 Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels To Be Reprinted In France, To be published by Bragelonne; 'Live and Let Die' coming on 22 |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York  |
3 November 2007 - 22:24
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Now on the CBn main page...
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 15 October 2006 |
3 November 2007 - 23:13
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QUOTE (click here to view the particularly striking cover design by Sarry Long). Striking? I suppose that's somewhat accurate. It strikes me as the worst Bond cover design I've ever seen. When I saw it in small icon form at the top of the article, before I scrolled down to see it full-sized, I simply thought it was a generic icon like the various ones used on the main page of this site. Bland, drab, and aesthetically displeasing. Numbers 4 and 5 were Mr and Mrs Du Pont, rich-looking and might or might not have some of the real Du Pont money behind them. Bond guessed they would be stayers. They both had a business-like look about them and were talking together easily and cheerfully as if they felt very much at home at the big game. Bond was quite happy to have them next to him...
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
3 November 2007 - 23:31
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QUOTE(Mr. Du Pont @ 3 November 2007 - 19:13)  QUOTE (click here to view the particularly striking cover design by Sarry Long). Striking? I suppose that's somewhat accurate. It strikes me as the worst Bond cover design I've ever seen. When I saw it in small icon form at the top of the article, before I scrolled down to see it full-sized, I simply thought it was a generic icon like the various ones used on the main page of this site. Bland, drab, and aesthetically displeasing. I quite like it, actually. We've had some generic covers in the US before. This one strikes me as a bizarre, but still nicely designed cover. ---------------------ɹooןɟǝɔuɐp ----------------------------------ǝɥʇ oʇ -----------------------------------------dn uo -------------------------------------------------ǝɯoɔ |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
3 November 2007 - 23:36
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I love it.
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Commander RNR Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 2 March 2003 From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
3 November 2007 - 23:38
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Looks like France is trying to keep a consistent look. I bet Moonraker will have silhouettes and similar colors.
 
 "For me, Jack Lord sprung to mind. I mean the shades. And outside of Miles Davis, he was the coolest cat on the planet." - Jeffrey Wright |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
4 November 2007 - 02:36
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QUOTE(Righty007 @ 3 November 2007 - 19:38) Looks like France is trying to keep a consistent look. I bet Moonraker will have silhouettes and similar colors. Strangely enough, those two covers look pretty good next to eachother. I'll be interested to see what Moonraker looks like. ---------------------ɹooןɟǝɔuɐp ----------------------------------ǝɥʇ oʇ -----------------------------------------dn uo -------------------------------------------------ǝɯoɔ |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 2 July 2002 |
4 November 2007 - 03:34
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I like it. Interesting and effective cover.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 30 December 2005 From: Under the sea |
4 November 2007 - 08:21
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I don't care about the cover, but these novels are "re"translated, and the translation is in my opinion the worst ever made of Ian Fleming stuff.
Imagine if Goldfinger the movie was re-edited to have swoosh motion camera effects like in the Matrix movies, and you get the feeling of the new translation. I'll go hunt down the original, which are likely to raise in price now that they are destroying Fleming work in France. Thank you. "MATT DAMON IS JASON BOURNE".
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 20 July 2006 From: Queens, NY, USA |
4 November 2007 - 14:44
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Love that cover, right up my alley with what I like design-wise. I would get a poster of that for my wall.
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. - Ayn Rand
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Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 3 May 2004 |
4 November 2007 - 15:04
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QUOTE(Mr. Du Pont @ 4 November 2007 - 00:13) QUOTE (click here to view the particularly striking cover design by Sarry Long). Striking? I suppose that's somewhat accurate. It strikes me as the worst Bond cover design I've ever seen. When I saw it in small icon form at the top of the article, before I scrolled down to see it full-sized, I simply thought it was a generic icon like the various ones used on the main page of this site. Bland, drab, and aesthetically displeasing. One man's meat... I think it's stylish, elegant, and aesthetically very in keeping with Fleming's spirit. I love it, and would also like a poster of it. Author of the Cold War spy thriller FREE AGENT THE DARK AGE BEGINS MAY 5 2009 |
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Commander RNR Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 7 March 2003 From: Bronx,NY |
5 November 2007 - 00:39
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Why re-translate the books?
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 30 December 2005 From: Under the sea |
5 November 2007 - 06:49
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To make them more palatable to modern audiences, apparently, when all it would have taken is just "fix" a few lines and words there and there in the original translations.
Oh, I hate the covers too, especially the font employed, totally amateur looking. "MATT DAMON IS JASON BOURNE".
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