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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    cwl007 wrote: »
    Just on the Moonraker cable car bit. It's always amused and puzzled me in equal measure why Bond immediately says they are "better out than in" as soon as it stops. I've been in cable cars that have stopped mid-ride on several occasions, sometimes with several strangers in the car. Not once has someone said "I don't know why we've stopped but I'm sure we'll be better outside on the roof. WTF.

    It's probably something he always says when in calbe vcars, as soon as it stops. Obviously, it works better if the cable car is actually at either end station, or a middle station for that matter. Bond probably just hadn't noticed they were hanging in the middle of the track, with no station in sight. Come to think of it, he may just have a bit of a compulsive disorder when it comes to cable cars.

    So, before you go on a cable car with someone you barely know, always ask them first if they have such a compulsive disorder. There's a reason why we seldom see Bond in cable cars. Even in OHMSS he preferred to stay outside on the cable....
  • cwl007cwl007 England
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    :)) Brilliant, that's his weakness, he hates been inside cable cars.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    He sent Q down on the cable car and avoided it himself. I think we have a Bond weakness. LOL!

    To get us back on track, the air tank thing in FYEO has always bothered me. I guess it was never explained properly.

    Okay voting open for a few more hours! Then we shall Klebbie a nominee!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I think I want to give this one to YOLT. The whole scene seems silly.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
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    vote goes to DAF
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    The time has come to give a kick to the shins of our worst attempt to kill our man Bond! The Klebbie goes to...pipeline death by Wint and Kidd in DAF

    The academy voted like so:
    • Helga's plane attempt received 7 votes
    • Wint and Kidd into the pipeline received 7 votes
    • Lippe stretching Bond received 1 vote
    • Kristatos using Bond as bait received 0 votes
    • A write in for Drax's amusing attempts at Bond's life

    With the announcement of a new Bond video game, lets look at the video game category and have ourselves a Bondie for best video game. I know that Goldeneye will get lots of love but Bond has been featured in quite a few video games and who knows maybe a surprise will happen here. Here are the list of nominees for best Bond video game!
    • Everything or Nothing starring Pierce Brosnan, Jaws and Maya it features an original story!
    • Goldeneye starring Pierce Brosnan, this was a huge cultural phenomenon and is remembered with reverence!
    • From Russia with Love starring Sean Connery! The Original and the chance to play with a rocket backpack is delicious fun!
    • Agent Under Fire starring a non cinematic Bond but features an original story!
    • Nightfire starring Pierce Brosnan this was again an original story!

    What say you dear members of the academy? Who takes the Bondie for best video game?
  • Risico007Risico007
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    this will be tough but if i had a gun to my head either Bloodstone or The world is not enough PS1 either one is fantastic... though I admit its been forever since I played the PS2 era
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    I only played TND on PS1 on holidays when I could borrow it from my cousin. Long time ago...

    @thedove Why is DAF the winner when YOLT had the same amount of votes?
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    No vote at all from me on the subject of video games. I don't play them.
    goldenswissroyale wrote: »

    @thedove Why is DAF the winner when YOLT had the same amount of votes?

    Question seconded. Can't we kick them both in the shins? Or should we be demanding a re-count of the 1 member who voted for Count Lippe?
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: »
    No vote at all from me on the subject of video games. I don't play them.
    goldenswissroyale wrote: »

    @thedove Why is DAF the winner when YOLT had the same amount of votes?

    Question seconded. Can't we kick them both in the shins? Or should we be demanding a re-count of the 1 member who voted for Count Lippe?

