'll probably be wearing this Christmas

    {[] {[] {[]
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    Connery was natuarally athletic
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    Some neat switching between Bob Simmons and Connery.
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    edited November 2020
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Everyone wearing what we'll probably be wearing this Christmas

    I was thinking that's what we should be wearing! We'd think twice before a trip to Tesco. Do I really need to go? :))
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    Felix to the... rescue?
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    One of the great moments of the series is when Bond turns up the danger wheel. :)
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    The broadcast of the American technocrats' babble forms a great sound background to the climactic fight.

    And as the panicked staff of Dr No try to make good their escape there interestingly seem to be as many female voices as male. Dr No was an equal opportunities employer...
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    It's very nice remembering Sean Connery this way together with friends :)
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Monty Norman's shrill schmaltz displaced at the end by a few bars of Barry's arrangement.. the way forward!
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    And so, at the end of the film, we are left with one memory- Sean Connery totally dominates this film, over many memorable turns by the supporting cast. It was his first indisputable lead and he carried it off with a panache that would serve him well through the next 4 or 5 decades.
    God bless you Sir Sean Connery.
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    I missed it first time round so was happy to have a second chance.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Exactly with friends ..... and Number 24 :p ( Only Joking ) -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    It's very nice remembering Sean Connery this way together with friends :)

    Thanks for hosting this tribute, N24.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    Thank you, Sir Sean for giving us the pre-eminent Bond and so much more. RIP.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    I hope to arrange the The Guns of Navarone watchalong we planned some time in the near futuare. Everyone is welcome!
    I'm glad you decided to join us, The spy who never dies.
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    It's very nice remembering Sean Connery this way together with friends :)

    Thanks for hosting this tribute, N24.

    Yes, thank you, N24 {[]
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Congratulations to N24 and all who joined in, great fun {[]

    A great Tribute from AJB Thank you Sir Sean for starting it all
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    The Spy Who Never Dies wrote:
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    It's very nice remembering Sean Connery this way together with friends :)

    Thanks for hosting this tribute, N24.

    Yes, thank you, N24 {[]

    it was a pleasure ;%
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    Connery could hardly have had a better Bondian debut, and yet he still went on to bigger and better things - both in his own performances and the films as a whole. His legacy is extraordinary...RIP Sir Sean.
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I hope to arrange the The Guns of Navarone watchalong we planned some time in the near futuare. Everyone is welcome!
    I'm glad you decided to join us, The spy who never dies.

    Thanks :) It's nice to watch Bond films with other fans, especially ones who know so much and pay attention to every detail :)
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    Number24 wrote:
    I hope to arrange the The Guns of Navarone watchalong we planned some time in the near futuare. Everyone is welcome!
    I'm glad you decided to join us, The spy who never dies.

    I look forward to The Guns of Navarone watchalong. Hopefully my recently ordered Blu-Ray will have arrived from the UK by the time that viewing takes place :)
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    Sean Connery as Bond was not just perfect casting, it was iconic posting. Calvin Dyson said the casting was as iconic as Chaplin as the Tramp. Whio else? Eastwood as the Man with No Name? Others?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    Yes, thank you Number24. This was the right idea.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    How was the time of day? Was 19.00 fine for everyone (other than CHB)?
  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    Golrush007 wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    I hope to arrange the The Guns of Navarone watchalong we planned some time in the near futuare. Everyone is welcome!
    I'm glad you decided to join us, The spy who never dies.

    I look forward to The Guns of Navarone watchalong. Hopefully my recently ordered Blu-Ray will have arrived from the UK by the time that viewing takes place :)

    We may need more watchalongs as we go into another Lockdown on Thursday :(
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,870Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    Sean Connery as Bond was not just perfect casting, it was iconic posting. Calvin Dyson said the casting was as iconic as Chaplin as the Tramp. Whio else? Eastwood as the Man with No Name? Others?

    Can I suggest a thread in its own right for this? Sounds like fertile ground.
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