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Post by Lux on Apr 14, 2020 18:08:39 GMT
Well, I consider Vesper Lynd to be one of the best Bond girls of the series. Your wrong because Lux says your wrong. That is how it works. It's you're. |
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Post by sdm3 on Apr 14, 2020 18:08:53 GMT
All it needed was a decent Bond girl. Well, I consider Vesper Lynd to be one of the best Bond girls of the series. Fortunately, you're correct.
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Post by moviemouth on Apr 14, 2020 18:10:51 GMT
Your wrong because Lux says your wrong. That is how it works. It's you're. You have correctly pointed out a real mistake for once. The spelling of "You're" isn't a matter of taste or perspective.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Apr 14, 2020 18:29:18 GMT
I won't argue much with the #1, but Goldeneye at #2? Not even close, and hell I like the Brosnan era a lot better than most. PB was an excellent Bond, but he was done down by some atrocious writing, which is galling because Goldeneye was such a great start. I have grown to really appreciate Tomorrow Never Dies with each viewing, but the rest from there leave a lot to be desired.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Apr 14, 2020 18:41:07 GMT
1. It’s an understandable selection. Certainly a top #3 quality Bond film. 2. GoldenEye belongs nowhere near #2. 3. The real #1 best is, of course, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. On her Majesty's secret service was really dull God knows what you people see in it. Just because Bond got married doesn't make it good. Nothing changes, the Bond franchise continues to cause furious debate, which is fine of course, though that statement is pretty far and away ill informed. How about then, for counter point measure > It happens to be essential Fleming's Bond The gadget malarkey of the latter Connery movies were gone and now was a Bond who had a heart with real emotions and used brain and brawn to fight with real aggression It's a stunning action film in its own right, the opening fist fight is high quality as men get punched off their feet and drop kicks send them spinning backwards. Then to helicopter attacks, bobsleigh pursuits (resplendent with punches and flinging bodies), ski chases and a car chase in the middle of a stock car race: on ice! There's enough pulse pumping action here to fill out two Bond movies. Lazenby has a wonderful physicality and he throws a mean punch, he cuts a fine figure of a man Lazenby is matched by Rigg as Tracy, the best Bond girl of them all, she's no bimbo, she's tough (fighting off a guy with a broken bottle), smart yet vulnerable, funny and heart achingly beautiful, her interplay with Lazenby is brilliantly executed, so much so that when the devastating finale arrives it has extra poignancy. A scene that closes the film on a downbeat note and remains the most emotional scene ever put into a Bond movie. Savalas finally gives us a villain who can compete with Bond on a physical level, making the fight between them an evenly matched and believable one. He lacks Pleasance's sinister fizzog, though the bald pate and Grecian looks marks Savalas out as an imposing foe as well. The Swiss Alps setting is gorgeous, with the scope captured magnificently, while some of the colour lensing in the interiors soothe the eyes considerably. Barry's score is one of his best, lush romantic strains accompany Tracy and James, operatic overtures dart in and out of the Swiss scenery and the James Bond theme is deftly woven into the action sequences. Louis Armstrong's beautiful "We Have All The Time In The World" features prominently, perfectly romantic and forever to be thought of as part of the Bond Universe. Finally it's the great writing that gives us the best sequence involving the trifecta of Bond, Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) and M (Bernard Lee). 5 minutes of class that gives Moneypenny an acknowledged importance in the relationship between the two men in her life. I'm not trying to convert you, we all like what we like and should stick to it, but I felt the need to point out a few things on why it is actually loved by so many above being about marriage and a devastating finale. 
