Watching the 007 movies together?

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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Number24 wrote:

    I have never seen it, but I've heard it's something special!

    Especially the ending- you really have to pay close attention throughout for it all to make sense.

    Interesting. It's often obvious how most spy movies will end.
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    "OK Connery" aka "Operation Kid Brother" is highly recommended. It stands the test of time like few of its peers, with some really standout performances and action sequences.
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Really? That's great. There are some hidden gems that didn't do well at the box office and later were nearly forgotten. Rocketeer is one example.
  • SpectreOfDefeatSpectreOfDefeat Posts: 404MI6 Agent
    "OK Connery" aka "Operation Kid Brother" is highly recommended. It stands the test of time like few of its peers, with some really standout performances and action sequences."

    I'd forgotten about that one- its a fine contribution to the cinematic oeuvre of spy films, with a marvellous central performance to boot. I'd really recommend "O.K. Connery" to anyone on this thread who hasn't seen it- they're missing out on an entertaining classic of the genre...

    "The spectre of defeat..."

  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    "OK Connery" aka "Operation Kid Brother" is highly recommended. It stands the test of time like few of its peers, with some really standout performances and action sequences.

    I agree…I love it, it hits the right balance between action and storytelling…took me YEARS to finally get hold of a copy (on VHS, still looking for a DVD copy)…it also has a great ‘Bond’ cast -{
    YNWA 97
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Sir Miles wrote:
    took me YEARS to finally get hold of a copy (on VHS, still looking for a DVD copy)

    You should try and get hold of the deluxe edition- 2 discs, interviews with the cast, deleted scenes, commentary from Michael G. Wilson explaining what Cubby thought of the film, etc.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Not sure if I'll be able to continue viewing on a regular basis but I have all three Austin Powers movies, all the Harry Palmers and the Matt Helms. I don't have 'Operation Kid Brother' but I see it's on youtube, albeit in poor quality.

    Is CR54 still in the frame?
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    I hope so.

    I have all of those you mention, so would be happy with any of them.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I belive CR-54 is next on Friday.

    Should we limit us to espionage and secret mission movies and spoofs of them, at least at first?
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    I am ashamed to say, that I don‘t own CR54 on a disk.
    And my VHS is long retired and doesn‘t work anymore
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,418Quartermasters
    Sir Miles wrote:
    "OK Connery" aka "Operation Kid Brother" is highly recommended. It stands the test of time like few of its peers, with some really standout performances and action sequences.

    I agree…I love it, it hits the right balance between action and storytelling…took me YEARS to finally get hold of a copy (on VHS, still looking for a DVD copy)…it also has a great ‘Bond’ cast -{

    One of several things that OK Connery/Operation Kid Brother has going for it is the stylish direction of the Italian genre-film culture of the 1960s. It would be hard to say that Alberto De Martino brings the sort of quality that Sergio Leone brought to the 60s spaghetti westerns, but I'd suggest that it is perhaps in the vein of something like the work of Sergio Corbucci - a little darker and grittier, but still with a bit of sense of humour to balance the violence. Considering how Corbucci has been a major influence for Tarantino's westerns, I wonder if QT would look on OK Connery as an influence if he were to attempt a spy film?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Don't forget the score- Morricone is a class act.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    I am ashamed to say, that I don‘t own CR54 on a disk.
    And my VHS is long retired and doesn‘t work anymore

    Only a German wouldn't have CR-54 on DVD! :p
    Fortunatley it's available on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=qGNMKT-6i4Y&feature=emb_logo
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,418Quartermasters
    Barbel wrote:
    Don't forget the score- Morricone is a class act.

    Bruno Nicolai is also a co-composer, and his work is not to be sniffed at - his excellent main theme from The Grand Duel is used prominently in Kill Bill Vol. 1, another Tarantino connection.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Yes, agreed.
    :)
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Higgins, there seem to be two possible choices for Friday's viewing. What do you think?
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    I‘d propose „how to catch a thief“ for Friday
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    If we're going to watch Hitchcock wouldn't "North by north west" or "Notorious" be more fitting for a Bond fan forum?
  • caractacus pottscaractacus potts Orbital communicator, level 10Posts: 3,906MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    I am ashamed to say, that I don‘t own CR54 on a disk.
    And my VHS is long retired and doesn‘t work anymore
    Number24 wrote:
    Only a German wouldn't have CR-54 on DVD! :p
    Fortunatley it's available on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=qGNMKT-6i4Y&feature=emb_logo
    The picture quality's not as good as the dvd (meaning the bonus feature that comes with the "funny" version yall just watched), but it does include the ending which the dvd is missing.
    The image during the closing credits anticipates the PAN paperback covers!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I have a suggestion:
    We post a list of all the movies suggested so far. When there is a series such as Mission Impossible or Johnny English only the series is listed, leaving the particular movie to determined later. Then we mark the films we'd like to see and have access to with an "I" to give ourselves a better idea of what'll work.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    My family are coming to stay for the next four weeks, so I may miss part of the films ("Grandpa is trying to watch a film" doesn't cut much ice with a sleepy kid on your knee needing a story).
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    edited June 2020
    Because of the overwhelming response to my suggestion for a "low-tec" poll for movies we may warch together, I'll start making a list now. Movie series are only listed by the name of the series and not individual movies. Later we can talk about individual movies in the series. Please help out :)

