Last Bond Movie You Watched

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  • eddychaputeddychaput Montreal, Canada
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    From a Bond film that has slipped down my ranking, to a Bond film that has climbed up my list...


    For Your Eyes Only

    Like Bond during the mounting climbing sequence, FYEO has steadily climbed up my ranking, last time I think I put it in at #6, and I don't feel as though it would be any different now. It's not perfect, but I can appreciate that it was an attempt to recalibrate the series after the silliness of Moonraker.

    That's very solid ranking. It's a film that regularly gets lost in the shuffle. Few people hold Moore on the same pedestal as they do Connery or Craig, and even then, most people go straight for TSWLM when citing a Moore film they love.

    I've always been very fond of FYEO. Glad to know you like that much.
  • eddychaputeddychaput Montreal, Canada
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    eddychaput wrote: »
    From a Bond film that has slipped down my ranking, to a Bond film that has climbed up my list...


    For Your Eyes Only

    Like Bond during the mounting climbing sequence, FYEO has steadily climbed up my ranking, last time I think I put it in at #6, and I don't feel as though it would be any different now. It's not perfect, but I can appreciate that it was an attempt to recalibrate the series after the silliness of Moonraker.

    That's very solid ranking. It's a film that regularly gets lost in the shuffle. Few people hold Moore on the same pedestal as they do Connery or Craig, and even then, most people go straight for TSWLM when citing a Moore film they love.

    I've always been very fond of FYEO. Glad to know you like that much.

    I have to disagree there. One of things that surprised me when I first came onto these boards was how highly regarded Roger is around here. He smoked Craig in our favorite Bond game. I believe that Roger is more beloved and respected than Craig in this community, by a sizable margin.

    Oh, I won't argue on the point pertaining how much people love Moore around these parts. But then again, we're members of a Bond fan message board. It's practically in our DNA to give love to all the actors. Believe me, Moore is very near and dear to my heart.

    I was referring more to general movie fans, casual Bond fans. You know, the weird people.
  • edited January 2016 Posts: 11,189
    @Birdleson. I think part of that is due to Roger himself and how he is possibly the only one of the six actors to act as a proper long-term ambassador for the series. All the other actors seem to want to distance themselves from it to a certain extent. Roger however appears to be more than happy to talk about his thoughts on Bond. That attitude works well with fans obviously.

    I suppose the same could apply to Lazenby. but Roger seems more...accessible perhaps? He's presented programmes on Bond, appeared regularly in annual one-man shows and done countless interviews.
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    Dr. No...

    Why is bond suddenly British and working for MI7 wasn't he supposed to be American and working for combined intelligence.....;)

    I am just hoping 1 person walked out of the theater thinking that in 1962 lol however on the heels of having just watched Casino Royale 54 I am shocked out how similar these two peices are specifically how they both really noir detective film something I feel the modern bond films kind of lost (though maybe after seeing all of them I might change my view) I like that bond is essentially investigating a murder and while the stakes are increased toward the end of the film it still feels very well intimate. Connery is brilliant as is Lee and well everyone else. The weak point is the music the bond theme is over used and the rest of the music kind of sounds like an old looney tunes carton. Overall my bond marathon is going very nicely well wife is working next weekend so next week From Russia With Love.

    Dr. no 6.5
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    eddychaput wrote: »
    From a Bond film that has slipped down my ranking, to a Bond film that has climbed up my list...


    For Your Eyes Only

    Like Bond during the mounting climbing sequence, FYEO has steadily climbed up my ranking, last time I think I put it in at #6, and I don't feel as though it would be any different now. It's not perfect, but I can appreciate that it was an attempt to recalibrate the series after the silliness of Moonraker.

    That's very solid ranking. It's a film that regularly gets lost in the shuffle. Few people hold Moore on the same pedestal as they do Connery or Craig, and even then, most people go straight for TSWLM when citing a Moore film they love.

    I've always been very fond of FYEO. Glad to know you like that much.

