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Talk:Diamonds Are Forever (film)

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Can someone track down a more appropriate photograph of a Mustang to illustrate this article? The 1972 Mach 1 in the image is fairly different from the 1971 one in the movie in terms of various styling details. There are a variety of pictures on the net of the actual car from the movie, or cars that people have worked on to make them appear the same as this one.

Are we sure Sean Connery bought that moon buggy? I heard that rumor but I also recall a denial from Connery. --feitclub 16:20, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

He didn't. I thought I reverted that. I'll take care of it. K1Bond007 16:24, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

What about Blofeld's cat? It meowed before the opening credits and was in avid part in mentioned opening credits. What do you have to say about that? [Note: I am a cat lover.]

Do split the article, I think it benifets because when I click Diamonds Are Forever (or any Bond film) It normally starts up the top and the picture is novel and the film is halfway down. {Broncopaul 10:04, 5 August 2006 (UTC)}[reply]

Don't split the article. I like the fact that the differences between the books and the story are on the same page. Wswaine 17:26, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was originally proposed for the previous film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, to end before it does in its book form. The film would end with Bond and Tracy driving off after their wedding, and then the already-filmed sequence of Bond and Tracy pulling over, only to be shot at by Blofeld and Irma Bunt, would provide the pre-title sequence for Diamonds Are Forever. The idea was dropped prior to the theatrical release of On Her Majesty's Secret Service because George Lazenby had already announced he would not be returning to the role for the next film.

I've seen this one do the rounds but I was under the impression it was considered a myth. OHMSS (the article for which doesn't seem to mention this) is so faithful to the book it would be surprising if they left out the dramatic ending, whilst I though the final break between Lazenby and EON (or whichever) came at the US premiere, by which time the final cut would have been assembled. I've removed this from the article for now. Timrollpickering 19:41, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to the documentary on the OHMSS DVD Peter Hunt had the idea of holding over Tracey's death to the next film, but this seems to have only been an idea and not realised. Timrollpickering 20:50, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good thing they had Blofeld and Irma Bunt kill Ms. Bond at the conclusion of OHMSS, since Ilse Steppat who played Bunt died after the film was released. I think they would have had serious problems dealing with that.204.80.61.110 17:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk[reply]

Why would George Lazenby quit the role? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.48.160.23 (talk) 15:44, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the opening credits right when Guy Hamilton's directing credit comes up a naked women stands with a diamond in her naval but you can clearly see her right nipple although it is sort of obscured by the lighting. Didn't Cubby Broccoli say that there would never be any naughty bits shown in a James Bond movie? sorry if this doesn't quite meet standards but this is my very first post to wikipedia so please be forgiving.

Take a close look at the woman's torso in the opening precredits when her bikini top is removed. Look at Lana Wood being thrown out of the window into the swimming pool, while wearing see-through underwear. Very brief scenes of nudity are permitted. They showed the bare backside of the body double getting into bed in "From Russia With Love (film)". Also please sign name in the future with 4 ~. 204.80.61.110 18:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk[reply]

The scene when Case and Bond are slaying on the aquarium bed in the penthouse of The Whyte House, Jill's left nipple can be seen very, very briefly when the camera angle changes and the characters change their positions. Case is lying on her back as Bond comes up over to kiss her. 12.192.184.60 (talk) 17:46, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The text states, "The home of Kirk Douglas was used for filming in the movie. His house was used for the scene when James Bond and Tiffany Case chat whilst Plenty O'Toole is dead in the swimming pool." The photo caption states, "The characters of Bambi and Thumper -shot at the house of Kirk Douglas." But in the film, these were two different houses. Which one was Douglas's?

Where did the trivia section go?!?!?!?--Carpe Diem 02:10, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I have reviewed the article, and it's overall pretty good. I have concerns, which have put this GA on hold. The intro isn't worded very clearly, try starting with Diamonds Are Forever is a 1971 action adventure film. Next, the plot has grammar problems. (He fights and throw Blofeld into a pool of superheated mud.)? Fix these problems and leave a note on my talk page when you're finished, then it'll be a GA! Limetolime (talk) 17:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been fixed and is now a GA. Congratulations to all who contributed!Limetolime (talk) 00:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The release and reception section appears to mainly consist of summaries from recent online reviews, but has been written as if they were current at the time of the film's release. Unless anyone has information on reviews at the time then this needs to be changed. Not Josh (talk) 12:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. This is a common problem for Wikipedia film articles. Web sites like Rotten Tomatoes or Chris Null's Filmcritic.com are used in the "Reception" section as if they were the critics that reviewed the movies when they were released, even when these movies were released decades before these websites were created. I don't think these newer reviews are appropriate. A movie is made for the audience at the time it is made. A movie might be dated by our standards, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a good movie when it was released. Here are a few reviews from 1971 that I have found. I will try to incorporate them into the article when I have more time, but anyone else is welcome to do so before then:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710101/REVIEWS/101010306/1023 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877586,00.html http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diamonds_are_forever/articles/1723811/diamonds_are_forever_doesnt_carry_the_same_quality_or_flair_as_its_many_predecessors Mmyers1976 (talk) 18:24, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the section of the article that says Plenty O'Toole was killed by Wint and Kidd. The whole point of her death is that she was killed when mistaken for Tiffany Case, as part of the ongoing murders of people connected with the diamond-smuggling pipeline. Mr Kidd, if not Mr Wint, already knew Tiffany Case by sight (from travelling on the same aeroplane from the Netherlands to Los Angeles) so they can't have been the killers. It must have been either some other goons of Blofeld's, or even Bond himself - the primary result of Plenty's death is to convince Tiffany to join Bond, so he had most to gain. Opera hat (talk) 17:01, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

H'm - it seems it was Wint and Kidd after all, and they were bamboozled by a wig. Hardly plausible - but then I suppose there are more unlikely aspects of the plot! Opera hat (talk) 18:36, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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"After a fight, Bond kills Blofeld by throwing him into a pool of superheated mud"

not so, he later also in For Your Eyes Only —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.104.143.228 (talk) 04:06, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After Bond smashes Blofeld's Mini-subs to disable the control lair but how did Blofeld survives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.48.160.23 (talk) 15:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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