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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/entertainment/sean-connery-actor-dead-scli-intl/index.html
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I shot this photo 2003 in the factory
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Sean was my favourite Bond actor.
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Most of us here grew up with Mr Connery. God speed Sean👍
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I really liked him as the Russian Captain in "Hunt for Red October". Interesting person and great actor.
GliderJohn
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First memory of him is from watching Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
A thank you for all the entertainment provided over the years.
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Most of us here grew up with Mr Connery. God speed Sean👍
Yes...R.I.P. Sean Connery...and Godspeed...
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Never understood the fascination with Connery , not much of an actor , and kind of a jackass in real life .
Dusty
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My fascination with Sir James was with his acting and personal life.
His work continues to give me pleasure.
So sad ews, but certainly more cause for remembrance than tears.
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My older brother worked as an usher in the local theatre. He would sneak me in the exit to watch movies. :grin: I'll never forget my first 007 film. I was blown away by the great locations, the cars, the bright colors, and the soundtrack. Look at those lovely girls! It was during the "British Invasion," and we kids were enchanted by anything we imagined was English. I thought 007 was the baddest MOFO on the planet. Thanks, Sir Sean!
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I don't think there will be any argument that no one looked cooler on a Guzzi than Sean
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RIP Dishes. Best Bond ever. Fantastic in The Untouchables.
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Never understood the fascination with Connery , not much of an actor , and kind of a jackass in real life .
Dusty
That's just too bad, Dusty! 😁
I think many were fascinated by his projection of rugged elegance, latent aggression and lewdness. Some might say masculinity....
In any case, I raise a glass of great scotch in his memory.
(Happened to be Ardbeg 😁)
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He was kind of like John Wayne,no matter what character he played he was always Jame Bond,a symbol of British imperialism and modern materialism.Along with HughHefner,one of my early role models.
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Loved him as an actor. One of the best. I saw him once in 1972 in Missouri USA of all places as a guest appearance with the Amazing Mustang Dare Devils in the first year after Roger Moore replaced him. He must have been hard up for cash if he was touring with the Amazing Mustang Dare Devils. He did not appear as tall in person and had a big belly.
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We may yet see him again..
He could die another day.
After all, you only live twice... :popcorn:
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Along with Hugh Hefner, one of my early role models.
Jeeezzz...Really..?
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We may yet see him again..
He could die another day.
After all, you only live twice... :popcorn:
I figure he's in Double-0-Heaven now.....
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I’m not convinced Sean Coronary was the best Bond..
I thought Roger Moore’s semi comedic approach was the most entertaining, he didn’t take himself too seriously.
Like the Austin Powers take on it all...
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I liked him in "The Hill". One of his little known early films.
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I liked him in "The Hill", and he wasn't even the star.
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It came as a surprise to me, I thought he would Die Another Day (Brosnan)
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This is my favorite Bond "stunt". Probably not a stunt, just pretty cool Sean.
https://youtu.be/7xK4dyIWdf0
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Connery - order a Martini...Shaken... not shlurred! :)
Connery was suave, Roger Moore was excellent as well, especially in the Lotus Turbo Esprit with Barbara Bach by his side....what a combo!
All those feathers, and he still hasn't learned to fly...great 1 liners!
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First memory of him is from watching Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
:thumb: Though my favorite picture with him is "The Man Who Would Be King".
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:thumb: Though my favorite picture with him is "The Man Who Would Be King".
"The Hill" was rather dark...but he was GREAT (IMHO) in "The Wind and the Lion"
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No love for "Outland" or "Zardoz" ?
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I don't think there will be any argument that no one looked cooler on a Guzzi than Sean
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Not.....even.....cl ose....THIS is cool
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Sure glad I own some of his movies before they get banned and redone with modern day characters.
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I’m reminded of the line uttered by Bryan Brown..
Actors are just people who are good at pretending that they’re something they’re not..
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I think I'd have to pick From Russia with Love as my favorite of his Bond films. His fight with Quint in the rail car was epic! There's negative crap posted about people everywhere, some true, some not. I'd certainly not be bringing it up on a posthumous tribute thread, but that's just me.