    It's funny how our feelings can change towards certain things as we get older. I never used to like FYEO. To be honest, I used to write it off as boring. Now though, I appreciate the spy thriller side of the film. And while it's still a Moore era Bond, and has to go through certain motions associated with Moore's Bond, FYEO tried to bring Bond back into the realms of a spy thriller.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2016 Posts: 23,883
    Good to hear that @Birdleson. I had a feeling that the experience could be improved on the small screen, and so I'm awaiting my blu ray anxiously to see how it all comes together.

    I currently have it placeholder ranked at 10, but that's probably because of the novelty of it all, since it's not as familiar. I have been anticipating that it will fall down the rankings when I see it back to back with other Bond films, but based on your comments, I'm hopeful it won't fall too far.

    PS: For someone who ranks the film so poorly, you've probably seen it more times now than most.
  • Posts: 3,336
    Birdleson wrote: »
    After finishing ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE last night (great as always), I was still hungering of more Bond, so I went ahead and bought the HD SPECTRE from Amazon (which does not include any extras, so far as I can tell, so if you may want to purchase yours from another source).

    Right off I have to say that watching it on my system, in the same comfortable format as my Bond-A-Thons are watched, has improved the experience vastly. I know that I have spent much time on these boards reiterating my issues with this film, but I still don't think that I conveyed how strong my repulsion initially was. It never felt like a James Bond film to me, beyond story, or tempo, something about it struck me as unpleasant. I felt that despair which I felt after MOONRAKER, that there is no coming back from this, but even worse because MR had quite a few aspects that I really liked regardless. Also uniquely to SP, I didn't think that I could ever see this one as part of the series, it just didn't seem to fit.

    Well, that has certainly changed, Seen on my own set, immediately following OHMSS, it fits, it has a home. I'm not ready to take to off of the bottom slot yet, those initial wounds run too deep, but at least now I can watch it, enjoy it and (like OCTOPUSSY, MR and DIE ANOTHER DAY) ignore all of the dull and stupid shit (and it wasn't nearly as dull this time).

    I still feel that it probably has the thinnest plot in the franchise (SKYFALL is next in line, but I still place that one in my Top Ten). The Scooby Gang didn't bother me so much this time, primarily because I'm ready for it. I still want them gone. I am not a fan of Thomas Newman's score at all this time out. I think it was one of the major factors in making the film seem "out of whack" to me. Both the Title Song and incidental Barry music should have been incorporated more fully an effectively into the full score. So much of what were heard was loud and abrasive and far too reminiscent of SF.

    But I put even more of the onus of my visceral rejections of the film on cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema. His compositions are fine, as is his storytelling. But the dominance of ochers and earth toned filters just buried me. Maybe he was instructed to create that look by Mendes, and I'm blaming the wrong guy, but that was a lousy choice. It greatly effected my mindset in a negative way. It seemed much less of a factor on my home system.

    Yet, here it is. I now know that, though it may be eternally stuck at the bottom (or maybe not), I can accept it and love it and watch it along with all the rest. Which was something I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to do, so that feels good.

    Nice to hear! You have probably seen SPECTRE more then i have seen Skyfall (7 times) now.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Just finished up another session of GE. Three viewings down this year already!
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    SF. It's a well made film and gorgeous to look at and although highly flawed, knowing that Blofeld is in on this from the shadows makes certain things more digestible but still, once we get to Scotland it's hard to stay invested and again, Severine going so soon much like Lucia is painful.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    doubleoego wrote: »
    SF. It's a well made film and gorgeous to look at and although highly flawed, knowing that Blofeld is in on this from the shadows makes certain things more digestible but still, once we get to Scotland it's hard to stay invested and again, Severine going so soon much like Lucia is painful.

    This may be exactly how I feel once I watch it again. Haven't seen it since SP and I thought a re-watch would do me some good now that we know Blofeld is pulling the strings behind the scenes for Silva and his men. Thankfully, Mendes was smart enough to not kill off Lucia and give her the same fate as Severine, who was also criminally underused.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I'll be selective and only follow that idea for SF, as it's more than likely the only way I'll ever get enjoyment out of watching it again.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    I'm the opposite on this.

