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Yes, the Fireman.
There is only one James Bond, and that is Sean Connery. All others are pikers!
Moore was good as "the Saint".
We lost an iconic spy
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Yes, the Fireman.
There is only one James Bond, and that is Sean Connery. All others are pikers!
Moore was good as "the Saint".
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IMDb explains it:
Begging Bond to spare his life, Ernst Blofeld baffles viewers with the cryptic line "I'll buy you a delicatessen, in stainless steel!" It is reported that the phrase is attributable to Albert R. Broccoli, who recalled accounts of 1930s New York mafia gangsters offering full-service delis as a bribe to cohorts, complete with stainless steel countertops.
And here I always thought he was waxing poetic:
We can make a deal
I'll buy you a delicatessen
In stainless steel
denverpilot
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Dalton?!?!
I'll say it too. I don't mind Craig's Bond. It's not the traditional suave Bond and is purposefully more "edgy" for modern crowds, but at least it's not a stereotypical male sitcom role where the dude is always an idiot.
You know, people on the ground always duck like that when I'm flying, too! Haha.
paflyer
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Some Oscar winning performances there.
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That's what happens when you don't dilute the chemtrail juice enough.
Likewise. The scenery in the Greek islands is amazing.
OkieFlyer
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One of my favorite scenes:
And since it is an aviation forum:
And since it is an aviation forum:
denverpilot
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Those action scenes still hold up well today, and beat the modern CGI crap by a mile. Cheesy yes, but better than the current junk.
mtuomi
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Daniel Craig is actually closest to Ian Fleming's Bond. Bond in the books is a far cry from Connery's Scottish sarcasm, or Moore's sense of humor. Original Bond, in Fleming's books is a dark, almost depressed character. DC also got the best scripts - QoS is obviously an exception, the "book" (more like a short story) isn't a very good inspiration either and has zero relation to the movie. Casino Royale is great and like you said, Skyfall is one of the best Bond films ever. I did like Spectre too, but I wish they would've skipped most of the irrelevant action crap and just concentrated more on the story.
OkieFlyer
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Interesting. I never read any of the books. In that case, sounds like Craig is the actually the proper Bond then.
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I didn't see this posted up thread (pardon if I missed it), so here goes, especially since it is aviation related!! It's been making the rounds on the web.. I want to believe it is true. There is an older British gentleman I work with who spent some time in Nice and said he saw Roger Moore there and even shared a flight with him.. so that adds veracity to this excerpt and quoted below
"As an seven year old in about 1983, in the days before First Class Lounges at airports, I was with my grandad in Nice Airport and saw Roger Moore sitting at the departure gate, reading a paper. I told my granddad I'd just seen James Bond and asked if we could go over so I could get his autograph. My grandad had no idea who James Bond or Roger Moore were, so we walked over and he popped me in front of Roger Moore, with the words "my grandson says you're famous. Can you sign this?"
As charming as you'd expect, Roger asks my name and duly signs the back of my plane ticket, a fulsome note full of best wishes. I'm ecstatic, but as we head back to our seats, I glance down at the signature. It's hard to decipher it but it definitely doesn't say 'James Bond'. My grandad looks at it, half figures out it says 'Roger Moore' - I have absolutely no idea who that is, and my hearts sinks. I tell my grandad he's signed it wrong, that he's put someone else's name - so my grandad heads back to Roger Moore, holding the ticket which he's only just signed.
I remember staying by our seats and my grandad saying "he says you've signed the wrong name. He says your name is James Bond." Roger Moore's face crinkled up with realisation and he beckoned me over. When I was by his knee, he leant over, looked from side to side, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said to me, "I have to sign my name as 'Roger Moore' because otherwise...Blofeld might find out I was here." He asked me not to tell anyone that I'd just seen James Bond, and he thanked me for keeping his secret. I went back to our seats, my nerves absolutely jangling with delight. My grandad asked me if he'd signed 'James Bond.' No, I said. I'd got it wrong. I was working with James Bond now.
Many, many years later, I was working as a scriptwriter on a recording that involved UNICEF, and Roger Moore was doing a piece to camera as an ambassador. He was completely lovely and while the cameramen were setting up, I told him in passing the story of when I met him in Nice Airport. He was happy to hear it, and he had a chuckle and said "Well, I don't remember but I'm glad you got to meet James Bond." So that was lovely.
And then he did something so brilliant. After the filming, he walked past me in the corridor, heading out to his car - but as he got level, he paused, looked both ways, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said, "Of course I remember our meeting in Nice. But I didn't say anything in there, because those cameramen - any one of them could be working for Blofeld."
I was as delighted at 30 as I had been at 7. What a man. What a tremendous man."
