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[earl-of-marnock]

Re: Crossplot

Shame that MGM UK have been so unhelpful about Crossplot. I've been trying to convince them to release it for nearly 4 years. I even offered them a mountain of material to use as special features, including the Roger Moore / Milk Marketing Board trailer, campaign brochure, film magazine articles, behind the scenes stills, posters from all over the world and the opportunity to make a documentary or record a commentary. It was like banging your head against a brick wall. And then when I asked them to forward the info the MGM USA they couldn't be bothered! I don't understand these big companies!

[Bondian]

Good for you!.

A very warm welcome to CBn.

Cheers,


Ian

[DLibrasnow]

Re: Crossplot

Shame that MGM UK have been so unhelpful about Crossplot. I've been trying to convince them to release it for nearly 4 years. I even offered them a mountain of material to use as special features, including the Roger Moore / Milk Marketing Board trailer, campaign brochure, film magazine articles, behind the scenes stills, posters from all over the world and the opportunity to make a documentary or record a commentary. It was like banging your head against a brick wall. And then when I asked them to forward the info the MGM USA they couldn't be bothered! I don't understand these big companies!

Well somebody at MGM USA listened.Thought the DVD is sadly devoid of special features (except for the trailer)

[TheSaint]

Re: Crossplot

Shame that MGM UK have been so unhelpful about Crossplot. I've been trying to convince them to release it for nearly 4 years. I even offered them a mountain of material to use as special features, including the Roger Moore / Milk Marketing Board trailer, campaign brochure, film magazine articles, behind the scenes stills, posters from all over the world and the opportunity to make a documentary or record a commentary. It was like banging your head against a brick wall. And then when I asked them to forward the info the MGM USA they couldn't be bothered! I don't understand these big companies!

Wow! That's sad. A friend of mine was able to do the docu for season 1 of Wonder Woman only because he offered to do it for free. Not sure if you were in a position to offer to do a docu for free. Didn't realize there was so much memoribilia out there on Crossplot.

[DLibrasnow]

Wow! That's sad. A friend of mine was able to do the docu for season 1 of Wonder Woman only because he offered to do it for free. Not sure if you were in a position to offer to do a docu for free. Didn't realize there was so much memoribilia out there on Crossplot.

I didn't realize there was so much material out there on the movie either. I'm not msure it really needs the special edition treatment.

BTW, that's a cool docu on the first season of Wonder Woman.-- tell your friend good job...Funnily enough just before opening this thread my colleagues were chatting about that show

[TheSaint]

I'll pass along your compliments, Dlibra.

[DLibrasnow]

[Righty007]

I just ordered Crossplot from Amazon.com. Is it good?

[TheSaint]

I thought so but, then again, I'm biased.

[Qwerty]

I just ordered Crossplot from Amazon.com. Is it good?

Believe there's another thread around here about it.

Edited by Qwerty, 18 April 2005 - 02:34 AM.

[mccartney007]

It's a very fun very 1960's bit of cinema, Righty. If you like that 60's feel then I'm sure you'll enjoy CROSSPLOT.

[DLibrasnow]

You will not be disappointed Chris. It is a little slow at first (at least for me it was) but stick with it because it really kicks into high gear in the second half.

Great fun movie.

[TheSaint]

And Claudie Lange is quite easy on the eyes.

Here's a question-had Roger been signed to play Bond in OHMSS, do you think he would've sported this hairstyle for that film?

[mccartney007]

And Claudie Lange is quite easy on the eyes.

Here's a question-had Roger been signed to play Bond in OHMSS, do you think he would've sported this hairstyle for that film?

I've wondered the same thing, TheSaint. I wouldn't have minded seeing him with that hairstyle even though I think they would have gone with a more traditional look for him as they did when he eventually became Bond. I think Roger looks his best in CROSSPLOT with that hairstyle.

[TheSaint]

A definitely distinctive hairstyle.

[DLibrasnow]

LOL. But really, check out THE PERSUADERS

[TheSaint]

Roger's Crossplot hairstyle would've been suitable for Bond but, not his Persuaders! hairstyle. Too long.

[DLibrasnow]

Agreed. Hence my post above

[DLibrasnow]

Be sure to post your thoughts on the movie Righty!

[Righty007]

I bought this:



I got this:

[DLibrasnow]

It's the same movie Righty....I got the same packaging as you did.

Its possible the one Amazon has on its page was an early draft cover and that the DVD cover was changed by MGM prior to the DVD release.

[Righty007]

It's the same movie Righty....I got the same packaging as you did.

Its possible the one Amazon has on its page was an early draft cover and that the DVD cover was changed by MGM prior to the DVD release.

I know it's the same movie but I don't like the cover for two reasons:

1. The first cover is better.

2. The main menu is based on the first cover and not the final cover.

[DLibrasnow]

I felt let down also Chris, but then I reasoned that the movie was the important thing. After all, all the special edition DVD Bond covers are naff. The earlier 1997 Bond DVDs that were released in the accursed snapper cases were better with the original poster art.

[TheSaint]

I would rather have the original poster art as the cover to Crossplot than the art used, though I did think the full figure version w/white background was cool.

[mccartney007]

I would rather have the original poster art as the cover to Crossplot than the art used, though I did think the full figure version w/white background was cool.

The original poster artwork is fantastic. I used to have a 40x60 CROSSPLOT poster hanging up, but I have since replaced it with some of my Bond stills. I've still got the poster around somewhere though.

[Blofeld's Cat]

It's the same movie Righty....I got the same packaging as you did.

Its possible the one Amazon has on its page was an early draft cover and that the DVD cover was changed by MGM prior to the DVD release.

I know it's the same movie but I don't like the cover for two reasons:

1. The first cover is better.

2. The main menu is based on the first cover and not the final cover.

Wonder which cover is used on DVD Profiler?

[Turn]

MGM is notorious for using photoshop-type covers rather than using original poster artwork for its DVDs. Why go through the effort which almost always yields crappy results when in most cases there is already perfectly good artwork or poster art readily available? It seems to be reinventing the wheel in a way.

[Righty007]

Crossplot isn't that good.

[DLibrasnow]

I'm sorry you didn't like it Chris...I guess it's not to everyones taste

[Diabolik]

A couple of nights ago, Turner Movie Classics showed a 1969 British spy thriller entitled, "Crossplot" starring Roger Moore and Bernard Lee. I'd never heard of this film.

It was mildly entertaining, but had more than a couple of Bond similarities:

1. Opens with Moore secuding a beautiful woman. He is attired in a tuxedo. He has to leave immediately when his watch alarm goes off and he is "called to duty" (to his day job).

2. Credits are definitely inspired by the Bond films, with groovy "sixties" graphics and color along with beautiful women.

3. Early scenes with Roger Moore and Bernard Lee plays just like the Bond/M scenes that would follow a couple of years later.

4. The title song is similar to the early Bond songs and is sung by a Tom Jones "sound-a-like."

Not a great film, but very fascinating to watch to watch to see how the Bond producers could definitely visualize Moore as 007.

Does anyone know how/if this film influenced them to cast Moore? I know they had considered him years earlier, but this film has the exact same tone and attitude of the "Moore Bond films." It almost plays like a screen test for Bond.

On a side note, it also featured David Prowse (Darth Vader) as a member of the wedding party Moore breaks up as he's pursued by the baddies.

Edited by Diabolik, 07 January 2007 - 04:08 PM.