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[PrinceKamalKhan]

Double feature night.. Moonraker and On Her Majesty's Secret Service..

 

That sounds like an interesting combo. How did it go?

 

As for me, I'm in the mood for Moonraker in honor of Sir Rog's 0088th birthday.

[DamnCoffee]

Haven't really been in the mood for a Bond film in a good while. But tonight I've thrown on On Her Majesty's Secret Service and my build up to Spectre begins now. John Barry's incredible soundtrack blasting in my surround sound system all but confirms it. This title sequence is giving me goosebumps.

Edited by DamnCoffee, 14 October 2015 - 09:58 PM.

[thecasinoroyale]

As part of my A-Z Blu-ray season that has lasted for over a year now, I'm on O and tonight is 'Octopussy'.

 

I watch my Blu-rays on a Monday and Thursday, and fate has dealt cards brilliantly with the following films...

 

15th - 'Octopussy'

19th - 'Olympus Has Fallen'

22nd - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

26th - Night off to see 'SPECTRE'

 

Even thought I hate 'OHMSS' I feel it fitting it's the film, and Bond film, I'll be watching before seeing 'SPECTRE'.

[bond_azoozbond]

Beside bond marathon , Im always in the mood of watching : The Man with the Golden Gun , For your eyes only .. Two of my favorite.

[The Dove]

Double feature night.. Moonraker and On Her Majesty's Secret Service..

That sounds like an interesting combo. How did it go?

You're right Prince Kamal Kahn.. It was a unique paring.. Enjoyed it very much though..

Tonight, I'll be putting on From Russia With Love..

[PrinceKamalKhan]

 

 

Double feature night.. Moonraker and On Her Majesty's Secret Service..

That sounds like an interesting combo. How did it go?
 

You're right Prince Kamal Kahn.. It was a unique paring.. Enjoyed it very much though..

 

 

I think MR and OHMSS have a lot more in common than many people might initially think. Both are scored by John Barry with theme song lyrics by Hal David. Both feature a villain who uses a group of beautiful women in his plan to enact chemical/biological warfare on the earth. Both feature Bond in a helicopter ride with a female employee of the villain to the villain's establishment. Both feature Bond using a gadget to break into a villain's safe to accomplish his mission. Both of its heroines are very strong and my 2 favorite tough girl Bond heroines in the series. Both were the final Bond films made in their respective decades. Both MR and OHMSS along with TLD are my 3 favorite Bond films made post-TB in 1965.

 

 

To honor the memory of Bond screenwriter and film novelist Christopher Wood, I'm up for a double feature of  MR and TSWLM which my dad took me to see as a child:

[Mendalla007]

I've had a hankering to watch The Spy Who Loved Me for a while now but don't usually have enough TV time to watch movies these days. Still, I have it on DVD around here somewhere so may dig it and MR up for a re-watch.

[The Dove]

Time to watch Die Another Day...

[Vauxhall]

I watched QUANTUM OF SOLACE earlier. A lot more uneven than I remember. Even Craig seems a bit out of step. The delivery of some of his humour is particularly off, and there's far flashier unnecessary direction than I'd noticed previously.

Edited by Vauxhall, 19 October 2015 - 10:10 PM.

[The Shark]

Watched the first act of Casino Royale the other day. Stronger than I remembered it being, but for the first time, I thought the film was overedited. In the wake of Quantum of Solace I woud've never claimed that, but two years on from Skyfall, it stands out.

In the case of the parkour chase, there were too many rapid-fire cuts. The most agreiouvs moment being Bond shooting the gas canisters. I've got no idea why we need to see 5 or 6 differents angels of a explosion but it's bizarre. A case too much coverage and not enough restraint

Later in M's flat, for some reason while M is delivering dialogue we never cut to see Bond react, making the shot-reverse-shot pattern feel unnatural to human speech and stagy. It's like editing to a full-stop. The framing also feels somewhat arbitrary and the lack of a master shot doesn't help. Reminds one how effortless Mendes's direction of Skyfall's equivalent scene (in M's flat) is, with the carefully coordinated blocking of the actors and the handheld camera imparting a sense of Bond's restlessness.