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I’m reminded of the line uttered by Bryan Brown..
Actors are just people who are good at pretending that they’re something they’re not..
“The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes ate mistaken for people of importance.” —Robert A. Heinlein
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I read about his Playboy interview but I never read that he actually was a wife beater.
I did see this about doing a love scene in a movie.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-connery-never-say-never-again-james-bond-valerie-leon
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"The Hill" was rather dark...but he was GREAT (IMHO) in "The Wind and the Lion"
He was pretty good in that movie, although I'm not sure what a North African Berber or Tuareg chieftan would have looked like at the time.
Steve Kanaly as Capt. Jerome had the best line, though. "Hostiles to the LEFT ... left FACE!" :whip2:
Lannis
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My favorite Bond and the one truest to the book character. And that car!
Watch John Huston's "The man who would be king". One of S.C's best non Bond films.
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My favorite Bond and the one truest to the book character. And that car!
Watch John Huston's "The man who would be king". One of S.C's best non Bond films.
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I've always resisted watching "The Man Who Would Be King".
I'm a BIG Kipling fan, and have many of his stories down by heart. The Man Who Would Be King is a particularly good one, and I've always enjoyed reading it over and over because the descriptions are so evocative and the language so expressive.
But I keep in mind that filmmakers will often completely screw up, eviscerate, simplify, and twist books when they make them into movies. I understand the limitations of the screen relative to a book, and the problems that a screenwriter has in fitting a long book into a 2-hour movie. It's NOT that that I worry about.
It's that a moviemaker will say "Oh, Kipling did this wrong; I'm better, I can fix it" or "Oh, we can't have the character saying THAT! Modern audiences wouldn't like that" or "Society has changed, this isn't acceptable any more" or (the worst) "There's no WOMAN in this! Where's the love interest? Where's the sexual tension? There HAS to be a woman in the expedition!"
I know that Connery and Caine are two of the best actors I've ever seen, and my particular favorites, but a producer can screw up even the best. Maybe someone who's into the book AND has seen the movie can quell my unreasonable concerns .... ?
Lannis
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I can quell them-the movie is not the book on ANY book-to-film project.
Just assume it is BASED ON the book, INSPIRED by the book, just as most historical films are based on actual events.
The movie is enjoyable. 2 hours or so. You can imagine how much had to be compressed, never mind told in a comprehensible fashion.
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That Aston Martin DB5 is a $1M car today... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :huh: :huh:
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Of course, the movie version went for $6.4M!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :huh: :huh:
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I can quell them-the movie is not the book on ANY book-to-film project.
Just assume it is BASED ON the book, INSPIRED by the book, just as most historical films are based on actual events.
The movie is enjoyable. 2 hours or so. You can imagine how much had to be compressed, never mind told in a comprehensible fashion.
All right, I'll get it. You've taken on an awesome responsibility, though ... I'll probably throw $4.95 for this DVD, so I'd better like it (GC)! :wink:
Lannis
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Good movie. Won't forget the ending. I could make a quip about it, "losing your........ :wink:
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"One Ping Only"
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“The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes ate mistaken for people of importance.” —Robert A. Heinlein
AMEN!!!! :thumb:
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Thunderball was the first movie I saw at the local drive in, in 1965. I was 8. At the time I thought it was fantastic. The under water sequence at the end of the movie was incredible. Well, I watched it again last night and I just thought, Ughhh. It's obviously lost some luster over the years. Great movies for their time though. God speed Sean Connery you've entertained us for a lifetime
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Never understood the fascination with Connery , not much of an actor , and kind of a jackass in real life .
Dusty
In my experience, the real life jaackasses are usually interesting people.
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In my experience, the real life jaackasses are usually interesting people.
We have had a different experience .
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My older brother worked as an usher in the local theatre. He would sneak me in the exit to watch movies. :grin: I'll never forget my first 007 film. I was blown away by the great locations, the cars, the bright colors, and the soundtrack. Look at those lovely girls! It was during the "British Invasion," and we kids were enchanted by anything we imagined was English. I thought 007 was the baddest MOFO on the planet. Thanks, Sir Sean!
what does Steve McQueen have to do with this thread?
