Blood, sweat and TK Maxx

Bargain alert! Rankin's book in TK Maxx @ £12.99 - the second such bargain Bond book I've picked up from TK's this year!
Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".

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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Nice find!!! Wonder if they have the Dior Jacket :))
    Instagram - bondclothes007
  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    Haha - good luck with that one! :))
    Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    Thanks for the 'heads up' - I hope they have it in store near me -{
    YNWA 97
  • Enjoying DeathEnjoying Death Toronto, ON CANADAPosts: 1,231MI6 Agent
    Pussy Galore: “My name is Pussy Galore.”
    Bond: “I must be dreaming.”
  • ppw3o6rppw3o6r Great BritainPosts: 2,270MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Thanks for the 'heads up' - I hope they have it in store near me -{

    Not wanting to be a 00 Party Pooper but don't bother, the best picture is on the cover. Regrettably it is not a patch on any of Greg Williams excellent "Bond on Set" series :(
  • Bond44Bond44 Vauxhall CrossPosts: 1,581MI6 Agent

    Bummer I paid full price for that 6 months ago it was sold out everywhere!
    No sign of the most recent version from Amazon! Bang goes one Christmas present

    Cheers :007)
    My name is Bond, Basildon Bond - I have letters after my name!
  • HatThrowingHenchmanHatThrowingHenchman Russia With LovePosts: 1,834MI6 Agent
    ppw3o6r wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Thanks for the 'heads up' - I hope they have it in store near me -{

    Not wanting to be a 00 Party Pooper but don't bother, the best picture is on the cover. Regrettably it is not a patch on any of Greg Williams excellent "Bond on Set" series :(

    wrong, the best two photos are 1. Monica Bellucci on the bed 2.Monica Bellucci's character portait over two pages
    "You see Mr.Bond, you can't kill my dreams...but my dreams can kill you.Time to face destiny" - "Time to face gravity"
  • SkippySkippy Posts: 446MI6 Agent
    Can't believe that book has disappeared to TKMaxx already :o

    But the Archives book is a good shout ED -{ Especially as that mini version appears to have completely fallen through.
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    ppw3o6r wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Thanks for the 'heads up' - I hope they have it in store near me -{

    Not wanting to be a 00 Party Pooper but don't bother, the best picture is on the cover. Regrettably it is not a patch on any of Greg Williams excellent "Bond on Set" series :(

    Really ? :o

    Oh dear :#

    Thanks -{
    YNWA 97
  • GaryD_007GaryD_007 Near the Bonnie BanksPosts: 579MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    ppw3o6r wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Thanks for the 'heads up' - I hope they have it in store near me -{

    Not wanting to be a 00 Party Pooper but don't bother, the best picture is on the cover. Regrettably it is not a patch on any of Greg Williams excellent "Bond on Set" series :(

    Really ? :o

    Oh dear :#

    Thanks -{

    I think it's still a good book; worth buying IMHO however, I have to agree that the Greg Williams' books were better.
    There's portraits of the actors that we've seen in every magazine embracing SPECTRE...I'd of rather there were more behind the scene action shots and close up of the actors in character.

    Just my two-bobs worth :)
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    I'm with Donk. It's a waste of money at anything above £4.99. Better pictures are numerous online.
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  • TwizzleTwizzle North LondonPosts: 34MI6 Agent
    I just bought a Daniel Craig signed copy at a charity auction; does it have any value? Happy to have donated to a good cause either way!
    Twizzle
  • Enjoying DeathEnjoying Death Toronto, ON CANADAPosts: 1,231MI6 Agent
    Twizzle wrote:
    I just bought a Daniel Craig signed copy at a charity auction; does it have any value? Happy to have donated to a good cause either way!

    How much?
    Pussy Galore: “My name is Pussy Galore.”
    Bond: “I must be dreaming.”
  • TylerTyler Posts: 184MI6 Agent
    This book is a waste of money. As ASP9mm said, way better photos available online. Bring back Greg
    Never fear the event
  • ppw3o6rppw3o6r Great BritainPosts: 2,270MI6 Agent
    Bond on set was a detailed account of filming Die Another Day, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace & Skyfall letting the reader know what was filmed where & when with some pretty unique behind the scenes candid shots...brilliant!
    Previous to this we had The making of Licence to Kill, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies & The World is not enough which was heavily text orientated with just a handful of photos. These volumes all came out well in advance of the relevant movies release which gave a great taster of what was to come.
    Blood, Sweat & Bond is full of quotes from high to lower ranking crew members which is interesting but it has no detail to really accompany its illustrations & that missing detail is what grabs the reader. Now I'm sure B,S & B was delayed to avoid spoilers such as Waltz looking very "?" but as that scene was shown in the trailer & come the big desert explosion we hadn't seen that scene yet it did not take a brain surgeon to work out that "?" was going to appear again perhaps in the final scene?...D'oh! :s
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I'm with Donk. It's a waste of money at anything above £4.99. Better pictures are numerous online.

    I saw the book in my local TK Maxx today...I'll wait until it hits the 'chuck out' section !

    They also had Bond by Design...didn't have chance to have a look at that...is it worth buying ?
    YNWA 97
  • ppw3o6rppw3o6r Great BritainPosts: 2,270MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I'm with Donk. It's a waste of money at anything above £4.99. Better pictures are numerous online.

    I saw the book in my local TK Maxx today...I'll wait until it hits the 'chuck out' section !

    They also had Bond by Design...didn't have chance to have a look at that...is it worth buying ?

    I couldn't wait to get this bearing in mind who the team are behind it. Yes you need a crane to lift it. Yes it comes in a nice slipcase identical in design & dimension to the 50th Anniversary poster book. Yes it comes with some stunning concept designs but the whole point of a concept art book is you also illustrate what the concepts lead to and this volume regrettably does not.
    There are a series of books entitled The Art of Star Wars, The Art of The Empire Strikes Back & The Art of Return of the Jedi. Their format: design sketches, concept colour art leading to the finished screen scene, prop or character.
    The Bond book is also supposed to cover Dr No to Spectre....SPECTRE is the single Day of the Dead carnival design which is also illustrated on the back cover....this should have been the concept design equivalent of The Taschen Archives book and it's not!
    The Goldfinger DB5 concept designs have been seen before in other publications but they are a bit special and were for me the highlight in a volume which otherwise did not rock my boat! :(
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    ^ thank you for the critique -{

    It did look an impressive tome but I don't wish to waste what money I have on substandard goods !

    Again...I'll hang on to see if it hits the 'chuck out' section...
    YNWA 97
  • TwizzleTwizzle North LondonPosts: 34MI6 Agent
    Apologies for the delay in responding - I haven't been around. I paid £50 which at a Charity Auction is a snip!! Here is a photo of the signature and the EON comp slip.
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    Twizzle
  • GaryD_007GaryD_007 Near the Bonnie BanksPosts: 579MI6 Agent
    Better high pics here. Someone posted this link elsewhere but I couldn't readily find it. N-joi...

    http://startfilm.ru/gallery/659070/#cadr
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