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Post by marianne48 on Dec 17, 2020 4:01:38 GMT
...find these underwhelming?
I've started watching the Sean Connery films, in order, for the first time, and I've gotten as far as Goldfinger and I'm wondering what the appeal is. I can't follow the storylines (if there are any coherent ones); maybe part of the reason for that is that these movies literally put me to sleep. Bond gets chased around, captured, gets in fights, jumps on top of a few women, and delivers stale witticisms when he kills someone. And this is, apparently, the same premise of every Bond film made in the past 50+ years. What am I missing? I don't get how this franchise went on for so long.
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Post by Prime etc. on Dec 17, 2020 4:24:14 GMT
Not a fan of the series myself-it often doesn't take the spying serious enough.
It's like Eric Idle is standing alongside Bond and saying "nudge nudge wink wink, knowhatImean? KnowwhatImean?"
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 17, 2020 5:28:52 GMT
I thought they were great in my yoot. Cool action, racy for their day. Now I find them, well, underwhelming might be the word.
There was one in the 70s that reprised the Jaws character. He saw a young woman with metal teeth like his and they fell in love. I shut it off.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 17, 2020 15:20:45 GMT
I’m sure there’s other people out there that agree with you. But I’m not one of them.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Dec 17, 2020 15:31:16 GMT
Catman takes them for what they are: Nothing more than mindless entertainment, much like Godzilla films.
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Post by Isapop on Dec 17, 2020 16:03:12 GMT
...find these underwhelming? I've started watching the Sean Connery films, in order, for the first time, and I've gotten as far as Goldfinger and I'm wondering what the appeal is. I can't follow the storylines (if there are any coherent ones); maybe part of the reason for that is that these movies literally put me to sleep. Bond gets chased around, captured, gets in fights, jumps on top of a few women, and delivers stale witticisms when he kills someone. And this is, apparently, the same premise of every Bond film made in the past 50+ years. What am I missing? I don't get how this franchise went on for so long. Well, if you've seen the first three and aren't a fan, my only suggestion (if you're willing for one more go) is to skip a few decades and give Casino Royale a shot. You may not care for it either, but this reboot of the series is different enough to be worth a watch.
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Post by marianne48 on Dec 17, 2020 16:34:58 GMT
Thanks; I'll give it a look. Otherwise, I'll have to stick with
the OSS 117 movies.
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Post by Archelaus on Dec 17, 2020 17:19:03 GMT
I have to disagree. The early Bond films had the escapist adventure feel and charismatic and memorable villains going for it. I do agree somewhat the early ones, particularly Dr. No, were so verbose in dialogue that was easy to get lost in the story, but they were never incoherent. I thought they were great in my yoot. Cool action, racy for their day. Now I find them, well, underwhelming might be the word. There was one in the 70s that reprised the Jaws character. He saw a young woman with metal teeth like his and they fell in love. I shut it off. That was Moonraker, but Dolly (the young woman) did not have braces on her teeth. This is one of the best examples of the Mandela effect. |
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 17, 2020 19:22:52 GMT
I have to disagree. The early Bond films had the escapist adventure feel and charismatic and memorable villains going for it. I do agree somewhat the early ones, particularly Dr. No, were so verbose in dialogue that was easy to get lost in the story, but they were never incoherent. I thought they were great in my yoot. Cool action, racy for their day. Now I find them, well, underwhelming might be the word. There was one in the 70s that reprised the Jaws character. He saw a young woman with metal teeth like his and they fell in love. I shut it off. That was Moonraker, but Dolly (the young woman) did not have braces on her teeth. This is one of the best examples of the Mandela effect. I stand corrected but it's still an idiotic scene.
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Post by marshamae on Dec 17, 2020 19:42:04 GMT
Maybe you had to see the early ones in the 60’s. The films are definitely creatures of their times. I saw Goldfinger on one of my first formal dates. I felt like it was a test, was I cool enough to appreciate Bond’s ways, his casual attitude towards women. Turns out I was not. But I enjoy those first three films as snapshots of my youth, the clothes, the icons. As a stand-alone film FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE has a story you can follow and a great cast. I love Goldfinger but wish Shirley Eaton had lasted longer. Honor Blackman is a favorite in anything she appears in.
Have seen a few of the PierceBrosnan films. I enjoyed them but do not remember them at all.
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Post by claudius on Dec 18, 2020 10:56:16 GMT
I have to disagree. The early Bond films had the escapist adventure feel and charismatic and memorable villains going for it. I do agree somewhat the early ones, particularly Dr. No, were so verbose in dialogue that was easy to get lost in the story, but they were never incoherent. That was Moonraker, but Dolly (the young woman) did not have braces on her teeth. This is one of the best examples of the Mandela effect. I stand corrected but it's still an idiotic scene. MOONRAKER is considered the nadir of the Moore series, with its Over the top set pieces and attempt to play STAR WARS. The next film FOR YOUR EYES ONLY toned things down considerably.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 19, 2020 18:10:26 GMT
Thanks; I'll give it a look. Otherwise, I'll have to stick with the OSS 117 movies. Out of those, I only saw the ones with Jean Dujardin. I loved Cairo, Nest of Spies but didn't really care much about Lost in Rio at all.
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