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I am pretty happy with my 007 cds.
Thanks to LK and company.
Any new released material is icing on the skates
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Listening to the new edition now.
...this expansion greatly improves upon the original release. The whole presentation just flows better musically. There's only one jarring exception: In the movie, "Balloon" transitioned seamlessly into "The World Is Not Enough" but not on the disc. .
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You can thank Shaun Rutherford & Cross-Fade Crazies for that.
LLL is scared of provoking that violent sect.
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Dec 7, 2018 - 3:20 PM
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JGouse0498
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Now, the Arnold demos...
"The World Is Not Enough": When the first few notes started, I immediately imagined a nightclub on the Love Boat! It has that kind of 1980s cruise ship, half-jazz and half-disco type of sound to it. It's hard to really like this version because I'm so used to Shirley Manson's singing, but this isn't a bad track by any means.
"Only Myself to Blame": This time, I prefer Arnold's demo over the original. Walker's vocals were, IMO, too low and muddled, but Arnold's demo emphasizes the vocals without getting lost in the music. As for the music, you can hear "Casino" and "Elektra's Theme" more clearly in the demo. It also sounds like Arnold was more comfortable singing this track than the title track. There's more emotion and warmth in his voice here.
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As with DAD this will be purchased- at the next %25 off sale.*
Brlm30
I just revisited the first part of the film - up untill Devils Breath - to check out the music esp unreleased tracks.
Not in the same class as DAD which had its best, and unreleased music on the LLL.
So, i guess i will BUY ANOTHER DAY.
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So I started watching the movie for the first time in many years last night on Hulu, and I was surprised how corny and cheesy some of it came off. All of his nauseating smirking looks at the ladies. A smoke bomb cleverly concealed - in his gun?! Straightening his tie whilst underwater. A fierce lady assassin who thinks she'll get away in a hot air balloon fer crissakes?! The dumb sex scene with Dr. Evil Watcher (yes, I've been doing a Buffy re-watch). The stupid ski/parachute/flying-machine-what-makes-it-difficult-to-shoot-at-the-hero sequence (stupid because it is a fake, and who would seriously mount resources to create a fake-to-no-purpose attack that actually kills some of your own employees?). Well, that's as far as I got so far, but may continue later.
You forgot the awful double entendres (" You had the job in hand...."She said I had great stamina" ) Desmond Llewellyn's embarrassing performance - more suited for a blooper reel- and the first Bond girl with breast implants!
But, Brosnan , like Connery (and Barry), makes even a weak Bond watchable!
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0h oh seven
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It might look less interesting now - but back then it offered a more interesting villain(ess) and a more emotional relationship between Bond and the female protagonist. In a way, it is a tryout for all the things the Craig era developed.
Also, it has one of the best lines in Bond film history which defines the main character perfectly: "I never miss".
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The movie was never top shelf Bond, but it has plenty of fun moments. It is a film of contrasts, having one of the most complex and interesting female characters (Elektra King) and one of the least interesting female characters (Christmas Jones). Though to be fair to Denise Richards, the filmmakers gave her absolutely nothing to work with. They couldn't even be bothered to explain why she was in Russia in the first place! The one scene where her skills as a nuclear scientist were to save the day, Bond prevents her from completing her task, which more or less left her as a mere damsel in distress.
The action scenes are hit and miss, the parahawk scene is both pointless, and one of the weakest of the Brosnan action scenes, but the missile silo action sequence is a lot of fun. As ridiculous as it is to imagine helicopters with saws being sent to kill someone, the caviar factory sequence is also fun. The boat sequence when Batman, err, I mean Bond, launches out of MI6 is enjoyable, and the scene when the poor parking attendants get soaked while installing a boot generated the loudest cheers when I saw the film in the theater.
Bosnan's performance teased an edgier character I would have liked to see more of, such as with the "I never miss" scene, and when he talks about generally not liking to kill someone in cold blood. Sadly, I think after the Dalton films, particularly Licence to Kill, didn't perform as well as the producers would have liked, the Pierce Brosnan years were all about playing it safe, and the films suffered.
Regardless of the merits of the film, I am very much looking forward to the La La Land release, which should hopefully be in my hands later this week. Thanks again La La Land!
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It might look less interesting now - but back then it offered a more interesting villain(ess) and a more emotional relationship between Bond and the female protagonist. In a way, it is a tryout for all the things the Craig era developed.
Also, it has one of the best lines in Bond film history which defines the main character perfectly: "I never miss".
I agree.
The first viewing impressed, subse viewings disappointed.
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