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  • 00Beast00Beast
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    @Arsenal02071: Oh wow, you actually like the duel between Bond and Renard? I for one think it's pretty lazy and lackluster. That's my only squabble over TWINE's finale. It's just kind of lame, especially considering that Renard is supposed to push himself harder and longer than any man. Both he and Brosnan's Bond in that finale look like 90 year old men in a nursing home fighting over who gets the last scoop of the chocolate pudding.
  • Arsenal02071Arsenal02071
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    @00Beast Perhaps that's because they are in a lopsided submarine?
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  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    I'll go the long way round a pick the highlight from each movie release since 1962


    Dr No - Connery and Dr No at the end before the facility blows and they struggle to gain an advantage

    FRWL - Donald Grant and Bond, Orient Express

    GF - Bond and Oddjob, Fort Knox, KY

    TB - Bond and Jacques Bouvar, PTS

    YOLT - Connery across rooftops, Kobe

    OHMSS - Lazenby and Draco 'gatecrasher' henchman

    DAF - Connery and Bambi & Thumper

    LALD - Moore and Tee Hee, Train ride

    TMWTGG - Bond in Beirut, dressing room thugs

    TSWLM - Moore and Jaws before Atlantis goes under

    MR - Moore and Chang, Venice

    FYEO - Moore and Hockey Players

    OP - Bond and Octopussy Island Invaders

    AVTAK - Walken and Jones (I told you not to disturb us)

    TLD - Necros and Security at the Blaydon Safe House

    LTK - The Bimini Bar with Bouvier

    GE - Brosnan and Trevelyan in Cuba

    TND - Bond and Carver Heavies, Hamburg media center

    TWINE - Pre title sequence in Bilbao

    DAD - Sword Fight with Graves

    CR - Bond and Steven Obanno and accomplice

    QOS - Craig and Mitchell in Siena

  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Nice method @Baltimore_007! Hope you don't mind if I steal it from you, hahaha.

    Dr. No
    007 vs. Dr. Julius No over the nuclear reactor boiling pit

    From Russia with Love
    That one guy that Bond shoulder conks- hah! Just kidding, 007 vs. Donald "Red" Grant on the Orient Express

    Goldfinger
    007 vs. Capungo in the bathroom (haha)

    Thunderball
    007 vs. Emilio Largo and henchmen on The Disco Volante

    You Only Live Twice
    007 vs. Osato's driver in the office room

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    007 vs. Che Che in the hotel room

    Diamonds Are Forever
    007 vs. Peter Franks in the elevator

    Live and Let Die
    007 vs. Tee Hee on the train

    The Man with the Golden Gun
    007 vs. the nightclub thugs in Saida's dressing room

    The Spy Who Loved Me
    007 vs. Sandor on the Cairo rooftop

    Moonraker
    007 vs. the Apollo Jet pilot in the plane and in the sky

    For Your Eyes Only
    007 vs. Erich Kriegler at St. Cyril's

    Octopussy
    007 vs. Mufti's thugs at Octopussy's palace

    A View to a Kill
    007 vs. Max Zorin on the Golden Gate Bridge

    The Living Daylights
    Green Four vs. Necros at the Blayden safehouse

    License to Kill
    007 and Pam Bouvier vs. Dario and thugs at the bar

    GoldenEye
    (BEST EVER!!!!!) 007 vs. Alec Trevelyan on the GoldenEye satellite

    Tomorrow Never Dies
    007 vs. Carver's security thugs at the printing press

    The World is not Enough
    007 vs. Lachaise's thugs at the bank

    Die Another Day
    007 vs. Mr. Kil in the fake diamond mine

    Casino Royale
    007 vs. Stephen Obanno in the stairwell

    Quantum of Solace
    007 vs. Slate in the hotel room
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    My favorite fight was the final fight between Bond and Trevelyn in GoldenEye.

    (Post Trivia: My 1962nd post, Dr. No was released in 1962)
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Agent007391 wrote:
    My favorite fight was the final fight between Bond and Trevelyn in GoldenEye.

    (Post Trivia: My 1962nd post, Dr. No was released in 1962)

    Nice! About both the fight and the post!
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    00Beast wrote:
    @Arsenal02071: Oh wow, you actually like the duel between Bond and Renard? I for one think it's pretty lazy and lackluster. That's my only squabble over TWINE's finale. It's just kind of lame, especially considering that Renard is supposed to push himself harder and longer than any man. Both he and Brosnan's Bond in that finale look like 90 year old men in a nursing home fighting over who gets the last scoop of the chocolate pudding.

