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" Love a drive in the country don't you ?! " ....Each Bond's best bit of driving .

barryt007barryt007
edited September 2011 in Bond Movies Posts: 19,339
Just what the title says,which piece of driving action do you like best from each 007 ?

For me :

Connery : Escaping the Las Vegas police in DAF
Moore : The chase by Stromberg's motorbike/car/helicopter/divers in TSWLM
Lazenby : Tracy and Bond trying to escape SPECTRE and contact London - OHMSS
Dalton : Persuing Sanchez in the tanker trucks - LTK
Brosnan : Bond and Zao battling on the ice - DAD
Craig : Escaping from Quantum's assassins - QOS

Which are your faves as there were a lot of close calls and some i had to leave out .
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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Great idea for a thread, @barryt007!

    Connery: attempting escape from Auric's industrial grounds in GF
    Lazenby: surely the car chase through the snow
    Moore: I love how the TSWLM chase (Barry referred to) was shot and edited - my choice too!
    Dalton: getting ready to drive straight through the road block in TLD (so bad-ass!)
    Brosnan: the parking lot chase in TND
    Craig: not a lot to choose from (yet) but I will pick the fast exit from the Casino Royale with the tumbling around as a tense climax.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Connery : Driving in Auric's compounds in GF
    Lazenby : Driving around and meeting Tracy in OHMSS PTS.
    Moore : Having a fun ride towards meeting Gonzales and Melina in FYEO. I love the way Moore checks the map
    Dalton : Tanker chase in LTK
    Brosnan : Arriving to the church to meet Elektra in TWINE
    Craig : Driving in Mondeo in CR.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
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    Connery: Ford Mustang Mach 1 chase in Las Vegas
    Lazenby: Driving around in the Aston Martin DBS and meeting Tracy in the PTS since technically, Tracy did the driving of the Mercury Cougar in the snow chase
    Moore: Lotus Espirit chase with the lovely but deadly Naomi's wink in TSWLM
    Dalton: Aston Martin Volante chase vs. the Czech police and army in TLD
    Brosnan: Parking lot chase in TND
    Craig: Get Vesper back chase in the DBS in CR
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Connery: Las Vegas car chase
    Lazenby: The pre-title sequence
    Moore: FYEO Melina's car
    Dalton: TLD snow car chase
    Brosnan: TND Atlantic Hotel parking lot
    Craig: Quantum of Solace PTS
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    edited September 2011 Posts: 2,629
    GL: The Frozen Lake 500
    SC: Letting one rip on the Strip (DAF)
    RM: Roger shows Naomi the rocket in his pocket (TSWLM)
    TD: For Timmy's next trick, he will turn an Astin Martin into a cello. (TLD)
    PB: Pierce plays Grand Theft Auto on his cell (TND)
    DC: Dan's evening schedule; chase after Vesper, flip Astin Martin over eight times, get massage from Le Chiffre(CR)
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    I'm not really into Bond car chases or even that much of a motor enthusiast, but for the purpose of this thread-

    Connery- The chase around the Goldfinger site
    Lazenby- The car rally trying to escape Irma Bunt and associates
    Moore- The car chase with Melina in Spain
    Dalton - ride with D'Abo throuh the snow and over frozen waters (shed and all)
    Brosnan - The scene in Hamburg (Brent Cross Shopping Center really) where Bond navigates his car
    Craig - Bond races away before the car accident in Royale
  • VirageVirage
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    DC: Dan's evening schedule; chase after Vesper, flip Astin Martin over eight times, get massage from Le Chiffre(CR)
    You forgot Break world world record
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    I think this is a very original thread idea. Surprisingly.
    Good thinking as per usual bazza. ;-)

    Connery - I'm going to go with the DB5 whizzing around Auric Enterprises.

    Lazenby - Well the only time he actually drives a car is during the pts, so I guess it wins be default.

    Moore - For me it's driving the Alfa GTV in a mad dash to make it to the Octopussy circus on time.

    Dalton - The thrilling car chase towards the Austrian border in TLD.

