Films & TV Shows

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So that’s what it’s called! Here’s a bit of a list of credits for what the piece is used in: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006309/ It’s used a lot!

Will see if I can catch them over here!

Still making my way through the Bond films. Hit the Roger Moore era the other day. It’s quite different from the Connery era but I like it for its cheesiness. The critics didn’t like it so much but they’re looking at quality, I’m not. I’m looking at fun value 😛

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Nice list from the other thread, hovercraft were all the rage in the 60s and 70s, not so much in the later Bond movies. The Griffon 2000TD operated by Brosnan in Die Another Day wasn’t listed, wonder why.
About an hour into The Voyeurs, changing the channel was very tempting, so equipped with the desire for absolute martyrdom persisted with it, and, well, was somewhat rewarded with the inclusion of this fable. The FTA described had the film as a drama, so expected a mild, yet interesting convolution in the plot. Wikipedia has it as erotic thriller, so not surprisingly, spoiler alert yet unbelievably a death.
The critics are right about the characters, they want a lot more oomph if you like, could be an issue with the script as well. Someone from RT called it “Gussied up smut,” wouldn’t go that far. The redeeming features were the easy pace, some of the characterizations, that warm “B” grade feel, and the revelations at the end. 6.5/10 here.

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Didn’t even notice that omission. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it. It’s too bad hovercraft never took off, they were quite useful. The issue with wind was probably too big of a problem for them to have good staying power, though. Lakes and such get a lot of wind!

Just went on a Wiki journey and found out the DC did a Superboy TV show that I never heard about. Interestingly, it had quite a few Bond actors involved. Some of them aren’t listed on the main Wiki page, though, such as Richard Kiel. Totally different genre, too.

Yeah, the services over here have been trying to get me to watch it as well. I’ve got Cannonball Run on the list now. Watching Bond has me in the mood for Moore’s parody version 😛

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All right, went and suggested it. They do that over here, a continual succession of James Bond, Lara Croft, Harry Potter, Night at the Museum, Indiana Jones etc. etc. reboots. Fair to say that most JB movies are worth a second look. 🙂
Kiel was truly a giant of television, this guy is a monster! 😛
For fans of movies with female heroines, Haywire is a slick piece, David Holmes’ score has a clangy sixties feel and the direction necessitates tight action sequences and cool chases. Stellar cast. It’s also viewable on YouTube. 🙂

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The only one I’ve really avoided is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Not sure why I keep skipping it but I should really watch it at some point. For Your Eyes Only was pretty fun. It has the best anti-theft system you’ll find:

And let’s not forget the legendary Andre!

Ooh, good cast. Not available in the US, sadly, but will keep an eye out for it. It’s bound to make it here eventually!

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Ouch! Roger Moore had the nicest voice of all the Bonds IMOP. 🙂
Recently came across two “placeholder” films on offer by fta 9Now, Death She Wrote (TV Movie 2021), and Deadly Influencer (TV Movie 2019). There are literally thousands more like these made every year. The movie production teams do all the right things required to make the movies watchable, problem is, the directors think it’s enough to build a up a believable female character lead from a stock psychotic bipolar serial murderer template possessing the tenderness, panache and geniality of the Red Hulk, in order to plug any gaping holes in the movie’s plotline. The prerequisite for viewing is a single digit IQ, which should be noted in any Wikipedia Articles that will never be made for them. 😛
Completed Paris Has Fallen, the French spoken scenes necessitated switching on the subtext which is a little cumbersome and unreliable on this unit. Enjoyed it, very suspenseful and well paced, though lags a bit with a predictability factor towards the end.
Starting on The_Consultant_(TV_series), looks to be more than just the life and times of a fruitcake with a screw loose – all will be revealed – along with a colourful mix of nuts and bolts, no doubt. 😛

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Yep, we get those too! Most of them are shown on the Hallmark Channel. The ones on streaming are a bit…worse 😛

Finished up Fallout yesterday. It was pretty fun at the end but still left me wanting for more. They did a good job of showing more of the varying vault personalities and the strife between factions. Fortunately, we’re getting another season at some point 🙂

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Isn’t that what they want want – keep on filling Bezos’s moneypot ’til season 2?
Old is unbalanced, with an intriguing predicament for its leads. Even though not recommended for the list, it should be watched for the ideas, and the ways they could have better formed the movie. Running past full time, yet the myriad of unanswered questions at the end makes it incomplete, while a lot of stuff can be edited out. Fun fact, it’s actually based on a French comic:

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