Friday 5 October 2012

The plot

So here's the deal; we'll be watching all 22 of the back catelogue of Bond movies (no, not the 'Casino Royale' alla Peter Sellers, or 'Never Say Never Again') over 3 days and then capping it off with 'Skyfall'. The plan is...


...with short breaks between.

People will say, and have said, about 'Never Say Never Again' and the 'Casino Royale' with David Niven should be included, and there are tales that similar endeavours have been attempted with them included...but 'Never Say Never Again' is an inferior remake of 'Thunderball' and not part of the EA franchise, and no-one involved in 'Casino Royale' (made after 'Dr No', 'From Russia With Love' and 'Goldfinger') ever intended it to be part of the canon.  Also, no-one ever includes the first adaptation of 'Casino Royale', the 1 hour television "movie" with Barry Nelson as James "Jimmy" Bond and the legendary Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre.

They have their place, and personally I have a soft spot for Niven's 'Royale', but they aren't for this...unless we accidentally make exceptionally good time and end up having to fill some!

Day one is the 9th Novermeber...put it in your diaries.

And to show there's no hard feelings...

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