tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739588130392043394.post494377385440881378..comments2024-03-02T23:44:06.835+00:00Comments on Buck Theorem's Hide-out: vs Ian Fleming's "Dr No"Buck Theoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15229297104282779341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739588130392043394.post-44265645963462960072016-07-21T22:16:40.015+01:002016-07-21T22:16:40.015+01:00Oh yeah, the film certainly improves on the book, ...Oh yeah, the film certainly improves on the book, making Bond less <br />of an asshole and more capable. Maybe my "with some flare" doesn't give it enough due credit for defining action pictures and fight scenes, for example, but it does seem surprising that it's so obviously pulp sci-fi and yet tied up so determinedly with British patriotism. The book I can happily dismiss but my reservations for the film are in no way nearly as strong. It has an enjoyable stylishness I can't locate in Fleming. But I am more a Harry Palmer sort of guy.Buck Theoremhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229297104282779341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739588130392043394.post-88500071355581351802016-07-20T15:28:33.236+01:002016-07-20T15:28:33.236+01:00"with some flare"?"with some flare"?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com