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 14, 2020 18:46:14 GMT
The 1 star reviews for Casino Royale are interesting. Especially "Bordello Royale." www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/reviews?sort=helpfulnessScore&dir=desc&ratingFilter=1"Great, this might not be a real James Bond flick, but at least, we're in for some good entertainment. Right? Wrong: The rest of the film is nothing but a long (two and a half hours long!)demonstration on how to annihilate a movie landmark character. No Monneypenny,no "Q",no "R", and every time "M" (Judi Drench) appears on the screen, the ONLY thing she ever does is begging Bond to stop doing what he's doing and come back to his senses." "But here comes the most sacrilegious scene EVER to come out of a James Bond film: James Bond (let's keep using this name, for the lack of a better one) is taken prisoner and dragged in a basement, he is entirely stripped from his clothes and attached on a chair without a seat, letting 007's "genitals" dangling from underneath (Yes,you heard right). Le Chiffre proceeds to swing a large heavy rope and hits her majesty's favorite secret agent's nuts over and over. Bond screams in pain but does not reveal the bank account number. What a man. Does he escape? Does he fight back in the most ingenious manner and eliminates his torturer? No, he passes out and wakes up in a hospital." This one is funny: "Shameful product placement. Every agent, terrorist, contact and bond villain whipped out there sony ericsson mobile every chance they got, not to mention several sony vaio laptops and sony blueray disc players. I was actually shocked to see that M was pawning Bond on need for speed carbon on a PS3. Seriously though, they must of shown every model phone they have they even had my K700i (which is probably the worst piece of technology I have ever bought by the way). There was also a crack about what type of watch Bond wears: BOND: "Did you know that I'm a gaybo?" VESPER: "Really, but the thing I wanted to know is the brand of your watch?" BOND: "OMEGA!!!" Bond turns and smiles at the camera. Another issue I had with this movie was the amount of screen time Daniel Craig was either nude or partially nude, this was not good as I had lunch just before I watched this. Also, call me old fashioned, but I really don't need to see 007 stripped naked and whipped in the nuts repetitively... I'm just funny like that." |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Apr 14, 2020 18:49:22 GMT
Casino Royale, absolute quality, not just a great film across the board, it also shut all the Craig haters up as they slinked off with their tails tucked between their legs. Sorry Craig haters, but tis true, you all thought he was going to flop, but boy did he and the makers prove you wrong  |
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Post by moviemouth on Apr 14, 2020 18:52:10 GMT
On her Majesty's secret service was really dull God knows what you people see in it. Just because Bond got married doesn't make it good. Nothing changes, the Bond franchise continues to cause furious debate, which is fine of course, though that statement is pretty far and away ill informed. How about then, for counter point measure > It happens to be essential Fleming's Bond The gadget malarkey of the latter Connery movies were gone and now was a Bond who had a heart with real emotions and used brain and brawn to fight with real aggression It's a stunning action film in its own right, the opening fist fight is high quality as men get punched off their feet and drop kicks send them spinning backwards. Then to helicopter attacks, bobsleigh pursuits (resplendent with punches and flinging bodies), ski chases and a car chase in the middle of a stock car race: on ice! There's enough pulse pumping action here to fill out two Bond movies. Lazenby has a wonderful physicality and he throws a mean punch, he cuts a fine figure of a man Lazenby is matched by Rigg as Tracy, the best Bond girl of them all, she's no bimbo, she's tough (fighting off a guy with a broken bottle), smart yet vulnerable, funny and heart achingly beautiful, her interplay with Lazenby is brilliantly executed, so much so that when the devastating finale arrives it has extra poignancy. A scene that closes the film on a downbeat note and remains the most emotional scene ever put into a Bond movie. Savalas finally gives us a villain who can compete with Bond on a physical level, making the fight between them an evenly matched and believable one. He lacks Pleasance's sinister fizzog, though the bald pate and Grecian looks marks Savalas out as an imposing foe as well. The Swiss Alps setting is gorgeous, with the scope captured magnificently, while some of the colour lensing in the interiors soothe the eyes considerably. Barry's score is one of his best, lush romantic strains accompany Tracy and James, operatic overtures dart in and out of the Swiss scenery and the James Bond theme is deftly woven into the action sequences. Louis Armstrong's beautiful "We Have All The Time In The World" features prominently, perfectly romantic and forever to be thought of as part of the Bond Universe. Finally it's the great writing that gives us the best sequence involving the trifecta of Bond, Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) and M (Bernard Lee). 5 minutes of class that gives Moneypenny an acknowledged importance in the relationship between the two men in her life. I'm not trying to convert you, we all like what we like and should stick to it, but I felt the need to point out a few things on why it is actually loved by so many above being about marriage and a devastating finale. I was going to mention the opening fight, which is one of the coolest scenes in any Bond movie and is visually stunning imo. Everything you mention is why it is one of the few Bond films I fully enjoy. He feels more like a real human being in this movie and less like a superhero.
