We have a new 24 Hour Limited Timeline Bond Movie Channel.
Showing everything from the start plus lots of (actually interesting) documentaries.
Last night re-watched Casino Royale. The 1967 version.
At the time it was a risible disaster, and tbh overall I think with age and context it has got worse, the whole Blazing Saddles Endingā¦
Anyway my point is that it is almost worth a rewatch now as a Time Capsule - David Niven, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Ronnie Corbett, Bernard Cribbens, Graham Stark, Orson Wellsā¦William Holden, George Raft, Jean Paul Belmond, heck even Peter OāToole, Burt Kwouk, David Prowse (no less) and Stirling Moss
And then the ladies Deborah Kerr, Ursula Andress, Jacqueline Bissettand othersā¦
Music by (and nominayted for an Oscar) Burt Bacharat
Within the risible context of the film, there are some magical moments - We forget that classic āThe Look of Loveā was written for a āsteamy sceneā between Peter Sellers & Ursula Andress - So wrong now as it must have appeared back then
Inside the awfulness are some classic comedy lines on opening Mata Hariās lair her daughter āMy thatās a big bedā āThe German Army was very big at that timeā was one of my chortle moments I can remember.
It was so close to being a comedy classic, but like many of Woody Allenās early movies theyād all dropped too much Acid I guess to make it work properly.
But well worth a watch to notice how despite being shit they kept Le Chiffe, Vesper Lind et all in the story line.