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The title sequence was gorgeous, just fucking gorgeous. I would have paid just to see the titles. Really.
It only got better from there.
I have high hopes for this writing/directing team in the future.
And then there's Daniel Craig. In squarecut aussie-rower swim trunks. Or naked. Or dressed.
Yum.
My only bitch? They switched from Baccarat to Poker, to make the movie more accessible. Makes sense. The Vesper recipe, though? It's still using the aperitif wine from the book, Kina Lillet. A wine that hasn't been made in decades; they changed the brand name long ago and the recipe almost 20 years ago. If they had switched to Lillet Blanc, it would have been reasonable and obtainable.
The title sequence was gorgeous, just fucking gorgeous. I would have paid just to see the titles. Really.
It only got better from there.
I have high hopes for this writing/directing team in the future.
And then there's Daniel Craig. In squarecut aussie-rower swim trunks. Or naked. Or dressed.
Yum.
My only bitch? They switched from Baccarat to Poker, to make the movie more accessible. Makes sense. The Vesper recipe, though? It's still using the aperitif wine from the book, Kina Lillet. A wine that hasn't been made in decades; they changed the brand name long ago and the recipe almost 20 years ago. If they had switched to Lillet Blanc, it would have been reasonable and obtainable.
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Re: Blast from the Past!
Date: 2006-11-21 10:36 pm (UTC)Well, back at the reunion, I was talking about moving to California, and I did about 6 months later. It's been pretty crazy since then. Work is San José State University, running one of the email systems, which is pretty easy and pays reasonably well. I'm up to my eyeballs in various community organizations, but I've been most active in science fiction fan groups in the last two years;
Most of my Manitowoc connections have faded. My sister has been in Madison for almost a decade, and my parents are spending 5 months of the year in Florida, so the news doesn't flow as freely as it used to.
Just added you to my friends list, so you'll be able to see locked posts (not that I make that many of them).
Re: Blast from the Past!
Date: 2006-11-22 07:48 pm (UTC)