 Looking Back: Brokenclaw, John Gardner's 9th James Bond 007 novel |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 11 August 2003 From: H O L L Y W O O D  |
9 July 2005 - 22:39
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
9 July 2005 - 22:45
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Hurray! Brokenclaw. One of my favorites.
 When we did the BCW in San Francisco -- which was all about AVTAK locations -- I found time to sneak out and give myself of tour of Chinatown Brokenclaw locations. 
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 21 May 2003 From: Las Vegas, Nevada |
9 July 2005 - 22:50
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Hate to say but because I hate him wouldn't Steven Seagal have been perfect for Brokenclaw?
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 26 June 2005 From: Φωλιά αραχνών |
10 July 2005 - 00:22
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QUOTE(Tarl_Cabot @ 9 July 2005 - 22:50) Hate to say but because I hate him wouldn't Steven Seagal have been perfect for Brokenclaw?  You're not alone in this. Steven Seagal would be great as Brokenclaw. Looking back at Brokenclaw, I'd say he's quite a unique villain.   Gott weiß ich will kein Engel sein. Currently Reading: You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming Novels required: 6 John Gardner/Coronet novels and 2 Christopher Wood novelizations. "Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities." - Arthur Schopenhauer |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
10 July 2005 - 03:40
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I was surprised while putting this article together at the amount of fans who found it 'OK' or good. So far the most universally disliked Gardner book (as far as I can see) on CBn is Scorpius.
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
10 July 2005 - 04:28
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QUOTE(Qwerty @ 9 July 2005 - 20:40) Huh. Interesting observation, Qwerty. Of course, we have The Man From Barbarossa coming up next. I expect it will give Scorpius a run for its money. 
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
10 July 2005 - 04:30
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Quite - I was collected negative reviews one after another for the Scorpius article Zen.
And you always thought you were the only Brokenclaw fan on here.  I must certainly agree with you per The Man From Barbarossa. It definitely my least fave. ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ D of the CBn Four ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 April 2005 From: United Kingdom |
19 August 2005 - 20:07
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It's been a longtime since i read Brokenclaw. I can always remember picturing it as a good Bond movie.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
19 August 2005 - 21:13
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I'd like to see what they could do with an adaptation.
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 26 September 2005 From: Liverpool, UK |
6 October 2005 - 15:29
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Brokenclaw was a really bad book. It has been some time since I read it, but I remember that it did not delivered the feeling of Bond.
Brokenclaw is supposed to be half Chinese, half indian, isn't it so? Then, why cast Steven Seagall who is half ape half wardrobe? I kept thinking Scottie Pippen would be perfect. He is african american, not chinese, but he has american indian blood, could be menacing, and is tall and strong, as the book suggests... VERLEKIS FOR BOND
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