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So to what "Bond camp" do you belong: A) Fleming-esque Realism, B) Hamilton-esque Popcorn

Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
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I have been wondering this for quite some time now. And especially on the discussion threads for "Skyfall" and "Bond 24" I read that not every Bond fan thinks the same about what purpose a Bond film should have. Off course, James Bond is foremost entertainment. And the franchise is a blockbuster franchise. Actually, ever since the 1960's James Bond really created the term "blockbuster".

But we have different opinions about how entertaining and how realistic a Bond film should be. I usually don't like to be black and white, but for the sake of simplicity let's organize the Bond films a bit.

The fun, funny, entertaining, escapist, Hamilton-esque popcorn-blockbusters:
We know that there are a bunch of Bond films that stressed the fun and escapism of the franchise. Guy Hamilton's "Goldfinger" is perhaps the main example. Just to summarize them all under this genre:
--> "Goldfinger"
--> "You Only Live Twice"
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