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one of my tenets of film criticism is British spies pf the sixties came in two different categories: either gritty/LeCarre or cool/Fleming -- nm
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crash davis
The new Ipcress File was cool/Fleming while Spy City is definitely gritty/LeCarre -- nm
Posted by
crash davis (aka crash davis)
Jul 10 '22, 14:36
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some people criticized Lucy Boynton for being wooden in the Ipcress File - I think she was being aloof in the classic cool/Fleming style -- nm
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crash davis
Jul 10, 14:38
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Although technically Ipcress File should be considered somewhat of a send-up of Bond... and 60s TV -- nm
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Beryllium
Jul 10, 14:46
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I feel parody belongs as a subset of the original group. For example, I place Austin Powers in the cool/Fleming category -- nm
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crash davis
Jul 10, 14:53
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Right, and Powers is as much a spoof of Harry Palmer as it is of Bond -- nm
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Beryllium
Jul 10, 15:39
Yes, exactly. -- nm
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Beryllium
Jul 10, 14:45
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