"As an seven year old in about 1983, in the days before First Class Lounges at airports, I was with my grandad in Nice Airport and saw Roger Moore sitting at the departure gate, reading a paper. I told my granddad I'd just seen James Bond and asked if we could go over so I could get his autograph. My grandad had no idea who James Bond or Roger Moore were, so we walked over and he popped me in front of Roger Moore, with the words "my grandson says you're famous. Can you sign this?"
As charming as you'd expect, Roger asks my name and duly signs the back of my plane ticket, a fulsome note full of best wishes. I'm ecstatic, but as we head back to our seats, I glance down at the signature. It's hard to decipher it but it definitely doesn't say 'James Bond'. My grandad looks at it, half figures out it says 'Roger Moore' - I have absolutely no idea who that is, and my hearts sinks. I tell my grandad he's signed it wrong, that he's put someone else's name - so my grandad heads back to Roger Moore, holding the ticket which he's only just signed.
I remember staying by our seats and my grandad saying "he says you've signed the wrong name. He says your name is James Bond." Roger Moore's face crinkled up with realisation and he beckoned me over. When I was by his knee, he leant over, looked from side to side, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said to me, "I have to sign my name as 'Roger Moore' because otherwise...Blofeld might find out I was here." He asked me not to tell anyone that I'd just seen James Bond, and he thanked me for keeping his secret. I went back to our seats, my nerves absolutely jangling with delight. My grandad asked me if he'd signed 'James Bond.' No, I said. I'd got it wrong. I was working with James Bond now.
Many, many years later, I was working as a scriptwriter on a recording that involved UNICEF, and Roger Moore was doing a piece to camera as an ambassador. He was completely lovely and while the cameramen were setting up, I told him in passing the story of when I met him in Nice Airport. He was happy to hear it, and he had a chuckle and said "Well, I don't remember but I'm glad you got to meet James Bond." So that was lovely.
And then he did something so brilliant. After the filming, he walked past me in the corridor, heading out to his car - but as he got level, he paused, looked both ways, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said, "Of course I remember our meeting in Nice. But I didn't say anything in there, because those cameramen - any one of them could be working for Blofeld."
I was as delighted at 30 as I had been at 7. What a man. What a tremendous man."
paflyer
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Wouldn't that be like skipping the pictures and only "reading the articles"?
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All beautfiul women. Barbara Bach belongs in this list.
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Kind of a neat article I found on foxnews today.
To the world, Roger Moore was a suave British star best recognized as James Bond — but to Deborah Moore, he was just dad.
Moore, who starred as the iconic secret agent in seven films, died in 2017 at age 89.
Deborah recently recalled her final moments with Moore to U.K.’s Yours magazine. She insisted Moore never lost his charm, even as he was battling cancer.
“Dad was such a kind man and had a wonderful sense of humor,” said the 54-year-old, Moore's first child with Italian actress Luisa Mattioli. “Even when he was in [the] hospital in his last days, he had a twinkle in his eye, and you could see him flirting with the nurses. I’d have to say ‘Dad, behave!’”
Today, Deborah still has fond memories of growing up with the Hollywood star. She described how even when Moore was at the height of his fame, family always came first.
“He’d usually take us on film sets with him when he was working because, being such a family man, he didn’t want us to be split up," she said. "As we were quite young – I was 10 when he got Bond – we were taken out of school for a few months and a tutor would come with us so we didn’t miss out on class. I remember when we went to Jamaica to film Bond – it was all very exciting.”
Moore didn’t think twice when it came to welcoming his children into his star-studded world of filmmaking. But, when cameras stopped rolling, he preferred to dedicate his time to them.
“His favorite thing to do with us when we were young was to take us swimming, especially when we went out to Italy, where my mother was from,” said Deborah. “It was right by the sea, so every morning we’d get up at the crack of dawn together and go out for a swim. It was wonderful.”
“He first got involved in UNICEF through his close friend, Audrey Hepburn, because he admired the work she did with them,” said Deborah. “So he went along to a UNICEF conference with her and immediately decided he wanted to be a part of it. He cared hugely about what was happening in the world and got very upset about injustices, particularly towards women and children.”
With the help of UNICEF, the goodwill ambassador traveled the world for over 26 years to champion children’s rights. In 1999, he was made a Commander of the British Empire and was knighted in 2003.
Then in 2012, he raised more than $1 million for the organization by leading a Bond-themed auction. That same year, he received the first UNICEF UK Lifetime Achievement Award.
“He actually turned down a lot of work because of his UNICEF commitments,” said Deborah. “He even used to get a little bit annoyed when he went on talk shows and found it hard to get around to talking about the charity. He’d always come away and say, ‘Oh I wish I’d had more time to talk about UNICEF.’”
And throughout his life, Moore never took his fame for granted, a lesson he was determined to teach his daughter, also an actress.