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Thunderball was the first movie I saw at the local drive in, in 1965. I was 8. At the time I thought it was fantastic. The under water sequence at the end of the movie was incredible. Well, I watched it again last night and I just thought, Ughhh. It's obviously lost some luster over the years. Great movies for their time though. God speed Sean Connery you've entertained us for a lifetime
I have to agree that none of the movies were particularly great. Most were so unrealistic to being silly. Like a mad scientist could build a space program bigger than Russia and the US combined. Or a crazy business man could blow up Ft Knox. The Roger Moore films were largely silly and I never watched them.
The two best ones that come to mind are "From Russia with Love" and Daniel Craig's "Casino Royale". And then the Craig films got increasingly silly.
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Most were so unrealistic to being silly. Like a mad scientist could build a space program bigger than Russia and the US combined.
Well, on the other hand .... :cool:
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In my experience, the real life jaackasses are usually interesting people.
Often true.
Matter of fact, there will be LOTS of opportunities in the next few years, as our era of rock stars and movie heroes pass on, some naturally and some as a result of many years of SD&R&R, to comment on the sins of their past life.
We'll investigate their lives, and if they ever did anything that we wouldn't do, we'll go "Meh. He wasn't much of a dad/guy/husband/etc really, I didn't think much of him."
Like the guy who sang
"Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharin' all the world ....."
who died sitting on $300,000,000 that was HIS, all his, that he never shared with anyone ...
OH yeah, I'm lookin' forward to THIS ....
Lannis
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I have to agree that none of the movies were particularly great. Most were so unrealistic to being silly. Like a mad scientist could build a space program bigger than Russia and the US combined. Or a crazy business man could blow up Ft Knox. The Roger Moore films were largely silly and I never watched them.
The two best ones that come to mind are "From Russia with Love" and Daniel Craig's "Casino Royale". And then the Craig films got increasingly silly.
I believe that was the point. Over the top. Campy at times. "Entertainment!" For me entertainment should be an escape from reality. I am not entertained by movies that are too realistic. I come away with a different feeling when watching serious and dark films.
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what does Steve McQueen have to do with this thread?
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Nothing. It's part of Shorty's signature line.
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I Over the top. Campy at times.
Well, there was "Live and Let Die" which was nothing BUT campy and over the top. Watching that thing today you have to either laugh or cringe .... And by the time of "View to a Kill", they were even making fun of themselves .... "Shame you couldn't find one that fit ...."
Lannis
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Nothing. It's part of Shorty's signature line.
oh... was McQueen short?
Maybe I need a sig line,
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Well, there was "Live and Let Die" which was nothing BUT campy and over the top. Watching that thing today you have to either laugh or cringe .... And by the time of "View to a Kill", they were even making fun of themselves .... "Shame you couldn't find one that fit ...."
Lannis
I laugh, but I am a huge Mel Brooks fan, and Get Smart is one of my favorite spy shows followed by “Chuck”.
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I believe that was the point. Over the top. Campy at times. "Entertainment!" For me entertainment should be an escape from reality. I am not entertained by movies that are too realistic. I come away with a different feeling when watching serious and dark films.
Yeah, it's just they weren't really funny, engaging, dramatic or exciting. But I've seen all the Daniel Craig movies. I suppose the Dalton movies were a little more realistic but not particularly good.
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Yeah, it's just they weren't really funny, engaging, dramatic or exciting. But I've seen all the Daniel Craig movies. I suppose the Dalton movies were a little more realistic but not particularly good.
Very few movies reach the mark of really funny, engaging, dramatic and exciting. Very few movies reached the point where I wanted to watch them more than once, and the one that reached the level where I wanted to watch them once a year can be counted on one hand.
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Very few movies reach the mark of really funny, engaging, dramatic and exciting. Very few movies reached the point where I wanted to watch them more than once, and the one that reached the level where I wanted to watch them once a year can be counted on one hand.
