R.I.P Richard Kiel

[vascsurgeon]

Broke leg at 74. My guess is a blood clot got loose. Hindsight would  have placed a mesh in the groin to catch clots. My sister in law broke her leg in her 60s and had the mesh placed.

RIP big man.

A filter is placed in the IVC just below the renal veins. This is done with a catheter via the right groin.
I agree with your assessment, likely a PE from a lower extremity DVT, sadly avoidable.
Hope this helps

[BayGBM]

Well thank you!  That is very kind of you to say.

Yup.  I have several S-VHS tapes as well (playback on a "quasi-S-VHS" player is possible at a lower resolution) and my older brother in Oregon sent me his Laser Disc player (and a few titles!) when the two I had gave up the ghost.   

I am something of a fan of film having over a thousand in the aforementioned formats.  I have the classic film "The Egyptian" on laser and they still have not released in the US on Blu Ray or DVD. 

If I could find a place that could repair my players at a reasonable (to me) price I would gladly have them fixed.

Here is a trick question that only a true Bond fan can answer:  Which is the best Bond & film? 

here is a clue: the best Bond does not appear in the best Bond film. 

[The Scott]

Here is a trick question that only a true Bond fan can answer:  Which is the best Bond & film? 

here is a clue: the best Bond does not appear in the best Bond film. 

For me, it is Connery. The first is still the best although I have very much enjoyed Daniel Craig's performance as 007.  Now then, I must also confess that the first Bond film I ever viewed is, to me, the best.  Goldfinger.  Why?  I was so impressed by this film, the theme song, the gadgetry and the story that it is what Bond is all about.  Like songs and covers of songs, it is often the first version you hear that defines which is your favorite take.  Example, "Twist and Shout".  The first time I heard it, it was the Beatles version.  That is the one I prefer over the Isley Brothers version.  Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" stands out from Lennon's version.  It is what it is and what it is, is personal.

I may well be one of the few that enjoyed "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" is a close second to "Goldfinger" for personal reasons not the least of which is Nancy Sinatra's beautiful theme song.  Again, for personal and highly subjective reasons.

It could be said that the film that started it all, "Dr. No" is usurped by the film that restarted it all "Casino Royale," but to me it is "Skyfall" that truly brings Bond back into focus and Craig's excellent portrayal of 007 is second to none in this film as is the story line and the way they pay homage to and merge the old and the new.

Perhaps this latest Bond film could be the one to bind them all back together.   I look forward to your take on the best Bond and Bond film.  Thanks!

[karasan]

I guess at that height he had acromegaly, but he didn't have some of typical symptoms such as weak arms and legs.
He seemed like a pretty muscular fellow with no walking problems.
Living till old ripe age with that kind of built is amazing.

[Simple Simon]

For me, it is Connery. The first is still the best although I have very much enjoyed Daniel Craig's performance as 007.  Now then, I must also confess that the first Bond film I ever viewed is, to me, the best.  Goldfinger.  Why?  I was so impressed by this film, the theme song, the gadgetry and the story that it is what Bond is all about.  Like songs and covers of songs, it is often the first version you hear that defines which is your favorite take.  Example, "Twist and Shout".  The first time I heard it, it was the Beatles version.  That is the one I prefer over the Isley Brothers version.  Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" stands out from Lennon's version.  It is what it is and what it is, is personal.

I may well be one of the few that enjoyed "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" is a close second to "Goldfinger" for personal reasons not the least of which is Nancy Sinatra's beautiful theme song.  Again, for personal and highly subjective reasons.

It could be said that the film that started it all, "Dr. No" is usurped by the film that restarted it all "Casino Royale," but to me it is "Skyfall" that truly brings Bond back into focus and Craig's excellent portrayal of 007 is second to none in this film as is the story line and the way they pay homage to and merge the old and the new.

Perhaps this latest Bond film could be the one to bind them all back together.   I look forward to your take on the best Bond and Bond film.  Thanks!

David Niven was the best Bond.

[SuperTed]

My favourite Bond movie was License to Kill. I think it was the first Bond movie to be given a 15 certificate.

[hench]

"blockbusters" host Bob Holness was the first to play bond. True bond fans must know this.

[Alucard]

Don't kill me, but my preferred Bond was Sir Roger Moore... Being honest, i liked every Bond until Craig, except maybe Lazenby... Connery, Dalton, Brosnan (Goldeneye is my overall favorite Bond movie, others with him are bad)... Can't stand Craig, don't care if he's very close to how the character should be, he sucks...

[The Ugly]

Don't kill me, but my preferred Bond was Sir Roger Moore... Being honest, i liked every Bond until Craig, except maybe Lazenby... Connery, Dalton, Brosnan (Goldeneye is my overall favorite Bond movie, others with him are bad)... Can't stand Craig, don't care if he's very close to how the character should be, he sucks...

