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[Friedrich Baxter]

After seeing 'Casino Royale', 'Operation Kid Brother', The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.', 'Spy Hard' and the Austin Powers movies, I have to say I've become very fond of Bond-ripp offs.

But did you ever saw the title credits of Spy Hard? It's a brutal copy of Thunderball. There were no complainings of MGM/UA. So I don't know were the line should be drawn with those Bond ripp-offs. I know that MGM/UA was very much worried about many of these ripp offs, but I don't see any basis to sue the name of 'Goldmember'.

But MGM/UA didn't said much about the title credits of Spy Hard. But nevertheless, I like the score of Bill Conti in Spy Hard!

[Blue Eyes]

My guess would be the change in legal tactics comes from a change in the executives who work for the company.