Diamond are Forever

[goodolmike]

Just like anyone, I grew up watching James Bond films. But I never really paid much attention to them. It wasn't until recently, when bobaloo talked about The Man With the Golden Gun on his podcast (I totally miss The Buck and Bobaloo Show. Don't you?), that I started going through the whole catalog.

I just watched Diamonds Are Forever. I had heard that there was a gay angle to this one. Turns out there is. The two bad guys are boyfies! How ahead if it's time!



It starts with a story about smuggled diamonds and how each person in the smuggling chain winds up murdered, until 007 (played by Sean Connory) is the next in the line. The adventure begins in Amsterdam, which happens to be where I just was last week, and eventually moves to Las Vegas.

What I like about that is it's super old-school Vegas, so the Vegas scenes are a great time capsule. Most of the shots are at Freemont St, which is now considered old town, it was a time when Vegas had parking lots instead of monster parking structures and Circus Circus in the movie is 100 times tackier than it is today.

Bond eventually enlists the help of Plenty O'Toole (I know, right?), a woman of mystery and loose...loyalty.

"Such nice cheeks, too. If only they were brains."

Later, Bond tracks down the guy who played the narrator in Rocky Horror (Its just a jump to the left.), who is clearly the inspiration for Dr Evil in the Austin Powers movies.



My favorite part is when Bond walks up to Plenty, and in the queeniest fashion ever, calls her a bitch. It's awesome.

So yeah, Diamonds are Forever. Thumbs up. I think, next, I'll be getting the guys together for Live and Let Die.

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Comments

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Ok, good to know. Although, I've noticed that the worst James Bond movies are sometimes the best ones. Like The Man with the Golden Gun and License to Kill.

However, that version of Casino Royale with Woody Allen in it is complete turd.

[genxcub.livejournal.com]

The best "bad but good" bond is A View to a Kill, IMO.