    A bit harsh, but I know what you mean. That has always been a let down for me in an otherwise pretty good film. Although RC is a great actor I don't think he had the physical presence to make you believe he could best Bond. A good opportunity for a vicious fight a la FRWL.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Lancaster007 wrote:
    00Beast wrote:
    @Arsenal02071: Oh wow, you actually like the duel between Bond and Renard? I for one think it's pretty lazy and lackluster. That's my only squabble over TWINE's finale. It's just kind of lame, especially considering that Renard is supposed to push himself harder and longer than any man. Both he and Brosnan's Bond in that finale look like 90 year old men in a nursing home fighting over who gets the last scoop of the chocolate pudding.

    A bit harsh, but I know what you mean. That has always been a let down for me in an otherwise pretty good film. Although RC is a great actor I don't think he had the physical presence to make you believe he could best Bond. A good opportunity for a vicious fight a la FRWL.

    I wouldn't call it the worst fight in the series (that honour goes to the warehouse fight in AVTAK for me) but it is a bit...average. Haphazard made some good points about the "no pain" gimic not being used as well as no reference to Bond's shoulder. Perhaps it had healed by then.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    I like the GE fight against Alec but it has to be Bond vs Necros on the plane. Brutal, dangerous, and really hard to pull off.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    I like the GE fight against Alec but it has to be Bond vs Necros on the plane. Brutal, dangerous, and really hard to pull off.

    My only squabble with that fight is that since it takes place on a loose cargo net dangling high above the air on the back of a plane, there wasn't any room for real fisticuff action, leaving some rather lazy and sleepy moments where all we get is the danger aspect and not enough of the fight. Also, Timothy Dalton is probably the worst out of all the Bonds in regards to his fighting style. Even Roger had done better than him in his earlier movies like LALD and TMWTGG.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    00Beast wrote:
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    I like the GE fight against Alec but it has to be Bond vs Necros on the plane. Brutal, dangerous, and really hard to pull off.

    My only squabble with that fight is that since it takes place on a loose cargo net dangling high above the air on the back of a plane, there wasn't any room for real fisticuff action, leaving some rather lazy and sleepy moments where all we get is the danger aspect and not enough of the fight. Also, Timothy Dalton is probably the worst out of all the Bonds in regards to his fighting style. Even Roger had done better than him in his earlier movies like LALD and TMWTGG.

    Dalton is a much better fighter than Moore imo. I love Moore's ond but he was easily the worst in any fight scenes.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    00Beast wrote:
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    I like the GE fight against Alec but it has to be Bond vs Necros on the plane. Brutal, dangerous, and really hard to pull off.

    My only squabble with that fight is that since it takes place on a loose cargo net dangling high above the air on the back of a plane, there wasn't any room for real fisticuff action, leaving some rather lazy and sleepy moments where all we get is the danger aspect and not enough of the fight. Also, Timothy Dalton is probably the worst out of all the Bonds in regards to his fighting style. Even Roger had done better than him in his earlier movies like LALD and TMWTGG.

    Dalton is a much better fighter than Moore imo. I love Moore's ond but he was easily the worst in any fight scenes.

    Maybe it is because Dalton did not have very many chances to prove himself. With only two movies, and neither involving terrific hand-to-hand combat scenes, perhaps we just weren't given the opportunity to see his full capability.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    00Beast wrote:
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    00Beast wrote:
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    I like the GE fight against Alec but it has to be Bond vs Necros on the plane. Brutal, dangerous, and really hard to pull off.

    My only squabble with that fight is that since it takes place on a loose cargo net dangling high above the air on the back of a plane, there wasn't any room for real fisticuff action, leaving some rather lazy and sleepy moments where all we get is the danger aspect and not enough of the fight. Also, Timothy Dalton is probably the worst out of all the Bonds in regards to his fighting style. Even Roger had done better than him in his earlier movies like LALD and TMWTGG.

    Dalton is a much better fighter than Moore imo. I love Moore's ond but he was easily the worst in any fight scenes.

    Maybe it is because Dalton did not have very many chances to prove himself. With only two movies, and neither involving terrific hand-to-hand combat scenes, perhaps we just weren't given the opportunity to see his full capability.