Best opening scene, for sure. Can't agree on Craig, though. Love him as Bond.

[hench]

Moore is my favourite, his films had bigger and better action than connerys. He really had fun with the role, love the suave innuendo.  Goldeneye has a great opening and is decent througout. Casino royale and skyfall are great with craig though.

[Mr Anabolic]

The greatest, the one and only.  FF to the 1:00 min mark...

[Alucard]

Best opening scene, for sure. Can't agree on Craig, though. Love him as Bond.

Moore is my favourite, his films had bigger and better action than connerys. He really had fun with the role, love the suave innuendo.  Goldeneye has a great opening and is decent througout. Casino royale and skyfall are great with craig though.

Goldeneye was mid 90s, loved that period, movie was amazing with great action, villains, soundtracks and Brosnan at his best... Moore is the man, charm and wittiness unmatched, and yes the action was clearly better compared to Connery's movies, even the blamed A View To A Kill had amazing action, Zorin, supreme soundtrack... Although for me Craig is horrible, Casino Royale is a very good Bond/action movie, but the others, Quantum Of Solace and Skyfall are utter garbage, not even decent action movies, in my opinion...

[Simple Simon]

Goldeneye was mid 90s, loved that period, movie was amazing with great action, villains, soundtracks and Brosnan at his best... Moore is the man, charm and wittiness unmatched, and yes the action was clearly better compared to Connery's movies, even the blamed A View To A Kill had amazing action, Zorin, supreme soundtrack... Although for me Craig is horrible, Casino Royale is a very good Bond/action movie, but the others, Quantum Of Solace and Skyfall are utter garbage, not even decent action movies, in my opinion...

Craig in Casino Royale for me, it epitomised the true Bond character.
Quantum and Skyfall, shite.

[hench]

What don't you like about craig? He isn't typically handsome like previous bonds but he's in great shape and brings good physicality to the role.
I felt moore was similar to connery but bought that something extra, honestly i found connery a bit plain and his movies dull compared to moores.

Do you think sean bean would have actually made a good bond? I know he was considered back in the day, wonder why he never lucked out

Goldeneye was mid 90s, loved that period, movie was amazing with great action, villains, soundtracks and Brosnan at his best... Moore is the man, charm and wittiness unmatched, and yes the action was clearly better compared to Connery's movies, even the blamed A View To A Kill had amazing action, Zorin, supreme soundtrack... Although for me Craig is horrible, Casino Royale is a very good Bond/action movie, but the others, Quantum Of Solace and Skyfall are utter garbage, not even decent action movies, in my opinion...

[Alucard]

What don't you like about craig? He isn't typically handsome like previous bonds but he's in great shape and brings good physicality to the role.
I felt moore was similar to connery but bought that something extra, honestly i found connery a bit plain and his movies dull compared to moores.

Do you think sean bean would have actually made a good bond? I know he was considered back in the day, wonder why he never lucked out

Craig, other than not liking him as an actor (dull with always the same expressions and manners), he has zero charm, wittiness, and so on... Even Dalton, who was a similar character, had it... The character portrayed by both Craig and Dalton is the most similar at how Bond was conceived, Dalton i like, Craig zero... Sean Bean? Before Brosnan i suppose, never heard about it... Don't know, he had the look, and he's heavily underrated and underused as a protagonist, he always die...

Craig in Casino Royale for me, it epitomised the true Bond character.
Quantum and Skyfall, shite.

Overall yeah, i don't like Craig, but CR is great...

[Simple Simon]

Craig, other than not liking him as an actor (dull with always the same expressions and manners), he has zero charm, wittiness, and so on... Even Dalton, who was a similar character, had it... The character portrayed by both Craig and Dalton is the most similar at how Bond was conceived, Dalton i like, Craig zero... Sean Bean? Before Brosnan i suppose, never heard about it... Don't know, he had the look, and he's heavily underrated and underused as a protagonist, he always die...Overall yeah, i don't like Craig, but CR is great...

I think Lewis Collins would have made a great Bond.

[Alucard]

I think Lewis Collins would have made a great Bond.

He has the face it seems, although never heard of him... There were also rumors about Clive Owen, but other than height (around 6' foot) he doesn't strike me as a possible Bond...

[Simple Simon]

He has the face it seems, although never heard of him... There were also rumors about Clive Owen, but other than height (around 6' foot) he doesn't strike me as a possible Bond...

He was in a great film in 1982 "Who Dares Wins"

Here and interview from back then, he was a cool dude.

[Alucard]

He was in a great film in 1982 "Who Dares Wins"

Here and interview from back then, he was a cool dude.

Yeah, cool dude... Died last year, rip...

