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Old 24 March 2010, 05:41 AM   #1
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Catching up on some old bond flicks

I'm watching 'you only live twice' it's been a while since I've watched the old bond flicks. I've been looking for his watch; not seeing one I reviewed the thread that says what watch he wears in each movie and noticed that the watch is unditermined. It is odd they did not choose a watch for him in certain movies, It seems a critical part of his arsinal.

I do enjoy a good James Bond flick; If you haven't seen one in a while you should.

What's your favorite bond movie?

Do you think they will go back to a Rolex? Maybe the new Explorer I for the next bond, could be cool!
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Old 24 March 2010, 05:53 AM   #2
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Anything with Sean Connery. I recently watched From Russia With Love, which is one of my faves. As far as going back to Rolex, maybe. Omega is pretty well entrenched in the franchise these days.
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Old 24 March 2010, 05:57 AM   #3
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Anything with Sean Connery. I recently watched From Russia With Love, which is one of my faves. As far as going back to Rolex, maybe. Omega is pretty well entrenched in the franchise these days.
I would have to agree that Sean Connery is my favorite bond
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Old 24 March 2010, 05:58 AM   #4
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No particular favorite, but I love the flight through the Chinese islands in The Man With The Golden Gun to his little hideout. I wonder if those were the same area as the floating mountains in Avatar?
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Old 24 March 2010, 05:58 AM   #5
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The early Sean Connery are the best for viewing & Rolex in my opinion...the one that comes to mind though is one with Roger Moore where his Sub glows red when he turns the bezel and it becomes a super magnet....unbelievable!!!

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Old 24 March 2010, 06:04 AM   #6
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This Bond has been a Roger Moore fan. Now where did my Aston Martin go?
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Old 24 March 2010, 06:07 AM   #7
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This Bond has been a Roger Moore fan. Now where did my Aston Martin go?
lol, I think they sold it at auction
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Old 24 March 2010, 06:10 AM   #8
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Good ole Bond flicks.

The movie that made me fall in love with the Sub, that and my father's watch.
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Old 24 March 2010, 06:29 AM   #9
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Time Warner is now buying MGM including the Bond movies, so then the watch franchise are up for bids
Rolex has long kept low profile in movies counting on automatic press/movie exposure so they won't be in... however Omega and AP are players

AP ROO the next Bond Watch?
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Old 24 March 2010, 06:47 AM   #10
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Thunderball.

Yes, back to Rolex.
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Old 24 March 2010, 07:04 AM   #11
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The best Bond?

As ALL other´s here, I am the greatest Bond expert of them all ;-)



IMO the best Bond, the iconic, quintessential Bond is Connery.

Of course.

But the best Bond movies are ( other than Connery´s! )



Live and let die ( the 70´s!! the Coolness! the Sub! )

Goldeneye

Casino Royal ( the new hardness, the Beginning, really good made! )

( special remark: never trust BANKSTERS! )

( and then the devastating letdown, "QoS", a Bond flick WITHOUT any TRACE of HUMOR!! )

What was the second Timothy Dalton Movie, the one in Middle America? GOOD! ( and what a >nice< Lady, that dark type! Mmmmh! ;-)))



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Old 24 March 2010, 07:09 AM   #12
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Old 24 March 2010, 07:19 AM   #13
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Apparently the Tritium lume wore off so he needed the lighter to see the time 'eh....or perhaps just a gratuitous plug?
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Old 24 March 2010, 08:35 AM   #14
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I love the old ones: Sean Connery and "Goldfinger" as well as "You Only Live Twice"...just great movies
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Old 24 March 2010, 08:35 AM   #15
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From Russia With Love is my favorite ....... but Goldfinger is a close second! All Sean Connery "007" movies are the best!
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Old 24 March 2010, 08:40 AM   #16
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Last thing I heard regarding Omega and Bond was that their agreement with Eon ran out in 2009 and no word has been metioned whether they are to renew it or not, so maybe Rolex will be in the next film or someone else.
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Old 24 March 2010, 08:42 AM   #17
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Anything with Sean Connery or Daniel Craig (Yeah, I know hes without Rolex).
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Old 24 March 2010, 09:00 AM   #18
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BIG Bond fan here. Dr. No is still my fav, and I own them all. Casino Royale is next on my list,,,,,,,Not having an Aston in a Bond film is an almost unpardonable transgression,,,,,,,Why the change to Omega? Rolex wasnt interested in the product placement?
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Old 24 March 2010, 09:56 AM   #19
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DR.No-From Russia with Love and Casino Royale.... the first book written Casino Royale and it is a great comeback of the 007 with Daniel...and I think Daniel Craig will be the most characteristic bond of all time..
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Old 24 March 2010, 10:16 AM   #20
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The early Sean Connery are the best for viewing & Rolex in my opinion...the one that comes to mind though is one with Roger Moore where his Sub glows red when he turns the bezel and it becomes a super magnet....unbelievable!!!

That film influenced me from an early age to eventually buy the sub no date!
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Old 24 March 2010, 10:18 AM   #21
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Thunderball.

Yes, back to Rolex.
Love Thunderball! We went to the Bahamas for our honeymoon and I felt as though I was on the set of a Bond Movie!
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Old 24 March 2010, 10:24 AM   #22
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Love Thunderball! We went to the Bahamas for our honeymoon and I felt as though I was on the set of a Bond Movie!
to the ocean club?
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Old 24 March 2010, 10:34 AM   #23
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That's pretty cool because we had a showing of Thunderball in our home theater in 16mm cinemascope last night. It's always exciting to see Bond on film projected on a giant screen and reminds me of being a kid and seeing it in the theater where the screen filled your entire field of vision. Next week we'll fire up the popcorn maker and put on You Only Live Twice.
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Old 24 March 2010, 10:35 AM   #24
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to the ocean club?
Unfortunately not, next time (or I could buy another Rolex for the price of the one and only ocean club). Went to cable beach radisson.
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Old 24 March 2010, 10:37 AM   #25
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My favorite Bond film is Goldfinger.
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Old 24 March 2010, 11:11 AM   #26
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everyone seems to forget the Breitling that connery wore in Thunderball...

I love them all, even the sillier Roger Moore ones..I think he was very under appreciated as Bond, and the franchise owes him alot.

I think that Licence to Kill is the most under-rated of all...it's actually a solid flick, and I am not a Tim Dalton fan at all...

Still My Bond will always be Brosnan...Another guy who doesn't get nearly enough credit..
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That's pretty cool because we had a showing of Thunderball in our home theater in 16mm cinemascope last night. It's always exciting to see Bond on film projected on a giant screen and reminds me of being a kid and seeing it in the theater where the screen filled your entire field of vision. Next week we'll fire up the popcorn maker and put on You Only Live Twice.
Can I come over?!
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Old 24 March 2010, 11:21 AM   #28
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[QUOTE=SUPERDOC;1741094]everyone seems to forget the Breitling that connery wore in Thunderball...

Yeah, I was going to mention the Breitling!

I hate the Seiko's in the Moore era
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Old 24 March 2010, 11:28 PM   #30
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That's pretty cool because we had a showing of Thunderball in our home theater in 16mm cinemascope last night. It's always exciting to see Bond on film projected on a giant screen and reminds me of being a kid and seeing it in the theater where the screen filled your entire field of vision. Next week we'll fire up the popcorn maker and put on You Only Live Twice.
Now that is pretty cool!
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