    I much prefer the original premise of Silva going after M out of revenge personally, rather than just as some 'turned' MI6 tech geek in the SPECTRE universe, so I'm going to try and ignore SP's revisions when I next watch SF.

    I don't mind thinking of SPECTRE when watching QoS though, because it seems more plausible that White or Greene weren't the head honcho.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    @Birdleson, great to hear that you can somehow enjoy the latest Bond after all. Ranking it below the Brosnan films is a travesty. Hope you will get out of that psychosis in time.
  • edited January 2016 Posts: 1,595
    @Birdleson, great to hear that you can somehow enjoy the latest Bond after all. Ranking it below the Brosnan films is a travesty. Hope you will get out of that psychosis in time.

    Funny, I thought it felt very much like a Brosnan Bond film (weak 3rd act, shoehorned emotional angles, piss poor humor, soulless).

    I think it was very similar to that era, aside from the leading man (who I do think is a better James Bond than Brosnan). In fact, I'd rank it behind at least 2 of the Brosnan movies.

    Should mention here that I'm a fan of Spectre overall aside from some problems (I rank it around #18 or so as of now) and I do enjoy 3 of Brosnan's movies, so I'm not just attacking them all. I'm a Bond fan, waht can I say.

  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Just did a double feature of SF and GE (I didn't know what to watch after SF, and by seeing @Crasy47 watched it again, it made me choose that one).

    SF is a solid top 10 outing. Tremendous acting by Bardem and Dench. Craig gives a stellar performance. I am always amazed at how fast the movie flies by, given it's quite long and it's quite talkative in the middle section. I love the soundtrack by Newman, but it's one of those that work best with the movie and not on its own. From the first time I saw it I knew that Whishaw and Fiennes would be amongst my favorite MI6 allies in the series. Harris as Moneypenny needed SP for me to like her more.

    As for GE... I just don't know what to say anymore. 3rd time I've seen it this year already and it just doesn't fail to excite me. As with SF, the supporting cast here is fantastic - Dench, Karyo, Jenssen, Scorupco, Coltrane, Bean, Gottfried John ... This movie also moves at a quick pace, never one dull moment. Brosnan is just an absolute legend as 007.
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    Just did a double feature of SF and GE (I didn't know what to watch after SF, and by seeing @Crasy47 watched it again, it made me choose that one).

    SF is a solid top 10 outing. Tremendous acting by Bardem and Dench. Craig gives a stellar performance. I am always amazed at how fast the movie flies by, given it's quite long and it's quite talkative in the middle section. I love the soundtrack by Newman, but it's one of those that work best with the movie and not on its own. From the first time I saw it I knew that Whishaw and Fiennes would be amongst my favorite MI6 allies in the series. Harris as Moneypenny needed SP for me to like her more.

    As for GE... I just don't know what to say anymore. 3rd time I've seen it this year already and it just doesn't fail to excite me. As with SF, the supporting cast here is fantastic - Dench, Karyo, Jenssen, Scorupco, Coltrane, Bean, Gottfried John ... This movie also moves at a quick pace, never one dull moment. Brosnan is just an absolute legend as 007.

    Seems like you and Creasy are having a Goldeneye contest :)

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    IMO LTK was the last truly amazing Bond movie. I like Brosnan a bunch, and Craig is damn cool too, but they're just not in the same league with Connery & Dalton.
    I fear Bond has just been too modernized for me. :-?
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2016 Posts: 23,883
    I do like them all (the actors I mean) but of course they all have their relative strengths and weaknesses.

    I'm happy that at least for me, each of them has delivered at least one top 10 Bond film, which is remarkable. I'm not just trying to be fair - it's really the case.

    Consistency wise (I'm not rating Dalton/Lazenby since they didn't do enough) I like Connery, Moore and Craig (he took a hit with SP but his average is still pretty good).
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    edited January 2016 Posts: 5,080
    I definitely prefer the '62-89 era. I don't feel I can give a "10/10" to any modern Bond, although CR could upon my next viewing.

