Was anything said about OHMSS plot hole @ the time?

Obviously it was a very different time but was anything said in the press or on radio/TV movie review shows about the way Yolt was ignored in ohmss and Bond met Blofeld for the first time again? One can't imagine nowadays Bond meeting Blofeld for the first time again in no time to die and Spectre being ignored.

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  • DavidJonesDavidJones BermondseyPosts: 253MI6 Agent
    There's a slight difference there as both SP and NTTD have the same actor.

    It's certainly curious, particularly as they went to such efforts to remind the audience that it's the same character (the office mementos).

    It's also worth mentioning that the books were more popular then than now, and still very recent, so it would've been particularly noticeable to those who had read these stories in the correct order.
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Bondmania was still very much in existence, and the change of actors was very public, so the audience were prepared fir change.

    OHMSS's terrific PTS ends in Lazenby's "this never happened to the other feller" spoken directly to the camera, a knowing nod and a wink so the audience were in on the joke. This allowed the filmmakers to dispense with what would otherwise be a plot flaw, and allowed the audience to sit back and enjoy the spectacle.
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  • 72897289 Beau DesertPosts: 1,691MI6 Agent
    Back “in the day” it really took a long nod and squinting with both eyes to accept that OHMSS was a Bond film.

    Sean Connery was James Bond, Diana Rigg was Emma Peel. When Lazenby quit so soon, it really sank his effort. Had George done another film, he could have sailed through any number of successive Bonds. But in 1969 his presence was not welcomed. Even more sad was that the OHMSS script followed the thriller so well.

    I won’t even mention the total unsuitability of Savalas as Blofeld. Coming after unbelievably bizarre Pleasance. All quite a let down after the truly mysterious combination of Anthony Dawson / Eric Pohlmann ...
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    I totally disagree with you re. Savalas as Blofeld.
    IMO nobody did it better!
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'm another Fan of Savalas as
    Blofeld. -{ I had such high hopes
    For C Waltz ....... :(
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,702MI6 Agent
    Savalas is the best Blofeld so far.
  • DavidJonesDavidJones BermondseyPosts: 253MI6 Agent
    Donald Pleasence is the definitive Blofeld as far as popular culture is concerned. Perhaps because the cat/scar/suit thing is so easily imitative.
  • SpectreOfDefeatSpectreOfDefeat Posts: 404MI6 Agent
    Pleasance is the most iconic version of Blofeld for sure, my personal favourite is Savalas though.

    "The spectre of defeat..."

  • IanTIanT Posts: 573MI6 Agent
    Savalas is Blofeld. He is menacing, and Bond seems out of his depth when meeting him.
  • ManxmanManxman Posts: 122MI6 Agent
    For me, Savalas captures the Blofeld of the novels perfectly – urbane, supercilious and rather pretentious, but underneath the glossy veneer still a rather uncouth thug.
  • CheverianCheverian Posts: 1,446MI6 Agent
    Manxman wrote:
    For me, Savalas captures the Blofeld of the novels perfectly – urbane, supercilious and rather pretentious, but underneath the glossy veneer still a rather uncouth thug.

    I agree. Savalas is the brute Fleming describes. It was Pleasence's portrayal that made Dr. Evil possible.
  • DavidJonesDavidJones BermondseyPosts: 253MI6 Agent
    Cheverian wrote:
    Manxman wrote:
    For me, Savalas captures the Blofeld of the novels perfectly – urbane, supercilious and rather pretentious, but underneath the glossy veneer still a rather uncouth thug.

    I agree. Savalas is the brute Fleming describes. It was Pleasence's portrayal that made Dr. Evil possible.

    In fairness, Pleasence's version made Blofeld iconic, which bolstered the Bond legend. Savalas didn't have the same cultural impact, and his later fame as Kojack may have made it difficult for a general audience to see passed it.
  • zaphod99zaphod99 Posts: 1,415MI6 Agent
    I'm another Fan of Savalas as
    Blofeld. -{ I had such high hopes
    For C Waltz ....... :(

    I think he's perfect for OHMSS as is Georgey boy.
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