AJB live commentary on AVTAK

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  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    If they damage that Bridge, Starfleet Academy are going to be really pissed off!
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    This scene always reminds me of the last time I an airship caught me unawares :)) :))
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Bond depends completely on May Day's physical prowess...

    while Stacey is beautifully framed as an archetypal damsel in distress...
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Back projection
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Zorin's blimp uses the same colours as the Goodyear blimp cos they used that for some long shots.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    The scene were the airship moves towards Golden Gate bridge is great and so is the music.
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    Oh dear. Windbag goes pop!
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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    In a way it's good that Scarpine is understated... it allows Walken to shine more in their bits together
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Music “Golden Gate Fight” the “Snow Job” theme again
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    Final scene with Q and another machine going ‘Ping!’
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Walken's giggle is great
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    I also like how the music kicks in when the fight on the bridge starts.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    I know that the authorities responsible for the bridge really limited what the Bond team were allowed to do on location, but the final fight does 'undersell' as looking performed on a small stage with all that back projection
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Goodbye Lois Maxwell
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Some interesting dialogue between Bond & Stacey in the shower, hard to hear
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    Shady Tree wrote:
    I know that the authorities responsible for the bridge really limited what the Bond team were allowed to do on location, but the final fight does 'undersell' as looking performed on a small stage with all that back projection


    For me the final shot of the blimp collapsing onto the water doesn’t work. It’s too different from the location.
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    It's very apropriate to let Moore's Bond bow out in a inapropriate scene with a far too young lady :007)
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    The old man with the stick of dynamite... he's a bit like a 'bad guy' version of Q. And the way he and Scarpine fumble around, before blowing up, echoes the fate of the helicopter crew in the PTS.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    So, farewell to Roger Moore in one of his lesser Bond films.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    We still have a couple of his films left to watch
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Did anyone see where Higgins went?
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Moore gives good service for his lasting outing as Bond. To me, it wasn't so much that he looked tired (he didn't) than that the Glen/Wilson style was starting to seem fatigued.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    I like the job title „Damage Artists“
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    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    But, in retrospect, still entertaining and it’s aged well, considering how badly it was originally received.

    Higgins.... What’s next?
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    We‘re going to Hamburg, I guess

    Bloke on the rearseat :007)
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    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Plenty of good points about this film- Walken, Duran Duran, locations, some good supporting actors. But plenty of poor points, too.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    We‘re going to Hamburg, I guess

    Bloke on the rearseat :007)

    Oh, good! One of my favourites!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    Moore is obviously too old even though he does a good job. In spite of the aged cast (and a couple who are comparatibly too young) I think AVTAK has many enjoyable moments. In fact I like it more than his two first Bonds :o
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Gymkata wrote:
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Moore gives good service for his lasting outing as Bond. To me, it wasn't so much that he looked tired (he didn't) than that the Glen/Wilson style was starting to seem fatigued.

    Again, I think that John Glen was the worst thing to happen to the Bond series.

    I'm kinda dreading watching OCTOPUSSY now. I watched a recent video for ranking the entire film series where the guy ranked OP as the worst film of the lot and honestly, his comments on the film all made sense.

    Contrariwise, it's one of my top Bond films. Go figure :))
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