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Watching the video of Putin doing karate with no sound is pretty funny. lol
What does this guy not do??? He even sings.
[video=youtube;JdcowE5qpxU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdcowE5qpxU[/video]
Watching the video of Putin doing karate with no sound is pretty funny. lol
What does this guy not do??? He even sings.
[video=youtube;JdcowE5qpxU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdcowE5qpxU[/video]
Didn't get too old very quickly...."From Russia With Love" and "Goldfinger" both had the record for Box Office Bucks in their respective years. And in 1971 'Diamonds Are Forever" held the record for Box Office receipts...So maybe its gotten old for some of us but the Bond franchise was the first movie franchise to clear a Billion dollars and has still only been eclipced by 'Harry Potter" in Box Office Revenue...And "Casino Royale" is the biggest money maker of the series.Connery's first three films were fun but the idea soon got old.
Oh no! Bond gives up martinis for Heineken. The curse of product placement
The biggest laugh I got from a Bond movie was when Bond calls the room service and orders black coffee and fresh figs for breakfast. I suppose even heroes get constipated... Anyway, it bugs me that I can't remember which one it is –– I think it starred Sean Connery ("black coffee and fresh figsch"). Ring any bells, anyone?
From Russia With Love
There's a fine little detail late in the film. Bond has been locked up in the cable shed where the ski lift machinery is, and he needs to get across to the other side. The cable is the only way. So, instead of some gadget, he pulls out his trouser pockets, rips them off, and uses them as gloves as he edges across. Very Fleming-like.OHMSS is the best of the series, in my opinion. Lazenby was a bit uneven, but it was his first acting job and he has much of a young Connery's physical presence and roguish charm (ladies will see what I mean right away). Rigg was wonderfully plausible as the sort of woman who Bond might fall for: not as flashy as his usual sex toys but a real woman, and I think it makes perfect sense he would truly fall in love with only one woman in his life. The action is great and pre-dates the ridiculous action scenes of later years. . . .