    I apologize dear academy members. The accounting team of Price Waterhouse has reviewed and decided that I was mistaken. (Does this make me Steve Harvey?) I made a typo DAF received 8 votes and YOLT received 7 votes. My deepest apologies!
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Apology accepted since I voted for the Klebbie winner. ;)
  • jobojobo
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    YOLT won the Klebbie! BY A LOT!!
  • Risico007Risico007
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    so Bloodstone shall win FINALLY craig won something
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    1. GE64
    2. EON
    3. NF
    4. BS
    5. JB007 (Gameboy)

    Honourable mention:

    FRWL05
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited November 2020 Posts: 14,948
    They were all fun, but GoldenEye stands heads and shoulders above the rest, surely? One of the properly best games ever made. It's a slightly boring answer but the others don't really come anywhere near to it.
    In terms of being a Bond experience I guess Everything Or Nothing would probably take second place as it felt the closest to being a movie. But GoldenEye 007 is the best!
  • mattjoesmattjoes Kicking: Impossible
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    Out of the nominees, I've only played EON, GE and NF. It's a close battle between EON and GE, but I'm going with EON. It is a slightly more substantial experience than GE. It features more (and more varied) vehicular scenarios, and a story that is told in a more cinematic way, something that greatly enriches the Bondian feel of the game.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    It seems that I got too excited about the new game and should have kept this to movies. I am uncertain whether to leave voting open or close announce and move on. I will leave voting on and see if a few more trickle in.

    Lesson learned! From now on we shall stay in the Bond movie lane.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
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    I must go Nightfire. Goldeneye is a classic and the multiplayer with friends brings back wonderful nostalgia. But goodness, Nightfire is just an incredible game start to finish.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    I haven't played any of these other games up for the Bondie, but GoldenEye N64 is simply the greatest video game I've ever played. It's hard to imagine another Bond game matching its revolutionary gameplay and the sheer replayability of both the single- and multi-player modes. I say GoldenEye N64 for the win, and to all the others, "Where's the ammo?"
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited November 2020 Posts: 6,784
    I was born too late to have played GE actively, so I am inclined to pick one of the others.

    Those other four games were a huge part of my youth and I love them all. In the end though I will pick FRWL.

    While every entry here is excellent and we can only hope to see such quality return to the 007 video game series, FRWL provides the unique opportunity to play as Sean Connery's Bond in a 1960's setting. Does it get better than that?
  • jobojobo
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    I have nothing to contribute here, sorry... Unless Football Manager is an option? ;) :P
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    I haven't played any of these other games up for the Bondie, but GoldenEye N64 is simply the greatest video game I've ever played. It's hard to imagine another Bond game matching its revolutionary gameplay and the sheer replayability of both the single- and multi-player modes. I say GoldenEye N64 for the win, and to all the others, "Where's the ammo?"

    Yes I must say it seems open and shut to me: the others are all good Bond games, but GoldenEye 64 is one of the greatest games ever, and it also happens to be a Bond one.
  • MalloryMallory Do mosquitoes have friends?
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    I have to pick Goldeneye N64, only for the fact it has transcended the Bond series and has become video gaming legend, a milestone in the history of all video gaming.

    Special mention goes to Everything or Nothing, for effectively being Pierce’s fifth Bond film, and the game that is most like a film. A great original cast (Willem Dafoe is great as the villain), great soundtrack, driving levels, and I really like the fact it is third person. In many ways it is even more OTT than Die Another Day, ramping up the levels of stupid (I mean Bond himself can turn invisible ffs) but as a video game, it is a lot of fun to play and that’s what matters.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    thedove wrote: »
    It seems that I got too excited about the new game and should have kept this to movies. I am uncertain whether to leave voting open or close announce and move on. I will leave voting on and see if a few more trickle in.

    Lesson learned! From now on we shall stay in the Bond movie lane.
    I'm curious to see how the top 5 looks. Might I suggest dropping by a Bond video game thread and asking peeps to vote over here?

    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/18585/last-bond-game-you-played#latest
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    As much as I love GE64, the one that got me into Bond in general, I can't vote for it.

    EON is getting my vote. Its Brosnans 5th movie IMO
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    I only played bloodstone, but that one didn't even get nominated.... 😂 😂 😂
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Hello my dear friends of the academy! I was slapped so hard by Rosa Klebb for not getting her permission to use her likeness for the awards. But I have recovered and Ms Klebb and I are back on talking turns, though I always have a look at her footwear before approaching!

