AJB live commentary on NSNA

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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Gymkata wrote:
    Sean was what, 53 or so here? Honestly, he looks in better shape than he did in DAF.

    Yes, indeed.

    He's trying for the same performance style as in DAF. Light comedy, looking at the world with wry bemusement.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    Don;t like MPenny as a dud. In her role she would be anything but stupid.

    Yes, bottom of the Moneypenny rankings
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    Max von Sydow- would have liked him to be Blofeld in an official movie
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Gymkata wrote:
    the 'from here?' quip is great.


    Yes, the highlight of the movie is over now
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    That SPECTRE skull ornament... I wonder if Danny Kleinman had that in mind (as well as the LALD credits sequence) when designing the SP credits.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,777MI6 Agent
    Barbera Carrera is wonderful - she absolutely scares Me to the core as Fatima.
    This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Max von Sydow- would have liked him to be Blofeld in an official movie

    He's a Santa Claus Blofeld here... unfortunately with no Donald Pleasance around for re-casting...
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    I'll admit there are some good lines
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    Max von Sydow- would have liked him to be Blofeld in an official movie

    He's a Santa Claus Blofeld here... unfortunately with no Donald Pleasance around for re-casting...

    :)) :)) :))
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,797MI6 Agent
    I give up. What I'm watching has ad breaks and for some reason it doesn let me pause or fast forward. Have fun!
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,777MI6 Agent
    Gymkata wrote:
    Max Von Sydow owning the screen here. Honestly, I'm surprised that the EON films never used him as a Bond villain.

    Did they age him for this? He looks older than as Ming The Merciless?
    The chap who plays Pitachi is a good match, he was in a few UK based films at the time. You could believe he was Bassingers brother.
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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Gymkata wrote:
    Barbera Carrera is wonderful - she absolutely scares Me to the core as Fatima.

    She's gorgeous but she goes too OTT later on, losing credibility and believability.

    I think she's totally brilliant in this, and in her case the OTT performance gives the film real energy.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    I give up. What I'm watching has ad breaks and for some reason it doesn let me pause or fast forward. Have fun!

    Pity, catch you later N24
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I give up. What I'm watching has ad breaks and for some reason it doesn let me pause or fast forward. Have fun!

    Sorry to hear that :#
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,777MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Urgh can't stand Caviar - too salty. Goats Cheese reminds me of my Mates wedding. (It was the starter)
    This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    The Fatima/Petachi dynamic is wonderfully messed up!
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    Gymkata wrote:
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Gymkata wrote:

    She's gorgeous but she goes too OTT later on, losing credibility and believability.

    I think she's totally brilliant in this, and in her case the OTT performance gives the film real energy.

    To each their own. She's not a strong enough actress to be able to properly handle going OTT without breaking character for me.

    I believe Meryl Streep was unavailable :#
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Gymkata wrote:
    His toupe actually looks pretty good here, almost natural.

    We now know where large parts of the budget went to :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Depicting heroin addiction is new in a Bond film.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Gymkata wrote:
    His toupe actually looks pretty good here, almost natural.

    We now know where large parts of the budget went to :D

    There's some truth in that- the underwater toupes were very expensive.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Urgh can't stand Caviar - too salty. Goats Cheese reminds me of my Mates wedding. (It was the starter)

    Just send it over well chilled to Germany :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,777MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Gymkata wrote:
    Shady Tree wrote:

    I think she's totally brilliant in this, and in her case the OTT performance gives the film real energy.

    To each their own. She's not a strong enough actress to be able to properly handle going OTT without breaking character for me.

    I believe Meryl Streep was unavailable :#

    Thank Gods - that bloddy woman is in everything!
    Pitachis fake eye contact lens looks painful.
    This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    This guy is the smooth, sophisticated Lippe of Fleming's novel and the TB film?
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Connery looking „very american“ imo
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,335Chief of Staff
    {[] Gymkata!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Nice iconic infrared image of Connery's face. The red target graphic in Fatima's sighting of him is among the unofficial movie's nods to 'the gunbarrel'.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    This guy is the smooth, sophisticated Lippe of Fleming's novel and the TB film?

    Why they didn't just give him a different name is beyond me.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,777MI6 Agent
    Pat Roach... Some odd casting but he was great as Hephestus in Clash Of The Titans and in Auf Vedersein Pet.

    That Bench was a tomato crate in a previous life!
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    This guy is the smooth, sophisticated Lippe of Fleming's novel and the TB film?

    The movie needs some action at this point.
    Was pretty boring so far withnthe exception of Fatima :v
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,969MI6 Agent
    There's a cheeky improvisation to some of Connery's moves in the fight that recalls some of his lighter fight sequences in the earlier Bond movies.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
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