by 007hertzrumble | Aug 19, 2013 | Misc.
#Bond_age_ falls off the wagon again with IMPOSTOR EDITION #3: the Our Man Flint Live Tweet!
There’s an IMPOSTOR in our midst. His name is Flint, Derek Flint. Arguably, the Derek Flint films were the pinnacle of the lucrative James Bond spoof/spinoff genre of the 1960’s. In fact, there was even a spoof/spinoff of Our Man Flint produced in Italy during the same year called Il vostro super agente Flit. Derek Flint’s legacy has even survived parallel to James Bond. The “Presidential Hotline” ringtone has appeared in Hudson Hawk and Austin Powers. And I would wager to guess that few people remember/recognize that the name “Hans Gruber” originally came from Our Man Flint. I guess all that’s left to say is Z.O.W.I.E.! Don’t miss Our Man Flint accompanied with good #Bond_age_ Wednesday, August 21st at 9pm EDT. Follow #OURMANFLINT hashtag. (I tried just #FLINT but apparently a lot more happens in #FLINT, Michigan than I anticipated.)
by 007hertzrumble | Aug 15, 2013 | Misc.
Strange how this #DAF Remix (and the #TSWLM Remix) makes it seem like a Madonna Bond song would be great, but when she does it, it’s terrible.
In an attempt to improve the atrocity that is “Diamonds Are Forever,” @theactualkeith recut the opening title sequence with Madonna’s “Material Girl.” The product turned out great. Almost as good as his Madonna recut of “The Spy Who Loved Me.” (vimeo.com/72414329). Judge for yourself. Here’s Diamonds Are Forever Remixed.
Diamonds Are Forever Opening with Madonna from But You’re Wrong Podcast on Vimeo.
by 007hertzrumble | Aug 15, 2013 | Live Tweet Digests, Wraparound
We’d endured the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Live Tweet once before. Some of us were glutton for punishment. For others, it was their first time. #DAF had yet to pop their cherry. Jill St. John. Bambi and Thumper. The Moon Buggy. Oh how much fun #DAF could be with good #Bond_age_… so… so… awesomeful.
INITIATE the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Live Tweet Digest
by 007hertzrumble | Aug 14, 2013 | My Favorite #Bond_age_
Diamonds Are Forever: “Welcome to hell…” or Is It Just Las Vegas?
by Tom Wilcox
Diamonds Are Forever is by no means the best James Bond film, but it is certainly an idiosyncratic one. Blofeld clones? A moon buggy chase? Gay hitmen? Blofeld in drag? Country singer/future sausage king Jimmy Dean as a reclusive billionaire? Fitness-obsessed lesbians giving Bond an ass-kicking? You can only say you saw these in one movie. Diamonds Are Forever is nothing if not memorably off-the-wall.
When reviewing the strange case of Diamonds Are Forever, it’s important to consider a little historical context. 1971 was not exactly overflowing with movies you’d call “fun”. More like overflowing with “portraits of existential despair.” Bond shared the box office with films like The Last Picture Show and The French Connection. These are excellent films, but bleak, and lacking in that all important movie element – lasers. The return of Sean Connery and the promise of some honest-to-god entertainment (and lasers!) was enough for audiences to make the movie the third-highest grosser of 1971. (more…)
by 007hertzrumble | Aug 13, 2013 | #Bond_age_ Project
This is the seventh essay in a 23-part series about the James Bond cinemas. I encourage everyone to comment on Diamonds Are Forever 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_ #7: Remaking Diamonds Are Forever
by James David Patrick
With the power of distance and hindsight, how easy is it to criticize George Lazenby for breaking his seven-picture James Bond contract because he didn’t believe 007 would translate to the progressive 1970s? Roger Moore needed a little snark and a hinged eyebrow to revitalize Bond in the 70s and stabilize the franchise going forward through 1989. Four actors and 17 films later, the James Bond brand is as strong as it’s been since Connery’s prime (and arguably stronger – Skyfall supplanted Thunderball as the highest grossing film in the series, including adjustment for inflation). (more…)
