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Bond PTS Tournament Round 1: You Only Live Twice v The Man With The Golden Gun

posted 8 years ago by philwhite-411-828978
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So OHMSS is through and LTK is gone.

On to the next matchup.

You Only Live Twice vs The Man With The Golden Gun.

Neither have a big action piece as such.
YOLT does benefit from a nice mysterious space scene, underpinned by the beautiful Space March, by John Barry.
We know, of course, that Bond's supposed death is a red herring, but it is interesting none the less.

TMWTGG follows on from LALD in not featuring Bond at all,unless you count a waxwork.
It does get over the skills if Scaramanga nicely, but the distinct lack of Bond and no noticeable action makes this a weaker entry

My pick:You Only Live Twice

[–] j_w_pepper 8 years ago

Well, without much enthusiasm, it's YOLT for me.

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[–] thylacine80 8 years ago

YOLT, without a doubt.
"Capsule in space" by John Barry is a masterpiece.

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

YOLT.

I can't in good conscience vote for a Roger Moore film.

ant-mac

[–] j_w_pepper 8 years ago

I can't in good conscience vote for a Roger Moore film.
Right. In these uncertain times, we need men with principles, don't we?
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Ceterum censeo OCTOPUSSY esse delendam.

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"Right. In these uncertain times, we need men with principles, don't we?"

No, just men who are convincing as James Bond.

I loved him as the Saint and especially as Lord Brett Sinclair, but once I started reading the novels, I couldn't accept him as 007 anymore.

ant-mac

[–] j_w_pepper 8 years ago

No contest...though I don't put his Bond movies at the bottom just because he is my second-least favourite actor to play Bond, and has been even before I started reading most of the novels.

Anyway, if OHMSS is quite comfortable "up there" in spite of Lazenby's obvious lack of Thespian virtues, I don't have a problem with giving the edge to one of Rog's movies here or there.

Plus: I really like Rog. As I keep saying, he's the Bond I would probably want to have a beer with the most of them all. But I might also aim to concentrate the conversation on Lord Brett Sinclari.

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Ceterum censeo OCTOPUSSY esse delendam.

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"No contest...though I don't put his Bond movies at the bottom just because he is my second-least favourite actor to play Bond, and has been even before I started reading most of the novels.

I don't put his 007 films at the bottom just because he isn't my favourite 007 either. I put them there because of their campness. I simply prefer the grittier interpretations that other actors have brought to the role.

"Anyway, if OHMSS is quite comfortable "up there" in spite of Lazenby's obvious lack of Thespian virtues, I don't have a problem with giving the edge to one of Rog's movies here or there."

As a film, OHMSS is a fantastic novel. There are many things to like about it, but George Lazenby and Telly Savalas aren't two of them. And I like Telly Savalas very much as KOJAK.

"Plus: I really like Rog. As I keep saying, he's the Bond I would probably want to have a beer with the most of them all. But I might also aim to concentrate the conversation on Lord Brett Sinclari."

I really like Roger Moore too. Just not as James Bond.

It's just a shame that it's too late to do a film about THE PERSUADERS.

ant-mac

[–] TheSharkFromJaws 8 years ago

*eye brow raises*