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Agree with Peter, these are tough, but that's part of the fun. For the first one, I'm going to surprise myself and vote Bond against Whitaker in TLD. I make this choice in the way it's all executed. Whitaker is admittedly one of the lamest main v…
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ProfJoeButcher wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » Mendes’ directing was fine. The problem was the script. Even if Campbell came back he wouldn’t have been able to save the film working with a script as undercooked as SP. Given that there…
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BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » The summer of 1983 gave us a Bond-off like nothing we'd ever seen before: Sean Connery as James Bond 007 went head-to-head against Roger Moore as James Bond 007 as two Bond films were in direct competition at the box …
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Garry Marshall was one of the hoods in Goldfinger??? First I'd heard of that. I'd love to know more about it if true.
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MR would be one of the holy grail complete releases for me. I don't care about more modern releases when there is prime John Barry music still out there to be rediscovered. Not sure how much more music a 2-CD OHMSS could yield. But as it's my fav…
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CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » We shall see once he bows out from the role, I guess. I wasn't doubting the potential quality of a series (I'm sure it would be and I would watch it), moreso the appetite for audience engagement with it. If there were a bi…
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I'm a few days late, but it's fun reading these LTK reviews. I'm surprised the Washington Post had 2 different reviews on the same day. Hal Hinson's could almost be taken as the archetype of the negative LTK review of the time right down to the Miam…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » I feel Cruise’s importance is overestimated, but that’s just me. A nice touch would be to have the new lead listen to a new recording of the mission briefing, but it’s by Tom Cruise’s voice (whether it’s Ethan Hunt or n…
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It would be the perfect cross-promotion. You have to figure some of the original fans of Top Gun may be making a rare venture into the cinema to see the new one, so why not hook them with the new MI to at least make them aware? Besides, studios ofte…
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1) Machine guns. Bond being resourceful and using what's at his disposal and putting the AM's gadgets to practical use instead of superficially. The ejector seat joke is one of the better uses of humor in SF. It's not broad or over-the-top and I …
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mtm wrote: » I'm not sure what their policy will be in relation to Top Gun: would they wait for that to pass first? Not sure. Are they the same studio? Paramount handles the MI series and did the original Top Gun, so I'm guessing they'd go …
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Thunderfinger wrote: » One thing I miss in the movies, is all the fictional countries the team would visit, where all it takes to pass as someone local is to speak English with a slight accent. Also love all the signs in Foreign Gibberish that are…
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ProfJoeButcher wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » So if Bond isn't worried about the predicament, why should we even care? Why have the scene at all as it does little other than get Bond away from his pursuer. What that car chase does that's damaging…
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ProfJoeButcher wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » QBranch wrote: » SP's car chase is underrated. Maybe just misunderstood. The London section and shooting down the copter is underrated too. Sounds more like controversial opinions thread mater…
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QBranch wrote: » SP's car chase is underrated. Maybe just misunderstood. The London section and shooting down the copter is underrated too. Sounds more like controversial opinions thread material than underrated movies. Unless you are count…
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CommanderRoss wrote: » Thanks @BT3366 for sharing! For me it was GE that started it, also still in the pre-internet-spoils-all age, but we have no drive-in cimema's at all. I'm actually amazed you still know the date of your first viewing of FYEO,…
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Ludovico wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » Here's one: FYEO is the true sequel to OHMSS, albeit accidentally. Yes, I can see your point there what with Bond visiting Tracy's grave, Blofeld in a wheelchair and neck brace …
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A couple of things: -What was the source for the Marvel adaptation of FYEO's publishing date? Was that for the UK or another country? I mentioned in another thread recently I had it before the movie was released in the U.S. so that date surprised…
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When I saw AVTAK the first time in the cinema, when California Girls came on I looked around wondering if the soundtrack from the film in the other auditorium had somehow intruded on AVTAK's. I was in disbelief. No free passes, it was awful then …
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ThighsOfXenia wrote: » Most underrated among die hard Bond fans: MR or DAF Underrated among Bond fans who aren't forum dwellers like us: Probably like OP With DAF it's less that it's underrated and more that it's misunderstood, or unfair exp…
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Since62 wrote: » It is ironic that Hamilton directed the two lower-key films, considering his first Bond film was GF ! GF brought on the big, spectacular flashy Bond films -- though, on reflection, moreso in spirit. At any rate, moving on, Gilbe…
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It will be interesting to watch where GF and other early Bonds end up in future rankings. I'd also be curious to see someone who becomes a fan from seeing NTTD or the next film following it (a decade from now for all we know) and seeing their reacti…
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Junglist_1985 wrote: » Does this make Octopussy the quintessential Moore film then? A yes from me. I know TSWLM for many years was considered the standard for the Moore era. Having not seen it on release has brought it down in my rankings and…
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While the date is still here, at least in the eastern time zone of the U.S., I wanted to mark exactly 40 years ago tonight seeing FYEO for the first time. Any time a new Bond film comes out it's special, but this one marked the first new one that ca…
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Again, another by-product of our modern lives and the access to technology. Share your thoughts, wanted, unwanted or whatever. Everybody wants and can have a say. But the beauty of it is we can ignore it just as well, which is what I try to do. Ther…
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Good point on Kamal. A greedy villain willing to allow innocent people to die in working with Orlov is more cold-blooded than the generic billionaires who wanted to destroy the world to start their own races, for example.
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mtm wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » I'm of the more-is-less school. I recall in early '06 getting that first shot of Craig pointing the gun in the Madagascar costume and that was enough to get me excited. The title reveal is something to look forwa…
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Junglist_1985 wrote: » Back to controversy: Is Octopussy one of the “serious” Bond films? Or one of the fantastical, over the top ones? For me, it's the perfect blend of both, and what makes it my personal favorite Moore era movie and one o…
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I am a fan who went through the days when you were lucky to get a tidbit on the latest production from a monthly sci-fi magazine. Now I try to stay spoiler-free, so, yes the culture is different. People want everything up-to-date and they want it ye…
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No, Willie is part of what drags ToD down for me. You've got a strong, dark story and a kid sidekick for that, so why add in a screaming fish-out-of-water character except a romantic interest was a necessary part of films back then. Between her a…
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