00-Seven Questions
How were you involved in the Bond series?
I wrote Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars:
The Fantastic Physics of Film's Most Celebrated Secret
Agent.
What was your first ever Bond experience?
The first Bond movie I saw was "Goldfinger"
(I didn't see "Dr No" until later), and
needless to say I was fascinated by it. I'm not sure
how many times I've seen Goldfinger now but I know
it's a lot.
What did you think of the last film, "Die
Another Day"?
I enjoyed it but thought they went overboard a little
with the action. This, of course, is the general trend
today. Most adventure and action movies have much
more action in them than they did a few years ago.
Of the recent ones I liked "The World is Not
Enough" best. The skiing scenes with the parahawks
were particularly good. "Tomorrow Never Dies"
was also an excellent film
What is your favourite Bond film?
I guess I'm from the old school but I still like "Goldfinger"
the best. It had lots of action and an excellent story.
Besides, Sean Connery was the ideal Bond. It was hard
to beat him.
Who is your favourite Bond?
Sean Connery came first and everybody was compared
to him and, as I said it was hard to beat him. The
one that comes closest is Pierce Brosnan. I will admit,
however, that Roger Moore was in some of the best
Bond movies and he was excellent in them; unfortunately
he was also in some of the worst. Most people didn't
care for Timothy Dalton but I thought he did an excellent
job and was quite believable. I suppose it's just
that he was so different and so serious after Roger
Moore that turned some people off. I thoroughly enjoyed
both of his movies.
Which Bond girl should come back?
Some of the early ones may, of course, be a little
too old by now. The ones I particularly liked were
Carole Bouquet in "For Your Eyes Only,"
Cary Lowell in "Licence to Kill" and Diana
Rigg in OHMSS. Many of the others were also great.
Halle Berry did a good job in "Die Another Day."
What is your favourite Bond moment from the series?
It's hard to pinpoint one, but I can mention a few.
I particularly liked all the stunts, and since I'm
an avid skier I loved the skiing in OHMSS and in "The
World is Not Enough." I'm not sure why but "For
Your Eyes Only" was one of my favorites. It had
everything in it: scary mountain climbing scenes,
great underwater scenes and good skiing scenes, and
the story line was good.
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