This list is of the movies that didn't make it into the top ten - it's the "also ran" list. If you want to see the original list of my favorite movies then go to the box at the bottom and put in movies. This week we reach number four, which is From Russia with Love with the original part of James Bond played by a youthful Sean Connery. In fact any of the early Bond movies would have been OK in this spot as the late ones moved away from the original intention of Ian Fleming. This was, to have a smooth ex-Etonian in exquisitely tailored suits using his wits to fight the bad guys. I think even Sean Connery would not have made the cut in Fleming's eyes as he wasn't quite polished enough. Sadly the latest ones are a little too wizz bang and although very good, Daniel Craig is further from the original than Connery.
In this movie Bond's adversary, Robert Shaw, lets himself down by ordering a red wine with a fish course, which immediately alerts Bond to his true status. There follows a heck of a fight in the compartment - guess who narrowly, but decisively, wins it!
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