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Post by Mighty Jack on Nov 22, 2008 12:28:44 GMT -5
World is Nor Enough us one of my top 5. It's got an old school sound to it that I love.
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Post by ometiklon on Nov 22, 2008 21:54:38 GMT -5
Moonraker. There I said it and I will not apologize!
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Post by braindeadzombie on Nov 23, 2008 10:10:22 GMT -5
Moonraker. There I said it and I will not apologize! I am in awe of your courage and fear your taste. I have yet to see Quantum of Solace but I have seen Casino Royale (2006) since I last posted. "No comment" on Casino Royale but in an unrelated note, I did like Bourne movies one and three. Die Another Day, that's the Brosnan Bond film I haven't seen. It was right there on the list, too. Now, why did I ignore it? Goldeneye Tomorrow Never Dies The World is Not Enough Die Another Day Except for Goldeneye, which is unfortunately close to Goldfinger, the titles are just unmemorable. Live and Let Die + Tomorrow Never Knows = Tomorrow Never Dies. The World is Not Enough - for what? Die Another Day could just be an alternate title for Tomorror Never Dies which is probably why I forgot about it. Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace are at least Fleminglike. That guy knew how to write good titles.
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Post by TomServo69 on Nov 25, 2008 9:09:52 GMT -5
The Man With The Golden Gun is my overall favorite Bond film. While I enjoy Sean Connery's portrayal of the character more than any other actor's, Christopher Lee was the best Bond villain ever and, we all know that the villains are just as important as Bond himself. Add in the premise of the film, the personal rivalry between Bond and Scaramanga, the coolest weapon ever, etc etc. It's my fav.
Servo
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Post by Mr. Atari on Nov 27, 2008 2:27:20 GMT -5
When our family got our first VCR back in 1987 or so, one of the only videos we had was Never Say Never Again.
I know it doesn't really count with Bond geeks, because it wasn't an EON/MGM production or part of the official canon, blah, blah, blah. But I watched it about 8,000 times as an impressionable junior higher, and I loved it. I know I'll take crap for even bringing it up, but you can all bite me. The women were hot and the video game scene was cool (especially for 1983). Plus, it had Rowan Atkinson and Max Von Sydow.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Nov 27, 2008 4:59:43 GMT -5
I'll only bite you if you taste like turkey. Bond films inspire a wide variety of views. I've read scathing reviews on "Man With the Golden Gun", but I always dug it and it's cool to read that someone else holds it in even higher esteme. 007 is just 100% pure fun for me. It's like having a whole Kahlua and Cream pie, or spending a day at the fair with your gal. I like most of the films despite the hundreds of silly, repetative outlandish things about the series. I usually can find something to enjoy, even in the weaker entries. And the books are good - I'm reading part 2 of the Blofeld trilogy, OHMSS. There's a funny bit about Bonds coat of arms, which includes the motto... "The World is Not Enough" (which is why it's a distinct title for us Bond-geeks and it introduces Bonds secretary, Mary Goodnight. They did a great job of capturing the spirit of the book in the movie. If your interested in the most Fleming-like Bond in film, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" fits the bill. Oh but I did find it funny when they introduce a new gadget called the "Syncraphone". It's basically a beeper. I laughed because pagers were available since the 50s. Wouldn't that have been a better thing to have on him, rather than a device that beeps so that he knows to stop and use a pay phone to call the office - Where was Q when you needed him?
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Post by Jack Burton on Nov 27, 2008 14:12:22 GMT -5
I too enjoy The Man With the Golden Gun. People usually dis it for being too cartoony but it's just the opposite really. (JW Pepper aside.) It also showed that Roger Moore COULD play the bastard side of Bond to a tee when called upon. Like the scene where he's interogating Maude Adams and she says, "You're hurting my arm!" and he retorts with "I'll break it if you don't tell me who sent you those bullets!" The way he says it is so nonchallant and that's what makes it work. Connery or Dalton would've been more menacing doing something like this but I say Moore's delivering of the line is very effective. (See also the scene in For Your Eyes Only when Moore kicks the car over the edge.) You don't really expect something like that from Moore's Bond, but when he does it, it works in spades.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Nov 27, 2008 19:03:27 GMT -5
Sad thing was he had to be forced into playing it that way. He was good at it but he sure fought 'em like hell when they wanted him to be an SOB
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Post by Mighty Jack on Nov 28, 2008 4:12:12 GMT -5
Back to OHMSS - it just struck me, it took me nearly 40 years lol - But they filmed the Blodfeld trilogy out of order, so Blofeld should have recognized 007 right from the start in the OHMSS movie.
