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[QWorm]

In the street chase in TB i noticed alot of wrd things, i will be posting pictures but here's a list

-A Dog Standing In the Middle of the Road almost crapping it's (non-existent) pants
-A guy running around in in a Superman costume...with a TV coming out of his head
-A Guy dancing with a Tree (Now that was funny)

[TheSaint]

Actually, the dog was urinating. As for the other two, it's the Junkanoo, the local Mardi Gras, which should explain that.

[Qwerty]

Gotta love that weird crap in Bond films.

[Turn]

Don't forget about the people with "007" in big letters on their costumes.

The junkanoo is just one of those things they don't do in Bond movies anymore that made those early films so distinctive. To think Eon had the island stage this whole sequence out of season just to film scenes for the movie. You won't likely see that kind of expense put on for a scene again anytime soon outside the Pinewood lot or wherever they are shooting in the future.

[Head of S]

Don't forget about the people with "007" in big letters on their costumes.

The junkanoo is just one of those things they don't do in Bond movies anymore that made those early films so distinctive. To think Eon had the island stage this whole sequence out of season just to film scenes for the movie. You won't likely see that kind of expense put on for a scene again anytime soon outside the Pinewood lot or wherever they are shooting in the future.

Despite the grand scale of the Junkanoo, there was very little expense. The locals were invited to put on the parade for which Mr Broccoli and Mr Saltzman offered a prize for best costume and float. Other than that there was no additional expense for the film company.

I think the more recent films have still created sequences that are just as distinctive, and expensive (if for some reason cost is a factor here). The Thames boat chase from TWINE and the Bodyworlds exhibition form CR are two that spring to mind.

[Turn]

Don't forget about the people with "007" in big letters on their costumes.

The junkanoo is just one of those things they don't do in Bond movies anymore that made those early films so distinctive. To think Eon had the island stage this whole sequence out of season just to film scenes for the movie. You won't likely see that kind of expense put on for a scene again anytime soon outside the Pinewood lot or wherever they are shooting in the future.

Despite the grand scale of the Junkanoo, there was very little expense. The locals were invited to put on the parade for which Mr Broccoli and Mr Saltzman offered a prize for best costume and float. Other than that there was no additional expense for the film company.

I think the more recent films have still created sequences that are just as distinctive, and expensive (if for some reason cost is a factor here). The Thames boat chase from TWINE and the Bodyworlds exhibition form CR are two that spring to mind.

You're right. The things I think of are how now that they could never have actors like Connery (or now Craig) interacting with locals without fear of some weirdo or degenerate trying to do something to disrupt it. It's amazing they pulled that off in that manner. Then again, people will do anything for a camera.

[Jim]

i will be posting pictures

Please don't.

[Skudor]

There was a lot of weird crap in that other movie,Die Another Day. I don't think I have the bandwith to post all of it, so I suggest those interested just rent and watch the whole thing.

Seriously though, the junkanoo (never heard that word before!) really adds a flavour to the movie. We need more of that: a sense of genuine locations.

[RazorBlade]

Weird crap? Weird crap? It's local color my man. I agree with whoever said DAD was full of weird crap. Not my THUNDERBALL. Only good in TB.

[QWorm]

sorry if i offended anyone! it just made me laugh especially the guy dancing with the tree...

[bill007]

Don't forget about the people with "007" in big letters on their costumes.

Man-oh-man. The things I learn at CBn. I've missed this one. Thanks.

i will be posting pictures

Please don't.

Qworm - I believe Jim is possibly refering to violation of copyright policy. Your mention of these details is well enough.

[Turn]

Don't forget about the people with "007" in big letters on their costumes.

Man-oh-man. The things I learn at CBn. I've missed this one. Thanks.

It's a pretty quick shot and on the guy's head. I may have been more clear if I had said "in big numerals" instead of letters. Apologies, as I hold an English degree and don't do that well with numbers.

[Double-0-7]

Weird crap? Weird crap? It's local color my man. I agree with whoever said DAD was full of weird crap. Not my THUNDERBALL. Only good in TB.

I'm with you RazorBlade - Thunderball = excellent movie! I love the Junkanoo, and my kids always watch for the dog taking a leak and laugh like crazy!

[bill007]

Weird crap? Weird crap? It's local color my man. I agree with whoever said DAD was full of weird crap. Not my THUNDERBALL. Only good in TB.

I'm with you RazorBlade - Thunderball = excellent movie! I love the Junkanoo, and my kids always watch for the dog taking a leak and laugh like crazy!

OO-Yah. The best introduction-to-Bond movie in the canon.

[Judo chop]

Having just watched TB recently, I am finding the color of Bond's blood to be more and more annoying. I don't know what that stuff is pumping through his veins. Type O-?

[00Twelve]

Apparently a treatment at Shrublands results in bleeding red cake icing.

