tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130912260408301801.post4986084906167010445..comments2024-03-14T00:37:09.021-04:00Comments on Life Between Frames: 50 Years of 007 - Diamonds Are ForeverLife Between Frameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18186028067136953502noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130912260408301801.post-4388429675546262412022-08-14T16:22:08.186-04:002022-08-14T16:22:08.186-04:00Good point about this movie seeming like a "R...Good point about this movie seeming like a "Roger Moore Bond movie starring Sean Connery". I think this movie could have been better if the actors were swapped. I'm comparing Moore's assured turn in LALD with Connery in this film, who seemed out of shape and a very old looking 40. And I think there is a lot of ridiculous stuff in this film which would suit Moore's sense of humour. Correry plays everything very straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130912260408301801.post-58649143498102837922012-04-12T16:29:06.291-04:002012-04-12T16:29:06.291-04:00Marvelous overview! I've always thought of DAF...Marvelous overview! I've always thought of DAF as a "Roger Moore Bond movie starring Sean Connery" due to the light hearted tone attempted throughout. Some great moments and typically wonderful and witty Mankiewicz lines, Connery, St. John, Las Vegas, Jimmy Dean make up the positives. The lack of Blofeld obliterating; Charles Gray, amusing but miscast as Blofeld (imagine if Telly Savalas could have been lured back); and that admittedly lackluster climax set on an oil rig the filmmakers couldn't damage (and didn't think to provide a miniature of to blow the stuffing out of) are the negatives. The positives win out, and I'm simply delighted that there's another person on this planet (along with me AND my wife) who will cry out "Baja? I haven't got anything in Baja!" at odd moments. Cheers!Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com