“Dad taught me to always be appreciative of what you have,” said Deborah. “In fact, he would never say no to anyone who asked for an autograph. Even if it was at the most inconvenient moment, he’d be so gracious and say yes.
"I remember he once said, ‘These are the people who put me here’ and that’s why he did it. He also taught me that it’s so easy to be kind and so hard to be unkind, because he always had so much love and respect for other people. He was such a good man.”
“Since he died, I find there are moments when I’m fine and then I go, ‘Oh I must ring dad’ and realize I can’t," she added. "All my life I was a daddy’s girl and dreaded the day I’d lose him. I often said to him, ‘I hope something happens to me before you because I don’t think I could live in this world without you.'
“I think he’d want to be remembered for trying his best in everything he did,” she said. “For trying to make the world a better place and for making people smile.”
To the world, Roger Moore was a suave British star best recognized as James Bond — but to Deborah Moore, he was just dad.
Moore, who starred as the iconic secret agent in seven films, died in 2017 at age 89.
Deborah recently recalled her final moments with Moore to U.K.’s Yours magazine. She insisted Moore never lost his charm, even as he was battling cancer.
“Dad was such a kind man and had a wonderful sense of humor,” said the 54-year-old, Moore's first child with Italian actress Luisa Mattioli. “Even when he was in [the] hospital in his last days, he had a twinkle in his eye, and you could see him flirting with the nurses. I’d have to say ‘Dad, behave!’”
Today, Deborah still has fond memories of growing up with the Hollywood star. She described how even when Moore was at the height of his fame, family always came first.
“He’d usually take us on film sets with him when he was working because, being such a family man, he didn’t want us to be split up," she said. "As we were quite young – I was 10 when he got Bond – we were taken out of school for a few months and a tutor would come with us so we didn’t miss out on class. I remember when we went to Jamaica to film Bond – it was all very exciting.”
Moore didn’t think twice when it came to welcoming his children into his star-studded world of filmmaking. But, when cameras stopped rolling, he preferred to dedicate his time to them.
“His favorite thing to do with us when we were young was to take us swimming, especially when we went out to Italy, where my mother was from,” said Deborah. “It was right by the sea, so every morning we’d get up at the crack of dawn together and go out for a swim. It was wonderful.”
“He first got involved in UNICEF through his close friend, Audrey Hepburn, because he admired the work she did with them,” said Deborah. “So he went along to a UNICEF conference with her and immediately decided he wanted to be a part of it. He cared hugely about what was happening in the world and got very upset about injustices, particularly towards women and children.”
With the help of UNICEF, the goodwill ambassador traveled the world for over 26 years to champion children’s rights. In 1999, he was made a Commander of the British Empire and was knighted in 2003.
Then in 2012, he raised more than $1 million for the organization by leading a Bond-themed auction. That same year, he received the first UNICEF UK Lifetime Achievement Award.
“He actually turned down a lot of work because of his UNICEF commitments,” said Deborah. “He even used to get a little bit annoyed when he went on talk shows and found it hard to get around to talking about the charity. He’d always come away and say, ‘Oh I wish I’d had more time to talk about UNICEF.’”
And throughout his life, Moore never took his fame for granted, a lesson he was determined to teach his daughter, also an actress.
“Dad taught me to always be appreciative of what you have,” said Deborah. “In fact, he would never say no to anyone who asked for an autograph. Even if it was at the most inconvenient moment, he’d be so gracious and say yes.
"I remember he once said, ‘These are the people who put me here’ and that’s why he did it. He also taught me that it’s so easy to be kind and so hard to be unkind, because he always had so much love and respect for other people. He was such a good man.”
“Since he died, I find there are moments when I’m fine and then I go, ‘Oh I must ring dad’ and realize I can’t," she added. "All my life I was a daddy’s girl and dreaded the day I’d lose him. I often said to him, ‘I hope something happens to me before you because I don’t think I could live in this world without you.'
“I think he’d want to be remembered for trying his best in everything he did,” she said. “For trying to make the world a better place and for making people smile.”
DaleB
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Very sad to hear of Roger Moore's passing. He was the right Bond for the times, to be sure. I've only seen a couple of episodes of The Saint, but I liked them.
And the only truly horrible Bond was Timothy Dalton. Even Jimmy Bond ("You can't shoot me! I have a very low threshold of death. My doctor says I can't have bullets enter my body at any time.") was better.
And the only truly horrible Bond was Timothy Dalton. Even Jimmy Bond ("You can't shoot me! I have a very low threshold of death. My doctor says I can't have bullets enter my body at any time.") was better.
Rcmutz
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Glad you are up to date now. He died last year! LOL
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Necropost in a thread about someone's death. How ironic is that?