shit, prime put up casino royale for free so we watched it again (eva green is in it!).
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amazing 80's computering on display. can anyone identify this model?
update: it's a Philips HCS 121 https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@rich/115441143278850331
love the running gag where Q tells bond to be careful with the car, and a bit later in the movie, the car is utterly wrecked. this has been going on for several movies. even a craig bond movie has it.
so far this movie is an absolute delight. very fun. john-rhys davies (lotr, indiana jones) is in it.
it also features afghanistan, back then under russian control. the mujahideen are called "resistance fighters". how the tables have turned since then.
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love the running gag where Q tells bond to be careful with the car, and a bit later in the movie, the car is utterly wrecked. this has been going on for several movies. even a craig bond movie has it.
so far this movie is an absolute delight. very fun. john-rhys davies (lotr, indiana jones) is in it.
it also features afghanistan, back then under russian control. the mujahideen are called "resistance fighters". how the tables have turned since then.
all done. the next and last dalton bond is License To Kill (1989). same director. both movies have great cinematography by the way.
benicio del toro (fear & loathing in las vegas, usual suspects, sicario) plays a tiny role in this one.
the title track is by gladys knight (midnight train to georgia).
so far the movie can't replicate the charm of its predecessor. its a lot more serious and suspenseful, and as a result, more boring - but picks up in humor in the last third.
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all done. the next and last dalton bond is License To Kill (1989). same director. both movies have great cinematography by the way.
benicio del toro (fear & loathing in las vegas, usual suspects, sicario) plays a tiny role in this one.
the title track is by gladys knight (midnight train to georgia).
so far the movie can't replicate the charm of its predecessor. its a lot more serious and suspenseful, and as a result, more boring - but picks up in humor in the last third.
also interesting hardware in this one: a philips "VP 415 laservision rom disc drive" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LV-ROM
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also interesting hardware in this one: a philips "VP 415 laservision rom disc drive" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LV-ROM
this movie has sound fx easter eggs! two that we've found:
1. during a chase, gangsters machinegun the underside of a gasoline truck to get at bond hanging from it. the ricochet *pings* play the bond theme.
2. when bond descends from a house and briefly grabs the stone breast of a feminine facade sculpture, you can hear a car honking somewhere off-screen.
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this movie has sound fx easter eggs! two that we've found:
1. during a chase, gangsters machinegun the underside of a gasoline truck to get at bond hanging from it. the ricochet *pings* play the bond theme.
2. when bond descends from a house and briefly grabs the stone breast of a feminine facade sculpture, you can hear a car honking somewhere off-screen.
alright. that's dalton, who said he played his second bond a bit grittier to do justice to the bond in the novels. that means craig was the realest bond of them all i guess?
which actor to continue with next? here's where it gets complicated: in reverse order, we'd watch moore, then connery, then 2 others, then connery again - instead we will watch in the reverse order of when the actors were first introduced (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrayal_of_James_Bond_in_film), but in forward order within each actor's anthology.
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alright. that's dalton, who said he played his second bond a bit grittier to do justice to the bond in the novels. that means craig was the realest bond of them all i guess?
which actor to continue with next? here's where it gets complicated: in reverse order, we'd watch moore, then connery, then 2 others, then connery again - instead we will watch in the reverse order of when the actors were first introduced (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrayal_of_James_Bond_in_film), but in forward order within each actor's anthology.
so the next one is the very first 007 with roger moore, Live and Let Die (1973), and immediately you can hear the excellent title track in your head, can't you? it's performed by US-british rock band Wings and was written by paul and linda mccartney (the police).
immediately i can tell, this is going to be good. more black actors in one scene than i have seen in all movies so far combined. yaphet kotto (running man, midnight run) gets head billing - he plays the villain.
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so the next one is the very first 007 with roger moore, Live and Let Die (1973), and immediately you can hear the excellent title track in your head, can't you? it's performed by US-british rock band Wings and was written by paul and linda mccartney (the police).
immediately i can tell, this is going to be good. more black actors in one scene than i have seen in all movies so far combined. yaphet kotto (running man, midnight run) gets head billing - he plays the villain.
bond just making coffee like a normal person
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bond just making coffee like a normal person
they employed a lot of black actors in this film. all they had to do was to play the baddies. it's a bit of a schindler's list kind of a situation: you can give tons of disprivileged people work - on the condition that they make ammunition for their oppressor. i hope they got paid well. def'tly good for exposure.
but it's clear who the movie sides with politically/spiritually, and it's not the "cracker honkey". it reminds me of jack nicholson getting consistently better lines in Batman (1989).
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they employed a lot of black actors in this film. all they had to do was to play the baddies. it's a bit of a schindler's list kind of a situation: you can give tons of disprivileged people work - on the condition that they make ammunition for their oppressor. i hope they got paid well. def'tly good for exposure.
but it's clear who the movie sides with politically/spiritually, and it's not the "cracker honkey". it reminds me of jack nicholson getting consistently better lines in Batman (1989).
this movie is turning me into a racist. knock at bonds hotel room door. it's a black waiter. "your champagner sir!". i'm thinking: bet he's part of the gang
fortunately bond's side is not all pale.
the villain gets all his intel from a tarot reader. she is never wrong. they are magic people, voodoo people.
jane seymour (dr. quinn, BSG) is in this.