    Dalton could move faster than Moore and was probably in better physical shape. But nonetheless he had a couple of naff fights too. The fight in the jail in TLD springs to mind.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    This too much now, but now that you mention it, the fight in Afghanistan at the jail complex was a bit embarrassing, even for Dalton standards. Bond goes through the door (it's open), does a whistle, and the chief jailor and some goons just go along with the device and whistle along, I mean it's like 'shut the freakin' door', and Maryam d'Abo just stands around looked confused as the fight is underway, apart from hit some guy over the head with a bucket I think it was?, - pretty lame sequence of events for sure

    Even in License to Kill, the fight at the Bimini Bar in Florida was pretty poor, but Benicio Del Toro was a saving grace as he was involved and made it so much more watchable


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  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    Yeah I never liked the jail fight, but I do like the LTK bar fight.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    Yeah I never liked the jail fight, but I do like the LTK bar fight.

    Me too! I love that part when Dalton puts the brutal beat-down on that one guy with the mullet!
  • Goldeneye95Goldeneye95
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    007 vs 006 in Goldeneye. The entire fight scene was amazing! It was a very personal/intense fight scene. Pierce Brosnan & Sean Bean did their own stunts for that scene.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Goldeneye95 wrote:
    007 vs 006 in Goldeneye. The entire fight scene was amazing! It was a very personal/intense fight scene. Pierce Brosnan & Sean Bean did their own stunts for that scene.

    I agree fully! It is my favorite as well!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Goldeneye95 wrote:
    007 vs 006 in Goldeneye. The entire fight scene was amazing! It was a very personal/intense fight scene. Pierce Brosnan & Sean Bean did their own stunts for that scene.

    While it is also my favorite, I believe the only one they didn't do was the dive through the metal bars bit. I also want to say Brosnan getting shoved onto the table wasn't him, either.
  • jka12002jka12002 Banned
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    That fight was awesome in Goldeneye, not including the overly british sounding "OOOOGGHH" when Bond slides down the ladder lol.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    jka12002 wrote:
    That fight was awesome in Goldeneye, not including the overly british sounding "OOOOGGHH" when Bond slides down the ladder lol.

    I'm also pretty sure Brosnan messed up his shoulder (in real life) when the ladder stops. Overall, both of the characters become incredibly hurt throughout that fight, but, of course, Trevelyan's pain takes the cake.
  • 00130013
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    My favorites:
    Bond vs. Jacques Bouvar
    Bond vs. Draco's soldier at the hotel
    Bond vs. Peter Franks
  • jka12002jka12002 Banned
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    jka12002 wrote:
    That fight was awesome in Goldeneye, not including the overly british sounding "OOOOGGHH" when Bond slides down the ladder lol.

    I'm also pretty sure Brosnan messed up his shoulder (in real life) when the ladder stops. Overall, both of the characters become incredibly hurt throughout that fight, but, of course, Trevelyan's pain takes the cake.

    Ouch.....

    I think Connery and Moore also suffered some kind of injury on set as well if im not mistaken.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Grant and Bond
    Bond and OHMSS Draco henchman 'gatecrasher'
    Bond and Tee-hee
    Bond and Beirut thugs, Golden Gun
    Bond and Chang
    Bond and Cortina Hockey thugs, FYEO
    Green Four and Necros
    The Bimini Bar Brawl, LTK
    Trevelyan and Bond
    Bond and Carver heavies, TND
    Graves and Bond
    Bond and Obanno (with accomplice)
    Slate and Bond
  • LicenceRevokedLicenceRevoked
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    Bond vs. Slate - QoS
  • FromCanadaWithLoveFromCanadaWithLove Canada
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    This might sound kind of lame, but the intro to Majesty is my top. Lazenby has such an amazing physicality, and it just feels very Bondian.
  • Pierce2DanielPierce2Daniel
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    I think big props have to go to Bond's fight with Slate. It's a very painful looking sequence. However, the archetype for every Bond fight scene has to be Connery and Shaw going for it in FRWL. It doesn't feel rehearsed in any way; it just seems like two guys trying to tear lumps out of each other. Great fight scene.

    However, I think it was Martin Campbell who really understood the essence of what made the FRWL fight so good. In his DVD commentaries he talks of how he wanted the fight scenes to take place in small contained areas. It's the reason why the hand-to-hand stuff in GE and CR is so good.

    The fight in GE is excellent as it's really a battle between two very evenly contested opponents. Typically Bond being Bond has the upper hand but here he's essentially fighting a version of himself.

    The fights in CR are so good because there's a real pain behind them all, they make you wince mainly because Dan sells it so well.

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