    CR-54
    Mission Impossible
    Jason Bourne
    Johnny English
    Austin Powers
    Notorious
    North by north west
    To catch a thief
    The Guns of Navarone/Force 10 from Navarone
    Where Eagles Dare
    OSS-117 (the two most recent entries)
    OK Connery
    Harry Palmer
    le Carré movies
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    How about The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Ritchie’s film)?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    CR-54. I
    Mission Impossible
    Jason Bourne
    Johnny English. 1st only
    Austin Powers. I
    Notorious. I
    North by north west. I
    To catch a thief. I
    The Guns of Navarone/Force 10 from Navarone 1st only
    Where Eagles Dare I
    OSS-117 (the two most recent entries)
    OK Connery. I
    Harry Palmer I
    le Carré movies. Only TTSS
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    edited June 2020
    Let's just copy the list from the post before you and ad your votes

    CR-54. I
    Mission Impossible
    Jason Bourne
    - Identitiy I
    -supremacy
    - Ultimatum
    - Legacy
    - Jason Bourne
    Johnny English. II
    -Johnny English
    -Reborn
    -strikes again
    Austin Powers. I
    -International man of mystery I
    -The Spy who shagged me I
    - Goldmember I
    Notorious. II
    North by north west. II
    To catch a thief. I
    The Guns of Navarone II
    Force 10 from Navarone
    Where Eagles Dare II
    OSS-117 Kairo nest of spies I
    OSS.117 Lost in Rio I
    OK Connery. I
    Harry Palmer I
    . Ipcress file I
    . Funeral in Berlin I
    - The billion dollar brain I

    le Carré movies. I
    The man from UNCLE (2015)
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    What other le Carre movies are there other than "The spy who cma ein from the cold" and "Tinker, taylor, soldier, spy"?
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,418Quartermasters
    Number24 wrote:
    What other le Carre movies are there other than "The spy who cma ein from the cold" and "Tinker, taylor, soldier, spy"?

    From memory they are:

    The Deadly Affair (based on Call for the Dead)
    A Murder of Quality (not sure, but I think this might be a TV movie)
    The Looking Glass War
    The Little Drummer Girl
    The Russia House
    The Tailor of Panama
    The Constant Gardener
    A Most Wanted Man
    Our Kind of Traitor

    Have I missed any out?
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Let's just copy the list from the post before you and ad your votes

    CR-54. I
    Mission Impossible
    Jason Bourne
    - Identitiy I
    -supremacy
    - Ultimatum
    - Legacy
    - Jason Bourne
    Johnny English. III
    -Johnny English
    -Reborn
    -strikes again
    Austin Powers. II
    -International man of mystery II
    -The Spy who shagged me I
    - Goldmember II
    Notorious. II
    North by north west. II
    To catch a thief. II
    The Guns of Navarone II
    Force 10 from Navarone
    Where Eagles Dare II
    OSS-117 Kairo nest of spies II
    OSS.117 Lost in Rio II
    OK Connery. I
    Harry Palmer I
    . Ipcress file II
    . Funeral in Berlin I
    - The billion dollar brain I

    le Carré movies. I
    The man from UNCLE (2015)
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    I gave away my copy of "The Man From UNCLE", never wanting to see it again.
    Does anyone else have the Matt Helm films?
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,418Quartermasters
    CR-54. I
    Mission Impossible
    Jason Bourne
    - Identitiy I
    -supremacy
    - Ultimatum
    - Legacy
    - Jason Bourne
    Johnny English. III
    -Johnny English
    -Reborn
    -strikes again
    Austin Powers. II
    -International man of mystery II
    -The Spy who shagged me I
    - Goldmember II
    Notorious. II
    North by north west. II
    To catch a thief. II
    The Guns of Navarone II
    Force 10 from Navarone
    Where Eagles Dare II
    OSS-117 Kairo nest of spies II
    OSS.117 Lost in Rio II
    OK Connery. I
    Harry Palmer I
    . Ipcress file III
    . Funeral in Berlin I
    - The billion dollar brain I

    le Carré movies. I
    The man from UNCLE (2015)
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