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  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    Tomorrow never dies. Felt this movie suffered on bluray like the majority of Brosnan Bond movies.

    How so? I am interested.

    I like GE though comparing it to the likes of MR and TSWLM i found the picture Quality surprisingly poor. TND and TWINE felt flat to me. DAD seemed to make a better transition to bluray. Purely talking about picture quality.

    Hmm...I have heard a lot of people saying the Brosnan era films don't look as great compared to the rest of the films.

    One film you will be impressed by, and i was blown away by was how good Licence to Kill looked.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    GE is vastly improved in that they have restored it to its letter box format, really suffered on dvd and video cutting so much of the picture out. Big fan of the film despite it short comings, think Sean Bean is excellent in that film and Brosnan makes a great debut.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,808
    Skyfall on DVD, of course. Unfortunately, my TV set is antediluvian (last century, cathodic tube, 50 cm). As soon as I replace it (maybe next month), I'll watch it again.
  • jfree92jfree92
    Posts: 20
    Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only, yesterday. :)
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    From Russia with Love, You Only Live Twice, A View to a Kill, and Quantum of Solace. As you can see, I haven't updated in a while! I had been going on a Bondathon in order the novels were written, but I deviated from that order since I had a friend over the other night and wanted to show him some other Bond movies that he would have enjoyed. Given that, I highly enjoyed watching all four really, even YOLT to a certain degree, which surprised me a little bit! It could be because I had not seen it in a while, but you know, if it works, it works!

    Updated Ranking
    1. GoldenEye
    2. License to Kill
    3. SkyFall
    4. A View to a Kill
    5. Live and Let Die
    6. From Russia with Love
    7. Casino Royale
    8. Quantum of Solace
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. Moonraker

  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Watched The Man with the Golden Gun, A View to a kill and Diamonds are Forever over the past few days. First time viewing for all three on bluray, all stand up well, the weakest was probably TMWTGG When it came to picture and sound quality. None i would rank that high in a Bond movie list, though enjoyed watching all three.
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
    Posts: 2,635
    AVTAK, excellent film.
  • MaidenDethMaidenDeth
    edited March 2013 Posts: 60
    I have been making my way through the Bond 50 Blu-Ray collection with my brother, watching them from start to finish in order of when they came out which I have never done before. As of now we are on FYEO, I've been really impressed with the picture quality improvement. And my opinion on Moonraker is a lot higher than it was before, I still find it better than LALD and TMWTGG. I'm interested to see what people are talking about with the Brosnan flicks suffering on Blu-Ray, can't see how that is possible.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    edited April 2013 Posts: 2,483
    LTK last night. It's practically a perfect Bond film. Carey Lowell is the best American primary Bond girl, the tanker chase is perhaps the best chase scene in Bond history, Davi likely has no superiors as a Bond villain, and the cast of minor characters (Truman-Lodge, Kwang, Professor Joe, etc.) is rivaled only by DAF's. LTK has nice touches of the Benign Bizarre (the statue Bond sees upon awaking from a nightmare, the meditation center cum processing facility), and Professor Joe and the banter between Sanchez, Truman-Lodge and the Oriental drug lords provide comic relief. Moreover, the scene at Hemingway House is Robert Brown's finest hour in a Bond picture.

    The only things that bring LTK down ever so slightly are the music, titles, some dodgy acting from Grand L. Bush, and a so-so Bond girl in Lupe.

    As an aside, what gives LTK its unique texture is the welter of relationships it contains. We have two Bond girls vying for Bond's attention as he spends his time trying to distance himself from both of them, as well as Q. There is Sanchez's obvious liking for Bond, who secretly loathes Sanchez. There is the whole loyalty thing going on with Sanchez and his associates, which Bond exploits to great effect. And, of course, there is the revenge motive that powers it all. On the whole, LTK has more emotional complexity than any other Bond film.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 14,825
    Emergency: Which Bond movie to watch on your birthday?

