BTW, I was there.
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Posted 16 June 2004 - 03:30 AM
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15 years, I'm feeling old now as well, I can't believe how time flies, I mean in 5 years, it will be 15 years since Goldeneye came out, jesus, speaking of which, it's been 10 years since Brosnan was first announced as Bond.cool....but fifteen years? Make me feel old....
Posted 16 June 2004 - 05:19 AM
Posted 16 June 2004 - 05:25 AM
*slaps Tarl around with a large trout*15 years since the last great Bond film? wow.
Posted 16 June 2004 - 05:36 AM
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Posted 16 June 2004 - 07:29 AM
Maybe we bumped into each other then, although I was outside taking b/w photos for the 007 magazine and trying to come to terms with the fact that a zoom lense at full stretch has no depth of focus, hence the shot of Dalton was a little fuzzy.BTW, I was there.
Posted 16 June 2004 - 08:17 AM
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Posted 16 June 2004 - 01:05 PM
Blimey, I remember her saying that on Wogan's LTK, er, "special". Everyone was dead impressed then, too. Honest.As for me, I vividly remember catching the premiere.... on TV.
I'll never forget Talisa Soto explaining to a reporter that her character was a feminist. She said something along the lines of: "If a man wants to me to do something, I.... I tell him.... I tell him, you know.... to do it yourself."
Posted 16 June 2004 - 01:52 PM
Posted 16 June 2004 - 02:45 PM
With the exception of TSWLM and AVTAK (which had it's world premiere in San Francisco as a thanks to the city), I think all the pre-GoldenEye Bond films opened in England first.Anyway, I have a Q: I thought LTK opened in the USA July 14 and usually it's always before the U.K. premeire...Did Bonds premiere in U.K. first back then?
Actually, I remember walking out of this premiere VERY disappointed in LTK. It just wasn't what I wanted in a Bond film. I thought they had made a HUGE mistake with the series. It's still not a favorite of mine, but over the years I've come to appreciate it, and even like it, for what it is.Ahh yes, it must a generational thing I guess...except for some like Zencat who refuse to be dissapointed in this series. More power to you.
Back then it was just a simple matter of contacting the Prince's Trust and buying a ticket (which wasn't cheap -- I think they ran about $300). I went to the AVTAK, TLD, and LTK premieres. I had incredible experiences at all of them, but the TLD was the best because, though circumstances to involved to go into here (but Izencat, how come you got to attend the premiere, then? Did you meet any of the filmmakers/cast?
Posted 16 June 2004 - 03:23 PM
Actually, I remember walking out of this premiere VERY disappointed in LTK.
At the LTK prem I talked to Talisa Soto
Posted 16 June 2004 - 03:31 PM
Did it appear to you that your view was widely shared by the other attendees? Was the atmosphere "muted"? Did you overhear any choice comments from people? I never saw LICENCE TO KILL on the big screen (too young to get in at the time), but I'll never forget the opening night of GOLDENEYE (the day after the premiere) at the Odeon Leicester Square - it was like a rock concert, and everyone was totally geeking out with enthusiasm over Bond's comeback. It was obvious from the atmosphere that GOLDENEYE was going to be a very big hit indeed, so I guess my real question to you is: was it obvious from the atmosphere at the LTK premiere that the film was going to bomb? Was there a feeling of doom and gloom?Actually, I remember walking out of this premiere VERY disappointed in LTK. It just wasn't what I wanted in a Bond film. I thought they had made a HUGE mistake with the series. It's still not a favorite of mine, but over the years I've come to appreciate it, and even like it, for what it is.
Posted 16 June 2004 - 04:17 PM
It was muted. I remember feeling a slight lift when Q appeared. Lupe's "I love James, so much" got an unintentional laugh. But the trouble with premieres and screenings is they are always a bit muted. People are sort of there to be there, not really to see the movie. (To combat this, U.S. premieres pack the first 3 rows with hardcore fans just to energize the room.) I've also noticed that English audiences tend to be much more polite and quiet, even when they like the movie. But the feel to the room was definitely different from TLD. I know I felt doom and gloom (the first and last time I would every feel this way coming out of a Bond). But it was also soooo hot that night I think a lot of people were very uncomfortable in their tuxes and evening gowns, so maybe this had something to do with it.Did it appear to you that your view was widely shared by the other attendees? Was the atmosphere "muted"? Did you overhear any choice comments from people?
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Posted 16 June 2004 - 05:11 PM
Now those are two premieres I would have loved to have gone to. The Albert Hall DAD event seemed like the premiere of premieres. I was in London for TWINE and saw a special screening the morning of the premiere via a special JBIFC event. That was very fun.I was at the Premiere of GE in 1985 at the Odeon and 2002 at the Royal Premiere of DAD in the Royal Albert Hall.
Posted 16 June 2004 - 05:28 PM
I thought I read at the time that LTK actually outgrossed TLD in Great Britain. Can anyone either confirm or disprove this?And Licence to Kill was strong internationally, and in the UK, 6 weeks at number one!! Goldeneye was 4 weeks at number one.
The British knew their Bond better, and rightly so.
Posted 16 June 2004 - 07:15 PM
I don't have the actual box office numbers, but here is some useful information from the book James Bond - The Legacy (page 233).I thought I read at the time that LTK actually outgrossed TLD in Great Britain. Can anyone either confirm or disprove this?
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Posted 17 December 2004 - 05:04 AM
Blimey, I remember her saying that on Wogan's LTK, er, "special". Everyone was dead impressed then, too. Honest.As for me, I vividly remember catching the premiere.... on TV.
I'll never forget Talisa Soto explaining to a reporter that her character was a feminist. She said something along the lines of: "If a man wants to me to do something, I.... I tell him.... I tell him, you know.... to do it yourself."
I still have that programme on VHS somewhere and it really looks quite odd, even farcical, today. Some of the highlights;
Dalton was quite proud that he learned to scuba-dive for the film. Wogan replied with a bored, "Oh. Great."
Cubby, obviously getting on in years, being assisted on stage (the 10-second intro music stopped and the 15-second silence as he was helped across to his seat was a bit embarrassing. Not Cubby's fault, of course).
I think it was Robert Davi who complained that his champagne tasted funny, forcing Wogan to confess that the bottle of Bolly was actually a prop containing ginger ale (that may have been a joke but I don't think so).
Robert Davi revealed that the iguana scratched the hell out of Taliso Soto when she tried to pick it up. A wooden actress attacked by a rubber iguana. Fantastic.
p.s. "Wogan" was a popular UK chat show in the eighties.