Blyth Spirit said:
Moonraker
From Russia With Love
Dr No
Goldfinger
The latter three are in an omnibus edition, and I still need to acquire Diamonds Are Forever, but a busy weekend awaits.
There is bound to be a mention of shaving in them somewhere.
Hi David,
As you may know, I'm an old geezer. I admit it ain't so hot being this old now, but when I was a kid I was lucky enough to live through some pretty darn fun times. Stuff like the Beatles, and all the great fighters in the 60s through the early 80s. That list would also include the introduction of 007 and the whole James Bond thing, at least here in the US. Hah, whoever heard of someone wanting a Martini shaken and not stirred.
Now in the early 60s, the movie theatres always showed two features. One was the 'blockbuster' and the other was usually some sorta grade B filler flic. In all honesty, I forget the main draw title now, but it's not important. What's really funny is the movie Dr No was considered the lesser of the two movies and had second billing almost as an afterthought. Yeah, at that point, nobody here had ever heard of 007. Hard to believe eh?
So I'm 13 years old back in 1962, and not expecting much at all from this spy thing movie. Well, to say I liked it is a strong understatement. Great story line and actors that just blew me away. Plus, Ursula Andress in any movie is a huge bonus, and I'd never heard of her either! Wowie zowie.
After that first movie came out, things changed quite a bit as far as the publicity of the next ones. Pretty fun reading those books too, and Ian Fleming became a household word here for many years.
Martin
Oh yeah, the other Bond film you might think about buying would be You Only Live Twice. Heh, you get to see how Sean Connery looks as an Asian.