    Brosnan - The excellent nonsense and mayhem in the multi storey car park in TND.

    Craig - Giving the DBS some welly in CR chasing after LeChiffre...and then crashing it in spectacular fashion.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Connery: on his way to Ms Taro's before the bad guys show up.. The Bond theme plays, Connery is all chilled back, looking cool.

    Lazenby: driving the aston whilst simultaneously lighting his cigarette.

    Moore: driving the lotus back on to shore and dropping the fish out of the window

    Dalton: driving whilst telling Saunders he scared the living daylights out of the sniper

    Brosnan: st petersburg tank chase

    Craig: QoS pts
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    From memory:

    Connery: Goldfinger's chase.
    Lazenby: When Bond tries to outrun Tracy.
    Moore: Bond races for the bomb in Octopussy.
    Dalton: The tanker chase finale.
    Brosnan: The tank chase.
    Craig: Bond on the move followed by a great looking car accident.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    SC – Goldfinger; drive around Auric's enterprise.
    GL – Snow Job
    RM – For Your Eyes Only; drive in the country
    TD – The Living Daylights; Aston Martin, winterized naturally
    PB – Die Another Day; Aston Martin vs Jag
    DC – Quantum of Solace; PTS sequence

  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited September 2011 Posts: 15,690
    RM – For Your Eyes Only; drive in the country
    Which part ? The great car chase in the Citroen, or the totally cool Moore arriving at the party in his Lotus? (and calmly checks his local map)
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    The Citroen mainly, but all of it to be honest. :-D
  • ChrisGelderdChrisGelderd
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    Good topic...has to be....

    CONNERY - 'Diamonds Are Forever' - The Las Vegas escapade
    LAZENBY - 'O.H.M.S.S' - The rally evasion
    MOORE - 'The Spy Who Loved Me' - Lotus vs Car/Bike/Helecopter trio
    DALTON - 'Licence To Kill - The tanker chase finale
    BROSNAN - 'Die Another Day' - Ice Palace and glacier confrontation
    CRAIG - 'Quantum Of Solace' - Pre-title sequence chase
  • SJK91SJK91
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    Sean Connery - Goldfinger's factory chase
    George Lazenby - Sharing the road with Tracy during the PTS
    Roger Moore - The Citreon chase in FYEO
    Timothy Dalton - "I've had a few optional extras installed" in TLD
    Pierce Brosnan - Car-Park in TND, followed very closely by the tank chase in GE
    Daniel Craig - QOS Pre-titles
  • 006006
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    Excellent thread ...my choices would be

    Connery - The chase around Goldfingers factory
    Lazenby - PTS ( apart from the wheelspin noise on the sand !! )
    Moore - 2CV chase in FYEO
    Dalton - The chase through the snow and ice in TLD
    Brosnan - TND car park scence
    Craig - QOS PTS chase
  • Dummo7Dummo7
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    Too many to choose from and so best overall is Goldfinger sequence. This was groundbreaking because of stunts, gadgets action and fun. Worst is Renault cut in half and fire engine chase from A View To A Kill and invisible Aston Martin from Die Another Day. How come the actors seem to be given their worst movies as their last.
  • doubleonothingdoubleonothing Los Angeles Moderator
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    Craig in CR driving his hired Ford Focus, driving and using the phone at the same time because it doesn't have a SatNav.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    After watching TND, I really enjoyed the car chase in the hotel parking lot! Even if the car has loads of gadgets, I still think that it makes the scene even better. My favorite part is when the missile launcher thug fires the missile through the car's two broken glass holes and winds up destroying the other Carver car. Great stuff!
  • OHMSS69OHMSS69
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    Connery DAF the way he handled that Mach 1 never been topped.
    Lazenby Though he wasn't driving but the way Tracy handled the stock car race.
    Moore FYEO have to give it to how he and Mellina handled that Citroen, what a crappy car but Moore pulled it off with flying colors !! :)
    Dalton TLD the chase in Czechoslovakia in the snow
    Brosnan driving that tank in GE
    Craig QoS opening sequence with Mr. White in the trunk Great driving!
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    Connery - probably him trying to escape Goldfinger's compound in Geneva..

