Talk:Diamonds Are Forever (film)

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[edit] Mustang Photograph

Can someone track down a more appropriate photograph of a Mustang to illustrate this article? The 1972 Mach 1 in the image is fairly different from the 1971 one in the movie in terms of various styling details. There are a variety of pictures on the net of the actual car from the movie, or cars that people have worked on to make them appear the same as this one.

[edit] Moon Buggy?

Are we sure Sean Connery bought that moon buggy? I heard that rumor but I also recall a denial from Connery. --feitclub 16:20, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

He didn't. I thought I reverted that. I'll take care of it. K1Bond007 16:24, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Blofeld's Cat

What about Blofeld's cat? It meowed before the opening credits and was in avid part in mentioned opening credits. What do you have to say about that? [Note: I am a cat lover.]

[edit] Split the article

Do split the article, I think it benifets because when I click Diamonds Are Forever (or any Bond film) It normally starts up the top and the picture is novel and the film is halfway down. {Broncopaul 10:04, 5 August 2006 (UTC)}

Don't split the article. I like the fact that the differences between the books and the story are on the same page. Wswaine 17:26, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] End of OHMSS

It was originally proposed for the previous film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, to end before it does in its book form. The film would end with Bond and Tracy driving off after their wedding, and then the already-filmed sequence of Bond and Tracy pulling over, only to be shot at by Blofeld and Irma Bunt, would provide the pre-title sequence for Diamonds Are Forever. The idea was dropped prior to the theatrical release of On Her Majesty's Secret Service because George Lazenby had already announced he would not be returning to the role for the next film.

I've seen this one do the rounds but I was under the impression it was considered a myth. OHMSS (the article for which doesn't seem to mention this) is so faithful to the book it would be surprising if they left out the dramatic ending, whilst I though the final break between Lazenby and EON (or whichever) came at the US premiere, by which time the final cut would have been assembled. I've removed this from the article for now. Timrollpickering 19:41, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

According to the documentary on the OHMSS DVD Peter Hunt had the idea of holding over Tracey's death to the next film, but this seems to have only been an idea and not realised. Timrollpickering 20:50, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Good thing they had Blofeld and Irma Bunt kill Ms. Bond at the conclusion of OHMSS, since Ilse Steppat who played Bunt died after the film was released. I think they would have had serious problems dealing with that.204.80.61.110 17:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk

[edit] Nipple Showing

In the opening credits right when Guy Hamilton's directing credit comes up a naked women stands with a diamond in her naval but you can clearly see her right nipple although it is sort of obscured by the lighting. Didn't Cubby Broccoli say that there would never be any naughty bits shown in a James Bond movie? sorry if this doesn't quite meet standards but this is my very first post to wikipedia so please be forgiving.

Take a close look at the woman's torso in the opening precredits when her bikini top is removed. Look at Lana Wood being thrown out of the window into the swimming pool, while wearing see-through underwear. Very brief scenes of nudity are permitted. They showed the bare backside of the body double getting into bed in "From Russia With Love (film)". Also please sign name in the future with 4 ~. 204.80.61.110 18:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk

[edit] House Inconsistency

The text states, "The home of Kirk Douglas was used for filming in the movie. His house was used for the scene when James Bond and Tiffany Case chat whilst Plenty O'Toole is dead in the swimming pool." The photo caption states, "The characters of Bambi and Thumper -shot at the house of Kirk Douglas." But in the film, these were two different houses. Which one was Douglas's?

[edit] What happened to the trivia?

Where did the trivia section go?!?!?!?--Carpe Diem 02:10, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA review

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
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  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:

I have reviewed the article, and it's overall pretty good. I have concerns, which have put this GA on hold. The intro isn't worded very clearly, try starting with Diamonds Are Forever is a 1971 action adventure film. Next, the plot has grammar problems. (He fights and throw Blofeld into a pool of superheated mud.)? Fix these problems and leave a note on my talk page when you're finished, then it'll be a GA! Limetolime (talk) 17:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

The article has been fixed and is now a GA. Congratulations to all who contributed!Limetolime (talk) 00:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Release and Reception

The release and reception section appears to mainly consist of summaries from recent online reviews, but has been written as if they were current at the time of the film's release. Unless anyone has information on reviews at the time then this needs to be changed. Not Josh (talk) 12:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)