tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post7978949322073512014..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Maurice Binder Rips Himself OffJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-72396488001895595602007-12-21T19:49:00.000-05:002007-12-21T19:49:00.000-05:00I've got to stick up for Binder's Charade titles, ...I've got to stick up for Binder's Charade titles, as being both very good and completely different from the Bond titles formula.Joel Schlosberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398507139594460538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-45683596515298648382007-12-12T17:24:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:24:00.000-05:00Yes, the extremely bad ones I was thinking of were...Yes, the <I>extremely</I> bad ones I was thinking of were mostly his 80s ones.Stephen Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298365318402471885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1487093536526002222007-12-12T11:04:00.000-05:002007-12-12T11:04:00.000-05:00However, by the 70s and 80s his Bond work was the ...<I>However, by the 70s and 80s his Bond work was the opposite end of the spectrum - really just ludicrously, laughably corny and bad.</I><BR/><BR/>I can't defend post-'70s Binder that much, but I thought his Bond titles continued to at least be appropriate for the films for a few years. (I mean, the movies were pretty ludicrous and corny too.) By the mid-'80s his titles had ceased making any kind of sense, though, except possibly as an excuse for him to film nude models.Jaime J. Weinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-51503410839352695602007-12-12T07:57:00.000-05:002007-12-12T07:57:00.000-05:00I can't think of good post 1970s Binder, but some ...I can't think of good post 1970s Binder, but some of his 60s work is very good. Dr No remains a really nifty title. Thunderball is now pure cliche because Binder ripped it off himself so often, but on its own terms it's a nice bit of work.<BR/><BR/>However, by the 70s and 80s his Bond work was the opposite end of the spectrum - really just ludicrously, laughably corny and bad.Stephen Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298365318402471885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-43665793756563033912007-12-11T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-11T09:03:00.000-05:00I always found Maurice Binder's work not great. Th...I always found Maurice Binder's work not great. There seemed to usually be a lot of high profile process work that flowed in and around music (usually a song) and didn't seem to have the big thought behind it all. It always looked attractive, but half the time one wondered what was happening on the screen.<BR/><BR/>If you looked at any of Saul Bass' titles or even Dan Perri, you'd see design with a purpose. The same cannot be said for Maurice Binder's work - at least from 1970 on.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-26560441563536812882007-12-10T23:18:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:18:00.000-05:00Jaime, how do you rate Blake Edwards' 1976 "The Pi...Jaime, how do you rate Blake Edwards' 1976 "The Pink Panther Strikes Again"?Larry Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796712092304761340noreply@blogger.com