# Movies you've seen recently (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 27, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288 "2024-08-27T05:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 263
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5244 "2026-04-09T05:31:46Z")
As I recall, in _FRWL,_ he ‘looked very fit’ because he ‘liked to keep in shape’. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5245 "2026-04-09T10:57:35Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Shawn Nitpick: Sean ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5246 "2026-04-09T12:42:26Z")
I’m not sure why I mispelled Sean. Guess I was too focused on Robert Shaw. Thanks for the correction. I learned from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Russia_with_Love_(film)) that Daniela Bianchi’s part had to be dubbed by Barbara Jefford. I find it very surprising someone with such a heavy accent would be cast as a [Bond Girl.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_girl) There had to be dozens of other attractive actresses that could have been cast. Daniela Bianchi did ok but I didn’t see anything special in her performance. I know a lot of the leading women cast in the Bond Films were European with thick accents. Sean Connery is my favorite Bond and I always enjoy revisiting his films. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5247 "2026-04-09T13:50:11Z")
Loads of the early Bond girls were dubbed, usually by Nikki van der Zyl: - > **[Nikki van der Zyl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_van_der_Zyl)** > > Monica "Nikki" van der Zyl (27 April 1935 – 6 March 2021) was a German actress based in the United Kingdom, known for her dubbing work on the James Bond film franchise. > Nikki van der Zyl was born on 27 April 1935 in Berlin, the daughter of Anneliese and rabbi Dr. Werner van der Zyl. > In the film version of Dr. No, van der Zyl provided the voice for several female characters, most prominently for Honey Ryder due to Ursula Andress’ thick accent . Van der Zyl also provided dialogue coaching to Ge... ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5248 "2026-04-09T13:50:12Z")
She wasn’t even the only Bond girl dubbed - Ursula Andress most famously, but it’s a long list. Many were dubbed by this voice actress: [Nikki van der Zyl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_van_der_Zyl) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5249 "2026-04-09T13:50:30Z")
Ninja’d by milliseconds! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5250 "2026-04-09T14:04:22Z")
Stumbled across **Bohemian Rhapsody** on Netflix last night while looking for something else. I’ve never seen it so I thought I’d check it out. I only got about halfway through it before I started getting sleepy, so I’ll have to finish it later. Loved the scene where they bring the finished “A Night at the Opera” album to the EMI exec. He doesn’t want Bohemian Rhapsody to be the single because it’s six minutes long. He wants “I’m In Love With My Car” to be the single – “That’s a song you can crank up in the car and bang your head to. Nobody’s going to do that with Bohemian Rhapsody!” Which is hilarious because (a) that’s exactly what they do in “Wayne’s World”, and (b) the EMI exec is played by Mike Myers! ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5251 "2026-04-09T14:08:28Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > _I know a lot of the leading women cast in the Bond Films were European with thick accents._ As was Gert Frobe, who played Auric Goldfinger. I’ve read that he spoke little English that was understandable and his voice was dubbed by a British actor named Michael Collins. He certainly looked the part though. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5252 "2026-04-09T14:11:24Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > He wants “I’m In Love With My Car” to be the single – “That’s a song you can crank up in the car and bang your head to. Nobody’s going to do that with Bohemian Rhapsody!” Which is hilarious because (a) that’s exactly what they do in “Wayne’s World”, and (b) the EMI exec is played by Mike Myers! Fun fact: Myers and his co-star Dana Carvey had to do so many takes of the headbanging scene that they couldn’t turn their necks for the rest of the shoot, which is why the characters always swivel their whole upper bodies whenever they turn to face someone. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5253 "2026-04-09T14:23:01Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > As was Gert Frobe, who played Auric Goldfinger. I’ve read that he spoke little English that was understandable and his voice was dubbed by a British actor named Michael Collins. Collins also also dubbed his singing in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aak6BqNR150/maxresdefault.jpg "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Chu-Chi Face Scene (9/12) | Movieclips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aak6BqNR150) ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5254 "2026-04-10T00:21:49Z")
Young Robert Shaw looked like young Rutger Hauer. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5255 "2026-04-10T00:24:20Z")
“I’ve seen Japanese torpedoes you wouldn’t believe.” ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5256 "2026-04-10T00:26:05Z")
“Zeros on fire off the shoulder of Orion” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5257 "2026-04-11T03:00:57Z")
**Training Day** 2001 Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Snoop Dogg Obviously this movie is heavily influenced by _The Shield_. Except Denzel Washington’s character is far worse than Vic Mackey. The characters are well written. Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke do an excellent job. There’s not much to the story except for watching Denzel Washington’s character abuse his police powers and breaks every regulation in the book. I prefer _The Shield_. At least those corrupt cops are being investigated. Denzel Washington’s character is worse than the gang members and he gets away with it. Well, until he pushes the Russian mob too far. Rating 8 out of 10. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5258 "2026-04-11T04:17:48Z")
I should have mentioned the final Act of Training Day is immensely satisfying. [I didn’t realize it’s loosely based on real cops.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training_Day) (Production notes.) That got caught in the late 90’s, [Rampart Scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_scandal) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5259 "2026-04-11T05:49:25Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > **Training Day** 2001 Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Snoop Dogg > > Obviously this movie is heavily influenced by _The Shield_. Considering that the first season of _The Shield_ came out a year after _Training Day_, I’d say that isn’t obvious. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5260 "2026-04-11T05:59:55Z")
Both projects were probably inspired around the same time. The Shield’s producers must have heard about the wide-spread corruption in the Los Angeles police department. I’m more impressed after reading Wikipedia. I initially thought _Training Day_ was overly exaggerated. But the movie got it right. Multiple events were depicted within one day. That’s understandable in a action film. From the Wikipedia Train Day production notes… > [@](#): > > Fuqua wanted _Training Day_ to look as authentic as possible, and he shot on location in some of the most infamous neighborhoods of Los Angeles. > > _Skipping down…_ > Antoine Fuqua has stated that the emergence of the [Rampart Scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_scandal) in the late 1990s catalyzed the completion of the film. Denzel Washington also grew a beard in order to emulate the appearance of [Rafael Pérez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_P%C3%A9rez_(police_officer)), an LAPD narcotics officer involved in multiple scandals. Rampart Scandal > [@](#): > > More than 70 police officers were initially implicated in various forms of misconduct, including [police brutality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_brutality), planting of [false evidence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_evidence), stealing and [drug dealing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_dealing), [bank robbery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_robbery), [perjury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perjury) and [cover-ups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover-up) thereof. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5261 "2026-04-11T14:15:08Z")
**Project Hail Mary**. We _love_ The Martian so I was eagerly awaiting this, and I wasn’t disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5262 "2026-04-11T14:59:28Z")
[Weapons](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26581740/). Pretty creepy tale of witchcraft with a Jokeresque Aunt Gladys. I was on YouTube just now, and the advertising thumbnail in the upper left was for Kohl’s featuring “Kohl’s Mom” at a kid’s soccer game. Her extreme makeup and mannerisms make her look just like a young Aunt Gladys! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5263 "2026-04-11T15:35:23Z")
I was successfully baited by the auto start teaser for **Frosted** on Netflix, so I rewatched it for the first time since it came out a few years ago. God! I love this film. I’m not a big Seinfeld fan but the way they create a world that ten-year-old me would have found completely convincing is brilliant. I could watch a multi-season TV show based in this universe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=262) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=264)