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Post by sdm3 on Apr 14, 2020 18:54:40 GMT
On her Majesty's secret service was really dull God knows what you people see in it. Just because Bond got married doesn't make it good. Nothing changes, the Bond franchise continues to cause furious debate, which is fine of course, though that statement is pretty far and away ill informed. How about then, for counter point measure > It happens to be essential Fleming's Bond The gadget malarkey of the latter Connery movies were gone and now was a Bond who had a heart with real emotions and used brain and brawn to fight with real aggression It's a stunning action film in its own right, the opening fist fight is high quality as men get punched off their feet and drop kicks send them spinning backwards. Then to helicopter attacks, bobsleigh pursuits (resplendent with punches and flinging bodies), ski chases and a car chase in the middle of a stock car race: on ice! There's enough pulse pumping action here to fill out two Bond movies. Lazenby has a wonderful physicality and he throws a mean punch, he cuts a fine figure of a man Lazenby is matched by Rigg as Tracy, the best Bond girl of them all, she's no bimbo, she's tough (fighting off a guy with a broken bottle), smart yet vulnerable, funny and heart achingly beautiful, her interplay with Lazenby is brilliantly executed, so much so that when the devastating finale arrives it has extra poignancy. A scene that closes the film on a downbeat note and remains the most emotional scene ever put into a Bond movie. Savalas finally gives us a villain who can compete with Bond on a physical level, making the fight between them an evenly matched and believable one. He lacks Pleasance's sinister fizzog, though the bald pate and Grecian looks marks Savalas out as an imposing foe as well. The Swiss Alps setting is gorgeous, with the scope captured magnificently, while some of the colour lensing in the interiors soothe the eyes considerably. Barry's score is one of his best, lush romantic strains accompany Tracy and James, operatic overtures dart in and out of the Swiss scenery and the James Bond theme is deftly woven into the action sequences. Louis Armstrong's beautiful "We Have All The Time In The World" features prominently, perfectly romantic and forever to be thought of as part of the Bond Universe. Finally it's the great writing that gives us the best sequence involving the trifecta of Bond, Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) and M (Bernard Lee). 5 minutes of class that gives Moneypenny an acknowledged importance in the relationship between the two men in her life. I'm not trying to convert you, we all like what we like and should stick to it, but I felt the need to point out a few things on why it is actually loved by so many above being about marriage and a devastating finale. Wonderful post. I might have gone into the reasons myself, if I'd thought they would be comprehended.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Apr 14, 2020 18:59:40 GMT
I actually agree that Casino Royale is the best James Bond film ever made. It has the total package: amazing action, three-dimensional characters, great writing, and it's refreshingly free from most of the series' formulaic trademarks. All it needed was a decent Bond girl.
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Post by mslo79 on Apr 14, 2020 19:03:27 GMT
For me... 1)Skyfall (2012) - 9/10 (within my Top 16 movies) 2)Casino Royale (2006) - 8/10 (within my Top 39 movies)
but another area Casino Royale excels is chemistry between Craig/Green as the only one about on par with those two is Connery/Blackman (Goldinfger (1964))
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Post by Lux on Apr 14, 2020 19:05:22 GMT
All it needed was a decent Bond girl. No Vesper was an anorexic. And Vesper was a gold digging whore. Greatest Bond whore more like. |
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Post by mstreepsucks on Apr 14, 2020 19:11:22 GMT
best ever? come again?
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Post by theravenking on Apr 14, 2020 21:42:58 GMT
For me Casino Royale has the best pre-credit scene of any Bond movie, if only the rest of the movie could've lived up to it.
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Post by Winter_King on Apr 14, 2020 22:37:11 GMT
I haven't seen most of the Bond films to make that judgment but of all the Bond movies I've seen I put Casino Royale at number one. From Russia with Love is my second favorite so far.
Funny, I'm currently trying to watch all the Bond movies. I finished Goldfinger today. Tomorrow I'll watch Thunderball.
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