    And yes, I am kind of surrendering my free will out of pure anxiety to choose.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Well you know my answer. ;)
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    Live And Let Die 1973

    I'm not sure if I can consider myself a Bond fan anymore, watching this for the first time in a long while and the first time on Blu ray I watched it cringing and this is becoming an increasingly common occurrence when I go back to these films.

    Moore Bond is just not for me anymore and the tongue in cheek feel, the writing is pretty shocking, it feels so stereotypical, all the pseudo blaxplotation elements, obviously written by a white guy with no real understanding of proper black culture. I know it was the times but this film is insulting at times.

    Seriously to think everyone is singling SF for plot holes despite the fact every Bond film has them this is just an utter joke at times, the set ups for of the agent assassinations are just utterly ludicrous and the plot has holes in it big enough to drive double decker bus through them.

    Some who prefer their Bond utterly ridiculous and just preposterous then it might be fine, I wish I could watch these films with my childhood eyes again but I can't. I'm not suggesting SF is not ridiculous but I'll take that over the utter embarrassment on display here and this was one of the films I considered on my list of the ones I thought I still liked and part of my justification for laying out £90 on Bond 50.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited April 2013 Posts: 13,350
    Which of the films do you still like @Shardlake?

    I only really get on with half of them, which is why I only ever watch the series from start to finish because should I pick them out at random, some I would never watch again. This way it seems fairer.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2013 Posts: 11,189
    Shardlake wrote:
    Live And Let Die 1973

    I'm not sure if I can consider myself a Bond fan anymore, watching this for the first time in a long while and the first time on Blu ray I watched it cringing and this is becoming an increasingly common occurrence when I go back to these films.

    Moore Bond is just not for me anymore and the tongue in cheek feel, the writing is pretty shocking, it feels so stereotypical, all the pseudo blaxplotation elements, obviously written by a white guy with no real understanding of proper black culture. I know it was the times but this film is insulting at times.

    Seriously to think everyone is singling SF for plot holes despite the fact every Bond film has them this is just an utter joke at times, the set ups for of the agent assassinations are just utterly ludicrous and the plot has holes in it big enough to drive double decker bus through them.

    Some who prefer their Bond utterly ridiculous and just preposterous then it might be fine, I wish I could watch these films with my childhood eyes again but I can't. I'm not suggesting SF is not ridiculous but I'll take that over the utter embarrassment on display here and this was one of the films I considered on my list of the ones I thought I still liked and part of my justification for laying out £90 on Bond 50.

    Hmm... a bit like Ian Fleming :p Go back and read the novel again haha. One thing that struck me when I last saw LALD is how dated it is. The 60s films have dated to an extent but not as much as the films of subsequent era's.

    I ended up watching Dr No again randomly the other night by the way on Blu Ray (its been a while since I last watched it properly all the way through). While its not as epic as subsequent entries it remains an excellent film with a tight detective style story, a menacing Joseph Wiseman (who's presence lingers through the film) and of course Mr Connery who's brilliant and who would outdo himself in the next two films. My favourite moment is when he's sorting the bed while the fan is going above him and Underneeth the Mango Tree is playing on the record player. Pure class.

    The next day I stuck DAF on just for curiosity's sake. What the hell happened to him :p
  • TuuliaTuulia
    Posts: 2,081
    @Shardlake, I feel a lot like you, as well. I used to enjoy those films so much when I was young, and now I often find myself cringing, rolling my eyes, and kinda despairing at the ridiculousness, sexism and extremely annoying female characters, lame jokes that aren't remotely funny now, etc.

    The last one I saw was Octopussy (on tv on Monday), and to my relief it wasn't quite as bad as I feared, there was far less wanting to tear my hair out than with LALD or MR, for instance, but it still wasn't the film I loved in my youth. Growing up has its disadvantages, I guess. ;) A View To A Kill on tv tomorrow...
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2013 Posts: 11,189
    @Shardlake If you think LALD is bad watch MWTGG :))
  • TuuliaTuulia
    edited April 2013 Posts: 2,081
    Goodnight alone is so awful that she ruins the film a lot. An awful character. Thank goodness Bond films don't have the likes of her anymore.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2013 Posts: 11,189
    Tuulia wrote:
    Goodnight alone is so awful that she ruins the film a lot. An awful character. Thank goodness Bond films don't have the likes of her anymore.

