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DAF is not a great ending as it is clearly rushed. But it has some saving graces. Tiffany's outfit with a little extra cheek. The iconic countdown voice. Some great quips from Blofeld. Bond dropping the Bathosub straight down into the water - "Damn it man..."
I think it would have been OK as a starting point to the proposed hot air balloon and salt mine finale.
Precisely. The hysterical denunciations of a respectable Bond film are laughable. And even SP's closing act, which arguably is its weakest, is merely pedestrian, not awful. Chalk one up to groupthink, which is so common on net fora.
No, I'm afraid if these are the choices, SP retains its spot as the worst, followed now by DAD, and finally by DAF, the finale of which I very much enjoy (particularly Wint/Kidd's delicious comeuppance on board the ship).
DAF is glorious cheese, too much to like, and, of course... Connery... Doesn't come close to:
SP
TND
TWINE
DAD
No way, no how!!
I still watch DAF and its OK for the most part,but i still hate it for being the film that spawned a few others that are similar,such as MR and DAD,which both started off brilliantly and became more and more satiric,as did DAF itself.
Especially MR,which had such potential,a great first half with MooreBond performing real spying,and even a lot of Fleming still to use .
I wasn't including Wint & Kidd's comeback when I thought of DAF's finale. Include that and it steps up another notch for me. Bond getting snobby. A fiery execution. Great music. Cheesy but enjoyable.
Just barely, by the way.
But DAF, for all the cheesy, piss-poor effects, has so much to like about it-- even its weaknesses are charming, as @bondjames has pointed out. DAF's final act does have many sins-- but it's so well played by everyone, it's ridiculously fun! It's no where close to the, by the numbers, boring, mediocrity of the original (4) films we were to choose from!!
In fact, there is such a discrepancy in these (4) films compared to the others, the gap being infinite, in fact, I don;t think any of the other Bond films final acts are even in the same muddy universe as these (4)!!
DAF and MR are films I often revisit for fun elements and the latter for the spectacle, DAF script is amusing and quite random.
I tend to think Sean and Roger elevated the weaker films they were in.
All the Bond films have there place even the bad ones, each a step in the progression of the series I am sure we will get another great film sooner rather than later.
So true.
Tomorrow Never Dies: I actually enjoy the final act so no much needs said. I really enjoy the gun battles and action blowout with the Bond theme kicked into full drive. There's energy and tension to it. It's great.
Die Another Day: The final act to this film is probably the worst part for me. There are little snippits I like. The sniping preparation scene is cool and I do enjoy the confrontation between General Moon and Graves. It just gets generic after the plane window gets shot out and things get chaotic. The fights are pretty generic and Graves's Emperor Palpatine force lightning on Bond is just so bad it hurts.
Spectre: The final act to Spectre is frustrating. I love the stuff in Morocco. But the London stuff is pretty flat and not very thrilling. It could have been quite chilling as i like the concept but the execution isn't quite there. I hated the photos in the MI6 ruins of all the People who affect Bond's past. It was just so cheesy and the fact I could tell they were promo shots of the actor's we've seen for years added to the rushed nature of the finale. Doesn't help that Newman's Moor's track is played on loop for over 10 minutes and the stuff with the boat is a deus ex machina.
Which one has the worst? I'd say Diamonds are Forever. But, the final battle between Wint and Kidd makes up for it.
In light of the change, I change my answer from SP to DAF. Easily the worst ending in the entire series.
I was never keen on the PB fight in the newspaper printing facility in TND PB looks uncomfortable in that sequence, I enjoyed TND though after the Switchblade sequence the film labours for me
Lazenby could kill even by exposing his smelly armpit...impressive.
The Photo is from the film The Man from Hong Kong with the killer armpit pong!
If I remember he was into his surfing and physical, his fighting was stiff well the stunt man he fought/trained with found that out with a broken nose.
Hahaha indeed..but i see where you are coming from...DAF with Lazenby would have been brilliant...such a damn shame.
Agreed probably the biggest missed opportunity in the series
No shadow of a doubt...i think it would have been brilliant,and a 2 part story arc as well...its the film that i really really regret never happening in all of the Bond possibilities.
Due to the smelly armpit?
Lazenby bloodied the nose of a stunt man, I think the actor who played Gruenther, and I believe there are photos showing the guy's face after this. It wasn't intentional, but I guess it was a factor in their final decision according to that claim.