The Spy Who Loved Me
Gavin Christie
by how different it is. You almost forget its a bond book until he shows up,
and the way its written is such that you almost feel like you are
experiencing the character for the first time. Great stuff.
Just trying to imagine what it would be like if it was made into a
screenplay, sticking exactly to the book and period in which it was set. It
reads almost like a Tarantino movie. I seem to recall hearing him talking
about wanting to direct a Bond movie someday in some interview.. Sadly I
doubt that EON dog-in-the-manger productions would let him do it even if
they got all the profits.
Who the hell would play Bond though? Daniel Craig wouldnt work, you couldnt
just suddenly put him in the same role in the early 60's and there is also
the fact the girl is the main character, you'd have trouble selling it as a
'Bond Film' since he's only in it for about a third of it, if even that. I
just think the isolation of the motel in the Adirondacks lends itself so
well to the flashbacks in the early part of the book. You can really tell
that Mr Fleming wanted to make this one very different to the previous ones.
anyway, just a few dribblings to help keep the newsgroup alive. Sorry I dont
have any sneakers or dvd's or watches to sell at the moment :)
G
Fuoco Insensato
I think this book is actually very good (and unfairly ridiculed by the
ridiculous Simon Winder in "The Man Who Saved Britain"). I've only
read it twice (like you, the first time was nearly 20 years ago) and
the reason I don't read it as often as the others is that I wish to
maintain, as much as possible, the suspense I felt when I read it for
the first time (in one sitting, on a bleak winter's morning). It's
corny at times, but what Bond book isn't, but still very good in my
humble opinion.
I'd like to see the BBC do faithful TV movies of the books. They could
be shown at Christmas. However, I'm sure there are legal reasons why
this would never happen. Even ITV could do it, if they were still able
to make dramas at the standard they set during the "Morse" era. No
idea who could play the part.
Adam H. Kerman
>Having re-read the book recently (first time in over 20 years) I was struck
>by how different it is. You almost forget its a bond book until he shows up,
>and the way its written is such that you almost feel like you are
>experiencing the character for the first time. Great stuff.
>Just trying to imagine what it would be like if it was made into a
>screenplay, sticking exactly to the book and period in which it was set. It
>reads almost like a Tarantino movie. I seem to recall hearing him talking
>about wanting to direct a Bond movie someday in some interview.. Sadly I
>doubt that EON dog-in-the-manger productions would let him do it even if
>they got all the profits.
It would make an ideal movie for Lifetime television, just exactly the type
of story they'd tell.
Fuoco Insensato
talking
about wanting to direct a Bond movie someday in some interview.. Sadly
I
doubt that EON dog-in-the-manger productions would let him do it even
if
they got all the profits."
Now that I think about it, there was a rumour, at the time, that he
was going to direct the film which would come after DAD. Perhaps there
was some substance in the rumour, but things changed with the CR
reboot, recasting of lead role, etc.