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Post by Jack Burton on Nov 28, 2008 16:46:57 GMT -5
I read that the reason why EON decided to film You Only Live Twice before OHMSS was because they thought that the skiing sequences were too similar to the diving scenes in Thunderball.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Dec 2, 2008 1:35:54 GMT -5
^ Interesting, I didn't know that. ----------------------------- I just spotted the newly released Collectors Edition for Casiono Royale! It came with a $10 rebate at Hastings, so I bought it (even after tax, with the rebate it was cheaper than Deep Discount) It's a nice 3 disc edition with the extras the first one should have come with. Including deleated scenes and 2 commentary tracks (though I'd have liked it better if Daniel Craig would have joined the Director's commentary). The packaging is very slick, nice artwork (Beautiful pic of Eva Green as Vesper). The slipcase feels kind of rubbery, like a poker table. Nice! and it comes with a booklet. A review... dvdverdictThough I hate being double dipped, I'm too much a Bond geek to pass this up. (My Aunt has a huge DVD collection, but she doesn't have this film so I'm just gonna give her my extra copy)
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Post by Mighty Jack on Dec 14, 2008 0:23:14 GMT -5
You Only Live Twice Finished the book last night and watched the movie today.
Fleming’s novel is pretty out there. The guy came up with some oddball ideas. In the book Blofeld walks around in a suit of armor. The movie is very different and is outlandish in a different way.
The book was okay; I didn’t care for some of the racist overtones. For example, the Japanese portrayed as bloodthirsty lovers of death. But Bond becoming Japanese and living that life was more convincing (though I can’t buy Blofeld not recognizing him) and I like that James gets his revenge for the death of Tracy (something the films messed up badly. The Blofeld like villain’s death in FYEO was embarrassing)
I like the big sets and adventure of the film. When I was a kid I was in awe over this film. It was so mysterious and imaginative. The deal with the volcano as secret lair was so cool and wondrous to me (it looks like water, then 007 taps on the surface) Blofeld was creepy and Little Nelli was neat. These days some of those FX have become dated and James look ridiculous as a Japanese. Still, I enjoy the movie despite the absurdities.
While the books garden of death was eerie, it felt off, it actually made less sense to me and its effectiveness hinges on convincing the reader that the Japanese have a yen for killing themselves. It’s like Baseball, their national pastime, instead of getting to the heart of its true meaning (In Kurosawa’s autobiography he speaks about how most Japanese were terrified of the thought that the Emperor would call for national suicide when they lost the war. They weren’t jumping for joy over the prospect) All that made me uncomfortable and weakened the impact of Blofeld’s silly evil plot.
Back to the movie: Why do I like Sean best as Bond? Craig arguably might be a better actor; his Bond is raw and nasty. Book Bond is more flawed and not as cultured. Sean? There’s a scene in YOLT. After a big fight in the enemy’s domain, the spy calmly stops and makes himself a drink. I love that, so suave and cool no matter what. That’s the version of 007 I dig the most.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Dec 14, 2008 0:56:05 GMT -5
Oh and a ? - Is there a way to modify or update polls? To add Solace, and maybe change it to a 'pick your top 5' (with so many movies it seems a shame to pick only 1)
My list of worst to first changes all the time, my current 22 (with Solace)
My Favorite 5 1. Goldfinger * 2. From Russia With Love * 3. Casino Royale * 4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service * 5. The Spy Who Loved Me
Other top contenders 6. GoldenEye * 7. Dr. No * 8. The Living Daylights * 9. You Only Live Twice * 10. The World is Not Enough * 11. The Man With the Golden Gun * 12. For Your Eyes Only
Good 13. Thunderball * 14 Quantum of Solace * 15. Die Another Day * 16. Octopussy
fair 17. Diamonds are Forever * 18. Moonraker * 19. Tomorrow Never Dies * 20. A View to a Kill
cloudy 21. Live and Let Die * 22. Licence to Kill
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Post by mrcleveland on Dec 16, 2008 14:03:32 GMT -5
I like "Goldfinger", but for music...it would be "Live and Let Die" (I'm a McCartney fan).
Sean Connery is the best Bond ever...and the best 'Celebrity Jeopardy' contestant. (Okay, that's Darryl Hammond as Connery).
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Post by silentseason on Dec 19, 2008 14:35:21 GMT -5
Thunderball; just my personal choice.
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