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

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  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    I’m in favor of giving Creasy another day!

    Yep. Get yourself involved @Creasy47! The more we have, the more fun it is! :)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited February 2023 Posts: 6,786
    Indeed @Creasy47 ! Never too late to join ;)
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 14,875
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Indeed @Creasy47 ! Never too late to join ;)

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    One of us @Creasy47
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    Posts: 8,689
    Is that "Shaun of the Dead"?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited February 2023 Posts: 40,471
    How kind of you all! I'm sure I'll include a lot of duplicates here but I'll have mine up in just a bit. Thanks so much.

    EDIT: Here we go. Simply way too many favorites to pick from but these are my five picks. I tried to leave out some of the ones that have already been praised and picked but still ended up with absolute must haves.

    1. The starting shot that kicks off my favorite film of the era. It's a beautiful bit of scenery and silence before things get crazy. I smile every time I see it.

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    2. The PTS shot that I and a couple of others have envisioned as a sort of "flipped" version of the gunbarrel.

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    3. So many gorgeous Tosca shots to choose from but this is a favorite.

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    4. A cool moment set against a grandiose explosion. I love the tight action and gunfighting here.

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    5. One of the most intimate moments of the film. I'll never forget seeing it for the first time, jaw dropped as I genuinely thought Bond was going to die here.

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    Honorable mentions go to the final shot of Vesper's loveknot in the snow and the shot of Bond downing the glass of wine at Mathis' villa.

    Thanks again for waiting for me to participate, everyone!

  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,554
    I have to go with...

    #3

    The whole Tosca sequence was well-conceived by Forster, and the use of the stage (which floats on water, an important metaphor here) is brilliant.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    @TripAces , we are not voting yet, those were Creasy's favorites.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    2. The PTS shot that I and a couple of others have envisioned as a sort of "flipped" version of the gunbarrel.

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    I love the title sequence more than most, but I always forget that shot.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited February 2023 Posts: 8,034
    Here we go! Voting commences now and ends on Monday February 6th at 9pm. I've removed all the duplicates and ineligible photos (BTS photos aren't cinematography!!).

    Have fun with this one. A very strong range of choices here.

    1. Italian Bond returns
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    2. Tosca isn’t for everyone
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    3. Tell them I went to Cairo
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    4. I don’t care if it’s cheap wine
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    5. Get out
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    6. Enjoy the Sun Mr Bond, soon it wil the Moon that rise for you...Quantum-of-Solace-0066.jpg

    7. Walk a way from a rainbow of light Quantum-of-Solace-0085.jpg

    8. A empty chair is another way to say soon you must say Goodbye...
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    9. Alone in the dark
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    10. Pest control
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    11. Top dog
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    12. Heads-up display
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    13. Overdressed and overlayed52655719175_69e6df1712_k.jpg

    14. Canned heat on his heel52655719115_be66a3666b_k.jpg

    15. Licenced To Kill
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    16. Bond evades MI6
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    17. Goodbye Mr. Greene
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    18. Everything goes boom!
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    19. We need to talk
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    20. Chased by Alfa’s
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    21. Un vino qualsiasi
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    22. Love what you’ve done with the floor
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    23. Oil Girl
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    24. Unfinished business.
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    25. Not-so-tunnel vision
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    26. Martini a la regretto
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    27. Catwoman
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    28. Rooftop Run
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    29. Dance into the fire
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    30. There's the stationary
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    31. History repeats itself, it fails to die
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    32. They were on their way to a funeral
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    33. Blunt Instrument
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    34. Sometimes a trigger has to pulled
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    35. Absolute badass!!!
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    36. You only iron once
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    37. High-speed psycho
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    38. The last drop
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    39. One of so many great shots of the desert
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    40. I never left...but Vesper did
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    41. Creasy's #1
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    42. Creasy's #2
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    43. Words are people's best friend
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
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    For me it's No. 10, with No. 38 as runner-up.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Now I have to pick a favorite and runner-up? Damn, that's going to be even more tough than settling on my original five.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    I think 10 for me too
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,471
    I think #25 for me, with #6 as a runner-up.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited February 2023 Posts: 4,442
    You vergot my Words are People best friend shot ? Actualy shot 10-42 should be 11-43 and it mean that 2 people vote for shot 11.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 7,976
    Yep, #25 for me.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,312
    #31 or #42 (they are almost the same, but I can't decide)
  • Posts: 9,770
    Blunt instrument for me 33
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,034
    M_Balje wrote: »
    You vergot my Words are People best friend shot ? Actualy shot 10-42 should be 11-43 and it mean that 2 people vote for shot 11.

    Sorry @M_Balje but that wasn't a screengrab from the film - it was a BTS shot. As I noted above, we're voting on cinematography. It has to be a screenshot from the film.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited February 2023 Posts: 4,442
    It is a scene from movie, only not avaible that website.

    Please use this one 6956817.jpg
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Yeah I think I've seen a few shots on here that I couldn't find on Screenmusings either.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    edited February 2023 Posts: 4,554
    zebrafish wrote: »
    @TripAces , we are not voting yet, those were Creasy's favorites.

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    So #41 it is.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,034
    M_Balje wrote: »
    It is a scene from movie, only not avaible that website.

    Please use this one 6956817.jpg

    Thanks. I'll add it now as #43.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,034
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Yeah I think I've seen a few shots on here that I couldn't find on Screenmusings either.

    Same here for past rounds!
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    Posts: 8,689
    It may not make a whole lot of difference, considering there are only three movies left, but perhaps submissions should state the source (Screenmusings, other websites, or own screencaptures from Blu-ray or DVD), so we don't have to discuss whether it's a BTS shot.
  • Posts: 6,813
    # 10 for me too!
    Love that moment in the film!
    A lot of runner ups. Stunning cinematography!
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Posts: 4,442
    #13
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,786
    Hard to pick one, but I’ll go for #16.

    Great contrast of Bond in black attire on the tilted shot of the white walls.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    edited February 2023 Posts: 2,513
    #29 for me.
    Wonderful silhouetted shot of Bond in action, similar to Skyfall
  • #40.

    When combined with the final notes of Vesper’s Theme, we have what could quite possibly be the most poignant final shot since OHMSS. Vesper may be gone, but she left a lasting impression on Bond. Him throwing her necklace away when he realizes it’s nothing more than a fake symbol of love is perfect. Say what you want about the rest of the film, the final couple of minutes of QOS wrapped up the Vesper storyline perfectly.
  • KronsteenKronsteen Stockholm
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    #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.
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