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In response to "The new Ipcress File was cool/Fleming while Spy City is definitely gritty/LeCarre -- nm" by crash davis

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

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Jul 10 '22, 14:38

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Although technically Ipcress File should be considered somewhat of a send-up of Bond... and 60s TV -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 14:46 2
- I feel parody belongs as a subset of the original group. For example, I place Austin Powers in the cool/Fleming category -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:53 1
  - Right, and Powers is as much a spoof of Harry Palmer as it is of Bond -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:39
Yes, exactly. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 14:45

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