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Best Screenplay for a Bond Film? The Oscar (it should have got) goes to....

chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
in Bond Movies Posts: 17,835
Not best directed, produced, or even your favourite. Best written. Novel adaption or original story.

I nominate Dr. No. While not my favourite film, I love the writing; the dinner dialogue in particular has never been topped, not even by the Goldfinger exchange on the table IMHO.

Other nominations?

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  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    edited January 2015 Posts: 1,009
    Hm, hm, hmmmm... Trying to be objective and cinematically speaking... FRWL, I think.

    As original stories go, I'm divided between the fun and evasion of TSWLM - counts as original, isn't it? You know, that stipulation by Ian Fleming... - and the action and drama from SF... I think I'll stick with TSWLM for being the first truly original Bond film despite its title.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited January 2015 Posts: 17,835
    bigladiesman wrote: »
    Hm, hm, hmmmm... Trying to be objective and cinematically speaking... FRWL, I think.
    FRWL was truly excellent I think, but I also believe it benefits, as a movie, from the greater production values possible following DN... as a screenplay, it may be equal I suppose... it was a tough choice for me.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,589
    TB
    The film is just filled with great one-liners.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Best adaptation of a Fleming novel-either GF or OHMSS.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,348
    OHMSS is the best written for me.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    FRWL or OHMSS probably.
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