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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2016 Posts: 40,368
    You Only Live Twice

    Just like GF, this is one that I loved when I was younger, but haven't particularly enjoyed it upon the last few viewings. And just like GF, I really liked it a lot more this time around. The finale is epic in scale and thrilling, it has some wonderful Bond girls and allies (Tiger and Henderson), and it all moves along rather quickly.

    Quantum of Solace

    Still stands as one of my favorites. Criminally underrated, in my eyes.

    Octopussy

    Another one that I find to be seriously underrated, it's a great entry (and one of my favorites) of Moore's that delivers a lot of villains, an intense plot, and some wonderful humor.

    Dr. No

    My favorite entry of Connery's; beautiful locales, some of my favorite allies in the series, great pacing that needn't rely on action every .2 seconds, and of course, the gorgeous Honey Ryder. What's not to love?


    Random Bondathon, 2016:

    (Numbered by order of viewing, not ranking.)

    1.) GF
    2.) YOLT
    3.) QoS
    4.) OP
    5.) DN
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited January 2016 Posts: 13,882
    Continuing to make up for my pittyful number of Bond viewings in 2015 (which I don't think was more than 5), yesterday, I popped on an old favourite....

    Tomorrow Never Dies
    One of the few Bond films to never had moved much in my ranking over the years, always in the top 5, which is where it is currently at #5). I enjoyed it on the back screen back in 1997, and I still enjoy it on DVD in 2016.
    I won't post a ranking, as I am randomly picking the films. I will likely end up doing a re-watch of the series, in chronological order, later in the year.

    Random Bond Viewing 2016
    1. You Only Live Twice
    2. For Your Eyes Only
    3. Tomorrow Never Dies
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Why not make a listing of the randomized order of films you watch like I'm doing, @MajorDSmythe? Will be interesting to look at later, seeing what you started and ended with randomly.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I did see you ranking, @Creasy47, yes, I think i'll do the same.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    I'm going to do a FRWL/GE double feature.
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    Anybody got any special order of going through the films? For example watching FYEO after OHMSS, etc...
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    How about alphabetical? I don t do that myself, though.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    I haven't watched a Bond film since the release of SP; I'm starting to get an itch to watch one. It feels like looking at a box of assorted chocolates and trying to choose one. ;)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    The World Is Not Enough

    Always enjoyable, and it's my second favorite of Brosnan's Bond films. I don't care for Dr. Jones and it can manage to drag in a few scenes, but it's still packed with a lot of entertainment.

    Random Bondathon, 2016:
    (Numbered by order of viewing, not ranking.)

    1.) GF
    2.) YOLT
    3.) QoS
    4.) OP
    5.) DN
    6.) TWINE
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,368
    @Birdleson, that's one of my least favorite parts of the film: post-Elektra's death. The sub scenes don't really do it for me, and the last few ever-so-cringeworthy moments of the movie are very off-putting. I don't know why the sexual innuendos were so blunt and in your face in the Brosnan era; some of them were done well, and others were begging for attention. "To the job in hand," "Cunning linguist," anything involving Christmas and their usage of "come."
  • Posts: 3,336
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Anybody got any special order of going through the films? For example watching FYEO after OHMSS, etc...

    I keep championing order of the novels publication, which was interesting for me. You do end up with SKYFALL, GOLDENEYE, TOMORROW NEVER DIES and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, and now SPECTRE, as loose ends, I just close out with that group in random order (NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN gets paired with THUNDERBALL, LICENCE TO KILL gets paired with LIVE AND LET DIE and DIE ANOTHER DAY with MOONRAKER, as they largely use those books as source material).

    I might have to try that.

    Anyways i have also read that some people prefer to do a different blofeld trilogy:

    -FRWL
    -OHMSS
    -FYEO

    -Revenge themed all of them.
    -Also the Tracy connection is a bonus

    And a nice double bill

    Live and Let Die
    Licence to kill

    - Both films use important elements of the Fleming novel Live and Let Die.
    - Both feature David Hedison in the Felix Leiter role.
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