One of the most under rated of all the James Bond movies, OHMSS is one of the best and has a firm fan following to prove it. With Connery’s temporary departure from the ‘franchise’ (Jesus I hate that term) – and not a moment too soon as he was a constant thorn in the side of the producers and as everyone knows despised the fame that Broccoli and Saltzman had created for him. The radical casting of Aussie model George Lazenby was a brave move, and I think, a good one. Lazenby, despite his lack of experience and a certain degree of overnight star arrogance was actually a pretty darned good 007. He had great screen presence and carried himself extremely well in the many violent action sequences – far more so than Sean or Roger and their respective stunt doubles ever did. Don’t get me wrong, I liked Connery in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and thought Moore was great in LIVE AND LET DIE and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. Dalton was a good Bond but had two extremely weak films in the series. Brosnan was pretty good especially in GOLDENEYE, though as far as Daniel Craig goes… you can keep him! The worst of the Bonds by a country mile in my book. Even Peter Sellers was better in the old spoof CASINO ROYALE!! Craig far too much resembles a camp commandant in a ‘Colditz’ story to ever be convincing as the popular British Ian Fleming creation…
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A Tribute to Golden Era Special FX
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This blog is intended primarily as a tribute to the inventiveness and ingenuity of the craft of the matte painter during Hollywoods’ Golden Era. Some of the shots will amaze in their grandeur and epic quality while others will surprise in their ‘invisibility’ to even the sophisticated viewer. I hope this collection will serve as an appreciation of the artform and both casual visitors and those with a specialist interest may benefit, enjoy and be amazed at skills largely unknown today.