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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 13:27:02 GMT -5
I'm currently watching On Her Majesty Secret Service on Encore and that the one that has Telly Savalas as Blofeld, George Lazenby as 007, and of course Diana Rigg as Mrs. James Bond who got killed at the end of the movie. I just wished that George had another outing; but this movie is pretty darn exciting and I'm watching the bobsled scene right now.
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 29, 2018 13:51:19 GMT -5
I'm currently watching On Her Majesty Secret Service on Encore and that the one that has Telly Savalas as Blofeld, George Lazenby as 007, and of course Diana Rigg as Mrs. James Bond who got killed at the end of the movie. I just wished that George had another outing; but this movie is pretty darn exciting and I'm watching the bobsled scene right now. I'd never seen this one. Now I won't have to.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 29, 2018 13:59:43 GMT -5
I'm currently watching On Her Majesty Secret Service on Encore and that the one that has Telly Savalas as Blofeld, George Lazenby as 007, and of course Diana Rigg as Mrs. James Bond who got killed at the end of the movie. I just wished that George had another outing; but this movie is pretty darn exciting and I'm watching the bobsled scene right now. I'd never seen this one. Now I won't have to. I'm pretty sure that the statute of limitations has run on that spoiler.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 14:33:17 GMT -5
Prince Hal & Slam_Bradley -- Sorry about that bold spoiler, I wasn't thinking at first and I suggest that you should watch it. It's really an excellent 007 Movie and the acting all around was surprisingly good and it's a definitive 007 movie that has some of the best of Connery and Moore into mind. Sorry about the spoiler and I wished I hadn't done that.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 29, 2018 14:37:04 GMT -5
It's the Bond movie where George Lazenby breaks the forth wall after the beginning chase scene. Underrated IMO.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 29, 2018 14:39:19 GMT -5
Prince Hal & Slam_Bradley -- Sorry about that bold spoiler, I wasn't thinking at first and I suggest that you should watch it. It's really an excellent 007 Movie and the acting all around was surprisingly good and it's a definitive 007 movie that has some of the best of Connery and Moore into mind. Sorry about the spoiler and I wished I hadn't done that. It's fine by me. I'm the last person to be concerned about spoilers ever. And an almost 50 year old film is pretty well beyond the expiration date for spoiler concern.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 16:07:38 GMT -5
Prince Hal & Slam_Bradley -- Sorry about that bold spoiler, I wasn't thinking at first and I suggest that you should watch it. It's really an excellent 007 Movie and the acting all around was surprisingly good and it's a definitive 007 movie that has some of the best of Connery and Moore into mind. Sorry about the spoiler and I wished I hadn't done that. It's fine by me. I'm the last person to be concerned about spoilers ever. And an almost 50 year old film is pretty well beyond the expiration date for spoiler concern. No problems, understood very clear.
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Post by brutalis on Aug 29, 2018 16:23:36 GMT -5
It's fine by me. I'm the last person to be concerned about spoilers ever. And an almost 50 year old film is pretty well beyond the expiration date for spoiler concern. Spoiler: Bond gets married? Come off it. Must be an alternate earth or Bizarro world Bond movie. 007 would never commit to wedded bliss. There I Said it! (and yes I have seen the movie and own it on DVD and watch it occasionally) Poor Lazenby never had a chance. A model, no prior acting skills and trying to replace the Original Bond Connery was a recipe for failure. Which good ol' George did extremely well. It is a good spy and thriller of a movie, just not really a 007 movie though to me. And Savalas as Blofeld? Another casting blunder.
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 29, 2018 16:31:58 GMT -5
Prince Hal & Slam_Bradley -- Sorry about that bold spoiler, I wasn't thinking at first and I suggest that you should watch it. It's really an excellent 007 Movie and the acting all around was surprisingly good and it's a definitive 007 movie that has some of the best of Connery and Moore into mind. Sorry about the spoiler and I wished I hadn't done that. It was a joke, mecha. Everything's cool.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 29, 2018 21:06:47 GMT -5
One of my favorite Bonds, way better than most of Moore's outings, both Dalton films, most of Brosnan and all of Craig. For a guy with little or no acting experience, Lazenby does well, especially the romantic scenes and at the end. He's terrific in the physical scenes and the film is helped by top notch directing, some of the best stunt work in the series, and a great score. A new recurring theme was added, with the main theme, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which turned up, in variations, in other films.
