Watchin' Dr. No last night

Posted by jbmcb (A) on August 9, 2005 at 08:25:29

TBS had pan-and-scan version on at 8EST, then a restored widescreen version at 10. I guess they're cycling through all the Bond films over a few weeks.

Watching it again for the nteenth time, I noticed the difference between the old Bond films and the newer ones. It's the little touches that show what Bond is really a bad-ass. He beds a suspected mole, just to eat up some time, then sends her off to be arrested. He sets up her room to look like they are in bed, then plays cards while waiting for his assasin to show up, who he then executes in mostly cold blood. That's how Bond is supposed to operate, not blowing up people with rocket launcher equipped cars and laser watches.

It's a lot of other small touches as well. After running for cover on a beach, he kicks sand over his tracks so an approaching boat won't see them. Instead of a silly laser watch to get out of his prison, he palms a knife while having dinner with the villan, and fails.

The old Bond relied on instincts and cleverness. The new one relies on gadgets and firepower. While the new one can be pretty exciting to watch, the old one was infinitaly more interesting. It would be cool if the studio grew a pair and made an honest translation of the old school, chauvenistic, badass Bond just once.

/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/

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Topic - Watchin' Dr. No last night - jbmcb 08:25:29 08/09/05 (28)

Feminism, Political Correctness, Civil Liberties..... - EdM 14:51:41 08/09/05 (0)

Post -Bond Connery - Jim Campilongo 13:20:04 08/09/05 (6)

Re: Post -Bond Connery - RGA 14:53:21 08/09/05 (5)

Re: Post -Bond Connery - Jim Campilongo 15:00:53 08/09/05 (4)

people forget... - RGA 21:49:54 08/09/05 (3)

Re: people forget... - jamesgarvin 14:28:16 08/10/05 (1)

Re: people forget... - RGA 23:54:40 08/10/05 (0)

Re: people forget... - Jim Campilongo 04:17:02 08/10/05 (0)

Once again, I call for remakes to follow the books in their time period. - mr grits 12:56:03 08/09/05 (0)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - jamesgarvin 11:50:31 08/09/05 (16)

Batmin begins... - RGA 14:48:33 08/09/05 (0)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - Jim Campilongo 13:46:26 08/09/05 (13)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - jamesgarvin 09:00:50 08/10/05 (11)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - RGA 00:01:04 08/11/05 (9)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - jamesgarvin 07:09:54 08/11/05 (7)

There's more to these numbers -- - RGA 00:30:54 08/12/05 (2)

Re: There's more to these numbers -- - jamesgarvin 15:45:04 08/12/05 (1)

Re: There's more to these numbers -- - RGA 17:39:07 08/12/05 (0)

View to a kill - jbmcb 11:28:52 08/11/05 (3)

Re: View to a kill - jamesgarvin 12:45:02 08/11/05 (2)

Re: View to a kill - RGA 00:46:12 08/12/05 (1)

Re: View to a kill - RGA 01:04:10 08/12/05 (0)

Re: BUT - rico 06:14:56 08/11/05 (0)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - Jim Campilongo 13:01:47 08/10/05 (0)

Re: Watchin' Dr. No last night - RGA 14:55:34 08/09/05 (0)

Gadgets - jbmcb 13:40:34 08/09/05 (0)

Sean Connery. - grantv 09:32:48 08/09/05 (0)

Great points! I think a "real" spy movie would do well; the Bonds - tinear 09:17:32 08/09/05 (0)

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