Golden Gun Stolen

I love how they tell the thief how they plan to catch him/her. 

The £80,000 golden gun used in the 1974 James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun has been stolen from studios in Hertfordshire.

The gun was noticed to be missing from Elstree Studios on Friday. It was made for the film starring Sir Roger Moore and Christopher Lee.

Lee played Scaramanga, hired to kill Bond for $1m with the gun made from a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter.

The studios hope the golden gun will be offered to a memorabilia dealer.

It is then hoped the thief will be able to be traced via the dealer.

OK, folks… this is a great time for all of us to tell each other what our favorite Bond movie is.  I think mine is You Only Live Twice.  You?  Note: anyone who says Moonraker will be slowly dipped into a shark pool while I take my final steps to world domination.

1. Tough question.  I love the Blofeld movies, but will have to go with Goldfinger.

   It has the best Bond, the best song (though Live And Let Die is a close second), an epic visual image of the girl covered in gold paint, Oddjob, Pussy Galore, a laser beam slowly approaching the Bond crotchal area, and much much more.

   Posted by on October 11, 2008 at 2217 hrs




2. Dr. No,

   But I must say that Casino Royale was pretty bad ass. Much better than expected.

   I could go for a 007 marathon.  I miss college

   Posted by on October 11, 2008 at 2221 hrs




3. With apologies to Mr. Turner, I believe that “A View to a Kill” has the best song...yes I love Duran Duran. I love You Only Live Twice, as well as the one with “Domino” (I can’t remember which one that is). Goldfinger is fantastic. I guess I can’t come up with a favorite.

   Posted by on October 11, 2008 at 2238 hrs




4. A View to a Kill had the best villain.  Christopher Walken rocked.  Good song, definitely.  Tanya Roberts was easy on the eyes, but that movie pretty much sucked otherwise.

   Posted by on October 11, 2008 at 2242 hrs




5. I would agree, we used to joke about how easy Walken played an absolute psychopath. It almost came naturally. Agree on all other points.

   Thunderball was the movie with Domino.

   Posted by on October 11, 2008 at 2246 hrs




6. I didn’t like View to a Kill.  Thunderball rocked, though.

   Posted by Owen on October 11, 2008 at 2248 hrs




7. I have always thought Sean Connery was the best Bond, although Daniel Craig has a lot of the same manner in his portrayal.

   From Russia With Love is great, but I must agree on Goldfinger.

   Posted by on October 12, 2008 at 2112 hrs




8. Live and Let Die

   Posted by GAMazy on October 13, 2008 at 0527 hrs




9. Golden Gun has always been my favorite. Location was the best of all Bonds...Thai coast...indochina...Hong Kong...Magnificent!!!!!!

   Posted by on October 13, 2008 at 0843 hrs




10. Live and Let Die is one of my guilty pleasures.  I love the New Orleans Voodoo Mob theme.  The Louisiana sheriff is a bit to “Smoke and the Bandit” for my taste.

    My favorite is definitely Goldfinger.  The scene where the laser threatens to split Bond in two contains my favorite one-liner from Goldfinger.

    Bond: You expect me to talk?
    Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you do die.
    

    Posted by on October 13, 2008 at 1330 hrs