The film has two connections to the Avengers, with Diana Rigg (Emma Peel) as Tracy and Joanna Lumley (Purdey) as one of the women at Blofeld's Piz Gloria institute. Honor Blackman was previously Pussy Galore, in Goldfinger and Patrick MacNee would turn up in View to a Kill. The only ones left out were Ian Hendry, Gareth Hunt, and Linda Thorson. Of course, there is a more infamous connection, when Connery did that abomination of an Avengers movie. Too bad Bond couldn't return the quality of work that the Avengers alumni had shown its franchise.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 30, 2018 2:20:06 GMT -5
OHMSS is easily my favorite Bond film - it's a perfect spy thriller, and Lazenby's occasionally weak performance at places (although I think he acquitted himself quite well, all things considered) was more than compensated by the rest of the cast. For example, I think Savalas was fine as Blofeld. By the way, though, am I the only one who thinks - at least in those original films from the 1960s - that Bond is a fool for constantly avoiding any dalliances with Moneypenny?
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 2, 2018 15:20:39 GMT -5
I'm currently watching On Her Majesty Secret Service on Encore and that the one that has Telly Savalas as Blofeld, George Lazenby as 007, and of course Diana Rigg as Mrs. James Bond who got killed at the end of the movie. I just wished that George had another outing; but this movie is pretty darn exciting and I'm watching the bobsled scene right now. I've always liked this one. Several years ago when I was working for a newspaper, the Entertainment section decided to come up with a special James Bond supplement (I think it was when Casino Royale opened) and the editor asked for the staff to volunteer and write various Bond-related articles, including a few hundred words on each of the actors who have played James Bond. (I tried to get them to include Barry Nelson and David Niven, but NO DICE!) Knowing competition for Sean Connery would be fierce, I asked to write about George Lazenby, and so I was able to say a few nice things about On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 2, 2018 15:29:32 GMT -5
In August, I saw eleven films from the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" list. The recent films added to the list this year were leaked and picked up by the "1001 Movies" list community early in August. I had already seen seven of the eleven films, and so I only had to see four. (These are the 2016 and 2017 films on my list for August.) Mother India (1957) - Three hours long, but worth seeing because it's India's "Gone with the Wind" and has lots of crazy Bollywood musical numbers. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960) - Another film from India, but this is a Bengali film and not a Hindi film. It's about a hard-working girl who's family all sponges off her until she gets tuberculosis and goes insane. Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Shame (1968) - Ingmar Bergman's war movie. This is probably the last of the major Bergman films for me. I've seen a bunch of his movies. Even the obscure Bergman films are great! Have you seen "All These Women"? It's as good as a lot of Bergman's acknowledged classics. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) A Question of Silence (1982) - Dutch Cinema! Rosetta (1999) - This movie will make you sad, depressed and exhausted. But it's worth it! Belgian Cinema! Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) - an amazing documentary about a huge cache of silent films found frozen in the tundra in Dawson City in the Yukon. Lady MacBeth (2016) - I don't know why they called it Lady MacBeth. Because the main character is so much worse than Lady MacBeth! Call Me By Your Name (2017) The Handmaiden (2017) - This Korean film - from the director of "I Saw the Devil" and "Oldboy" - is the highlight of the movies added to the list this year. highly recommended!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 18:05:36 GMT -5
In August, I saw eleven films from the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" list. The recent films added to the list this year were leaked and picked up by the "1001 Movies" list community early in August. I had already seen seven of the eleven films, and so I only had to see four. (These are the 2016 and 2017 films on my list for August.) Mother India (1957) - Three hours long, but worth seeing because it's India's "Gone with the Wind" and has lots of crazy Bollywood musical numbers. I seen this movie and it's has a nice touch and loved the musical numbers and it's surprisingly enjoyable to watch.Shame (1968) - Ingmar Bergman's war movie. This is probably the last of the major Bergman films for me. I've seen a bunch of his movies. Even the obscure Bergman films are great! Have you seen "All These Women"? It's as good as a lot of Bergman's acknowledged classics. I have seen both Shame and All these Women and I do enjoy watching Bergman's movies -- very well made.Lady MacBeth (2016) - I don't know why they called it Lady MacBeth. Because the main character is so much worse than Lady MacBeth! I saw this movie a year ago in Vancouver, British Columbia and it's was quite exceptional and I find the acting quite good and thinking of seeing it again soonI have only seen three out of 11 movies on that list ... and thanks for sharing them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 18:34:24 GMT -5
In the past few days -- I added Starz to my cable lineup for a great deal from my Cable company at $6.00 a month for one year and $12 per month after that.
Watched:
On Her Majesty Secret Service Dr. No You Only Live Twice The General's Daughter Saving Private Ryan The Man From Uncle Barbarella Rodan What Women Wants
From TCM
Mata Hari (1932) Operation Crossbow (1965) Double Indemnity (1944) Them! (1954) Black Swan, The (1942)
If you think I'm crazy ... that's fine with me!
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