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Best Bond movies... that aren't Bond movies
George_Kaplan
Not a red herring
I thought I'd be interesting to highlight some of the non-Bond films that are very Bond-like in style and/or contain Bondian elements.
These can range from obvious things like exotic locations, gadgets, action scenes, music, humour, etc., to more abstract elements like themes, subject matter, etc.
I think we should limit this to films that are not outright parodies or anything that openly riffs on Bond.
These can range from obvious things like exotic locations, gadgets, action scenes, music, humour, etc., to more abstract elements like themes, subject matter, etc.
I think we should limit this to films that are not outright parodies or anything that openly riffs on Bond.
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There also be creaters of Johnny English where you can see same humor from Twine.. 3th movie refer to Goldeneye PTS.
I also have seen honest trailer about Spectre that claim the movie is very similar to Captain America 2 and startrek movie.
Spy Game, 2001. This is the direction they should have gone in DAD after Bond's torture. It's a tense, thrilling cold war style film. There's a ticking clock running throughout the film and a great story. Redford and Pitt are both on top form and have great chemistry
That guy on the first picture looks almost like Craig.
Awesome movie, LewisCollins is proto Daniel Craig Bond.
Who Dares Wins 1982 The SAS Raid in 4K HQ
Finale of the movie.
Keep in mind this film was, essentially, Michael Bay's dream Bond movie.
This was actually the film that gave me the idea for this thread. I quite agree about Collins. This was the same year he was passed over for OP. I think he could've made a good Bond in the mold of Daniel Craig, and he had real-world credentials having served in the Territorial Army.
As for the movie, it's probably one of the most right-wing films I've seen, but it was pretty fun all the same.
Interesting, didn't know that. It is definitely the closest to Bond he ever made. The Rock is one of my favourite movies of all time. SC and Harris are splendid, Cage is Cage (which works fine here), the action is intense and much easier to follow than in many other similar films and I love the score and setting. Epic popcorn movie.
I never heaed of The Final Option before. Sounds interesting.
The film certainly pulls no punches, the narrative does not create much sympathy for the antagonists, being based on real life events influences perception.
The film itself has some great practical stunt by...
Bob Simmons also worked on the film.
Its better known as 'Who Dares Wins' and I love it too. It has a cracking score from the always excellent Roy Budd. Apparently Collins could have been Bond, but if I recall, he met with EON, but didnt ingratiate himself with Cubby, and that was that!
I own the soundtrack it awesome, well the action tracks are.
Not only that but Fat Bastard is a better henchman than the majority of henchmen.
This is not to say that I like all Bond henchmen, especially not those in the Brosnan era.
That being said, Rogue Nation is probably the most Bond-ish for me: the Vienna opera scene is straight one-upping Tosca in QOS and the Morocco scenes feel quite Bondy.
And, unlike Austin Powers, Johnny English and OSS 117, the Clouseau films are not spoofs nor parodies. They're just comedies that happen to have Bondian elements.
Former military, very capable. More than a little world-weary. Working for the government (in this case, pressed back into service or it's jail/execution), who do not respect him and are ready to write him off, but appreciate his abilities. Receives a mission brief plus issue of clever gadgets and equipment. Works his way through very formulaic stories with a sacrificial lamb (a woman who expires VERY quickly on their first meeting), folks who've heard of him, folks who know him for better or worse, assaults on lairs, car chases, countdowns involved. Colorful villains and henchman. Hero is put to a (less than) sporting challenge. Surfing. Does things his way beyond orders. Enjoys a good smoke.
Entertaining action and character deaths. Shootouts. One-liners. Stunt (= celebrity) casting.
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Yes, that's the one that I had in mind as well. It was a clear proto-Bond film and, as you say, the crop duster scene inspired the helicopter chase scene in FRWL. It's highly appropriate too that this thread was started by a certain @George_Kaplan. ;)
Certainly does deserve a mention. I think many Hitchcock films qualify as proto-Bond films, but especially NBNW. I know Cary Grant was Cubby Broccoli's first choice, but he was too expensive and unlikely to commit to more than one film.
Very appropriate. Only I don't have dandruff and I'm only an inch shorter than Cary Grant!
Funny thing is that he does not official atleast working on NTTD whyle ''Children'' and ''people with thing'' be his theme. Example both lead chacters in The Aviator and Wolf Of Wallstreet bad child hood and are over worked. Get feeling he was responsible for Blofeld thing and Madeline/Oberhouser be worked much better in NTTD.
When there hired Bourne Ultimatum writer (Scott Z. Burns) for NTTD i must think about quistion aka DONE scene from Skyfall look like taken over from Bourne and X-men series with both starring Brain Cox in simalar chacters (In Wolverine and Deadpool be his X-men 2 chacter played by younger actors because of flashbacks). He also wrote Side Effects and in 2021 made fames again: Contagion (2011) about a (Corona) Virus. Quistion is what he contribute to NTTD, it was not enough for official credit. For Skyfall and Spectre there also inspyred by X-men first class. Example is None English parts. In X-men firstclass where speak French and German, whyle in Spectre it be German (The meeting), Spanish (Mexico) and French (Marocco). In NTTD there even go one step further and starts in French with a song of remake from 2020 (Because of delay of the movie till movie was released in 2021 we not even know it was offical made for movie who is based on a English song from 1968.)
Funny enough i use original in my Bond suport list and in to my 2019! list of Dutch Top 2000, the remake i at in my Top 2000 list of 2021 and 2022. I refer to Day Of Death in The Netherlands on the 4th of May (Spectre refer twice to Day Of Death, in Mexico and Italy with car chase) and Day of Freedom/Celebrating Life (5th May in The Netherlands) and Adele (Born on 05 May). 05 May = 09th May in French and UK.
My favourite Bond film knock off that isn't a Bond film.
On 10 May 1916, during World War I, British Captain and novelist Edgar Brodie returns home on leave, only to discover his obituary in the newspaper. He is brought to a man identifying himself only as "R", who asks him to undertake a secret mission: to identify and eliminate a German agent on his way to Arabia to stir up trouble in the Middle East.
I'd add Notorious and To Catch A Thief as the Hitchcock/Cary Grant trilogy.