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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 9, 2018 2:39:56 GMT
A+ my #28 all time, FRWL is so beyond anything else in the franchise. Past the obvious traits, there are several creative choices that set it apart. SPECTRE filming Bond & Tatiana's tryst to this day seems underground geopolitics at any & all costs. Grant as ultimate assassin, above the juvenile fray of Bond villains to come, is a near flawless villain. As the movie moves with fun & action, it's Grant's iron cold presence in the background which adds to the film's heft. This is a real spy movie, not a circus show. Istanbul, the Orient Express, those are classic stages for cloak & dagger, esp during the height of Cold War. Pedro Armendariz as Kerim Bey is easily one of my favourite cinematic sidekicks, he brings both legitimacy & levity hand in hand.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 9, 2018 4:05:49 GMT
9/10. A damn good Bond film.
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 11, 2018 17:38:10 GMT
9/10. A stellar, well-directed spy thriller with great performances from Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, and Lotte Lenya. Pedro Armendáriz, who was sadly dying while filming, was a perfect Bond ally as Kerim Bey. John Barry and the screenwriters really helped to evaluate the already great novel into a masterpiece. While the film is pretty much straight and serious-minded, the tongue-in-cheek humor is pretty well-used without being distracting.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 18, 2018 17:15:34 GMT
10/10 Excellent film!
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Post by louise on Oct 23, 2018 15:20:34 GMT
6/10. It's quite good, but not one of my favourites.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 25, 2018 1:11:57 GMT
Excellent Bond movie.
My second favorite after Goldfinger
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Post by Isapop on Oct 25, 2018 22:09:49 GMT
Excellent Bond movie. My second favorite after Goldfinger I'm exactly with you on that (FRWL is a close second). FRWL also has, for my money, what remains the best scene of any Bond film - that tense confrontation (superbly acted) between Bond and Grant on the train, followed by that unforgettable fight.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 26, 2018 2:13:40 GMT
Excellent Bond movie. My second favorite after Goldfinger I'm exactly with you on that (FRWL is a close second). FRWL also has, for my money, what remains the best scene of any Bond film - that tense confrontation (superbly acted) between Bond and Grant on the train, followed by that unforgettable fight.
'Old man.'
Line is electric & I've watched the movie more than 20 times. The ultimate cinematic mic drop.
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