    Agreed. I think the moment when she activates the Solex with her arse is one of the lowest moments in the series (not THE lowest but not...ahem...far behind). At least Jill St. John was sort of funny and had more charisma.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Which of the films do you still like @Shardlake?

    I only really get on with half of them, which is why I only ever watch the series from start to finish because should I pick them out at random, some I would never watch again. This way it seems fairer.

    The ones I actually still enjoy would be.

    FRWL
    TB
    OHMSS
    SWLM
    TLD
    LTK
    CR
    QOS
    SF

    I know GF is considered the watermark but I just find it boring after Bond's Miami introduction to GF. I'll watch MWTGG again and FYEO as I've a feeling they might fair better but SWLM is only there for sentimental reasons as it was my first experience of Bond at the age back in 77.

    Craig reinvigorated my love of Bond and with the slight miss step of QOS (which I still enjoy) I'm more than happy with this era, I've know doubt like with Brosnan that somewhere down the line I'll fall out of love with the series again but for the time being I'm a happy camper.


  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2013 Posts: 11,189
    Shardlake wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Which of the films do you still like @Shardlake?

    I only really get on with half of them, which is why I only ever watch the series from start to finish because should I pick them out at random, some I would never watch again. This way it seems fairer.

    The ones I actually still enjoy would be.

    FRWL
    TB
    OHMSS
    SWLM
    TLD
    LTK
    CR
    QOS
    SF

    I know GF is considered the watermark but I just find it boring after Bond's Miami introduction to GF. I'll watch MWTGG again and FYEO as I've a feeling they might fair better but SWLM is only there for sentimental reasons as it was my first experience of Bond at the age back in 77.

    Craig reinvigorated my love of Bond and with the slight miss step of QOS (which I still enjoy) I'm more than happy with this era, I've know doubt like with Brosnan that somewhere down the line I'll fall out of love with the series again but for the time being I'm a happy camper.


    That's less than half. Blimey!

    No Dr No?

    You might enjoy FYEO more - just turn it off before the Margaret Thatcher sequence.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Shardlake wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Which of the films do you still like @Shardlake?

    I only really get on with half of them, which is why I only ever watch the series from start to finish because should I pick them out at random, some I would never watch again. This way it seems fairer.

    The ones I actually still enjoy would be.

    FRWL
    TB
    OHMSS
    SWLM
    TLD
    LTK
    CR
    QOS
    SF

    I know GF is considered the watermark but I just find it boring after Bond's Miami introduction to GF. I'll watch MWTGG again and FYEO as I've a feeling they might fair better but SWLM is only there for sentimental reasons as it was my first experience of Bond at the age back in 77.

    Craig reinvigorated my love of Bond and with the slight miss step of QOS (which I still enjoy) I'm more than happy with this era, I've know doubt like with Brosnan that somewhere down the line I'll fall out of love with the series again but for the time being I'm a happy camper.


    That's less than half. Blimey!

    No Dr No?

    You might enjoy FYEO more - just turn it off before the Margaret Thatcher sequence.

    Maybe DN should go in there although I found that a bit dragging despite having some of the most iconic moments of the series.

    I know it's quite bad my feelings considering Bond was my world as child, I worshiped the films from 77-89 and then became a fan proper again in 2006, I did go and see everything since 77 with the exception OP theatrically though.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited April 2013 Posts: 13,350
    Shardlake wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Which of the films do you still like @Shardlake?

    I only really get on with half of them, which is why I only ever watch the series from start to finish because should I pick them out at random, some I would never watch again. This way it seems fairer.

    The ones I actually still enjoy would be.

    FRWL
    TB
    OHMSS
    SWLM
    TLD
    LTK
    CR
    QOS
    SF

    I know GF is considered the watermark but I just find it boring after Bond's Miami introduction to GF. I'll watch MWTGG again and FYEO as I've a feeling they might fair better but SWLM is only there for sentimental reasons as it was my first experience of Bond at the age back in 77.

