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I must be going theough my Mickey Rourke phase, I bought The Pope of Greenwich Village off e bay last week. I enjoyed it, Eric Roberts also stars along with Daryl Hannah. He has a swagger of Bobby Darin in it.

Speak soon,

Keep warm...

Pam. ☺

Ed, George Lazenby was my hubby's favourite as James Bond, I never liked Sean Connery...must be the only woman who couldn't take to him!!

Hi all, hello Ed nice to see you back.

Elizabeth I loved the series We'll Meet Again and remembering watching it in the early eighties, it was great wasn't it. I also have the series on DVD, got it off e bay last year. ( The actor Ray Smith played Dempsy and Makepiece's boss, sadly he died a little while later.) I always think of him as 'Albert' the bloke who ran the shop and who's daughter 'Lettie' got pregnant by 'Harvey' one of the good looking G.I's off the base. He got injured and died, oh the memories...

The chap who played 'Sid' in We'll Meet Again, (Lettie's Uncle) was Stuart Wilson, who was in a few Hollywood films, Die Hard 3, Zorro to name just two. His first film was Dulcima with Carol White and John Mills and it was made in 1971, a lovely film...got that on DVD too, also off e bay!!



Pam. ☺

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are keeping well and doing okay, despite the weather.

Hello, Eyebrows Ed.......haven't seen you on here for a while.
Yes, I agree. Daniel Craig is good as James Bond. Ruthless but can show a tender side. Oh yes, and the scene with him coming out of the sea was enjoyed by us ladies!

DIverting a bit, I got the boxset of the series "We'll meet again" shown on LWT in 1982.

Its about an English village coping with WWII and adjusting to life when the American GI's come over. Starring Susannah York,
Michael J Shannon, Patrick O'Connell, June Barrie and Ray Smith.

A superior drama series which are not made anymore.

Take care all
Very best wishes
x

Hi all,

I liked On Her Majesty's Secret Service and thought George Lazenby had the potential to be one of the best Bond's on screen.

However, did you know that he quit the role after 1 film because it was released the same year as Easy Rider. Dennis Hopper's film about the two bikers trounced OHMSS at the box office and Lazenby (or maybe his agent) thought the Bond genre had had its day so he quit the role.

Daniel Craig impresses me as Bond though. He really looks the part and of all the actors who have played Bond he really convinces me as a secret agent and killer. I think he has brought the Bond films back up to the same popularity as when Sean Connery played the part.

Ed

I was wrong, its far more than six

Nr Name Year Order of Movie release Note
1. Casino Royale [20] 1953 21 (1)
2. Live and Let Die [21] 1954 8
3. Moonraker [22] 1955 11 (2)
4. Diamonds Are Forever [23] 1956 7
5. From Russia with Love [24] 1957 2
6. Dr. No [25] 1958 1
7. Goldfinger [26] 1959 3
8. For Your Eyes Only [27] 1960 12 , 14-A View to a Kill, 22-Quantum of Solace (Title Only) (3,8)
9. Thunderball [28] 1961 4 (4)
10. The Spy Who Loved Me [29] 1962 10 (Title Only) (5)
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service [30] 1963 6
12. You Only Live Twice [31] 1964 5
13. The Man with the Golden Gun [32] 1965 9 (6)
14. Octopussy and The Living Daylights [33] 1966 13 & 15

Thanks David.... I didn`t realise Ian Fleming wrote so few James bond books.......he also wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang i believe??

The spoof you talk about...wasn`t that Casino Royal?


Nicky

Jack Lemon was hilarious as half The Odd Couple

I don't know the correct answer, but Flemming only wrte about half a dozen 007 books, yet there have been perhaps 3 times that number of films made.

Even David Niven appeared in a spoof version with Deborah Kerr.

It's really worth watching Nicky - but have your handkie to the ready - it's a bit of a tear-jerker - but not sentimental.

No Catie...... Havn`t seen Boy in The Striped Pyjamas, but have been wanting too since reading a write up on it a few months ago...did see it was on over xmas but was an hour in to it, and i`m the sort of person who needs to see a film from the beginning to follow it properly...


Nicky

Thank you for that info Nicky - really interesting. 'The Young Victoria' is a film that has really stayed with me - keep replaying different scenes in my mind lol

Another film I enjoyed over Xmas was ' The boy in th Striped Pyjamas'. Has anyone else seen it ?

Catie x

David...... that sounds like a quiz question?? Presume you know the answer?

Think a lot of the early ones are from the books...can`t imagine Quantam of Solace was though...

Daniel Craig fans on the thread now totals 3...anymore???

EDIT... Was nearly correct about the name Eugenie...just found this

She was so named after Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, the daughter of Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria and Princess Helena, Victoria's third daughter. The Duchess of York was interested in the family of Queen Victoria, having previously written a book on the subject. Princess Eugenie was the first member of the royal family to have a public christening.





Nicky

That's interesting Nicky - didn't realise that Sarah Ferguson was asssociated with this film. I agree, the film deserved to be twice as long. Certainly one that I will watch again.

You have good taste Elizabeth :) I think Daniel Craig is gorgeous lol

Dear All

Hello

I am swooning again!

This time over Daniel Craig in Casino Royale!

Best wishes
xx

Ian Flemming's fictional character James Bond 007 has proved highly successful over the years, especially commercially.
But how many of the many films were actually from Fleming's books ?

Catie......Yes i`ve see The Young Victoria.......... I thought it was very good, but like you thought they should have doubled the length of the film to get more content in.........I was amazed how she was mollycoddled by her over bearing mother........ though it turned her in to a tough cookie for later on in life...... thought it was quite sad how Alberts clothes were laid out every morning for her....she was widow for a long time.

Think Sarah Fergurson {duchess of York} was behind the idea for the film, and had done quite a lot of research herself on the subject.... She was obviously very intrested in Victoria and Albert as wasn`t Eugenie one of their daughters names?

We watched Quantam of Solace again the other day....makes more sense 2nd time round, as it was so fast paced that I think I missed some of the dialogue when we first saw it at the cinema when it came out....it is a good film, but i prefer Casino Royal....{ swoons at Daniel Craig} defo the best James Bond ever....




Nicky

Hi Catie, not seen that one, sounds good though.

Off to work in a while, folks...speak soon.

Pam ☺


PS We have the DVD of The Great Escape Elizabeth...everytime I see it on the shelf i think of you...infact I always think of you now whenever Stevie boy is on the telly in a film!!!

Take care,


Pam. ☺

Hi Everyone.

This afternoon I watched 'The Young Victoria' with Emily Blunt. I did enjoy this film - just wished it had shown more of Victoria's early years with Albert. Has anyone else seen it ?

Catie x