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Definitely OP for the reasons stated here. Also, I have to pick the film that gave me my codename here.
That stated I have a lot of affection for TMWTGG as well. I'd rather watch either of the Maud Adams Bond films than the majority of Brosnan/Craig era films(lone exception being CR'06).
@thedove Will the 2 non-official Bond films CR'67 and NSNA'83 be participating in this contest?
Neither excite me very much, to be honest.
In what universe is dad ten percent better than OP?
Pierce Brosnans???
Mamma Mia!
Firstly, silly humour is in both, and quite frankly it's in every entry between DAF and AVTAK, including films like TSWLM or FYEO. If that's not your cup of tea, then I'd say that entire era isn't for you. I'm trying to say that what goes for one goes for the other too. Of you hate Rog grabbing a sumowrestler's behind or doing a Tarzan yell, I can't quite grasp how the desert circus jingle in TSWLM is any better. Point is, I won't hold silliness against any of them, that's just part of the Bond film concept for this era.
Now, OP is a good Cold War spy thriller and probably, together with TLD, ignited my interest in the Iron Curtain and, in the case of OP, also for the Inner German Border. Looking at it now though, and having read and seen so much about it, I can clearly see this one's isn't filmed in the GDR. Understandably of course, but it's still noticeable. The 009 stalking is for instance obviously taking place on the Western side of the Wall, because you can see the guard towers on the other side.
Nitpicking I know, but we all have our pet peeves. What I do love though are Maud Adams, Steven Berkoff, Kristina Wayborn, a big chunk of the action scenes and Bond driving an Alfa Romeo.
TMWTGG has always been a favourite for me and that won't change anytime soon. I had a great rewatch of it lately, so I'll repeat my words from another thread:
"I know the plot doesn't always makes sense and I know Bond isn't too kind to several characters in the film (incl., rather ill-advised, a kid). Yet, I just can't help but really enjoy this film. There's just something so intriguing about the thing, with that South East Asian atmosphere, that sinister John Barry score, the likeable Bond girls (even though regretfully not done any favours by 007 himself it must be said), that Golden Gun, the quirkiness of Nick Nack, the eery funhouse and of course the titular villain himself Sir Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga, my favourite main villain of them all. I'll be the first to admit 'Golden Gun' isn't perfect, but it remains one of my favourites nonetheless."
In conclusion, I have (a lot of) fondness for both, but TMWTGG is my preferred choice here.
Or that Moonraker is the same as The Spy Who Loved Me.
By this rule DAD is quite similar to GE, right?
dad and GE are so far apart from one another, it's
painful.
MR not the same as TSWLM? But the former repeated the latter right?
Maybe add YOLT to that group.
This one apparently
Perhaps you should try the IMDb Universe instead?
DAD ranks bottom over there, with 6.1
OP is at #18, with 6.5 (tied with DAF, TND and QOS)
and TMWTGG is a surprising (to me at least) #12, with 6.7 (tied with LALD, LTK, FYEO, TLD and OHMSS)
CR is #1, with an 8.0
Aye, rotten tomatoes' twilight zone of batshit crazy ratings.
There's just something about the Hamilton films (even the lesser ones) I find positively alluring, whether it's the quirky villains, sharp dialogue, not to mention Barry at its finest (I absolutely love the score for TMWTGG)
By Moore's standards, TMWTGG isn't so silly. Even JW Pepper had a bigger role in LALD.
The Octopussy score is fantastic.
As for TMWTGG, for a character centred around a dangerous assassin, there is complete absence of tension. A mistake even Moonraker and Octopussy resisted.
It's easiest the silliest Moore, dude, and I include the one where he went to space in that conclusion.
Sounds worse, chief, but thanks for the heads-up.
I think maybe reading individual accounts is better than the final accumulation, as this site proves.
True dat, I don't take any notice of the overall rating, but it's my go-to place for looking at reviews to get a feel for whether I'm likely to enjoy a film I don't know much about
Filtering either on most votes (from those who have read the review) or prolific reviewer
Recycling JW Pepper is one of its problems IMO Bond movies should not recycle minor comic relief characters just because the audience liked them first time around (ditto Jaws, who was ruined in MR)
JW Pepper has no relevance to the plot TMWTGG and the chances of an American Sheriff from one of the Southern States taking a holiday in Thailand in the early 1970s is about the same as that of the proverbial snowball in hell.
As I've mentioned elsewhere, the most amazing thing about JW Pepper is that his appearance in LALD marks the first example of a comic relief Southern Sheriff in movie history as far as I can tell, predating Burt Reynolds etc
The whistle is more of a crime, because it undermines an exceptional stunt which should be a thrilling moment not a joke
The Tarzan yell is just corny and embarrassing
That sums it up for me, TMWTGG is just a bit flat
Not so sure about MR either, but OP definitely has some moments of tension
Same. OP easily.
MR has tense moments like the fight scene with Chang in Venice, the Brazilian Alleys with Jaws, or that second encounter with him in Amazon, or the centrifuge scene, it also has some moments of tension too.
Scaramanga almost saves TMWTGG, but not even he can elevate enough. It's flat, it's dumb, and when Lee is not on screen it's really very dull. Bottom two Bond film for me alongside Diamonds.