"The Big Lebowski"? Dude.
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'Robin and Marion' 1976. Beaut film. An aging Robin (Connery) returns from the crusades and re-connects Marion (Audrey Hepburn). The Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw) is still a nasty piece of work. Lots to like about the film: looks great, Connery and Hepburn work really well together and an excellent supporting cast. And it plays with the fact that they are all getting old. Highly recommended.
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oh... was McQueen short?
Maybe I need a sig line,
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Very few movies reach the mark of really funny, engaging, dramatic and exciting. Very few movies reached the point where I wanted to watch them more than once, and the one that reached the level where I wanted to watch them once a year can be counted on one hand.
What are they?
My only xmas tradition, watch Bad Santa.
I will watch The Big Lebowski every few years, and North by Northwest and Apocalypse Now and a few others.
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Someone on a thread somewhere mentioned "The Spy Who Loved Me". I wonder how many have read that story?
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Someone on a thread somewhere mentioned "The Spy Who Loved Me". I wonder how many have read that story?
do tell
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Just assume it is BASED ON the book, INSPIRED by the book, just as most historical films are based on actual events.
Many of the Bond movies plots have little to do with the books. Growing up, we had a complete set of Bond paperbacks from the Sixties. Most were interesting, from memory, but not always gripping. I loved the early Connery films because they were largely believable and weren't filled with over the top gun play and explosions. "From Russia with Love" is one of the best. A really good spy thriller.
Let's not forget that Bond was an extension of Ian Fleming and his experiences while serving in the Naval Intelligence Division during the war. That always intrigued me. Wiki "Casino Royale" and read up on that as it would probably be the most true tale of all of them.
I grew up just minutes south of Lake George and Lake Luzerne in NY. Did you know that "The Spy Who Loved me" took place while Bond was vacationing in Lake George and is the only Bond book written from the female perspective? Pretty boring book, but cool nonetheless. I will say that the movie had nothing to do with book storyline, but damn, it had Barbara Bach!
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What are they?
My only xmas tradition, watch Bad Santa.
I will watch The Big Lebowski every few years, and North by Northwest and Apocalypse Now and a few others.
We all have our own personal tastes and thoughts and reasons to watch a movie based on our own personal histories, etc. I gravitate towards geeky, nerdy, awkward guy gets the girl in the end movies. Mmm.
One of the movies I really enjoy is "Man's Favorite Sport"
Cary Grant is definitely one of my favorite Actors so whenever one of his movies comes across my "free YouTube" recommends, I have to watch it.
I raised two boys and the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie contained so many great elements that when played on a quality surround sound system was quite entertaining. I haven't watched it in years, but watched it a lot with by boys.
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Many of the Bond movies plots have little to do with the books. Growing up, we had a complete set of Bond paperbacks from the Sixties. Most were interesting, from memory, but not always gripping. I loved the early Connery films because they were largely believable and weren't filled with over the top gun play and explosions. "From Russia with Love" is one of the best. A really good spy thriller.
Let's not forget that Bond was an extension of Ian Fleming and his experiences while serving in the Naval Intelligence Division during the war. That always intrigued me. Wiki "Casino Royale" and read up on that as it would probably be the most true tale of all of them.
I grew up just minutes south of Lake George and Lake Luzerne in NY. Did you know that "The Spy Who Loved me" took place while Bond was vacationing in Lake George and is the only Bond book written from the female perspective? Pretty boring book, but cool nonetheless. I will say that the movie had nothing to do with book storyline, but damn, it had Barbara Bach!
Yes, I do and that's why I mentioned it. Te only thing the film has in common with the book is the title.
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"The Big Lebowski"? Dude.
Dr Strangelove
“Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines.”
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Someone on a thread somewhere mentioned "The Spy Who Loved Me". I wonder how many have read that story?
I enjoyed reading Ian Fleming's books as well growing up, and Another favorite of that era was Alistair Maclean.
Several of his books were adapted to movie, reasonably well - Ice Station Zebra, Guns of Navarone, Force 10 from Navarone...also with the wonderfully spectacular Barbara Bach as well and Richard Kiel (Jaws).
