AJB live commentary on LTK

Higgins

No, weep

Shady Tree

Gymkata wrote:

Shady Tree wrote:

I like the tension in this scene, and how it seems as if it's Hawkins who's considering taking the bribe.

Yeah, they do a good 'red herring' with that.

Killifer becomes a bit like a reverse version of Angelo in TB. Killifer is impressed by a bribe twice the value of the one he expected to be on offer, whereas Angelo was trying to extort more money out of SPECTRE as payment for his mission. Largo lets Angelo drown in consequence, underwater, while Sanchez's divers assist Killifer as well as Sanchez to safety. Sanchez values loyalty and honour among thieves more than SPECTRE ever did.

Number24

You mean "He was married onesch …"

Barbel

Milton Krest, a genuine Fleming character (from "The Hildebrand Rarity")

Higgins

Milton Crest looking like a tennistrainer

Shady Tree

Anthony Zerbe is great as a sleazy villain.

Barbel

Number24 wrote:

You mean "He was married onesch …"

True, it's a good thing Hedison was never Connery's Leiter.

Number24

The shark scnene is ace!

Shady Tree

Gymkata wrote:

gonna give her a nice honeymoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

A great moment by Benicio.

Number24

Straight from Fleming :007)

Higgins

Anyone have an idea, why and when they stopped?
Or the shark?

Barbel

Straight Fleming. "He disagreed with something that ate him" (No Della in LALD though)

Shady Tree

I'd love to see a full unexpurgated version of the "see you in hell!" scene, but even the edgiest available version is cut down.

Barbel

Don't care what you say, Higgins, Dalton does this scene well.

Higgins

Della!

Weeps

Shady Tree

Barbel wrote:

Straight Fleming. "He disagreed with something that ate him" (No Della in LALD though)

I love Dalton's disgust at the witticism as he screws up and throws away the paper.

Barbel

Hi Quarrel- I mean, Sharkey.

Number24

Perhaps Sanchez thinks living on half eaten and his bride dead is worse than getting killed? Does Fleming say anytihing about this? (reply to Higgins)

Higgins

Barbel wrote:

Don't care what you say, Higgins, Dalton does this scene well.

You mean the constant weeping? 8-)
He was at least cutting some onions before they‘ve shot that scene

Barbel

More Fleming, adapted from LALD

Barbel

Number24 wrote:

Perhaps Sanchez thinks living on half eaten and his bride dead is worse than getting killed? Does Fleming say anytihing about this?

No, she's not in the book.

Number24

Barbel wrote:

Number24 wrote:

Perhaps Sanchez thinks living on half eaten and his bride dead is worse than getting killed? Does Fleming say anytihing about this?

No, she's not in the book.

I know. I just wondered if Fleming says why Leiter doesn't get kille din LALD

Barbel

Felix is fed to a shark by a minor villain in the book, not Mr Big

Shady Tree

"Hey, Leiter, where ya been?"/"It's Bond... Get an ambulance here quick!" Reminds me of Leiter's call to Bond in his hotel room in GF just after Bond's discovered Jill dead. But here Bond's reaction to what's happened is played with genuine emotional heft.

Higgins

Dalton wearing Rolex Sub 16800.
What a disgrace

Barbel

...and more almost-straight Fleming.

(One of the things I like about this film)

Higgins

Gymkata wrote:

Come on, James. Comb your hair.

Shark almost did it

Shady Tree

Bond's hands squelching in the maggot tray... channels Bond's hands in the mud bath in the DAF PTS

Higgins

Looks like a scene in the lokal ikea warehouse...

Shady Tree

'Beware Electric Eel' teases us with exactly what's going to happen next.