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[JimmyBond]

I quite honestly feel it blows all of Brosnan's action sequences away (not that it's his fault mind you). The last time something this intense was shown in a Bond film was the tanker chase in LTK.

This really doesnt feel like a typical Bondian action scene, which I think is the effect they were going for. During the Brosnan era they wanted to try everything they could to hit home the fact that we were watching Bond films. This time out, they're dispensing with the spoon feeding and letting us live it!

Ok, that might have been a tad bit cheesy, but so what! It's going to be that great of a sequence.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

I quite honestly feel it blows all of Brosnan's action sequences away (not that it's his fault mind you). The last time something this intense was shown in a Bond film was the tanker chase in LTK.

This really doesnt feel like a typical Bondian action scene, which I think is the effect they were going for. During the Brosnan era they wanted to try everything they could to hit home the fact that we were watching Bond films. This time out, they're dispensing with the spoon feeding and letting us live it!

Ok, that might have been a tad bit cheesy, but so what! It's going to be that great of a sequence.

I share those sentiments. The thing I like is the set up too. It's dosen't feel akward or there just for the sake of action. This sequence is key to the plot. It reminds me of Bond films in the past. I love the way they have Bond actually doing some coak and dagger spy stuff when he tails Dimitrios to the exhibit and also the suspenseful sequence where Bond tails Carlos through MIA before we get to the action on the tarmac.

[marktmurphy]

Top Gear this week was quite good for this sequence: the DC6's were very visible in many shots, as were the lamps and there was a very decent shot of the Boeing with it's modifications very clear.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Top Gear this week was quite good for this sequence: the DC6's were very visible in many shots, as were the lamps and there was a very decent shot of the Boeing with it's modifications very clear.

Was anything revealed or have you heard about anything involving the "explosions" in the sequence? There was someone who lives near Dunsfold that said no explosions where heard. Still that wouldn't mean they never happened. I remember when they were filming Pearl Harbour seeing some spectacular pyrotechnic explosions of the boats blowing up but hardly heard a pop and I was about 3 miles away. Anyway about Top Gear, is there any chance of this footage making it's way online?

[marktmurphy]

I don't live near the place so wouldn't have heard any of the night stuff.
As for Top Gear being online- well the whole show is at the official site at bbc.co.uk/topgear but I'm afraid you have to be in the UK to view it! I'll try and get some screen caps tomorrow.

[Simon]

Mark - you were talking about either Fifth Gear or Top Gear sometime back about various clips of the DBS in a forthcoming show.

Has this happened yet or yet to come?

Cheers.

[marktmurphy]

Not yet, no. They showed the little trailer-ette of bits and bobs but not the feature. The series ends next week so if it's not on that (and there's no sign of it being there) I wouldn't have thought they'll show it until the film is released.

[marktmurphy]

Here are some caps from Top Gear. Some shots show the two Air Atlantique DC6's sitting side by side in their matching green livery (not sure what the crane's about), in others you'll see the adapted 747, plus there's also some showing the new lighting which has been added and the generators which power it.
Keep a close eye out for a new Bond car! Yes, they were road-testing, amoungst others, the Mondeo ST220 which appears in Casino Royale (rarer than an Aston Martin DB9, believe it or not!). I'm afraid these weren't the most beautiful cars they've ever tested!

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Ah yes! Thanks Mark! Was this episode filmed a few weeks ago while CR was still filming or is it of what is still there? Now I'm pretty sure the 757's that Corbould was talking about are the DC6's. Was there any indication given that the DC6's might meet with destruction? I wonder if they would really blow up 2 full sized DC6's? Perhaps they had the 2 real DC6's for shots at the airfeild and they blew up some 1/4 scale minutures for the actual shots of the aircraft blowing up.

[Simon]

Not yet, no. They showed the little trailer-ette of bits and bobs but not the feature. The series ends next week so if it's not on that (and there's no sign of it being there) I wouldn't have thought they'll show it until the film is released.

Thanks sir.

And thanks for the caps - sharp eyes!

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

All I can say is WOW!

http://www.thesun.co...6340486,00.html

[Tuxedo]

Thanks Agent Spriggan Ominae! Great find! WOW is the right expression...

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Thanks Agent Spriggan Ominae! Great find! WOW is the right expression...

That should go to Danfan2 who first uncovered this article. This is indeed a great find and hought I should post it here also. This is kind of like the official MIA thread on cb.n afterall.