    Craig reinvigorated my love of Bond and with the slight miss step of QOS (which I still enjoy) I'm more than happy with this era, I've know doubt like with Brosnan that somewhere down the line I'll fall out of love with the series again but for the time being I'm a happy camper.

    I understand you. My list is almost the same and I'm younger than you! Part of the reason, as I said, for only ever watching the series film by film, before a new one is released. Keeps it fresh, in my mind.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Quantum of Solace, and what's there to say that hasn't been said on this one release..

    It actuallyis a decent watch, if only they had slowed the freaking thing down. Things move at breakneck speed so often as it all becomes a little muddled, as you try to keep your mind focused from one frantic action piece to the next. It's as though they had all the action in the world, and they tried to squeeze it into a near two hour running time. It almost feels like that when viewing. Without question it's not without it's dull and mundane bits and pieces, but the action more than componsates. If only they had slowed it damn well down a little, it would of been so much better

    5.5 / 10. (6 being generous)


    James Bond is a British secret agent - not a greyhound on amphetamines
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    Quantum of Solace, and what's there to say that hasn't been said on this one release..

    It actuallyis a decent watch, if only they had slowed the freaking thing down. Things move at breakneck speed so often as it all becomes a little muddled, as you try to keep your mind focused from one frantic action piece to the next. It's as though they had all the action in the world, and they tried to squeeze it into a near two hour running time. It almost feels like that when viewing. Without question it's not without it's dull and mundane bits and pieces, but the action more than componsates. If only they had slowed it damn well down a little, it would of been so much better

    5.5 / 10. (6 being generous)


    James Bond is a British secret agent - not a greyhound on amphetamines

    Do you enjoy it more now than you did in the past, @Baltimore_007?
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 14,825
    I watched Quantum of Solace yesterday. It is flawed, but still underrated.
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
    Posts: 1,812
    I'm currently watching The Living Daylights on G4, turned it on when it was half way through. I've haven't been in any mood to watch a Bond film in months and this one is finally changing that. I feel I need to put in my DVD of it just so I can watch it from beginning to end and without commericals breaking up the film. From Russia With Love is on after it.
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    Thunderball

    Whoever said it first about the early scenes of TB dragging slowly, they were absolutely correct! Still though, once Bond gets to Nassau, the movie picks up some speed, and by around the time he meets Largo at Palmyra, the movie is in full swing. Certainly one of the better '60s Bond movies, along with FRWL. I enjoyed watching it today! Hadn't given it a watch in many months, so it was nice to revisit it again! Top marks go to the locations, the action scenes, Connery's performance (one of his best, again along with FRWL), and the soundtrack, as well as the overall plot.

    Updated Ranking
    1. GoldenEye
    2. License to Kill
    3. SkyFall
    4. A View to a Kill
    5. Live and Let Die
    6. From Russia with Love
    7. Thunderball
    8. Casino Royale
    9. Quantum of Solace
    10. You Only Live Twice
    11. Moonraker

  • GSSGSS
    Posts: 14
    Last 007 film I watched was Thunderball; I have always like that one and it still packs punch.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    Watched Goldfinger Saturday night. I still think it's considerably overrated--except from an influence standpoint--but the film nevertheless has its moments. Gert Frobe certainly gave one of the better performances by any actor portraying a Bond villain. Casting Frobe was an inspiration.
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Surprisingly, I found OHMSS to be slightly better this time around than I normally would; granted, it's still lower on the list, definitely, but I was pleasantly shocked to find that I was not as bored with it as I normally am. I found the pacing to be a little bit more bearable, and many good performances that I previously didn't think much about, like the actors for Blofeld and Draco. Also, the action scenes were tremendous compared to what I had once thought. All in all, a little bit better; not much, but still progress!

    1. GoldenEye
    2. License to Kill
    3. SkyFall
    4. A View to a Kill
    5. Live and Let Die
    6. From Russia with Love
    7. Thunderball
    8. Casino Royale
    9. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Quantum of Solace
    11. You Only Live Twice
    12. Moonraker
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