    I was struck by a category in the James Bond and Friends podcast. That was Bond style. The fashions have always been on point, at least most of them. Lets see which film the esteemed academy members thinks has the best costumes and style!
    • Dr No, skinny ties, kimonos, and suits this film has bold style choices
    • OHMSS, has Bond ever looked better? Great outfits for Tracey too!
    • TLD, doesn't look has dated as other 80 films probably because they stuck to classic fashion touches
    • CR Craig dresses to impress and Green looks stunning too!
    • NTTD many looks for Bond and some great outfits by the cast make this a stylish film

    So there you have it. What film should take home the Bondie for best fashion style?!?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    QOS style has aged well. Just look at Bond when he arrives in Bolivia, he looks damn good. TB is a worthy contender too.
  • MalloryMallory Do mosquitoes have friends?
    edited June 2022 Posts: 2,056
    @QBranch Bond doesnt have a bad outfit in QoS, but it does run the risk of becoming 'The Tom Ford Show' as that is almost only what he wears. SF balances it out better with keeping TF to the suits only and having other brands for the other items.

    Spectre for me is the best for Craig-era Bond fashion, the sizing is a bit better than the overly tight SF (though still not quite right), and the Moroccan Tan Brown Suit is delicious.

    NTTD has probably some of the most casual and accessible outfits. I do like the blue connolly linen jacket he wears in Matera (if it wasnt an eye watering £500 I'd have one), the TF suits are much better fitting, and the casual stuff is pretty good (I have the RGT Waxed Canvas jacket). The commando outfit in the third act is bad ass too. But I take several points off for the god awful Alberto Massimo corduroy "sloop" suit he wears in the second half of the Matera sequence. Reminds me of the PB suit in the submarine bit of TWINE, and not in a good way.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited June 2022 Posts: 3,390
    (Since the Craig Era is already given when it comes to the fashion, Craig Era was the most popular when it comes to Fashion, so I'm just elaborating what fashion I liked in the classic era).

    When it comes to outfits, my favorites were:

    1. Dr. No - the summer outfit that he wore in the beach, Honey Ryder's dress that she wore in the Dinner with Bond and Dr. No.

    2. Goldfinger - His golf outfit that he wore in his match with Goldfinger, the outfit that he wore in the plane with Pussy Galore.

    3. Thunderball - the polo shirts that he wore, and his red diving suit, his outfits here had more tropical feels moreso than Dr. No, Domino's outfit was also good especially her one piece bathing suits, her dress in the Casino with Largo.

    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Yes, Bond really looked good here, his golf outfit that he wore in the hotel, and his skiing suit, Lazenby's suits are also one of the best suits that Bond wore, his Dimi suits. Tracy also looked fabulous, almost I liked all of the clothes that she wore, from her sequins dress that she wore in her suicide attempt, her outfit in the bullfight scene, her fur coat in Switzerland and her outfit when Blofeld kidnapped her.

    5. For Your Eyes Only - Bond's jacket when he's with Melina in her car, Bond's double breasted blazer in Corfu, the quilted gilet that he wore in the Monastery. Melina's outfit was also great her white coat when she's with her father, Timothy Havelock, her hoodie jacket when she killed a bad guy with a crossbow, her red dress in the Casino, and her black dress in Corfu.

    6. Die Another Day - Bond's outfit when he infiltrated North Korea, his blue floral shirt in Cuba when he met Jinx, his Cashmere Turtleneck sweater in Iceland.

    7. All of Craig's Bond Films - no need to explain this, one of the staples of the Craig Era is the fashion, the Craig Era was full of fashion, it's probably the most fashionable Bond Era, but the problem here was it's more focused on the clothes they wear than the actual films itself, the Craig Era looks and feels more like a lifestyle fashion magazine.
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