William Boyd: Solo's James Bond keeps his 'bad habits'
James Bond retains his "bad habits" in his latest literary outing, according to its author William Boyd.
"He drinks, he smokes, he does everything you'd expect of the classic Bond," said Boyd, the latest writer to take on the 007 legacy. ...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/th...es-bond-box-set-missing-two-bond-films-992172The packaging said: "All the Bond films gathered together for the first time."
In what will surely be the most entertaining class-action lawsuit filed this year, MGM Studios and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment must contend with a James Bond completist upset with the DVD box set she purchased.
In Washington, Mary Johnson is suing on behalf of herself and others similarly situated who bought the box set upon packaging that stated "All the Bond films gathered together for the first time" only to be disappointed by the absence of Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983).
Johnson says she "did not receive the product she was led to believe she purchased. The representations that Defendants make on the James Bond sets are false, mislead consumers (and Plaintiff in particular), and constitute unfair and deceptive business practices in violation of applicable law."
It's not just that the box set is missing two films.
"Despite representing that the Sets contain EVERY charismatic star, David Niven, the 'charismatic star' of Casino Royale is missing from the Sets," states the complaint. "David Niven was James Bond creator Ian Fleming's first choice to play James Bond in the James Bond movies."
Roger Moore’s 1973 Book About The Making Of LIVE AND LET DIE Is Straight-Up Bonkers
This vintage movie tie-in has EVERYTHING: cheap producers, hairdresser woes, race relations, a JFK conspiracy...
I've just discovered that the actor, Harold Sakata, who played evil henchman Odd Job once made an advert for Vicks ..
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For pure daftness ? .. Live And Let Die .. because of the crocodile pelican crossing with the magnetic Rolex, burning a snake with a can, exploding inflatable black man above the sharks, voodoo ..I've just watched Octopussy on ITV. Pretty sure I've never seen it before but for action, entertainment and all-round Bondness it must surely outdo the rest of the canon!
Or does someone have another favourite Bond film?
In the book he's Korean--as are many of the employees of Auric Enterprises--yet he was portrayed by a Japanese actor.
Can you imagine pulling that one today? It would be like casting a German to play Churchill and claiming that as they're both Europeans there isn't really much of a difference.
... and Q flying a hot air balloon decorated with a huge Union Jack!Octopussy has a rather convoluted plot but it's a lot of fun. And it has a chase scene involving autorickshaws!
I can't find much love for any of the Roger Moore Bond films - I respect the man himself and his good works, but the films didn't work at all for me.
What happened to Zorin? I let Heeem go.I love the Moore Bonds.
Sure they're not realistic, and are quite camp, but beyond Connery's serious face how many of his films were realistic...?
Hell, I'll even defend "A View To A Kill".
Yes, Sir Roger may have been way too old for the role, and the film is slightly messy, but it's messy in a glorious over the top 80's way.
I'll put it this way, if you changed Bond to a CIA agent, replaced Moore with Arnie or Sly, and upped the rating to an R we'd be talking about it in the same breath as Commando.
Also, Christopher Walken in a blonde fright wig.
Yes, I would put that hypothetically in the same category as Commando - stupid films with one or two amusing lines, but generally not worth the effort.I love the Moore Bonds.
Sure they're not realistic, and are quite camp, but beyond Connery's serious face how many of his films were realistic...?
Hell, I'll even defend "A View To A Kill".
Yes, Sir Roger may have been way too old for the role, and the film is slightly messy, but it's messy in a glorious over the top 80's way.
I'll put it this way, if you changed Bond to a CIA agent, replaced Moore with Arnie or Sly, and upped the rating to an R we'd be talking about it in the same breath as Commando.
That, and Grace Jones as Grace Jones.Also, Christopher Walken in a blonde fright wig.
I saw her (I mean physically, in a restaurant) in Spain just after this, and even allowing for 80s platform shoes & shoulder-pads, she appeared to be 8ft tall. In a silver microskirt....(and that was just for calamari & sangria).That, and Grace Jones as Grace Jones
Ditto snap. Steed indeed!! Criminal...But they killed Patrick MacNee, and I will never forgive them for that