The Lotus that was used in The Spy Who Loved Me was on display in Palo Alto at Jim Loose's dealer on El Camino...we saw it on the way to high school and got a peak inside...always wanted that car!
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Dr Strangelove
“Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines.”
we have a winner, my all time favorite movie
"You'll have to answer to the Coca Cola Company."
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Hard to believe someone would make movies so far fetched and unrealistic. Movies about mundane normal life would be much more entertaining, take The Wizard of Oz or Star Wars for example :wink:
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Anyone here a fan of Robert Ludlum ?
Dusty
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Anyone here a fan of Robert Ludlum ?
Dusty
Oh most definitely...and Clive Cussler too!
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Really good spy film was "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". It was also a really good nostalgia movie and Smiley (Gary Oldham) was the center figure being framed. Smiley (Rupert Davies) wasn't really a very good guy in Richard Burton's, "The Spy that Came in from the Cold". Given the prolog, it's interesting that Smiley had enough staff loyalty in the later movie to succeed.
Another interesting film was the "Quiet American" with Michael Caine and Brendon Fraser. This was set in French Indochina in the '50s. I would suggest that it's too controversial for many here and might be avoided. This is a hint to the actions and fate of the title character.
All of these are interesting, thought provoking and realistic.
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Really good spy film was "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". It was also a really good nostalgia movie and Smiley (Gary Oldham) was the center figure being framed. Smiley (Rupert Davies) wasn't really a very good guy in Richard Burton's, "The Spy that Came in from the Cold". Given the prolog, it's interesting that Smiley had enough staff loyalty in the later movie to succeed.
Another interesting film was the "Quiet American" with Michael Caine and Brendon Fraser. This was set in French Indochina in the '50s. I would suggest that it's too controversial for many here and might be avoided. This is a hint to the actions and fate of the title character.
All of these are interesting, thought provoking and realistic.
+10 on LeCarre...excellent books. Most of the movies were pretty well done, with the glaring exception of the Tailor of Panama...but the others were excellent.
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Bond should have nailed Ms Moneypenny.
She would have been the best ride of all those Bond girls..
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Bond should have nailed Ms Moneypenny.
She would have been the best ride of all those Bond girls..
Well, then, you need to watch "Skyfall" and your dreams will be fulfilled ....
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Really good spy film was "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". It was also a really good nostalgia movie and Smiley (Gary Oldham) was the center figure being framed. Smiley (Rupert Davies) wasn't really a very good guy in Richard Burton's, "The Spy that Came in from the Cold". Given the prolog, it's interesting that Smiley had enough staff loyalty in the later movie to succeed.
Another interesting film was the "Quiet American" with Michael Caine and Brendon Fraser. This was set in French Indochina in the '50s. I would suggest that it's too controversial for many here and might be avoided. This is a hint to the actions and fate of the title character.
All of these are interesting, thought provoking and realistic.
As usual the book is better. There was an earlier movie version starring Audie Murphy so if one is a spy movie/book fan I suggest both.
But my favorite spy novelist is Charles McCarry.
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Oh most definitely...and Clive Cussler too!
Dirk Pitt fan here!! I haven't read them in a while but was it "Cyclops" maybe, surfing in to shore and catching a runaway dirigible by hand? Oof! What a hero!
Trevanian fans anyone? The Eiger Sanction was an excellent book and a great Clint movie as well!
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As usual the book is better. There was an earlier movie version starring Audie Murphy so if one is a spy movie/book fan I suggest both.
But my favorite spy novelist is Charles McCarry.
Greene publicly denounced Murphy's movie. The one I mentioned was truer to the author's. In retrospect, that later movie seems to ring true.
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we have a winner, my all time favorite movie
"You'll have to answer to the Coca Cola Company."
“What, you don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do you?”
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Greene publicly denounced Murphy's movie. The one I mentioned was truer to the author's. In retrospect, that later movie seems to ring true.
Yes, the Murphy movie was not the story Greene wrote. That's what I find interesting.
Murphy said he wouldn't have done it as written.