[DaveBond21]

I watched QUANTUM OF SOLACE earlier. A lot more uneven than I remember. Even Craig seems a bit out of step. The delivery of some of his humour is particularly off, and there's far flashier unnecessary direction than I'd noticed previously.

 

That is really interesting, and actually what I think this thread is about - to see what people feel like watching but also what their reactions are this time around.

 

I am in the mood for some early 1970's Bond.

[Guy Haines]

Double feature night.. Moonraker and On Her Majesty's Secret Service..

That sounds like an interesting combo. How did it go?

You're right Prince Kamal Kahn.. It was a unique paring.. Enjoyed it very much though..

 
I think MR and OHMSS have a lot more in common than many people might initially think. Both are scored by John Barry with theme song lyrics by Hal David. Both feature a villain who uses a group of beautiful women in his plan to enact chemical/biological warfare on the earth. Both feature Bond in a helicopter ride with a female employee of the villain to the villain's establishment. Both feature Bond using a gadget to break into a villain's safe to accomplish his mission. Both of its heroines are very strong and my 2 favorite tough girl Bond heroines in the series. Both were the final Bond films made in their respective decades. Both MR and OHMSS along with TLD are my 3 favorite Bond films made post-TB in 1965.
 
 
To honor the memory of Bond screenwriter and film novelist Christopher Wood, I'm up for a double feature of  MR and TSWLM which my dad took me to see as a child:

I went to see TSWLM/MR as a double bill in the early 1980s - might have been before the release of FYEO. Except the films were shown in the wrong order - which wouldn't have otherwise mattered except for Jaws' switching of sides in MR which made his out and out villainy in TSWLM seem a bit odd.

[Guy Haines]

There is an online quiz on the "Guardian" website titled "The Spy who loved everyone" about 007's chat up lines. Go on the Guardian home page, click on the "culture" link and you'll find it.

I've just done it and got 100%, and apparently, so far I've beaten 100% of those who have attempted, but if you gals and guys join in that won't last long.

(Incidentally some of the questions, if you get them right, tell you that more people got them wrong than right!)

[Vauxhall]

Slipped up. 9 out of 10, but still beat 95% of others.

[The Dove]

Been out of town for the last couple of days but now I am home and in the mood for a Dr. No and The Man With The Golden Gun double feature..

[AMC Hornet]

It's getting too late to want to see anything but SPECTRE.

 

After the novelty wears off - meaning early December - I'll be ready for my Christmas mini-marathon (which I spread out over several evenings):

CR 54

OHMSS

DAF

TMWTGG

NSNA

DAD

 

...then I'll probably go see SPECTRE again.

[Jim]

I feel like watching SPECTRE again.

[AMC Hornet]

I can't wait until I can say the same thing.

[The Dove]

Vesper martini in hand and Casino Royale ready to roll..

[Surrie]

At present I really feel like watching FRWL and TWINE. I could always go and see SPECTRE for the 3rd time too...!!

[The Dove]

Gonna stick on Skyfall..

[Professor Pi]

Kind of want to watch Quantum of Solace to compare its merits with SPECTRE.

[AMC Hornet]

Recently watched TND and TWINE, trying to stave off my desire to start my December mini-marathon early.

 

I expect I'll be seeing Spectre again soon - it's the real centerpiece of this year's holiday must-watch list.

[Professor Pi]

I ended up watching Skyfall yesterday.   Still have some issues with the second half of it, but other plot holes not bothering me as much.  (For example, now I think Silva had the empty Underground train ready to go at his command and it wasn't just happenstance)

[PrinceKamalKhan]

SPECTRE. I plan on finally seeing it tonight.

[AMC Hornet]

I want to watch NSNA, but I'll wait until I visit me old Dad and his 40" screen.

 

(It's the only one I still have that isn't BluRay.)

[sharpshooter]

SPECTRE, which I will see tomorrow. The wait is just about over.

[DaveBond21]

SPECTRE, which I will see tomorrow. The wait is just about over.

 

I saw it yesterday but I feel like watching it again.

[The Dove]

Just got back from my 2nd viewing of SPECTRE.. Loved it even more!!

[PrinceKamalKhan]

After seeing SPECTRE last night, I'm now in the mood for YOLT.