Best Shot Per Decade - GE , DAD & SP (The Finals pt:1)

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  • slide_99slide_99 USA
    edited February 2023 Posts: 648
    Skyfall-0360.jpg
    Observing


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    Pursuing Patrice


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    London rush hour


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    Evening at Bond's


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    "Get away from my car"



  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,879
    Got a few in mind that surprisingly haven't come up yet.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    edited February 2023 Posts: 4,548
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    Shanghai


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    The island


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    Servers


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    Scotland


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    London

  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Posts: 4,416
    Skyfall-0189.jpg
    Look James: Music to my ears

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    The coldest blood runs through my veins, You know my name

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    Grandson and his Grandfather.

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    Table of Death in the mirror. The shot i realy looking for is couple of seconds later with closer to Bond without back of bar guy but you stil see three people at table on th right. But for now this one is moost close. Classic favorite as some people know because of link with statue picture from Casino Royale.

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    Walk a way from a rainbow of Fire. Another classic link with picture from maintitle of QOS.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited February 2023 Posts: 8,009
    TripAces wrote: »
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    Shanghai


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    Overpass


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    Jellyfish


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    Macau


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    The island


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    Servers


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    Scotland


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    Reflections


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    Silhouette


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    London

    Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,548
    TripAces wrote: »
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    Shanghai


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    Overpass


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    Jellyfish


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    Macau


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    The island


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    Servers


    50%20(902).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Scotland


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    Reflections


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    Silhouette


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    London

    Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.

    Since it was skyfall, I figured it was double. LOL
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,548
    TripAces wrote: »
    22%20(940).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Shanghai


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    Overpass


    28%20(939).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Jellyfish


    33%20(937).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Macau


    39%20(935).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    The island


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    Servers


    50%20(902).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Scotland


    57%20(858).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Reflections


    58%20(847).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Silhouette


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    London

    Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.

    FIXED ;)
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,009
    TripAces wrote: »
    TripAces wrote: »
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    Shanghai


    24%20(940).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Overpass


    28%20(939).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Jellyfish


    33%20(937).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Macau


    39%20(935).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    The island


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    Servers


    50%20(902).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Scotland


    57%20(858).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Reflections


    58%20(847).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    Silhouette


    63%20(727).jpg?bwg=1547405918
    London

    Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.

    FIXED ;)

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  • j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Kronsteen wrote: »
    #36. Don't really know who, but I've always LOVED that shot. It doesn't really make much sense, but it adds so much flavour to the scene.
    That one scene symbolizes what’s wrong with the whole film. Instead of the filmmakers paying more attention to the plot and story (which is practically nonexistent - something about hoarding water) they instead chose to focus on random scenes that signify nothing. Some local ironing his clothes. A dog on a roof. A drop of water slowly dropping from a faucet. I guess you have no choice but to focus on these things once you realize you’re making a film but have no real story to tell. I’m sorry but Bond trying to get over Vesper is a not a story for a Bond film. Not something that takes up 2 hours of a film. It’s a subplot in a film that has no real plot. Nothing worthy of Bond anyway.
    It seems , @ringfire211, that you share the feelings of some certain poster from our joint times on the IMDb forum of the past (remember "Verily, I say unto thee..."), who claimed that QOS did not have any action at all because he couldn't tell what was going own. I myself would have definitely preferred a more leisurely pace of that movie, and that's why I enjoy at least those rare moments of locals ironing their clothes, a dog on the roof and a final drop of water from a tank. These are the shots I enjoy. In fact, I don't really give a damn about most action scenes.

    It's the hectic, quick-cut scenes I don't like and that I have deplored ever since that movie came out. A totally wasted car race in the tunnel in the beginning, a totally wasted horse race in Siena, a totally wasted fight afterwards, all due to erratic quick-cut editing that leaves most of possibly spectacular cinematography on the floor of the cutting-room (adapt this for digital video). It's what really drags down QOS to the lowest third of Bond movies to me. Except for the editing, it could be one of the shining stars. But as it is, it ends up with the likes of DAF, AVTAK...though not necessarily with TWINE and DAD.
    Verily I say unto thee… here-here! :) Those epileptic cameramen must have been shooting those scenes while bouncing off trampolines. Come on, that’s no way to make movies.

    Can we get a vote from you, @ringfire211?
    Sorry, no can do. There is no cinematography in this film. The cameramen had seizures and kept jumping on trampolines so everything turned into a blur.

    Now for Skyfall, I nominate every scene in the film! Marvelous looking specimen of a film! :)
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,009
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Kronsteen wrote: »
    #36. Don't really know who, but I've always LOVED that shot. It doesn't really make much sense, but it adds so much flavour to the scene.
    That one scene symbolizes what’s wrong with the whole film. Instead of the filmmakers paying more attention to the plot and story (which is practically nonexistent - something about hoarding water) they instead chose to focus on random scenes that signify nothing. Some local ironing his clothes. A dog on a roof. A drop of water slowly dropping from a faucet. I guess you have no choice but to focus on these things once you realize you’re making a film but have no real story to tell. I’m sorry but Bond trying to get over Vesper is a not a story for a Bond film. Not something that takes up 2 hours of a film. It’s a subplot in a film that has no real plot. Nothing worthy of Bond anyway.
    It seems , @ringfire211, that you share the feelings of some certain poster from our joint times on the IMDb forum of the past (remember "Verily, I say unto thee..."), who claimed that QOS did not have any action at all because he couldn't tell what was going own. I myself would have definitely preferred a more leisurely pace of that movie, and that's why I enjoy at least those rare moments of locals ironing their clothes, a dog on the roof and a final drop of water from a tank. These are the shots I enjoy. In fact, I don't really give a damn about most action scenes.