[The Scott]

Moore was good and as pointed out, very witty and handsome.  I have the old TV series "The Saint" on DVD and enjoy it for what it is, albeit quite dated.  I watch it for the same reason I do the original Hawaii "5-O".  It's fun and packed with memories for me.

I thought Dalton was very good in the role but apparently I was in the minority or something else was going on behind the scenes.  "License To Kill" was great.
 
David Niven in the comedic version of "Casino Royale" was okay but not what I would expect of Bond.  There was another, earlier take on that film with (I believe) an American in the role of Bond.  I've never seen it but one day perhaps I shall.

[hench]

Just watched the spy who loved me for the hell of it, my boys 6 and 4 watched it and even laughed at moores smiling and lines. They thought "he just dropped in for a quick bite" was very funny.
Get what your saying about craig but i spose the films are more serious now

Craig, other than not liking him as an actor (dull with always the same expressions and manners), he has zero charm, wittiness, and so on... Even Dalton, who was a similar character, had it... The character portrayed by both Craig and Dalton is the most similar at how Bond was conceived, Dalton i like, Craig zero... Sean Bean? Before Brosnan i suppose, never heard about it... Don't know, he had the look, and he's heavily underrated and underused as a protagonist, he always die...Overall yeah, i don't like Craig, but CR is great...

[TheShape.]

Moore was good and as pointed out, very witty and handsome.  I have the old TV series "The Saint" on DVD and enjoy it for what it is, albeit quite dated.  I watch it for the same reason I do the original Hawaii "5-O".  It's fun and packed with memories for me.

I thought Dalton was very good in the role but apparently I was in the minority or something else was going on behind the scenes.  "License To Kill" was great.
 
David Niven in the comedic version of "Casino Royale" was okay but not what I would expect of Bond.  There was another, earlier take on that film with (I believe) an American in the role of Bond.  I've never seen it but one day perhaps I shall.

Licence to Kill is an amazing movie.

[Alucard]

Just watched the spy who loved me for the hell of it, my boys 6 and 4 watched it and even laughed at moores smiling and lines. They thought "he just dropped in for a quick bite" was very funny.
Get what your saying about craig but i spose the films are more serious now

Yes, Moore was awesome... The only thing that he lacked was maybe being more in shape for physical battles and such, he admitted it himself also, but i don't complain, his charisma alone was enough...

Licence to Kill is an amazing movie.

Absolutely, both Licence To Kill and The Living Daylights are very good movies, and Dalton was a great Bond, a much better version of the dark character portrayed by Craig, in my opinion...

[BayGBM]

For me, it is Connery. The first is still the best although I have very much enjoyed Daniel Craig's performance as 007.  Now then, I must also confess that the first Bond film I ever viewed is, to me, the best.  Goldfinger.  Why?  I was so impressed by this film, the theme song, the gadgetry and the story that it is what Bond is all about.  Like songs and covers of songs, it is often the first version you hear that defines which is your favorite take.  Example, "Twist and Shout".  The first time I heard it, it was the Beatles version.  That is the one I prefer over the Isley Brothers version.  Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" stands out from Lennon's version.  It is what it is and what it is, is personal.

I may well be one of the few that enjoyed "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" is a close second to "Goldfinger" for personal reasons not the least of which is Nancy Sinatra's beautiful theme song.  Again, for personal and highly subjective reasons.

It could be said that the film that started it all, "Dr. No" is usurped by the film that restarted it all "Casino Royale," but to me it is "Skyfall" that truly brings Bond back into focus and Craig's excellent portrayal of 007 is second to none in this film as is the story line and the way they pay homage to and merge the old and the new.

Perhaps this latest Bond film could be the one to bind them all back together.   I look forward to your take on the best Bond and Bond film.  Thanks!

You, Sir, know your Bond.  Although I grew up with Roger Moore and therefore consider him a personal favorite, Connery is widely recognized as the best Bond, and I can appreciate why.  Skyfall is the best Bond film to date.  The Moore films were solid entertainment (for a teenager), but they quickly became degraded by cartoonish violence and don't hold up well over time or if you look at the films as art.  On numerous occasions we saw Kiel (as Jaws) survive episodes that would have meant certain death to any normal human.  It became comedic but also silly.

The Dalton films were good, but the franchise took a serious dive with Pierce Brosnan.  He was too old and decidedly not buff, which is a requirement for alpha males in today's market.  In fact the box office had fallen off so sharply under Brosnan the studio was considering two previously unthinkable options: 1) recasting the role with a woman (a Sharon Stone type.  Jane Bond?) or 2) cancelling the franchise altogether!  the Craig films breathed new life into the series and Skyfall has been the most profitable film of them all!

[Skylge]

The greatest, the one and only.  FF to the 1:00 min mark...

Briliant scene! Connery makes it all look so effortless