Talk:The Man with the Golden Gun (film)

message: I do not believe this should be done.  I've just spent some time reading all the Bond movie articles from Dr No to this point, and none of the others have separate articles, why should this one?  Besides, there's not enough information to sustain a separate article anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dopefish (talk • contribs) 22:42, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Separate Soundtrack Article

message: The movie is notable as the only Bond movie that does not begin with Bond on a mission.
What missions is he on at the start of Dr No, From Russia With Love, Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only? Or for that matter Diamonds Are Forever? (He's "on leave", pursuing a private goal.) Timrollpickering 19:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Only Bond movie that..." 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:HerveVillechaize.jpg

message: I saw no mention of the stunt where the car jumps the river and flips about its longitudinal axis. I belive This stunt was first seen the film and should get a mention. (Morcus (talk) 02:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It was added but important details were removed, better sources are needed. -- 109.79.162.227 (talk) 03:34, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: The car flip

message: I think it might be a good idea to add that in the opening sequence, Scaramanga knows about the assassination attempt. It is something he himself occassionally arranges in order to practice his shooting (according to the DVD audio commentary.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaukator (talk • contribs) 14:09, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening sequence 

message: I added that the golden gun went missing on Friday October 10th to the Legacy section (with references), I'm not sure if it fits in with the rest of the article. So any input from the major editors of this article would be great.--intraining Jack In 06:03, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Golden Gun missing

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with File:NickNack2.jpg

message: Hi. I've used this as a reference at least 8 times. It has a lot of information, but I was just wondering if it's reliable. It's IMDB, so I'm pretty sure it's OK, but if anyone disagrees say here and I'll remove them all, and replace them with s (which I will fill in in due time). Spongefrog, (talk to me, or else) 16:15, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Reliability

message: An editor has changed "titular" to "eponymous". Although both words could be used at a stretch I think titular means "of the title" and eponymous "named after". So the latter would only work if the film were called "Scaramanga". Britmax (talk) 07:32, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe someone is describing Scaramanga as "titular" because he has a third nipple? Betty Logan (talk) 07:52, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ha! Absolutely. Britmax (talk) 08:03, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Titular v. eponymous

message: A few questions related to the plot as it is written now:
* "Bond escapes with the aide of Lt. Hip and his karate-adept nieces, who defeat the entire dojo." Can anyone confirm this part? I don't have it on my version of the film! where Bond "just" jumps through a thin wall to escape the dojo, without anyone's assistance.
* "... Scaramanga's car transforming into a plane and flying away to his island in the Yellow Sea near China". Is it actually said in the film that the Island is in the Yellow Sea? The fiming location for the island is in Thailand (Phang Nga Bay). Maps shown in the film indicate Thai names. The protagonists say it is in "Red China" territory. Any reference to the Yellow Sea?
olivier (talk) 20:16, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot questions

message: Even though this is one of the weakest films in the Bond series, it should be up at GA Status, so there will be a number of major alterations going on over the next few weeks.  I've already taken a couple of contentious steps which may upset some, but these are necessary to bring the article up to speed:
* I've added  tags to all IMDb references as this is not a valid source for information, as per WP:IMDb These will be replaced as and when relevant information comes to light.
* I've deleted an entire section on the Republic RC-3 Seabee Seaplane as being far too detailed (and entirely unsourced) for a GA standard article, as per WP:SS.  
Rather than just reverting any of the edits that have been made, if people could talk about them here first and we can discuss why steps have been taken.  If anyone is able to lend a hand in the editing, it would be much appreciated.  We’ve so far managed to get two articles up to GA status (Dr. No and Goldfinger) with one more (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) going through the nomination process at the moment.  If anyone is able to help in any way - for example in providing reliable references (especially from printed material) it would be much appreciated. Thanks for any help anyone can provide! -  SchroCat (^ • @) 15:34, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Status 