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this movie is turning me into a racist. knock at bonds hotel room door. it's a black waiter. "your champagner sir!". i'm thinking: bet he's part of the gang
fortunately bond's side is not all pale.
the villain gets all his intel from a tarot reader. she is never wrong. they are magic people, voodoo people.
jane seymour (dr. quinn, BSG) is in this.
this movie is either sheer genius or an utter catastrophy, but definitely nothing in between. it is no doubt incredibly creative.
bond gets the rare opportunity of listening to a diegetic rendition of his movie's title song.
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this movie is either sheer genius or an utter catastrophy, but definitely nothing in between. it is no doubt incredibly creative.
bond gets the rare opportunity of listening to a diegetic rendition of his movie's title song.
m-maz kanata?
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m-maz kanata?
one hundred ninety-three stitches
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one hundred ninety-three stitches
i'm not going to spoil more of the movie, it is an absolute masterpiece. cult worthy.
the first one so far where i was sad the 2 hours were over already.
wikipedia: "Salvador Dalí was approached in 1973 to design a Surrealist tarot deck for the film. However, his fee was too expensive for the film budget. Dalí kept working at the deck and released it in 1984."
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i'm not going to spoil more of the movie, it is an absolute masterpiece. cult worthy.
the first one so far where i was sad the 2 hours were over already.
wikipedia: "Salvador Dalí was approached in 1973 to design a Surrealist tarot deck for the film. However, his fee was too expensive for the film budget. Dalí kept working at the deck and released it in 1984."
there are many "The Man With The" movies, but this is The Man With The Golden Gun (1974). of course you think they mean bond with this, but the golden gun swinger is no one less than an "anti-bond" villain, played by christopher lee (dracula, lotr) a bizarro bond. a moustached bond without moustache.
this is trippy deconstructed bond. pairs well. out there and brimming with idiosyncratic choices. they give the audience what they want, and yet side against the myth. it's almost brechtian.
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there are many "The Man With The" movies, but this is The Man With The Golden Gun (1974). of course you think they mean bond with this, but the golden gun swinger is no one less than an "anti-bond" villain, played by christopher lee (dracula, lotr) a bizarro bond. a moustached bond without moustache.
this is trippy deconstructed bond. pairs well. out there and brimming with idiosyncratic choices. they give the audience what they want, and yet side against the myth. it's almost brechtian.
hervé villechaize (paradise island) is also in this, playing lee's surrogate son, i mean apprentice, i mean henchman.
we continue with The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). the title song is "Nobody Does It Better", performed by carly simon ("you're so vain").
german curd jürgens (the longest day) plays the baddie, named "stromberg". yes.
the typical bond orchestral theme is now spiced up with a funk band - complete with cowbell. groovy baby!
starts with a kickass basejumping stunt.
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hervé villechaize (paradise island) is also in this, playing lee's surrogate son, i mean apprentice, i mean henchman.
we continue with The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). the title song is "Nobody Does It Better", performed by carly simon ("you're so vain").
german curd jürgens (the longest day) plays the baddie, named "stromberg". yes.
the typical bond orchestral theme is now spiced up with a funk band - complete with cowbell. groovy baby!
starts with a kickass basejumping stunt.
this movie is (or adds to) ground zero of the supervillain trope. it has the iconic henchman "jaws" (played by richard kiel), who has metal dentures, designed by katharina kubrick. stanley kubrick directed the lighting for one scene of this movie.
apropos "jaws": a shark is used to dispose of a supposedly traitorous secretary. this is the second time i have seen sharks used as weapons in this series.
we get to vacay in egypt and listen to egyptian funk. a lot of classical music references too.
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this movie is (or adds to) ground zero of the supervillain trope. it has the iconic henchman "jaws" (played by richard kiel), who has metal dentures, designed by katharina kubrick. stanley kubrick directed the lighting for one scene of this movie.
apropos "jaws": a shark is used to dispose of a supposedly traitorous secretary. this is the second time i have seen sharks used as weapons in this series.
we get to vacay in egypt and listen to egyptian funk. a lot of classical music references too.
how lotus tricked production into using their car
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This is totally reasonable tbh
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@_elena if I have a personal domain I use for email with Proton, do I need a different domain for self hosting photos, files, etc?
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IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, FIND AND DOUBLE-CLICK THE FILE
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«OPEN THE HOUSE DOOR, @catsalad»
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immagino le due uova come occhi, il peperone come naso, e la zucchina come bocca sorridente?
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oi and yet
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Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices.
Full blog post https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
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Una zucchina, un peperone e due uova e la vita torna a sorridere
