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Bond did shoot at Whitaker's torso. Watch again. Whitaker had some sort of body armor under his uniform.
The problem with TND is that it's all pretty much surface gloss. Some of the action is decent but there's not a lot to it in terms of substance.
TLD is a film targeted primarily at adults, TND is a film aimed at teenagers.
Me too ;) But yet we both love FRWL, which is really an adult film through and through.
And a certain 'you know who',that nearly makes the film unwatchable at times.
That's an excellent summary and pretty much sums up how I feel about both as well. They are almost like yin and yang, aren't they? Of the two, it's always extremely difficult to pick which one I prefer.
Your comments have made me watch a bit of both TLD and GE.
In terms of Bond girl, there's no comparison between Kara and Natalya and who is the better actress.
I have to say I didn't mind D'Abo on my last viewing of TLD. She's ok with the facial expressions and emotions actually. I just can't bear it when she opens her mouth. Perhaps if they'd worked on her delivery and accent I might have been more tolerant of her emotional & clingy antics. Still, I'm warming up to her.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, a TLD/GE back to back combo would make interesting viewing actually. Both feature a new Bond. One is the last film dealing with Russians before the wall came down and the other is the first film (and interestingly, the last) dealing with Russians after the wall came down. They both feature Bond girls from behind the old Iron Curtain as well as Russian Generals. The Q & MP scenes are eerily similar, given both films introduce all the characters and the interplay.
That's a new one. Thanks to youtube, I can watch - Bond only shoots and hits Whitaker's gun/shield.
Of course it's Scorrupco @bondjames. She's just a more engaging actress and I like the feistiness of her character (it feels more convincing than Carey Lowell's tough-gal performance in LTK). D'Abo just seems to have the same puppy-like look on her face a lot of the time.
GoldenEye also seems to be directed with more panache and flair. Yes it's aged, but you get the sense they are going all-out to make it a "bigger" more contemporary film. It's faster paced and more dynamic, while TLD though well directed feels like its part of an ageing "old-guard". I can't really see Glen's version of the statue park scene being as memorable if I'm being honest.
However, TLD does make far better use of actual locations. In GE there's a lot of obvious set work for the exterior shots.
Bond-performance wise, i'm going to give the edge to Dalton. It seems like he's just got more stuff to play in the TLD. Broz is ok in GE but most of the meaty material seems to be given to the other actors. I will say though that, in part-response to @Milovy's comment the other day, the camera does seem more interested in Brosnan
Thanks for giving me the idea of a TLD / GE combo. I'll have to do that in a few months.
Agreed. The budget constraints were evident later. Still, I really like the way they did the satellite sequence at the end. It seemed like Bond and Alec were really up there on that dish. Also, despite the cheap locales later on, I'm never disappointed because the cast more than makes up for it.
I always find the film very entertaining too.
When I watched GE last year, I said it then, but it looks so dull and grey. Even in cuba, it lacks.... something. The two films it is sandwiched between look much better. It really hasn't aged well. Then then there is GE's cherry on the cake, stereo feminism... yay. Samantha Bond is my least favourite Moneypenny.
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