Bond. James Bond.
Just seen the Live And Let Die DVD. Remember the scene with Bond on a mini island in the middle of a swamp full of alligators, and his escape by running across four or five alligators' backs?
That took five takes to do.
One of the extras on the DVD are the four first attempts.
Eeek.
That took five takes to do.
One of the extras on the DVD are the four first attempts.
Eeek.
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would like to see the shots they didn't use. ouch!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxwLRl9NYJ4
LOL!
The following Bond Film (The Man with the Golden Gun) has that incrediable 360 (or is it 180) degree car flip - done in one take! Aparantely that stuntman was extremely lucky since it was his first and only attempt! At least those ol' films have that "What you see is what you get" effect - not like all the new stuff which they do on the Computer.
CP/M User.
BTW, I *really* dislike the new DVD rereleases of the Bond movies - they've ditched the letterbox format and changed it to 16:9 widescreen, and the menus are the same for each film. Should've finished my collection earlier. Still, for six quid each I can't complain, really.
I'm confused - what's the difference between letterbox format and 16:9 widescreen?
To me (because I have an ordinary telly) movies like The Man with the Golden Gun look because it was shot in an 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio where's films like The Spy Who Loved Me were done in Panavision's 2.35:1 - which start looking a bit small.
I like the menus - okay their virtually the same, though I like the little circles with the characters from each film in - nice touch. They also have the Bond theme (which varies slightly from film to film).
According to Amazon, Live And Let Die and Man With The Golden Gun were also recorded in Panavision - look at the listing for the 1999 rerelease (when World Is not Enough was released), yet the latest rerelease has them as 1.85:1 16:9 widescreen.
All the others I have (I have all but two: OHMSS and Never Say Never Again because, well, you have to have SOME taste...) were in Panavision, hence the letterbox format (which I prefer as I play them on a big-screen TV in the dark).
"Letterbox format" means having horizontal black bars at the top and bottom of the screen because the aspect ratio of the original version was wider than the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.
I quite liked OHMSS, granted lazenby wasn't a good bond, but the film itself was pretty good. There's even some micheal mann'ish frame skippinig in some scenes and you gotta love dianna rigg.
Have to agree about NSNA though, it's total shite :)
Really hope that Casino Royale isn't released as 16:9... it's an utterly fantastic movie, both in style and substance, that chopping off bits of the picture wouldn't do it justice. I keep meaning to see it again in the cinema, but I seem to be rushing around a lot these days. A stunning movie.
there were some nice nods to the other bond films too. and the breaking of the 4th wall to talk to the audience was new.
Hmmm...
According to Amazon, Live And Let Die and Man With The Golden Gun were also recorded in Panavision - look at the listing for the 1999 rerelease (when World Is not Enough was released), yet the latest rerelease has them as 1.85:1 16:9 widescreen.
All the others I have (I have all but two: OHMSS and Never Say Never Again because, well, you have to have SOME taste...) were in Panavision, hence the letterbox format (which I prefer as I play them on a big-screen TV in the dark).
"Letterbox format" means having horizontal black bars at the top and bottom of the screen because the aspect ratio of the original version was wider than the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.
Well to me the "Letterbox" and "Widescreen" format looks exactly the same.
Leonard Maltain's Movie and Video Guide mentions nothing about The Man with the Golden Gun being shot in Panavision. I couldn't believe it either when I watch it in all it's glory that it was done shot 1.85:1 - it works so well on TV.
2.35:1 and larger films, sadily are less effective for a TV screen (you need a projector or something like that) - cause the Director wanted you to see it in the Cinema to really appreciate it.
Okay, so to just step aside for a minute, does anyone know which DVD players out there support "Anamorphic Widescreen" - cause they for sure don't work on mine (not that I believe any of the Bond DVDs have this)!!
CP/M User.
I can't see the point of the latest rereleases coming on two DVDs when the 1999 rereleases had the same material on one disk.
The early 1963 Moore Bond sketch from some comedy show was a very pleasant surprise on the Live And Let Die DVD though.