Spectre
Bland, James Bland
Official Website | Trailers & Mo
PG-13 | 148 min

I’m digging the origin digging going on in these Daniel Craig James Bond flicks.  Sadly, I’m not fully digging on all of the films.  With the 4 Craig flicks – it’s been GREAT! (Casino Royale), then BLAH! (Quantum of Whatever), then HECK YEAH! (Skyfall), and now – with Spectre – it’s like ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

A total snoozefest!!!!!!!!!!

All I remember is like Bond driving a car in Rome or something, and seducing Monica Bellucci in all of 5 seconds and then she’s gone from the movie, and then Bond goes to some snowy place, and then he goes to another snowy place and then like wants to help Léa Seydoux cause she’s hot, and then they have to go to Tangiers or something and then there’s a mouse, and a hidden room, and then they go to the desert and cross paths with Christoph Waltz as a nehru jacketed doctor of evil [spoiler alert]

and then?  I dunno – some kinda conclusion that’s not conclusive, or interesting

I like the rebooting of the Bond character – but it’s time to hit the reboot button again.  Maybe they should try to go ultra-cheesy and do a throwback to the Roger Moore days.  Why not even do a Bond period piece?  Or Bond as a ninja??  Everyone loves ninjas.  Or Bond orbiting Uranus????

Verdictgo: Sum Merit But No Stinkin Badger

Spectre is not so spectre-tacular at a theater near jews

and until next thyme the balcony is clothed…

Saturday morning cartoons????????

Elle Evans as Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger by Art Streiber

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[I’m off for fun in the sun. C.U.N.T (c u next Thursday)]

Goldfinger‘s opening title sequence is the very first title sequence to enter MoMA’s collection, as a design work in its own right.  DAMN RIGHT, YO!

scenes from the film were projected strategically onto hottie Margaret Nolan‘s never quitting body.  Nolan played Dink in the film.  She had her ass slapped in one of the best ass slaps in movie history

designer and art director Robert Brownjohn conceived, designed, and directed the title sequence.  he also did the title sequence for the preceding Bond flick - From Russia With Love

so what’s the next title sequence to make it into the MoMA?  hmmm, how about anything Saul Bass ever done did???

related

– more photos from the title sequence set

- official Margaret Nolan Website

– IFC picked The 50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences of All Time

a composite image of the five top candidates (including ultimate choice George Lazenby, bottom right) to play James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, published in the October 11, 1968, issue of Life

each of the 007 hopefuls had to demonstrate kissing ability

after Anthony Rogers didn’t get the role, apparently he didn’t get another role EVER!!!

Robert Campbell about to lay a smooch on France Anglade [couldn’t figure out which IMDb profile was RC’s]

Hans De Vries‘ turn with Ms Anglade.  Hans De Vries would make an awesome name for a Bond villain!!!  De Vries actually played ‘Control Room Technician’ in You Only Live Twice

John Richardson was in it to chin it

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a bunch more of the published AND UNpublished photos from the 1967 casting session

and btw…

how figgity fine was/is that France Anglade broad????