The James Bond Film Discussion Thread (With Bonus Lazenby!)

[Tallguy]

Why in the world would they do that, when they could simply use another tune at no cost?

What other tune? Was there another space blockbuster from the previous couple of years that MGM had the rights to? (Especially one that would go with a five tone code?) It was a very up to the minute joke.

So they swapped.

I mean... Not exactly swapped. Those movies are six years apart. Spielberg granted them the rights because he's a Bond fan and he could afford to be gracious. It just happened to pay off for him. And I'm sure Williams got a few bucks for it.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

What other tune?

I would have opted for something random or ironically simplistic like an ascending scale (cf. the 1-2-3-4-5 secret combination). Or, how about Norman's James Bond riff? That would have been even more wince-able. Ah, but that joke would have to wait for Octopussy, when sadly they were wasting Amritraj (assuming I'm remembering that correctly.)

By the way, could we be any more tedious? I mean, we could try. But all I said was essentially that it irritated me. It's worthy of a demerit, but it doesn't tip the scale (ha, ha). I don't recall demanding anyone else be irritated by it or share my opinion.

By the way, like many rankings of the movies in series, these movies tend to cluster quite a bit. Example: after GoldenEye, I don't consider the Brosnan entries to weigh in as much different from each; they're all more or less equally bad. GoldenEye is the real standout that compares well with the entries of other Bonds. In each of these clusters, we're talking about very fine distinctions, and actually ranking them is an exercise in... something. YMMV.

 

[Firebird]

What other tune? Was there another space blockbuster from the previous couple of years that MGM had the rights to? (Especially one that would go with a five tone code?) It was a very up to the minute joke.

A slight point of order, and I know it's splitting hairs, but in 1979, Bond was under the auspices of United Artists and Transamerica only. The MGM/UA merger didn't happen until 1980/1981 in the wake of Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate, which fucked the studio's finances.

 

[Starkers]

This is an incredible piece of the film's score. Isolated and with the dubbed scream and the sound effects removed it's just peak Bond.

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I don't think the scream ruins it, in fact I've always found that bit quite horrific as the guy obviously realises he's dead. The Jaws comedy moments just about work, but I kinda wish they didn't. That is a cracking pre-title sequence though, the stunt work is just insane!

Sorry!
Should have include it!

This and other sources, including MI-5…

BOND: 10 Things You Might Not Know About MOONRAKER

YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE

www.warpedfactor.com

Plus, I did not know they dubbed Corrine Clery!!!

I'm not sure if there's a definitive list of all the actors who've been dubbed in Bond over the years! It seemed quite common especially in the 60s. Gert Fröbe was probably the most notable one, though even Lazenby is dubbed by George Baker when he's impersonating Hilary Bray.

Interestingly Ursula Andress was dubbed by two different people Nikki van der Zyl did the dialogue but the signing was actually Diana Coupland which always amuses me as for Brits of a certain age she's best remembered as Sid James' wife in Bless this House!

I hadn't realised James Mason was supposed to be Drax until I read that 10 things article and now I wonder...I always found it a trifle odd that the pilot in the pre-title sequence seemed (to me at least) to be doing an impersonation of James Mason! Now I'm wondering if this was intentional (or maybe I've just been mishearing all these years!)

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I’m probably an outlier in terms of Bond. I’ve rarely ventured into this thread.

My favourite Bond is Dalton and my alltime number one Bond movie is License to Kill.

I’d also take Moore over Connery.

 

[The Realist]

My favourite Bond is Dalton

(though I prefer The Living Daylights to LtK).

 

[HIjol]

This "Connery" Fossil/Stalwart is actually loving the diversity in who likes which Bond actor...!!!
They all have pluses for me, but I wish I could unwatch the Lazenby "Documentary"...he kinda ruined himself, in my estimation.

 

[Starkers]

(though I prefer The Living Daylights to LtK).

Ditto

This "Connery" Fossil/Stalwart is actually loving the diversity in who likes which Bond actor...!!!
They all have pluses for me, but I wish I could unwatch the Lazenby "Documentary"...he kinda ruined himself, in my estimation.

If I couldn't separate the actor from the Bond I'd never watch Connery again!

 

[HIjol]

Ditto


If I couldn't separate the actor from the Bond I'd never watch Connery again!

(Hijol, studiously avoiding any kind of "never-say-never-again" posts)

 

[Commander Troi]

I can't believe y'all are actually making me wanna rewatch Moonraker.

Ditto. In fact, this thread makes me want to rewatch ALL the movies, since I probably have only seen most of them once and many years ago.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

The worst sin in Moonraker was when Bond gets away from the rocket exhaust through a duct network. The second worst sin is saying Jaws and What's-her-face will be OK in their orbiting module.

Blanche Ravalec.(:

 

[The Old Mixer]

I just learned that Norman (DAF Leiter) Burton played the first ape we see in the original Planet of the Apes film, the leader of the hunting party that captures Taylor.

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This came to my attention when he popped up again as Galen's father in an episode of the short-lived '74 TV series.

Yalu

Council Member Yalu was the father of Galen. Since Galen's departure he had been appointed to the Central City Council, a high honour. He was somewhat ashamed of Galen's actions and saw humans as his "enemy". He hid Galen and Virdon when "Loomis" gave him the signal that gorilla officers were...

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[CorporalCaptain]

I just learned that Norman (DAF Leiter) Burton played the first ape we see in the original Planet of the Apes film, the leader of the hunting party that captures Taylor.

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This came to my attention when he popped up again as Galen's father in an episode of the short-lived '74 TV series.

Yalu

Council Member Yalu was the father of Galen. Since Galen's departure he had been appointed to the Central City Council, a high honour. He was somewhat ashamed of Galen's actions and saw humans as his "enemy". He hid Galen and Virdon when "Loomis" gave him the signal that gorilla officers were...

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Cool. In retrospect, I can totally see it.

 

[cardinal biggles]

I just learned that Norman (DAF Leiter) Burton played the first ape we see in the original Planet of the Apes film, the leader of the hunting party that captures Taylor.

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This came to my attention when he popped up again as Galen's father in an episode of the short-lived '74 TV series.

Yalu

Council Member Yalu was the father of Galen. Since Galen's departure he had been appointed to the Central City Council, a high honour. He was somewhat ashamed of Galen's actions and saw humans as his "enemy". He hid Galen and Virdon when "Loomis" gave him the signal that gorilla officers were...

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He was also Will Giddings, the ill-fated engineer who was sort of Paul Newman's right-hand man during the first part of The Towering Inferno. The guy had a long, solid career on film and TV.

 

[cooleddie74]

And was on the U.S. Congressional or Government Committee interrogating Cornelius and Zira in Escape from the Planet of the Apes.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

I just learned that Norman (DAF Leiter) Burton played the first ape we see in the original Planet of the Apes film, the leader of the hunting party that captures Taylor.

No doubt Bond would've called him ''Felix Leiter'' even with the makeup on, if Bond was hunted in simian fashion!

 

[HIjol]

No doubt Bond would've called him ''Felix Leiter'' even with the makeup on, if Bond was hunted in simian fashion!

"Simian Primate"...can't decide if that is a better Bond Girl name or Arch-Villain name...

 

[Nerys Myk]

"Simian Primate"...can't decide if that is a better Bond Girl name or Arch-Villain name...

Henchman.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

One man's Romperstomper DuBois is another's Ramrod Heftycookie.

 

[HIjol]

Henchman.

mmmm...I don't know...a little too cool for a mere henchman?...