    It's the hectic, quick-cut scenes I don't like and that I have deplored ever since that movie came out. A totally wasted car race in the tunnel in the beginning, a totally wasted horse race in Siena, a totally wasted fight afterwards, all due to erratic quick-cut editing that leaves most of possibly spectacular cinematography on the floor of the cutting-room (adapt this for digital video). It's what really drags down QOS to the lowest third of Bond movies to me. Except for the editing, it could be one of the shining stars. But as it is, it ends up with the likes of DAF, AVTAK...though not necessarily with TWINE and DAD.
    Verily I say unto thee… here-here! :) Those epileptic cameramen must have been shooting those scenes while bouncing off trampolines. Come on, that’s no way to make movies.

    Can we get a vote from you, @ringfire211?
    Sorry, no can do. There is no cinematography in this film. The cameramen had seizures and kept jumping on trampolines so everything turned into a blur.

    Now for Skyfall, I nominate every scene in the film! Marvelous looking specimen of a film! :)

    So you've nothing to contribute then. Nice one! :)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,761
    Not this film’s biggest fan, but credit where it’s due, it does look very pretty at times:

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    Annus horribilis

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    Top floor pool

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    Modigliani

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    Goons Approaching
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,761
    Thanks for leaving me that last one @TripAces, it always stood out to me, glad I could still nominate it ;)
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,378
    Goons approaching really is very cool. Tension combined with an angle of the beautiful car we've never seen before.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,009
    A few from me.

    Assassin's Tango.
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    Poolside.
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    Rockedhall.
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    Silva on the hunt.
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    With pleasure, M. With pleasure.
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  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,548
    All of these screenshots just remind me: Skyfall is a gorgeous film. I think I'll watch it for the thousandth time tonight. I never get tired of it.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    Posts: 3,382
    Beautiful looking shots!
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,009
    Going to let this roll until this evening. Then we vote.

    Get your submissions in, if you haven't already! :)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited February 2023 Posts: 13,879
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    Just changing carriages

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    All in the wrist

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    Hang on, James!

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    Get on the train

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    Rooms on fire
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited February 2023 Posts: 8,009
    And here we go.....

    Voting!

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    Bond seeks his prey

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    Casino Macau

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    Into the unknown

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    A blunt instrument at work

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    Hunting for a spy

    6. Skyfall-0004.jpg
    In focus.


    7. Skyfall-0121.jpg
    Got you.


    8. Skyfall-0434.jpg
    Jellyfishing.


    9. Skyfall-0594.jpg
    Here's to us.


    10. Skyfall-0636.jpg
    Expected.

    11. Lost a step
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    12. Good fortune tonight sir
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    13. Welcome to Scotland
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    14. An exemplar of British fortitude
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    15. One equal temper of heroic hearts
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    16. Skyfall-0360.jpg
    Observing

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    Pursuing Patrice

    18. Skyfall-1180.jpg
    London rush hour

    19. Skyfall-1406.jpg
    Evening at Bond's


    20. Skyfall-1464.jpg
    "Get away from my car"

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    Shanghai

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    The island

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    Servers

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    Scotland

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    London


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    Look James: Music to my ears


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    The coldest blood runs through my veins, You know my name

    28.
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    Grandson and his Grandfather.

    29.
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    Table of death in the mirror.

    30.
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    Walk a way from a rainbow of Fire

    31. Skyfall-0268.jpg
    Annus horribilis

    32. Skyfall-0344.jpg
    Top floor pool

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    Modigliani

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    Goons Approaching

    35. Assassin's Tango.
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    36. Poolside.
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    37. Rockedhall.
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    38. Silva on the hunt.
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    39. With pleasure, M. With pleasure.
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    Just changing carriages

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    All in the wrist

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    Hang on, James!

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    Get on the train

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    Rooms on fire


    Have at it folks. I'll give you til Monday night. :)
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    Posts: 8,657
    Too many to choose from, as they are all excellent. No other Bond film has a cinematography as continually great as that of Roger Deakins in SF. I think that just for the sake of uniqueness, I'll vote for No. 35, which is just one frame in a great series of shots of the fight in the high-rise building. But for me it's totally fine if any of the other 43 choices prevails, since they are all exceptional.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    Posts: 12,916

    7. is my vote. Visually maybe my favorite moment into the series, the two fingers grabbing Bond and drawing him further into the deep.

    22. has been my wallpaper for some time. Living in Japan I flew over that island on my way to Nagasaki multiple times. Didn't know what it was until after the film.

  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,378
    #38.
    But #30 and #15 are very similar and also equally beautiful.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 14,813
    I'm going to vote for...
    #24 Great shot
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,006
    #25… uniquely Skyfall
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited February 2023 Posts: 4,416
    #4.

    I named this picture RUN the first of 3 parter Run, Shoot and Jump. But like James Bond him self order in the movie is a mess because in movie is Jump, Run and Shoot.
  • MalloryMallory Do mosquitoes have friends?
    Posts: 2,036
    Number 9.

    If Bond could be collectively summed up in one image, that is it.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,009
    4 & 18 are duplicates that I didn't spot when listing the candidates. If there are votes for both then they will be merged together at the end for a single total.
  • Posts: 6,728
    Not my favourite Bond move by a long shot..
    But I’ll go with
    #17
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,311
    After a long thought I'll have to go with #34, the goons reflected in the mirror's chrome.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,483
    #9 please.
    That was the moment Craig became my favourite Bond. I love the lighting of the shot and how everybody is oblivious, aside from Bond and the guards.

    This is the most difficult one so far, every shot is like a painting, almost every shot would win in any other round
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