The Bond 23 Thread

[Hunter Rider]

When adjusted for 2011 dollars Thunderball made $587 million and nearly a billion worldwide. still holds the record.

I don't know how I feel about underwater sequences. I'm really as big on those as the snow or the car chase sequences.

How much more is that than Goldfinger?

I'd like a good car chase given the editing in the one in QoS, but my first choice over both would be a snow based sequence!

LOL likewise with my dad. He's the one that got me into Bond at a young age. I remember sitting down together and he told me how much he loved the books as well as the movies. We watched all of Connery's movies that day. In fact Thunderball is his favorite, particularly for the underwater scenes.

I have many fond childhood memories of discovering the different Bond movies through my Dad taping them off TV for me. When I was younger I watched Goldfinger non stop, just about wore the tape out.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

How much more is that than Goldfinger?

I'd like a good car chase given the editing in the one in QoS, but my first choice over both would be a snow based sequence!

I definitely want another snow chase sequence.

Goldfinger in 2011 dollars made $521 domestic and $891 million worldwide.

Oh, and Thunderball made $992 million worldwide in 2011 dollars.

 

[obin_gam]

Karnivool
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or Goldfrapp
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(or a colaboration between the two bands)

Must Do The Theme.

!

 

[JAK®]

I think I need to watch Thunderball again because I found it very boring all the way through. And that's after watching Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

 

[Ajendo]

Thunderball is the ultimate James Bond movie. Where GF established the forumla, TB perfected it and it has never been replicated sice. Bond mania started and ended with TB.
Its easy to see how people may find TB tedious but the film is an epic masterpiece. Connery was just in another league altogether. TB is THE Bond film.

 

[The Joker]

Thunderball has too many long boring underwater scenes, IMO. They drag.

 

[Sebastos]

I have many fond childhood memories of discovering the different Bond movies through my Dad taping them off TV for me. When I was younger I watched Goldfinger non stop, just about wore the tape out.

Haha it was FRWL for me, my dad knows all the lines from Bond movies, word for word. During the Bond/Grant scene in the train I remember my dad saying every line. Like father like son I say, cause now I do the same.

 

[Sebastos]

Daniel Craig sharpens skills at firing range (photos)
Bond News - 05-07-11

Daniel Craig visited a shooting range in upstate New York today to let off some rounds. Radio presenter Anthony Cumia (of the 'Opie and Anthony' show on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio) was playing host to the James Bond star. Craig even unloaded a clip from 007's preferred pistol - a Walther PPK.

http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=9563&t=mi6&s=news

Badass.

 

[Webhead2006]

Pretty cool find

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Thunderball is the ultimate James Bond movie. Where GF established the forumla, TB perfected it and it has never been replicated sice. Bond mania started and ended with TB.
Its easy to see how people may find TB tedious but the film is an epic masterpiece. Connery was just in another league altogether. TB is THE Bond film.

As I said before, Thunderball's plot is probably my favorite of all the Bond movies. SPECTRE getting their hands on atomic Bombs with Bond having to find to them I believe is one made for movies (Well, it actually was since Fleming and Kevin McClory wrote Thunderball as a movie script first). but what hurts it for me is what Joker said; the underwater scenes went on for two long, especially the scenes where Largo's men hides the plain. Still, I really like

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Btw, Thunderball is my uncle's favorite film.

 

[MiniBond]

Daniel Craig sharpens skills at firing range (photos)
Bond News - 05-07-11

http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=9563&t=mi6&s=news

Badass.

I remember The Craigotbond morons saying that he didn't like guns t:

 

[Brian Braddock]

Thunderball is the ultimate James Bond movie. Where GF established the forumla, TB perfected it and it has never been replicated sice. Bond mania started and ended with TB.
Its easy to see how people may find TB tedious but the film is an epic masterpiece. Connery was just in another league altogether. TB is THE Bond film.

I think I love you. t:

Thunderball is my favourite Bond film.

 

[regwec]

Domino was a total babe, as well.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Sean Connery also gave his best performance in Thunderball.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Sean Connery also gave his best performance in Thunderball.

I wouldn't go that far. I think his best work was in Goldfinger. He's at his most charming in it and he just nails the whole film. It is hard to think of his best moment (The Golf Game? The first meeting with *****? The laser scene?), he's so good in this film. It is partly, if not mostly, why Goldfinger is thought of so highly.

 

[The Joker]

I always rated Goldfinger and FRWL as Connery's best Bond performances.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

For some reason, I've always thought that Connery aged a lot in between Goldfinger and Thunderball as well, even though they are only a year apart. It is very strange. The same thing happened to Roger Moore between Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only and Pierce Brosnan between Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies (although with him it was partly his new haircut).

 

[Sebastos]

Domino was a total babe, as well.

Quoted for the absolute truth.

 

[ChickenScratch]

I remember The Craigotbond morons saying that he didn't like guns t:

Maybe he did hate guns then? I hated the idea of guns till last summer I went shooting with my cousin and now I love them. Things can change.

Oh, I heard Anthony talking about this trip on Opie and Anthony the other day.

 

[The Joker]

Roger Moore hated guns. He said they had awful trouble with him when he had to fire them. He'd always flinch or squint.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Quoted for the absolute truth.

You win the page with this pic!

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

That's my favorite too.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I definitely want another snow chase sequence.

Goldfinger in 2011 dollars made $521 domestic and $891 million worldwide.

Oh, and Thunderball made $992 million worldwide in 2011 dollars.

I can only imagine what they can pull off with today's equipment. I wonder if it will be Mendes thing though, he's never really done action before.

Wow, I know inflation isn't an exact science but those are impressive numbers regardless.

Haha it was FRWL for me, my dad knows all the lines from Bond movies, word for word. During the Bond/Grant scene in the train I remember my dad saying every line. Like father like son I say, cause now I do the same.

That's awesome man, do you do a Connery Acshent?

 

[Sebastos]

But wait, there's more!