I seem to remember somewhere that there was some copyright issue somewhere and they couldn't mention Blofeld's name in this film. Can anyone provide the details?
And considering what a major villian he was, it seemed like a lame way for him to die, dropped down a chimney. He deserved death but a least something outlandish, like getting blown up.
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Thank you very much for this information. I did not know this.
Still, it was a lame way for Blofeld to die, especially given the fact that he killed Bond's wife.
Would Never Say Never Again still inevitably made by Kevin McClory (in order to steal profits from Octopussy) had EON not made their not so subtle "*beep* you" to him in FYEO two years prior?
Or on second thought, EON probably did this once NSNA was officially announced.
The pre-credits sequence in FYEO is hands down the STUPIDEST one in Bond history! It starts off well with the (accidental, for once) sinking of the St. Georges, then a lovely moment of Bond putting some flowers on Tracy's grave.
But then, the Helicopter shows up and know it's WTF? time! Did John Glen direct this one?
I think you have that backwards, mariakelly.
The sinking of the St Georges was the intended pre-title sequence, but then the McClory thing happened and they filmed the Blofeld sequence and started the film with it instead.
Plus, it doesn't say Tracy on the grave, it says Teresa if I remember correctly, but maybe that has to do with McClory as well.
Personally, I love the Blofeld pre-title-sequence, always have, always will. I know it's not a popular opinion, but I think it's great.
Blofeld is out of his depth trying to take revenge on Bond by himself, and finally gets what he deserves in a satisfying and amusing way.
...and yes, John Glen did direct this one...
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Quaddo, you're absolutely right about most of my post. Thanks (and I'm not being sarcastic) for pointing that out.
Nevertheless, I still don't like the Blofeld appearance.
The name on the tombstone is actually correct, her birth name was actually Teresa Draco.
Her own father Marc-Ange Draco also kept calling her Teresa in OHMSS.
She changed it personally to Tracy, because she thought that the name Teresa did not suit her at all, because Teresa also is the name of a saint (Saint Teresa of Ávila).
So the name Teresa Bond on the tombstone is perfectly correct, because that would also be the name on her and James' marriage certificate.
Regardless of which scene Blofeld appeared in, it was still stupid.
Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy!
persen1, OK I see, I only remembered Diana Rigg being referred to as Tracy. Thank you for clearing that up.
It's been a while since I saw On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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I do wonder how the Bond franchise could've turned out had Blofeld been available during Roger Moore's tenure. I think that he was originally going to be the villain in The Spy Who Loved Me but of course, due to the issues with Kevin McClory they had to change that.
But still, Blofeld is essentially the Joker to James Bond's Batman. And I agree that for such a major bad guy, he deserved a fate better than what we got here. But then again, I understand that this was the Bond producers way of telling Kevin McClory that they didn't need Blofeld to be successful.