by 007hertzrumble | Oct 8, 2013 | #Bond_age_ Project, For Your Eyes Only
This essay on For Your Eyes Only is the 3rd in a 24-part series about the James Bond cinemas. I encourage everyone to comment and join in on an extended conversation about not only the films themselves, but cinematic trends, political and other external influences on the series’ tone and direction.
Of [In]human #Bond_age_ #12: For Your Eyes Only – The Forgotten Bond
When people discuss the latter Roger Moore films after Moonraker, many of the events contained within become jumbled and disconnected. Before going through the entire series in #Bond_age_ I always needed a minute to remember, for certain, that the “Tarzan yell” happens in Octopussy or that the “California Girls” snowboarding scene takes place in A View to a Kill. But these are the embarrassing Bond moments, the ones that stand out because hindsight now decrees them to be filmmaking gaffes that break our connection with the whole narratives. I’d be extremely curious to know how contemporary fans reacted to each misstep, but you’d probably need a Delorean and maybe some plutonium (depending upon whether your model of Delorean time machine came with Mr. Fusion) because even Bond fans who were old enough to remember seeing either in the theater would likely still be subject to the retroactive brainwashing brought about by critical and public consensus. That brings us to today’s topic… how does For Your Eyes Only sit in the collective conscious? And why is For Your Eyes Only so easily overlooked? (more…)
by 007hertzrumble | Oct 8, 2013 | Misc.
After a short space vacay, #PartyMoore returns to dazzle you with an old-fashioned spy adventure. This week it’s the For Your Eyes Only Live Tweet.
This oft-contested Bond sits among the Roger Moore years as kind of an anomaly. Though it contains a few eye-rolly goofy set pieces, For Your Eyes Only suggests a darker Bond with *gasp* feelings. He mourns his dead wife. He executes two villains in cold blood. He goes skiing with a disco beat. There’s still plenty of ridiculousness to be hand, but when the For Your Eyes Only live tweet reaches the tense climax, you’ll be thinking that maybe, just maybe, you’ve been doing For Your Eyes Only wrong.
Join #Bond_age_ for the For Your Eyes Only Live Tweet, this Wednesday at 9pm EDT. Follow #FYEO hashtag.
by 007hertzrumble | Oct 6, 2013 | Live Tweet Digests, Wraparound
The anticipation for the first Moonraker Live Tweet had been idle curiosity. Many of us had endured long years without the pleasure of Moonraker in our lives. The experience proved galvanizing. It was the first night that #Bond_age_ really became the #Bond_age_ we all know and love. Thus, our expectations for the second Moonraker Live Tweet were altered thusly. I know I was definitely looking forward to Bond in space. And based on our turnout and enthusiasm, I’d bet that I wasn’t alone. If you don’t immediately feel the need to watch Moonraker after reading this Moonraker Live Tweet Digest, you might not have a soul.
INITIATE THE MOONRAKER LIVE TWEET DIGEST
by 007hertzrumble | Oct 6, 2013 | Live Tweet Digests, Wraparound
…continued from the Moonraker Live Tweet Digest Vol. 1.
If you’ve come this far, you’re a gamer. You’re to be commended. You also might think you have a clue about what’s about to happen, but will you, can you, possibly be prepared for the PEW PEW PEW.
INITIATE THE CONCLUSION OF THE MOONRAKER LIVE TWEET DIGEST, AKA BOND IN SPACE
by 007hertzrumble | Oct 2, 2013 | #Bond_age_ Project
This is the eleventh essay in a 24-part series about the James Bond cinemas co-created by Sundog Lit. I encourage everyone to comment and join in what we hope to be an extended conversation about not only the films themselves, but cinematic trends, political and other external influences on the series’ tone and direction.
Of [In]human #Bond_age_ #11: Moonraker: In the Teeth of Nostalgia
For the first time since I began the #Bond_age_ project I’m at a loss regarding how to approach an essay. I suppose I should be grateful I’ve lasted this long, churning out thousands of Bond-y words without hiccup or hesitation. After all, this entry marks the 11th Bond movie. This is the 12th #Bond_age_ essay and we’re in the 22nd week of watching and loving James Bond. That’s a lot of Bond. And I’m getting a little nostalgic for the project already. Worrying about the inevitable end of something that’s been more enjoyable and rewarding than I’d thought possible.
So let’s just see where this brief trip through my pangs of nostalgia takes us
My first #Bond_age_ tweet for #DrNo:
Consider that this project was conceived the week that Skyfall was released and began in earnest, after some short planning, on December 12th with Dr. No – the night that I tweeted facts and information to myself for 20 minutes before one person came along (thanks, @jennjaysleafs). A couple of people chimed in with some commentary of the “Wow, I never knew that” variety. The @007hertzrumble twitter account hadn’t yet been created. Hell, the tumblr didn’t even come around until sometime at the beginning of February. Considering from whence we’ve come, #Bond_age_ is now a well-oiled machine… but as late as January 16th,the night we watched Thunderball, I was considering canning the whole project entirely. Three people, including myself, had tweeted Goldfinger the prior week. The most well-known and generally most-liked Bond movie drew three people for the live tweet. And two of them were obligated to be there. I really don’t think I can be blamed for my disillusionment. I’d plugged this Goldfinger more on Twitter, thinking that persistence and top-of-mind awareness would eventually pay dividends. As it turned out, however, per the timeless words of Steve Coogan, I was just “doing Bond wrong” altogether. (more…)