message: Igor, Betty, 
I think we're pretty much set with this one and can go to Nomination to see what else shakes loose. I'll nominate now and we can fill in any further gaps in the process.  I won't ask Matthew to look over it just yet, in case you think there is still more to do, unless you think we're ready for the full review.  Any suggestions for changes / need for additional citations etc, outline them below and we'll see what we can collectively do again.  Cheers -  SchroCat (^ • @) 07:55, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I still have to check it for verifiability/neutrality, so I'd give it a couple of days. Betty Logan (talk) 13:40, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

text: Everything seems to be well-balanced, and well-written.  I still need to take a closer look at the sourcing though which I will do later or tomorrow. Betty Logan (talk) 14:15, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a cite for Llewelyn - you're right, it needed one, although it took me ages to find something that specifically said so, rather than vaguely mentioned the five Bonds! In terms of titular / eponymous, my gut reaction is for eponymous, although I've changed both references to it in the text to a non-contentious setting as haviong gone through the OED I'm not sure that either of them are 100% correct - although that's because I'm being hideously pedantic! In the intervening period between completing this and waiting for the review, I've made a start on the woefully under-cited For Your Eyes Only which is going to need a fair amount of work to get it up to GA status (only ten citations for the whole article when I started - too horrible for thought!) but we're on the way with some more solid foundations in place already: I hope you've got both the time (and inclination!) to help out on this, which I think will be challenging! Cheers -  SchroCat (^ • @) 08:30, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not that sure of my ground either.  I don't think it would affect GA, and I'd be happy to defer to the reviewer on a matter like that anyway, but it's probably best to remove it if neither usage is typical, even if either is correct.  It has piqued my interest though, so if anyone has a definitive answer I'd be interested in hearing it. I'll take a look at FYEO before the end of the week. Betty Logan (talk) 17:32, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll stick up the two OED definitions later: although definitive, they are also not a guide as to the best circumstances in which to use either term! -  SchroCat (^ • @) 18:09, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

text: PS. Thanks for agreeing to look over FYEO too - and for sticking with my pleading through all the other edits too! It really is much appreciated! -  SchroCat (^ • @) 18:11, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nomination time? 

message: I think it's important to mention the Hong Kong Dragon Garden location as it was a backdrop of almost 20 minutes of scenes --Katous1978 (talk) 20:29, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Hong Kong Dragon Garden location

message: It's only a prop. Why spend so much on real gold? Equinox ◑ 09:11, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why did they make the gun out of real gold? 

message: Quote: The lyrics to the Lulu song were written by Don Black and have been described variously as ... "one long stream of smut", because of their sexual innuendo.
There is only one sexual reference in the lyrics: "Love is required whenever he's hired / It come just before the kill" so the allegation of "one long stream of smut" is counterfactual. Maikel (talk) 09:15, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: He has a powerful weapon. He charges a million a shot. Who will he bang? Incidentally, this may well be the last Bond song that is an ode to the villain. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:A449:DE57:D3EA:346E (talk) 20:02, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The only other one I can think of is "Goldfinger". GA-RT-22 (talk) 02:52, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Lyrics

message: Our sources disagree whether it's "Willert" or "Willard". None of the cited sources say "Williard." I'm pretty sure "Willert" is correct, as that's how it's spelled in his obituary. GA-RT-22 (talk) 20:31, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bumps Willert spelling 

message: Reading this article, I felt "midget" was somehow outdated. The thing that complicates this assessment on further research, and probably the reason the word is used in this article, is that actor Hervé Villechaize insisted on being called a "midget" rather than a "dwarf" which is the word I was ready to suggest we use. I want to respect the preference of the performer, but it's also context that an uninformed reader wouldn't have. I suspect Wikipedia has a style guide that might illuminate this. 68.227.249.58 (talk) 05:36, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: While it's appropriate to use the word "midget" in the article on Hervé Villechaize because that's what he prefers, I don't think it's appropriate here. We're not describing the actor, we're describing the character. "Dwarf" was first added in 2008 here . It was switched back to "midget" in 2021 here  by . GA-RT-22 (talk) 14:59, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

text: Ok now I'm not so sure. Per MOS:FILMPLOT the film is the source for the plot, and the film uses the word "midget", not "dwarf". GA-RT-22 (talk) 18:11, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Replace "Midget" with more neutral word