[Keir]

What is a map of the UUSR doing in Moneypenny's office? I'd have expected HM The Queen or something more patriotic...

[Keir]

And why does he wear a bright red swimsuit and blinding white O2 tanks when engaging in underwater surveillance of Largo's boat?!?!
...And whatever became of that guy who rescued Domino who was thrown overboard by Bond, telling him it was never too late to swim before Largo's boat crashed?

Edited by Keir, 04 May 2007 - 02:36 PM.

[A Kristatos]

And why does he wear a bright red swimsuit and blinding white O2 tanks when engaging in underwater surveillance of Largo's boat?!?!
...And whatever became of that guy who rescued Domino who was thrown overboard by Bond, telling him it was never too late to swim before Largo's boat crashed?

Well many times throughout the history of EON produced Bond movies, the secondary characters aren't really featured in the same light as Bond and his girls, or the main villain are. In other words, the secondary characters are treated as such: secondary characters. Nobody really cares how they turn out since they are usually not that vital to the plot.

[Keir]

"...the secondary characters are treated as such: secondary characters. Nobody really cares how they turn out since they are usually not that vital to the plot."

Yeah, of course I can see that. But he selflessly saved the girl's life and all he gets for his pains is a gruff "Who's that?" from Bond and having a lifesaver thrown on him before being thrown off a boat after being told it's never too late to swim. Domino doesn't seem too worried for his safety; in fact, she immediately snuggles up to Bond and forget the poor guy. It's just not fair, Kristatos!

[Turn]

"...the secondary characters are treated as such: secondary characters. Nobody really cares how they turn out since they are usually not that vital to the plot."

Yeah, of course I can see that. But he selflessly saved the girl's life and all he gets for his pains is a gruff "Who's that?" from Bond and having a lifesaver thrown on him before being thrown off a boat after being told it's never too late to swim. Domino doesn't seem too worried for his safety; in fact, she immediately snuggles up to Bond and forget the poor guy. It's just not fair, Kristatos!

A lot things aren't fair. The guy was on the side of SPECTRE and a lot of people wouldn't have died if he hadn't helped them get the bombs and arm them in the first place.

To paraphrase Bond in TSWLM "When you're on skis going 60 mph and somebody's behind you trying to put a bullet in your back, you don't always have time to remember a face." By the same token, when you are on an out of control hydrofoil with a bomb on board and about to crash into a reef, you don't always have time for a formal thanks. The guy was lucky to have been saved at all.

[bond_girl_double07]

Ok, here's my question about Thunderball.. I've always wondered, what was Largo planning on doing with the cigar/ice combo? Was he just going to burn her and then ice her off or what? Maybe it's more simple than I'm imagining, but I never thought those lines made any sense..

No Monica Lewinski jokes please, I'm really curious what he was about to do

[Major Tallon]

We're never let in on all the gruesome details.

This scene is lifted from Chapter 21 of the novel, where Largo tells Domino, "unless you tell me who gave you that machine to bring on board, I shall be forced to cause you great pain. It will be caused with these two simple implements,' he held up the cigar and blew on the tip until it glowed brightly, 'this for heat and these ice cubes for cold. Applied scientifically, as I shall apply them, they will have the inevitable effect of causing your voice, when it has stopped screaming, to speak, and speak the truth. Now then, Which is it to be?"

I imagine Largo knows, or wants us to think he knows, nerve endings in the body that are particularly susceptible to heat and cold. But it's never really spelled out.

[Turn]

That torture is one of those small details that's easy to miss out on, but one you appreciate as opposed to, say, strapping the heroine to a laser table as in DAD. The understated way Largo presents those doesn't sound threatening until you think about it and it's a nice example of less is more.

[RazorBlade]

We don't know what Largo is going to do with the ice and cigar because that makes it a scarier scene. If we don't know for sure, we will assume it's something too gruesome to show and therefore all the more terrible.

[bond_girl_double07]

I think I had always assumed that everybody else knew exactly what Largo was going to do with that cigar and I was the only odd man out.. at least I know now that we aren't really supposed to know exactly what he's about to do..

[Qwerty]

That torture is one of those small details that's easy to miss out on, but one you appreciate as opposed to, say, strapping the heroine to a laser table as in DAD. The understated way Largo presents those doesn't sound threatening until you think about it and it's a nice example of less is more.

Strongly agreed. It's a far more effective scene (but possibly also because the torture sequence in Die Another Day really has absolutely no tension whatsoever).

[RazorBlade]

I think I had always assumed that everybody else knew exactly what Largo was going to do with that cigar and I was the only odd man out..

No, you have plenty of company.

I love my TB.

[Napoleon Solo]

Actually, the dog was urinating. As for the other two, it's the Junkanoo, the local Mardi Gras, which should explain that.

Not to mention all the Junkanoo participants with "007" hats (in the same shot as the urinating dog). Guess Bond wasn't really a "secret" agent. :-)