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Post by Popeye Doyle on Mar 19, 2022 18:35:42 GMT
After 12 years a Roger, we get a fresh start with Timothy Dalton. His Bond is certainly less glib than Moore but not quite as charismatic as Connery. Still, he does alright in the role.
Out of the five OO7s released in the 1980s, this is probably my favorite.
Quality title track from A-ha
When Bond kills Karl's brother from Die Hard, I quipped "he got the boot" thinking myself clever. This was quickly dispelled when Bond says the same thing moments later.
Like Rambo later helping the Afghans, hindsight is 20/20.
If Pierce Brosnan actually was able to play the role now and not later, can only imagine how the series might have gone.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 19, 2022 18:45:29 GMT
Fairly alright, though Dalton's movies never felt like Bond to me & I didn't realize until the mid 90's they were when I started my franchise dive.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 19, 2022 19:05:49 GMT
10/10 One of my least favorites when I first watched all the Bond films but I really liked it more upon rewatches. Now I love it.
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Post by Archelaus on Mar 19, 2022 23:54:04 GMT
It's one of my favorite installments in the series. Timothy Dalton made the role his own, even though humor is not his strongest suit. I love the international espionage angle and the title song by a-Ha.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 20, 2022 0:04:58 GMT
Solid outing that takes itself more seriously than the later Roger Moore movies. Timothy Dalton stumbles a bit in the romance department but he's good as an action lead. Maryam d'Abo is not one of the more interesting Bond girls but she didn't annoy me. Joe Don Baker is funny as the weird arms dealer with statues of himself. Although I didn't consider him a threat to Timothy Dalton's 007 for a second.
Necros on the other hand is one of the best Bond henchmen. The action scenes are the best thing to recommend here. They are really well done. The fight scene on that cargo plane with them hanging on is brilliant. Hindsight regarding geopolitics aside, Art Malik was a good sidekick. Never thought I'd ever find myself drawn to Major Iceborg but here we are.
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Post by ck100 on Mar 20, 2022 0:49:30 GMT
One of the weaker Bond movies in my opinion, but certainly not bad. It has started to grow on me.
The weak villains do hurt the movie though (Couldn't Bond have just shot Whitaker in the stomach or crotch instead of wasting bullets against the bulletproof visor?). "He met his Waterloo."
Never knew Karl's brother from "Die Hard" plays the blonde henchman.
Dalton had a flawed take on Bond, but he did have his strengths and was a refreshing tonic if you were growing tired of Moore by the end of his run.
Dalton hits his stride though with his next Bond film.
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Post by louise on Mar 25, 2022 18:59:05 GMT
Love it. Heavily influenced by the fact I have had a lifelong crush on Timothy Dalton - but then I didn’t care for his second Biond film at all so it can’t be just that. Escape/ by cello is my favourite bit.
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Post by alpha128 on Apr 14, 2024 15:18:50 GMT
As I noted in another thread about this movie: I like Dalton's inaugural performance, but the story isn't the best. But maybe I'll revisit The Living Daylights sometime. I do own it on DVD as part of the James Bond Ultimate Collection. I read the original Ian Fleming short story not too long ago, and it did inspire me to revisit the film. I still enjoy Dalton's performance, but this picture is not fully tailored to his strengths. Some of the gags, e.g., the "ghetto blaster", seem held over from the Roger Moore era, and Bond's tricked out car was overdone for my taste. Regardless, this movie is good enough to deserve a quote thread of its own. James Bond Movie Quote Adventures | Subject | Movie Title | Created By | Created On |
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THE LIVING long and prospering DAYLIGHTS
| The Living Daylights (1987) | alpha128 | Apr 13, 2024 16:37 |
Golden wink of an Eye
| GoldenEye (1995) | alpha128 | Jul 29, 2023 15:39 |
Tomorrow Is Yesterday Never Dies
| Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) | alpha128 | Apr 1, 2023 16:05 |
The Galaxy Is Not Enough
| The World Is Not Enough (1999) | alpha128 | Oct 7, 2022 18:56 |
Spocktopussy
| Octopussy (1983) | SuperDevilDoctor | Aug 25, 2022 20:50 |
Trekkerball
| Thunderball (1965) | alpha128 | Jul 30, 2022 12:31 |
Gold-pressed-latinum-finger
| Goldfinger (1964) | alpha128 | Mar 11, 2022 19:54 |
For Eyes of Starfleet Command Only
| For Your Eyes Only (1981) | alpha128 | Dec 18, 2021 15:13 |
Dr. So(ran)
| Dr. No (1962) | alpha128 | Sept 3, 2021 18:16 |
Licence to Stun
| Licence to Kill (1989) | alpha128 | Jun 18, 2021 18:18 |
Trek and Let Die
| Live and Let Die (1973) | The Herald Erjen | Oct 31, 2020 16:21 |
Dilithium Crystals Are Forever
| Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | The Herald Erjen | Oct 21, 2020 10:27 |
You Only Trek Twice
| You Only Live Twice (1967) | Jonesy1 | Oct 8, 2020 8:28 |
On Our Federation's Starfleet Service
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) | alpha128 | Oct 2, 2020 18:12 |
The Klingon Who Loved Me
| The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) | maya55555 | Aug 11, 2020 1:34 |
From Romulus with Love
| From Russia with Love (1963) | maya55555 | May 19, 2020 1:08 |
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