    Lazenby - The chase from olympic village, and into the stock car race..

    Moore - I really wish I could go with the boat chase from Live and Let Die - but, I would probably have to go with the chase in The Spy Who Loved Me, with the Lotus.

    Dalton - definitely the ice chase with the Aston in The Living Daylights

    Brosnan - even though the movie was complete trash, i did enjoy the Jaguar/Aston battle in Die Another Day.

    Craig - the PTS in Quantum Of Solace... i love the way it ends, Craig calmly shooting the driver and off the cliff they fly - good stuff.
  • 007manny007manny
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    to me the best ones i can think of are spy who loved me and four your eyes only
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Does anyone think any driving moment in SF betters any of Craig's former ones ? eg the motorbike chase,Bond and M in the DB5 etc ?
  • StartupFundsStartupFunds Banned
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    I bought my own Aston Martin Vanquish back in 2002. Unfortunately my son Grayson damaged it and I chose to sell it. I still made a profit though as I got it from a contact I have in the industry, his name is Graham Focas.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    StartupFunds wrote:
    I bought my own Aston Martin Vanquish back in 2002. Unfortunately my son Grayson damaged it and I chose to sell it. I still made a profit though as I got it from a contact I have in the industry, his name is Graham Focas.

    You do know that making multiple accounts will get you banned. Again.
    Save the time and quit while you're ahead.
  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
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    Connery : 1) Goldfinger's factory chase ; 2) DAF's L.A chase

    Lazenby : meeting Tracy during the PTS/snow chase (OHMSS)

    Moore : 1) Lotus Esprit chase (TSWLM) then the 2) 2CV chase (FYEO) - even though Moore didn't drive it actually.

    Dalton : 2) Ice chase (TLD) but better, the 1) tanker chase (LTK)

    Brosnan : 1) Tank chase (GoldenEye) followed by 2) Zao's chase (DAD) and the german 3) Parking chase (TND)

    Craig : QOS PTS
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Just as a thought re motorbike chases with Bond,do you prefer Brosnan's chase in TND or Craig's chase in SF ?
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited February 2014 Posts: 12,837
    Connery: The GF car chase.

    Lazenby: The bit in the PTS before his intro on the beach, where he's driving his car while smoking and you don't see his face. I always thought that looked cool.

    Moore: The Lotus chase. It's exciting, funny and iconic. Easily the best car chase of the series imo.

    Dalton: I do like the car chase in TLD but it has to be the tanker chase, my favourite finale. Jumping from a helicopter onto the tanker, dodging the rocket by tilting onto two wheels, pulling a wheelie through the fire, etc. It's just so badass, there's some amazing stunt work there. A great end to my favourite Bond film.

    Brosnan: I quite like the Jag vs Aston chase from DAD and I enjoy the TND car chase but it has to be the tank chase. Ourumov is driving away and Bond comes crashing through the wall in a tank as the Bond theme kicks in, that's one of my favourite moments in the series.

    Craig: I don't mind the QOS PTS but I'm actually going to go with an obscure choice. In CR, when he's chasing the bomb maker. The bomb maker dives into cover and pops his head over, looking for Bond. Then suddenly Bond crashes in with a bulldoser while the opening bars of YKMN play. It reminds me of the bit in the GE tank chase that I mentioned above. I also love how he shoots at Bond and Bond just doesn't give a shit, he carries on like nothing's happening.
    barryt007 wrote:
    Just as a thought re motorbike chases with Bond,do you prefer Brosnan's chase in TND or Craig's chase in SF ?

    Good question. I think I prefer the SF one (I think the TND one feels a bit overblown, it's too much) but I do enjoy the TND one. I love the bit where Bond jumps the bike over the helicopter, that's a great stunt.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    I would have liked it to if it wasn't for the CGI blades.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited February 2014 Posts: 12,837
    Samuel001 wrote:
    I would have liked it to if it wasn't for the CGI blades.

    Didn't know they used CGI blades. That's disappointing.
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