The Silver Screen Oasis

Could Diana Rigg have been the successor to Vivien Leigh?

ALMOST the most beautiful woman I've ever seen! Not just physically. Beauty through and through. The charm, the twinkle, the playful demeanor. Yes, there's Audrey. There's Grace. There's Garbo. But very few can compare to this leather clad Avenger! No wonder our hero married her. Even James Bond will never do better!

Nobody does it better is my second best Bond theme although I'm quite partial to the Shirley Bassey ones too, they seem to encapsulate Bond. My favourite one is We have all the love in the world by Louis Armstrong.

My hubby would agree about Diana Rigg, especially in her Avenger suit.

I wished Sean Connery did On Her Majesty's Secret Service instead of George Lazenby ... I have nothing against George ... but seeing Connery & Rigg together would been dynamite!

I often think about this!

[u]RedRiver[/u] wrote:ALMOST the most beautiful woman I've ever seen! Not just physically. Beauty through and through. The charm, the twinkle, the playful demeanor. Yes, there's Audrey. There's Grace. There's Garbo. But very few can compare to this leather clad Avenger! No wonder our hero married her. Even James Bond will never do better!

Wow! You put her in that high a regard Red? ( She reminds me of Prince William's wife, Kate. )

[u]charliechaplinfan[/u] wrote:My hubby would agree about Diana Rigg, especially in her Avenger suit.

He wouldn't be alone. In fact, I have a very vague memory of going into the kitchen as a teenager to get something and my father and his friend were talking in the dining room and STOPPED when I walked in. But as I was going down the hall to the kitchen I could hear my father's friend say "Maaaaan, you haven't seen Emma Peel in that leather-----" He clammed up when I walked in.



Left to find out about the birds and the bees on my own, I s'pose. I did see Diana Rigg on Broadway in "Abelard & Eloise" waaay back then. There was a very revealing love scene on the Broadway stage.

There's a case to be made that Emma Peel WAS James Bond.

Oh man!!! BRILLIANT!!

Thanks.

It works.

seeing Connery & Rigg together would been dynamite!

Wow! I have nothing against Lazenby's portrayal either. I like the movie. But the REAL Bond and the former Mrs. Peel together? Look out!

does it reflect the feeling that no one in this era can feel as confident as Sean Connery’s Bond did?

It's as if no one dares to.

Went to see "Goldfinger" this morning with a really good crowd of mostly middle age and senior spectators. It was fun to see it on the big screen.

This has been a series where a lady does a pre-film discussion. I won high marks when she asked who played the first James Bond. My answer - Barry Nelson. (A 1954 tv production of "Casino Royale.")

There wasn't any revelation seeing on the big screen but it was fun.

movieman1957 wrote:Went to see "Goldfinger" this morning with a really good crowd of mostly middle age and senior spectators. It was fun to see it on the big screen.

This has been a series where a lady does a pre-film discussion. I won high marks when she asked who played the first James Bond. My answer - Barry Nelson. (A 1954 tv production of "Casino Royale.")

There wasn't any revelation seeing on the big screen but it was fun.

Barry Nelson ... the 1954 TV Production of Casino Royale was pretty darn good and I happen to have a rare DVD recording of it and I watch it occasionally. Barry did a pretty good job portraying Bond. And, it is quite watchable and some of the die hard 007 fans today could relate to it. I would love to see it on TCM someday so that today's fans can enjoy it too.

I am happy that you had a great time watching Goldfinger on the big screen ... thanks for sharing that Movieman.

I have that DVD too. Poor copy. But dirt cheap at Wal-mart! First Bond villain? None other than Peter Lorre! I hear good things about the new movies, especially the latest. I'm just Bond out. I've been through five castings, multiple viewings of the good ones. It's enough. Movieman, I think I've seen GOLDFINGER in a theatre three times. Some of the others as well.

"Spectre" is due here Friday. The British press seem to like it. The American press does not. Hung up on trying to tie the last three films together and give frequent, and apparent annoying nods, to Roger Moore era films the reviews call it a mess at worst and disappointing at best.

Some disagree on the narrative part but there is almost universal dislike of Christoph Walz. What is worse than a bad Bond villain? Practically nothing. Going through "Skyfall" the other night I wonder if it sets me up for a big disappointment. I'm already thoroughly put off by the theme song. What starts out very Barry-ish turns into a squeal fest at the hands of Sam Smith; I had to turn it off.

I'll still see it. I have a date with my daughter to see it.

The previews are exciting. I'm actually intrigued. But I probably won't see it. Haven't been Bonded since Brosnan.