AJB live commentary on FRWL

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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,800MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Higgins wrote:
    Gymkata wrote:
    The pre-fight dialog between Grant and Bond is superb. Perfectly blocked and acted.

    I have to disagree on this.
    Imo it‘s worse than I remember and not really convincing.

    Bond „breaking down“ is a bit cartoonish and why is Grant telling all this.
    Just shoot the bastid and get done

    I agree with Gymkata and you belive Dalton is a cries, what more nees to be said? :D
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Day for night shooting

    The daylight action scenes that follow here open up the film visually after the claustrophobia of the train stuff and the 'night-time' exteriors
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Timestamp: Bond shoots heli
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Bond and helicopter behaving like Cary Grant and plane in "North By Northwest"
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Music- “Death Of Dr No” Yes, really. Hunt put a brief excerpt from the previous film’s music in here (the shooting overran, Barry was already working on his next movie)
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Bond forgot his hat

    And where did that captain hat come up?
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    "One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing" was a film, years earlier.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,800MI6 Agent
    After watching the helicopter scnene I wonder how Hitchcock wouldhave made FRWL. I think it wouldn't be too far from this version.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Oh God, Morzeny is wearing green trainers...
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Gotell is sinister in this Kronsteen death scene. (Makes me cringe to remember his last appearance in the franchise at the end of TLD.)
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Gotell is sinister in this Kronsteen death scene. (Makes me cringe to remember his last appearance in the franchise at the end of TLD.)

    Yes, he was under-used.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Amazing, no wind in the actor‘s faces during the boat chase
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    After watching the helicopter scnene I wonder how Hitchcock wouldhave made FRWL. I think it wouldn't be too far from this version.

    I'm inclined to give 'Marnie' a spin after this, to see how he used Connery in a very different part.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    The boat chase isn't in the book, it was added to "open the film up"
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Death of Dr. No again
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    More re-used DN music
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Venice looks beautiful.
    And not many cruiseships and chinese tourists :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,800MI6 Agent
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    After watching the helicopter scnene I wonder how Hitchcock wouldhave made FRWL. I think it wouldn't be too far from this version.

    I'm inclined to give 'Marnie' a spin after this, to see how he used Connery in a very different part.

    You should. Connery looks great in Marnie and he plays a complex character.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    'Death of Dr No' is really quite effective against this dangerous stunt work on the flaming boats.

    Bond's "Don't go away!" - as much for the audience's benefit, as Tania's
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    After watching the helicopter scnene I wonder how Hitchcock wouldhave made FRWL. I think it wouldn't be too far from this version.

    I'm inclined to give 'Marnie' a spin after this, to see how he used Connery in a very different part.

    You should. Connery looks great in Marnie and he plays a complex character.

    I agree, give it a watch
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Lotte Lenya superb. Syd Cain's set evokes the Fleming setting for this scene.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Then try "Woman Of Straw"- not a good film, but Connery looks soooo Bond.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Ugh, rearprojection
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Lotte Lenya superb. Syd Cain's set evokes the Fleming setting for this scene.

    Syd Cain under-rated, very overshadowed by Ken Adam
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Matt Monro relegated to end titles. Terence Young's play on 'we're being filmed' is sub-Hitchcockian
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Bond's last line made incomprehensible by a censor cut earlier (Grant referred to the contents of the film)
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    There it goes... arguably the best Bond film!
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,800MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Bond's last line made incomprehensible by a censor cut earlier (Grant referred to the contents of the film)

    Do we know what he said that was consored?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,346Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    Bond's last line made incomprehensible by a censor cut earlier (Grant referred to the contents of the film)

    Do we know what he said that was consored?

    "What a performance!"
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,800MI6 Agent
    Thanks. Now we have seen possibly the best Connery Bond. I suggest we watch one of the ….. least good next: DAF.
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